{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- MARCH 6, 2012--7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:05 p.m. Councilmember Johnson led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and\nMayor Gilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(12-095) Proclamation Declaring March 2012 as American Red Cross Month.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the Proclamation to Harry Hartman, Red Cross\nLeadership Council.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(12-096) Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Alameda, and Nancy Hird, Alameda, urged the Council\nto reconsider the February 21, 2012 action regarding spending $12,000 for larger trees\nas part of the Suarez and Munoz contract.\n(12-097) Kathleen Seabolt, Alternatives in Action, discussed their participation in a\nShakespeare festival.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Gilmore announced that the recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications\n[paragraph no. 12-100] was postponed to March 20, 2012.\nCouncilmember deHaan moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n[Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*12-098) Minutes of the Special Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority (ARRA)\nMeeting Held on January 31, 2012; and the Special Joint City Council and ARRA\nMeeting, and the Regular and Special City Council Meetings Held on February 7, 2012.\nApproved.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 2, "text": "(*12-099) Ratified bills in the amount of $2,670,605.57.\n(12-100) Recommendation to Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize a Call for\nBids for Repair and Resurfacing of Certain Streets, Phase 31, No. P.W. 02-12-04.\nPostponed to March 20, 2012.\n(*12-101) Recommendation to Accept the Work of Sun Light & Power to Provide\nTurnkey Design-Build Services for Photovoltaic (Solar) Generation System, No. P.W.\n05-10-12. Accepted.\n(*12-102) Recommendation to Adopt Tow Specifications and Authorize a Request for\nProposals for an Emergency Vehicle Towing Services Contract for the Alameda Police\nDepartment. Accepted.\n(*12-103) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Contribute an Additional\n$46,154 Toward the Wind Down of the Associated Community Action Program.\nAccepted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(12-104) Resolution No. 14658, \"Appointing Nan E. Joesten as a Member of the\nHousing Commission.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the Resolution.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(12-105) Recommendation to Select One the Following Two Options Relating to the\nChuck Corica Golf Complex (1) (a) Approve the Memorandum of Agreement with\nHarbor Bay Isle Associates (HBIA) in Connection with a Potential Exchange of 12.2\nAcres on North Loop Road Owned by HBIA for 12.2 Acres of the 14-Acre Mif Albright\nCourse Owned by the City Including Receipt by the City of Approximately $7.2 Million in\nRecreational Facility Improvements; (b) Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate the\nTerms of a Long-Term Lease with KemperSports to Operate, Improve, Manage and\nMaintain the Golf Complex; and (c) Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate the Terms\nof a Development and Long-Term Management and Maintenance Agreement with\nAlameda Youth Sports Foundation for a Proposed North Loop Road Sports Complex; or\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate with Two Respondents to the City's\nRequest for Proposal for Long-Term Management and Improvement of the Golf\nComplex, Specifically Greenway Golf and KemperSports.\nThe City Manager gave a presentation.\nMayor Gilmore stated the City would still have a 45-hole golf course, including the Mif\nAlbright Course, regardless of which option is selected; that she has extended the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 3, "text": "public comment time to five minutes for certain speakers; inquired whether Council\nwould be agreeable to limiting the time to two minutes for other speakers.\nVice Mayor Bonta moved approval of limiting speaker time to two minutes.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated Council discussed the City Attorney's opinion at the last\nCouncil meeting; some people think that the matter [land swap] should go to the voters;\ninquired what criteria would be used this evening.\nThe City Attorney responded four votes would be required; stated the Charter has two\nprovisions; one [Section 22-12] requires a Council vote, instead of requiring a vote of\nthe people, to go forward with a land swap; another provision [Section 3-10] requires\nfour votes for any land sale.