{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY -MAY 7, 2013- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:23 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam\nand Mayor Gilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(13-193) Mayor Gilmore announced that the First Amendment to the Landscape\nMaintenance Management Agreement with Marina Village Commercial Association\n[paragraph no. 13-203 was withdrawn from the agenda.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(13-194) Proclamation Declaring May 9, 2013 as Alameda Bike to Work Day.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the Proclamation to Tim, Nancy, Kayla, Ella and Katie\nRumrill, Maya Lin School Bike and Walk to School Program.\nJeff Cambra, Bike to Work Day, presented artwork to Public Works.\n(13-195) Proclamation Declaring May 10 through May 19, 2013 as Affordable Housing\nWeek.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the Proclamation to Helen Sause, Diane Lichtenstein\nand Laura Thomas.\nMs. Sause provided a handout and made brief comments.\nMs. Thomas made brief comments.\n(13-196) Proclamation Declaring May 13 through 17, 2013 as National Police Week.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the Proclamation to the Police Chief and staff.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(13-197) Mike Connelly, San Lorenzo; David Perry, Campbell; John Townsend, Campbell;\nPete Bowes, Orinda; discussed Nelson Marine closing; urged more time be provided\nbefore evicting people with boats at the facility.\n(13-198) Suzanne Gamble urged the Council to consider rent stabilization.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 2, "text": "(13-199) Vicky Hines, Alameda, noted many Nelson Marine tenants are on the East Coast\nand have not been contacted; PM Realty would not provide rent receipts and has not\ncashed cashiers checks, which will no longer be good.\n(13-200) Jim Franz, Alameda Collaborative for Children Youth and Families and Social\nService Human Relations Boards, made an announcement regarding the Annual Harvey\nMilk Day Celebration.\n(13-201) Kenneth Peterson, Alameda, discussed the budget.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Gilmore announced that the Resolution for Island City Landscaping and Lighting\nDistrict 84-2 [paragraph no. 13-206 and the Ordinance Amending the Contract Between\nthe Board of Administration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System\n[paragraph no. 13-218 were removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*13-202) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting Held on April 2, 2013. Approved.\n(*13-203) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,254,022.35.\n(*13-204) Recommendation to Authorize Call for Bids for Legal Advertising for the Fiscal\nYear Ending June 30, 2014. Accepted.\n(*13-205) Recommendation to Approve a First Amendment to the Landscape Maintenance\nManagement Agreement with Marina Village Commercial Association in the Amount of\n$544,436 for the Maintenance of the Landscape and Lighting District, Zone 6, Marina\nVillage. Not heard.\n(13-206) Resolution No. 14795, \"Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring the\nCity's Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments and Providing for Notice\nof Public Hearing on June 18, 2013 - Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2.'\nAdopted.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if sidewalk cleaning would be provided outside the seven\nzones.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 3, "text": "The Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded additional services are not\nprovided to areas outside the seven zones, such as seasonal banners.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if the seven zones paying the assessment receive a\npremium package.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded in the affirmative; stated\nthe seven zones receive additional, enhanced services.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if residential owners contribute to the assessment along\nwith the business property owners.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager each of the seven zones is different;\nfor example, zone seven is all property owners and relates to tree maintenance; almost all\nproperty owners in the business district are assessed, as owners would vote on any\nproposed increases.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if any WABA and PSBA business owners objected to the\nincrease in the assessment.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded reception has been positive\nso far; stated those increasing revenues will reinstate services that have disappeared\nbecause assessments stayed flat.\nCouncilmembers Daysog recused himself because his home is near zones two and three.\nCouncilmember Chen recused himself because his wife has a business near a zone.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 3. Abstentions:\nCouncilmembers Daysog and Chen - 2.\n(*13-207) Resolution No. 14796, \"Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring the\nCity's Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments and Providing for Notice\nof Public Hearing on June 18, 2013 - Maintenance Assessment District 01-01 (Marina\nCove).' Adopted.