{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MAY 21, 2013- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:17 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam\nand Mayor Gilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY & ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(13-239) Proclamation Declaring May as Older Americans Month; and\n(13-239 A) Presentation of the Mastick Senior Center Annual Report.\nMayor Gilmore read and presented the proclamation to Joy Pratt, Mastick Senior Center\nAdvisory Board President and Mariam Schiffman, Alameda County Commission on Aging.\nMs. Pratt and the Mastick Senior Center Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(13-240) Elizabeth Wright, Alameda, suggested that a Police substation and medical clinic\nbe opened on Webster Street.\n(13-241) Laurent Armand, Alameda, and Mike Connelly, San Lorenzo, discussed the\nsituation at Nelson Marine; expressed that boat owners would like to work with the City to\nmove boats out of the closed facility.\n(13-242) Ken Peterson, Alameda, discussed the budget.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Gilmore announced that the recommendation to execute the Amended Patient\nTransportation Services Agreement [paragraph no. 13-247 and the recommendation to\nappropriate $1,441,000 in Measure B funds [paragraph no. 13-249 were removed from\nthe Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 2, "text": "5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*13-243) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting and the Joint City Council and\nSuccessor Agency Meeting Held on April 16, 2013. Approved.\n(*13-244) Ratified bills in the amount of $2,747,641.40.\n(*13-245) Recommendation to Set June 18, 2013, for a Hearing to Consider Collection of\nDelinquent Business License Fees and Delinquent Integrated Waste Management\nAccounts Via the Property Tax Bills. Accepted.\n(*13-246) Recommendation to Set June 18, 2013 for a Hearing to Consider Collection of\nDelinquent Administrative Citation Fees and Vacant Building Assessments Via the\nProperty Tax Bills. Accepted.\n(13-247) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager, or His Designee, to Execute the\nAmended Patient Transportation Services Agreement with the Alameda Health Care\nDistrict, and Amend or Add Subcontracts as Necessary to Fulfill the Terms of the\nAmended Agreement.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired about the financial status of the program, how the program\ncompares to private providers, and whether the City is competitive in retaining market\nshare.\nThe Fire Chief responded in the affirmative; stated the program is competitive; the program\ncould be very beneficial and be a permanent program; private providers are throughout the\nBay Area and nationwide; once the City started the program, there was an increase in call\nvolume and many private providers sought additional contracts with the Health District;\nsome were successful in taking away some business; call volume declined in October and\nNovember; the Department did not realize the scope of the District's need for services;\nstaff met with the District's Chief Executive Officer to amend the agreement; approximately\n$317,000 has been billed through April; with the approximately 24% adjustment made by\nMedicare and insurance companies, the City anticipates about $242,000 will be collected;\nto date, expenses are approximately $195,000; further stated around 40% of the calls are\nredirected to subcontractors because the Department does not have the capacity to\nrespond to all calls.\nVice Mayor Ezzy-Ashcraft inquired where in the report is the amended language that\nensures that Alameda Fire Department Basic Life Support (BLS) will be called first.\nThe Fire Chief responded due to Medicare provisions, the City cannot have an exclusive\ncontract; stated the contract states Alameda will be a primary provider and will be called\nfirst for all services listed; if staff cannot provide the service, one of the City's\nsubcontractors will be called to provide that service.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 3, "text": "Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired where revenues goes, to which the Fire Chief\nresponded revenues go into the General Fund and also go back into the program for future\nexpansion.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Ashcraft's further inquiry, the Fire Chief stated approximately\n40% of calls for service are handed off to subcontractors and private providers because\nthe Department does not have enough ambulances or staff to handle the calls.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired about BLS staffing, to which the Fire Chief responded the\nDepartment hired part-time Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) for the program, which\nis below paramedics; two employees have been hired as firefighters elsewhere and a third\nwill soon be leaving to become a firefighter.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(*13-248) Recommendation to Award Contract in the Amount of $78,000 to MV\nTransportation, Inc. for the Operation of the Alameda Paratransit Shuttle. Accepted.\n(13-249) Recommendation to Appropriate $1,441,000 in Measure B, $495,000 in Vehicle\nRegistration Fees, and $700,000 in Marina Village Assessment District 89-1 Funds,\nAllocate $313,296 in Contingencies and Award a Contract in the Amount of $3,132,961 to\nMCK, Inc. for Repair and Resurfacing of Certain Streets, Phase 32, No. P.W. 11-12-20.\nThe Public Works Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he wanted the matter pulled for discussion to celebrate\nthe improvements being made; moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*13-250) Resolution No. 14808, \"Approving the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement\nCreating the Energy Council and Agreeing to Become a Member of the Energy Council.\"\nAdopted.\n(*13-251) Resolution No. 14809, \"Amending the Memorandum of Understanding Between\nthe City of Alameda and the Alameda Police Managers Association, June 30, 2013\nthrough June 24, 2017, Section 26.7 Desirable Qualifications for Promotion and Approve\nFirst Amended Appendix A, Salary Schedule.' Adopted.\n(*13-252) Recommendation to Approve Workforce Changes in the Human Resources\nDepartment, Eliminating the Position of Human Resources Director, Establishing the\nClassification and Position of Human Resources Manager, Eliminating Two Senior\nManagement Analyst Positions, Adding an Administrative Management Analyst Position.