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired what is the difference between KemperSports new\nproposal and the original proposal.\nThe City Manager responded the original proposal spells out that the City would\ncontribute $3.5 million to repair the infrastructure and KemperSports would match the\ncontribution; in the swap exchange scenario, the City would put up $3.5 at the outset\nand KemperSports would put up $1 million; $4.5 million would allow a good deal of work\nto be done while the golf market is slow; the other $2.5 million contributed by\nKemperSports would be scheduled for the following four years; KemperSports has\nproposed to invest $5 million in renovations in the new proposal; the City's renovation\ninvestment would be zero; the minimal annual rent would be $50,000; rent participation\nwould take place after renovations; work would not be completed within five years with\nthe current KemperSports proposal; the original proposal had a twenty-year term with\ntwo five-year options; the [new] non-exchange option is for ten years with two ten-year\noptions.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the non-swap option seems to be viable.\nThe City Manager stated the City has received better RFP responses this time;\nCouncil's decision to seek alternatives was wise and has provided realistic alternatives.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether all proposals are equal.\nThe City Manager responded the committee was unanimous that KemperSports and\nGreenway Golf were the two best options to consider.\nCouncilmember Johnson inquired how much financial analysis has been done.\nDavid Sams, Golf Consultant, responded both firms have strong financial backing and\nwould be investing $5 million of their own money; stated the last ten year financials and\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 4, "text": "pro forma for the next ten to fifteen years have been reviewed; both firms were\nconservative in their numbers.\nIn response to Councilmember Johnson's inquiry, Ms. Sullwold stated the other two\nfirms submitted strong proposals as well; Greenway Golf's proposal is intriguing\nbecause they want to invest a lot of money into the Jack Clark South Course to change\nit into more of a links style course; Greenway Golf has a very solid plan for putting in\ninfrastructure improvements.\nMr. Sams stated KemperSport's investment would be $2.5 million for the north course,\n$750,000 for the Mif Albright Course and driving range, and $1.8 million for the south\ncourse.\nMs. Sullwold stated KemperSports would not request $1 million from the City, which\nwould mean that $1 million could be added to the proposal; that she is concerned that\nKemperSports' proposal would invest very little money for the Mif Albright Course;\nKemperSports would defer the installation of a new pump at the Jack Clark Course until\n2014.\nMr. Sams stated the City should be applauded for receiving four proposals; the County\nof Los Angles has gone through the process twice for two large properties over the last\neighteen months and no proposals were received; the City has been open to the\noperators' ideas.\nIn response to Councilmember Johnson's inquiry, Mr. Sams stated both firm's numbers\nare very conservative.\nMs. Sullwold stated figures are very conservative regarding growth and rate increases.\nVice Mayor Bonta requested information on Greenway Golf's green approach.\nMs. Sullwold stated Greenway Golf prides itself in reducing the amount of chemical use\nand finding ways for reducing water consumption.\nMayor Gilmore inquired what would ensure that the Golf Course would not be in the\nsame situation [deferred improvements] in twenty years, to which the City Manager\nresponded both firms have strong capital improvement funds.\nMr. Sams stated 4% would be set-aside annually from golf revenues for the capital\nimprovement fund.\nThe City Manager stated Greenway Golf proposes 3% [for the capital improvement\nfund] between July 2013 and June 2016 until the amount reaches $500,000;\nKemperSports proposes 2% from the City's revenues and 2% from KemperSports\nrevenues; the capital improvement fund would top out at $750,000.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 5, "text": "Vice Mayor Bonta inquired whether the capital improvement fund plans for\nKemperSports and Greenway Golf would be sufficient to avoid problems that the Golf\nCourse faces today, to which the City Manager responded barring any unforeseen,\ncatastrophic event, the cap should be more than enough once the $6 million in\nimprovements have been completed.