{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--JULY 2, 2019- -6:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:01 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(19-392) Conference with Legal Counsel - Liability Claims (Pursuant to Government\nCode \u00a7 54956.95); Claimant: Shelby Gattenby; Agency Claimed Against: City of\nAlameda\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that staff gave information to the Council and the Council gave direction to\nstaff with no vote taken.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:47\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nIrma Glidden\nActing City Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 2, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--JULY 2,2019- 7:00 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m. Councilmember Vella led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(19-393) Steve Slauson, Alameda, discussed the Grand Jury Report and called for the\nresignation of two Councilmembers.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember 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(*19-394) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on June 4,\n2019. Approved.\n(*19-395) Ratified bills in the amount of $4,111,268.97.\n(*19-396) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement\nwith St. Francis Electric for Streetlight Conduit Replacement Project, Gibbons and\nSouthwood Drives, P.W. No. 04-19-18, in an Amount, Including Contingency, Not to\nExceed $890,905. Accepted.\n(*19-397) Recommendation to Approve an Interfund Loan of Up to $1,200,000 from the\nGeneral Fund to the Development Impact Fees (DIF) Parks Fund for the Repayment of\nthe Parks DIF for the Cross Alameda Trail - Jean Sweeney Improvement Project and\nthe Estuary Park Improvements. Accepted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 3, "text": "(*19-398) Resolution No. 15561, \"Determining That Special Taxes Shall Cease to be\nLevied on Property in the City of Alameda Community Facilities District No. 4\n(Demolition and Back Bone Infrastructure - Fleet Industrial Supply Center (FISC) and\nEast Housing Sites) and Directing Recordation of Notice of Cessation of Special Tax.\"\nAdopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(19-399) Resolution No. .15562, \"Appointing Hanson Hom as a Member of the Planning\nBoard.\" Adopted;\n(19-399A) Resolution No. 15563, \"Appointing Teresa Ruiz as a Member of the Planning\nBoard.' Adopted;\n(19-399B) Resolution No.15564, \"Reappointing Laura Giuntini as a Member of the\nPublic Utilities Board. Adopted;\n(19-399C) Resolution No.15565, \"Appointing Tara Navarro as a Member of the\nRecreation and Park Commission.\" Adopted; and\n(19-399D) Resolution No. 15566, \"Appointing Kristin Furuichi Fong as a Member of the\nSocial Service Human Relations Board.\" Adopted.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the resolutions of appointment.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nThe Assistant City Clerk administered the oath of office and presented certificates of\nappointment to Mr. Hom, Ms. Ruiz, Ms. Giuntini, Ms. Navarro and Ms. Furuichi Fong\n(19-400) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Sections 8-8.5\nand 8-1.2 to Authorize the Public Works Director to Improve Safety and Visibility at\nAlameda Intersections. Introduced.\nThe City Engineer gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the 300-foot noticing radius is being used for\ndaylighting.\nThe City Engineer responded the requirement is being struck, but can be continued as a\ncourtesy.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether there are plans to maintain the red paint.\nThe City Engineer responded a Capital Project has recently been approved to refresh\nstriping and crosswalks throughout the western portion of the City; stated a master plan\napproach will enable staff to be more systematic with regular maintenance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 4, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the safety of residents is first and foremost.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved introduction of the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(19-401) Introduction of Ordinance Establishing an Annual General Adjustment in Rent,\na Rent Registry, Banking, and a Petition Process for an Upward or Downward\nAdjustment of Rents. Introduced.\nThe Community Development Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, the Community Economic\nDevelopment Director stated Costa Hawkins does not address regulating terminations\nor the requirement of relocation; concluded the presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the Consumer Price Index (CPI) being used is\nConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), to which the Community\nDevelopment Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the CPI includes utilities, to which the\nCommunity Development Director responded in the affirmative; outlined the listed\ncategories.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated rents are only included under the housing portion;\nconservative estimates stipulate one-third of income goes toward housing.\nThe Community Development Director stated the definition of an affordable unit equates\nto no more than one-third of income being spent on housing.\nIn response to Councilmember Daysog's inquiry, the Community Development Director\nstated the 2017 one-year estimate published by the US Census states that 48% of\nrenters spend at least 30% of their income on rent; it is important to note the median\nincome for a family renting is $72,000 and the Citywide median income is $92,000 for\nthe City of Alameda; there is a disparity of rental households versus owners, which the\nrent program is striving to stabilize.\nThe Community Development Director stated the benefits of rent control accrue to all\nhouseholds in rent controlled property.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the goal is to provide stable housing for all renters in\nAlameda.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the American Community Survey numbers are\nnation-wide, to which the Community Development Director responded in the negative;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 5, "text": "stated the numbers are for the City of Alameda.\nCouncilmember Vella requested the median household incomes be restated.\nThe Community Development Director stated the median renter income is $72,063 and\nthe Citywide median income is in excess of $92,000.\nExpressed support for a rent cap at 65% of CPI; outlined articles related to affordable\nhousing; stated city governments can help residents stay in their homes; discussed the\nmeaning of being a sanctuary city: Jeanne Nader, Alameda Progressives, Alameda\nJustice Alliance (AJA).