{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY\nTO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC)\nTUESDAY--JANUARY 16, 2018- -6:59 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:03 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers/Commissioners Ezzy Ashcraft,\nMatarrese, Oddie, Vella and Mayor/Chair Spencer -\n5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Matarrese moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by\nunanimous voice vote - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk\npreceding the paragraph number.]\n(*18-015CC/18-001SACIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and SACIC\nMeetings Held on December 5 and 19, 2017. [City Council and SACIC]. Approved.\n(*18-016CC/18-002SACIC) SUMMARY: Issue Certificate of Completion to Wind River\nPursuant to the DDA.\nRecommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Issue a Certificate of Completion to\nLVA4 Alameda WRW, L.P. and LVA4 Alameda WRW II, L.P. pursuant to the Disposition\nand Development Agreement (DDA) with the former Community Improvement\nCommission of the City of Alameda. [City Council and SACIC]. Accepted.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 7:04 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk and Secretary, SACIC\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Joint Meeting of the\nAlameda City Council and Successor Agency\nto the Community Improvement Commission\nJanuary 16, 2018\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -JANUARY 16, 2018- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:05 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie,\nVella and Mayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(18-017) Mayor Spencer announced the rent increase matter [paragraph no. 18-040]\nwas withdrawn.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(18-018) Mayor Spencer read and presented a proclamation to Jim Franz.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(18-019) Andrew Blyholder, Porsche Club of America, submitted a letter and requested\nevents at Alameda Point be permitted.\n(18-020) Sharon Aminy, Eden I&R, outlined Eden I&R's services and thanked the\nCouncil for its support.\n(18-021) Denise Sicat Wong, Filipino Advocates for Justice, discussed the situation at\n470 Central Avenue and urged Council to pass a moratorium.\n(18-022) Emily Hills, Alameda, discussed her living conditions, lack of response by her\nlandlord, and requested that the City provide assistance.\n(18-023) Matt Lang, Alameda, stated that he is a tenant; expressed concern over\nevictions; asked the Council to help.\n(18-024) Brad Hirn, Alameda Renters Coalition, further discussed Ms. Hills tenancy;\nstated she received an unlawful detainer; outlined issues with the landlord; stated\nimmediate intervention is needed.\n(18-025) Lily Conable, Encinal High School, announced a Political and Proud event to\nencourage women and girls to be involved in politics and advocate for their rights.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Spencer announced the Transportation Choices Plan [paragraph no. 18-030],\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 3, "text": "Parcel Map resolution [paragraph no. 18-033 and final passage of the ordinance\n[paragraph no. 18-036 were removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nThe City Clerk noted the salary amount in the salary schedule resolution [paragraph no.\n*18-034 is the correct amount, rather than the amount in the staff report.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the\nparagraph number.]\n(*18-026) Minutes of the Special City Council Meetings Held on December 19, 2017.\nApproved.\n(*18-027) Ratified bills in the amount of $10,910,812.64.\n(*18-028) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amendment to\nan Agreement with Ninyo and Moore to Add the Amount of $15,900, for a Total\nAgreement Amount of $138,504, and to Extend the Term to February 28, 2018 for\nGeotechnical Testing and Inspection Services for Estuary Park. Accepted.\n(*18-029) Recommendation to Accept the Work of GoodLand Landscape Construction\nInc. for Estuary Park Site Improvements Phase 1, No. P.W. 02-16-01. Accepted.\n(*18-030) Recommendation to Adopt Draft City of Alameda Transportation Choices\nPlan.\nStated that she supports the staff recommendation to remove the proposed bus lanes\non Island Drive: Dawn Jaeger, Community of Harbor Bay Isle Owners Association\n(CHBIO).\nStated that he supports the plan as amended with removal of the proposed bus lanes\non Bay Farm Island: Charles Hodgkins, CHBIO.\nStated that she would like to be involved in the shuttle exploration project with staff: Pat\nPotter, Bike Walk Alameda.\nStated everyone can be proud of the plan; suggested a shuttle continue to be explored;\ndiscussed changes in traffic in the Tube: Former Councilmember Tony Daysog,\nAlameda.\nExpressed his gratitude to Council for having staff revisit the shuttle matter and to staff\nfor working on making the shuttle the top priority; clarified the suggestion is not the final\nblue print; urged approval: Tony Kuttner, Greater Alameda Business Association.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 4, "text": "Mayor Spencer requested clarification on the priority of the shuttle.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded the shuttle is listed as a high priority; stated staff is\nbalancing all of the high priority projects with other deadlines.\nMayor Spencer stated there are 12 high priorities listed under near term completion.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft discussed the importance of meeting with stakeholders\nahead of making a proposal; stated that she would like specific numbers for the benefits\nto AC Transit and riders regarding the changes being made to the Westline Drive bus\nlane; requested staff seek feedback from Harbor Bay Farm residents on what would\nwork best.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he is thankful to staff for moving the shuttle up to high\npriority; the City needs to ensure lower wage earners in the area are not harmed.\nVice Mayor Vella expressed appreciation for including Bike Walk Alameda and all\ncommunity partners; stated that she would like staff to be careful on how resources are\nallocated.