{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED\nCOMMISSION ON DISABILITY ISSUES\nMEETING MINUTES OF\nJuly 25, 2011\n1.\nROLL CALL\nThe meeting was called to order at 6:47 P.M.\nPresent: Chair Krongold, Vice-Chair Harp, Commissioners Fort, Lord-Hausman, Moore,\nNielsen, Tam and Warren.\nAbsent: Commissioners Kirola & Deutsch.\n2.\nMINUTES\n2-A.\nThe minutes were approved with no changes.\n3.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS/NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\nNone.\n4.\nNEW BUSINESS\nNone.\n5.\nOLD BUSINESS\n5-A.\nRestructuring of the CDI (Chair Krongold):\nSecretary Akil provided status on Boards & Commissions restructuring.\nVice-Chair Harp distributed draft letter regarding restructuring effort.\nCommissioner Lord-Hausman recommended Vice-Chair Harp and Chair Krongold combine\nletters to go out. Agendize for August 22 meeting.\n5-B.\nCDI Vision Planning (Chair Krongold):\nBanner (Webster/Lincoln - September 13-20; Park/Lincoln - Sept. 20-27):\nNo changes.\nAn Evening of Art (October 6, 2011):\nCommissioner Warren provided information on AUSD Special Education\nparticipation in the event and other information.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 2, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 25, 2011\nPage 2 of 3\nChair Krongold suggested City staff be present for the entire event to which\nSecretary Akil responded staff only needs to lock up the library.\nCDI Resource Fair (October 2011):\nChair Krongold read the minutes and other correspondence (i.e. shuttle service\nprovided by Mastick and the pick-up points) from the work group and requested\nfeedback and input on several items concerning the Fair. The CDI discussed all\nissues.\nTree Planting (October 15, 2011):\nCommissioner Moore acknowledged this is the fifth year for the Tree Planting\nCeremony. Commissioner Moore requested to change the date to October 1, 2011\nat 10:00 AM.\nCommissioner Lord-Hausman suggested sending invitations of all events to the\nCity Council, AUSD, City Manager and Acting City Attorney.\nChair Krongold stated that a press release would also go out.\nCommissioner Moore suggested calling radio stations to promote the events of\nOctober.\n5-C.\nCity Council Meeting Report (Commissioner Fort):\nCommissioner Fort stated there was a housing project along Blanding Avenue.\n5-D.\nPlanning Board Meeting Report (Commissioner Lord-Hausman):\nNothing to report.\n6.\nSTAFF COMMUNICATIONS\nNothing to report.\n7.\nANNOUNCEMENTS\n7-A.\nCommissioner Lord-Hausman was unable to attend the conference on Universal Design but\nwill attempt to retrieve the information.\n7-B.\nChair Krongold distributed flyers regarding accessible Yoga Programs at Alameda Hospital.\n7-C.\nChair Krongold noted the Piedmont Foundation could possibly fund accessible Yoga in\nAlameda.", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 3, "text": "Commission on Disability Issues\nJuly 25, 2011\nPage 3 of 3\n8.\nADJOURNMENT\nThe meeting adjourned at 8:07 p.m. The next scheduled meeting is Monday, August 22,\n2011 at 6:30 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nTucudial Akil\nLucretia Akil\nBoard Secretary", "path": "CommissiononPersonswithDisabilities/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 1, "text": "CITY\nOF\nMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING\nOF THE\nPENSION BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA\nHELD 4:30 P.M., JULY 25, 2011\nALAMEDA CITY HALL\n2263 SANTA CLARA AVENUE, ALAMEDA\nCONFERENCE ROOM 391\n1.\nThe meeting was called to order by Chair Marie Gilmore at 4:34 p.m.\n2.\nROLL CALL:\nPresent: Chair Marie Gilmore Trustees: Robert Follrath, William Soderlund,\nNancy Elzig and Karen Willis.\nStaff: Fred Marsh, Controller, Finance and Lelia Faapouli, Administrative\nTechnician III, Human Resources\n3.\nMINUTES:\nThe minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 25, 2011 were moved for approval\nby Member Follrath and seconded by Member Soderlund. Passed 5-0\n4.\nAGENDA ITEMS:\n4-A. Pension Payroll and Financial Reports - Quarter Ending June 30, 2011\nand City of Alameda Police & Fire Pension Funds Financial Reports For\nthe Period Ending June 30, 2011 from Fred Marsh, Controller.\nMr. Marsh noted an error on the date of the agenda for the July 25, 2011\nmeeting. The \"Pension Payroll and Financial Reports - Quarter Ending\nJune 31, 2011\" should be June 30, 2011. He also noted that the \"City of\nAlameda Police & Fire Pension Funds Financial Reports For the Period\nEnding June 30, 2011\" report had an error in the middle of the report. He\nstated that the Preliminary Results of Operations for six months ending\nDecember 31, 2010 should not be shown in this report. Mr. Marsh then\nreviewed the entire report with the Board and stated that the 1079 and\n1082 amounts will be adjusted at the year end.