\n(*13-208) Resolution No. 14797, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Request to the\nMetropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of $146,100 in Transportation\nDevelopment Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding and to Execute All\nNecessary Documents.' Adopted.\n(*13-209) Resolution No. 14798, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application\nfor Measure B Paratransit Funding in the Amount of $179,000 for Fiscal Year 2013-2014,\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 4, "text": "Bay Area Grant Application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for $636,000 to\nResurface Otis Drive between Park Street and Broadway and Pacific Avenue between\nMain Street and Fourth Street, to Commit $194,000 in Measure B as a Local Match, and to\nExecute All Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\n(*13-211) Resolution No. 14800, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Urban\nGreening Project Grant Application to the California Natural Resources Agency for\n$701,000 to Design and Construct the Cross Alameda Trail along Ralph Appezzato\nMemorial Parkway between Main Street and Poggi Street, to Commit $125,000 in Citywide\nDeveloper Fees as a Local Match, and to Execute All Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\n(*13-212) Resolution No. 14801, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Vehicle\nRegistration Fee Pedestrian and Bicyclist Access and Safety Program and Measure B\nBicycle/Pedestrian Countywide Discretionary Fund Grant Application to the Alameda\nCounty Transportation Commission for $793,000 to Design and Construct the Cross\nAlameda Trail along Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway between Webster Street and\nPoggi Street, to Commit $200,000 in Citywide Developer Fees as a Local Match, and to\nExecute All Necessary Documents.' Adopted.\n(*13-213) Resolution No. 14802, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Vehicle\nRegistration Fee Transit for Congestion Relief Program Grant Application to the Alameda\nCounty Transportation Commission for $489,000 to Continue Operation of the Estuary\nCrossing Shuttle and to Expand the Hours of Operation, to Commit $90,000 in\nTransportation Systems Management/Transportation Demand Management Funds as a\nLocal Match and for a Contingency, and to Execute all Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\n(*13-214) Resolution No. 14803, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Community-\nBased Transportation Planning Grant Application to Caltrans for $232,200 to Conduct a\nCentral Avenue Area Complete Streets Plan, to Commit $25,800 in Measure B Funds as a\nLocal Match, and to Execute All Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\n(*13-215) Resolution No. 14804, \"Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to Enter\ninto an Agreement with the City and County of San Francisco to Accept and Allocate 2012\nUrban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) Grant Funds in the Total Amount of $79,290 and the\nAppropriation of $79,290 from the General Fund to Purchase Equipment Necessary for\nGrant Reimbursement.\" Adopted.\n(*13-216) Resolution No. 14805, \"Accepting $161,368 from the US Department of\nHomeland Security's Assistance to Firefighter Grant Program for the Purchase of\nEquipment for Emergency Medical Services Training and the Wellness Fitness Program,\nAppropriating $40,341 from the General Fund to Meet the Matching Funds Requirement\nand Appropriate the Grant Funds and Matching Funds Totaling $201,709 for Said\nPurpose.\" Adopted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 5, "text": "(*13-217) Resolution No. 14806, \"Amending Resolution No. 14747 to Move the July 16,\n2013 Regular City Council Meeting to July 23, 2013.\" Adopted.\n(13-218) Ordinance No. 3065, \"Amending the Contract Between the Board of\nAdministration of the California Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council\nof the City of Alameda to Provide the Option for Local Fire Members to Purchase Service\nCredit for Permanent Career Civilian Federal Firefighter or Permanent Career State\nFirefighter Service.\" Finally passed.\nThe Assistant City Manager gave a brief presentation.\nExpressed concern about costs not being known; urged an actuarial be completed: Jane\nSullwold, Alameda.\nDiscussed costs and provided background information: Domenick Weaver, Alameda\nFirefighters.\nEncouraged financial calculations be done prior to Council action: Former Councilmember\nDoug deHaan, Alameda.\nExpressed concern with buybacks and not setting caps: Janet Gibson, Alameda.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft thanked the speakers and stated the matter is one of\nfundamental fairness; the playing field is not level because firefighters who worked six or\nseven years at the Naval Air Station lost retirement contributions in the transition; not\nproceeding would not solve the City's budget problem.\nCouncilmember Chen concurred with Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft; inquired what would\nhappen if Council does not pass the ordinance and does not abide by the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU).