{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nNEDNESDAY- -OCTOBER 7, 2015- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese,\nOddie and Mayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(15-604) Recommendation to Adopt an Advisory Motion Regarding the General Plan\nand Zoning Designations for the Property Located at 200 Packet Landing Road (Site of\nthe Existing Harbor Bay Club).\nThe City Planner gave a brief presentation and stated each group would have 30\nminutes to make a presentation to the Council.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether a coin toss was done to determine which of the groups\nwould do their presentation first.\nThe City Planner responded in the negative; stated the groups agreed on the order;\nHarbor Bay Island Associates (HBIA) would present first and Harbor Bay Neighbors\n(HBN) will present second.\nThe Interim City Manager inquired whether Councilmembers could ask clarifying\nquestions before the presentations, to which Mayor Spencer responded in the negative;\nstated she would prefer the groups to make presentations first.\nMarshall Wallace, HBIA Attorney, gave a brief presentation including a video.\nSanford Marshall, Bay Club Company and Alameda resident, made brief comments in\nsupport of HBIA and the new health club.\nMayor Spencer inquired how much time was left, to which the Assistant City Clerk\nresponded 12 minutes.\nAnn Moore, Alameda resident and business owner in Harbor Bay Club, made brief\ncomments regarding the health services offered at the club; expressed support for HBIA\nand the new club.\nBarry Parker, Alameda, discussed the swim programs and deteriorating pool\nmaintenance in Alameda; stated a new club pool would be beneficial for all swim\nprograms.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 2, "text": "Eric Schuler, Alameda, expressed support for a new club which advocates youth sports\nand kid's programs.\nDirk Kincannon, Alameda, expressed support for a new club with upgraded amenities,\nespecially increased fitness space; urged Council to support the new club.\nMayor Spencer inquired how much time was left, to which the Assistant City Clerk\nresponded seven minutes.\nDavid Courtland, Alameda, expressed support for a new club with updated tennis\ncourts.\nMr. Wallace thanked Council for listening to the HBIA supporters and concluded the\npresentation; discussed the zoning of Packet Landing site; encouraged Council to move\nforward with a new club on North Loop Road.\nMayor Spencer inquired about the online posting status of the City Planner's\npresentation, to which the Interim Assistant City Manager responded the presentation is\navailable on the front page of the City website under \"News\".\nMayor Spencer stated that she appreciated each side being professional and courteous\nto each other.\nTim Coffey, HBN, made brief comments in opposition to the residential development\nplans of HBIA; stated HBN supports that changing the General Plan has no basis;\nprovided a brief Powerpoint presentation.\nRichard Vaterlaus, ACME Architect Group, stated the existing club could be\nsuccessfully remodeled and expanded in its current location; there is no need to rezone.\nSusan Blank, Alameda, expressed concern regarding school overcrowding with a new\nresidential development; stated Bay Farm Island schools are at capacity and cannot\naccommodate any more students; urged Council to vote no to rezoning.\nJeff Johnson, Alameda, stated his daughter attends the after school program at the\nHarbor Bay Club; urged Council to maintain the zoning.\nPaul Medved, Alameda, stated Alameda needs better aquatic facilities; adding one or\ntwo new pools at the current club site is feasible; urged Council to reaffirm the club's\ncurrent zoning.\nRichard Nordyke, Alameda, expressed support for youth tennis programs; stated the\nHarbor Bay Club's 19 lighted tennis courts is a great facility which could host\ntournaments.\nKathy Leong, Alameda, stated keeping the club access to the waterfront is important for\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 3, "text": "public welfare; urged Council to keep the current zoning.\nMarie Kane, Bay Isle Point Homeowners Association (HOA), stated changing the zoning\nwould undermine the tone of the neighborhood and decrease property values; urged the\nCouncil to honor and uphold the General Plan.\nLuke Sims, Centre Court HOA, expressed support for upholding the General Plan;\nstated that neighboring property owners never approached the HOA to informally\ndiscuss the issue is appalling.\nMary Anderson, Clipper Cove HOA, stated the zoning issue is about integrity; urged the\nCouncil to keep its commitments and act honorably.\nJohn Valva, Bay Isle Point HOA, stated traffic consultants are not needed; more homes\nmeans more traffic; urged Council to respect the desires of the 362 voting homeowners\nby reaffirming the existing General Plan.