{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE CONTNUED APRIL 21 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - APRIL 22, 2020--6:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:06 p.m. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft led the\nPledge of Allegiance and made brief comments related to shelter in place orders.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting\nwas conducted via WebEx.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(20-245) Proclamation Declaring the Month of April as Autism Awareness Month 2020.\n[Informational only, not presented]\n(20-246) Proclamation Declaring the Week of April 19 to 25, 2020 as Alameda County\nVictims' Rights Week. [Informational only, not presented]\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nThe following public comment was read into the record:\n(20-247) Linda Asbury, Sandy Russell and Rachel Campos de Ivanov, West Alameda\nBusiness Association (WABA),_expressed appreciation for City staff; stated support\nfrom the business association is available\n(20-248) Louis Liss, Eden Housing, discussed a senior housing project at Alameda\nPoint; stated applications will be accepted Friday until 4:00pm; discussed funding and\ntiming for the family housing project.\n(20-249) Jim Strehlow, Alameda, _questioned when the Chuck Corica Golf Park will\nopen.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Oddie requested that support of the Resource Recovery Coalition\n[paragraph no. 20-255] be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Daysog requested the resolution for Island City Landscaping and\nLighting District 84-2 [paragraph no. 20-256 and the ordinance Approving a\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 2, "text": "Development Agreement with Boatworks [paragraph no. 20-260] be removed from the\nConsent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk\npreceding the paragraph number.]\n(*20-250) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Special Joint City Council\nand Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meetings and the\nRegular City Council Meeting Held on March 17, 2020. Approved.\n(*20-251) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,184,612.02.\n(*20-252) Recommendation to Accept the Work of St. Francis Electric for Streetlight\nConduit Replacement Project, Gibbons and Southwood, P.W. No. 04-19-18. Accepted\n(*20-253) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Five, Five-Year\nAgreements, in an Amount Not to Exceed $150,000 Each, Annually, to Advanced\nMobility Group (AMG); Fehr and Peers; Iteris Inc.; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.;\nand Parisi Transportation Consulting for On-Call Consulting Services for Transportation\nPlanning and Engineering Services for Individual Total Cumulative Amounts Not to\nExceed $750,000 Each and a Combined Total Cumulative Amount Not to Exceed\n$3,750,000. Accepted.\n(*20-254) Recommendation to Set June 16, 2020, for a Public Hearing to Consider\nCollection of Delinquent Integrated Waste Management Accounts Via Property Tax\nBills. Accepted.\n(20-255) Recommendation to Support Resource Recovery Coalition of California's\nEmergency Solid Waste Funding Proposal, which Provides Additional Support to\nAlameda County Industries in Response to Financial Impacts of the COVID-19\nPandemic.\nCouncilmember Oddie expressed support for the item; inquired whether\nCouncilmembers may sign on the letter should they wish; stated that he would like the\nopportunity to sign-on if possible.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the staff recommendation, with the addition of\nallowing Councilmembers to attach their signatures to the letter.\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 3, "text": "Under discussion, Councilmember Vella stated it would be helpful to send a message\nas a whole Council; expressed support for adding her signature.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(20-256) Resolution No. 15644, \"Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring\nthe City's Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments, Providing for\nNotice of Public Hearing on June 16, 2020 - Island City Landscaping and Lighting\nDistrict 84-2 (Various Locations). Adopted.\nCouncilmember Daysog recused himself and left the meeting.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated in the event of Councilmember recusal, he would like the\nitem to be separated item to allow for partial support and unanimous decisions.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Absent; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Absent: 1.\n(*20-257) Resolution No. 15645, Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring\nthe City's Intention to Order the Levy, Collection of Assessments and Providing for\nNotice of Public Hearing on June 16, 2020 - Maintenance Assessment District 01-01\n(Marina Cove). Adopted.\n(*20-258) Resolution No. 15646, \"Approving that the Pavement Management Project be\nFunded Through the State's Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for Fiscal\nYear 2020-21. Adopted.\n(*20-259) Resolution No. 15647, \"Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and\nReceive up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) in Local Government\nPlanning Support Grant Program Funds.\" Adopted.\n(20-260) Ordinance No. 3276, \"Approving a Development Agreement By and Between\nthe City of Alameda and Boatworks, LLC Governing the Boatworks Project for Real\nProperty Located at 2229 to 2235 Clement Avenue.\" Finally passed.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed his opposition to the item.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved final passage of the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 4, "text": "Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Noes: 1.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(20-261) Resolution No. 15648, \"Establishing Policies on Street Width, Lane Width,\nCrosswalks and Bulb-Outs to Promote Safe, Livable Streets and Environmentally\nSustainable Transportation Choices.