\nExpressed support for the annual general adjustment in rent; thanked City staff and\nCouncil for bringing the item forward; stated a cap at 100% of CPI is a good start but\nCouncil should consider ways to provide more to help the City's low income and most\nvulnerable population: Sophia DeWitt, East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO).\nDiscussed general principles to maintain the affordable housing stock; stated 65% of\nCPI addresses rent cost increase; requested the number of tenants per unit be removed\nfrom the rent registry and square footage be added; stated a hearing officer is needed:\nEric Strimling, Alameda.\nExpressed support for rent caps set at 65% of CPI; outlined her experience renting in\nAlameda; stated a real rent cap is needed: Kaitlin Alcontin, Filipino Advocates for\nJustice (FAJ).\nOutlined her experience as a teacher and renter in Alameda; discussed CPI increases;\nexpressed support of no banking and no pass-through. Ayssa Morisato, FAJ.\nOutlined her experience renting at 2510 Central Avenue; stated tenants are at risk due\nto a previous fire; more concrete measures are needed for rent control: Diana\nCabcabin, FAJ.\nStated just cause and rent control go hand-in-hand; outlined her experience with friends\nmoving due to rent increases; stated salaries of tech workers skew CPI above working\nclass families affordability: Salina Igot, FAJ.\nOutlined his experience living in Alameda; urged Council to approve 65% of CPI, no\npass-through, no banking: Lester Dixon, FAJ, Alameda Renters Coalition (ARC),\nPeople of Bonanza (POB).\nStated there is no end in sight for the crisis of housing costs in Alameda; expressed\nsupport for 65% of CPI, elimination of banking, lowering the ceiling from 5% to 4%, and\nthe appointment of an administrative law judge as a hearing officer; outlined her\nexperience renting in Alameda: Laura Woodward, ARC.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 6, "text": "Outlined her experience renting in Alameda; expressed support for 65% of CPI and\nlegal oversight of rent reviews; stated there is a disproportion of elders on the streets:\nTristen Schmidt, ARC, The Village (Oakland), Feed the People.\nOutlined his experience living in Alameda; stated the proposal is better than current\nregulations, but can be improved; expressed concern about rent banking and pass-\nthrough; expressed support for 65% of CPI: Zac Bowling, Alameda.\nExpressed support for 65% of CPI; stated Alameda is a beacon of hope for progressive\nvalues; people will be affected well beyond the limits of Alameda: Art Rodriguez, Central\nValley Empowerment Alliance.\nOutlined his experience as a renter; expressed support for 65% of CPI; stated that he\nspends 60% of combined income on rent; discussed debt statistics: Keegan Tatum,\nAlameda Progressives.\nStated Ordinance 3148 was enacted with well-meaning, but does not accomplish its\npurpose; the homeless population has increased by 40% in the last year; outlined her\nexperience renting in Alameda: Toni Grimm, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience as a landlord in Alameda: Jane Friedrich, Alameda.\nExpressed support for 65% of CPI; discussed her experience losing neighbors due to\nrent increases; outlined rental rates: Camille Christian, FAJ.\nStated the information shown in the staff report is not current and is missing key points;\nraised questions about data for surrounding cities: Lester Cabral, Alameda.\nDiscussed support letters submitted; expressed support for 65% of CPI; stated there are\ntwo classes of people: homeowners and renters; if renters are not helped, there will be\na deterioration of the community: Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope Housing Advocates,\nAJA.\nOutlined her experience as part of a demonstration at I-Hotel; stated the housing\nproblem has not gone away, but has worsened; housing is a human right; a rent cap of\n100% of CPI will separate families: Cynthia Bonta, FAJ.\nExpressed support for the cap on rent; expressed gratitude to Council for passing just\ncause; stated just cause and a cap on rent cannot exist without the other: Lana Rishina,\nAlameda.\nExpressed support for a rent cap based on 65% of CPI; stated a stable community of\nrenters filled with hope are likely to vote for revenue measures needed to protect\nproperties; large wage gaps will cause renters to lose hope: William Smith, Alameda.\nStated that he regrets supporting Ordinance 3148; the ordinance has accomplished its\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 7, "text": "goal of limiting rent increases and created disincentive for no cause evictions; outlined\nhis experience attending community meetings: Todd Wehmann, Alameda.\nStated that she has a house up for sale due to no cause eviction; one house per week\nis selling due to rent control; the housing stock will be reduced; senior landlords rely on\nrental income: Rosalinda Fortuna, Alameda.\nRequested the record be kept open for another 15 days for smaller landlords to submit\ninformation to Council: Kristin Johnson, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience with rent increases; urged Council to consider the\nrecommendations of tenants: Mari Perez-Ruiz, Alameda Renters Coalition.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 8:40 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:01\np.m.\n***\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he depends on data to make the best possible\npolicy; data is at the heart of the policy-making decision; outlined data provided by staff\ngave a brief Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that his decisions are based on values; housing is a basic\nhuman right; there is a housing crisis and fines may be imposed on a State level if more\nhousing is not built; people living in current housing stock must be protected; the\nhomeless count is over 200; Alameda is in the top 5 of rent increases at 6.2%; rent caps\nand just-cause work together; outlined how the rent cap should be calculated at 65% of\nCPI; noted that he is not in favor of rent banking; stated banking may be acceptable in\nthe future; noted that he is not in favor of pass-through; stated the CIP process can help\ntake care of major improvements; expressed concern for the threat of repairs not being\ncompleted; stated landlords have a responsibility to keep property in a livable condition;\nexpressed support for having a retired administrative law judge to oversee petition\nprocesses; stated the rent registry will not be defined at this meeting, but should come\nback to Council with a balance between efficacy and privacy; Costa Hawkins exempt\nunits should have a non-mandatory processes; summarized supports for no banking, no\npass-through, Annual General Adjustment (AGA) between 65-70%.