{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - -JANUARY 21, 2020- 5:15 P.M.\nActing Mayor Knox White convened the meeting at 5:15 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\n[Note: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft was present via teleconference from The\nCapital Hilton, 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nConsent Calendar\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an\nasterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*20-029) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,\nAssistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development Director, and Nanette\nMocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, as Real Property Negotiators for\nthe Potential Lease of Building 169 at 1680 Viking. Accepted.\nClosed Session\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(20-030) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8); Property: Building 169, approximately 43,355 rentable square feet,\nlocated at 1680 Viking Street on Alameda Point; City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City\nManager, Lisa Maxwell, Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community\nDevelopment Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development\nDirector; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Pacific Pinball Museum; Under\nNegotiations: Price and terms\n(20-031) Conference with Legal Counsel - Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Brian Clark; Agency Claimed Against:\nCity of Alameda\n(20-032) Conference with Legal Counsel - Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Joseph Couch; Agency Claimed\nAgainst: City of Alameda\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 2, "text": "(20-033) Conference with Legal Counsel - Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Robin Haines; Agency Claimed\nAgainst: City of Alameda\n(20-034) Conference with Legal Counsel - Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Jill Ottaviano; Agency Claimed\nAgainst: City of Alameda\n(20-035) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Case Name: Boatworks V City of Alameda, et al.; Court:\nSuperior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda; Case Numbers:\nRG16823346, RG16841240 RG19041531. Not heard.\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding Real Property, staff provided information and Council\nprovided direction with no vote taken; regarding Clark, the case involves a workers'\ncompensation claim by Applicant Brian Clark, a former Police Officer who joined the\nCity on August 14, 2012; the Applicant sustained injuries during a Police response on\nSeptember 25, 2017; the Applicant had total temporary psychiatric disability from the\ndate of the incident, September 25, 2017, and retired via industrial disability retirement\non July 20, 2019; the Council voted unanimously, via roll call vote, to authorize the City\nAttorney to settle the pending workers' compensation claim in an amount not to exceed\n$73,344.17; regarding Couch, he case involves a workers' compensation claim by\nApplicant Joseph Couch, a former Police Officer who joined the City on September 23,\n2014; the Applicant's injury occurred on April 18, 2015 at the UCSF Benioff Children's\nHospital, where the Officer was involved with a combative subject; the Applicant was\nunable to ever return to full duty and retired via industrial disability retirement on\nSeptember 17, 2017; the Council voted unanimously, via roll call vote, to authorize the\nCity Attorney to settle the pending workers' compensation claim in an amount not to\nexceed $32,249.50; regarding Haines, the case involves a workers' compensation claim\nby Applicant Robin Haines, a former Firefighter who joined the City on August 3, 1998;\nthe Applicant's injury occurred on May 24, 2016 while responding to a significant house\nfire and was in full personal protective equipment while coming down from the first story\nroof; the Applicant was unable to return to full duty and retired on December 16, 2016\nvia industrial disability retirement; the Council voted unanimously, via roll call vote, to\nauthorize the City Attorney to settle the pending workers' compensation claim in an\namount not to exceed $62,770.78; and regarding Ottaviano, the case involves a\nworkers' compensation claim by Applicant Jill Ottaviano, a former Police Officer who\njoined the City on May 23, 1997; the Applicant's injury occurred on October 8, 2014\nwhen she sustained a cumulative injury after 17 years of service performing customary\nPolice duties and wearing a duty belt/vest; the Applicant was unable to return to full duty\nand retired via industrial disability retirement on March 31, 2019; the Council voted\nunanimously, via roll call vote, to authorize the City Attorney to settle the pending\nworkers' compensation claim in an amount not to exceed $63,177.75.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 3, "text": "Adjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 5:57\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 21, 2020\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 4, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC)\nTUESDAY--JANUARY 21, 2020- 6:59 P.M.\nActing Chair Knox White convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m. Commissioner Vella led\nthe Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCommissioners Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella\nand Chair Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\n[Note: Chair Ezzy Ashcraft was present via teleconference from\nThe Capital Hilton, 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft requested the parcel sale [paragraph no. 20-0041 be removed from\nthe Consent Calendar for discussion.