\nMr. Coffey concluded the presentation; stated the General Plan is in the best interest of\nthe community; urged Council to support the staff recommendation for no changes to\nthe General Plan.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the City Attorney stated tonight's discussion is\nto hear the Council's thoughts regarding the appropriateness of the current General\nPlan and zoning of Packet Landing Road; Council is not here to talk about the\nappropriateness, or whether there should be approval, of a new club; the status of the\napplication for North Loop Road should not be discussed; the Council can evaluate and\nreview the General Plan and zoning regarding any location in the City, but because of\nthe controversy of the item, allowing the Council to hear feedback from the community\nand the developers seemed appropriate; Council could weigh-in in an advisory manner;\nthere is nothing before the Council tonight which allows the Council to change the\nzoning at the Packet Landing site.\nMayor Spencer encouraged each Councilmember to be cautious when making\ncomments; stated it is unusual for Council to be asked to entertain thoughts about\nchanging zoning; considering a specific property and future uses is inappropriate.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated although there are other attorneys sitting on the\ndais, only the City Attorney can advise the Council; stated Alameda is about neighbors\nand friends and nothing should divide the community; she prefers to move forward with\ndiscussion and be allowed to ask staff clarifying questions.\nCouncilmember Oddie concurred with Mayor Spencer and her concerns about\ncommenting with caution; inquired whether or not the role of Council tonight is advisory.\nThe City Planner responded in the affirmative; stated Council cannot change the\nGeneral Plan tonight; the Council could express its position on the situation, advise or\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 4, "text": "pass a motion about keeping the General Plan the same.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the Packet Landing location is currently zoned\nfor commercial recreation, to which the City Planner responded in the affirmative.\nIn response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry for land uses of the Packet Landing\nproperty, the City Planner stated there are two designations: the General Plan\ndesignation, which is broad, and the zoning designation, which is more concise; the\nPlanning Board has to determine whether the use is consistent with both designations\nfor any proposal that comes forward; any business which charges a fee, membership,\nor subscription for recreation activities is considered commercial recreation, such as\nhealth clubs, rock climbing, tennis clubs, and marinas; a combination of recreation with\na commercial use such as a hotel and conference center with a spa, similar to the\nClaremont Hotel in Oakland, is consistent with commercial recreation; RV parking and a\ncampground were included in the General Plan as commercial recreation in the 1990's;\nthe specifics of the proposal have to be reviewed; ultimately the Planning Board and\nCouncil have to be able to make the finding to determine whether a proposal is\nconsistent with the General Plan and zoning designations.\nIn response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry, the City Planner stated the latest zoning\nchange was in 2012 related to the Housing Element; a number of properties were\nchanged, along with the General Plan and zoning designations, to conform to State law;\nthere is a zoning change application for a Webster Street business to move a line from\nresidential to commercial; the General Plan land use element has to be regularly\nreviewed; it is not uncommon for the City to change zoning, even for properties which\npreviously had zoning changes.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired when the morning and afternoon peak for traffic is at the\nPacking Landing site, to which the City Planner responded 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and\n4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated a speaker noted there were 1,300 to 1,500 cars passing\nduring the peak hours; inquired what the actual number of vehicles is, to which the City\nPlanner responded staff analysis conducted for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR)\ndetermined 77 cars during the morning peak and 154 cars in the afternoon.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated there is a regional housing crisis; inquired where the\nshortages are in Alameda and the region.\nThe City Planner responded the regional housing need for 2015 through 2023 is 1,723\nhousing units; the region is short on lower cost affordable housing; Alameda is\nproducing market rate housing.