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired why the Miller Sweeney multimodal Bridge is not\na high, rather than a midterm, completion priority.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded the bridge is a high priority; stated the priority is\nmidterm due to the price and time it takes to design a new bridge.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City would be looking to receive\nfunding from Regional Measure 3.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded the project is a County project; staff will look at all\npossible funding sources.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the completion date will be closer to 3\nyears, rather than 8 years.\nThe Base Reuse Director responded closer to 8 years.\nMayor Spencer stated that she is not happy with AC Transit being on time only 80% of\nthe time; commuters need to arrive to work on time; the community was surveyed and\nwould like a shuttle service; expressed concern with the bike share program not\nproviding helmets to youth and parking the bicycles in the middle of the sidewalk; stated\nthat she would like staff to work with community members to make the plan successful.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of adopting the draft City of Alameda\nTransportation Choices Plan.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 5, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*18-031) Recommendation to Award a One Year Contract, with the Option of Two One-\nYear Extensions, in the Amount Not to Exceed $274,378, Including Contingency, to\nBKF Engineers to Finalize the Design of the Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway and\nAtlantic Gap Segments of the Cross Alameda Trail (between Main Street and\nConstitution Way). Accepted.\n(*18-032) Recommendation to Award a Contract for an Amount, Including Contingency,\nnot to Exceed $367,940, to Schaaf & Wheeler for the Preparation of Engineering\nDocuments for the Upgrade of the City of Alameda Sewer Pump Stations, Phase 4.\nAccepted.\n(18-033) Adoption of Resolution Approving Parcel Map No. 10275 - A Parcel Map for\nthe Proposed Subdivision of the Parcel at 1700 Harbor Bay Parkway (Hampton Inn and\nSuites) into Two Parcels. Not adopted.\nStated the issues being raised by the opposition are not related to the Parcel Map; the\nmatter is not a union issue: Zack Wasserman, Applicant's Attorney.\nStated the applicant needs to separate the parcel to get financing; submitted a handout\nto Council: Ty Hudson, Unite Here.\nThe Planning Services Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the issue came before the Planning Board in August\n2014, to which the Planning Services Manager responded the issue came before the\nPlanning Board, but not Council, at said time.\nMayor Spencer inquired why the issue is coming before Council now and not in 2014.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the project has been approved; stated the\napplicants are pulling building permits; what is currently before Council is the request to\nsplit the parcel into two lots.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired why the parcel needs to be split.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the financing criteria requires the hotel to be\non its own lot.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the Planning Board ever looked at the subdivision of\nthe lots.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the Planning Board did review the\nsubdivision of the lots.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 6, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether the item would still need to be approved by Council,\nto which the Planning Services Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the\nPlanning Board made a recommendation three years ago that the Council approve the\nparcel map.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired how the project site is not subject to the 0.5 FAR [Floor\nArea Ratio].\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the suggestion that Planning Board\nResolution 1533 lifted the language of Bay Edge Road and made it applicable to the\nentire business park is not correct.\nMayor Spencer inquired what is the FAR.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded FAR is the ratio of the building gross square\nfootage to the site.\nMayor Spencer inquired what the building would look like in a lower FAR versus a\nhigher FAR.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the lower FAR means more land compared\nto a higher FAR having more building compared to land area.\nMayor Spencer inquired what the definition means pertaining to the current project.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the approved plans for the current project\nhave an FAR of 1.32, which means the amount of hotel building is 1.32 of the lot area;\nthe proposed lot area is approximately 4,000 square feet, the proposed building area is\n53,000 square feet.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the height issue is what is being raised, to which the\nPlanning Services Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether staff is submitting that the ratio does not pertain to the\nheight concerns.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the parking concern is being addressed.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the project meets the parking requirements\nset forth in the zoning requirements.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested clarification of Exhibit D, page 5 Planning Board\nResolution 1203, Condition 44.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 7, "text": "The Planning Services Manager stated Conditions 44 and 46 references the FAR limit;\nstated staff's opinion and how the City consistently applies the standard is that the 0.5\nFAR limit pertains to the area between the lagoons and San Francisco Bay, and does\nnot apply to the other portion of the business park.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the condition does not apply to the business\npark portion even though the section refers to Tract 4500, to which the Planning\nServices Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether Council can deny the request if a majority believes the\nconditions are not consistent with the General Plan, zoning or parking.