{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--SEPTEMBER - 18, 2018- 5:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 5:05 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Spencer - 5.\n[Note: Vice Mayor Vella was present via teleconference from the Hilton Orlando Buena\nVista Palace, 1900 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(18-490) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code section\n54956.8); Property: Northwest Territories, Alameda Point; City Negotiator: David L.\nRudat, Interim City Manager; Potential Tenant: East Bay Regional Park District; Issue\nUnder Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations Price and Terms of Payment\n(18-491) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code section 54957.6); CITY\nNegotiators: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager, Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Assistant\nCity Manager and Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Employee\nOrganizations: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245 (IBEW),\nElectric Utility Professional Association of Alameda (EUPA), Alameda City Employees\nAssociation (ACEA), Alameda Police Officers Association Non-Sworn Unit (PANS), and\nAlameda Management and Confidential Employees Association (MCEA) and\nInternational Association of Firefighter, Local 689 (IAFF); Under Negotiation: Salaries\nand Terms of Employment\n(18-492) 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 District Attorney's investigation into the Jill Keimach tape\nrecording Number of cases: One (As Defendant - -Exposure to litigation against the City)\n(18-493) Public Employee Appointment/Hiring: Pursuant to Government Code \u00a7 54957;\nTitle/description of positions to be filled: Acting/Interim City Attorney and City Attorney\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding Litigation, direction was given to staff by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: No;\nCouncilmember Oddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; Mayor Spencer: No; Ayes: 3; Noes:\n2; regarding Real Property, Labor, and Appointment/Hiring, direction was given to staff.", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 2, "text": "Adjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 6:46 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\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nTUESDAY- - -SEPTEMBER - 18, 2018- -6:45 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 6:53 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers/Commissioners Ezzy Ashcraft,\nMatarrese, Oddie, Vella and Mayor/Chair Spencer -\n5.\n[Note: Vice Mayor Vella was present via teleconference from the Hilton Orlando Buena\nVista Palace, 1900 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830 and\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Ezzy Ashcraft arrived at 6:54 p.m.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA ITEM\n(18-494) Proclamation Declaring September 18, 2018 as Jiangyin Sister City Day.\nSister City Committee members and the delegation were introduced.\nA letter was read from the Mayor of Jiangyin inviting Mayor Spencer to visit.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Alex Chen; and Yu Weili, Vice\nChairman of China's political consultant conference (CPPCC), Jiangyin City.\n(18-495) Proclamation Declaring October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Police and Fire Department\nrepresentatives and Annette Lewellin, HERS Breast Cancer Foundation.\nMs. Harrington and Poilce andFire Department representatives made brief comments.\nMayor Spencer and Vice Mayor Vella made brief comments.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting at 7:14 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\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 4, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--SEPTEMBER - - 18, 2018- -7:00 P.M.\nMayor Spencer convened the meeting at 7:16 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Ezzy Ashcraft, Matarrese, Oddie,\nVella, and Mayor Spencer - 5.\n[Note: Vice Mayor Vella was present via teleconference from the Hilton Orlando Buena\nVista Palace, 1900 E. Buena Vista Drive, Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(18-496) The Interim City Manager announced that public art models related to the\npublic art item [paragraph no. 18-512 are available for viewing in Conference Room\n360.\n(18-497) Proclamation Declaring September 2018 as National Hispanic Month.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Elsa Ortiz, AC Transit Board,\nCharles Lopez and Nanette Deitz\nMs. Ortiz and Mr. Lopez made brief comments and Ms. Deitz read a poem.\n(18-498) Proclamation Declaring September 22 through 28, 2018 as Fall Prevention\nAwareness Week.\nMayor Spencer read the proclamation and presented it to Maria Young, Fire\nDepartment; Alice Lai-Bitker, Alice Home Care; Stephen Zimmerman, AEC Living;\nAlissa Stanford AES Therapy; Jackie Krause, Recreation and Parks Department; Abhas\nGupta, Calyx Health; and Kevin Matulef, Calyx Health.\nMs. Young, Ms. Lai-Bitker, Mr. Zimmerman and Mr. Gupta made brief comments.\n(18-499) Presentation by the Port of Oakland on Fleet Week Operations at Oakland\nInternational Airport.\nMatt Davis, Port of Oakland, gave a Power Point presentation.