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there is an ability to require affordable housing\non Harbor Bay, to which the City Planner responded in the negative; stated the City\nentered a 20-year development agreement with HBIA in 1989; the 2003 15% affordable\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 5, "text": "housing zoning change does not apply to Harbor Bay.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated there is a shortage in senior, affordable, and moderate-\nincome housing; inquired whether the type of housing that could be built based under\nthe current development agreement would be said type of housing.\nThe City Planner responded in the negative; stated all the residential is built out on\nHarbor Bay; the only way more residential can occur is if Council changes the zoning\nand the housing type would be market rate, single-family housing.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the property owner could be forced to remodel\nthe existing club, to which the City Planner responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the Council can impose anything on the current\nproperty owner at the current site of 200 Packet Landing Road, to which the City\nPlanner responded very little; stated there is an existing land use, General Plan, and\nzoning; if the property owner requests to modify the club on the existing site, Council\nhas some discretion on how the application is approved or denied but cannot impose\nconditions to remodel; it is a private business.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there was any public promise or trust that\nrequires the owner to not shut down the club, to which the City Planner responded in\nthe negative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the purpose of the meeting is to better understand both\nsides; he is not ready to consider the option of evaluating the land for potential\nresidential; changing the zoning would not meet the needs of residents at this point;\naffordable housing should be the focus; affirming the desirability of commercial land use\nis the easy vote but sends a confusing message and may give false hope for another\nvote on a different topic; concurred with Mayor Spencer to proceed with caution on the\nissue.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the commercial recreation zoning\ndesignation is the same as open space designation, to which the City Planner\nresponded in the negative; stated the General Plan has a separate open space zoning\ndesignation which includes public parks, habitat restoration and wildlife refuge areas;\nresidents can go to an open space and not have to pay a fee.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquired whether a hotel project similar to Oakland's\nClaremont Hotel would still undergo an environmental analysis if the zoning remains\ncommercial recreation, to which the City Planner responded in the affirmative; stated\nany development anywhere in the City would undergo environmental analysis; the\nHarbor Bay site's key environmental impacts would include traffic and transportation,\nwhich generates other impacts, such as air quality.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated HBIA's 10-minute video seemed to be marketing\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 6, "text": "the proposed new club; inquired what is the connection of the video to the agenda item\nregarding 200 Packet Landing Road.\nMr. Wallace responded the video is setting context; stated HBIA is very proud of the\naccomplishments over the last 40 years and HBIA intends to pursue the new club on\nNorth Loop Road; the best uses which are consistent with the commercial recreation\nzoning will be considered for the Packet Landing Road site; concurred with the Mayor\nthat approaching the issue with caution is prudent; stated the predecessor Mayor and\nCity Manager urged HBIA to pursue a hotel/conference use for the Packet Landing\nRoad site.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether HBIA is overlooking the current Mayor\nand administration, to which Mr. Wallace responded in the negative; stated he was just\nexplaining where the hotel/conference idea came from.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she does not find any criteria or compelling\nreason that would cause her to support a change in the zoning designation; she is\nconcerned with the regional housing shortage as it impacts Alameda; Harbor Bay was\nwell planned 40 years ago by Ron Cowan, including the Harbor Bay Club that residents\ncurrently enjoy; the General Plan and zoning designations serve their intended purpose\nwell and she supports the advisory motion.