{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- MAY 1, 2018- 5:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 5:04 p.m.\nRoll Call -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Spencer - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nPublic Comment\nUrged Councilmembers Vella and Oddie recuse themselves from any decisions\nregarding the City Manager, which does not mean they are guilty of anything: Heinrich\nAlbert, Alameda.\nExpressed his displeasure with the conflict; suggested following a conflict resolution\nmodel: Ken Peterson, Alameda.\nStated the matters related to the City Manager should be rescheduled to a later date\nafter the report is released; urged Councilmembers Vella and Oddie recuse themselves:\nJim Sweeney, Alameda.\nStated shifting the focus to the taping completely ignores the core issue; urged the\nCouncil to uphold due process and resolve the matter in an above board fashion:\nGretchen Lipow, Alameda.\nMayor Spencer suggested the City Attorney explain whether Vice Mayor Vella and\nCouncilmember Oddie have to recuse themselves from the closed session items.\nThe City Attorney responded Councilmembers Oddie and Vella do not have a financial\nconflict of interest; stated the entire City Council hires and appoints the City Manager,\nCity Attorney and City Clerk; any kind of performance evaluation or decision on\ncontinuing employment of any one of the three is within the purview of all five\nCouncilmembers.\nDiscussed a potential wrongful termination lawsuit; urged a settlement be reached: Paul\nForeman, Alameda.\nStated the record shows Ms. Keimach was strongly and relentlessly pressured to hire a\nFire Chief who was supported by the Firefighters union, Domenick Weaver; Ms.\nKeimach received 16 letters from elected, appointed and union officials in a one month\nperiod urging her to hire Mr. Weaver; Mr. Oddie said that he was concerned because\nsomebody said to him Jeff DelBono doesn't run this City, Jill does; Councilmember\nOddie told people that he had two other votes to fire Ms. Keimach; Ms. Keimach was\ntold, by more than one person, that she had reason to fear not just her job, but her\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 2, "text": "safety; there were subtle and not so subtle hints before and after the August 16th\nmeeting with Councilmembers Oddie and Vella about the good things that would\nhappen to her if Ms. Keimach hired Mr. Weaver and the bad things that would happen\nto her if she did not; Mr. DelBono is denying that he tried to get Ms. Keimach fired;\nCouncilmembers Oddie and Vella should recuse themselves; he cannot think of any\njudge that would preside over a matter in which their own conduct was at issue and in\nwhich they were being accused of engaging in criminal conduct; mediation is a path;\npeople should be allowed time to digest the report; they [Ms. Keimach and her\nattorneys would like to release the tape; there was interference by Councilmembers;\nthe Council should step back and take a deep breath: Karl Olsen, Attorney for Jill\nKeimach.\nStated they have been ensured the purpose of the meeting tonight is not to make a final\ndecision to terminate Jill Keimach as City Manager and that there will be a further\nprocess before such a decision is made; applauded the Council's more thoughtful\napproach to such an important issue; stated efforts to achieve a resolution through\nmediation have now been resumed; they were disappointed that mediation was ceased;\nthey continue to hope the outcome will be the reinstatement of Ms. Keimach; Ms.\nKeimach wants to finish the job she started; if not possible, Ms. Keimach will consider\nother fair and reasonable paths to resolution; a troubling narrative in the press has been\nthe conflict of interest of Vice Mayor Vella and Councilmember Oddie; Mr. Oddie made\nit clear that he had three votes to fire Ms. Keimach before he met with her and it is\ncommon knowledge that he passed that to the Police Chief before he and Ms. Vella met\nwith Ms. Keimach; that is a direct threat to her employment and her job; to have him in a\nroom considering whether Ms. Keimach should have continued employment or\nparticipating with the City Council on these issues should not happen; the outcome two\nweeks ago was to refer the tape recording to the District Attorney (DA); the tape should\nbe evaluated for two reasons; she believes Jill Keimach acted in a perfectly legal way,\nwhich she believes the DA will ultimately conclude; she also believes the tape recording\ndemonstrates the crime of bribery; bribery is where someone offers something of value,\nsuch as the cooperation of the union, in exchange for other favors; it should be\nevaluated; Councilmembers Vella and Oddie should step aside for the rest of the\nmeeting; they offered something of value, the cooperation of the union, in the event of\nfuture budget cuts and implied the right for Ms. Keimach to keep her job: Therese\nCannata, Attorney for Jill Keimach.\nStated there needs to be an impartial, complete, adequate and thorough investigation\ninto the questionable, if not illegal, action taken by two members of the Council; not\nreleasing the report to the public causes suspicion; Councilmembers Oddie and Vella\nvoted on parameters of the investigation and the status of Ms. Keimach; both received\ncampaign funding from the Firefighters union and demanded their choice for Fire Chief;\nthe Council has a duty to entire community, not immediate supporters and donors:\nBurney Matthews, Alameda.