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she is a millennial; outlined an article \"Millennials\nDidn't Kill the Economy, the Economy Killed Millennials;\" stated millennials and\ngenerations that follow are worse off than generations preceding; outlined\nhomeownership requirements; stated the majority of millennials and generations that\nfollow lack the requirements and will have to be renters; stated student loans are an\nexpected added cost of living; close to 20% of millennials are under employed and not\nmaking enough wages to cover student loan debt, rent and cost of living; outlined\nfounding principles of homeownership; stated housing is an absolute need; a system is\nneeded for a fair rate of return; expressed opposition to banking; stated effective\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 8, "text": "evictions will occur if banking is allowed; banking should only be allowed by mutual\nagreement, but 5% in addition to CPI is too much; expressed opposition to pass-\nthrough; expressed concern about the rent registry; stated caution needs to be taken\nrelated to tenant privacy; expressed support for 65% of CPI; stated the range on caps\nshould be discussed.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated policy is about desired outcomes; Council has been\nasked to stabilize rent for all Alameda renters; outlined an article from UC Berkeley\nHaas School of Business; stated it is time to listen to the immediate needs; policy\nshould incentivize behavior with regard to banking; banking incentivizes landlords to\nlower rents now; if banking is taken away, landlords will raise rents to the maximum rent\npossible; a maximum amount that can be banked should be discussed; expressed\nsupport for the rent registry; stated more data should be collected, including rent being\ncollected; expressed support for removing reporting the number of tenants per unit and\nother personal information; stated direction to staff can include keeping the greatest\namount of data confidential and to consider confidentiality a key component in data\ncollection; expressed support for collecting data on single family homes; stated the CIP\npass-through process should be continued; pass-through is important when below CPI;\npass-through will allow for climate and seismic mandated improvements; expressed\nsupport for staff recommendations.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she desires to achieve balance and fairness which\nincludes considering the needs of tenants and landlords; pitting one group against the\nother is counter-productive; renters needs decent landlords and landlords need good\ntenants; landlords feel under attack; all landlords should not be judged by the most\negregious; expressed support for habitable rental units; stated 65% of the CPI is too\nlow; expressed support for considering a percentage above 65%; landlords need the\nability to keep units habitable; mechanisms should be in place to help keep landlords\naccountable; expressed concern for banking in relation to tenants receiving fixed\nincomes; inquired about a tenant incurring large medical expenses and receiving\nsubsequent rent increases in the following years.\nVice Mayor Knox White responded the decision is up to the landlord; stated landlords\nshould be willing to reduce and not raise rents for year one in a banking scenario; a cap\non the amount of banking can be implemented; if a pathway is not created for landlords\nto want to give lower rents than allowed, they will ask for the maximum increase; many\nlandlords are compassionate.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether a cap would come before the petitioning process.\nThe Community Development Director responded the idea of banking is if the full\nmaximum allowable rent increase is refrained from, the ability to bank the amount not\ntaken is able to be passed along in a future year or years; stated the ordinance\nproposed is capped at 5% plus the annual general adjustment as the maximum annual\namount for pass-through; it is possible that a tenant could not afford the combination of\nthe two sets of rent increases; there is flexibility; the ordinance would reflect\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n7", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 9, "text": "requirements set forth by Council.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired about the petitioning process.\nThe Community Development Director responded the petitioning process is different;\nstated there is an upward or downward adjustment reduction in housing services or a\nfair rate of return; banking is a mechanism for that flexibility and allows for a safety;\nthere is a limit to the amount of times banking is allowed; outlined limitations to banking.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the limitations keeping a landlord from raising rents.\nThe Community Development Director responded the landlord must use it or lose it; the\nlimitation is a maximum not a minimum.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for banking, but at a lower ceiling; stated the\nrent registry is important; more data is needed; listing the number of tenants in a unit\ncould be sensitive information; more data related to rent charges is needed; expressed\nsupport for a simple pass-through, with 50% of the program fee able to be passed\nthrough; inquired whether the petition process is to be decided.\nThe Community Development director responded in the affirmative; stated there could\nbe a decision to include a hearing officer and the process to be utilized.\n(19-402) Councilmember Oddie moved approval of extending the amount of time\nCouncilmembers have to deliberate.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the discussion clocks can move to 5:00.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote\n-\n5.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like Vice Mayor Knox White to provide his\nAnnual General Adjustment (AGA) percentage increase.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that three members have expressed support for 70%.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of setting the AGA at 70% of CPI.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Oddie expressed support for the motion; stated 70%\nis the top of his range, but within his range nonetheless.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would support 75%.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n8", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Vella expressed support for 70%; stated that she would prefer 65%.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he could go up to 75%; stated if 70% is chosen, the\ndiscussion related to banking and pass-through becomes more important.