\nVice Mayor Matarrese stated that he has not heard anything to keep him from affirming\nthe current zoning; it is not an easy vote; the development works with the zoning; he is\nready to affirm the desirability of the commercial recreation land use tonight.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the proponents for the alternative have not satisfied the\nburden to prove their case, due to their presentation's marketing focus on the North\nLoop Road site and not getting the ball rolling on the rezoning of Packet Landing Road;\nMr. Coffey and his supporters have made a definitive case in defense of the status quo;\nthat he supports maintaining the current General Plan and zoning designations for 200\nPacket Landing Road.\nMayor Spencer stated that she does not plan to add anything further; property owners\nthroughout the City are good neighbors; treating each other with respect and\nconsidering each other's needs is important for the community.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he wants to make it clear that Council cannot change\nthe zoning tonight, regardless of the vote; the zoning of Packet Landing Road will\nremain the same whether Council votes to continue evaluating residential uses or\naffirms the desirability of commercial recreation zoning; voting to affirm has no teeth; he\ndoes not want to create false expectations because nothing the Council does today\nguarantees the current use of 200 Packet Landing Road will continue; he would like to\nsee the community get together to talk about the best use of the site if the current use is\nextinguished; he prefers the option to do nothing and is leaning toward abstaining; not\nchanging the zoning does not mean the property could not have some other use; he is\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 7, "text": "concerned the use could be made worse than housing or the status quo.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is a firm believer in dialogue; the tough\nconversations are the ones that tend to yield the most; suggested each group talk to\neach other informally; everyone wants what is best for a healthy community.\nVice Mayor Matarrese moved approval of affirming the desirability of the commercial\nrecreation use of 200 Packet Landing Road.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote:\nAyes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Daysog, Matarrese and Oddie - 4. Abstentions:\nMayor Spencer - 1.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nNone.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 9:33 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nIrma Glidden\nAssistant City Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nOctober 7, 2015", "path": "CityCouncil/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 1, "text": "any\nOF\nS\nMINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING\nOF THE\nCIVIL SERVICE BOARD OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA\nWEDNESDAY, October 7, 2015\n1.\nCALL TO ORDER\nThe meeting was called to order at 5:03 p.m. by Board President Dean Batchelor.\n2.\nROLL CALL:\nPRESENT:\nPresident Dean Batchelor, Vice President Marguerite Malloy, and Member Jan\nBrandt\nABSENT:\nMember Zara Santos\nMichael Roush, Attorney - Civil Service Board Legal Counsel\nSTAFF PRESENT: Jill Kovacs, Acting Human Resources Director and Executive Secretary\nto the Board\nSusan Gonzales, Interim Human Resources Director\nBeth Fritz, Administrative Assistant II\nAlan Cohen, Assistant City Attorney II\nChris Low, Senior Human Resources Analyst\nRobin Young, Senior Human Resources Analyst\nTiffany llacqua, Human Resources Analyst I\nMonica Selles, Human Resources Analyst II\nSharlene Shikhmuradova, Administrative Technician Il\nScott Cuellar, AMP Representative\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs stated that Member Cookie Robles-Wong submitted her resignation. It is\nanticipated that a new Board Member will be onboard by the January 2016 Civil Service Board\nmeeting.\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs introduced Susan Gonzales as the Interim Human Resources Director\nand announced that Stephanie Garrabrant-Sierra took a position with the City of Tracy as their\nAssistant City Manager.\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs stated that recruitments are being conducted for Human Resources\nDirector, Human Resources Manager, and Human Resources Administrative Technician.\n3.\nMINUTES:\nA.\nApproval of Minutes of the Regular meeting of July 1, 2015.\nVice President Malloy moved that the July 1, 2015 Minutes be approved.\nMotion was", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 2, "text": "City of Alameda Page 2\nCivil Service Board Minutes\nRegular Meeting October 7, 2015\nseconded by Member Brandt which was passed by a 3-0 vote (Santos-absent).