{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- MARCH 4, 2014--6:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:01 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(14-067) Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code \u00a7\n54957; Positions Evaluated: City Manager - John Russo\nFollowing the Closed Session the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore\nannounced that no action was taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:13 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 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MARCH 4, 2014- -7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:22 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(14-069) Proclamation Declaring March 2014 as American Red Cross Month.\nMayor Gilmore read the Proclamation and presented it to Harry Hartman, Alameda\nLeadership Council.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(14-070) Jeff Johnson, Harbor Bay Neighbors, stated that he opposes the proposal to\nmove the Harbor Bay Club.\n(14-071) Steve Burich, Harbor Bay Neighbors, submitted information; stated that he\nopposes the proposal to build 80 homes at the Harbor Bay Club.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Chen 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(*14-072) Minutes of the Special and Regular Council Meeting of February 4, 2014.\nApproved.\n(*14-073) Ratified bills in the amount of $ 3,372,958.18.\n(*14-074) Resolution No. 14899, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application\nfor Measure B Paratransit Funding in the Amount of $253,000 for Fiscal Year 2014\n2015, and to Execute all Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 3, "text": "(*14-075) Resolution No. 14900, \"Approving the Final Map and Bond, Authorizing\nExecution of the Subdivision Improvement Agreement, and Accepting the Dedications\nand Easements for Tract 8131 (Alameda Landing Residential, Phase 1).' Adopted.\n(*14-076) Resolution No. 14901, \"Approving Housing Element Annual Progress Reports\nfor the Years 2009 through 2013 and Authorizing Submittal to the California Department\nof Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and\nResearch and Finding that the Approval is Categorically Exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306\n(Information Collection) and 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies). Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(14-077) Recommendation to Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize a Call for\nBids for the Shore Line Drive/Westline Drive/Broadway Bikeway Project.\nThe Transportation Coordinator gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Gilmore inquired if loading is restricted to weekdays, to which the Transportation\nCoordinator responded in the negative; stated weekends are included, but there is a\ntime restriction requiring loading to occur between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether motorists would be able to legally go around a\ndelivery van double-parked on the street, to which the Transportation Coordinator\nresponded in the affirmative; stated there will be striped center line which allows\nmotorists to pass legally.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether a crosswalk at Shoreline Drive in front of the\nPost Office could be moved to other side near the Willows Condominiums because the\nexisting crosswalk goes directly into a planting bed.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded that she would look into moving the\ncrosswalk; continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired what the traffic study determined the impacts would be\nof converting four lanes into two lanes.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the traffic study revealed the level of service\nreceived A and B grades; stated the project's emphasis on the new eastbound left turn\npockets makes the street ideal with no significant delays; the Federal Highway\nAdministration recommends \"road diets\" if streets have 15,000 cars or lower on average\nper day, Shoreline Drive is below 8,000.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether the test results conclude there is no significant\nimpact to traffic, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 4, "text": "Councilmember Chen inquired whether the parking spaces being reduced is due to\nunderutilization, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative;\nstated there is no demand for parking spaces on Shoreline Drive adjacent to South\nShore Center in the evenings when the shops and beach are closed; the same is true\nWest of Grand Street in single family areas.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether the conversion of almost 100 spaces available\n24 hours a day, 7 days a week offsets the nighttime parking loss, to which the\nTransportation Coordinator responded in the affirmative; stated the conversion will help\nareas adjacent to the condominiums; residents will not have to move cars.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether there have been any issues with existing cycle\ntracks.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the main issue, specific to the Fernside\nBoulevard cycle track, is Lincoln Middle School had a lack of bike parking because\nmore students were riding bikes; parents found funding for additional bike parking; also,\nan analysis of speed has shown a reduction of a few miles per hour, similar results are\nexpected for the Shoreline Drive project.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if the increased bike parking at Lincoln Middle\nSchool means reduced autos, to which the Transportation Coordinator responded in the\naffirmative.\nMayor Gilmore inquired how many handicap spaces exist and how many will be added.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded there are currently two handicap spaces\nlocated together on east side of Broadway; stated the recommendation is to move one\nto the other side of Broadway, and move the other one to Park Street near Shoreline\nDrive; two spaces will be added: one on Willow and one on Kittyhawk, for a total of four\nhandicap spots.\nStated the path location will not get people out of cars; funds could be better expended:\nArt Medlar, Alameda.\nSuggested the existing path be widened; expressed concern about removing parking:\nHilda Garcia, Alameda.\nStated there is not crowding on the path that demands the cycle track solution; people\nsupporting the cycle track did not have information: Rion Cassidy, Alameda.\nStated Community Action for Sustainable Alameda (CASA) strongly supports the\nproject: David Burton, CASA.\nStated staff has done a great job; the street will be multi-modal; encouraged moving\nforward: Lucy Gigli, Bike Walk Alameda.