{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY-- -APRIL 3, 2018- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(18-175) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Significant exposure to\nlitigation pursuant to subdivisions (d)(2) and (e) (1) of Government Code Section\n54956.9 Number of cases: One (As Defendant - City Exposure to Legal Action)\n(18-176) Public Employee Performance Evaluation; Pursuant to Government Code \u00a7\n54957; Positions Evaluated: City Attorney - Janet Kern and City Clerk - Lara Weisiger\nFollowing the Closed Session regarding Litigation, the meeting was reconvened and the\nCity Clerk announced that direction was given to staff to schedule another two closed\nsessions.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 7:03 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:07 p.m.\n***\nFollowing the closed session regarding Performance Evaluation, the meeting was\nreconvened and the City Clerk announced that direction was given to staff.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 10:52 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\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -APRIL 3, 2018- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie,\nVella, and Mayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(18-177) Proclamation Declaring April 2018 as National Autism Awareness Month.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Beth Kenny, Jennifer Barrett\nand Jennifer Roloff, Commission on Disability.\nMs. Kenny made brief comments.\n(18-178) Mayor Spencer did a reading for the Season for Non-Violence on healing.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(18-179) Christoper Rabe, Alameda, discussed his arrest opposing installation of a\nSmart Meter; demanded an investigation.\n(18-180) Shelby Sheean, Alameda, stated Smart Meters are supposed to be voluntary;\nMr. Rabe's arrest was illegal; the City Council should direct the Police not to arrest\nothers; the arrest was a civil rights issues; Council should direct meters not be required\nto be installed; Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) should be directed to remove the\nSmart Meters at Mr. Rabe's house; urged the matter be placed on a Council agenda.\n(18-181) Nancy Gordon, Alameda, expressed concern over Electromotive Forces\n(EMFs) bombarding everyone; discussed the history of other substances, such as\ntobacco, lead paint, nuclear and smog.\n(18-182) Connie Roberts, Alameda, suggested casual carpool vehicles be able to use\nthe dedicated bus lane.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Spencer stated the VEOCI contract [paragraph no. 18-185 was removed from\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 3, "text": "the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*18-183) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, Joint City Council and Successor\nAgency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting, and Regular Meeting\nHeld on March 6, 2018; and the Special City Council Meeting Held on March 9, 2018.\nApproved.\n(*18-184) Ratified bills in the amount of $1,769,610.43.\n(18-185) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a 10 Year\nContract, with Two Five-Year Options to Renew, in an Amount not to Exceed $32,000\nAnnually for a Total not to Exceed Amount of $640,000 Over 20 Years, with Gray Wall\nSoftware, LLC for the Use of its Virtual Emergency Operation Center Intelligence\n(VEOCI) Emergency Operations Management Software.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether a Request for Proposals (RFP) was conducted for\nthe software and whether any data is shared with the Department of Homeland Security\n(DHS) or Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).\nThe Fire Captain responded an RFP was not done; stated vendors did presentations;\nfor the value, staff selected VEOCI; the internal use software does not go out to the\npublic and is not shared with ICE or DHS.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the data is controlled by the City and not transferred\nexternally, to which the Fire Captain responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the information is available to those that are a part of\nthe Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), to which the Fire Captain\nresponded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the Emergency Operations Center\n(EOC) has established a budget to cover the needs.\nThe Fire Captain responded staff is working on bringing a budget to Council.\nThe Deputy Fire Chief stated the item will be in the mid-cycle budget.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council will receive an overview of what\na year's budget would be for the EOC, to which the Fire Captain responded in the\naffirmative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 4, "text": "Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of authorizing the Acting City Manager\nto execute a 10 year contract, with two five-year options to renew, in an amount not to\nexceed $32,000 annually for a total not to exceed amount of $640,000 over 20 years,\nwith Gray Wall Software, LLC for the use of its Virtual Emergency Operation Center\nIntelligence Emergency Operations Management Software.\nMayor Spencer seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Spencer inquired whether the contract can be terminated with\n60 days' notice.\nThe Fire Captain responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired why the City is not just buying a subscription for the\nnext five years.\nThe Fire Captain responded the length could be five years, but staff would need to\nreturn to Council every five years to renew.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(*18-186) Recommendation to Consent to a Transfer, Assignment, and Assumption of\nCity Deeds of Trust, Promissory Notes, and Regulatory Agreement, New Housing\nAuthority Loan and Affordability Agreement for the Properties at 920 Park Street (Ann B.\nDiament) and 460 Buena Vista Avenue (China Clipper) and Authorize the Acting City\nManager to Negotiate and Execute All Necessary Documents. Accepted.\n(*18-187) Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $333,080, Including\nContingencies, to Ray's Electric for Park Street Corridor Safety and Operations\nImprovements, No. P. W. 03-15-03. Accepted.