{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MAY 20, 2014- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 5:31 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Chen, Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and\nMayor Gilmore - 5.\n[Note: Councilmember Daysog arrived at 6:04 p.m.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(14-189) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (54956.9), Case Name:\nEast Bay Regional Park District V. City of Alameda, Superior Court of the State of\nCalifornia, Alameda County; Case No. RG12655685.\n(14-190) 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).\n(14-191) Conference with Legal Counsel; Workers' Compensation Claim (54956.95);\nClaimant: Earl Johnson; Agency claimed against: City of Alameda\nFollowing the closed session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore\nannounced that regarding Existing Litigation, Anticipated Litigation, and Worker's\nCompensation, 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 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MAY 20, 2014- -7:00 P.M.\nMayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:16 p.m. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\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(14-192) Proclamation Declaring May 19 to May 23, 2014 as Saint Joseph Notre Dame\nHigh School Pilots Basketball Week.\nMayor Gilmore read the proclamation and presented it to Simon Chiu, Chris Pondok\nand Don Lippi from Saint Joseph Notre Dame High School.\n(14-193) Proclamation Declaring May 22, 2014 as Harvey Milk Day.\nMayor Gilmore read the proclamation and presented it to Dr. Henry Villareal and Gene\nKahane, Co-Chairs of the Harvey Milk Day Celebration.\nMr. Kahane presented the Councilmembers with posters from a School District contest\nhonoring Harvey Milk.\n(14-194) Proclamation Declaring May, 2014 as Older Americans Month; and Mastick\nSenior Center Annual Report.\nMayor Gilmore read the proclamation and presented it to Ron Limoges, Mastick Senior\nCenter Advisory Board President.\nThe Senior Services Manager and Mr. Limoges gave a Power Point presentation.\n(14-195) Presentation by Alameda County Transportation Commission (ACTC) on the\nInterstate-880/23rd/29th Avenue Project.\nStefan Garcia, ACTC; Garrett Gritz, Design Consultant; and Val Ignacio, Scott McCrank\nand Walter Wallace, CalTrans, gave a Power Point presentation.\n***\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 3, "text": "Councilmember Daysog left the dais at 7:52 p.m. and returned at 7:54 p.m.\nCouncilmember Chen left the dais at 8:06 p.m. and returned at 8:08 p.m.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how long the project would take.\nMr. Garcia responded the traffic portion of the project will take approximately four years,\nand the actual project will take five years.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired when the 29th Street portion of the project would be\ncompleted, to which Mr. Garcia responded approximately two and a half years.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired what the status is of the proposed High Occupancy\nVehicles (HOV) lanes.\nMr. Ignacio responded the Hegenberger Avenue and Davis Street projects will be\ncompleted this year; the Davis Street to Marina Avenue project will be completed by the\nsummer of 2015.\nMr. Garcia added neither of the HOV projects will be impacted by the 29th Avenue\nproject.\nMayor Gilmore inquired whether staff has notified Park Street businesses.\nThe Public Works Director responded the Park Street Business Association (PSBA)\nattended a meeting on April 8th; stated staff will monitor and receive input from PSBA\nregarding impacts.\nMayor Gilmore suggested leafleting businesses on Park Street.\nThe Public Works Director stated staff would do so.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(14-196) Robert Kirwin, Alameda Boy Scouts Troup 73, submitted information; outlined\nthe Eagle Scout project he would like to do to sand the wood at the bike bridge\nentrance.\n(14-197) Kevin Yee, Alameda, discussed the City's ordinance that addresses playing\nsports in public streets; suggested amending the municipal code.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Gilmore announced that the Plans and Specifications and Call for Bids for Cyclic\nSewer Replacement Project [paragraph no. 14-200 and the Resolution establishing the\nInternational Association of Fire Fighters Supplemental Retirement and Health Plan\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 4, "text": "[paragraph no. 14-204 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\n- 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*14-198) Minutes of the Special City Council Meetings the Special Joint City Council\nand Alameda Public Financing Authority Meeting; and the Regular City Council Meeting\nHeld on April 15, 2014. Approved.\n(*14-199) Ratified bills in the amount of $1,652,786.50.\n(*14-200) Recommendation to Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize a Call for\nBids for Cyclic Sewer Replacement Project, Phase 11, No. P.W. 06-13-16. Approved.\nMayor Gilmore and Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft recused themselves.\nCouncilmember Chen moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n-\n3. Abstentions: Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Mayor Gilmore - 2.\n(*14-201) Recommendation to Adopt of Plans and Specifications and Authorize a Call\nfor Bids for Raised Median and Curb Bulb-Out Improvements on Grand Street at Wood\nSchool, No. P.W. 03-14-16. Approved.