\" Adopted; and\n(20-261A) Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff on Tools for Improving Safety\nat Intersections.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether something has been done with beg buttons.\nThe City Engineer responded that beg buttons are not specifically part of the agenda\nitem.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on what a beg button is and if the topic is\nrelevant to the agenda item.\nThe Chief Assistant City Attorney responded the topic is relevant and staff can answer.\nThe City Engineer stated a beg button is a pedestrian push button; at some\nintersections, a pedestrian is required to press the button in order for the walk symbol to\nactivate; stated the first part of the agenda item looks at street components; staff will\nreturn to Council to address intersection access equity; staff is also looking into\ninstances where pedestrians must press a button in order to safely cross.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired the pros and cons of pairs versus quads.\nThe City Engineer responded for various reasons, a number of locations have a\ncrosswalk on one side of the street; stated the instances cause pedestrians to walk\nacross three sides of the road as opposed to walking straight across; there is a desire to\nhave crossings as either pairs or quads; staff is soliciting Council input on the item; from\na traffic safety standpoint, it is preferred to only locate on one leg versus all legs.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator stated the item is a matter of visibility and of\npedestrians having crosswalks striped as a quad; striping signifies to users that the\nstreet belongs to everyone for use.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he has received correspondence expressing\nconcern about on-street parking on Webster Street being listed as the lowest priority;\ninquired whether thought was given to the effects on small businesses from parking\nbeing low priority.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 5, "text": "The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded the policy does not\nsuggest the removal of on-street parking; stated the resolution is balancing unsafe\nsituations for vulnerable users, such as pedestrians or children walking to school; the\npriority is going to be ensuring the locations are safe for the most vulnerable users;\nbeing able to provide for all needs would be ideal; discussed pedestrian safety issues\non Webster Street; stated recent Council policy to implement daylighting sets the priority\nto allow more visibility; parking will not randomly be pulled off streets; parking will only\nbe removed where needed to ensure other users are safe; staff will try to preserve as\nmuch on-street parking as possible; should the trade-off come down to parking spaces\nor saving a life, life will be chosen.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the Transportation Element has not been\nupdated since 2009; stated thought should be given to the changes being contemplated\nfrom within the context of the Transportation Element and General Plan and updating\nthe General Plan as a whole.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded staff must ensure all\ndocuments are consistent, comprehensive and consider all issues; stated staff is\nworking simultaneously on multiple fronts; a complete re-write of the General Plan is on\nthe City's website; noted the Transportation Element is the final chapter being updated\nand will be updated within two weeks; stated an Active Transportation Plan and Vision\nZero Plan and are also being worked on simultaneously; Council authorized the contract\nfor the Active Transportation Plan; priority has been set; each opportunity to bring\npolicies allows staff to check-in with Council and ensure the proper direction is being\nimplemented; some policies will be implemented with the updated plans; staff is ready\nto take action with Council direction and authorization; the only delay in implementation\nis COVID-19.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated there is a strong statement in the staff report correlating\nnarrow streets to safety; inquired whether there has been academic research conducted\nto support the claim.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded that National Association\nof City Transportation Officials (NACTO) set guidelines which are followed by cities\naround the country; NACTO has conducted a lot of research on the relationship\nbetween narrow roads and safety; stated the studies can be provided if desired.\nThe Transportation Coordinator stated the standards that NACTO uses are based off\nFederal Highway Administration (FHWA) data and other academic resources; the\nstudies are academically valid and are data driven.\nPublic Comments Read Into Record:\nStated that the business district prefers bicycling as the form of transportation; noted on-\nstreet parking is a critical element in preservation of local business; stated parking being\nidentified as the lowest priority suggests local businesses are low priority; removing\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 6, "text": "changes to the physical environment; stated one basic form of planning safety is\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 7, "text": "incorporating the 3-Es: Educating Engineering, and Enforcement; expressed concern\nabout over-emphasizing engineering; stated the topic cannot be looked at solely from\nthe engineering lens; the enforcement position must also be considered; outlined\ncitations data based on traffic speed that he received from staff; stated speeding\ncitations increase with more Officers; there is an over-emphasis on engineering; more\nenforcement is needed; 2,300 average speeding citations are issued with five or more\nTraffic Officers; questioned the reason the item is not being looked at in the context of\nthe Transportation Element; expressed support for use of education, enforcement and\nengineering; Council must remember that Webster Street has lost a lot of parking due to\nbulb-outs and other updates; the item should be looked at holistically; that he will not be\nsupporting the item.