{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -JANUARY 7, 2020- 5:30 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:30 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\n[Note: Councilmember Daysog arrived at 5:44 p.m.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nConsent Calendar\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4.\n[Absent: Councilmember Daysog - 1.] [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by\nan asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*20-001) Recommendation to Approve Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks\nDirector, and Michael H. Roush, Chief Assistant City Attorney, as Designated Real\nProperty Negotiators for Dialemi, Inc. (Known as Jim's on the Course) Concession\nAgreement. Accepted.\nClosed Session\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(20-002) Conference with Legal Counsel - Liability Claim (Pursuant to Government\nCode \u00a7 54956.95); Claimant: Grand Edibles, Inc.; Agency Claimed Against: City of\nAlameda\n(20-003) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (54956.8); Property: Jim's on the\nCourse, 1 Clubhouse Memorial Drive, Alameda, CA 94502; City Negotiators: Amy\nWooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director and Michael H. Roush, Chief Assistant City\nAttorney; Organizations Represented: Dialemi Inc., dba Jim's on the Course, Tom\nGeanekos, Owner; Issue Under Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations Price and\nTerms of Payment\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding the Claim and Real Property, staff provided information and\nCouncil gave direction to staff with no vote taken.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 2, "text": "Adjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:55\np.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\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - JANUARY 7, 2020- 7:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m. Councilmember Oddie led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(20-004) The Midway Project [paragraph no. 20-017 and the campaign finance referral\n[paragraph no. 20-020] were withdrawn from the agenda.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(20-005) Cassandra Caron, The Artist Tree, expressed concern over the rating system\nused to evaluate cannabis businesses responding to the City's Request for Proposals\n(RFP) and the lack of explanation the City has provided.\n(20-006) Marianne Carter, Alameda Youth Basketball and Alameda Vipers, thanked the\nCouncil for lowering proposed fees and discussed upcoming activities.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nThe Social Service Human Relations Board work plan [paragraph no. 20-010 was\nremoved from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph\nnumber.]\n(*20-007) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on December\n3,2019. Approved.\n(*20-008) Ratified bills in the amount of $5,799,075.96.\n(*20-009) Recommendation to Endorse the Draft Goals for AC Transit's Comprehensive\nOperations Analysis. Accepted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 4, "text": "(20-010) Recommendation to Provide Advice and Consent on the Social Service\nHuman Relations Board (SSHRB) Work Plan for the 2020 Calendar Year.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support; stated the Commission on Disability would\nbenefit from draft work plans; discussed the Municipal Code six goals for the SSHRB;\nexpressed support for addressing hate crime issues in and around schools at the next\nSSHRB meeting; stated there are ways for the SSHRB to potentially formalize and\nstrengthen processes between the City and the Alameda Unified School District\n(AUSD).\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Vice Mayor Knox White stated that he and\nCouncilmember Daysog serve on the School District Subcommittee.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the item.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\n(*20-011) Recommendation to Accept Report on the Appointment of One Member to the\nOpen Government Commission. Accepted.\n(*20-012) Recommendation to Accept the Work of Ray's Electric for Park Street\nCorridor Safety and Operations Improvements, No. P.W. 03-15-03. Accepted.\n(*20-013) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First\nAmendment to the Agreement with SCS Engineers Extending the Term of the\nAgreement by Six Months and Increasing the Compensation by an Amount Not to\nExceed $145,000, for an Aggregate Amount Not to Exceed $444,978, for Targeted Zero\nWaste Technical Assistance for Commercial Businesses and Multi-Family Accounts;\nAccepted; and\n(*20-013A) Resolution No. 15627, \"Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Integrated Waste\nFund Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-20.' Adopted.\n(*20-014) Ordinance No. 3259, \"Approving a License and Authorizing the City Manager\nto Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a 66-Year License with\nthe San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority for Use of Real\nProperty and Submerged Land at Alameda Point.' Finally passed.\n(*20-015) Recommendation to Approve Amended Employment Agreement for the City\nManager Effective January 5, 2020. Accepted.\nAn announcement was made regarding the contract terms.