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nCommissioner Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCommissioner Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair Ezzy\nAshcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk\npreceding the paragraph number.]\n(*20-001 SACIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the\nCommunity Improvement Commission Meeting Held on November 19, 2019. Approved.\n(*20-002 SACIC) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Submit the\nRecognized Obligations Payment Schedule (ROPS) and Administrative Budget for the\nPeriod from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 to the Countywide Oversight Board.\nAccepted.\n(*20-003 SACIC) Recommendation to Consent to an Assignment and Assumption of\nAffordable Housing Agreement at Independence Plaza (703 Atlantic Avenue) to\nAlameda Affordable Housing Corporation and Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate\nand Execute all Necessary Documents. Accepted.\n(20-004 SACIC) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a\nPurchase and Sale Agreement with Branagh Land, Inc., a California Corporation, for a\nNet Sales Price of $1,000,000 for the 0.82 Acre Vacant Parcel at 2350 Fifth Street.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the Community\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2020\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 5, "text": "Chair Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern about the housing crisis; stated there should be\nmore focus on affordable housing; the League of California Cities has identified housing\nand homelessness as among its top five priorities; expressed support for more creative\nsolutions to add more affordable housing within the project footprint or elsewhere in\nAlameda.\nThe Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nCommissioner Daysog inquired whether the 2012 housing overlay is included.\nThe Community Development Director responded in the negative; stated the project\ndoes not have a Multi-family (MF) overlay; the property is a remnant parcel from the\nBayport/Alameda Landing project and does not have any underlying zoning; the\nprospective purchaser will have to work through the entitlement process; a zoning\namendment will occur, with final approve by Council; the Successor Agency is acting in\na proprietary capacity as the property owner.\nCommissioner Daysog questioned whether there is exception to the MF overlay.\nThe Community Development Director responded there is a density bonus provision;\nstated a concession waiver will obligate the purchaser to provide more affordable\nhousing.\nCommissioner Oddie inquired whether there could be a future decision to not build\nhousing on the proposed project property.\nThe Community Development Director responded the purchase and sale agreement\nspecifies a residential use.\nCommissioner Oddie inquired the percentage of affordable housing for the proposed\nproject.\nThe Community Development Director responded a 20-unit project at 15% affordable\nhousing would have 3% inclusionary; stated a 22-unit project would have 3.3%\ninclusionary, which is rounded down when less than 0.5%, and rounded up when more\nthan 0.5%; 25% inclusionary yields 5 affordable units on a 20-unit project and 6\naffordable units on a 22-unit project; the project is very small.\nCommissioner Oddie stated the guiding policy should be to provide as much affordable\nhousing when possible.\nActing Chair Knox White stated office use was previously proposed; inquired whether\nthe sale proceeds can be used for a mid-cycle budget adjustment to provide more\nhomes in an alternate location.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2019\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 6, "text": "The City Attorney responded brief direction may be given that the proceeds should be\nconsidered for affordable housing; stated the details should be left for a future,\nagendized meeting.\nActing Chair Knox White inquired whether the Housing Authority has received\ncommunication related to guidance in achieving the highest sale price possible.\nThe Community Development Director responded the Housing Authority had the\nopportunity to purchase the property when it was listed; stated the Housing Authority did\nnot indicate interest in the property; the Housing Authority may indicate future interest\nrelated to the affordable housing component of the project.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Branagh would be willing to consider a higher\npercentage of affordable housing units.\nCommissioner Vella inquired whether the desire is to have the proceeds of the project\nbe spent on affordable housing in some way or, as an alternative, have staff negotiate a\nhigher percentage of affordable housing within the proposed project.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft responded a higher affordable housing percentage would not be in\nlieu of the proceeds; inquired whether more affordable housing units could be planned;\nexpressed support for entertaining creative solutions to have more affordable housing\nunits.\nCommissioner Daysog stated few parcels are available for affordable housing; inquired\nwhether the City owns the property.\nThe Community Development Director responded the property is owned by the\nSuccessor Agency; stated the Successor Agency cannot donate the land.\nCommissioner Daysog expressed support for the creation of a subcommittee to work\nwith staff and Branagh; stated time should be spent evaluating options for the parcel;\ninquired whether the density bonus is effective within the context of the housing overlay;\nexpressed concern for not being consistent with Measure A.