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 5, "text": "(18-500 Cynthia Bonta, Alameda Sister City Dumaguete Partnership, expressed support\nof sister city Verrazze and people-to-people Sister City engagement; expressed concern\nover the delay of Wadi Fodquin becoming a Sister City.\n(18-501) Paula Rainey, Wadi Foquin Sister City Committee, expressed support of the\nSister City Verrazze and concern over Wadi Foquin Sister City process.\n(18-502) Pamela Kurtz, Reverend, Alameda, expressed concern over the delay in\ndeclaring Wadi Foquin a Sister City.\n(18-503) Steve Slauson, Alameda, expressed concern over the City's Sanctuary City\nresolution; urged it be rescinded.\n(18-504) Ruth Abbe, Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda, provided a handout\nand announced upcoming events.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nThe City Clerk announced the Otis Traffic Calming contract [paragraph no. 18-510 was\nremoved from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll\ncall vote: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye;\nCouncilmember Oddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n[Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*18-505) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on July 24,\n2018 and the Special City Council Meeting Held on September 4, 2018. Approved.\n(*18-506) Ratified bills in the amount of $7,197,993.29.\n(*18-507) Recommendation to Approve a Professional Services Agreement, for an\nAmount not to Exceed $50,000, to BLX Group, LLC, for Arbitrage Rebate Compliance\nServices and Analysis for Various Bond Issues. Accepted.\n(*18-508) Recommendation to Approve Amendment to the Agreement with George Hills\nCompany to Extend the Term by Five Years and Increase the Compensation for a Total\nFive Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $404,300 for Third Party Claims Administration\nServices. Accepted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nSeptember 18, 2018\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 6, "text": "(*18-509) Recommendation to Accept the Work of Rosas Brothers Construction for the\nRepair of Concrete Sidewalk, Curb, Gutter, Driveway, and Minor Street Patching, Fiscal\nYear 2017-18, Phase 18, No. P.W. 02-17-21. Accepted.\n(18-510) Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $286,763, Including\nContingency, to Parisi/CSW Design Group for the Outreach, Planning and Design\nServices for the Otis Drive Traffic Calming and Safety Improvements Project.\nExpressed support for the contract; discussed excessive speed of drivers on the street:\nJoe Kaiser, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nMayor Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye; Councilmember\nOddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(*18-511) Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute an\nAgreement with CSG Consultants Inc. for Professional Plan Check Services for a 60-\nMonth Term in an Amount not to Exceed $1,750,000. Accepted.\n(*18-512) Recommendation to Approve the Public Art Commission's Recommendations\nfor Physical Public Art in Alameda; and\n(*18-512A) Resolution No. 15431, \"Amending the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Tidelands Fund\nBudget to Appropriate $360,000 for Physical Art.\" Adopted.\n(*18-513) Resolution No. 15432, \"Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) Regarding the Formulation and Implementation of Sister City\nRelations Between the City of Varazze, Italy and the City of Alameda, United States of\nAmerica.\" Adopted.\n(*18-514) Ordinance No. 3223, \"Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter XXX\n(Zoning Ordinance) regarding the Residential Private and Common Open Space\nRequirements to Allow Greater Variety of Residential Open Space Types and Amenities\nSubject to Design Review Approval.\" Finally passed.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(18-515) Resolution No. 15433, \"Appointing Cheryl Harawitz as a Member of the Social\nService Human Relations Board.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 7, "text": "Councilmember Oddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(18-516) Continued Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Approving the\nEncinal Terminals Master Plan and Density Bonus Application (PLN16-0117) for the\nRedevelopment of the Encinal Terminals Properties Located at 1521 Buena Vista\nAvenue (APN 072-0382-001, -002, and 72-0383-03). Introduced.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if additional roads had been added to the\nproposed plan.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the negative and\ncontinued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer stated that she will not be supporting moving forward; she agrees with\nthe Planning Board President that the project was not appropriate or ready to come to\nCouncil at this time; expressed concern over the safety of having only one road on and\noff of the development; inquired about the best practice for what the proposed road\nshould look like; expressed concern about the calculation of the number of units for the\nproject.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested the City Attorney to review the basis for the\nnumber of units\nThe Assistant City Attorney responded based on the City's independent calculation for\nthe Density Bonus application, the project is consistent with State Density Bonus law,\nHousing Element law, case law, the City's Housing Element, the practice of the City\nstaff interpreting the Housing Element and the State Housing and Community\nDevelopment (HCD) letter all being correct and consistent with State law.