\nMayor Spencer inquired when the report will be released, to which the City Attorney\nresponded tomorrow in the late afternoon.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 3, "text": "Stated that she understands Jill Keimach has requested a public session; Jill has not\nreceived the 24 notice of specific complaints; questioned the process: Wendy Scheck,\nMoraga.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer, the City Attorney stated people are jumping to\nconclusions; the Council is going through a legal process; the City is noticing closed\nsessions, which cannot be discussed; process is being followed.\nExpressed concern over the City Council taking acting in closed session; urged any\nearlier versions of the report be released, as well as a District Attorney report, if the City\never received one; expressed concern with limiting conflict of interests to financial;\nstated two Councilmembers should want the tape released if they are proud of what\nwas said: Rock Harmon, Alameda.\nStated only the un-redacted, full report and recording will suffice; releasing less will not\nput out the whole truth; speculation and distrust will continue; the recording could be\nlegal; focus should be on Councilmember Oddie's and Vella's conduct; a performance\nreview has not been done; suggested letting Ms. Keimach return to work; stated if the\nDA finds the recording was illegal, Ms. Keimach could be fired for cause; stated\nCouncilmembers Oddie, Vella and the City Attorney should not be in the room for the\ndiscussion: Karen Miller, Alameda.\nStated the Council has created a mess and should clean it up; discussed beginning the\nrecall process; requested Ms. Keimach be reinstated; stated Ms. Keimach could be\nreprimanded or not be given a pay raise, in exchange, the recall would be dropped:\nStephen Slauson, Alameda.\nDiscussed recusals and leaks from City Hall: Cameron Bateman, Alameda.\nUrged Councilmembers Oddie and Vella to step down from the City Council: Zach\nKaplan, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience working with Jill Keimach: Barbara Silva, Moraga.\nUrged reconciling with Ms. Keimach: Paul Medved, Alameda.\nAsked the Council to give the people of Alameda the truth: Joe LoParo, Alameda.\nStated that she is saddened at the state of local government; discussed integrity;\nexpressed concern over corruption; urged Councilmembers Vella, Oddie and the City\nAttorney to step aside: Catherine Bierwith, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience working with Jill Keimach: Tara Bhuthimethee.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 4, "text": "Expressed concern over public comments against people the City elected without\nknowing the facts; expressed support for Councilmembers Oddie and Vella; stated a\nCity Manager should know personnel matters are confidential and cannot be discussed;\nstated the same tactics were used to bully, smear and remove the Friends of the\nAlameda Animal Shelter Director: Catherine Pauling, Alameda.\nDiscussed the 2016 election; stated that he finds Jill Keimach's integrity intact;\nCouncilmember Oddie's and Vella's integrity is being questioned; challenged them to\nconvince Alameda residents that they can be trusted in the future: Dan Tuazon,\nAlameda.\nOutlined her experience with Jill Keimach: Michelle Fidelli.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(18-243) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipate 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). Not\nheard.\n(18-244) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code section\n54956.8); Property: Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 070-0196-027-2 and 070-0196-\n042 (generally known as part of Tilden Way) and APNs: 074-0906-031-3, -031-6, -034 &\n-035 and 074-0906-033 (generally known as the area along the southern border of Jean\nSweeney Park); City Negotiators: Elizabeth Warmerdam, Acting City Manager, Jennifer\nOtt, Acting Assistant City Manager, Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director;\nPotential Seller: Union Pacific Railroad Company; Issue Under Negotiation: Real\nProperty Negotiations Price and Terms of Payment\n(18-245) Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation; Significant exposure to\nlitigation pursuant to subdivisions (d)(2) and e(2) of California Government Code\nSection 54956.9 relating to the allegations made in City Manager Jill Keimach's October\n2, 2017 letter; Number of cases: Three (As Defendant - City Exposure to Legal Action)\n(18-246)\nPublic\nEmployee\nPerformance\nEvaluation;\nPublic\nEmployee\nDismissal/Release Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957;\nEmployee/Position: Jill Keimach, City Manager\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding Real Property, direction was given to staff on two properties\nwith unanimous votes.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:24 p.m.\n***\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 5, "text": "Following returning into Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and regarding\nLitigation, no action was taken, and regarding Performance Evaluation, direction was\ngiven to staff by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Spencer - 3. Noes: Councilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft and Matarrese - 2.