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether with one option [presented in the staff report]\nCouncil has a choice in operator and the other option Council does not.\nThe City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated staff recommends negotiating\nwith KemperSports as part of the land exchange option; however, Council has the\nprerogative to choose differently.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated last weekend's rounds were equal if not better than\nrounds during the summer; marketability could be hampered by shortening the Jack\nClark Course; the future lies in longer courses.\nCouncilmember Johnson inquired whether there would be a minimum Return on\nInvestment (ROI).\nMr. Sams responded the ROI was 15%-18% at one time, which is no longer feasible;\nstated ROI's are in the single digits now; no one is lending for golf courses these days;\nrevenues generated in the first five years would pay for improvements; the City would\nreceive minimum rent of $50,000 to $75,000 per year [during said time]; once\nimprovements are completed, a percentage of rent could be paid up to 12%, which\nwould be $300,000 to $400,000.\nCouncilmember Johnson stated analyzing numbers is critical; stated money spent on\nthe Golf Course would depend upon operating revenue.\nCouncilmember Johnson inquired why both options do not have a choice for two\noperators.\nThe City Manager responded in April, 2011, Council looked at the exchange as a\npackage with KemperSports and HBIA; stated the proposal was intertwined; Greenway\nGolf would be starting from scratch; Council would not have to abide by the\nrecommendation.\nCouncilmember Tam left the dais at 8:30 p.m. and returned at 8:35 p.m. Vice Mayor\nBonta left the dais at 8:32 p.m. and returned at 8:33 p.m.\nOpposed to shortening the South Course: Alameda High Women's Golf Team.\nProvided a history of the course: Glen Van Winkle, Alameda.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 6, "text": "Urged approval of Option 1. using land swap funding for youth sports fields: Ron\nMatthews, Alameda Youth Sports Foundation; Tim Hoppen, HBIA; Wes Mallette,\nAlameda; David Bail, Alameda; Alex James, Wolverines Coach; Gabriella Tautabtasi,\nAlameda; Erik Schuler, Alameda; Olivia Garcia, Alameda; Junior Tautabtasi, Alameda;\nAnthony Sanchez, Alameda; Will Main, Alameda; Jeff Dixon; Tim Parker, Alameda\nYouth Sports Foundation; and Pat Bail, Alameda.\nUrged approval of Option 2/Opposed the land swap: Jane Sullwold, Golf Commission\nChair, Joe Van Winkle, Alameda; Michael Robles-Wong, Community of Harbor Bay Isle;\nformer Mayor Bill Withrow, Alameda; Ashley Jones, Alameda; Ed Downing, Alameda;\nJim Strehlow, Alameda; Horst Breuer, Alameda; Alexander Stevens, Alameda; Gail\ndeHaan, Alameda; George Humphreys, Alameda; Richard Verman, Alameda; Larry\nBranchaud, Alameda; Carol Albright Davis, Lincoln; Ann Quintell, Alameda; Jerry\nGhiselli, Alameda; Don Scellato, Alameda; Brian Schumacher, Alameda; Bobby\nHoepner, Alameda; Dorothy Moody, Alameda; Sandy Sullivan, Alameda; Tim Scates,\nAlameda; Sam Moriana, Alameda; Ann Moxley, Alameda; Don Sherratt, Alameda;\nNancy Rogers, Alameda; Ken Peterson, Alameda; Mary Manning, Alameda; James\nManning, Alameda; James Leach, Alameda; Red Wetherill, Alameda; Mark Palmer,\nAlameda; Nancy Hird, Alameda, (submitted handout); Lola Brown, Alameda; James\nTham, Alameda; James Lynch, Alameda; Norma Arnerich, Alameda; Nancy Gordon,\nAlameda; former Councilmember Lil Arnerich, Alameda; Victor Quintell, Alameda; Cathy\nLeong, Alameda; James Lee, Alameda; Karen Bey, Alameda; Robert Wood, Alameda;\nNick Cabral, Alameda; Jon Spangler, Alameda; Ann Wlad, Alameda; Diane Emery,\nAlameda; Doug Siden, Alameda; Dana Sack, Protect our Alameda Parks; Robert\nSullwold, Alameda; Janet Gibson, Alameda; Corrine Lambden, Alameda; and Carol\nGottstein, Alameda.\nDiscussed an initiative being circulated to amend Charter Section 22-12: Mary Theresa\nAnderson, Protect Our Alameda Parks; and Marie Kane, Alameda.\nUrged the matter be put before the voters: Trish Spencer, Alameda.\n*\nVice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 9:48 p.m. and returned at 9:50 p.m. Councilmember\ndeHaan left the dais at 10:15 p.m. and returned at 10:18 p.m. Councilmember Tam left\nthe dais at 10:34 and returned at 10:36 p.m. Vice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 10:52\np.m. and returned at 10:54 p.m.\n*\n* *\n(12-106) Councilmember deHaan moved approval of continuing the meeting past 11:00\np.m.\nMayor Gilmore seconded the motion, which failed by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmember deHaan and Mayor Gilmore - 2. Abstentions: Councilmembers\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 7, "text": "Johnson and Tam - 2. Absent: Vice Mayor Bonta - 1.