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded the Council's discretion is very limited;\nstated under the Subdivision Map Act, the Council must approve the parcel map if the\nfindings can be made; if any one of the findings cannot be made, Council must deny the\nparcel map; staff's position is clear; the findings can be made set forth in the draft\nresolution; the recommendation is that Council approve the parcel map.\nMayor Spencer stated that she will not support the request; community members have\nlegitimate concerns regarding the height and parking.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the table shows the FAR that are applicable to each\narea and the hierarchy described in the resolution.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of [the resolution approving] the\nrecommendation approved by the Planning Board, approving the Parcel Map and\nproposed subdivision at 1700 Harbor Bay Parkway.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Vella expressed concerns with the lack of clarity in the\nDevelopment Agreement (DA) and how it is being interpreted.\nThe Planning Services Manager noted the Abbot Lab building also exceeds the 0.5\nFAR.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether staff has the resolution for the Abbot Lab building.\nThe Planning Services Manager responded that he does not have the documents with\nhim.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired whether the approval is based on the table in the\nexhibits, to which the Planning Services Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer stated the proposal is not consistent with the General Plan' she is\nopposing the request.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 8, "text": "Councilmember Oddie stated that he concurs with Vice Mayor Vella; requested that\nstaff return with a DA that is clearer.\nOn the call for the question, the motion failed by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft and Matarrese. Noes: Mayor Spencer - 1. Abstentions:\nCouncilmembers Oddie and Vella - 2.\n[The matter was opened for reconsideration after final passage of the ordinance\n[paragraph no. 18-036].]\n(*18-034) Resolution No. 15340, \"Amending the Management and Confidential\nEmployees Association (MCEA) Salary Schedule Establishing the Salary Range for\nPark Maintenance Supervisor Effective January 16, 2018.\" Adopted.\n(*18-035) Resolution No. 15341, \"Providing Written Confirmation of Previous City\nCouncil Authorization of a Portion of the City Base Allocation and Required Match\nAmount for Site A Eden Affordable Senior Project for Application to County Rental\nHousing Development Fund.\" Adopted; and\n(*18-035A) Resolution No. 15342, \"Providing Written Confirmation of Previous City\nCouncil Authorization of a Portion of the City Base Allocation and Required Match\nAmount for Site A Eden Affordable Family Project for Application to County Rental\nHousing Development Fund.' Adopted.\n(18-036) Ordinance No. 3208, \"Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Deleting\nSection 30-4.17C \"G Special Government Combining District,\" and Amending the\nZoning Map to Ensure Consistency Between the City of Alameda Municipal Code,\nZoning Map and the Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda Community Reuse Plan for the\nNorth Housing Property Located on Singleton Avenue on the Former Naval Air Station\nin Alameda in Order to Convey the Property to CP VI Admirals Cove, LLC, Habitat for\nHumanity, and the Alameda Housing Authority. [The Proposed Zoning Amendments,\nwhich Remove the 435-Unit Housing Limit, Would Not Result in Any New Environmental\nImpacts or More Severe Environmental Impacts Than Those Previously Identified with\nthe Adoption of the Community Reuse Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) 2009\nAddendum, and the Housing Element 2012 EIR Addendum].\" Finally passed.\nStated that he supports the project: Austin Tam, Alameda.\nStated removing the cap is not a good idea: Dorothy Freeman, Alameda.\nStated retaining the cap would increase the chances of developing affordable housing:\nJoseph Woodard, Alameda Citizens Task Force.\nUrged Council to make affordable housing a reality for all Alamedans: Katie Derrig,\nOperation Dignity.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 9, "text": "Stated the cap is against the City's Housing Element; urged Council to support the\nproposal to alleviate the housing crisis: Toni Grimm, Alameda Renters Coalition (ARC).\nThanked Council for removing the cap and supporting affordable housing: Liz Verela,\nBuilding Futures.\nStated the notice in the paper that stated that Carmel Partners requested the cap be\nremoved, which is incorrect: Irene Dieter, Alameda.\nUrged Council to not impose a new cap: Doug Biggs, Alameda Point Collaborative.\nUrged Council to support the project to provide much needed housing: Gaby Dolphin,\nAlameda.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she does not agree with the statement that\nremoving the cap will reduce the number of affordable housing; she is ready to support\nthe ordinance.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the project needs to be 30 units per acre for\naffordable housing; the City needs leverage to trade with a developer to receive more\naffordable housing; he would like to replace the resolution language with 15 units on the\nparcel that will be privately owned and make it 30 units on the parcel from the Housing\nAuthority and Habitat from Humanity to deliver affordable units.\nMayor Spencer requested clarification regarding how staff can obtain a higher\npercentage of affordable housing.\nThe City Manager stated if the parcel is sold and a new developer requests to build\nmore than 15 units per acre, staff could request additional benefits from the developer;\nstaff can request additional affordable housing units or any items that would benefit the\ncommunity.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated affordable housing is expensive to build and he would\nlike to ensure the value the City is giving the private owners is leveraged.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she raised the point previously and staff stated it would be\npossible but difficult to do; she would like to remove administrative road blocks to\naffordable housing; she is in support of moving forward on the project.