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 4, "text": "Accepted; and\n(*13-252 A) Resolution No. 14810, \"Amending the Alameda Management and Confidential\nEmployees Association Salary Schedule Establishing the Classification of Human\nResources Manager.' Adopted.\n(*13-253) Ordinance No. 3073, \"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.\" Finally Passed.\n(*13-254) Ordinance No. 3074, \"Amending Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section\n30.7.15a (Bicycle, Motorcycle and Pedestrian Facilities) of Article I (Zoning Districts and\nRegulations) of Chapter XXX (Development Regulations) to Comply with the City's Bicycle\nFacility Design Standards.\" Finally Passed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(13-255) 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 June 4, 2013]\n(13-256) Resolution No. 14811, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Accept, Execute, and\nRecord Conveyance Documents in Substantial Conformance with Certain Phase 1\nProperty and Conveyance Documents from the United States of America, Acting by and\nThrough the Department of the Navy, to Implement the Economic Development\nConveyance Agreement for the Former Naval Air Station, Alameda (Phase 1 Alameda\nPoint Conveyance). Adopted.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Gilmore inquired how many acres in Phase 1 are clean and suitable for\ndevelopment, including residential.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded approximately 482 acres.\nMayor Gilmore inquired if the 482 acres have restricted land use.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative; stated there will\nbe restrictions for digging and using ground water for drinking.\nMayor Gilmore stated it is very important for residents to know that the team and the\nRestoration Advisory Board (RAB) have worked very hard and held the Navy's feet to the\nfire in terms of clean up; the partnership between the City's consultants, RAB, the\ncommunity and staff has made Phase 1 conveyance occur.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 5, "text": "Councilmember Daysog commended staff, the team of experts and previous Councils for\nbringing Phase 1 conveyance to fruition; outlined the Navy's clean-up process; stated\nresidents and businesses should feel comfortable that Alameda Point is moving forward in\nan orderly manner with safeguards against any potential downsides.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft thanked the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point for heading\nthe decades-long conveyance effort; thanked City staff, previous Councils, the City\nAttorney's office and outside counsel, George Schlossberg; stated that she looks forward\nto an exciting future.\nCouncilmember Tam echoed her appreciation to the entire team; stated that she hopes\nthat the community realizes conveyance is a major milestone for Alameda, particularly in\ntrying to make Alameda Point suitable for redevelopment without redevelopment funding.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired the size of each of the 22 biological areas.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded each area varies in size, from 10\nto 60 acres.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if the lighting, noise, and traffic restriction of each area is\noutside the development zones.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the negative; stated the\nrestrictions overlay the development and are based on the biological opinion; for example,\nFish and Wildlife Services has listed avoidance and minimization measures; the\nsubmerged parcel has a restriction on development, including a no wake zone during the\nLeast Tern season; marinas are prohibited; restrictions were captured in each of the 22\nareas so that property owners would know exactly which restrictions apply to their\nproperty.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if restrictions, other than biological restrictions, would also\nbe spelled out.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded the declaration of restrictions,\nwhich includes biological restrictions, are separate from the deeds, which include all other\nrestrictions.\nMayor Gilmore inquired if a developer who purchases a parcel will receive a package that\nincludes a deed, the land use restrictions on the parcel, and a separate document which\noutlines the biological restrictions on the parcel.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative; stated\ndeveloping legal descriptions for each parcels is key to minimizing risk, helping developers\nunderstand what they are buying, making the property more marketable, and leveraging\nvalue for the City and its infrastructure needs.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember Chen inquired if there are any restrictions on the 104 acres of petroleum\nsites.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative; stated there is a\nnotification in the deed which says the104 acres of petroleum sites are separate parcels\nthat have not been closed and have certain housing restrictions; developers are very\naccustom to dealing with petroleum; the Navy has committed to cleaning up the petroleum\nsites post-transfer.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired if the over 100 acres can be easily addressed, to which the\nChief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Chen stated that he is excited conveyance is finally happening; it has\ntaken a collective effort from staff, community members, RAB, and the current and prior\nadministrations; congratulated everybody.\nStated the City finally having control of the land at Alameda Point is very exciting and\nHOMES will continue to offer its services and do whatever possible to help move ahead:\nDiane Lichtenstein, HOMES.\nDiscussed the process the City went through to get to this point: Former Councilmember\nDoug deHaan, Alameda.\nExpressed support for the aggressive schedule presented; stated that she is excited about\nthe next steps: Karen Bey, Alameda.\nMayor Gilmore stated the schedule is aggressive, but staff has shown the ability to work\ndiligently and thoroughly to meet aggressive time schedules in partnership with the\ncommunity; bring Alameda Point to the marketplace in a relatively short period of time is\nimportant in order to take advantage of the excellent timing.