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 11:00 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\n5\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 6, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - MAY 1, 2018- 7:00 - P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:08 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(18-247) Proclamation Declaring Thursday, May 10, 2018 as Alameda Bike to Work and\nSchool Day.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Denyse Trepanier and Brian\nMcGuire, Bike Walk Alameda.\nMs. Trepanier and Mr. McGuire made brief comments.\n(18-248) Proclamation Declaring May 2018 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Young Chen, Mas Takano,\nBuddhist Temple of Alameda, Karen Fong, Sister City Association, Gala King, Buena\nVista United Methodist Church, Yung Chen, representing Poet Yum Suen Chan, and\nMichael Moon, Organization of Chinese Americans.\nMs. Chen read her father's poem.\nMr. Takano, Ms. King, Ms. Fong and Mr. Moon made brief comments.\n(18-249) Proclamation Declaring May 10th through the 20th, 2018 as the 22nd Annual\nAffordable Housing Week.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Denielle Thoe, Alameda\nHousing Authority.\nMs. Thoe made brief comments.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(18-250) Gregory Hartman, Alameda, inquired whether short term rental ordinances are\nbeing discussed; expressed concern over issues with a property next door to his house\nbeing used as a Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO)/Airbnb; outlined issues, such as\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 7, "text": "trash and cars blocking driveways; outlined regulations in other jurisdictions.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer, the Acting City Manager stated the issue is on the\nworkplan and will come to Council in the fall.\n(18-251) Robert Todd, Alameda, expressed concern over issues being raised regarding\nnaming of public streets and buildings.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nMayor Spencer announced that the Gig Car Share [paragraph no. 18-254 and City\nAttorney contract [paragraph no. 18-255 were removed from the Consent Calendar for\ndiscussion.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the reminder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n[Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*18-252) Minutes of the Special City Council Meetings Held on April 3, 2018.\nApproved.\n(*18-253) Ratified bills in the amount of $8,508,748.75\n(18-254) Recommendation to Authorize the Acting City Manager to Execute a Service\nAgreement with Gig Car Share for a One Year Point-to-Point Carshare Pilot Program at\nNo Cost to the City.\nMayor Spencer stated LimeBikes did not come to the Council and she thought it should\nhave; requested staff explain the proposal.\nThe Transportation Coordinator made brief comments; inquired whether Council would\nlike to hear the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether the 50 cars would be in designated parking spaces.\nThe Transportation Coordinator showed a slide from the presentation and outlined the\npilot program.\nMayor Spencer inquired where the cars would be parked, to which the Transportation\nCoordinator responded on the street.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Transportation Coordinator stated the pilot\nis piggy backing on an existing pilot in Oakland and Berkeley, but differs since Alameda\nis not recommending ending trips at parking meters or the parking structure; the policy\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 8, "text": "approved by the Transportation Commission supports parking at meters and the\nstructure; however, staff is trying to be more cautious and is recommending not having\na transactional circumstance with Gig Car Share for the parking meters or structure.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft suggested staff provide a brief overview of Gig Car\nShare.\nThe Transportation Coordinator gave part of the Power Point presentation outlining the\nCity's current and proposed car share programs.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Transportation Coordinator stated the\nminimum age is 18 years old; continued the presentation.\nIn response to Councilmember Oddie's inquiry, Sloane Morgan, Gig Car Share, stated\ninsurance comes with the Gig Car Share.\nCouncilmember Oddie suggested the cars be allowed on Bay Farm Island, especially to\nget to commute parking and the ferry station.\nThe Transportation Coordinator noted the pilot program allows Gig Car Share to\noperate on Bay Farm if it makes financial sense.\nMayor Spencer inquired how many vehicles are under the current program, to which the\nTransportation Coordinator responded Get Around indicated there are over 900\nmembers in Alameda; 100 trips per month are taken using the four dedicated vehicles.\nMayor Spencer stated Gig Car Share does not have dedicated spots, so vehicles could\nbe parked in front of a house for up to 72 hours; inquired when Gig Car Share makes\nsure cars are moved.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded Gig Car Share wants to keep the cars\nmoving; stated cars in Berkeley are in one spot for two hours and seven hours in\nOakland; Gig Car Share tracks each vehicle.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Transportation Coordinator stated the\nagreement requires the cars move before 72 hours passes.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether Gig Car Share would move the car if parked 72 hours\nor if the Police would have to be notified, to which the Transportation Coordinator\nresponded Gig Car Share would move the car.