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested clarification on a hypothetical; inquired whether\nCarmel Partners could purchase the property then sell it in the future and the developer\ncould tear the entire structure down and build something else.\nThe City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the hypothetical pertains to the\nprivate property, not the Housing Authority parcel.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Oddie stated that he disagrees with Councilmember Matarrese's\ncomments; he plans on supporting the item.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved final passage of the ordinance.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Spencer inquired whether Carmel Partners could sell the\nproperty and not rehab the units.\nThe City Manager responded Carmel Partners could sell or remodel the property.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether, now that the cap is removed, Carmel Partners could\nreassess the value and decide to either proceed with the rehab or sell the property at\nthe increased value.\nThe City Manager responded Carmel Partners has a right to build 30 units per acre.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether Carmel Partners could do something different than\nrehabbing the property because they will own the property, to which the City Manager\nresponded in the affirmative; stated the request would go through the normal process of\nhaving community input and appearing before the Planning Board and Council.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether nothing legally binding Carmel Partners to rehabilitate\nthe units, to which the City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether maximizing the number of units would have significant\nmore retail value to Carmel Partners as a private developer.\nThe City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer requested an outline of the community benefits that will be received\nfrom Carmel Partners.\nThe City Manager responded the two primary benefits are the connection of Singleton\nand Mosley Avenues, which adds access to Estuary Park, and cleaning out the storm\nwater and upgrading the storm drain; stated other terms are still being discussed.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the community will still receive all the benefits if\nCarmel Partners does not rehab the units.\nThe City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the community would still receive the benefits if the\nproperty was sold to a different developer.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 11, "text": "The City Manager responded the community would most likely receive more benefits if\nthe project was a not remodel; stated a new project with a higher density would be\nreviewed just like any other project and additional community benefits would be\nrequested if there is an additional profit margin.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the developer would have to agree to the terms.\nThe City Manager responded the process is a negotiation with the ultimate approval\nbeing either the Planning Board or City Council.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether Tim Lewis Communities (TLC) contributed to Jean\nSweeney Park.\nThe City Manager responded TLC donated $2 million to Jean Sweeney Park.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council would still have a say in the\nterms if the property went to another developer.\nThe City Manager responded only certain actions trigger the item returning to Council;\nstated Council could always call the item for review.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether one advantage to building new\ndevelopments is having new infrastructure, to which the City Manager responded in the\naffirmative; stated an advantage to the current project is that the units will be available\nsooner.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the 25% housing requirement at Site A\nwas a requirement of the U.S. Navy, to which the City Manager responded in the\naffirmative.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether Carmel Partners has indicated to staff that they plan\non redoing the plan and building 30 units, to which the City Manager responded in the\nnegative; stated Carmel Partner's plan is to remodel the current units.\nVice Mayor Vella moved approval of calling the question.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion to call the question, which carried by the\nfollowing voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie and Vella\n- 4. Noes: Mayor Spencer - 1.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Oddie and Vella - 3. Noes: Councilmember Matarrese\nand Mayor Spencer - 2.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 9:08 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:12 p.m.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 12, "text": "(18-033 REOPENED) Resolution No. 15343, \"Disapproving Parcel Map No. 10275 - A\nParcel Map for the Proposed Subdivision of the Parcel at 1700 Harbor Bay Parkway\n(Hampton Inn and Suites) into Two Parcels.\" Adopted.\nThe City Attorney stated an issue needs to be clarified on the Parcel Map matter.\nThe Assistant City Attorney stated the map act requires the City Council to either\napprove or disapprove the Parcel Map if findings are made.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether Council could move for reconsideration, to which the\nAssistant City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of reconsideration.\nThe City Attorney stated the motion needs to be done by one of the abstainers.\nVice Mayor Vella moved approval of reconsideration.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved [adoption of the resolution] approving of the Parcel\nMap.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which failed by the following voice\nvote: Ayes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft and Matarrese - 2. Noes: Councilmembers\nOddie, Vella and Mayor Spencer - 3.\nThe Assistant City Attorney stated to disapprove the Parcel Map, Council needs to\nmake a finding that the map is inconsistent with the General Plan.