\nThe City Attorney responded the pension was bargained-for in the MOU with the unions;\nstated the Council not going forward with the ordinance would be a violation and a breach\nof the MOU by the City.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if such violation would subject the City to potential liability\nor lawsuit, to which the City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that making firefighters retirement whole is not a moral\nimperative; it is not the City Council's job to make the situation whole and fair; that he finds\nsupporting the proposition hard; the firefighters working for the City are getting a pretty\ngood retirement package.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the cost of implementation is being factored into the budget;\nthe Council agreed to the provision in a prior contract; it is important that Council honors\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 6, "text": "the agreements; the City went from a 20% to 28% fund balance to address these potential\ntypes of uncertainties; uncertainty has narrowed since the last discussion in April; 16\nfirefighters applied, 14 are eligible and three are of retirement age; the exposure is\ndocumented and clearly encompassed in the budget process; that she supports moving\nforward.\nMayor Gilmore stated the action is part of an MOU that was negotiated and agreed to in\n2010 under the prior administration; the City would face serious legal liability if Council\ndoes not honor the contract and greater financial exposure if Council does not pass the\nOrdinance; it is important that the City of Alameda live up to its agreements and not be\nknown for not honoring bargained-for contracts; moving forward is important.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft concurred with Mayor Gilmore, stated unwinding an MOU\nmeans everything is back on the table, including concessions; if the hard dollars and cents\nare scrutinized, then the same should be done for the financial implications of breaching a\ncontract.\nMayor Gilmore stated going back to negotiate that one little piece cannot be done\nunilaterally and would require the unions to agree to reopen negotiations, if negotiations\nare reopened, everything would be on the table, including the 15% contribution received\nfrom public safety.\nCouncilmember Chen moved final passage of the ordinance.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Chen, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 4. Noes:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1.\n(*13-219) Ordinance No. 3066, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease Amendment with\nMargaret Su Doing Business As Wonky and Wonky Kitchen LLC Extending Current Lease\nfor up to Fifteen Months and 28 Days in Building 119 Located at 151 West Seaplane\nLagoon at Alameda Point.\" Finally passed.\n(*13-220) Ordinance No. 3067, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease with Auctions by the\nBay, Inc. for Three Years in Building 18 Located at 2700 Saratoga Street at Alameda\nPoint.\" Finally passed.\n(*13-221) Ordinance No. 3068, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease with Auctions by the\nBay, Inc. for Five Years in Building 525 Located at 2751 Todd Street at Alameda Point.\nFinally passed.\n(*13-222) Ordinance No. 3069, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease Amendment with\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 7, "text": "Auctions by the Bay, Inc. for Ten Years with an Additional Option of Ten Years in Building\n20 Located at 2701 Monarch Street at Alameda Point.\" Finally passed.\n(*13-223) Ordinance No. 3070, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease Amendment with\nAlameda Municipal Power Extending Their Current Lease for up to Two Years in Building\n162 Located at 400 West Atlantic Avenue at Alameda Point.\" Finally passed; and\n(*13-223 A) Ordinance No. 3071, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease Amendment with\nAlameda Municipal Power Extending Current Lease for up to Two Years in 1890 Viking\nStreet at Alameda Point.\" Finally passed.\n(*13-224) Ordinance No. 3072, \"Amending Various Sections of the Alameda Municipal\nCode Contained in Chapter XXX (Development Regulations) Related to the North Park\nStreet Planning Area.\" Finally passed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(13-225) Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease Amendment with Bay\nShip and Yacht Co., Inc. for One Year in Building 292 located at 1450 Ferry Point at\nAlameda Point. Introduce.\nThe Economic Development Division Manager gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Gilmore requested an explanation of MARAD.\nThe Economic Development Division Manager responded MARAD is the Maritime\nAdministration which is a division of the Department of Transportation; stated the large\ngray reserve fleet ships at Alameda Point are deployed in times of emergency; the fleet\nincludes a hospital which responds all over the world and in times of war; MARAD is one of\nthe largest tenants at Alameda Point occupying both pier space and warehouse space; the\nMaritime Administration is trying to replicate the \"Alameda\" model around the country.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved introduction of the ordinance.