\nCouncilmember Matarrese requested clarification of Section 2.2 of the Zoning Code that\nthe calculation is based on the gross amount of acreage, not the net amount after the\nproject is designed.\nThe Assistant City Attorney responded State law clearly states that the City needs to\nuse the gross base density to calculate Density Bonus; stated language was added in\n2017 to clarify gross base density; Section 2.2 of the Zoning Code is related to\nresidential properties; the project site is not zoned residential, it is zoned MX (Mixed\nUse); Section 2.2 of the Zoning Code does not apply at all and is not relevant to the\nproject or site.\nIn response to Councilmember Matarrese's inquiry, the Assistant City Attorney stated\nany inconsistency would result in State law overruling local law.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nSeptember 18, 2018\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 8, "text": "Councilmember Oddie expressed concern over the minimum ownership limit.\nCouncilmember Matarrese moved approve of [introduction of the ordinance[], with\ninserting language into the final approved Master Plan; stated that he assumes a\nphysical document that contains the language would be provided, with one change to\nthe end of the paragraph entitled \"Tidelands Integration and City Council Oversight\" to\nstate: \"the plans and suggestions from the Fortman Marina representatives will then be\npresented to the Planning Board and the Alameda City Council prior to issuance of any\nbuilding permits or subdivision map approvals, whichever occurs first.\"\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired which of the two items would occur first.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated it could be either.\nCouncilmember Matarrese stated permits could be issued before the map.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll\ncall vote: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye;\nCouncilmember Oddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: No. Ayes: 4.\nNo: 1.\n(18-517) Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the Interim City\nManager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of the Lease with\nKaren Zimmerman and Kenneth Edgerly, dba ABC Preschool for Five-Years with Five\nOne-Year Renewal Options on Land Adjacent to the Mastick Senior Center. Introduced.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is a huge need for quality child-care in the\ncommunity; she is happy to support the item.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft moved introduction of the ordinance approving a lease\nand authorizing the Interim City Manager to execute documents necessary to implement\nthe terms of the lease with Karen Zimmerman and Kenneth Edgerly, dba ABC\nPreschool for five-years with five one-year renewal options on land adjacent to the\nMastick Senior Center.\nCouncilmember Matarrese seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Vella noted she is an alum of ABC Preschool.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye; Councilmember\nOddie: Aye; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n***\nMayor Spencer called a recess at 8:26 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:33 p.m.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 9, "text": "(18-518) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding\nArticle 4-60 (Minimum Wage) to Chapter IX (Regulations Concerning Trade and\nCommerce) Concerning a Citywide Minimum Wage to Raise Alameda's Minimum Wage\nto $15.00 per Hour by July 1, 2020. Not introduced; and\n(18-518A) Adoption of Resolution Amending the General Fund Operating Budget for\nFiscal Year 2018-19. Not adopted. Continued to October 2, 2018.\nMayor Spencer inquired if Council would consider hearing the report from staff and the\n14-15 speakers, but not making a final decision until a later Council meeting due to Yom\nKippur; noted that other bodies do not meet on Yom Kippur; stated in the future, the City\nCouncil should consider not having a Council meeting on Yom Kippur.\nCouncilmember Matarrese inquired if Council would be open to continuing the item.\nMayor Spencer stated it would be similar to the last item that was continued.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification.\nThe City Clerk explained once Council opens an item and hears public comment, the\nitem can be continued to a date certain; stated the public comment is typically closed,\nbut there is an option to decide to hear more comment.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft mentioned that due to it being Yom Kippur, she would\nconsider allowing the public comment to continue at the next meeting for those who\ncould not attend the meeting tonight.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated with respect for the holiday, the agenda item has been in\nthe works for 2 years; many letters were received for the item; people did have an\nopportunity to express themselves and make their position known through written\ncomment; he is unsure of what the issue is with keeping the item as-is.\nMayor Spencer stated that she values public commentstated the School Board in\nAlameda does not meet on Yom Kippur.