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she would like to hear the proposal for banking and\npass-through from Vice Mayor Knox White.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for banking; stated a cap should be\ndiscussed and is important; expressed support for allowing pass-through on capital\ncosts that are State mandated.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the State mandated costs fall within CIP.\nThe Community Development Director responded there is a lot of flexibility in what\nCouncil may discuss; pass-through options were not outlined in detail, but the CIP\nstands alone in its policy and is separate from pass-through; staff has sought direction\non changes to be made to the policy; outlined challenges from landlords trying to meet\nthreshold dollar amounts for undertaking improvements to access the CIP process;\nnoted if there is an interest, Council may provide staff direction to revise CIP policy\nwhile allowing the ordinance to currently move forward; stated adding multiple different\npass-through options cannot be done tonight.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined the ordinance processes.\nThe City Attorney stated Council has substantial flexibility regarding AGA; however, with\nregard to pass-through, staff is only seeking direction; Council may move forward with\nall items except pass-through.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern over changing the CIP process.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to give staff direction to come back to\nCouncil.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated pass-through is not part of his motion.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he agrees with Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and\nCouncilmember Vella regarding directing staff to come back to Council for a discussion\nof pass-through.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern for the banked amount being increased;\noutlined banking percentages.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether it is possible to require the tenant to agree to\nbanking; expressed concern for banking causing constructive evictions.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n9", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 11, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the agreement being mutual has to be decided\nby Council.\nThe Community Development Director responded the ordinance would not require\na\ntenant to sign-off on a landlord taking less than the annual maximum adjustment; stated\nas drafted, the ordinance would require the landlord to notify the tenant in advance of\nusing banked time.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern over the banking amount.\nThe Community Development Director stated Mountain View has a system which allows\n10% of banking, but also has an exemption which allows tenants to petition for a\nhardship; staff anticipates difficulty in administration and enforcement due to misuse.\nThe City Attorney stated the tenant has to agree for the landlord to implement banking\nin any given year; if Council desires to implement hardships and hearings on banking,\nthose items should come back for consideration.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated one option is to bring back the discussion as an\namendment in September.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to keep the AGA increase included in\nthe discussion; expressed support for either option to agree to banking or not; stated\nMountain View's approach appears to work; the hardship must be documented in a\nprivate and confidential way.\nThe Community Development Director stated the hardship concept would be regulated;\nMountain View's ordinance is new.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated there could be a three-year grace period with no banking,\ngiving the CPI time to catch up; there is no time limit as to how long banked rent can be\nkept.\nCouncilmember Vella stated there absolutely needs to be a cap on how long banked\nrent can be kept; that she opposes banking; if banking is to be implemented, the tenant\nshould have input; expressed support for no more than two-years of banked rent; stated\nif rent is banked for too long, constructive evictions can occur; expressed support for\ndecreasing 5% plus AGA.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he supports a limit to how much and how long rent is\nbanked; he would like to keep the item as simple as possible; loss aversion is a\npowerful behavior pressure; the decision to keep rent as low as possible needs to be as\neasy as possible; banking is the reason; expressed opposition to tenant sign-off on\nbanking.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n10", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 12, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned how much and how long banking should be allowed to\nextend.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the system could be gamed if not properly defined\nbeforehand.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council cannot legislate every scenario.\nThe City Attorney stated Council may keep the ordinance as-is with the exception that\nonce a landlord uses banked time, the remaining bank is wiped clean; there is no staff\ntracking, making for a simpler process.\nVice Mayor Knox White questioned what is being solved with the proposal.\nThe City Attorney stated the proposal attempts to solve concerns raised by\nCouncilmembers related to adding and subtracting banked time, which becomes\nadministratively difficult; the process keeps the ordinance as-is; once a landlord uses\nbanked time, the remaining bank is wiped clean and the process starts again.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the concept and the simplicity; stated that\nshe would prefer to steer clear of 5%.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated banked time may only be used once the full AGA has\nbeen accounted for; expressed concern over landlords being incentivized to take the\nmaximum increase each year.\nThe Community Development Director stated Oakland only uses the banked increase 3\ntimes over the term of tenancy; every jurisdiction with rent control, with the exception of\nSan Jose, allows banking and it is viewed as a best practice; Oakland's cap for banked\ntime must be used within three years; the 5% plus AGA is lower than many jurisdictions;\nCouncil may want to look into banking a limited number of times for the in-place tenant\nor to cap the number of years.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is value in looking at what is being done and what has\nbeen done in other cities; Alameda is not going as high as Oakland; expressed support\nfor placing a cap on how many times banking may be used or over how many years, or\nboth.