\n(18-188) Resolution No. 15364, \"Approving Parcel Map No. 10782 - A Parcel Map for\nthe Proposed Subdivision of Three Parcels at 1955, 2065, and 2095 North Loop Road\ninto Four Parcels.\" Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(18-189) Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Second Amendment to a License with\nAmber Kinetics, Inc. for Twenty-Four Months for Use of an Unimproved Lot Located at\n641 West Red Line Avenue at Alameda Point and Authorizing the City Manager to\nExecute the Necessary Documents. Introduced.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nMark Stout, Amber Kinetics, gave a Power Point presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 5, "text": "Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how many employees Amber Kinetics has.\nMr. Stout responded there 50 employees currently.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the company is still growing, to which\nMr. Stout responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired where the 50 employees work, to which Mr. Stout responded\nthe employees work in Union City.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Amber Kinetics is contemplating a\nmove to Alameda, to which Mr. Stout responded it is a possibility.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved introduction of the ordinance.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(18-190) Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City\nManager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease with\nFaction Brewing Company, LLC a California Limited Liability Company, for a Ten-Year\nLease with Two Ten-Year Extension Options for Building 22, Bay 200 Located at 2501\nMonarch Street at Alameda Point. Introduced.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the lease amount compares to other\nproperties in the area.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the comparable properties\nrange from $0.56 to $0.78 a square foot; the Faction Lease is $0.62 a square foot.\nMayor Spencer inquired what other breweries in the area are paying.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded that she is unaware of what\nother breweries are paying.\nMayor Spencer inquired what comparable means.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded industrial, same size and\ntype of building.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether comparable means brewery.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in the negative.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese inquired why there is no option to buy.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the building is multi-\ntenanted; stated the City Manager chose not to allow either tenant to buy out the other;\nif one tenant outgrows its space and the space becomes available, Faction can\npurchase the building.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he wishes there was a purchase option in the\ncontract; he believes it is important to get out of the business of owning old Navy\nhangers and have the property generate tax.\nMike McManus, Cushman & Wakefield, stated just because the property is leased does\nnot preclude the ability to sell the property.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the option to sell is available, she would like to ensure\nFaction Brewery would be able to purchase the building.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director stated the right of first offer would\noccur if the other side of the building becomes vacant; if both tenants remain and the\nCity decides to sell the building, Faction Brewery could put in an offer at that time.\nIn response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry regarding the other tenant, Mr.\nMcManus stated the other tenant is Proximo, Hanger One.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired what the cost of having a long term lease on the\nbuilding is relative to the marketability of the building; and whether prospective buyers\nwould have concerns.\nMr. McManus responded the investor would be buying the income stream.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved introduction of the ordinance approving a lease\nand authorizing the City Manager to execute documents necessary to implement the\nterms of a lease with Faction Brewing Company, LLC a California Limited Liability\nCompany, for a ten-year lease with two ten-year extension options for Building 22, Bay\n200 Located at 2501 Monarch Street at Alameda Point.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(18-191) Review and Comment on the City of Alameda 2017 Housing Element Annual\nReport and Implementation Priorities.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired when Del Monte will pull building permits.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 7, "text": "The Assistant Community Development Director responded that he hopes in the next\ntwo years; stated he calls about every two months; continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether it is possible for Council to set the number of housing\nunits.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; stated the\nnumber needs to be set in the zoning and make sure the City is not downzoning;\ncontinued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether sea level rise is being reviewed.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether a sea wall is supposed built to protect homes on Bay\nFarm.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded that he is unaware of a sea\nwall on Bay Farm; stated staff is looking into how to protect Bay Farm.\nMayor Spencer stated that she understands the homes on Bay Farm are in a flood zone\nand a sea wall would be built; no wall was ever built.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director stated that he has never seen a\ndocument which includes said statement.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether a request can be made to the developer.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated the\nCity can adopt zoning regulations regarding sea level rise; it is much more difficult for\nexisting neighborhoods than future developments; continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there is an update on North Housing.