\nIn response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry if all the dates in the report would\nremain the same if the item was continued, Mayor Spencer responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired why the issue of scheduling was not addressed earlier.\nMayor Spencer responded that by the time she was made aware of the concern, it\nwould have been too late to re-schedule; stated she wants to accommodate those who\nwanted to speak and are present; explained that in the future Council should try not to\nschedule a meeting on Yom Kippur.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nSeptember 18, 2018\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of opening the issue, and continuing the\nitem to the next meeting to make the decision at the next meeting; stated the issue and\nthe target dates do not change.\nCouncilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll\ncall vote: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Councilmember Matarrese: Aye;\nCouncilmember Oddie: Abstention; Vice Mayor Vella: Aye; and Mayor Spencer: Aye.\nAyes: 4. Abstention: 1.\nThe Development Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired why Emeryville has a cap of 55 versus 25.\nThe Development Manager responded that he could not find a precise reasoning and\ncontinued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer stated there is still a cap whether it is 3.5% or 5%; inquired whether the\nrate would still be predictable.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the State law has a cap.\nThe Development Manager responded the State cap is 3.5%; continued the\npresentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired about empirical data related to the impact of minimum\nwage.\nThe Development Manager responded the issue was reviewed; stated a recent study by\nBerkeley showed a minimal impact; other cities polled had business closures with\ndifficultly knowing what factor caused the closure.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested confirmation that no empirical data exists to counter\nthe fear of business failure due to minimum wage increase; noted a New Jersey study\nfor restaurants found no impact to business survival.\nThe Development Manager stated he has not looked into said study.\nCouncilmember Oddie mentioned instead of presenting people's fears and anecdotal\ninformation from other cities, empirical data should be reviewed and presented.\nMayor Spencer requested the Seattle data be discussed.\nThe Development Manager responded that he could provide further information related\nto Seattle at the next meeting; continued the presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 11, "text": "Councilmember Oddie inquired if the City has any \"buy local\" ordinance that requires\nthe City to purchase things from local businesses.\nThe Development Manager responded there is a preference for Request for Proposals\n(RFPs), but he would need to look into the matter.\nMayor Spencer inquired if the City has had \"buy local\" campaigns currently and in the\npast; inquired when the last one occurred.\nThe Development Manager responded that the City has done do; stated the last\ncampaign was about a year ago.\nIn response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Development Manager responded the City\nuses \"buy local\" advertising to promote local retailers during the holiday season.\nMayor Spencer requested confirmation that the City currently does said promotion.\nThe Development Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the City would like to\nmake the advertising effort more robust; the City has distributed shopping bags over the\nlast few years.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired if the City purchases office supplies locally or are they\npurchased online from an online merchant.\nThe Development Manager responded he does not know the purchasing policy.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated if the Council is encouraging other people to buy local, it\nmight make sense for the City to have a similar type of ordinance and policy.\nMayor Spencer expressed support for reviewing Councilmember Oddie's suggestion.\nThe Development Manager continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired what the wage increase number would be, not the total, if it is\navailable; mentioned it could be brought back at the next meeting.\nThe Development Manager continued the presentation.\nMayor Spencer inquired about the City having a proposal of how the increased costs\nwould be included in the City's budget.\nThe Finance Director responded the City has not incorporated the part-time minimum\nwage increase in the current 5-year General Fund forecast; stated the primary\ndepartments that utilize part-time labor and would be mostly affected by the ordinance\nwould be the Recreation and Parks and Library Departments;; both departments receive\nsupport from the General Fund; in order to pay for the minimum wage increase, a high\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nSeptember 18, 2018\n8", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 12, "text": "enough increase of fees for Recreation programs would be unlikely, resulting in an\nimpact to the General Fund; the same situation would apply to the Library due to fees\nbeing fairly low and a high enough increase being unlikely.