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(20-016) Public Hearing to Consider Approving the Housing and Community\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 5, "text": "Development Needs Statement and Priority Needs and Objectives for the Community\nDevelopment Block Grant (CDBG) Annual and Five-Year Plans.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated all Boards and Commissions are doing well addressing\nissues; inquired whether CDBG priority needs and objectives can include metrics;\nstated it is difficult to know what progress looks like without measurements; outlined\npriority needs topics.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst responded the current goal is to identify\npriority needs, announce funding availability and accept applications which satisfy the\nneeds; stated the applications then allow for goals to be set.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the The Housing Authority Management\nAnalyst provided an example of services; stated when the notice of funding is\nannounced, non-profit organizations have four weeks to apply for CDBG funds.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the groups serve vulnerable populations.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst responded in the affirmative; stated\napplicants will be asked to identify their potential targeted number of people to be\nserved.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested an example be provided for housing.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst stated two different funds are used for\nCDBG affordable housing; Home Funds are typically used for development or new\nconstruction; the last two projects received about $200,000 of Home Funds per year to\nfund one to two units; stated in larger developments, the funds are used to fill a gap;\nCDBG funds are not allowed to be used for development, but can be used for preparing\nreports or for preparing land for future development.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the City has any discretion to designate that\nfunding can only be applied to certain areas.\nThe Housing Authority Management Analyst responded in the affirmative; stated the\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) explicitly states no more than\n15% of entitlement may be allocated to public services; other areas may be prioritized.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed support for items addressing families in crisis;\nstated Economic Development and public facilities are valuable, but the City must\nconduct a triage in allocating the limited funding.\nOutlined the SSHRB process and recommendations: Johanna Paillet-Growl, SSHRB.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 6, "text": "Discussed the intersection between domestic violence and homeless and the domestic\nviolence housing first program: Erin Scott, Family Violence Law Center.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support for the item and for considering to partner\nwith the School District to place laundry facilities in schools which homeless students\nmay use.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there may be other ways for the City to find funding for\nlaundry services.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5.\n(20-017) Recommendation to: 1) Direct Staff to Conduct a Four-Week Request For\nQualification Solicitation Process for the Development of the West Midway Project; 2)\nAppoint a City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittee to Work with Staff to Review Proposals\nand Make Final Recommendations to City Council; and 3) Approve Debbie Potter,\nCommunity Development Director; Michelle Giles, Base Reuse Manager; and Lisa N.\nMaxwell, Assistant City Attorney, as Designated Real Property Negotiators for West\nMidway Project. Not heard.\n(20-018) Recommendation to Consider Options on Coordination of the 4th of July\nParade;\n(20-018A) Resolution No. 15628, \"Approving a Workforce Change in the Recreation and\nParks Department to Create a New Classification, Recreation Assistant; Add One\nPosition, Recreation Assistant; and Amend the Alameda City Employees Association\n(ACEA) Salary Schedule to Add the Classification of Recreation Assistant, Effective\nJanuary 8, 2020.' Adopted; and\n(20-018B) Resolution No. 15629, \"Amending the General Fund Budget for Fiscal Year\n2019-20 by $130,000 for Costs Associated with the 4th of July.\" Adopted.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the proposed staff person will be able to work\non items other than the parade.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the parade will take roughly 50% of the\nstaff person's time and depends on the time of year; there are benefits of having the\nentry-level position.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the new staff person would be able to assist\nwith the other Recreation and Parks items and projects.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the staff member would be primarily\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 7, "text": "focused on operations.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated $50,000 has been budgeted for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-\n2020; inquired whether the FY 2018-2019 budget include any funding.