\n(*14-202) Recommendation to Approve Implementation Phase of Federal Transit\nAdministration Grant Funds for Improving Transit Access to and from Alameda Point.\nApproved.\n(*14-203) Resolution No. 14919, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Request to\nthe Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of $125,917 in Fiscal\nYear 2014/2015 Transportation Development Act Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project\nFunding and to Execute All Necessary Documents.\" Adopted.\n(*14-204) SUMMARY: Adopt a Resolution Establishing the International Association of\nFire Fighters (IAFF) Supplemental Retirement and Health Plan (Plan) and Trust\nAgreement for IAFF Employees Hired After June 7, 2011 as Provided in the\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and IAFF, including the \"Pick\nUp\" by the City of Employee Contributions, Appoint Positions of Trustee and Plan\nAdministrator, and Delegate Authority to the Plan Administrator to Execute Plan\nDocuments.\nResolution No. 14920, \"Establishing the City of Alameda International Association of\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 5, "text": "Fire Fighters (IAFF) Supplemental Retirement Plan and Trust Agreement for IAFF\nEmployees Hired After June 7, 2011 as Provided in the Memorandum of Understanding\nbetween the City and IAFF.' Adopted.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft wanted the item to be summarized for the public.\nThe Assistant City Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n- 5.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(14-205) Resolution No. 14921, \"Appointing Cheryl Saxton as a Member of the Golf\nCommission.' Adopted.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(14-206) Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City\nManager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of the Third Lease\nAmendment with Artemis Racing, USA for Twenty-Four Months with Two Additional\nOptions for Eighteen Months and Six Months in Building 12 Located at 1050 West\nTower Avenue, a Portion of Taxiway H and Access to the Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda\nPoint. Introduced.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Gilmore stated that she hopes the America's Cup will return to the San Francisco\nBay.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired when the location of the next America's Cup be\nannounced, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded that she\ndoes not know.\nCouncilmember Tam moved introduction of the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(14-207) Resolution No. 14922, \"Initiating Proceedings for a Proposed Increase in\nAssessments, the Consolidation of Zones 2 and 3 into a Single Zone 8 (Webster\nStreet), and the Filing of an Assessment Engineer's Report for Island City Landscaping\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 6, "text": "and Lighting District 84-2, Proposed Zone 8.\" Adopted; and\n(14-207 A) Resolution No. 14923,\u00b0 Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring\nIntention to Order Levy and Collection of Assessments and Providing Notice of Public\nHearing on July 15, 2014, Island City Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District\n84-2, Zone 8.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmembers Chen and Daysog recused themselves and left the dais.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the stagnant rate of assessment is similar\nfor both Webster Street and Park Street, to which the Public Works Administrative\nServices Manager responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired how many opportunities has Webster Street had to\nincrease the assessment.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded there was one\nopportunity in 2007 which did not pass.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether changes have been made since 2007 that would\nmake the assessment more likely to pass.\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded in the affirmative; stated\nmore information is available to the property owners and there is more outreach.\nProvided background information; outlined service impacts due to lack of funds and\noutreach efforts to property owners: Sandip Jariwala, Webster Street Business\nAssociation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved adoption of the resolutions.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 3.\n[Absent: Councilmembers Chen and Daysog - 2.]\n(14-208) Resolution No. 14924, \"Approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nbetween the Electrical Utility Professionals of Alameda (EUPA) and the City of Alameda\nfor the Period Commencing February 23, 2014 and Ending December 26, 2015.'\nAdopted.\nThe Administrative Services Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 7, "text": "- 5.\nThanked the Council for approving the MOU: Bill Garvine, EUPA.\n(14-209) Resolution No. 14925, \"Approving a Compensation Plan Between Alameda\nMunicipal Power Unrepresented Management Employees (UME) and the City of\nAlameda for the Period Commencing February 23, 2014, and Ending December 26,\n2015.' Adopted.\nThe Administrative Services Director gave a brief presentation.\nStated AMP's strategic plan emphasized the need to attract and retain employees;\nthanked Council and staff for support; urged approval: Doug Draeger, UME.\nCouncilmember Tam moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n- 5.\n(14-210) Recommendation to Approve City-wide Bench Marks and Performance\nMeasures.\nThe City Manager and Assistant City Manager gave a brief presentation.