\nMayor Spencer inquired where the money would come from if not from a fee increase.\nThe Finance Director responded the funds would come from General Fund.\nMayor Spencer stated it is important for staff to come back with a number for Council to\nsee what is already forecasted; sharing the total impact with the public is important.\nThe Finance Director stated the staff report does provide information over the next 3-\nyears; the overall impact is over $700,000 cumulatively; it would be difficult to project\nthe true impact to the General Fund, since the Council decides fees; many variables\ncould impact the analysis.\nMayor Spencer stated it is important not to look at the item in a vacuum, but at the\nimpact on the City given the previously presented forecast of expenses being greater\nthan revenues.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested information brought back at the next Council meeting,\ninclude the last 5-years projections and actual revenues; actual revenues typically come\nin much higher than the projections.\nMayor Spencer stated a majority of the revenuve increase is an increase in the real\nestate transfer tax; one-time revenue from sales have been significant; the issue is not\nabout not taking care of the City's lowest-paid, it goes to fully disclosing information to\nthe public.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated projected revenues are much lower than actual revenues;\nboth disclosed to the public.\nThe Development Manager concluded the presentation.\nExpressed support for raising the minimum wage; stated the living wage in Alameda\nshould be a minimum of $19.75; discussed spending covering any minimum wage\nincrease: Kegan Tatum, Alameda.\nStated the action would have material positive results for people scrambling to make it\nfrom paycheck to paycheck; urged raising the minimum wage to a living wage: Gaby\nDolphin, Alameda.\nStated both the Alameda Progressives and Alameda Justice Alliance support increasing\nthe minimum wage; discussed Santa Fe's minimum wage: Cheri Johansen, Alameda\nProgressives and Alameda Justice Alliance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 13, "text": "Stated Unite Here supports the minimum wage increase; discussed a Marriott workers\nstrike; stated $15 is not enough: Ty Hudson, Unite Here Local 2850.\nStated the issue is complicated; a ripple effect could negate the increase; most of the\nbusiness community does not support the increase; suggested including a benefits\nallowance: Michael McDonough, Chamber of Commerce.\nUrged following the State's plan to increase minimum wage or at least only matching\nthe City of Oakland; expressed concern over the timing; suggested educational\noutreach: Janet Magleby, Downtown Alameda Business Association.\nStated that he supports increasing the minimum wage; San Francisco and Berkeley\ncustomers he delivers to have struggled; suggested delaying the increase one year to\nmatch Oakland: Tom Frainier, Semifreddi Bakery.\nExpressed concern over the Council directing staff to bring the increase back, the sales\ntax measure being done at the same time, and Alameda being compared to Redwood\nCity; urged staying with the State or looking at the Oakland model: Linda Asbury, West\nAlameda Business Association.\nUrged Council to stay with the State or Oakland timeline; discussed business\nchallenges; urged the community be educated and people be encouraged to shop\nlocally: Julie Baron, Julie's Tea and Coffee.\nStated the restaurant industry will be effected more than any other; expressed concern\nover the timing of the increase: Dan Ferrera, La Val's Pizza.\nExpressed concern over the matter taking over two years to return to Council; stated\npaying a living wage is the best way to support the economy; expressed concern over\nfigures and Alameda being slow to respond: Catherine Pauling, Alameda.\nDiscussed the importance of people keeping their jobs and expressed concern over\njobs being lost from raising the minimum wage: Ed Hirshberg, Oakland/Harbor Bay.\nExpressed support for raising the minimum wage, which should be done faster and\nincreased higher: Toni Grimm, Alameda.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-519) The Interim City Manager made an announcement regarding the community\nservice award.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nSeptember 18, 2018\n10", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2018-09-18", "page": 14, "text": "COUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(18-520) Vice Mayor Vella inquired whether other sister cities would be coming forward.\nThe Base Reuse and Economic Director responded the only other Sister City is Wadi\nFoquin, which would return to Council next year.\n(18-521) Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft made an announcement regarding the League\nof California Cities conference.\n(18-522) Consideration of Mayor's Nomination for Appointment to the Planning Board\nand Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB).\nMayor Spencer nominated Rona Rothenberg for appointment to the Planning Board.\nADJOURNMENT\n(18-523) There being no further business, Mayor Spencer adjourned the meeting in\nmemory of Kent Rosenblum and former Councilmember Karin Lucas at 9:50 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\n11\nSeptember 18, 2018", "path": "CityCouncil/2018-09-18.pdf"}