\nCommissioner Oddie noted escrow can take up to 15 months to complete; stated a\nhearing will be held in order to address spending the sale proceeds; 3 units of\naffordable housing is not enough.\nThe Community Development Director stated the challenge is the small size of the\nproperty.\nCommissioner Oddie stated that he would prefer 5 or 8 affordable housing units.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the Community\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2020\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 7, "text": "The Community Development Director stated that is possible; there are trade-offs which\ninclude funding organizations such as Rebuilding the Existing Supportive Housing at\nAlameda Point (RESHAP) or adding 3 to 4 more units to the proposed project.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft stated the property would have a size exception; questioned\nwhether the City is well-positioned to form a subcommittee; stated staff can return to\nCouncil for decisions; there are a range of possible options.\nCommissioner Vella inquired the about the impacts of a delay; stated there is a housing\nshortage; expressed support for as much affordable housing as possible.\nThe Community Development Director responded a the purchase and sale agreement\nincludes a 90-day due diligence process; stated the City will know within 3 months\nwhether Branagh will move forward with the entitlement process; Branagh is interested\nin evaluating a range of proposals.\nThe City Attorney stated the developer has a 90-day due diligence period; the City does\nnot; should the Successor Agency approve the agreement, the developer has discretion\nto proceed.\nThe Community Development Director stated the Successor Agency could provide\ndirection to revise the purchase and sale agreement.\nThe City Attorney stated the purchase and sale agreement may be modified to allow for\na 90-day cancellation period for both sides.\nActing Chair Knox White expressed support for the modification.\nLisa Vilhauer, Branagh Land Inc., stated the modification provision will need to be\nauthorized by the owners prior to acceptance; the 90-day due diligence period is\nthorough and in-depth; level of affordability is considered; expressed support for\nmeeting with Successor Agency Members and staff.\nActing Chair Knox White stated affordable housing has been planned for over a year;\nexpressed support for moving the project forward; stated the Housing Authority is\nfinding funding for the North Housing project; market based affordable housing units\nneed funding; expressed concern about delays.\nThe Community Development Director stated the project can happen quicker than an\naffordable housing project due to many different funds and competitive rounds; the\nscale of the project, as well as constraints, are important factors; there is a narrow path\nforward; the project will not yield many affordable housing units.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2019\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 8, "text": "Commissioner Oddie inquired whether Branagh could complete due diligence in 60\ndays and not start or pay a deposit for 30 days; stated the City could use the 30 days for\na subcommittee and staff to look into possibilities, causing little to no delay.\nThe City Manager stated the decision should either be delayed for 30 to 60 days to\nexplore the different ideas proposed or the project agreement should be approved with\nthe intent to set aside the revenue for affordable housing.\nCommissioner Daysog expressed support for delaying the project and allowing\na\nsubcommittee of Chair Ezzy Ashcraft and Commissioner Oddie to work with staff on\nvetting different responses; stated the subcommittee can report back to Council on\nfindings; the options allows the process to be Council-driven; the delay does not allow\nfor a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process; Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft and Commissioner Vella have been involved in housing issues; this is an\nopportunity to continue involvement.\nCommissioner Daysog moved approval of delaying approval for 30-days with a report\nback from the subcommittee, working with staff and Branagh, to return for\nconsideration.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Commissioner Vella stated many people are currently unhoused;\nexpressed concern for a delay in the project causing a delay in the availability of 3\naffordable housing units; stated there is a bigger picture in looking at surplus lands that\ncould be used for affordable housing; expressed concern for over politicizing a small\nparcel with the capacity for a finite number of units; stated $300,000 will not provide for\nthe construction of one affordable housing unit; the cost of affordable housing is high;\nexpressed support for the subcommittee investigating the broader topic of the impact of\nsurplus housing land and returning with an inventory of parcels which have the ability to\nadd to the affordable housing stock; stated that she supports approving the project\nagreement with the intent to set aside revenue for affordable housing, with the addition\nof a robust conversation related to looking at other parcels; stated recent developments\nhave allowed for affordable housing projects; expressed concern for undermining the\ncurrent project.\nActing Chair Knox White inquired whether the Successor Agency could move forward\nwith the decision and also appoint a subcommittee to work with the developer during the\n90-day due diligence period to outline the broader topic of affordable housing stock.