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(13-226) Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Community\nDevelopment Block Grant/HOME Partnership Investment Program Action Plan and\nAuthorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Documents, Agreements,\nand Modifications.\nThe Program Manager gave a brief presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 8, "text": "Councilmember Chen acknowledged how hard it was to conduct the five year needs\nassessment survey; stated hundreds of hours were probably spent trying to outreach to\nthe City's low income population; commends City staff and the Social Services Human\nRelations Board (SSHRB) for doing the survey in Chinese and Spanish, which was a more\ncomprehensive outreach.\nMayor Gilmore stated the needs assessment is a fountain of information; credited Cindy\nWasco, SSHRB Chair, and Jim Franz, City staff to the SSHRB; the needs assessment\ndocument will continue to provide information and benefits for the City.\nCouncilmember Tam concurred with Mayor Gilmore and Councilmember Chen;\nacknowledged the alignment of the needs assessment survey with what the City is\nproposing in the action plan; even though the budget continues to be cut every year, what\nthe community values the most is still considered.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(13-227) Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Confirming Business\nImprovement Area Report for Fiscal Year 2013-14 and Levying an Annual Assessment on\nthe Park Street Business Improvement Area of the City of Alameda for Fiscal Year 2013-\n14. Continued to May 21, 2013.\nThe Development Manager gave a brief presentation, including addressing Webster Street\nBusiness Improvement Area (BIA) [paragraph no. 13-227].\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if South Shore is part of the Park Street Business\nAssociation (PSBA) BIA, to which the Development Manager responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired which business is the largest contributor on Park Street, to\nwhich the Development Manager responded the largest contributor in both districts tends\nto be the banks.\nRobb Ratto, PSBA, responded the largest contributors to the current BIA are the gas\nstations; which pay in excess of $1,000.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted the banks pay $900.\nCouncilmember Chen stated the Webster Street Business Association (WABA) is\ncollecting $47,000; inquired whether Target would join WABA.\nThe Development Manager responded WABA and other Alameda Landing businesses are\nin discussions and have an MOU regarding collaborative efforts; stated WABA intends to\ninclude Alameda Landing.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 9, "text": "Patricia Young, WABA, stated Catellus cannot speak for the businesses that will be\nlocated within Alameda Landing; the businesses have a say under a voting process;\nWABA is in regular communications with Catellus regarding different issues with the\ndevelopment, but she cannot definitively say Target will become part of the BIA.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether Target would join if Alameda Landing decides to\njoin the BIA.\nMs. Young responded in the affirmative; stated all businesses in the BIA have an equal\nvote.\nThe Interim Community Development Director clarified that the Disposition and\nDevelopment Agreement commits Catellus, on behalf of Alameda Landing, to work with\nWABA to join the BIA and the Webster Street landscape and lighting district; Catellus is\naccelerating the development of the balance of the commercial project and hopes all\ncommercial space will be built in a year; the City would like to have the funding\nmechanisms in place concurrent with build-out.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why the current PSBA budget does not include an\nallotment for economic revitalization.\nMr. Ratto responded that the City leased a lot at Oak Street and Alameda Avenue during\ntheater construction; the expense was placed under economic revitalization; Public Works\nleases the lot and PSBA makes the payments.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about the staff support line item in the amount of\n$44,679.74.\nMr. Ratto responded amount covers the PSBA Marketing Manager.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if $44,000 is the salary of the Marketing Manager, to\nwhich Mr. Ratto responded it is salary and benefits.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is a separate line item for staff benefits, to which\nMr. Ratto responded then it is just salary.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why the line item was not called Marketing Manager\nsalary as it is called in the current budget, to which Mr. Ratto responded the line item has\nalways been staff support.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted that on page 26 of Exhibit 4, an item called staff support is\napproximately $36,000, and then there is another line item for staff benefits.\nMr. Ratto inquired whether Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft is referring to the accountant report;\nstated he thought she was referring to the budget that was presented.