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded less funding was appropriated for 2018-\n2019; stated $50,000 has been budgeted for the current and next fiscal years.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the Police Chief designated a portion of his\nbudget to the Recreation and Parks Department.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded in the affirmative; stated the Police Chief\npreviously budgeted an unanticipated $75,000.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the Police Chief has been generous with the budget; there\nwill not always be overages.\nVice Mayor Knox White inquired whether the historic amount of $60,000 in costs has\nbeen reflected.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the amount is separate; stated the\n$60,000 is considered a part of the Police and Fire budgets; the $50,000 is under the\nGeneral Fund and is separate from the $60,000.\nVice Mayor Knox White inquired whether the expense costs are included in the\n$60,000, to which the Recreation and Parks Director responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the new staff includes 25% time of a management\nposition which already exists; inquired whether under-filling the position will cause a\nproblem.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded there will be difficulties; stated the\nparade is a huge undertaking; the event is important to continue.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the next Recreation and Parks Commission meeting has\nan item related to increasing department staff; inquired how the two items compare.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded the Recreation and Parks Commission\nreviewed and recommended park priorities in December 2019; stated several members\ncame forward to review the list; many members stated Depave Park needs to happen;\npart of the Recreation and Park Commission's motion was for staff to return to Council\nwith a staffing plan on how to manage projects; outlined the mid-management position;\nstated a Senior Management Analyst position is needed to take on the projects; the new\nposition could take over smaller development projects such as a playground at Jackson\nPark or other annual playground maintenance; the Recreation Assistant position is a\nposition that has been needed; staffing is flat within the Recreation portion of the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 8, "text": "department; currently, Recreation Supervisors do not have support; the format is an\ninefficient way to function; a Recreation Assistant will bolster the support for staff as well\nas incorporate the parade event.\nUrged Council not to modify the route: Kari Thompson, Alameda Homeless Network.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the parade is a beloved tradition; expressed support for\nkeeping the current parade route along Otis Drive; stated the route provides an\nopportunity for residents to view the parade; the parade does require more security for\nsafety purposes; inquired whether the Recreation and Parks Director would prefer to\ncontract out the Event Coordinator position.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director responded a staff person would provide for more\ncontrol and consistency; stated even with a contract, event planners change.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the Fourth of July Parade is Alameda's annual gift to the\nBay Area; expressed support for staff report Option A; stated there have always been\ncosts.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the parade is an institution; expressed support for Option\nA, gratitude for parade volunteers, using the Police Department's budget surplus and\nhaving a bicycle race prior to the foot race.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed gratitude for parade volunteers; expressed concern\nabout future budget impacts; stated there are not enough savings to consider Option 2;\nexpressed support for funding the parade for up to two years, then begin to work with\ncommunity organizations to look into community leadership of the parade.\nCouncilmember Vella stated parade volunteers held a thankless job; the parade has\nbecome much more complicated over the years, due in part to security details; there is\nan increase in the workload and overall cost; expressed support for finding ways to\ninclude sponsorships or naming rights; stated the staff vacancy savings from the Police\nDepartment budget is significant; Council is committed to ensuring the vacancy savings\ndecrease over time; expressed support for Option 1, with the caveat of looking into\nother ways to fund the parade.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is a lot of potential in sponsorships and naming rights.\nCouncilmember Vella moved approval of Option 1, and adoption of the resolutions.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-019) The City Manager made announcements regarding the Planning Board\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 9, "text": "discussion of Charter Article 26 on January 13th, the first of three community input\nmeetings on the City's aquatic center design on January 15th and restaurant week.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(20-020) Consider Directing Staff to Develop Ethic Rules for Elected Officials Related to\nCampaign Contributions. (Vice Mayor Knox White) Not heard due to Vice Mayor Knox\nWhite withdrawing the item.