\nThe Assistant City Manager clarified the two exhibits; stated Exhbit 1 is the\nPerformance Measures presented to the Council in December which includes\ncomments from the Council and the community; Exhibit 2 is the Performance Measures\nproposed for Council approval tonight.\nMayor Gilmore inquired how the number of website visits and the number of website\ncomplaints are related.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded the number of website visits provides analytic\ndata regarding whether information on the website is being presented in a useful way;\nstated the complaints are broad and are tracked differently.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on the Public Works performance\nmeasure \"percent of public service requests responded to in one business day\".\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded the measure\nencompasses many different requests including reports of potholes, garbage on the\nstreet, repairs needed; stated the focus is providing a substantive response and\nacknowledgement to the requestor; the measure tracks acknowledging the requests,\nnot when they are remedied.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 8, "text": "Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on the Public Works performance\nmeasure \"percent of departments that qualify as green businesses\".\nThe Public Works Administrative Services Manager responded the Alameda County\nEnvironmental Services Department evaluates private businesses and government\nagencies on recycling, composting, water and energy usage; stated the business\nmeeting a higher standard are Green Certified; the measure applies to each City\ndepartment.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why the Recreation and Parks Department does not\nmeasure the number of programs offered, number of program participants, and percent\nof change in participants similar to the Library.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the focus was more on revenue and\nexpenditures; stated the Department considered including number of participants, but\nparticipants can vary and is not always the best measurement; that she could add the\nnumber of programs and activities offered as a measure.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City Attorney title should include Risk\nManagement, to which the City Attorney responded Risk Management falls under City\nAttorney.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the Police and Fire Departments measure of\ncost of personnel per capita include salaries and benefits, to which both the Police and\nFire Chiefs responded in the affirmative.\nDiscussed the public computers at the library and the website; stated all meetings\nshould be listed on one calendar: Carol Gottstein, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Chen moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated he is pleased with the benchmarks and the measures\nare a great benefit for residents.\nThe Assistant City Manager acknowledged Nancy Hetrick of Management Partners;\nstated Ms. Hetrick will start the staff training phase after Council approval of the\nPerformance Measures.\nThe City Manager stated the performance measure process will begin Jan 1, 2015 and\nwill not be used as an evaluative tool for three years.\nCouncilmember Tam seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(14-211) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Purchase\nAgreement with Vigilant Solutions for Four, Vehicle Mounted, 3-Camera Automated\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 9, "text": "License Plate Recognition (ALPR) Systems and to Negotiate and Execute Related\nDocuments, Agreements and Modifications in an Amount Not to Exceed $80,000.\nThe Police Chief gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired who provided the draft policy.\nThe Police Chief responded the draft policy was compiled by the Police Department;\nstated the second version of the policy is more customized for Alameda.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether the difference between the three- and four-\ncamera equipment is the ability to capture more license plates, to which the Police Chief\nresponded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired where funds would go if not used for the ALPR.\nThe Police Chief responded the funds would go back to the fund balance.\nThe City Manager stated under the two-year budget, half of the funds would go back to\nthe fund balance, the other half can be used to purchase equipment or one-time capital\nexpense with City Manager approval.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, the Police Chief stated retention is\ntypically one year; the California Highway Patrol retention is three months.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired what is the guiding framework to determine reasons to\nkeep data beyond the six-month retention period.\nThe Police Chief responded there are two key reasons: 1) a pending lawsuit, and 2) a\ncriminal investigation for an ongoing major crime; stated the draft policy recommends\ndeleting the data from the server and storing it on a separate device for reference on\nactive criminal cases.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she received a lot of emails from citizens\nconcerned that ALPR could be used for racial and religious profiling.\nThe Police Chief stated the Police Department would not use the ALPR for profiling; the\nALPR just captures license plates and cannot distinguish race, gender, ethnicity, or\nreligion; the draft policy specifies uses that are prohibited, including invasions of privacy,\nharassment, intimidation, or personal use.