\nThe City Attorney responded that he is unclear what the subcommittee would be\nattempting in the 90-day period; stated should the project be approved, the project will\nmove forward with the developer performing due diligence; the City has no further\ndiligence to perform.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the Community\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2020\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 9, "text": "Acting Chair Knox White stated the developer will return for zoning; part of the\ndeveloper's due diligence could be to understand what the City is looking for in relation\nto the use of the project.\nThe City Attorney stated the zoning decision is quasi-judicial; noted the regular process\nof having the full Council hear the quasi-judicial action should be followed.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for Commissioner Daysog's proposal; stated a\n30-day delay is not significant to the greater scheme of the project; the delay allows the\nability to look at options which could include looking at the process to get more\naffordable housing; the delay is reasonable; expressed support for a 30-day hiatus for a\nsubcommittee to return.\nCommissioner Oddie inquired whether the item requires 3 or 4 votes, to which the\nCommunity Development Director responded 3 votes.\nCommissioner Oddie inquired the duration of the proposed delay, to which the City\nManager responded 60-days.\nThe Community Development Director stated the delay would be a minimum of 60 days.\nCommissioner Oddie stated that he would like more than 3 affordable housing units.\nThe Community Development Director noted the request; stated a representative from\nBranagh is present as well.\nActing Chair Knox White stated the path to more affordable housing is unclear; noted\nthe City can ask the Housing Authority to assist in finding funding affordable housing;\nexpressed concern for delaying an additional 60 days when the outcome is unclear.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Housing Authority is not the only developer of affordable\nhousing.\nCommissioner Oddie stated that he would like more information about how many units\nthe project will be and how many of those units will be affordable; questioned whether\nthe project would lack approval with 20 units total and 3 affordable units.\nCommissioner Daysog stated a 60-day delay is not required; expressed support for a\n30-day delay to work out details and negotiate trade-offs.\nThe Community Development Director stated staff can work out details, but a staff\nreport would be due at the end of the 30-day delay causing another 30-day delay.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2019\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 10, "text": "Commissioner Oddie outlined a hypothetical scenario with Branagh only committing to\n15% affordable housing; questioned the effectiveness of delaying; expressed support\nfor 3-units of affordable housing; stated that he would prefer more affordable units.\nCommissioner Vella stated the delay could add additional costs; all Councilmembers\nneed to review the impact of the surplus land act to see what lands are available for\naffordable housing; more affordable housing is a Council goal; the project is not going to\nbenefit from a 60-day delay; another opportunity might exist to allow for additional\naffordable housing units; expressed support for using resources to allow for more\nsolutions.\nActing Chair Knox White inquired whether substitute motions are allowed.\nThe City Attorney responded there are currently no substitute motions on the table;\nstated the Successor Agency may call the question on the current motion.\nCommissioner Daysog revised his motion to alter the 30-day delay to 60-days.\nOn the call for the question, the motion failed by the following voice vote:\nCommissioners Daysog: Aye; Oddie: No; Vella: No; Knox White: No and Chair Ezzy\nAshcraft: Aye. Ayes - 2. Noes - 3.\nCommissioner Oddie moved approval of the item, with creating a subcommittee of Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft and Commissioner Vella to talk about the overall affordable housing plan.\nActing Chair Knox White inquired whether the motion includes direction for the use of\nproceeds.\nCommissioner Oddie responded the distribution of proceeds should return to Council\nwhen received.\nCommissioner Vella questioned whether staff would identify proceeds and return to\nCouncil.\nActing Chair Knox White inquired whether the motion could be amended to add ideas\nfor more affordable housing.\nCommissioner Oddie responded in the affirmative.\nCommissioner Vella seconded the motion.\n***\n(20-005) Commissioner Oddie moved approval of giving Chair Ezzy Ashcraft an\nadditional three minutes.\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the Community\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2020\n7", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 11, "text": "Commissioner Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCommissioners Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair Ezzy\nAshcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to indicate the intention to use the proceeds\ntoward achieving a well-articulated desire to add more affordable units.\nActing Chair Knox White noted the intention is indicated in the motion.\nCommissioner Oddie concurred.\nCommissioner Daysog inquired whether there will still be a subcommittee that will focus on\nthe global issue.\nCommissioner Vella responded in the affirmative.\nCommissioner Daysog expressed support for the motion; expressed concern for Measure\nA.\nActing Chair Knox White stated the topic is related to a State density bonus, which Council\ndoes not control.