\n(20-021) Consider Directing Staff to Develop a Recommendation on an Automated\nLicense Plate Readers (ALPR) Program. (Vice Mayor Knox White)\nVice Mayor Knox White made brief comments regarding the referral.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she previously presented a referral on privacy and\ndata retention; the Police Department requested an exemption specifically for law\nenforcement; the exemption was not with the thought of having ALPRs; expressed\nsupport for staff returning with an explanation of law enforcement exemptions;\nexpressed concern about the ordinance not addressing all aspects of government,\nincluding law enforcement, to ensure there is no abuse; discussed Supreme Court\ncases indicating cities are not allowed to release wholesale data collected by ALPRs;\nstated the Public Records Act (PRA) still compels cities to release records to registered\nvehicle owners; expressed concern about data in instances involving domestic violence\nand outlined an incident.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there is support for the item to move forward;\nstated there would be a tremendous amount of work for the Police Chief; if a majority of\nCouncilmembers are not willing to move forward, time would be wasted; there is a staff\nshortage in the Police Department; noted that several children have been hit by cars;\nquestioned Police Department priorities.\nThe City Manager stated the items listed by Councilmember Oddie are a high priority;\nAPLRs fall below the other priorities; staff can bring back parameters.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he would like more information explaining exactly\nwhat the information collected is being used for; the original proposal was to place\nALPRs at the City bridges and tube; outlined theoretical uses; expressed concern about\nracial profiling, potential misuse of data related to domestic violence and data the\nvendor providing data to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); expressed\nsupport for certain examples being use cases and showing the public instances where\ndata is valuable and effective; discussed the potential for data abuse.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 10, "text": "Councilmember Daysog stated former Councilmember Tam took interest in ALPRs in\n2013; discussed former meetings and conferences related to decreasing crime in areas\nwith ALPRs; stated an audit report was issued in 2015; expressed support for returning\nto look at ALPRs to help prevent crimes; stated people entering Alameda with the intent\nto commit crimes using their vehicles might think twice if Alameda has ALPRs; there\nhas been considerable evidence that crime has been reduced in the City of Piedmont\nbecause of ALPRs; the City of Alameda had a robust discussion around data and data\nmanagement; policies were put in place and should be revised if needed; expressed\nsupport for implementing ALPRs where possible with the budget provided; stated safety\nis owed to the residents of Alameda.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed a hate crime in New York during Hanukkah; stated the\nsuspect was later found in Harlem due to ALPR technology; a policy governs the use of\nALPRs; stated feedback from a forum at the Library was the basis for the ALPR policy;\nCouncilmembers raised valid concerns related to limited Police staff and prioritization;\nthe Police Chief has expressed support for ALPRs; ALPRs do the work an officer would\nhave to perform manually; the retention policy might need to be updated; expressed\nconcern about data sharing; stated body worn camera policies have expanded to not\nrecord victims of domestic violence and children; there are restrictions placed on those\nwho can access footage; expressed support for policies which include protections;\nALPRs are machines which capture license plate data; that she is confused about how\nracial profiling could occur; there should be no expectation of privacy of a license plate\nwhile driving down the street or highway; expressed support for civil liberties, vulnerable\npopulations and victims of domestic violence, and support not being mutually exclusive\nwith ALPRs; Police Department staffing challenges will not go away overnight; making\ntools available and allowing for a safer community is owed to the Police Department and\nthe community; expressed support for moving forward with the item; stated that she\nwould like to include the text: \"should include but not be limited to inquired the\nmeaning behind the referral second to last bullet.\nVice Mayor Knox White responded the item is a subset of the previous bullet; stated if\nCouncil is interested in moving forward, the report should note what options could be\navailable; discussion possible data retention options; stated a spectrum of ideas could\nbe explored; the referral is intended to get a sense of Council's support of ALPRs and\nincludes an efficacy report; expressed concern for a report that is hyperbolic; stated\nthere is a lot of misinformation about the usefulness and effectiveness of ALPRs;\noutlined opportunities for ALPRs to work effectively; expressed support for analyzing\nuseful data; staff has been given direction and Council can make an informed decision\nwith input from the City Manager and Police Chief; questioned whether a Council\nmajority supports ALPRs; stated data should not be shared with national and State law\nenforcement agencies, but potentially local law enforcement.