\nDermot Hikisch, Gig Car Share, stated Gig Car Share has a full time fleet management\nteam dedicate to operating the existing 500 car fleet across Albany, Oakland and\nBerkeley; alerts go out if vehicles are parked in street sweeping spots or if cars are\nparked away from a clusters of customers; at 54 hours, the team is alerted to move the\ncar to a location with higher use; additional vehicles will not be added for Alameda;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 9, "text": "Mr. Hikisch responded Gig Car Share has a 24/7 dedicated member care center, which\nis built into AAA's call center; stated there is a very strict member agreement to follow\nrules of the road; Gig Car Share should be called and the vehicle will be moved; if the\nvehicle is towed, Gig Car Share pays the bill and engages with the member to\ndetermine what went wrong; if a member is being negligent, they are not allowed to\ncontinue being a member.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired if the number is on the vehicle or, if not, how people would\nfind it, to which Mr. Hikisch responded the number is currently not on the vehicle.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Vella's further inquiry, Mr. Hikish stated looking on line would\nbe the fastest way for people to find the number; the vehicles are black Prius hybrids;\nthe current program in Berkeley and Oakland has not had many instances of parking in\nfront of driveways.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether there have been reports of parking vehicles wrong, to\nwhich Mr. Hikish responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Spencer inquired why the phone number is not on the vehicle.\nMr. Hikish responded there is a balance of managing branding and how the vehicle\nlooks; stated members want to be happy driving the vehicle.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether cities with Gig Car Share have received complaints, to\nwhich Mr. Hikish responded they have received complaints; stated that he could provide\ncontacts from other cities.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding the number of complaints, Mr. Hikish\nstated that he does not recall receiving any complaints in the month of April.\nMayor Spencer inquired about the insurance coverage.\nMr. Hikish responded the coverage is comprehensive with a minimum deductible to the\nmember, which is $250 for AAA members and $750 for non-members.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding limits, Ms. Morgan stated that she\ncould provide the limits.\nProvided information from a study on car shares; expressed support for the car share\nprogram: Pat Potter, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 10, "text": "Stated the Transportation Commission unanimously supported the program and\nchanging the recommendation to include Bay Farm Island; the program is exactly what\nthe City should be supporting as part of the Transportation Choices Plan; Bike Walk\nAlameda wholeheartedly supports the program: Brian McGuire, Bike Walk Alameda.\nMayor Spencer stated Gig Car Share predicts almost $200,000 in revenue from May 3,\n2018 to April 30, 2019; inquired how the City makes money from the program.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated Gig Car Share will have to pay taxes.\nMayor Spencer stated other shared transportation programs requires $1 per ride go to\nthe City; inquired whether the program would require such a payment, to which the\nTransportation Coordinator responded in the negative.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry why the payment is not required, the\nTransportation Coordinator stated that she has not heard of such a model.\nMayor Spencer inquired whether any other public benefits would be negotiated, to\nwhich the Transportation Coordinator responded in the negative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated if the City posts Frequently Asked Questions on the\nwebsite, the questions asked should be answered; Bay Farm Island should be\nconsidered, especially the two commute parking lots.\nMayor Spencer inquired why a Request for Proposals (RFP) is not being done.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded staff is recommending piggy backing on the\npilot program already happening in the East Bay; stated members need a place to go;\nthe program is one of the first multijurisdictional programs in the country; having more\njurisdictions involved makes it more successful; one-third of morning trips go to other\nEast Bay communities; Gig Car Share is the only multijurisdictional program and the\nonly one that has approached the City.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she has AAA and heard about the program;\nshe appreciates AAA focusing on reducing the impact of traffic, pollution and wear and\ntear on infrastructure; the program is a step in the right direction.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of authorizing the Acting City Manager\nto execute a Service Agreement with Gig Car Share for a one year point-to-point car\nshare pilot program at no cost to the City; noted the agreement has possibility for\nextension.\nIn response to Vice Mayor Vella's inquiry regarding revenue projections, Ms. Morgan\nstated she prepared an estimate of $189,000, which was submitted for the City's\nbusiness license application.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 11, "text": "The Acting Assistant City Manager noted the amount is the company's revenue.\nMayor Spencer stated that she would like to know how much money the City would\nmake.