\nCommissioner Oddie inquired whether the Successor Agency would defer to Chair Ezzy\nAshcraft for subcommittee appointment, to which Acting Chair Knox White responded in the\naffirmative.\nCommissioner Vella stated that she would be happy to serve on the subcommittee with\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft.\nChair Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the decision must be made.\nThe City Attorney responded since the item is not agendized, the decision can be\nannounced upon Chair Ezzy Ashcraft's return.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Commissioners\nDaysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes\n- 5.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Acting Chair Knox White adjourned the meeting at 7:58\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nSpecial Meeting\nSuccessor Agency to the\nCommunity Improvement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2019\n8", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 12, "text": "Successor Agency to the Community\nImprovement Commission\nJanuary 21, 2020\n9", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 13, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - JANUARY 21, 2020--7:0 P.M.\nActing Mayor Knox White convened the meeting at 7:58 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5.\n[Note: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft was present via teleconference from\nThe Capital Hilton, 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(20-036) Proclamation Declaring January 21, 2020 as Janet Magleby Day in the City of\nAlameda.\nActing Mayor Knox White read the proclamation and presented it to Ms. Magleby.\nMs. Magleby made brief comments.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(20-037) Maria Gallo, Alameda, discussed traffic calming in the Fernside neighborhood.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an\nasterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*20-038) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on December\n17, 2019 and the Special City Council Meeting Held on December 18, 2019. Approved.\n(*20-039) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,626,023.47.\n(*20-040) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 14, "text": "with Tetra Tech, Inc. for Post Construction Project Closeout and Second Amendments\nto Agreements with BKF Engineers and Park Engineering, for the Cross Alameda Trail\n(Main Street to Constitution Way) Project, in a Cumulative Amount Not to Exceed\n$145,633. Accepted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(20-041) Recommendation to Accept the Alameda Free Library Strategic Plan, 2020-\n2025.\nThe Library Director made brief comments.\nRuth Metz, Ruth Metz Associates, gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there will be expansion of the West End\nbranch library.\nThe Library Director responded the property is land-locked and the surrounding\nproperties are privately owned; stated the walls cannot be pushed outward; the West\nEnd branch library was renovated in 2010; a larger library presence is needed as\nAlameda Point develops; the goal is to establish a library branch at Alameda Point;\nnoted the West End branch could be repurposed into something else or become the\nnew seed and tool library; the building can always be found useful by the library\nprogram; physical expansion of the building is not possible.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether expansion of operation hours and activities\nwould be possible.\nThe Library Director responded in the affirmative; stated there is no way to install sound\nbarriers within the building; many programs are hosted after-hours as to not disturb\npatrons wishing to participate in quiet activities; a goal is to increase operating hours at\nall three library branches; increasing hours will return during the budget process due to\nexpansion of staffing needs.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated library use continues to grow and expand; the library has\nremained relevant during changing times.\nActing Mayor Knox White inquired whether the tracking of visits only includes web visits\nor visits to the reference desk, to which the Library Director responded all web visits.\nActing Mayor Knox White stated moving the library catalog to Alameda Point at a larger\nbuilding could yield a different structure for the West End branch.\nThe Library Director stated there is the possibility to move the West End branch to\nAlameda Point; there is the possibility to build a brand new branch; in order to establish\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 15, "text": "a\npresence, outreach is possible in the form of something similar to Amazon lockers for\nbook rentals.\nActing Mayor Knox White noted Alameda Point Collaborative (APC) has a similar\nvending machine; expressed concern for the Bay Farm Island branch library which has\nnot grown or expanded in thirty years and does not have plans to grow.\nThe Library Director stated the branch is very small; expansion possibilities were\nreviewed in 2008; residents desired expansion of the branch; the branch expansion\nwould be negotiated with Recreation and Parks Department; it is possible to expand the\nproperty footprint.\nDiscussed the Friends of the Alameda Free Library working with the City, community\nand Alameda Library to realize the vision and mission to raise funding and support\nprograms: Karen Butter, Friends of the Alameda Free Library.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired how the strategic plan document will be used going\nforward; stated the budget is coming in the near future; expressed concern for the\nstrategic plan not being utilized.