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that her previous example of the hate crime attack should\nnot be categorized as hyperbolic.\n***\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 11, "text": "(20-022) Councilmember Daysog moved approval of allowing three more minutes.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there have been an increase in anti-Semitic incidents; noted\nanother attack at a Kosher grocery in New York; the City should not pretend an attack\nwill not occur; stated the Police Department is concerned with crimes greater than\npackage thefts.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern for giving people a false sense of security;\nexpressed support for receiving data specific to crime prevention; stated China is using\nfacial recognition technology and more biometric forms of identification are being\nproduced; ALPRs can be a substantial tool in solving crimes; expressed support for\nseeing the trade-off; stated this is a time of increased anti-Semitic attacks; discussed\ncustoms detainment after Iranian attacks; expressed concern about data sharing and\nthe vendors' discussion of photos captured by the ALPR technology; outlined potential\nracial profiling examples; expressed concern for a blanket law enforcement exemption;\nstated ALPRs are a tool that have the potential to be abused.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the City needs to have fixed ALPRs; expressed support\nfor having a discussion; stated the City has previously demonstrated its ability to move\nforward with ALPRs; the ability should be used as a basis for moving forward; the\ncommunity is interested in having ALPRs.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he supported mobile ALPRs; there is a difference\nbetween mobile and fixed ALPRs; the difference is in capturing every single vehicle that\ncomes on and off the Island; ALPRs help solve crimes; discussed the Oikos shooter\nincident; stated that he does not see how ALPRs prevent crimes; outlined potential\nacceptable uses for ALPRs; stated a tremendous amount of data is needed to solve\ncomplex crimes; a year and a half worth of data must be kept in order for ALPRs to be a\nuseful tool; expressed concern about the ability to scan for specific drivers and car\nmodels based on callers identifications, which could cause a risk of racial profiling.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed an incident at a mosque in New York involving Police\nwith mobile ALPRs; stated only 6 months of data storage is permitted; mobile ALPRs\nhave stopped child abductors; expressed support for moving forward.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the referral with additions: requesting any\ninformation about photo [face] capture; clarification that photo [face] capture would not\nbe part of ALPRs; clarification of the data privacy policy; how the ALPR policy links to\nalign with the data protection policy in place; discussion about the public safety\nexemption and how it would apply to the data collected here.\nVice Mayor Knox White clarified the motion is approval of the referral as written, with the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 12, "text": "Mayor's not limited to addition clarifying no photo capture and expressly asking for\nclarification of the ALPR policy as it correlates to the new data policy future ordinance,\nand discussion of the public safety exemption and how it might play into this data policy.\nCouncilmember Oddie proposed the motion be amended to allow an analysis of photo\ncapture.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated that he would not support and does not see a need for\nphoto capture.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he does not support photo capture; questioned\nwhether the product would have the potential for the ability of photo capture in the\nfuture.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the policy could be amended if needed.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she would prefer an ordinance written to reflect the\ntechnology as presented; a future Council can amend the ordinance should the\ntechnology be expanded; noted the previous ALPR company had been misusing data;\nstated there is legal recourse with any misuse or violation.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote -\n5.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-023) Stopwaste Reusable Food Ware Ordinance. (Councilmember Oddie)\nCouncilmember Oddie made brief comments.\nOffered to serve a resource about the impacts on restaurants: Alison Piccoli, California\nRestaurant Association.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated whether an item is placed in a landfill or compost,\nsomething is being placed somewhere; a movement toward reusable or recyclable must\nhappen; discussed a business that reuses takeout containers; expressed concern about\nthe cost of $450,000 per year in staff time; stated a model ordinance is 80% complete.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry regarding the cost, Councilmember Oddie\nstated the cost includes enforcement; there is uncertainty about how the current City\nwaste ordinance will work with the Countywide ordinance; Stopwaste currently enforces\nthe plastic bag ban, not the City.