{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -JANUARY 17, 2012- -7:00 P.M.\nActing Mayor Bonta convened the meeting at 7:04 p.m. Councilmember deHaan led\nthe Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers deHaan, Johnson, Tam, and Acting\nMayor Bonta - 4.\nAbsent:\nMayor Gilmore - 1.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(12-018) Doug Siden, East Bay Regional Park District, discussed a proposed medical\nmarijuana dispensary in Oakland.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n- 4. [Absent: Mayor Gilmore - 1.]\n(*12-019) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Community Improvement\nCommission, and Special and Regular City Council Meetings held on December 20,\n2011. Approved.\n(*12-020) Ratified bills in the amount of $879,734.89.\n(*12-021) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Lead-Based\nPaint Hazard Reduction Agreement with the Alameda County Lead Poisoning\nPrevention Program and Any Amendments with Substantially Similar Terms for\nAdditional Funds, which May Become Available in the Future. Accepted.\n(*12-022) Resolution No. 14644, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Support the Bicycle\nFriendly Community Application Submitted to the League of American Bicyclists.\"\nAdopted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 2, "text": "(*12-023) Resolution No. 14645, \"Authorizing Examination of Sales, Use and\nTransactions Tax Records in Connection with City Claims Against the State of\nCalifornia.\" Adopted.\n(*12-024) Resolution No. 14646, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Grant\nContract Between the State of California Department of Boating and Waterways and the\nAlameda Police Department for the Purchase of Marine Patrol Equipment.' Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(12-025) Resolution No. 14647, \"Appointing Michele Bellows as a Member of the\nTransportation Commission.\" Adopted,\n(12-025 A) Resolution No. 14648, \"Christopher A. Miley as a Member of the\nTransportation Commission.\" Adopted, and\n(12-025 B) Resolution No. 14649, \"Rajiv Sharma as a Member of the Transportation\nCommission.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Johnson moved adoption of the resolutions.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\n[Absent: Mayor Gilmore - 1.]\nThe City Clerk administered the Oath of Office and presented Certificates of\nAppointment to Ms. Bellows and Mr. Miley.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(12-026) The City Manager and Community Development Director made brief\ncomments on the customer service improvements in Building Services.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(12-027) Councilmember Tam welcomed the new City Attorney.\n(12-028) Acting Mayor Bonta stated that he has been working with a coalition of\ntransportation advocates regarding the Alameda County Transportation Commission\nTransportation Expenditure Plan.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 3, "text": "ADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor Bonta adjourned the meeting at 7:20\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 4, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING\nTUESDAY--JANUARY 17, 2012--7:01 P.M.\nActing Mayor/Chair Bonta convened the meeting at 7:21 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers/Commissioners deHaan, Johnson,\nTam and Acting Mayor/Chair Bonta - 4.\nAbsent:\nMayor/Chair Gilmore - 1.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nMINUTES\n(*12-001 CIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council, Alameda Reuse and\nRedevelopment Authority and CIC Meeting Held on December 6, 2011; and the Joint\nCity Council and CIC Meeting Held on December 20, 2011. Approved.\nCommissioner Tam moved approval of the minutes.\nCommissioner Johnson seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n-\n4. [Absent: Chair Gilmore - 1.]\nAGENDA ITEM\n(12-002 CIC) Resolution No. 12-185, \"Adopting an Amended Enforceable Obligation\nPayment Schedule Pursuant to Section 34169(g) of the California Health and Safety\nCode.' Adopted.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCommissioner deHaan stated other cities are going through the same situation.\nThe Executive Director stated an Alameda County City Manager's meeting is scheduled\nfor tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. to discuss steps other cities are taking.\nActing Chair Bonta inquired whether some cities have opted out of being a successor\nagency.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager responded Los Angeles is the only\ncity that she is aware of.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Community\n1\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 5, "text": "Jerry Ramiza, Burke, Williams and Sorsensen, LLP, stated fifteen cities statewide have\nopted out of being a successor agency; Los Angeles is the largest and most note\nworthy; the other cities did not have an active redevelopment program.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager noted fifteen out of 400 cities opted\nnot to be a successor agency.\nMr. Ramiza stated a few more cities have opted out of the housing functions; said cities\ndid not have cash housing assets available to distribute to the community.\nCommissioner Johnson inquired whether a list of obligations would need to be\nsubmitted every six months, to which the Housing Development and Programs Manager\nresponded in the affirmative.\nMr. Ramiza stated third party obligations would be discussed with the Oversight Board;\nthe Oversight Board would have the ability to allow a successor agency to enter into\nnew agreements or amend existing agreements.\nIn response to Commissioner Tam's inquiry, the Housing Development and Programs\nManager stated the School District receives 40% of the City's 20% Business and\nWaterfront Improvement Project (BWIP) funds; the School District has yet to spend any\nof the money for affordable housing; approximately $4 million has been set aside.\nCommissioner Tam stated having the School District engage in a partnership with the\nHousing Authority to fulfill the obligation would be preferable; in the past, the City has\ndiscussed how it could help with legislation to provide the School District with some\nflexibility so that it does not have to build affordable housing; inquired whether the\nSchool District would lose the funding if the City does not become successor agency.