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support for the ceiling staying at 5%; stated 70% of\nthat is 3.5%; the most that may be accumulated over 3 years is 10.5%; expressed\nsupport for the remainder being eliminated once banking is used; urged the item be\nviewed from a practical perspective.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the item should be viewed from both sides.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated in order to get 10.5%, a landlord would have to give zero\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n11", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 13, "text": "increases for three years.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the proposal is odd; the sticker shock effect that people\nget when given a bill of 10-11% increase would be odd to institutionalize.\nThe Community Development Director stated an annual maximum may be established,\nas well as a cap over three years; a cap may be placed in two different places.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned what is reasonable for Alameda.\nCouncilmember Vella stated a cap on the number of years is needed; expressed\nsupport for three years; stated that she supports the idea that once the banked amount\nis used, the remainder goes away; expressed support for capping the number of times\nthroughout a tenancy to three times.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for three years; stated sometimes a financial\nhardship occurs that does not solve itself in one year.\nCouncilmember Vella proposed the landlord be required to provide notice of banking to\nthe tenant.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for the landlord providing notice to the\ntenant; stated a form will be filed with the City that the bank is being used and notices of\nbanking should be filed along with the form; inquired whether the landlord can bank\nonce within three years or three years in a row; questioned whether it is better to use a\nformula reaching up to 8%; once 8% is reached, the bank is full without regard to how\nmany years it takes to reach the maximum; proposed a cap on yearly increases of 3%\nin any given year; stated the landlord cannot bank and use bank in the same year.\nCouncilmember Oddie requested a recap.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that his proposal has a max cap of 8%, and the cap can\nonly be used in 3% increments [AGA plus 3%].\nCouncilmember Oddie questioned whether once any part of the bank is used, the rest\nis\nlost.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that was not part of his proposal but can be discussed.\nThe Community Development Director stated banking will be capped at no more than\n8% at any time; access to banking cannot be done in increments more than 3% above\nAGA; the banking cap is three times during tenancy; using banking results in wiping of\nthe bank; the limit should be set at more than one during the tenancy; if a tenant moves\nout, the bank is wiped out and cannot be accumulated for a new tenant.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the bank could be used once every three years.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n12", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 14, "text": "Councilmember Vella expressed concern for constructive evictions; stated the bank\nshould only be used once during a certain year period.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated Council should go back to have staff interview each of\nthe Councilmembers to put together a cogent response; creating policy on the fly may\ncreate issues that Council is unaware of; the parameters are known, but staff should\nwork with each Councilmember to figure out what works.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she cannot support Councilmember Daysog's proposal;\nthe public should be involved in the process, and Council should not walk away from the\ndiscussion yet; inquired whether the cap would be three years in length.\nThe City Manager responded if banking is chosen, 8% as a maximum cap, maximum of\n3% over AGA being used at any time; stated either one, two, or three years can be\nbanked with no more than three times during a tenancy; the option includes banking but\nalso has protections for tenants and requires a notice and form be filed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the number of times banking can be used during a tenancy\nneeds to be established.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for the number to be as big as possible;\nstated that he sees a benefit to banking; using banked amount three times over the\ncourse of tenancy seems a little restrictive but agreeable to most Councilmembers.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the use of back-to-back banking should be\nlimited; stated using a banked amount two times in a row is a lot of money and a big hit\nto tenants.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for not more than every other year, with no\nlimit.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support for a limit; expressed concern for back-to-back\nuse of banked rent increases.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated back-to-back is excessive; every other year is reasonable;\nthe item may be re-visited after implementation.\nVice Mayor Knox White proposed no form be filed with the City for banking, just a notice\nto tenants; stated that he does not want bureaucratic hurdles for people reducing rent.\nCouncilmember Vella stated when initially applying for banking, landlords would have to\nnotify tenants.\nVice Mayor Knox White clarified when the banking is being used.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n13", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 15, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned what recourse is available if the tenant notes the\nprogram is not working as proposed.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated tenants may go to the rent program and file that a\nlandlord is violating the rent laws, similar to exceeding AGA.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated it is helpful to have a form to keep record of what has\nbeen banked and what is to be used to hold accountability and not require the tenant to\nretain paperwork.\nThe Community Development Director stated the tenant would not have to keep\npaperwork because the landlord will have to register the rental unit annually in the rent\nregistry; when a landlord uses their bank, they must notify the tenant and the rent\nprogram; most jurisdictions only require landlords to notify the rent program when\nbanked time is accessed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the proposal; inquired if there is agreement\non the annual adjustment amount.