\nVice President Malloy asked for clarification of how employees move to/from the Community\nParamedicine Program. Executive Secretary Kovacs explained that the incumbents move from the\nregularly funded Fire Department position to the specially funded Community Paramedicine Program\nposition by applying for Civil Service leave of absence while they participate in the specially funded\nprogram. Individuals appointed to fill the subsequent regular Fire Department vacancies are advised\nthat they are in a Paramedicine Program backfill position, and that when the program ends or\nprogram funding ends, and the incumbent employee returns to regular service, they may be subject\nto demotion or layoff. Currently, one Division Chief and two Firefighters are assigned to\nthe\nParamedicine Program and have been granted a leave of absence from their regular Civil Service\npositions according to Article IX, Section 4, of the Civil Service Rules. New Firefighters are hired but\nthey are advised when they accept the position that this is a backfill position and they could be\nsubject to layoff when the incumbent returns. There have already been two regular Firefighter\nvacancies that have occurred, so two of the backfill Firefighters have already moved from the\npositions that were subject to layoff into regular Civil Service positions.\nVice President Malloy asked the duration of the leave of absence. Human Resources Analyst llacqua\nstated that the leave of absence is for the length of the program.\n4.\nCONSENT CALENDAR:\nSUMMARY REPORT FOR EXAMINATION ELIGIBLE LISTS AND CLASSIFICATIONS FOR\nOCTOBER 7, 2015.\n4-A-i.\nELIGIBLE LIST ESTABLISHED\nDATE ESTABLISHED\nEXAM NO.\n(June 1, 2015 - August 31, 2015)\nAssistant General Manager -\n07/21/2015\n2015-23\nEngineering & Operations\nPark Maintenance Equipment Operator\n06/09/2015\n2015-27\nExecutive Assistant\n08/27/2015\n2015-45\nFinancial Services Manager\n07/13/2015\n2015-33\nPublic Works Project Manager II\n08/05/2015\n2015-34\nSenior Clerk\n08/04/2015\n2015-39PR\nSupervising Building Inspector\n08/12/2015\n2015-44PR\nUtility Accountant\n07/21/2015\n2015-40PR\nUtility Database Analyst\n08/17/2015\n2015-25\nUtility Geographic Information Systems\nAnalyst\n08/20/2015\n2015-26\nPolice Officer\nAllison Adle\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nRustin Hendrix\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nSean Hurley\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nJoe Finegan\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nWalled Asefi\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nJohnny-Janes Lujan\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nAlfonso Avila\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nWesley Sarchett\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nAustin Gatdula\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nDavid Anderson\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nHarris Smiler\n06/24/2015\n2015-31PT\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBVAll Minutes/2015 Minutes12015-10-07 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 3, "text": "City of Alameda Page 3\nCivil Service Board Minutes\nRegular Meeting October 7, 2015\n4-A-ii.\nELIGIBLE LIST EXTENDED\nDATE ESTABLISHED\nEXAM NO.\nFire Captain\n07/03/2014\n2014-11PR\nMeter Reader\n01/12/2015\n2014-42\nParalegal\n03/14/2015\n2015-03\nPolice Lieutenant\n02/06/2014\n2013-40PR\n4-A-iii. ELIGIBLE LIST EXPIRED/\nDATE ESTABLISHED\nEXAM NO.\nCANCELLEDIEXHAUSTED\nAdministrative Services Coordinator\n12/30/2014\n2014-49\n(Community Development & Resiliency Coordinator)\nAdministrative Technician\nI\n03/18/2015\n2015-24\nAssistant Community Development Director\n03/30/2015\n2015-15PR\nCommunications Engagement Specialist\n03/10/2015\n2015-02\nExecutive Assistant\n03/31/2015\n2015-13PR\nFinancial Services Supervisor\n12/18/2014\n2014-45\nFire Apparatus Operator\n07/03/2013\n2013-11PR\nMaintenance Worker I\n07/28/2014\n2014-20\nPolice Officer\n05/27/2015\n2015-06\nPolice Officer\n05/27/2015\n2015-10PT\nPublic Safety Communications Supervisor\n08/12/2014\n2014-30PR\nSenior Clerk\n08/04/2015\n2015-39PR\nSenior Human Resources Analyst\n12/17/2014\n2014-41\nStorekeeper\n02/03/2015\n2014-47\nSupervising Building Inspector\n08/12/2015\n2015-44PR\nSupport Services Supervisor\n03/03/2015\n2015-01\n(Utility Procurement Administrator)\nSystem Operations and Field Services\nSuperintendent\n03/12/2015\n2015-05\nSystem Operator Trainee\n10/06/2014\n2014-38PR\nUtility Accountant\n07/21/2015\n2015-40PR\nUtility Information Systems Billing Technician\n01/22/2014\n2014-46\nVice President Malloy moved that Consent Calendar items 4-A-i, 4-A-ii, 4-A-iii be approved.\nMotion was seconded by President Batchelor which was passed by a 3-0 vote (Santos-\nabsent).\n5.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\nItem 4-A-iv, was moved to Regular Agenda for discussion by request from President Batchelor and\nVice President Malloy for further discussion.