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 10, "text": "Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded the report is from Lars Hansson, the accountant;\nnoted that the two items she is referring to seems to be indicating the same thing, yet there\nis a discrepancy.\nMr. Ratto concurred and apologized that he could not answer the accounting question;\nstated he would have to ask Mr. Hansson.\nMayor Gilmore suggested the item be continued to the next meeting.\nMr. Ratto concurred with Mayor Gilmore.\nCouncilmember Chen stated that he has a small suggestion for the Interim Community\nDevelopment Director; Alameda does not have an Asian grocery; inquired if the Interim\nCommunity Development Director could talk to Catellus about including an Asian grocery,\nas folks have to travel outside of Alameda to shop at an Asian grocery store.\nMayor Gilmore announced that the matter would be continued to May 21, 2013.\nFollowing the Bicycle Facility Design Standards [paragraph no. 13-\n,\nMayor\nGilmore\ncalled the matter again and opened the Public Hearing.\nMr. Ratto apologized for mis-speaking in regards to Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's question;\nstated that the Marketing Manager is paid $36,000, the extra $8,000 was paid to a\nmaintenance person on staff from July through part of October, 2011; three different fiscal\nyears are included and the question relates to Fiscal Year 2011-12.\nMayor Gilmore inquired if Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's question has been addressed, to\nwhich Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded in the negative; stated her questions both\npertain to the same fiscal year.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated she appreciated Mr. Ratto's explanation; however, the\ndocument is not as clear as it could be.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the Council needed to open the public hearing, then\nthe public hearing would be closed and the item would be continued.\nThe City Attorney responded the decision is up to the Council; the Council has opened the\npublic hearing; if Council has sufficient information, the public hearing can be closed and\naction can be taken; if there are additional questions, the public hearing can be continued\nto a later date.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is having trouble understanding another\nparagraph in Exhibit 4: \"management has elected to omit substantially all of the\ndisclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of\nAmerica\"; inquired if Mr. Ratto could help her understand that paragraph.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 11, "text": "Mr. Ratto responded that he understood the language is a fairly standard accounting form;\nthe compilation report was requested by Community Development on behalf of the\nController; that he assumed the Controller reviewed the report and is satisfied.\nMayor Gilmore stated she shares Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's unease about the particular\nstatement; stated she is bothered by \"management has elected\" which is not the standard\nboiler plate language.\nMr. Ratto stated PSBA did not present an audit to the City this year; the audit requirement\nwas waived; the letter is called the accountants compilation report which has been given to\nthe City since his tenure.\nThe City Attorney stated PSBA was not required to complete an audit, which is why there\nis a compilation report; it is not a gap report and attempts to disclose that the auditor did\nnot go through more rigorous gap accounting.\nThe City Manager stated for the amount of money involved, performing a full-blown audit is\nnot sensible.\n(13-228) Councilmember Daysog moved approval of continuing the meeting past 11:00\np.m.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated she was just concerned about one question, she could\nprobably overlook it, but the discrepancies with the two different figures should be\nexplained in the report.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of continuing the item.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Tam requested that the Council be specific about what\nnext report should include.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like the two different line items on page 22\nand 26 of Exhibit 4 addressed; the math worked out; requested Mr. Hansson provide an\nexplanation of the figures and the paragraph read.\nCouncilmember Chen suggested that the 2011 compilation report be reviewed to see if it is\na standard boiler plate statement.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she wants to hear from Mr. Hansson about what has been\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 12, "text": "substantially omitted by management.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 4. Abstention:\nCouncilmember Chen - 1.\n(13-229) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 14807, \"Confirming the Webster Street\nBusiness Improvement Area for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14 and Levying an Annual\nAssessment on the Webster Street Business Improvement Area.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Daysog announced that he would recuse himself and left the dais.