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated 70% of CIP with adding the banking, as described.\nThe City Attorney requested the specific desires be re-stated.\nVice Mayor Knox White inquired whether the motions should be separate, to which the\nCity Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nOn the call for the question setting the AGA at 70% of CPI, the motion carried by the\nfollowing voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy\nAshcraft - 4. Noes: Councilmember Daysog - 1.\nThe City Attorney restated the banking motion as follows: a landlord may bank up to 8%\nand at 3% could be implemented in any given year; however, banking may only be\nimplemented at most every other year and implemented three times over the life of any\ntenancy; the Council also included a noticing provision; stated that his suggestion is\nCouncil provide direction to staff regarding regulations and not include noticing\nlanguage in the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether banking cannot be implemented in consecutive\nyears, to which the City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the noticing provision will be enforced by\ndirection to staff, to which the City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the restated banking motion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n14", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 16, "text": "Under discussion, Councilmember Oddie questioned how the proposal is practical;\nquestioned a 5% cap for the overall increase.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated 70% of CPI.\nThe Community Development Director stated 100% of CPI is 4% this year; 70% is\n3.6%; the ceiling is 5% which would only be triggered if 70% of CPI was in excess of\n5%.\nCouncilmember Oddie questioned whether 5% is the most that could be banked every\nyear.\nThe Community Development Director stated the most that could be banked every year\nwould not be 5%; the amount is 70% of CPI.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated this year, 70% of CPI is 2.8%; questioned whether 2.8%\nis the most that could be banked, to which the Community Development Director\nresponded in the affirmative; stated it take a while until the 8% cap is met.\nThe City Attorney stated a landlord would have to bank for multiple years.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern at the number of caps being intimidating;\nstated that it would take several years for caps to be met; 70% of CPI is creating a\nsubstantial cap which changes the dynamics of the system and will prevent\ndisplacements; the compromise is better than what was proposed in the staff report.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she was initially opposed to banking but the Vice Mayor\nsuccessfully articulated the rationale behind the need.\nOn the call for the question the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 4. Noes:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1.\nThe City Attorney stated the ordinance specifically calls out on September 1, 2019 a 4%\nof CPI; Council voted 70% and the ordinance will now say the annual adjustment for\nSeptember 1, 2019 will be 2.8%.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry about the items to be included in the rent\nregistry, the Community Development Director suggested Council give staff direction\nabout how to balance privacy; stated staff can take direction and implement the\nregulation or, if Council desires, staff can return with a proposed regulation; the\nordinance states an initial registration and a re-registration when new tenancy is\nestablished; noted an annual unit registry was discussed; stated Council should make a\ndetermination related to frequency in order to be properly captured in the ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n15", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 17, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated annual registry seems a bit burdensome.\nThe Community Development Director stated the annual registry balances the desire for\ndata against the administrative burden; registry for single family homes can be included;\nstaff recommends very few registration questions for Costa Hawkins units; data for\nhousing services will be helpful in tracking housing stock.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated there is benefit to having annual information about rent\npaid; expressed support for annual data collection on rent and providing a check box on\nthe form for the option of \"no changes;\" stated the registry issue can come back off-\nagenda which can be agendized by request if needed.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support of the registry returning to Council; stated\nlandlords and tenants should be engaged in the process.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern over collecting information related to number\nof tenants in one unit or other personally identifying information.\nThe City Attorney stated there is no plan to receive said information in the registry.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support for providing direction to staff.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for allowing staff to promulgate the direction\nprovided.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated if he does not like the regulation, he will bring a Referral.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he would like to ensure stakeholders from both sides\nare engaged in the discussion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated doing so is part of the direction to staff; inquired whether the\nregulation includes the petition process including a hearing officer.\nThe Community Development Director inquired whether Council desires an annual\nregistry or initial with re-registry when new tenancy had been established.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded annual registry.\nThe Community Development Director inquired whether the Costa Hawkins exempt\nunits should be included.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support for the collection of information related to\nCosta Hawkins exempt properties.\nThe Community Development Director stated a hearing officer and an administrative\nlaw justice are the same thing; a Request for Proposal (RFP) would be issued yielding a\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n16", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 18, "text": "list of hearing officers that the City Attorney's office maintains; when a case is\npresented, it is assigned to a hearing officer.\nThe City Attorney stated there are currently three hearing officers on a list for rotation\npurposes; given the anticipated volume, those officers should be sufficient but the list\nwill continue to be monitored.