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the environment and design of the environment is the\nnumber one thing to ensure safe streets; enforcement of behavior equates poorly\ndesigned streets; people are penalized for acting in ways that have been encouraged;\nthe proposal is not an attack on parking; that he will protect the safety of residents,\nwhich is consistent with planning efforts; there is a solid Transportation Element;\nexpressed support for the item; questioned whether the slow streets pilot is a first step;\nexpressed support for building networks while coming out of COVID-19; stated a\nnumber of cities are moving forward with intersection access; expressed support for\nturning pedestrian buttons off during COVID-19, which should not require Council\naction; expressed support for having all sidewalks painted for visibility and ; using\nstripes within crosswalks; stated staff should look at balancing safety; the City should be\nsmart and data driven, without planning into inactivity related to speed; stated bollards\ncan be ugly, but are effective; proposed a change to the final bullet to read: \"separated\nbike lanes should be provided instead of unprotected standard bicycle lanes, unless not\nfeasible;\" stated the goal is to provide the highest level of safety and encouragement.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Vice Mayor Knox White's proposal is feasible.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he defers to the City Engineer on the topic of pairs\nversus quads; the more crosswalk opportunities, the better; he defers to staff on the\nlimited resources and where to prioritize; each accident causes a lot of clamoring; there\nis high priority around schools and parks; bollards are not ugly, they serve a purpose;\nthe more that can be done to change behavior, the better; expressed support for the\nhierarchy; stated parking is not a low priority; life, especially children's lives, are high\npriority; questioned whether one to two parking spaces have been removed from the\nEastbound side of Central Avenue; expressed support for codifying the priorities; stated\nthat he and Vice Mayor Knox White added the term \"enactment\" to a town hall\npreviously held; the engineering side has been under emphasized; the City has\npreviously not done enough engineering; expressed concern about enforcement being a\nhuman capital intensive activity; stated more is being asked of the Police Department\nwith fewer resources; noted there has been concern for lack of traffic flow; stated a one\nto two minute delay is worth saving a life; there are things being done to abate\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 8, "text": "speeding; enforcement and engineering are both needed; pedestrian friendly changes\nshould be made for businesses; streets are generally poorly designed; the sooner the\nCity can fix bad engineering with good engineering, the better; expressed support for\nplanning solutions.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the topic is very important; Alameda currently does have\nless traffic on the streets, but people are also driving faster; more people are out\nwalking to get fresh air and exercise; noted that she is careful when crossing streets\ndue to fast drivers; the item is important to address even under COVID-19; proposed\nstaff go after as much grant funding as possible for projects; stated that she is surprised\nat the comments from the business associations; all factors must be considered;\ndiscussion Davis being a bicycle-friendly city; stated enforcement is important, but there\nis a limited number of staff; the workshop held by Vice Mayor Knox White and\nCouncilmember Oddie was impressive and well-attended; the City must protect the\nsafety and accessibility of streets for all; expressed support for gradual re-opening of\nthe City when it is safe to do so; stated social distancing will extend over time; urged\npeople to stay active; noted that she typically finds parking along Webster Street;\ninquired whether the inability to turn off beg buttons is related to equipment.\nThe City Engineer responded in the affirmative; stated the City has a very old system;\nnot all intersection controllers are able to be easily programmed to remove buttons;\nsome intersections are programmed for audible pedestrian signals; there are signage\nitems to update as well; there is a catalog of system updates.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted people should not touch pedestrian buttons with their hands;\ninquired the status of the Central Avenue project.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded the design is being\nrefined with the consultants; stated the design refinements, including the final design for\nthe portion going by Webster Street, will return for Council discussion in June, 2020;\nconstruction drawings will follow and actual construction will begin 2021 if all goes well;\nthe funding is ready; the Clement Avenue project will begin nearer term and a bicycle-\npedestrian project for Otis will begin ahead of Clement Avenue; Council has set up\na\nseries of projects to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety; all projects have had an\nextensive public process.\nCouncilmember Daysog noted that his views on the three E's are not dated.\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation, with the\nmodification of final bullet to read: \"separated bike lanes should be provided instead of\nunprotected standard bicycle lanes unless not feasible.\"\nCouncilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Noes: 1.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 9, "text": "(20-262) Recommendation to Provide Direction on Potential Measures Amending the\nCity Charter. Continued to May 5, 2020.\n(20-263) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 30\n(Development Regulations) to Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations to\nImplement and Comply with State Law and Make Other Administrative, Technical, and\nClarifying Amendments pertaining to Appeals and Youth Centers Definition, as\nRecommended by the Planning Board. Introduced.