\nFollowing further discussion, Councilmember deHaan moved approval of continuing the\nmeeting past 11:00 p.m.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nThe City Manager stated [in response to Ms. Bey's comments] the City is in preliminary\nnegotiations with the owner of Jim's on the Course for a long-term lease which was not\nincluded in the RFP; [in response to Ms. Lambden's comments] stated staff is not\nmaking a recommendation to swap or not to swap; staff was attracted to the money\nfrom the swap but recognizes there are a number of considerations.\nVice Mayor Bonta inquired whether having lights at North Loop Road would be possible,\nto which the City Manager responded that he does not have an answer.\nVice Mayor Bonta inquired whether there are other options to increase field capacity.\nThe City Manager responded the northwest territories of the former base could be a\npossibility; stated the City would need to go through the State land process.\nVice Mayor Bonta inquired whether the Boys and Girls Club site could accommodate a\nregulation size, rectangular field, to which the City Manager responded in the negative.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director stated the Boys and Girls Club site does not have\nthe appropriate dimensions for such a field.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Bonta's previous inquiry regarding lights at North Loop Road,\nthe Planning Services Manager stated that the Port of Oakland has advised the City that\nlights would not be a problem from an airport prospective.\nVice Mayor Bonta stated Piedmont Soccer has a lease to use the Alameda Point field;\ninquired what options would be provided for local use once the lease expires this fall.\nThe City Manager responded Council would have the discretion not to renew the lease\nand reprogram the field.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)\nhas requested an official application, to which the City Manager responded staff has not\nspoken to the FAA, but has spoken to the Port of Oakland, which operates the airport.\nThe Planning Services Manager stated that he spoke to Port of Oakland staff; he has\nhad no communication with the FAA.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether any research has been done regarding the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 8, "text": "1,600 bleachers, to which the Planning Services Manager responded that he has looked\ninto sports fields, not bleachers.\nIn response to Councilmember deHaan's inquiry, Ms. Bail responded that she was\nrequested to inquire about a 501c3 non-profit corporation for possible development at\nNorth Loop Road.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired what sport groups Ms. Bail represents, to which Ms.\nBail responded that she does not officially represent any sport; stated that she is\npursuing the matter as an individual.\nVice Mayor Bonta inquired what the plan would be for memorial trees under [staff\nreport] Option 1, to which the Recreation and Parks Director responded to either new\ntrees would be planted along the driveway or trees with plaque designations would\nrelocated.\nBen Blake, Vice President KemperSports, stated that he understands that new trees\nwould be planted along the driveway.\nMr. Hoppen stated the trees would be relocated to the new Mif Albright Course if\npossible and/or trees that could not be relocated would be replaced with a new in-kind\ntree.\nCouncilmember deHaan inquired whether the redwood trees at the entrance to the Golf\nCourse would be removed, to which Mr. Hoppen responded said trees were special to\nMs. Arnerich; whether the trees were memorial or not was not the concern in talking\nwith Ms. Arnerich.\nVice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 11:55 p.m. and returned at 11:57 p.m.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she cannot support the swap; the swap would come at\ntoo high a price for the community; the community would rather fund a sport field in\nsome other way than trading golf property; moved approval to direct staff to negotiate\nwith KemperSports and Greenway Golf and pursue the non-exchange option [Option 2]\nto infuse the much needed capital for the Golf Complex.\nVice Mayor Bonta seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Bonta stated the swap concept was initiated as a\ncreative, out-of-the box way to potentially ensure that a 45-hole golf course would be\nsustainable for many years and a youth sports field would be added to the inventory; in\nthe end, there are too many unintended consequences; both issues need to be\naddressed on two separate tracks to find successful solutions for the community.