\nMember Elzig moved to accept the report with the noted corrections,\nwhich was seconded by Member Follrath. Passed 5-0.", "path": "PensionBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PensionBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 2, "text": "City of Alameda\nMinutes of the Regular Meeting of the\nPension Board - Monday, July 25, 2011\nPage 2\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\nThere were no oral communications.\n7.\nPENSION BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD)\nMember Follrath asked if the Pension Board was going to be advised on the new\nFire and Police pension plan changes. Member and Secretary to the Board\nWillis explained that safety employees under the new Memorandum of\nUnderstandings that were recently adopted will be contributing an additional 2%\ntoward their PERS pensions which is technically a part of the employer's\ncontribution to PERS. This means that safety employees will go from\ncontributing 9% to 11% of their earnings to their pension.\nThe changes made to the retiree health care benefit are that current safety\nemployees must be employed with the City at least five years to be eligible and\nwill be reimbursed at either the Kaiser or Blue Shield rates for up to the two party\nrate. Safety employees hired after June 7, 2011, must work at least ten years to\nbe eligible and will be reimbursed at either the Kaiser or Blue Shield rate at the\nsingle party rate only.\nMember and Secretary to the Board Willis went on to explain that these are\nstructural changes that needed to be made in order for these benefits to be\nsustainable in the future. She pointed out that these changes do not in any way\nimpact current retirees and do not impact either the 1079 or 1082 pension plans.\n8.\nADJOURNMENT:\nThere being no further business to come before the board, the meeting was\nadjourned at 4:50 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted\nKaren Willis, Human Resources Director\nand Secretary to the Pension Board", "path": "PensionBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 1, "text": "APPROVED MEETING MINUTES\nREGULAR MEETING OF THE\nCITY OF ALAMEDA PLANNING BOARD\nMONDAY, JULY 25, 2011\n7:00 p.m.\n1. CONVENE:\n7:10 P.M.\n2. FLAG SALUTE:\nVice President Autorino\n3. ROLL CALL:\nPresent: President Ezzy Ashcraft, Vice-President Autorino, Board\nmembers: Burton, Henneberry, Kohlstrand & Zuppan\nAbsent: None\n4. MINUTES:\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of March 14, 2011\nBoard Member Kohlstrand corrected typographical errors and requested that the\namendments to conditions of approval be detailed in the minutes. Approved as amended.\n4-2 (Board members Burton and Henneberry abstained.)\nMinutes from the Special meeting of March 28, 2011\nBoard Member Kohlstrand noted that the Economic Development Commission did not\nparticipate in the Joint Meeting with the Planning Board. She noted that Vice Chair Autorino\nwas represented by board member Zuppan during his absence at the Webster Street\nSubcommittee. Approved as amended. 4-2 (Board member Burton and Henneberry\nabstained.)\nMinutes from the meeting of April 25, 2011\nBoard Member Kohlstrand noted typographical errors and requested that the meeting\nminutes be more detailed regarding community growth. Continued due to lack of quorum.\nMinutes from the Regular meeting of July 11, 2011\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft corrected typographical errors and omissions in the minutes.\nBoard member Burton corrected comments regarding the boatworks project. Board member\nKohlstrand identified omissions from the discussion on the conditions of approval. All noted\nthat also requested that the conditions of approval, as discussed, be reflected with more\ndetail in the minutes. Approved as amended. 5-1 (Board member Autorino abstained.)\n5. AGENDA CHANGES AND DISCUSSION:\nNone\n6. STAFF COMMUNICATIONS:\nAPPROVE MEETING MINUTES\nPage 1 of 5\nPLANNING BOARD 7/25/2011", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 2, "text": "Written Report\n6-A Future Agendas\nAndrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager, provided an overview of upcoming projects.\n6-B Zoning Administrator Report\nThe Zoning Administrator meeting of 7/19/2011 was canceled due to a lack of projects.\n6-C Design Review Approvals 7/19/2011\nNo calls for review.\n7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:\nMr.\nFredericks, Alameda resident, stated his concern about the lack of regulation on\nportable basketball hoops in the public right of way or landscaping strips. Mr. Obaid Khan,\nSupervising Civil Engineer, Public Works, offered to work with him to identify opportunities to\naddress these basketball hoops.