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Matarrese stated the benefits should be the focus;\nthe agreement should include a measurement of the benefits and complaints; having\nfewer vehicles on the City streets would make the program worth it; just adding 50 more\nvehicles is not worth it because a company would be making money using City streets;\nmeasurement needs to show the program reduces the number of vehicles using streets.\nMayor Spencer requested a friendly amendment to the motion to shorten the time to six\nmonths or less than a year.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how long the company would want to do the\npilot to have statistically relevant data; stated at the end of the one year, Gig Car Share\nwould probably want to renew, which could be dependent on certain performance\nmetrics.\nThe Transportation Coordinator noted in early 2019, Gig Car Share members will be\nsurveyed to quantify benefits; stated the matter would return to the Transportation\nCommission and Council in the spring of next year, which is timed with the other East\nBay pilots.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he wants to ensure the City knows the starting\nwith baseline and the change from allowing the cars on the street after seven months.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry regarding an estimate of how long cars will be\nparked in front of someone's house, Ms. Morgan stated the company's goal is to\nmaximize use of the cars; the fleet team very carefully monitors the resource; areas with\nmore use will be watched to meet demand with supply.\nCouncilmember Oddie noted the City gets money from Vehicle License Fees (VLF);\nstated the 50 cars will not be registered in Alameda; the City will not get VLF or sales\ntax revenue and is allowing resources to be used for the benefit of a private company\nwithout any type of fee recovery; said questions need to be answered.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the City would get a business license fee and tax based\non gross income.\nMs. Morgan stated in response to the Mayor's previous inquiry, the insurance coverage\nis bodily injury covered up to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident and\nproperty damage liability up to $50,000; there is also uninsured and under insured\nmotorists coverage of bodily injury up to $15,000 per person and $30,000 per accident;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 12, "text": "Gig Car Share also has a certificate of insurance for the City itself.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she is inclined to support the program to see how it does; a\nlot of the benefits probably will not be realized in one year; there will be marketing;\nchanging behavior takes longer than a year; people will want to see if the service is\ndependable; she is concerned with not having service on Bay Farm Island; enforcement\nwill be difficult; she is interested in feedback on whether people are parking illegally, the\nnumber of calls and response time; the numbers not looking good would be cause for\nconcern in a year; she is not opposed to allowing the vehicles park in the garage, unless\nit is for several days; longer periods of time is the bigger concern.\nThe Acting Assistant City Manager noted people can park in metered spaces and\ngarage, but must pay and comply like other cars; ends of trips cannot be in the garage\nor at meters.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she hopes any issues which come up are resolved in an\nexpeditious manner; the use of car shares is a good thing; other car and ride share\nprograms are already operating in Alameda; the proposed program is a different twist\nsince there are not defined end points; concurred with the Mayor's concern; stated the\nmatter should come back to Council; other vendors were not engaged; since other ride\nshares are not currently operating, she is willing to support the matter tonight.\nMayor Spencer stated the current ride share is only four cars; inquired whether the City\nhas anything of the proposed size.\nThe Transportation Coordinator responded the program is a different kind of ride share;\nstated the existing car share has four dedicated parking spaces and four cars.\nMayor Spencer stated San Francisco charges $0.20 to $1 per ride in add on fees; other\ncities such as Seattle and Chicago are adding fees to car sharing, like Uber and Lyft,\nand are getting money per ride, which is something the City should be reviewing.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the issue can be evaluated during the pilot; Gig\nCar Share does not operate in San Francisco; the fees are for Uber and Lyft, which is a\ndifferent type of model.\nMayor Spencer stated Alameda is considering requesting bonds and taxes, yet other\ncities are being more creative about a way to generate revenue per ride, which Alameda\nis not negotiating.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the agreement currently states the extension can be\napproved administratively, which should be changed to require Council approval.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie and Vella - 4. Noes: Mayor Spencer\n- 1.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 13, "text": "(18-255) Recommendation to Approve City Attorney Employment Agreement.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated that he pulled the item because he wanted to voice\nhis opposition to the terms of the agreement.