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the project is moving\nforward; continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired when the Navy Base closed.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded in 1990; continued the\npresentation.\nExpressed concern over the slow progress of affordable housing in Alameda: Laura\nThomas, Renewed Hope.\nExpressed concern over traffic in Alameda and the lack of housing: Catherine Pauling,\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 8, "text": "Alameda Renters Coalition.\nExpressed concern over the lack of affordable housing in Alameda: Bill Smith, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired what the implications are if the City is only at 46% of the\nobjective at the end of 2023.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded under current State law,\nthere are no implications; stated requiring a set amount would be such a heavy load it\nwould stop projects.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired about the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) statistics.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director provided an update on applications\nand being able to use ADUs for the next Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)\ngoals.\nCouncilmember Oddie outlined the size of the ADUs; stated the average is 527 square\nfeet; the largest was an existing basement of 1,048 square feet; for backyards, the\nsmallest was 230 square feet and the largest was 738 square feet; he agrees with the\nstaff report about workforce housing; discussions should be held regarding increasing\nthe density bonus to provide some workforce housing; he is intrigued by the City doing a\nhousing bond; the City used half of the County allocation pretty fast; constraints should\nnot be put on inclusionary housing.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the issue is very complex; the Council decided not to\nrefine the MX zoning; baseline data is needed; Site A and 1435 Webster Street both\nhave above 15% inclusionary housing; he would like a budget adjustment of property\nrelated tax windfalls, such as the transfer tax, to be used for housing issues and\nordinances; Planning should have a staff member not funded by permits to do the\npeople's business; the North Housing project should be assigned top priority; broader\npolicies should be considered; costs are being driven up by high pay; the City needs to\naddress income equality and subsidize more units; the City should maintain control and\nnot remove the Multi-Family (MF) overlay; discussed Measure A; stated Council should\nmake a policy putting affordable housing projects above others and look at income\ninequality; discussed construction costs and developer profits; stated the City should\nreview Cupertino's project.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is not interested in tweaking the\npercentage of inclusionary housing, but perhaps the categories could be modified to\ninclude above moderate income to encompass workers; expressed concern over\nexpedited design review taking 150 days; stated the Council should consider allocating\na portion of the property transfer tax to create a fund to help build more affordable\nhousing and address affordability and homeless issues; suggested a public workshop\nbe held on the topic; discussed the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC) and using\nprefab units as ADUs.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 9, "text": "Vice Mayor Vella stated information needs to get out about the constraints being put on\nthe City; traffic cannot be used to prevent housing; the City is committed to finding traffic\nsolutions; discussed inclusionary housing; stated a feasibility study is needed;\naffordable housing projects have not received needed funding; suggested reviewing\nStockton's universal basic income philanthropic fund and working with large scale\nemployers; stated there should be a compressive budget discussion about using City\nfunds for projects; discussed the RRAC numbers; stated funds might be able to be used\nmore efficiently.\nMayor Spencer expressed her support for the RRAC; inquired about prioritizing\naffordable housing projects.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded a Housing Element policy\nrequires affordable housing projects to be prioritized, but the policy should be clarified.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether staff has outstanding work on any affordable housing\nprojects, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the\nnegative; stated staff is currently working on the public review process for Rosefield and\n128 units at Site A are ready to go.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding data collection, the Assistant\nCommunity Development Director stated the issue is important; the City should use its\nown financial feasibility consultants to show requiring units does not make a project\nunfeasible.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would support a study that provides meaningful insight\ninto a project and figures out the sweet spot; however, the City has fiscal issues and\nshe would want to ensure any study is a good use of funds; inquired whether the City\nhas a list of acceptable manufactured units.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director responded the designs and industry\nare transforming very fast in a positive way; stated people can send links and pictures to\nstaff; there have not been a lot yet.\nMayor Spencer requested staff to review allowing carpools in the dedicate bus lane, as\nwell as a traffic signal in Oakland, and do anything that can keep traffic flowing;\nsuggested green housing building standards be considered; discussed workforce\nhousing; stated that she would like to see workforce housing for purchase, rather than\nrentals; property needs to be preserved for maritime, industry and jobs, which need to\nbe protected.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated there is a need for rental data; noted a statewide effort to\nrepeal Costa Hawkins could be on the November ballot.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 10, "text": "None.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(18-192) Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process.