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Police Chief stated the vehicles\nwith the ALPRs will be marked.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like public discussion regarding\ncameras mounted on stationery locations to come back to Council.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 10, "text": "(NCRIC) would customize record deletion to meet Alameda's retention policy.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Alameda Police Department (APD) would\nshare data with other regional surveillance programs such as Homeland Security, to\nwhich the Police Chief responded in the negative; stated if APD enters an MOU with\nNCRIC, other participating agencies would have mutual access.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Homeland Security has an MOU with\nNCRIC, to which the Police Chief responded he does not know.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether APD intends to enter an MOU with NCRIC,\nto which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Police Chief stated the MOU with\nNCRIC does not have to be approved by Council.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Police Chief stated participating\nagencies would have equal rights and access to the system and can request data from\na specific time.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether NCRIC would retain a copy of the data\nbeyond the six-month retention, to which the Police Chief responded in the negative;\nstated NCRIC will comply with APD's retention schedule.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether audits could be done every six months, to\nwhich the Police Chief responded in the affirmative; stated NCRIC audits once a year; if\nAlameda does an audit at six months, audits would be every six months.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 11, "text": "Councilmember Tam inquired how many officers is APD down, to which the Police Chief\nresponded six.\n***\nCouncilmember Chen left the dais at 9:35 p.m. and returned at 9:37 p.m.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the percent of data retained in the six-month\nperiod could be tracked, to which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, the Police Chief stated personal or\nidentifying information is not collected when a license plate is scanned.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the APD would address erroneous license plate\nreads.\nThe Police Chief responded Officers would follow required steps, including visual and\ndispatch confirmation; stated counter-measures are already being developed against\nthe ALPR technology; staff would be relied upon to take the extra verification steps.\nCouncilmember Daysog concurred with the Police Chief, stated the ALPR technology is\nnot on autopilot, human involvement is required.\n***\nCouncilmember Tam left the dais at 9:45 p.m. and returned at 9:47 p.m.\n***\nStated the readers should delete information immediately; expressed concern over the\ncost: Donna Eyestone, Alameda.\nExpressed concern over other agencies having access to the information: Carol\nGottstein, Alameda.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there are adequate safeguards in place; the ALPR\ndevices will be used on public streets where there is no expectation of privacy; that she\nsupports the item with the modifications for a six-month retention, two audits per year,\nand removal of fixed location cameras.\nCouncilmember Tam stated policies in other jurisdictions were not vetted by Councils or\nthe public; commended the Police Chief and staff on being transparent; moved\napproval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether proposed modifications could be included\nas direction to the Police Chief and included in the motion.\nThe Police Chief responded that he would modify the policy.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 12, "text": "Councilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation and giving direction\nto the Police Chief.\nThe City Manager stated the action to give direction needs to be voted on by the entire\nCouncil.\nMayor Gilmore stated Council should make two separate motions: 1) approval of the\nstaff recommendation, and 2) giving direction to the Police Chief.\nCouncilmember Tam amended the motion for approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated voting on this matter is following through with his\ncommitment to arm APD to deal with crime; seconded the motion.\nMayor Gilmore stated that she concurs with her colleagues; she appreciates privacy\nconcerns; safeguards are in place; smart phones have GPS tracking; license plates are\nalready out in the public; commended APD for being proactive in holding community\nforums.\nCouncilmember Chen stated that he concurs with the Mayor; the ALPR is a tool to\nincrease the effectiveness of the APD; requested a daily checklist to ensure the\nequipment is not being tampered with; requested a copy of the audits; hopefully,\nmonthly audits will reassure community of privacy.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the Police Chief would agree to more\nfrequent audits initially.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nMayor Gilmore requested a description of an audit.\nThe Police Chief responded that he does not have knowledge of a ALPR data audit, but\ncan describe a similar audit APD conducts; stated a typical audit involves reviewing\ninformation on the access to the data: who accessed the data, when, where, and why; if\nthere are any blanks, there will be an investigation; further stated not everyone in APD\nwill have access to the information, not even himself; he has not determined which staff\nwill have access.