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she would like to ensure none of the hearing officers\nalso represent tenants that go before other hearing officers in the City.\nThe City Attorney concurred.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the hearing officers may not be Alameda residents, to which\nthe City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nThe Community Development Director stated the hearing officers are assigned by the\nCity Attorney's office.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he would like the CIP process brought back with a\nvery narrowly construed proposal to account for seismic improvements.\nThe Community Development Director stated the components of the eligible expenses\nalready include seismic upgrades and water and energy efficiency upgrades; expenses\nare not State mandated.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he understands the improvements are included for\nlarge projects; expressed support for lowering the thresholds for seismic, water and\nenergy efficient upgrades to the State level.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would like the CIP restriction kept to said proposal\nonly.\nThe Community Development Director outlined the requirements for State thresholds.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated a way to lower the threshold should be reviewed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted the item would return to Council.\nThe Community Development Director stated staff will look at lowering the threshold for\nany future State, local or federally mandated climate adaptation seismic safety.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated energy efficiency has not been added.\nThe Community Development Director clarified climate change; inquired whether there\nis direction related to Costa Hawkins exempt units.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n17", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 19, "text": "Councilmember Oddie stated if the Rent Review Advisory Committee (RRAC) is\ndisbanded, the mediation process can be changed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the issue can be addressed in September.\nThe Community Development Director stated staff needs direction for the September\nmeeting.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support for an option to keep some kind of voluntary\nmediation process.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of introduction of the ordinance establishing\nannual general adjustment in rent, a rent registry, banking, and a petition process for an\nupward or downward adjustment of rents as slightly modified by Council.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog stated Alameda's data from the Census\nshows that 51% of renting households have an affordable rent, in that they pay less\nthan 30% of their income towards rent; expressed support for administering aid to the\n49% paying an unaffordable rate; stated data supports modifications to the Ordinance\n3148; data does not support abandonment of Ordinance 3148.\nOne the call for the question, the motion carried by the following voice vote: Ayes:\nCouncilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 4. Noes:\nCouncilmember Daysog - 1.\n***\n(19-403) Councilmember Vella moved approval of Council continuing the meeting past\n11:00 pm [to hear the remaining agenda items], but to no later than 11:45 pm.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded, which carried by unanimous voice vote 5-ayes.\n***\n(19-404) Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda\nMunicipal Code Chapter XXVII, Section 27-3 Concerning Citywide Development Impact\nFees. Introduced.\nThe Planning, Building & Transportation Director gave a brief presentation.\nCarlos Villareal, Wildan Financial, continued the presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated a letter has been submitted; inquired whether there is a\nstandard on what is considered to be improved.\nMr. Villareal responded the general working definition is that improvements serve the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n18", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 20, "text": "community and are open to the public; stated there are a range of amenities; the cost\nper acre of improvements is typical of a park within the City.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the letter alleges some soccer fields are not available for\npublic use; requested clarification related to the available use.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the soccer fields are available\nfor public use; a permit is required; the fields are publically accessible spaces.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed concern for the aggregate cost of improvements to\nserve new development being a function of projected growth and residence; stated the\ngrowth projected by Plan Bay Area (PBA) may not reflect reality; expressed concern\nover the fee amount.\nMr. Villareal outlined table data within the staff report.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the fee will be converted into an amount per\nsquare foot.\nMr. Villareal responded in the negative; stated the fee will be per dwelling unit; the\ngrowth in residence is only used to estimate the magnitude of fee revenue; the actual\nfee is driven by the existing standard and the existing cost on the ground.\nThe City Attorney requested the Planning, Building, and Transportation Director to\nelaborate on the permit process; stated the permit process for use of the soccer field is\nsimple.\nThe Planning, Building, and Transportation Director stated there is an application to\napply for a permit to use the field; stated PBA plays out through the regional housing\nneed; Council does not have much discretion in regard to PBA; if less development is\noccurring, for any reason, the City collects less money; as a result, less parks are\nneeded.\nDiscussed the letter submitted by Boatworks; expressed support for deleting\nenvironmental remediation; outlined court findings and remedial costs collected by the\nCity: Tom Roth, Boatworks.\nMr. Villareal stated the cost per acre for park improvements is based on the City's actual\nexperience for recent parks; the engineering news record is to adjust the cost of a\nplanned facility; the figure only estimates the project cost; noted a typo in table 7.\nThe City Manager stated the City's remediation costs are present and continue; the\nNavy's cleanup costs are not always at the level needed by City standard, causing a\ndifference in definition; there is enough non-clarity in relation to the fee, and a re-\nevaluation of the fee will occur before moving forward.