\nThe City Planner made a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired how many Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) have\noccurred in the last couple years.\nThe City Planner responded since 2017, 32 ADUs have been constructed; stated the\nCity has approved 120 applications.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the City has worked hard to promote building more\naffordable housing; the housing crisis in the State is not going away and is highlighted\nby mandates; people should not live unsheltered; the City needs more housing; the\ntopic is complicated; noted San Mateo County provides a booklet related to ADUs;\ninquired whether Alameda has something similar.\nThe City Planner responded a next step is to develop material and perform outreach.\nVice Mayor Knox moved approval of the ordinance with the omission of Subsection J.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded the motion\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog stated that he has a larger concern related\nto Measure A not aligning with the City Charter; that he will abstain on the item and\ncome to a decision at a later date when the item returns.\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the ability for the City to pass\nlocal rules, regulations and laws is confined by limits imposed by the State; there are\nconflicts between State law and the City Charter related to housing issues; State law is\nclear that ADUs cannot be considered when deciding whether density limits have been\nviolated.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Governor has listed housing as a main priority; cities\nhave been taken to court over the topic; inquired whether the motion included Section J,\nto which Vice Mayor Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nOn the call for the question the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Abstain; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Abstention: 1.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nApril 22, 2020\n9", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 10, "text": "(20-265) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to\nExecute a Twelve Month Amendment to the Lease with Pacific Pinball Museum, a\n501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, with the Option of Four One-Year Extensions, for\nBuilding 169, Suite 101 Located at 1680 Viking Street at Alameda Point. Introduced.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he would recuse himself and left the meeting.\nThe Assistant Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Absent; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Absent: 1.\n(20-266) Recommendation to Provide Direction to the City Attorney to Consent, Modify\nor Reject Law Firm Goldfarb Lipman's Request to Waive Conflicts of Interest In\nConnection with Goldfarb's Legal Representation of the City of Alameda and the\nHousing Authority of the City of Alameda.\nThe Chief Assistant City Attorney gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether a similar waiver has been signed by the\nHousing Authority.\nThe Chief Assistant City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nThe Community Development Director stated the Housing Authority Board of\nCommissioners approved the conflict waiver last week.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is satisfied with the procedures\nput in place.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she understands the ethical wall; noted there are\nmany firms available; expressed concern about the waiver; stated that she does not\nbelieve anyone would act unethically; expressed concern about the same firm being\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n10\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 11, "text": "involved.\nThe City Attorney inquired whether Councilmember Vella is proposing the City engage\ndifferent counsel.\nCouncilmember Vella responded in the affirmative; stated that she is not comfortable\nwith the waiver and all parties involved; expressed support for engaging different\nAttorneys rather than Attorneys from the same firm.\nThe City Attorney stated should Council decline the waiver, the Housing Authority will\nlikely engage different counsel.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the reason for the Housing Authority would engage\ndifferent counsel.\nThe City Attorney responded Goldfarb is providing limited services to the City; stated\nthe services are ongoing; Goldfarb has provided services at Alameda Point for many\nyears with valuable knowledge; the City does not have an immediate need for Goldfarb\nto provide specific work right away; the Housing Authority needs Goldfarb right away;\ndenial of the waiver will likely result in Goldfarb not being hired by the Housing\nAuthority.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he is not willing to support the item, but could in the\nfuture; the City Manager is working on a referral that has taken lower priority; that he will\nabstain on the item rather than vote no.\nThe City Manager stated the item is coming forward based on a mediation process;\noutlined the urgency; stated since Goldfarb is the Housing Authority's main firm, there is\na dilemma for the City.\nThe Community Development Director stated Goldfarb is the General Counsel for the\nHousing Authority; the Attorney working with the City is different than the Attorney\nworking with the Housing Authority; the Housing Authority has an ongoing, day-to-day\nrelationship with Goldfarb as General Counsel; negotiations have begun related to the\nrent program and the contract with the Housing Authority and will come before Council\nin June; staff will also bring an amendment to the staffing services agreement with the\nHousing Authority; staff anticipates recommending the City bring the Community\nDevelopment Block and Home program back to be administered by City staff; the two\nagreements are what brought the waiver request forward for Council consideration; the\nCity will use in-house attorneys on both staffing services agreements; noted the work\nwith Karen Tiedemann of Goldfarb is integral to the work at Site A as outside counsel to\nthe City; City staff strongly values the relationship with Goldfarb and would like to\nmaintain the relationships.