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the Human Resources Director can provide a report.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated the matter was previously addressed in closed\nsession.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft noted the closed session vote was three to two.\nMayor Spencer moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that her no vote does not in any\nway reflect her dissatisfaction with the hardworking City Attorney; it is simply her\nconcern that the Council had not built in time to actually do an evaluation process; for\nthat reason, she is voting no.\nMayor Spencer stated that she fully supports the work of the City Attorney and the\nagreement.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Oddie, Vella and Mayor Spencer - 3. Noes: Councilmembers Ezzy\nAshcraft and Matarrese - 2.\n(*18-256) Resolution No. 15374, \"Amending the Executive Management Employees\n(EXME) Salary Schedule to Reflect the Increase in Compensation to $188,609 for the\nCity Clerk Position.\" Adopted.\n(*18-257) Ordinance No. 3212, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the Acting City\nManager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of the Lease with\nPlay House, LLC for Ten Years with One Five-Year Renewal Option in the Historic\nAlameda Theatre, Located at 2319 Central Avenue.\" Finally passed.\n(*18-258) Ordinance No. 3213, \"Approving a Lease and Authorizing the Acting City\nManager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Forty-Eight\nMonth Lease for 44,000 Square Feet with Shimmick/CEC Joint Venture, for a Portion of\nBuilding 170, Located at 1770 Viking Street at Alameda Point.\" Finally passed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(18-259) Resolution No. 15375, \"Confirming the Park Street Business Improvement\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 14, "text": "Area (BIA) Annual Assessment Report for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and Levying an Annual\nAssessment on the Park Street BIA.\" Adopted.\nThe Development Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(18-260) Resolution No. 15376, \"Confirming the Webster Street Business Improvement\nArea (BIA) Assessment Report for Fiscal Year 2018-19 and Levying an Annual\nAssessment on the Webster Street BIA.\" Adopted.\nThe Development Manager gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Spencer thanked the district on behalf of the Council.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(18-261) SUMMARY: Land Transfers Among Various Parties Relating to North Housing\nSite Generally Bounded by Main Street, Singleton Avenue, Mosley Avenue and Bette\nStreet\nIntroduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Acting City Manager to: (I) Grant an\nApproximately 67-Acre Easement to CP VI Admirals Cove, LLC, a Delaware Limited\nLiability Company (\"Carmel\") for Softscape Improvements Within an Approximately 5.3-\nAcre Roadway Dedication in the North Housing Site (Generally Bounded by Main\nStreet, Singleton Avenue, Mosley Avenue and Bette Street) in Exchange for Fee Title to\nApproximately .29-Acre Parcel from Carmel Needed to Complete the Singleton Avenue\nExtension; and (II) Execute Any and All Ancillary Documents and to Perform Any and All\nActs Necessary or Desirable to Consummate the Transaction. Introduced;\n(18-261A) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Acting City Manager to: (I) Accept\nat No Cost an Approximately 5.3 Acre Roadway Dedication from the U.S. Navy; (II)\nAccept at No Cost an Approximately 12-Acre Site from the U.S. Navy and Transfer by\nQuitclaim Deed a Portion Thereof at No Cost to the Housing Authority of the City of\nAlameda in the North Housing Site (Generally Bounded by Main Street, Singleton\nAvenue, Mosley Avenue and Bette Street), and (III) Execute Any and All Ancillary\nDocuments and to Perform Any and All Acts Necessary or Desirable to Consummate\nthe Transaction. Introduced; and\n(18-261B) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Acting City Manager to: (I)\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 15, "text": "Quitclaim a 26-Acre of Real Property to CP VI Admirals Cove, LLC, a Delaware Limited\nLiability Company (\"Carmel\") as Consideration for Demolition of the Existing\nImprovements on the Future Singleton Avenue Extension; and (II) Execute Any and All\nAncillary Documents and to Perform Any and All Acts Necessary or Desirable to\nConsummate the Transaction. Introduced.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved introduction of the ordinances.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(18-262) Recommendation to Approve the Continuation of the Dockless Bike Share\nProgram with Refinements and with a Single Bike Share Company; and\n(18-262A) Resolution No. 15377, \"Authorizing the Acting City Manager to Approve in\nSubstantial Form and Release a Request for Proposals for Dockless Bike Share and\nNegotiate and Enter into an Agreement and All Necessary Documents with the\nSuccessful Vendor.\" Adopted.\nStated that she is in favor of continuing beyond the pilot and moving forward with the\nRFP and hopefully LimeBike; the majority of the feedback was around bike parking;\ndiscussed the City's lack of secure bike parking; stated the regulation which allows\nbusiness owners to say bike racks cannot be installed should be reviewed;: Denyse\nTrepanier, Bike Walk Alameda.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Spencer stated when complaints are received, it takes City time; inquired\nwhether the City bills LimeBike.