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 5, "text": "Complimented staff on the process; stated cycle tracks will increase women and\nchildren riders; encouraged moving forward: John Knox White, Alameda.\nStated that she is excited about the project; urged moving forward: Donna Eyestone,\nBike Walk Alameda.\nExpressed concern over parking and traffic: Susan Sperry, Alameda.\nStated there is a need for the cycle track; urged the Council to approve the project:\nVanessa Laymon, Pedal Beach Rentals.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she attended all the public sessions; there was a\nlot of good perspective from the public; the shoreline path is a healthy community; the\nproject encourages people to get out of cars and exercise, and plans for the future;\nenvironmental reasons, such as cutting back on pollution, are included in the concept of\ncomplete streets; citizens should be respectful of each other, be responsible and obey\ntraffic laws; lots of planning went into the project, the time to move forward is now.\nCouncilmember Daysog thanked the public for their emails; stated Alameda's tagline is\n\"a city of homes and beaches;' that he sees the project as an opportunity to reclaim the\ntagline and something for all residents to enjoy; he understands the parking issues, but\npeople will begin to see how vibrant the project is in the long term.\nCouncilmember Tam stated that she is very supportive of the project; there is a reason\nwhy it is a priority project; the design elements make a lot of sense and reduce conflicts;\nthe zones being proposed will provide for all modes of transportation uses, not just\nrecreation uses; that she hopes kids will be able to walk and ride to school.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Chen stated there are impacts with the loss of\nparking and narrowing of lanes, but they are not significant enough to call off the\nproject; that he supports staff recommendation.\nMayor Gilmore stated parking issues cause the most langst in any Alameda project;\nparking is a continuing conversation; biking and walking are important for health and\nenvironmental reasons; one way to reduce traffic is to be consistent in the goal to get\npeople out of cars and using other modes of transportation; other modes of\ntransportation need to be more appealing; fewer gas emissions and better\nimprovements become a community benefit for everyone.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMarch 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember Chen left the dais at 8:00 and returned at 8:01 p.m.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(14-078) Councilmember Tam announced that she attended the League of California\nCities Board meeting and the East Bay Divisions meeting; stated medical marijuana and\nCalPERS rates were discussed.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:44 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\nMarch 4, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 1, "text": "CITY COUNCIL/AUSD SCHOOL BOARD SUBCOMMITTEE\nSPECIAL MEETING\nMarch 4, 2014\nAlameda City Hall\n2263 Santa Clara Avenue\nAlameda, CA 94501\nUNADOPTED MINUTES\nSPECIAL SUB-COMMITTEE MEETING: The special sub-committee meeting of the Alameda\nUnified School District (AUSD) City/School joint sub-committee was held on the date and place\nmentioned above.\nCALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Mayor Marie Gilmore at 11:04 AM.\nATTENDANCE:\nMarie Gilmore - Mayor, City of Alameda\nJohn Russo - City Manager, City of Alameda\nKirsten Vital - Superintendent, Alameda USD\nLena Tam - Member, Alameda City Council\nMargie Sherratt - Member, Alameda USD Board of Education\nTrish Spencer - Member, Alameda USD Board of Education\nRobert Clark - CBO, Alameda USD\nChad Pimentel - General Counsel, Alameda USD\nA. CALL TO ORDER:\n1. CALL TO ORDER / GENERAL INTRODUCTION: City Council Members, Board Members and\ntheir respective staff introduced themselves.\n2. Purpose of Subcommittee and Meeting Schedule:\nMayor Gilmore stated the purpose of the meeting: to have a breakout discussion between the City of\nAlameda and AUSD School Board and bring these discussions back to each respective board.\nThe Subcommittee agreed to have staff come together and arrange a schedule for upcoming meetings.\nB. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - -minutes from the July 24, 2013 City/School Subcommittee Meeting:\n1. The City Council and Board members approved the minutes from the July 24, 2013 City/School\nSubcommittee Meeting.", "path": "SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard/2014-03-04.pdf"}
{"body": "SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard", "date": "2014-03-04", "page": 2, "text": "C. REVIEW AND DISCUSS:\n1. Discussion and Update on the Proposed Negotiated Agreement among the City of Alameda, Alameda\nUnified School District, and the Alameda Housing Authority.\nThe Subcommittee discussed the exchange agreement amongst the City of Alameda, Alameda Unified\nSchool District and the Alameda Housing Authority. The Subcommittee clarified that the pool at\nAlameda High School is on school district property and does not belong to the City. The\nSubcommittee discussed how the city and school district had been able to work together on the\ntransition. The Subcommittee noted interest in resolving all pools concerns. The Board announced\nplans to hold larger public meetings to discuss the cost of retrofitting vs. tear down costs.\nA member of the public, Dick Rutter, suggested ted that the City Council and the Board should\nprovide the public with appraisal information for all the land swap properties.\nThe Subcommittee noted that the District must follow the law in terms of how surplus property is\ndisposed of and the District has little control over who owns the property and no discretion to prefer\none project over another.\nA member of the public, Doug DeHaan, sugessted that the City Council and the Board should\nprovide the public with full disclosure of all negotiated agreements, because most discussions\nwere held in closed session meetings.\nA member of the public noted that the City Council and the Board should review developer fees, especially\nthe impact on the boating docks.\nD. NEW BUSINESS:\nThe City Council and the Board discussed dates for bringing the final negotiated agreements before the\nCity of Alameda, Alameda Unified School District, and the Alameda Housing Authority.\nAdjournment\nMayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 11:25 a.m.\nTHIS MEETING WAS NOT VIDEO RECORDED AND NO AUDIO IS AVAILABLE", "path": "SubcommitteeoftheCityCouncilandSchoolBoard/2014-03-04.pdf"}