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would like the findings to enumerate the multiple\nreasons the map is inconsistent with the General Plan.\nThe City Attorney stated if Council wishes to take action tonight, it needs to be based on\nthe findings to disapprove the Parcel Map not being consistent with the General Plan; if\nCouncil would like staff to work through other findings to disapprove the matter, it will\nhave to be brought back.\nMayor Spencer stated the reasons should be enumerated.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated there is a problem with the General Plan and the\nDevelopment Agreement (DA).\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 13, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella stated the findings are that the map is inconsistent with the General\nPlan and there are issues with the DA; the findings should be clear.\nMayor Spencer stated that she does not believe the matter needs to return to Council;\nthe findings can be made that the map does not meet the list in the General Plan.\nThe City Attorney stated only one finding needs to be made.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Councilmember Oddie's request for\nclarification of the DA is the same thing as saying the findings are inconsistent with the\nGeneral Plan.\nThe City Attorney responded Councilmember Oddie is suggesting changes could be\nmade and the matter could return with clarifications to make compliance with the DA\nand General Plan clearer and more consistent.\nThe Assistant City Attorney stated the requirement would be an amendment to the\nGeneral Plan because the relevant finding is that the proposed map is not consistent\nwith the General Plan; suggested making some changes to revise the resolution; stated\nthe title should delete the word \"approving\" and replace it with the word \"disapproving.\"\nMayor Spencer stated the first two findings do not adhere to the General Plan.\nThe Assistant City Attorney stated the first two findings speak to the same topic.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated there is no design in front of Council; inquires how the\nsecond finding can be included if there is no design yet.\nThe Assistant City Attorney stated the finding is referring to the design or improvement\nthat is on the map, not the actual design that would be approved by the Planning Board.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the improvement could be the division\nof the parcel, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated\nboth findings one and two are inconsistent with the General Plan.\nThe Assistant City Attorney read the changes to be made.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution as revised.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Oddie, Vella and Mayor Spencer - 3. Noes: Councilmember Ezzy\nAshcraft and Matarrese - 2.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(18-037) Public Hearing to Consider Approving the Housing and Community\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 14, "text": "Development Needs Statement for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)\nAnnual Plan for Fiscal Year 2018-19.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst gave a Power Point presentation.\nSubmitted survey results regarding the needs of community, facilities, social services,\nbusinesses, job services and housing services: Jennifer Hastings, Social Service\nHuman Relations Board (SSHRB).\nUrged Council to address the homeless issues in Alameda: Liz Varela, Building Futures.\nUrged Council to fund programs to serve Alameda's most vulnerable: Audrey Hyman,\nSSHRB.\nUrged adoption of the needs statement; stated legal services for people with housing\nissues should be adequately funded: Rasheed Shabazz, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Oddie agreed with Mr. Shabazz that funds should be set aside to assist\npeople with housing issues; stated he is happy to move forward with approval.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she concurs with Councilmember Oddie; she supports\nsetting aside funds to assist the public with legal needs regarding housing issues and\nbeing proactive to meet needs.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would like the survey to break down the moderate\nversus the high need responses from the community; stated transfer tax money could\nalso be used for affordable housing.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the needs statement for the CDBG\nAnnual Plan.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\n(18-038) Recommendation to Accept Report on Interim Inspection, Testing, Preliminary\nAnalyses and Reporting Services for Rehabilitation of Piers 1, 2, and 3 at Alameda\nPoint.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired what makes up the chemical deterioration.\nSam Yao, Simpson Gumpertz and Heger (SGH), responded the Bay water and sulfates\ncaused the chemical deterioration.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director continued the presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 15, "text": "Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the severe and major deterioration is\nshown by the different colors on the presentation, to which the Assistant Community\nDevelopment Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired what the difference is between major and\nsevere.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the description is on page 5\nof the presentation; continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the funds will be out of Base Reuse and future\nlease revenue.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; stated the\nfunds will depend on who the partner is on the piers; continued the presentation.\nGayle Johnson, SGH, continued the Power Point presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether staff would schedule the work if the City is interested\nin doing the replacement, to which staff responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated Alameda is an Island with a working waterfront\nand she cannot wait to see the kind of tenants that the City will attract; she is prepared\nto accept the report.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of accepting the report.