\nThe Library Director responded development would not occur overnight; stated a\ncurrent needs assessment should be completed; as the plan moves forward, the needs\nassessment will be completed; a potential savings account would be created for capital\nprojects specific to the library; as the budget approaches, expansion of hours will be\ndiscussed; a short form of the strategic plan exists that will be used for talking points;\nthe short form will be available on the library website to showcase current updates.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the strategic plan needs to be placed on the list of\npotential community impacts for development; noted the library budget asks have been\nminimal; urged the library program to ask for needed funding; expressed support for the\nseed lending library; stated that he receives many compliments when he wears an\nAlameda library shirt.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the West End library is a jewel with potential; the main\nbranch is also a beautiful building.\nThe Library Director stated the West End building is very nice, but many people do not\ngo inside; the library program would like to expand services, but needs the operating\nhours to do so.\nCouncilmember Vella stated libraries enable parents and caregivers to give children the\nability to grow and develop; many families are unable to have a robust library at home;\npublic libraries allow access for all families; expressed support for an increase in hours\nto be included in the budget proposal especially for satellite branches like the West End;\nstated the West End branch is very accessible; libraries are places where many kids\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 16, "text": "make friends; people go to libraries for a sense of community and a shared love of\nreading; there is something magical about seeing kids get excited about reading; many\ncommunity members use access to computers and other amenities at the library;\nexpressed support for the savings account and the tool share option.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the plan; stated the library is similar to a\nbook club for young ones; the library is a place to connect and build community;\nexpressed support for the library program and for extending hours.\nActing Mayor Knox White stated the library is a fantastic place; libraries help children as\nwell as the unhoused; noted the library does experience challenges; questioned the\nnext steps for the strategic plan; expressed support for upcoming planning documents;\nexpressed support for communicating updates to the library program.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of accepting the Strategic Plan.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5.\n(20-042) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a 60-Year Lease\nAgreement with the Alameda Unified School District for a City Aquatic Center at the\nExisting Swim Center Site at Alameda High School; and\n(20-042 A) Resolution No. 15630, \"Approving a Real Property Lease Agreement with\nthe Alameda Unified School District.\" Adopted.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director gave a brief presentation, including outlining terms\nin the final lease.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed appreciation for the subcommittee; stated the\ncommunity will be excited for the aquatic center; expressed support for the item.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated although there are two separate entities, the goal of\nworking together to find funding for operations and maintenance should remain.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated communication is key; the aquatic center is an exciting\nproject; work should begin as soon as possible; expressed support for moving forward.\nActing Mayor Knox White stated agreement language has been left flexible to anticipate\nworking together; expressed support for the item.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 17, "text": "Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; Knox White: Aye and Chair\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes - 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-043) The City Manager announced January 26th is the last day to input data on the\nCity's interactive walking and biking map and Centro Legal is providing regular drop-in\nhours at Mastick Senior Center.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-044) Councilmember Daysog made an announcement about a Noise Forum\nmeeting and an update from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).\n(20-045) Councilmember Oddie made an announcement regarding an upcoming\nStopwaste meeting and Alameda's Restaurant Week.\n(20-046) Councilmember Vella announced that she would be attending a Lead\nAbatement and a League of California Cities Housing Policy meeting.\n(20-047) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced that she is in Washington DC to attend the\nMayors Conference; in addition, she would also be meeting with Veterans Association,\nTransportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Feinstein's and\nAssemblymember Lee's offices.\n(20-048) Acting Mayor Knox White made an announcement regarding the Inter Agency\nLiaison Committee meeting with AC Transit, a Martin Luther King event held at City Hall\nand a Planning Board meeting to discuss Measure A.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Acting Mayor Knox White adjourned the meeting at\n8:55 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-01-21", "page": 18, "text": "Lara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJanuary 21, 2020\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-01-21.pdf"}