\n4-A-iv. LIST OF SPECIFICATIONS\nExisting Classification Specification Revision:\nCombination Building Inspector\nNew Classification Specifications: None\nVice President Malloy stated that the Combination Building Inspector specification Example of Duties,\n#7 states, \"Answers questions and gives information regarding plumbing, mechanical, building,\nzoning, housing, electrical and related codes and ordinances.\" Vice President Malloy asked to\nwhom\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBVAll Minutes/2015 Minutes12015-10-07 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 4, "text": "City of Alameda Page 4\nCivil Service Board Minutes\nRegular Meeting October 7, 2015\ndo they give that information? Executive Secretary Kovacs stated that it could be to a resident,\ncontractor or a variety of people.\nVice President Malloy stated that in Example of Duties, # 8, it states, \"Assists in court\nactions\n\"\nVice President Malloy asked who do they assist, the City Attorney? Executive\nSecretary\nKovacs stated that it could involve assisting attorneys, or the City Building Official, and that\nmost instances like that would go through the Building Official. Vice President Malloy asked if they\nwould assist the people that might be filing claims. Executive Secretary Kovacs stated no.\nPresident Batchelor stated that under Educational/Experience, Experience it states \"Three years of\njourney level building construction or inspection experience or equivalent\" and in Other Requirements\nit states that the person would have to be certified in three of the following: (Building Inspection,\nPlumbing Inspection, Mechanical Inspection and/or Electrical Inspection). He wanted to clarify that\nthey would still have \"experience or equivalent AND certifications in three of the four listed areas.'\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs stated yes.\nPresident Batchelor asked how someone would meet those minimal qualifications now, explaining\nthat someone with inspection experience will probably have some type of certification, but a person\nwith 15 years building construction experience will probably not have the inspection background.\nThey would not have three out of the four, so they will not make the minimum? Executive Secretary\nKovacs stated that is correct.\nPresident Batchelor stated that we say \"equivalent\" and asked equivalent to what? Human\nResources Analyst llacqua stated that the certifications are a requirement. There are no equivalent\ncertifications that will be accepted. The equivalency refers to journey level building construction.\nThey may have some building construction experience or maybe they have plumbing or another type\nof building trades experience. Executive Secretary Kovacs asked if they could have one year\nbuilding construction experience, and have two years in HVAC repair? Human Resources Analyst\nllacqua stated yes.\nPresident Batchelor asked if the certifications are required, and are not tied to the equivalency?\nHuman Resources Analyst llacqua stated no, they are not tied to the equivalency.\nVice President Malloy moved that specification revision for Combination Building Inspector be\napproved. Motion was seconded by Member Brandt which was passed by a 3-0 vote (Santos-\nabsent).\n5-A.\nInformational Report, June 22, 2015, Regarding Designation of Eligible List\n-\nCustomer Service Representative, 2015-20 for Intermediate Clerk Vacancy,\nPD.1510.004\nCivil Service Board accepted informational report.\n5-B. Activity Report - Period of June 1, 2015 through August 31, 2015.\nFULL-TIME HIRES\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBIA Minutes)2015 Minutes)2015-10-0 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 5, "text": "City of Alameda Page 5\nCivil Service Board Minutes\nRegular Meeting October 7, 2015\n06/02/2015\nCommunity Development\nFire/Bldg Code Compliance Officer\n06/08/2015\nCity Attorney's Office\nParalegal\n06/15/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nDistribution Engineer\n06/15/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nStock Clerk\n06/15/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nSystem Operator\n06/29/2015\nCommunity Development\nPlanner I\n07/13/2015\nRecreation\nPark Maintenance Equipment Operator\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\n07/13/2015\nFire\nFirefighters (8)\n08/31/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nMeter Reader\nLATERAL TRANSFERS\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\n06/01/2015\nTo Recreation\nOffice Assistant\nFrom City Clerk\nPROMOTIONS\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\n06/14/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nChief System Dispatcher\n06/14/2015\nPolice\nPolice Maintenance