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired who should be contacted when businesses do not\ncomply with the current waste ban ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 13, "text": "The City Manager responded an internal meeting will be held in the coming week to\ndiscuss a warning letter to businesses not complying; stated Public Works Department\nis enforcing the current ban.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed support for the County enforcing a plastic ban; stated\nenforcement will ultimately fall on local jurisdictions; expressed concern about\nStopwaste's expanded enforcement costs; stated each jurisdiction has the capacity to\ndo enforcement; there are impacts to the City when neighboring cities do not have a\nsimilar ban in place; expressed support for reusable items.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the process for unincorporated areas.\nCouncilmember Oddie responded the County is responsible for said areas; stated if\nsuccessful, Stopwaste will cease to exist and cities will be responsible for enforcement\nof ordinances.\nVice Mayor Knox White expressed support for the ordinance; stated a way to contribute\nwould be a report on cities enforcement; expressed support for reusable items; noted\nthe City has been using reusable items for a period of time; expressed support for\nacknowledging the impact of certain restrictions for those with disabilities.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated Lola's Chicken Shack has received an award from\nStopwaste for utilizing reusable foodware items; noted the change was more profitable\nfor the business; expressed gratitude for the City Attorney's office for switching coffee\npods to reusable pods due to waste.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the City should encourage reusable foodware items\nthrough positive incentives and rewards, but should not punish small businesses for not\nimplementing reusable items; expressed concern for smaller businesses and\nrestaurants not having the profit margins to supply reusable foodware items.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated Stopwaste offers grants; noted businesses should be\nencouraged to apply for funding.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Lola's Chicken Shack, a small local business, has found\nmore profit in switching to reusable foodware items; a grant is a great opportunity for\nsmall businesses to find funding; expressed concern for penalizing a business for one\ninfraction; expressed support for educating businesses not in compliance; stated the\nenvironment must be protected, regardless of the size of business.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there is feedback on the potential dining in\nsurcharge.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, Councilmember Oddie stated the fee\nwould be applied to enforcement.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 14, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern for adding fees; stated the minimum wage\nincrease is diminishing profit margins for local businesses and restaurants; expressed\nsupport for other options to fund enforcement; noted Alameda Theatre uses reusable\nfoodware items.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the fee for single use cups is $0.25 per cup, to\nwhich Councilmember Oddie responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Vella stated the fees can add up quickly and have the possibility of\nbeing punitive to the business; noted other jurisdictions and businesses offer a credit to\nthose who bring in their own bag, while others charge if a bag is provided; stated the\nbusiness should be able to decide which option works; collecting for enforcement\ncauses payment for violations.\n(20-024) Councilmember Vella discussed the Lead Abatement meeting and discussions\nwith the Environmental Protection Agency; expressed appreciation for the City's Code\nEnforcement Inspector's efforts.\n(20-025) Vice Mayor Knox White discussed the upcoming AC Transit Inter Agency\nLiaison Committee meeting; noted a determination in December revealed that\nAlameda's data was not shared by Vigilent; discussed Emma Hood Swim Center,\nRecreation and Parks Commission discussing staffing discussion and Boards and\nCommissions providing input on staffing.\n(20-026) Councilmember Oddie made an announcement regarding the Health District\nSubcommittee meeting; discussed unsticking red tape with Caltrans.\n(20-027) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft made announcements regarding a meeting with a\nCaltrans District Director, a meeting with the Port of Oakland Executive Director, two\nmenorah lightings, being a shopper at a toy drive, serving dinner at the Alameda\nWarming Center, and a press conference supporting Senate Bill 5.\nADJOURNMENT\n(20-028) There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting\nwith a moment of silence in memory of Alameda resident Paul Mauler and Art Shanks,\nCypress Mandela Center, at 9:33 p.m.\nCouncilmembers Oddie and Vella made brief comments about Mr. Shanks.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-07", "page": 15, "text": "The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nJanuary 7, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-07.pdf"}