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether the audit process is automated and would not\ntake staff time.\nThe Police Chief responded in the affirmative; stated the process is automated, but the\ncomputer will not know if the person accessing the information is violating the policy,\nhuman verification is needed.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 13, "text": "Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the system of data collection itself be\nhacked or compromised, to which the Police Chief responded he did not know and\nwould check with NCRIC.\nCouncilmember Chen suggests a weekly checklist to make sure equipment is working\nproperly, and has not been tampered with.\nMayor Gilmore stated the equipment must have a regular maintenance schedule.\nCouncilmember Chen inquired whether a checklist could be added to the regular\nmaintenance schedule, to which the Police Chief responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he leaves it to the City Manager and Police Chief on\nhow to convey information to the Council.\nMayor Gilmore moved approval of directing the City Manager to give direction to the\nPolice Chief to modify the ALPR policy to include: 1) audits every six months, 2) regular\nequipment maintenance, 3) report of exception to six-month retention, and 4) removal of\nstationery cameras from the policy.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(14-212) Recommendation to Approve the Transportation Demand Management Plan\nfor Alameda Point.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point gave a Power Point presentation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how management would make necessary changes if\na certain approach does not work.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded the Transportation\nManagement Association (TMA) is comprised of City staff, consultants, and a technical\ncommittee; stated the City Council is still in charge; once a TMA is formed, the bylaws\nwould mandate program goals and objectives; Council ultimately controls the pace of\ndevelopment; the intent of the TMA is to make sure the project is successful.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the TDM is a great forward step for Alameda Point\nwhich changes the behavior, culture and lifestyle of residents and employers; suggested\nfuture residents and employers be educated with a 20-minute discussion.\nCouncilmember Chen stated that he supports the plan; inquired whether it is too early to\ndetermine if the TDM currently in place at Alameda Landing is working, to which the\nChief Operating Officer - Alameda Point responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Tam inquired whether the transit subsidies are in addition to the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 14, "text": "property tax generated from the site, to which the Chief Operating Officer - Alameda\nPoint responded in the affirmative; stated the special tax revenue budget outlined in the\nplan requires each employer or resident association to submit a compliance strategy to\ndemonstrate how the subsidized services would be used.\nExpressed concern over applying the plan to the Del Monte project; suggested the\nentire City be engaged; stated the Plan does not have teeth: Debra Arbuckle, Alameda.\nStated driving through the Tube is difficult now; discussed antiques fair traffic: Anne\nMcDonald, Alameda.\n***\n(14-213) Councilmember Daysog moved approval of continuing past 11:00 p.m.\nCouncilmember Chen seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Chen, Daysog and Mayor Gilmore - 3. Noes: Councilmembers\nEzzy Ashcraft and Tam - 2.\n***\nCouncilmember Tam stated the speaker concerns are well-founded; Alameda has the\nsecond highest bus ridership next to Berkeley; the City has a good culture with a lot of\npromise in the TDM; over time, people will be able to see how the TDM works with the\nchanging public transit opportunities.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated there are specific ways to deal with fulfilling goals and\nobligations; when it comes to generating and capturing the value of Alameda Point, a\nportion of the future value might be reserved for capital intensive improvement projects;\nthat he hopes to see a change in culture.\nMayor Gilmore stated when goals are not met, there should be something in place to\nenforce people to change behavior until another plan can be created to meet the goals.\nThe Chief Operating Officer - Alameda Point concurred with the Mayor; stated the\nparking management strategy is designed to discourage driving by increasing price and\nreducing supply; the strategy is not intended to be punitive, but in event things are\nfailing, the City Council maintains control; ultimately Council controls land disposition\nand development rights and can make different decision on how to develop the\nproperty.\nCouncilmember Tam moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n- 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2014-05-20", "page": 15, "text": "(14-214) The City Manager announced a ceremony was held to honor the re-opening of\nthe Mif Golf Course today; urged everyone play the new course; announced a service\nwould be held on Memorial Day at 11:00 a.m.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(14-215) Mayor Gilmore announced that she attended the shopping center convention;\nan announcement about potential retailers would be made sometime soon.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 11:11 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\nMay 20, 2014", "path": "CityCouncil/2014-05-20.pdf"}