\nMayor Spencer announced the City would be holding a work session on May 18th at\n9:00 a.m.\nThe Acting Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director noted department\nwork plans and the budget would be presented at the meeting.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 9:30 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:37 p.m.\n***\n(18-193) Consider Directing Staff to Provide Information on the Citywide Dockless Bike\nSharing Program and Return to Council with Additional Safety Requirements. (Mayor\nSpencer and Vice Mayor Vella)\nMayor Spencer requested an update.\nThe Acting City Manager/Recreation and Parks Director stated the matter would be\naddressed, including a Request for Proposals (RFP), at the May 1st meeting.\nMayor Spencer stated children under the age of 13 are not supposed to ride Lime\nBikes.\nThe Acting City Manager/Recreation and Parks Director stated staff would work with\nLime Bikes to get out information.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the City does not have a lot of bike stations between the two\nbusiness districts; inquired whether the RFP process could include the vendor funding\nmore areas to park bikes and making it easy for people to get helmets.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft noted the bikes are dockless in order to be accessible.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she is not requesting a docking station; people have lined\nup Lime Bikes near existing racks.\nThe Acting City Manager/Recreation and Parks Director stated other cities have used\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 11, "text": "stripping to create an area for dockless bikes.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft noted an advantage of dockless bikes is that the public\nright of way is not taken for docking stations.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated Lime Bike should be penalized if underage kids are\nallowed to ride Lime Bikes and are not wearing helmets, which should be clear in the\ncontract.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the contract should address liability.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support for having an easy way to use a bicycle in\ntown; stated automobile traffic should be planned to ensure it does not endanger bike\nriders and pedestrians.\nMayor Spencer stated the City should look at charging more if bikes are not returned\nwithin geo fencing; she likes the idea of having bikes available; unfortunately, bikes are\nending up obstructing walkways.\n(18-194) Consider Banning Motorized Commercial Vehicles, Including Robotic\nCommercial Vehicles, from Sidewalks and Commercial Drone Aircraft Used for\nDeliveries. (Councilmember Matarrese)\nCouncilmember Matarrese made brief comments regarding the referral.\nCouncilmember moved approval of the referral.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the motion is to move the\nreferral forward, to which Mayor Spencer responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern over staff time; stated that she would\nlike to hear from the City Attorney's office.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the potential is not farfetched; he supports brining back a\nban.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would want a legal analysis.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the analysis should be quick.\nThe City Attorney stated as with any ordinance brought forward, legal analysis would be\ndone.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the matter is timely; delivery companies are looking at using\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 12, "text": "robots; there are safety issues.\nVice Mayor moved approval of calling the question.\nCouncilmember Matarrese second the motion.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would vote no because the Mayor has not had a\nchance to weigh in.\nMayor Spencer stated that she is okay with changing the urgency of the matter on May\n18th when staff may have a time estimate.\nA vote was not taken on the call for the question.\nOn the call for the original question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(18-195) Consider Clarifying the Maximum Allowable Number of Units per Site and\nPotentially Removing the Multi-Family (MF) Housing Overlay Designation for Various\nSites. (Mayor Spencer)\nMayor Spencer made brief comments on the referral; suggested the Attorney's memo\nbe made clearer.\n(18-196) Discuss the Sunshine Ordinance Requirement in Alameda Municipal Code\nSection 2-91.13(f) regarding Increasing the Number of Regular Meetings of the City\nCouncil. (Councilmembers Oddie and Ezzy Ashcraft)\nCouncilmember Oddie made brief comments on the referral; stated the matter could\ncome back as part of the rules of order discussion.\nIn response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Clerk said the rules of\norder would be on the May 15th agenda.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft made brief comments; expressed support for tabling the\nmatter for now.\nMayor Spencer noted the Open Government Commission (OGC) had a thoughtful\ndiscussion.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he and Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft synthesized\nthe OGC and Council subcommittee recommendations.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-197) Councilmember Oddie called on the City Clerk who recognized the Deputy City\nClerk's last meeting.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"} {"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-04-03", "page": 13, "text": "(18-198) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft made an announcement regarding the East Bay\nEconomic Development Alliance innovators award and the City's Spring Egg Scramble.\nVice Mayor Vella made brief comments regarding the Scramble.\n(18-199) Vice Mayor Vella announced that she and the Mayor met with staff regarding\nthe cannabis Request for Proposals to have the matter placed on the next Council\nagenda.\n(18-200) Mayor Spencer made an announcement regarding the non-violence speech\ncontest and job fair.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 10:06 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\n12\nApril 3, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-04-03.pdf"}