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded in the negative; noted the City is not\npaying LimeBike.\nMayor Spencer inquired how the issue would be addressed.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded the City will be charging some\ncontractual fees in order to monitor the program going forward to cover some of said\ncosts; stated the City will be able to directly bill the operator as well.\nMayor Spencer inquired why a fee study has not been done, but is done with other\nbusinesses, such as cannabis and rent.\nThe Acting City Manager responded LimeBike is providing the residents with a benefit.\nThe Acting Assistant City Manager stated there were administrative costs and staff is\nsuggesting the costs be recovered through the program as part of the RFP.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 16, "text": "Mayor Spencer stated a complete fee study would look at the time of everybody\ninvolved, which is something to keep in mind when looking at an RFP.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how riders are educated.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded there are several methods; stated\nLimeBike has prepared flyers which have been distributed and has attended events,\nsuch a farmers markets, to discuss the program; the mobile application has information\nas well; information has been put out on social media, including a Facebook video.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether LimeBike is participating in bike to work\nand school day.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded that she does not know.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated concerns were raised regarding young riders;\ngoing to schools might be helpful.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator noted LimeBike has done events at Encinal High\nSchool.\nVice Mayor Vella stated that she received a communication from other vendors, which\nhas been one of her concerns; inquired how the City arrived at doing a pilot with\nLimeBike; stated that she does not recall the matter coming to the City Council.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded staff was approached by several\ndifferent vendors; the one that was most engaged in the process was LimeBike; there\nwas no cost to the City so the agreement did not go to Council for approval.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether LimeBike made money over the course of the pilot,\nto which the Senior Transportation Coordinator responded staff has not done an audit or\nasked LimeBike about finances.\nAlbert Lin, LimeBike, stated that he could look into passing on the information.\nCouncilmember Oddie questioned the process; stated the Gig Car Share program was\nbrought to Council; questioned the transparency.\nThe Acting City Manager stated the program did not cost money and was a pilot; staff\nbrought Gig Car Share to Council tonight because the Council wanted to layout\nparameters; apologized for not bringing LimeBike; stated LimeBike did a fantastic job;\nthe community has been overwhelmingly supportive.\nMayor Spencer stated that she brought a referral; she thought the City Manager\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 17, "text": "exceeded her authority by entering into the contract; the matter impacts the community;\npeople are disappointed when so many children ride the bikes without helmets; a report\nabout shared bikes indicated the program would start at Alameda Point and have\ndocked bicycles; the Council and community should have weighed in before the City\nentered into the contract.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the amount of staff time needs to be considered in terms of\ncost; that she is incredibly supportive of bike share in Alameda; her concern is that there\nwas not an RFP process to allow competition and get the best bike share program;\nexpressed her concern over the lack of a RFP process.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated Council should have made the policy decision; bike lanes\nhave been controversial in Alameda; the City is trying to put together a cross Alameda\ntrail and continuing bike paths on Clement and Central Avenues; the City Council was\nselected by the people of Alameda to make important decisions; the ball was dropped\nand the process was done incorrectly; elected officials were elected to make significant\npolicy decisions.\nMayor Spencer stated LimeBike should not have a benefit moving forward; there should\nbe an equal playing field for all companies to respond to the RFP; noted she spoke to\nLimeBike representatives at the Mayor's Conference and suggested the application ask\nusers under 18 years old to confirm they are wearing a helmet; stated other companies\ncharge more upfront and give a refund if the bike is parked in geo-fencing or an\nappropriate place; she asked LimeBike back in December and the issues have not been\naddressed.\nVice Mayor Vella stated a general bicycle parking strategy is included in the RFP;\ninquired whether Council comments discussed under the referral are going to be\nreflected through the process.\nThe Acting Assistant City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated staff has\ndetailed ideas, including geo-fencing; all the companies have to submit a parking\nstrategy; as a minimum requirement, geo-fencing would have to be created; addressing\nthe parking and helmet issue will be a primary selection basis.\nMayor Spencer noted that she and Vice Mayor Vella did the referral jointly.