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Chen: Aye; Daysog: Aye; Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Tam: Aye; and Mayor\nGilmore: Aye. Ayes: 5. Noes: 0.\n(13-257) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Three-Month\nAgreement with the Alameda Unified School District for the Operation of the District\nSwimming Pools.\nThe Recreation Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam stated the City estimates $308,000 in revenue would be generated\nfrom swim programs; the City's share is $154,000; inquired if the City generates more\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 7, "text": "revenues then its share.\nThe Recreation Director responded the aquatics programs generate a net revenue of\napproximately $10,000.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired what the City does with the net revenue.\nThe Recreation Director stated the net revenue goes into the Recreation Fund and back\ninto programs.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired what kind of revenue the School District could expect to\ngenerate if it implemented such a program.\nThe Recreation Director responded every aquatic program is different; stated the School\nDistrict would not offer the same aquatics programs as the City; therefore, the District\nwould not have the associated expenses; rent revenue would generate approximately\n$27,000.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(13-258) The City Manager encouraged Alameda businesses to renew licenses by the July\n31st deadline; reminded everyone renewal can be done on-line; announced five pinball\nmachines would be at City Hall from May 28th to July 1st.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(13-259) Written Communication from the League of California Cities Requesting\nDesignation of a Voting Delegate and Alternates for the Annual Conference.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of designating Councilmember Tam as the\nvoting delegate and Councilmember Daysog as the alternate.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 8, "text": "(13-260) Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced that she attended: the Annual Affordable\nHousing Week kickoff in Oakland on May 10th; the ribbon cutting of Park Alameda, which\nis on the former Islander Motel site, on May 15th; and the Harvey Milk Celebration at\nEncinal High School on May 20th.\nCouncilmember Tam stated soon-to-be Interim Police Chief was also in attendance;\nseveral of the organizers and community members expressed appreciation for the\nAlameda Police Department's presence and indicated they are reassured that the Police\nDepartment will be there when there is a hate crime.\n(13-261) Councilmember Chen announced a flag raising ceremony on June 8th recognizing\nFilipino Independence Day.\n(13-262) Councilmember Daysog announced that he attended the Not Your Mothers\nGarden Party hosted by the Alameda Point Collaborative.\n(13-263) Mayor Gilmore announced that she attended the annual International Council of\nShopping Centers conference in Los Vegas; the Alameda Landing project got a huge\nboost as Target is slated to open in October 2013; she met with several Alameda Landing\nretail tenants; the following businesses indicated stores would be opening in Alameda:\nCorner Bakery Cafe, Michaels, Safeway, Sleep Train and Habit Burger Grill; stated\nadditional business indicated a desire to locate in Alameda, but deals are not finalized.\nThe City Manager stated Catellus plans on completing construction of all Phase 1\nbuildings by mid-2014.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 8:57 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\n8\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 9, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MAY 21, 2013- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:02 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and\nMayor Gilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(13-238) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (54957); Titles and names: City\nManager John Russo, City Clerk Lara Weisiger\n*\nMayor Gilmore called a recess to hold the regular meeting at 7:05 p.m. and reconvened\nthe Closed Session at 9:00 p.m.\n*\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore\nannounced that the City Manager and City Clerk performance evaluations were\ncontinued.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 10:15 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 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2013-05-21", "page": 10, "text": "MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT\nAUTHORITY (IDA) MEETING AND THE ALAMEDA PUBLIC\nIMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (APIC) AND\nCITY OF ALAMEDA FINANCING AUTHORITY (CAFA) MEETING\nTUESDAY- MAY 21, 2013- -6:59 P.M.\nChair Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:13 p.m. Authority Member/Commissioner\nTam the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nAuthority Members/Commissioners Chen, Daysog,\nEzzy Ashcraft, Tam and Chair Gilmore - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nMINUTES\n(13-01 IDA, 13-01 APIC, 13-01 CAFA) Minutes of the APIC Meeting Held on February\n7, 2012; the IDA Meeting Held on May 17, 2011, and the Joint City Council, CAFA and\nSuccessor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting Held on\nDecember 18, 2012. Not approved.\nChair Gilmore inquired how the prior minutes are approved since the majority of the\nbody has changed.\nThe City Clerk responded members not previously on the body can watch the video of\nthe meeting in order to vote on the minutes.\nAuthority Member/Commissioner Tam moved approval of the minutes.\nAuthority Member/Commissioner Daysog offered to review the meetings in order to be\nable to vote on the minutes.\nChair Gilmore stated the matter would come back for approval.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nAUTHORITY/COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Chair Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger, Secretary\nIDA, APIC and CAFA\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nIndustrial Development Authority,\nAlameda Public Improvement Commission and\nCity of Alameda Financing Authority Meeting\nMay 21, 2013", "path": "CityCouncil/2013-05-21.pdf"}