\n8. CONSENT CALENDAR:\nNone\n9. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:\n9-A\nBay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) Proposed Bay Plan\nAmendments to Address Sea Level Rise in the San Francisco Bay Area\nAndrew Thomas, Planning Services Manager, introduced the speakers on this item.\nMr. Lowe, consultant with ESA, presented general planning concepts on a regional level and\nthe necessity of planning for sea level rise within the Bay Area.\nBoard member Kohlstrand asked how the interagency cooperation has been established for\nsea level rise.\nMr. Lowe explained per the example of the Joint Powers Agency at Hayward Shoreline\nAuthority is what they focus on and how they cooperatively work on priority items and how\nthe permitting issues are worked out.\nMs Barbara Hawkins, City Engineer with the Public Works Department, described the 2008\nstorm drain Master Plan, that included a 18\" sea level rise analysis. This analysis focused\non how an 18\" sea level rise would impact the storm drain system in Alameda. She\npresented maps showing that sea-level rise would not likely occur through flooding on the\nshoreline, but that water would come up through the storm drains. Some limited capacity\nexists to catch a sea level rise with the storm drain system. She noted that the number of\npump stations needs to be increased to assist in handling storm drainage, storm events, and\nsea-level rise water events.\nBoard member Burton asked how the upgrades would be funded.\nMs Hawkins explained that adding required infrastructure to accommodate sea-level rise\nAPPROVE MEETING MINUTES\nPage 2 of 5\nPLANNING BOARD 7/25/2011", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 3, "text": "and aging infrastructure, will cost millions and she recommends that incremental upgrades\nbe conducted for which a budget can be developed. Recently, EPA has mandated that the\nsewer systems require upgrades. Upgrades to the sewer system could be paid for by the\nrecently increased sewer fees.\nVice Chair Autorino asked whether Public Works had looked at aggressively utilizing grey\nwater and could it alleviate the sewer issues.\nMs. Hawkins said that new developments, such as Bayport, has grey water capability. There\nare some State regulations dealing with grey water. She noted that the study did not review\nthe use of grey water.\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft asked whether Ms. Hawkins agreed with the general statements of\nthe BCDC maps and strategies.\nMs. Hawkins stated that the BCDC review is at much higher level review, and lacks the\nparcel-specific analysis that the City of Alameda has already conducted.\nMr. Joe LaClair, Chief Planning Officer with BCDC, provided a brief summary on the Bay\nPlan planning process and amendment process. The Bay Plan update includes 64 policy\nand findings changes that reflect recent scientific research. The Plan covers only the area\naround the Bay that are within 100' from the shoreline. He outlined the key highlights of the\nplan amendments. He requested that the Board review the amendments and asked for\nsupport of the Plan.\nVice-Chair Autorino asked for the three or four major changes that update the plan.\nMr. LaClair, pointed out that the most important change is the update of scientific\nbackground information, for instance explaining climate change impacts. The second most\nimportant feature is the call for a regional strategy to address the changes along the Bay\nthat integrate the adaptation and mitigation strategies to be most cost effective and efficient.\nFor instance, a pilot planning process is currently underway in Alameda County covering the\nshoreline area. The new Plan also includes a policy thrust that allows Bay-fill that would\nprotect existing development. The Plan also requires a qualitative analysis evaluating the\ndevelopment impacts and developing custom mitigation measures.\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft asked how the plan balances the need to protect and restore the\nwetlands and accommodating new scientific knowledge and providing existing property\nowners' certainty on development potential.\nMr. LaClair, explained that the Plan's policy is not to regulate local zoning, but to facilitate\nthe discussion between the regional-local entities so that wetland restoration can continue.\nVice-Chair Autorino asked how the Plan would impact the developments already planned,\nbut not fully developed like the Harbor Bay Business Park.