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she believes there is a typo in the staff report which\nsays the Consumer Price Index increase will raise the projected annual Webster Street\nBIA collection total to approximately $47,000 on page 1, then, on page 12, it says the\nestimated BIA revenue for 2013 to 2014 is $37,000.\nMs. Young responded that Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft is correct; the BIA assessment for\n2013-2014 is $47,000.\nCouncilmember Chen moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(13-230) Recommendation to Endorse a Preferred Conceptual Plan for a Passive\nRecreational Use Program at the Future Alameda Beltline/Jean Sweeney Open Space\nPark.\nThe Recreation Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired if there are some specifics on the endowment fund concept.\nThe Recreation Director responded in the negative; stated right now there are just ideas;\nother models have not been actively pursued because the focus has been on developing\nconcepts and seeking initial funding; ongoing maintenance needs to be taken into account.\nIn response to Councilmember Tam's further inquiry, the Recreation Director stated that\nshe can provide better estimates once the basic uses are known; tonight's meeting is to\ndetermine about passive uses versus more active uses; maintenance costs would be\nsignificantly higher if there are soccer fields, rather than trails, playgrounds and community\ngardens.\nCouncilmember Tam noted a cost recovery component pays off capital costs by passing\non charges to the teams using fields; stated the same cost recovery cannot be done with\ntrails or more passive uses.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 13, "text": "The Recreation Director concurred with Councilmember Tam; stated a better cost analysis\ncould be provided in the future; however, fees recovered from user groups do not come\nclose to cost recovery; for example, about $175,000 a year is spent just on lining and\ndragging the fields, which does not include mowing, aeration, fertilization, and all other\nmaintenance; the City is not fully recovering the cost of lining and dragging the fields\ncurrently.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated a letter from a resident who lives near the Bay Eagle\ncommunity gardens indicated a message was received from the Housing Authority\nadvocating moving the Bay Eagle Garden to the Sweeney open space to allow building\nlow income housing on the land they now cultivate; inquired if this is included in the\nproposal or just a wild rumor.\nThe Interim Community Development Director responded that she is unaware of the\nHousing Authority sending out anything, however the community garden sits on property\nthe Housing Authority owns; Parrot Village is a residentially zoned piece of property; the\ncommunity garden is very close to the Beltline property.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the food bank building is located north-south; inquired if the\nbuilding could be changed to east-west so people can see it.\nThe Recreation Director responded it is a good thought to consider and she would keep\nnote of it.\nCouncilmember Chen concurred with Councilmember Tam; stated maintenance costs\nshould be considered, especially due to the park's size.\nThe Recreation Director concurred with Councilmember Chen; stated maintenance will be\nsignificant; there are potential partnerships options and the endowment; staff is not losing\nsite of the ongoing maintenance costs and needs to start developing strategies; staff\nhopes to have a better understanding of the uses and the type of cost recovery which can\nbe done.\nMayor Gilmore thanked the Recreation Director for trying to get community consensus on\nthe use.\nMayor Gilmore called a recess at 9:38 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:48 p.m.\nUrged support of the recommendation to endorse passive use: Jim Sweeney, Alameda;\nDorothy Freeman, Alameda; Red Wetherill, Alameda; former Councilmember Doug\ndeHaan, Alameda; and Kurt Peterson, Alameda.\nUrged 5 acres be set aside for farmland: Mali McGee, Alameda Community Farm and\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 14, "text": "Wildlife Habitat (submitted information); Marisa Wood, Alameda Community Farm and\nWildlife Preserve; Valerie Landau, Alameda (submitted petition); Shaina Lerner, Alameda;\nRhiannon Theurer, Alameda; Jeremy Watts, Alameda; and Lucy Gigli, Alameda.\nDiscussed the benefits of urban agriculture and expressed support for mixed use, including\nagriculture: Evan Krokowski, Oakland.\nSuggested assessing the adjacent Marina Village business park: former Councilmember\nLil Arnerich, Alameda.\nUrged habitat be protected for the current wildlife: Jon Spangler, Alameda.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft commended the Recreation Director for an awesome job and for\nmaking it look so effortless; stated that she is also grateful to all the public participants; the\nopen space runs between residential properties and the City needs to be respectful of the\nproperty owners; the natural habitat is lovely and any use should preserve said qualities\nand be appropriate for the setting, rather than converting the land into something else; the\nCity needs to be good stewards of the environment; an urban setting in almost 22 acres is\nunusual and is due to the hard work of Jean Sweeney and a lot of other people; open\nspace does not come back once it is paved over.