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 9, "text": "Mayor Gilmore stated looking for ways to fix golf started five years ago; Council\npromised golfers 45 holes, including the Mif Albright Course; the idea for a swap could\nnot be dismissed given the City's monetary situation; Council needed to take the time to\ntest all options, gather facts, listen to public input, and provide staff enough time to\nperform a thorough analysis; everyone has worked extremely hard on the issue; that\nshe has not been elected Mayor to hear the loudest voice in the room, but to do her\nhomework and use understanding, skill, and judgment for the benefit of the community;\nsports fields are needed in Alameda; however, the question is where to put the sports\nfields; pitting one sports group against the other is not good for the community; that she\nsupports Option 2 because the option allows golf to be fixed without taking away from\none sporting enterprise to give to another; Option 2 would provide more money for\ncourse improvements.\nCouncilmember Johnson stated Council needs to direct staff on what to negotiate with\nKemperSports and Greenway Golf; a resident discount is needed and there should be a\ngreater differential between resident and non-resident rates; the $1 rate should be kept\nfor junior golfers and golf should be free for golf teams; more specifics are needed on\nwhere the $5 million KemperSports proposes to invest for renovations would come\nfrom; ensuring that projected revenues would be sufficient is important; inquired what is\nGreenway Golf's proposed number of years [on the term of the lease].\nThe City Manager responded that he does not know at this time; suggested having the\ntwo firms make a presentation to Council in four to six weeks.\nCouncilmember Johnson stated it is important to ensure that the selected operator\ndelivers on promises made.\nCouncilmember Tam restated her motion: approval to move forward with the non-\nexchange option [Option 2] and direct the City Manager and staff to organize a\npresentation from both operators so that Council can give more detailed direction.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nVice Mayor Bonta thanked everyone for participating in the democratic process; stated\nthe community will continue to be heard.\nCouncilmember deHaan stated the community understands the facts; the issue has\nbeen an ongoing concern for over seven years; thanked everyone for efforts made.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 10, "text": "COUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(12-107) Councilmember deHaan submitted correspondence on the Associated\nCommunity Action Program.\n(12-108) Councilmember Johnson requested a presentation from Peralta College on the\nuse of the sports facility at Alameda College; stated for years, Council has heard that\nthe College will work with the City and nothing has happened except the price has gone\nup for use of the field.\nThe City Manager stated staff does not have anything new to report; staff is trying to\nwork through the water issue and a proposal for a ground lease over the long term in\nexchange for a building that the College wants at the former base.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 12:20 a.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2012-03-06", "page": 11, "text": "SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nTUESDAY- MARCH 6, 2012--6:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:05 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and Mayor\nGilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\n[Note: Vice Mayor Bonta arrived at 6:10 p.m.]\nThe meeting was adjourned to closed session to consider:\n(12-094) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; As Plaintiff (City\ninitiating legal action); Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section\n54956.9; Number of cases: One.\nFollowing the closed session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore\nannounced that the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the Alameda Belt\nLine; stated staff was directed to proceed with a Notice of Exemption and rail banking\nfiling with the Federal Surface Transportation Board; this action will basically obtain\nabandonment of part of the Alameda Belt Line and rail banking of the remainder as a\npossible transportation corridor; the first step will be circulation of a historic and\nenvironmental report.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 6:36 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 6, 2012", "path": "CityCouncil/2012-03-06.pdf"}