\nMr. LaClair explained that current projects would not be impacted by the Plan, since BCDC\nAPPROVE MEETING MINUTES\nPage 3 of 5\nPLANNING BOARD 7/25/2011", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 4, "text": "authority only has jurisdiction on public access within 100' of the shoreline. The policy\nrecommendations are advisory only.\nBoard member Zuppan asked for clarification on the formation of a regional group and\nwhether their jurisdiction would only cover the 100' currently under BCDC jurisdiction.\nMr. LaClair stated that the regional group would be a consensus-based group that would\ndevelop strategies and not have jurisdiction per se.\nMr. Andreas Cluver, Union Representative and coalition partner in 'Protect our Bayside\nCommunities', spoke in support of the Plan. He suggested that public-private partnerships\nmay be used to pay for future development along the shoreline. He urges the City of\nAlameda to conduct an assessment how the City of Hayward.\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft opened the public comment period.\nMr. Reidy, Harbor Bay Business Park Association member discussed the cooperation\nbetween BCDC and the business park regarding the Plan and the remaining development\npotential of the Park. He spoke in favor of the Plan.\nMs. Susan Gallymore, Alameda resident, asked whether Alameda Point hazardous waste\ncontamination and the rise in sea-levels would potentially leach onto the remainder of the\nisland through the storm drains or into the Bay.\nMr. Thomas stated that those were valid concerns and were being considered during the\nengineering and planning process of Alameda Point. No decisions have been made at this\ntime, but that the team is aware of these concerns.\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft closed the comment period.\nBoard member Kohlstrand commended BCDC and associated organizations that have\ncooperated in this effort. She noted that the adaptation strategies need to be regional in\norder to minimize risk for the community. She asked how the recommendations of a 18\"\nor\n55\" sea level rise would be implemented by the individual cities.\nAndrew Thomas stated that the implementation plan would likely come in the form of the\nClimate Element within the City of Alameda jurisdiction.\nBoard member Kohlstrand felt that the Plan had several inconsistencies that contradict each\nother. She asked how those would be realigned for consistency. She also asked how risk\nassessment would be conducted.\nMr.Will Travis, Executive Director of BCDC, explained the difference between the findings\nand policies listed in the Plan. He also pointed out that 45 jurisdictions that front upon the\nBay and 4 regional organizations have formed a coalition to develop a comprehensive\nstrategy so that investment and economic growth will continue to locate in this area.\nAPPROVE MEETING MINUTES\nPage 4 of 5\nPLANNING BOARD 7/25/2011", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}
{"body": "PlanningBoard", "date": "2011-07-25", "page": 5, "text": "President Ezzy-Ashcraft asked how local control will be maintained and she asked him\nto\naddress the perceived concern that BCDC is expanding its jurisdiction.\nMr. Travis explained that BCDC is not expanding its jurisdiction beyond the 100' shoreline\nboundary already established. Explicit policy language states the Plan's policies would not\nbe applied to areas beyond the 100' jurisdiction area from the shoreline. Furthermore, the\ndifferent policies are advisory, not intended to be used in a regulatory context. The main\npolicy thrust is to ensure public access along the shoreline.\nPresident Ezzy-Ashcraft asked the Board was interested in developing a resolution or\nrecommendation that would support the proposed Plan amendments.\nThe Board discussed this and agreed to vote on a motion to support the amendments.\nBoard member Burton commended City staff for proactively assessing the future sea level\nrises. He stated that the Planning Board should utilize the Stormdrain Master Plan to assess\nthe future projects for their impacts from sea level rise.\nBoard member Zuppan commended BCDC in working collaboratively with the community to\ndevelop support for the Plan.\nVice-Chair Autorino supports the fact that BCDC has made a strong argument for the\neconomic impacts of the Plan.\nBoard member Burton made a motion, seconded by Vice-Chair Autorino, to support\nBCDC's Bay Plan Amendments. Motion passes 5-0.\n10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:\nNone\n11. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS:\nBoard member Burton gave a report on the meeting with the Public Art\nConsultant.\n12. ADJOURNMENT:\n10:05 p.m.\nAPPROVE MEETING MINUTES\nPage 5 of 5\nPLANNING BOARD 7/25/2011", "path": "PlanningBoard/2011-07-25.pdf"}