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned whether Councilmembers Oddie and Vella would be\nable to consider the waiver under certain circumstances.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n11\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 12, "text": "Councilmember Vella expressed concern about a waiver causing questions or a cloud\nof uncertainty; stated that she would like everything to be done above board; noted the\nHousing Authority and the City were once one entity.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether any criteria could be added to allow the waiver to\nbe considered; stated Goldfarb is a large firm; questioned whether the Attorneys work\nout of the same office.\nThe Community Development Director responded both parties work out of the Oakland\noffice.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated two Attorneys on opposite sides ethically would not discuss\nthe item.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated when delicate negotiations complete, he could consider\nthe waiver; he would like to ensure all items are ironed out before he can support the\nitem; his position is not a no forever, but he is not willing to support the waiver right now.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated it seems as though the stance is not supportive of having\nthe Housing Authority using Goldfarb during negotiations; inquired the timeline to allow\nnew Attorneys to be engaged.\nThe City Attorney stated should Council not grant the waiver at the moment, the\nHousing Authority will engage special counsel without having to disengage its regular\ncounsel.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the Housing Authority would have another firm\navailable if needed.\nThe City Attorney responded the issues could be brought up to another firm within a\nreasonable time.\nThe Chief Assistant City Attorney stated there is time sensitivity related to the two\nagreements between the City and Housing Authority; the rent agreement will come\nbefore Council in June.\nThe Community Development Director stated staff anticipates bringing the new contract\nfor the rent program in June, as well as the amended staffing services agreement; the\nagreements are relatively straight-forward.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired when the Housing Authority Board will meet next.\nThe Community Development Director responded the Board meets monthly; stated the\nmeetings are typically held the second Wednesday of each month.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n12\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 13, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned whether enough time would be given to prepare staff\nreports, to which the Community Development Director responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced Vice Mayor Knox White had to leave the meeting to\naddress an urgent work matter and will return if possible; inquired the process for\nallowing the item to be continued.\nThe Chief Assistant City Attorney responded the item can be continued for the moment\nand the next item can be taken in the meantime.\n(20-267) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by\nAmending Section 2-19 (Commission on Disability) to Change the Number of Members\nto Seven and Change the Name to the Commission on Persons with Disabilities.\nIntroduced.\nThe Public Information Officer gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved introduction of the ordinance.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Absent; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Absent: 1.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-268) The City Manager provided an update on the Federal Emergency\nManagement Agency (FEMA) trailers and safe parking; announced the Food Bank\ntraffic control plan is being worked on and has been staffed by City employees.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\nNone.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-269) Councilmember Oddie expressed gratitude towards City staff; urged residents\nto reach out to Councilmembers; noted he and Councilmember Vella attended a town\nhall related to schools; stated that he will attend another town hall with Councilmember\nVella to answer questions about small businesses looking for State assistance.\n(20-270) Councilmember Vella expressed gratitude towards City staff; stated the traffic\nmitigation for the Food Bank has improved; two cars per minute are able to be helped;\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n13\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-04-22", "page": 14, "text": "announced Marshawn Lynch, a former Oakland Raider, donated thousands of masks to\nthe Food Bank, Alameda Point Collaborative, and Alameda Meals on Wheels along with\nJeremy Castro; announced a town hall will be held with Councilmember Oddie; noted\nprior town halls have had tremendous feedback; announced an upcoming Lead\nAbatement meeting.\n(20-271) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is pleased with the City's response to\nCOVID-19; stated the FEMA trailers look great; discussed activity bag distribution at the\nHead Start facility; stated Food Bank volunteers are doing great; announced an\nupcoming meeting with Congresswoman Barbara Lee; noted the Friends of the Park\npostponed the annual fundraising golf tournament; a new date has been set; donations\nof $10,000 will be made to the Food Bank and Alameda Meals on Wheels; announced\nshe had Doctor Karen Tribble and Doctor Kel Jenks as guests for her COVID updates;\nstated resources for COVID-19 are available on acgov.org and the City's website.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at\n8:55p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nContinued April 21, 2020 Regular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n14\nApril 22, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-04-22.pdf"}