\nCouncilmember Matarrese outlined the things he would like to see in the RFP; stated\nLimeBike is making money off selling information, not renting bikes; people were on\nbikes and not in cars for the 41,585 total trips, which is a huge benefit; expressed\nsupport for continuing the program; stated the agreement should include financial\npenalties for parking complaints; helmets are the responsibility of LimeBike and the\nchild's parents; the City should lay the onus on LimeBike; Police Officers should issue\ncitations; he wants the City indemnified and insured in the event a child is injured riding\na LimeBike; there should be a clause that the company cannot bring electric scooters or\nbikes to the City; the restriction should be included with the ordinance prohibiting\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 18, "text": "companies from using electric vehicles on sidewalks; outlined problems with electric\nscooters in San Francisco; stated the matter has shifted to important and urgent; getting\nfinancials is a good idea.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is very supportive of the program; she is\nfine with the way it came about; discussed the overwhelmingly positive survey results;\nstated the resources are convenient; concurred with Councilmember Matarrese about\nthe City not wanting electric scooters; she would only like one bike share vendor in the\nCity; inquired why LimeBike will not provide information to the Police in the event of a\ncrime.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator rponded the terms of service only allow\ninformation to be released if there is a subpoena because the data is private.\nVice Mayor Vella suggested striking the RFP language about electric assist bikes and\nscooters; stated the RFP should be clear electric assist is not being contemplated and\nwould be a separate RFP.\nCouncilmember Matarrese, Ezzy Ashcraft and Mayor Spencer concurred.\nVice Mayor Vella expressed support for reviewing financial plans, which is included in\nthe RFP; stated it should be noted that other vendors should not be discouraged from\ncompeting in spite of LimeBike being selected for the pilot.\nCouncilmember Oddie concurred with the electric scooter ban; stated that he would be\na little more amenable to electric bicycles; he likes that the bikes are dockless; reviewed\nthe statistics that are helping the City meet transit and environmental goals; expressed\nsupport for the program.\nMayor Spencer stated that she supports bike share, but does not support unsafe bike\nshare; expressed concerns over children wearing helmets and bikes parking in\npathways; stated the issues will go to the Commission on Disabilities next time; the City\ndoes not have sufficient Police to issues bike tickets; bikes are parked in racks, which\nother bicyclists needs expressed concern over LimeBike's educational video; stated that\nshe plans to support the recommendation; hopefully, the company selected will help pay\nfor more bike racks.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved adoption of the resolution authorizing the Acting City\nManager release a Request for Proposals for dockless bike share and to negotiate and\nenter into an agreement considering the refinements that have been discussed and\ngathered by staff in evaluating the pilot program.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 19, "text": "(18-263) The Acting City Manager announced that the City received a California Health\nCare Research and Prevention Tobacco Tax Act/Department of Justice grant of about\n$200,000 with the help of Serena Chen and staff.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(18-264) Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-265) Councilmember Oddie recognized the City Attorney made an announcement\nabout it being the Assistant City Attorney's last meeting.\nThe Assistant City Attorney made brief comments.\nMayor Spencer made brief comments.\n(18-266) Councilmember Matarrese stated the City's Legislative Agenda includes\nincome disparity and tax relief for rent paid for people of a certain income level; his\nreferral on the matter included having Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)\ntake up the issue; he would do so at the upcoming ABAG meeting.\n(18-267) Vice Mayor Vella announced that she attended the Lead Abatement Joint\nPowers Authority meeting; stated fees have not changed in years; the County Board of\nSupervisors is contemplating looking at the fees and program needs in 2020 or after;\nthe Oakland Get the Lead Out Coalition has been pushing for stronger local legislation\nand State legislation in regards to lead levels and blood lead testing access for parents\nand students.\n(18-268) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft announced that she attended the League of\nCalifornia Cities (LCC) Legislative Action Day; stated the League is pushing funding for\nhousing, especially affordable housing, and preserving transportation money;\nannounced the vast majority of the Council served as judges at the Bay Farm School\nscience fair; announced that she attended the LCC East Bay Division annual fundraiser.\nADJOURNMENT\n(18-269) There being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at\n9:19 p.m. in memory of Norma Arnerich.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-05-01", "page": 20, "text": "The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n15\nMay 1, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-05-01.pdf"}