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Matarrese stated the most alarming thing is that he\nsaw the City's MARAD ship at the Port of Oakland; being birthed there, not in Alameda,\nreduces revenue; he believes the report is timely, extensive and necessary in assessing\nwhat to do with the property.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the cost of the dredging is the reason the MARAD ship\nwas moved.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the cost of dredging have\ngone up; stated the City does not have commercial activity which would help fund the\ncost; lobbyists have gone to Washington D.C. to try to bring resources to Alameda and\nmake it a non-issue for MARAD for years; staff has been working on the issue.\nMayor Spencer thanked staff for the report.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 16, "text": "On the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(18-039) Mayor Spencer stated a motion is needed to consider the referrals.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council would be agreeable to limiting\nthe speaker time to two minutes.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the limit can only be done on the referrals and not oral\ncommunications.\nThe City Clerk responded oral communications has been limited in the past.\nThe City Attorney responded there is no prohibition on limiting speaker time for oral\ncommunications/non-agenda.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved to limit public comment on the remaining items\nwith more than five speakers.\nThe motion failed for a lack of second.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft is proposing to hear all\nof the referrals.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she will not support going past 11:00 p.m.\nMayor Spencer stated a motion is needed to consider any remaining items.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of hearing the tobacco referral [paragraph\nno. 18-047].\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft second the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Spencer requested a friendly amendment to the motion to add\nthe rent fee [paragraph no. 18-049].\nCouncilmember Matarrese accepted the friendly amendment.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft requested a friendly amendment to the motion to limit\nitems with more than five speakers limit to two minutes.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested the friendly amendment to the motion be to limit all\nspeakers to two minutes.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft and Matarrese accepted the friendly amendment.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n15\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 17, "text": "On the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie and Mayor Spencer - 4. Noes: Vice\nMayor Vella - 1.\n(18-040) Recommendation to Review the Rent Increase Concerns at 3315 Willis Lane\nand Consider Whether to Authorize the Mayor to Send a Letter Encouraging the Owner\nto Comply with the Rent Review Advisory Committee's (RRAC) Decision. Not heard.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-041) The City Manager stated that she met with Wilma Chan's office to review ways\nto have a warming center for the homeless; next steps were identified and the matter\nwill be coming to Council; new art in City Hall will be up for three months; then, another\nlottery will be done to display art from additional local artists.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(18-042) Erik Strimling, ARC, discussed the rent increase case that was not heard\n[paragraph no. 18-040]; requested a rent cap for Alameda; stated Alameda needs a\nmoratorium.\n(18-043) Catherine Pauling, ARC, stated legal protections for tenants are needed;\nrequested that the City contract with a tenant legal group to provide a resource for\ntenants.\n(18-044) Anthony Brown, ARC, stated that he is an Operation Dignity resident; residents\nliving at Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) deal with a lot of safety and maintenance\nissues being brought up and ignored; the tenants are afraid due to retaliation; requested\nprotection for tenants.\nMayor Spencer requested staff to look into safety concerns and habitability at APC and\nprovide an update of who suffered injuries or was impacted from the water concerns.\n(18-045) Nyiah Andrews, APC Tenant, requested immediate intervention and\nprotections from retaliation for reporting uninhabitable living conditions; stated eviction\nproceedings were started due to her reporting uninhabitable living conditions.\nMayor Spencer inquired what can be done regarding unlawful evictions at APC to allow\nCouncil time to review the allegations; stated that she has brought the issue regarding\nmaintenance not being done to staff's attention in the past.\nThe City Attorney stated staff will reach out to APC and find out the status.\nMayor Spencer stated the inquiry would be regarding the unlawful eviction and\nretaliation; inquired what would be the pathway to do a moratorium on the evictions.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n16\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 18, "text": "Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is satisfied with the City Attorney's\nanswer to have staff look into the matter and determine the next step.\nThe City Manager stated staff has the contact information from the last two public\nspeakers and will reach out to them to see what can be done.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(18-046) Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process.\n(18-047) Consider Directing Staff to Draft an Ordinance Requiring the Licensure of\nTobacco Retailers, Including a Ban on the Sale of Menthol Cigarettes and Other\nFlavored Tobacco and Enacting an Annual Fee. (Councilmembers Matarrese and\nOddie)\nCouncilmembers Oddie and Matarrese made brief comments regarding the referral.\nUrged Council to support the referral; submitted and read a letter from Peralta\nCommunity College: Marlene Hurd, Merritt College Tobacco-Less Club.\nUrged Council to ensure tobacco retailer licensees' are not granted to pharmacies: Bob\nGordon, Alameda County Tobacco Control Coalition (ACTCC).\nUrged Council to remove flavored tobacco and menthol from tobacco retailers: Philip\nGardner, African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC).\nStated banning does not work; statistics show that education ensures better control over\nunderage sales of tobacco: Teresa Harborth, Alameda.\n***\n(18-048) Mayor Spencer stated a motion is needed to continue the meeting past 11:00\np.m.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of continuing the meeting.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following\nvoice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese and Mayor Spencer - 3.\nNoes: Councilmembers Oddie and Vella - 2.\nStated tobacco is killing the African American community; urged Council to make the\nright decision: Kwesi, AATCLC.\nSubmitted information; showed packages of flavored tobacco and discussed how the\npackaging encourage underage tobacco use: Vy Vo, ACTCC.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n17\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 19, "text": "Note: Vice Mayor Vella left the dais at 10:58 p.m. and returned at 11:00 p.m.\nUrged Council to support strong tobacco retail licensing for the City of Alameda;\ndistributed candy samples to show similarity to the tobacco packaging: Rosalyn Moya,\nAlameda County Tobacco Free Coalition.\nExpressed concern with the marketing of tobacco products to youth; urged Council to\nrestrict the sale of flavored tobacco: Rachel Gratz-Lazarus, Alameda.\nUrged Council to create strong laws to protect youth from accessing flavored tobacco\nproducts: Kelsey Norman, ACTCC.\nUrged Council to protect youth in the retail environment and support the licensure:\nLimairy Rodriguez, ACTCC.\nStated banning the products from retailers will not solve the problem and would only\ncreate a black market: Yazeed Dames, Alameda Retailer.\nStated that he opposes the measure; the City will lose tax dollars; discussed flavored\ntobaccos being used for cannabis: Raed Abdallah, Alameda Retailer.\nDiscussed Senate Bill 1400; stated other cities are working with retailers to devise a\nprogram and work together and find a solution: Bob Sekhon.\nStated retailers do not sell to minors; the black market and adult family members give\ntobacco to minors; the tobacco tax goes to education of youth; urged Council to give the\ntax a chance to work: Ann Sekhon.\nUrged Council to have a plan to reduce youth access to tobacco: Serena Chen,\nAlameda.\nStated licensing allows for cities to decide the standards for retailers selling tobacco\nproducts and holds retailers accountable: Paul Cummings, Alameda County Public\nHealth.\nUrged Council to limit access to flavored tobacco products: Lizzie Velten, American\nHeart Association.\nRead a poem he wrote about addiction to tobacco in the Black community: Rasheed\nShabazz, Alameda.\nStated that he is a retailer and does not sell to minors; urged Council to allow the\ntobacco tax initiative to work: Paul Sekhon.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n18\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 20, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella stated the public health cost is too much of a risk; she would like to\nknow how many other licensing fee structure are coming before staff and what\ndepartment the licensing will be through to understand the impact on the department;\nhow many man hours will be associated with the licensure is an important calculation;\nallowing flavored tobacco in certain shops will create a monopoly and be difficult to\nenforce.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like staff to inform Council where\nthe item would fit in with all the matrix of other work, like homelessness; any ordinance\nwill have an enforcement mechanism, which needs to be taken into account; the health\nand well-being of youth is important; she supports directing staff to return to Council\nwith an ordinance.\nThe City Manager listed the items that are higher priority ahead of the tobacco referral.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated more discussion needs to be done before an actual\nordinance.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the priority is less urgent than homelessness and rent\ncontrol; staff should be given direction; he is confident that the City Manager will work\nwith staff to put the item in its proper place; he would like more discussion with the\ncommunity and Council.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would like data based discussions, with input from\nAlameda's youth, on where they are purchasing tobacco products; she would like to\nhave more education at the School District; data needs to be recent.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of moving forward with the referral with\nconsideration of the Council comments.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice\nvote - 5.\n(18-049) Consider Directing Staff to: 1) Determine Whether Council Can Enact an\nOrdinance to Pass Through a Portion of the Housing Program (Rent) Fee to Tenants; 2)\nClarify the City's Collection Efforts for Landlords who do not Pay the Fee by December\n31, 2017; and 3) Clarify that the Fee May be Passed Through as Part of a Rent\nIncrease. (Mayor Spencer and Vice Mayor Vella)\nMayor Spencer made brief comments regarding the referral.\nStated ARC would like to be involved with staff on the issue; questioned what the fee\nwill cover and whether enforcement will be considered: Catherine Pauling, ARC.\nVice Mayor Vella stated staff should be directed to review the data which has been\ncollected; inquired whether there are people that staff has not heard from or who are\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n19\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 21, "text": "refusing to pay; what are the numbers and what is the plan for enforcement; requested\nclarification regarding a separate ordinance relative to the fee and what would be\nincluded or the scope of that ordinance; stated that she would like different community\ngroups involved in the discussion; inquired what the fees will go towards and the\nspecific breakdown; is there value in drop in clinics; stated how other cities are\nstructuring fees should be reviewed.\nMayor Spencer stated that she does not believe Vice Mayor Vella's comments are a\npart of the referral.