\n*\n*\n(13-231) Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of considering the Bicycle Facility\nDesign Standards [paragraph no. 13-232 and the Business Improvement Area Report for\nthe Park Street Area [paragraph no. 13-227 after 10:30 p.m.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCouncilmember Tam concurred with Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft; stated despite the\nacreage, the property would not be suitable for an aquatic center and fields, which need\nparking; said uses are more suitable in locations such as Alameda Point; the uses that are\ncoming forward: biking trails, open space, picnic areas, community gardens, playgrounds,\nand walking paths make perfect sense; the land is essentially the Central Park of Alameda;\nthe City should be finding a way to secure funding to create such a sanctuary of open\nspace.\nCouncilmember Chen stated the name Jean Sweeney Open Space says it all; Ms.\nSweeney envisioned open space and her conceptual plan is very much in line with what\nthe community wants; he fully supports the recommendation; with the current\nadministration leadership, Alameda will find funding.\nCouncilmember Daysog thanked everyone for the hard work with a special thank you to\nMr. Sweeney and the late Mrs. Sweeney; stated that he likes much of what is discussed in\nthe report; he is interested in a well-manicured areas with a series of plants that looks nice;\nmakes folks want to walk around, and feels safe; he imagines a community gathering\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 15, "text": "space that is complimentary of a passive area, something like Greenwich Village where\neveryone gathers by the arches; within striking distance of many residents in town, which\nallows them to walk there and enjoy the environment.\nMayor Gilmore stated that she read the 17 pages of comments and was struck by the\ningenuity and creativity of residents and gratified by the willingness to step up to make the\nopen space happen; congratulated the community; stated the Recreation Director did a\ngreat job of distilling everyone's ideas down to 5 or 6 things.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(13-232) Recommendation to Approve the City of Alameda Bicycle Facility Design\nStandards that Supplements the Bicycle Master Plan Update; and\n(13-232 A) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code by Amending\nSection 30.7.15a (Bicycle, Motorcycle and Pedestrian Facilities) of Article I (Zoning\nDistricts and Regulations) of Chapter XXX (Development Regulations) to Comply with the\nCity's Bicycle Facility Design Standards. Introduced.\nThe Transportation Coordinator gave a brief presentation.\nStated the document, which still needs work, is ahead of the curve; provided examples:\nJon Spangler, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation, including introduction\nof the ordinance; noted de-linking car and bike parking spaces is moving in the right\ndirection.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the last whereas statement in the\nordinance.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(13-233) The City Manager announced business licenses can now be renewed on line;\nannounced the Consent Calendar tonight included grants totaling $3,176,300.00;\nannounced that the Council moved the July 16th City Council meeting to July 23rd.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n15\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 16, "text": "(13-234) Michael John Torrey announced an upcoming ham radio event and passed on\nMother's Day regards.\n(13-235) Captain Scott Rhoads discussed activities at Nelson Marine.\n(13-236) Former Councilmember Lil Arnerich, Alameda, provided a handout and\nexpressed concern about Comcast not providing accurate contact information.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(13-237) Councilmember Tam announced that she attended the Economic Development\nAlliance briefing along with Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft and Chen.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 11:17 p.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\n16\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-07", "page": 17, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- -MAY 7, 2013- -6:00 P.M.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and\nMayor Gilmore - 5.\n[Note: Councilmember Daysog arrived at 6:17 p.m.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(13-191) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (54956.9); Name of Case:\nDavid Kapler V. City of Alameda, et al.; Superior Court of California, Alameda County,\nCase No. HG11570933; Number of Cases: One (1)\n(13-192) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Initiation of litigation\npursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9; Number of cases: One (As Plaintiff - City\nInitiating Legal Action)\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore\nannounced that regarding Existing Litigation, direction was given to staff; and\nAnticipated Litigation, direction was given to staff.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:10 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\nMay 7, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-07.pdf"}