Technician\n06/28/2015\nFire\nFire Apparatus Operator\n06/28/2015\nFire\nFire Captains (2)\n07/01/2015\nCity Manager's Office\nExecutive Assistants (2)\n07/12/2015\nCommunity Development\nAssistant Community Development Director\n07/12/2015\nCommunity Development\nExecutive Assistant\n07/26/2015\nPolice\nPublic Safety Communications Supervisor\n08/09/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nAssistant General Manager-Engineering & Operations\n08/09/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nUtility Accountant\n08/09/2015\nAlameda Municipal Power\nSystem Operator\n08/23/2015\nPublic Works\nSenior Clerk\n08/23/2015\nCommunity Development\nSupervising Building Inspector\nVOLUNTARY LAY OFFS\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\n06/11/2015\nRecreation\nOffice Assistant\nRETIREMENTS\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\n06/07/2015\nFire\nFire Captain\n06/15/2015\nPublic Works\nPublic Works Supervisor\n07/11/2015\nPublic Works\nTraffic Signal Maintenance Technician\n07/24/2015\nPolice\nPolice Lieutenant\n07/31/2015\nPolice\nSenior Public Safety Dispatcher\nSEPARATIONS\nDATE\nDEPARTMENT\nJOB CLASSIFICATION\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBVAll Minutes/2015 Minutes/2015-10-07 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 6, "text": "Layoff\nProgram and that this is the third time we have done so. In this case, the program was made\navailable to the employees in the Recreation and Park Department, particularly due to Park Division\nstaffing restructuring. Before beginning to address restructuring, the City wanted to offer the\nVoluntary Layoff Program. One individual took advantage of the opportunity, taking the layoff and\nthen subsequently retiring.\nVice President Malloy asked for information regarding the provisions of the Voluntary Layoff Program\nbecause it was department specific rather than citywide, and asked if it was it a resolution? Executive\nSecretary Kovacs stated she does not believe that it was a resolution approved by Council, but that it\nwas approved by the City Manager and that staff would confirm and provide the Board with\ndocumentation. Vice President Malloy asked for a copy to be e-mailed to her.\nVice President Malloy asked if any of the Separations were involuntary. Executive Secretary Kovacs\nstated that all of the Separations listed were releases from probation.\nMember Brandt asked for clarification of being released from probation. Executive Secretary Kovacs\nstated that the probationary period is designed to be the final component of the examination and\nqualification process. Most positions have a 12 month probationary period, so at any time during that\nperiod the employee can be released from probation.\nVice President Malloy moved that the Activity Report be approved. Motion was seconded by\nMember Brandt which was passed by a 3-0 vote (Santos-absent).\n6.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (PUBLIC COMMENT)\n(Any person may address the Civil Service Board in regard to any matter over which the Civil\nService Board has jurisdiction or of which it may take cognizance that is not on the agenda)\nNone.\n7.\nCIVIL SERVICE BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS FROM BOARD)\nVice President Malloy thanked Executive Secretary Kovacs for all of her hard work dedication and\nwished her a wonderful, happy and long retirement.\nPresident Batchelor wanted to thank Executive Secretary Kovacs for all of her years and wished her a\nwonderful retirement.\n8.\nCIVIL SERVICE BOARD COMMUNICATIONS (COMMUNICATIONS FROM STAFF)\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs thanked the Civil Service Board and announced that Beth Fritz will also\nbe leaving Human Resources. Human Resources staff will be absorbing all of the responsibilities to\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBVAll Minutes/2015 Minutes12015-10-07 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CivilServiceBoard", "date": "2015-10-07", "page": 7, "text": "City of Alameda Page 7\nCivil Service Board Minutes\nRegular Meeting October 7, 2015\nprovide staff support to the Board.\nExecutive Secretary Kovacs stated that at the last Council Meeting, Certificates of Service were\npresented to former Civil Service Board Members Peter Horikoshi and Linda McHugh.\n9\nCONFIRMATION OF NEXT CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING\nWednesday, January 6, 2016\n2016 Calendar for the Civil Service Board Meetings was given to the Board.\n11. ADJOURNMENT\nMeeting was adjourned at 5:21 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nDays FOR\nJill Kovacs\nActing Human Resources Director and\nExecutive Secretary to the Civil Service Board\nG:\\Personnel\\CSBIAll Minutes/2015 Minutes/2015-10-07 CSB Minutes-Mtg Draft", "path": "CivilServiceBoard/2015-10-07.pdf"}