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager responded the Oversight Board\ncould sweep the money for distribution to tax entities.\nThe Executive Director stated staff has talked to the School District regarding the issue;\ncurrent legislation does not let anyone off the hook for affordable housing obligations;\nthe School District wants to find a way to access the money but does not want to be a\nhousing developer.\nIn response to Commissioner deHaan's inquiry, the Housing Development and\nPrograms Manager stated adopting the amended Enforceable Obligation Payment\nSchedule (EOPS) by January 31st is recommended.\nCommissioner deHaan inquired whether everything has been scrubbed and captured,\nto which the Housing Development and Programs Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Community\n2\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 6, "text": "Commissioner Bonta inquired whether a potential bill would allow an extension and\nEOPS could be amended or whether the City would be tied into what is outlined now.\nMr. Ramiza responded that he is not sure; stated he is not optimistic that an extension\nbill would pass; the legislator is considering extending the February 1st dissolution date\nto April 15th; the EOPS could be amended if other obligations are found.\nCommissioner Johnson inquired whether property in the Northern Waterfront Project\nthat is suppose to go to the School District and property at the former Naval Base\nshould be included; further inquired whether the proposed resolution could be adopted\ntonight and obligations found after tonight's meeting could be added before the end of\nthe month.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager responded neither property has\nenforceable obligations; obligations could be added.\nMr. Ramirza stated the City is party to the Mastick Agreement, not the Community\nImprovement Commission (CIC).\nThe Executive Director stated said property is not Redevelopment Agency related; the\ntermination of redevelopment would not impact the City's contractual obligations.\nIn response to Commissioner Johnson's inquiry, the Housing Development and\nPrograms Manager stated there would be an enforceable obligation if the CIC had an\nobligation to contribute funding to build a school facility at the Base; the Mastick\nSettlement Agreement does not deal with a funding obligation: the Alameda Reuse and\nRedevelopment Agency (ARRA) has an obligation to provide land for the School\nDistrict.\nDiscussed the School District housing funds: Gretchen Lipow, Alameda.\nProponent: Jon Spangler, Alameda.\nCommissioner Tam requested clarification on Ms. Lipow's comments regarding School\nDistrict funding.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager stated the affordable housing fund\nbalance would be swept along with the non-affordable housing fund balance and used\npursuant to the law if the urgency legislation that is making its way through the Senate\nis not approved; the School District fully intends to have affordable housing for district\nemployees; the School District has job classifications that qualify for affordable housing;\nthe classifications might not be filled currently; the money cannot be spent for anything\nother than affordable housing.\nThe Executive Director inquired whether the money is in a separate account, to which\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Community\n3\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 7, "text": "the Housing Development and Programs Manager responded the School District\nhousing fund is in 204.1.\nCommissioner Bonta inquired how much is in fund, to which the Housing Development\nand Programs Manager responded approximately $4 million.\nThe Housing Development and Programs Manager stated the funds would go into the\nAuditor-Controller's new Redevelopment Trust Fund if the Oversight Board found that\nthe obligation would not be enforceable; funds would be distributed in the following\norder: 1) pass through agreements; 2) bond obligations; 3) enforceable obligations; and\n4) successor agency administrative costs; anything left would be distributed to tax\nentities.\nCommissioner Tam moved adoption of the resolution with authorization for the\nExecutive Director to add additional enforceable obligation payments to the schedule\nprior to January 31st.\nThe City Attorney stated the following would be added to Section 1: \"The Community\nImprovement Commission further delegates authority to the Executive Director to\namend Exhibit A as necessary to add any additional enforceable obligations discovered\nsubsequent to the effective date of this resolution and to correct any clerical error that\nmay be necessary\".\nIn response to Commissioner Bonta's inquiry, the Executive Director stated January 31st\nwould not be included in the resolution in case the date changes.\nCommissioner Tam moved adoption of the resolution with additional language as\noutlined by the City Attorney.\nCommissioner deHaan seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, the Executive Director stated the Chief Operating Officer was on a\ncall with cities that have similar base reuse issues; the cities are working together to get\na seat at the table when changes come down to ensure that the former Naval Air\nStation has a separate financing mechanism.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 4. [Absent:\nChair Gilmore - 1.]\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(12-029 CC) Consideration of Mayor's Nominations for Appointment to the Planning\nBoard.\nActing Mayor Bonta announced Mayor Gilmore's nominations to the Planning Board are\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Community\n4\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-01-17", "page": 8, "text": "John Knox White and Kristoffer K\u00f6ster.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor/Chair Bonta adjourned the meeting at\n7:59 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger, City Clerk\nSecretary, CIC\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Community\n5\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 17, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-01-17.pdf"}