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n19", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 21, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the item will return for consideration, to which the\nCity Manager responded it may or may not, but the fee will be re-evaluated and would\nreturn to Council for consideration if justified.\nCouncilmember Daysog outlined previous project cleaning costs; inquired the purpose\nof Table 6.\nMr. Villareal responded Table 6 is used to estimate the cost of improvements if the\namount of growth is achieved; stated Table 7 is driving the fee calculation along with\nTable 8.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed concern for the implication of implementing PBA.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved introduction of the ordinance as modified by removing\nremediation costs.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(19-405) Recommendation to Provide Direction to City Staff on Enhancing Access to\nLactation Facilities.\nThe Human Resources Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the proposal can be used for recruitment in the future to\nincrease diversity efforts as well as an opportunity to make City Hall more accessible to\nthe general public; expressed support for Option B; stated the proposal allows for\nvolunteer board members and members of the public to use the pod; noted the pods are\naffordable in the sense of no major construction needed; the pods should be kept in\nmind for updates to other City buildings, such as Fire Stations and the Emergency\nOperations Center (EOC).\nCouncilmember Oddie concurred with Councilmember Vella.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is a way to ensure the pods are only used\nfor lactation purposes.\nThe Human Resources Director responded there is an app which allows for access.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there has been feedback from staff about the\nproposed pod.\nThe Human Resources Director responded there has been positive feedback; stated a\nsmaller version is being developed that may work for City Hall.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she has used a similar pod; outlined positive aspects\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n20", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 22, "text": "of having the pod.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired who maintains the pod.\nThe Human Resources Director stated that staff would work with a cleaning crew.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for the proposal; stated the proposed\nlocation may need to be re-visited.\nThe Human Resources Director confirmed the location will reside within City Hall.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(19-406) The City Manager encouraged people to come to the 4th of July parade;\nannounced a new Assistant City Manager would be hired by the end of July and on-\nboard by August.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(19-407) Consider Authorizing Staff and a Council Subcommittee, Acting on Behalf of\nCouncil, to Work with the Alameda Health Care District to Maintain Acute Care Services\nDuring the Alameda Hospital Seismic Retrofit Project. (Councilmember Oddie and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft)\nCouncilmember Oddie and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft made brief comments regarding the\nreferral.\nCouncilmember Vella moved approval of the item.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Vella questioned whether there are any additional\nitems other Councilmembers may assist with; expressed support for the item; stated\nhaving emergency services is important as an island City.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated 20,000 people use Alameda Hospital's emergency services\nannually.\nCouncilmember Vella stated there are impacts to transport systems to consider;\nexpressed support for the item coming back on a future agenda.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Alameda Hospital staff has done great work; gave an\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n21", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 23, "text": "overview of a Health District Board meeting.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(19-408) Councilmember Oddie stated the County has honored the City for the tobacco\nordinance.\n(19-409) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft made an announcement about a call with Alameda\nCounty Mayors related to Assembly Bill AB1487 which provides funding for homeless\nservices, and a Make a Wish East Bay event with Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter\n(FAAS); stated FAAS will have a float with Girls Inc. at the 4th of July parade; expressed\nsupport for a Pride Parade event.\n(19-410) Vice Mayor Knox White made an announcement regarding the City Charter\nsubcommittee meeting held with the League of Women Voters (LWV) at Mastick and\nAlameda Library.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the LWV previously helped adopt the City Charter.\n(19-411) Councilmember Vella stated that she attended the Lead Abatement meeting;\nmoney will be put into an account; the City has five years to spend the funds; direction\nhas been given to submit a letter to the Lead Abatement Board requesting help from the\nState and Board of Supervisors for staffing, as well as a letter to the courts outlining\nrelated issues.\n(19-412) Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates for the League of California\nCities Annual Conference.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is currently the delegate and Councilmember\nDaysog is the alternate; questioned whether Councilmember Vella would like to be\nsecond alternate.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft being the voting\ndelegate, Councilmember Daysog being the first alternate and Councilmember Vella\nbeing the second delegate.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(19-413) Consideration of Mayor's Nominations for Appointment to the Housing\nAuthority Board of Commissioners, Recreation and Parks Commission and\nTransportation Commission.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft nominated Carly Grob for appointment to the Housing Authority\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n22", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2019-07-02", "page": 24, "text": "Board of Commissioners, Ronald Limoges for reappointment to the Recreation and\nPark Commission, and Scott Weitze for appointment to the Transportation Commission.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 11:42\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nAshley Zieba\nDeputy City Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 2, 2019\n23", "path": "CityCouncil/2019-07-02.pdf"}