\nVice Mayor Vella stated her original proposal has been the impact relative to Ordinance\n3180 and can there be a stand-alone ordinance for some clarification regarding the fee;\nstated her proposal is a part of the referral.\nMayor Spencer read the referral.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she is requesting clarification and would like to direct staff\nto look into whether the ability to draft an ordinance is even possible.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she cannot support the referral; the staff\nreport states the work will be done by the spring of 2018 and she does not see the\nurgency of directing staff to accelerate the matter.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the City should look at some type of legal services or\nsupport for the community; the fee is not considered rent so he does not agree with\nmaking the fee go into the base rent.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of not directing staff to do the points in the\nreferral.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Vella inquired what is advice regarding the pass through\nis included in the frequently asked questions on the City website.\nThe City Attorney responded the landlord has to pay the full amount of the fee, but can\npass along half the fee to the tenant as part of the 5% rent increase.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the report on fees will include any clarification\nrelative to Ordinance 3180 instructions that were given in terms of splitting the fee.\nThe City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated staff has to return with an audit of\nthe fees.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired if staff is monitoring whether or not there is a pass-through.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n20\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 22, "text": "The City Attorney responded there is a laundry list of fixes for Ordinance 3180 to make\nthe program work better; stated staff will come back to Council with suggested changes.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired what is the legal basis for the matter returning to Council if\nOrdinance 3180 has been rescinded.\nThe City Attorney responded Ordinance 3180 did not address the establishment of the\nfee itself, which was done by resolution.\nVice Mayor Vella requested clarification on the fixes to Ordinance 3180 that will return\nto Council.\nThe City Manager responded staff will return to Council after the year [from the\nreferendum] is up.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether staff is saying there will be two presentations from\nstaff and the one in the spring is relative to an audit.\nThe City Manager responded the one is spring is the Nexus study.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the other presentation will not be until a year from\nthe date the ordinance was rescinded.\nThe City Attorney responded that she is unaware of the timing but she envisioned all the\nitems returning at the same time.\nMayor Spencer stated the items go outside the scope of the referral.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated dredging is outside the scope of piers and yet dredging\nwas discussed.\nOn the call for the question, the motion failed by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft and Matarrese - 2. Noes: Vice Mayor Vella and Mayor\nSpencer and - 2. Abstention: Councilmember Oddie - 1.\nMayor Spencer moved approval of the referral.\nVice Mayor Vella second the motion with a friendly amendment that Council direct staff\nto provide clarification on what can and cannot be done.\nThe City Attorney stated that she answered the question; the fee can be collected.\nVice Mayor Vella stated Ordinance 3180 clarified administration of the fee.\nThe City Attorney stated Vice Mayor Vella is correct; but the clarification is not in play;\nstaff would return to Council after the year mark.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n21\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 23, "text": "Mayor Spencer inquired whether Vice Mayor Vella would like that to be a friendly\namendment to the motion, to which Vice Mayor Vella responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on the motion.\nVice Mayor Vella clarified that she does not want to look at the new fee structure for the\nnext year without knowing what Council could be considering relative to administration\nof the fee.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Vice Mayor Vella is requesting to know\nsaid information by the spring, to which Vice Mayor Vella responded in the affirmative.\nThe Community Development Director stated that prior to July 1st, staff will update the\nfee study; she is hearing there might be an interest in looking at what are the\ncomponents of the work activity that goes into administering the program; pass-through\nhas to wait for one year from the date of the referendum; if the ordinance is incorporated\nin the City Charter, staff and Council's abilities may be determined in November and\nCouncil could be precluded from doing the pass-through.\nMayor Spencer requested clarification if the City Attorney's position is that if the Charter\namendment passes, there cannot be a subsequent action by Council in regards to pass-\nthrough.\nThe City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer and Vice Mayor Spencer agreed to withdraw the referral.\nNo vote was taken on the motion.\n(18-050) Consider Directing Staff to Provide Information on the Citywide Dockless Bike\nSharing Program and Return to Council with Additional Safety Requirements. Not\nheard. (Mayor Spencer and Vice Mayor Vella)\n(18-051) Consider Banning Motorized Commercial Vehicles, Including Robotic\nCommercial Vehicles, from Sidewalks and Commercial Drone Aircraft Used for\nDeliveries. Not heard. (Councilmember Matarrese)\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-052) Mayor Spencer noted that she and Councilmember Matarrese attended the\nMartin Luther King ceremony held in City Hall.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 12:15 a.m.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n22\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-01-16", "page": 24, "text": "Respectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n23\nJanuary 16, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-01-16.pdf"}