{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nESDAY- -NOVEMBER 4, 2020- 5:45 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:46 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was held via\nWebEx.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nConsent Calendar\nVice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Oddie seconded, 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(*20-682) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,\nAssistant City Attorney, Lois Butler, Interim Community Development Director, and\nNanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, as Real Property\nNegotiators for the Potential Lease for the Marina and Commercial Area of the Ballena\nIsle Marina. Accepted.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(20-683) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8); Property: Ballena Isle Marina & Commercial Property; City\nNegotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Lois Butler, Interim Community Development\nDirector; Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director; Lisa Maxwell,\nAssistant City Attorney; John McManus, Cushman & Wakefield; Current Tenant: SHM\nBallena Isle, LLC; Issue Under Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations Price and Terms\n(20-684) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6); City\nNegotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Gerry Beaudin, Assistant City Manager; and\nNancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Employee Organizations: International\nAssociation of Firefighters, Local 689 (IAFF); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee\nBenefits and Terms of Employment\n(20-685) Conference with Legal Counsel; Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code \u00a7 54956.95); Claimant: Employee - Fire Department Claim Nos.:\nALAZ-005351; ALAY-005242; ALAX-005046, and ALAY-005516 Agency Claimed\nAgainst: City of Alameda\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 2, "text": "Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding the Real Property, staff provided information and Council\nprovided direction with no vote taken; regarding Labor, staff provided information with\nno vote taken; regarding Workers' Compensation, staff provided information by the\nfollowing roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye;\nVella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5; these four workers' compensation\nclaims were filed by a Firefighter who first joined the City on January 22, 2017; applicant\nfiled a claim for a back injury suffered during a training on April 19, 2019; applicant also\nfiled a claim for a shoulder injury sustained on June 10, 2018 while carrying heavy\nequipment; in addition, applicant suffered an ankle injury on July 13, 2016, after rolling\ntheir ankle; applicant's last claim is for cumulative trauma injury to their shoulder and\nback; applicant is filing for industrial disability retirement in conjunction with this\nsettlement; the Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the pending workers'\ncompensation claims in an amount not to exceed $100,000.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:00\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\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nWEDNESDAY- - NOVEMBER 4, 2020-7:00 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. Councilmember Oddie led the\nPledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella,\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting\nwas conducted via Zoom]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\nNone.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(20-686) Proclamation Declaring November 1, 2020 as Extra Mile Day.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the proclamation.\nAdam Elsesser, Cindy Houts, James Assia, Sean Whiskeman, and Alisa Rasera-\nHolden made brief comments.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(20-687) Rob Schmidt, Alameda, discussed termination of Common, an internet\nprovider, Bay Farm Island service; stated internet service is essential.\n(20-688) Joseph Cohen and David Vasquez, Climate Action Citizens for Alameda,\ndiscussed potential solutions for the City's climate challenges; stated the former\nGoogle/Makani headquarters in Alameda Point could be space for the Climate Action\nResiliency Plan (CARP); graphics and details have been developed for the space.\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; 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.]\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n1\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 4, "text": "(*20-689) Minutes of the Special City Council, Joint City Council and Successor Agency\nto the Community Improvement Commission and the Regular City Council Meetings\nHeld on October 6, 2020. Approved.\n(*20-690) Ratified bills in the amount of $4,787,880.46.\n(*20-691) Recommendation to Accept the Work of McGuire & Hester for the Cross\nAlameda Trail/Ralph Appezzato Memorial Parkway Improvements, No. P.W. 03-18-11.\nAccepted.\n(*20-692) Resolution No. 15721, \"Ratifying the Proclamation of the Director of\nEmergency Services and Continuing the Declaration of the Existence of a Local\nEmergency in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Consistent with Government\nCode Section 8630(c). Adopted.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(20-693) Presentation on Tsunami Awareness.\nThe Fire Captain gave a Power Point presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined a recent major earthquake near Turkey and Greece;\nstated it is important to not spectate tsunamis.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether the City is conducting [tsunami] drills.\nThe Fire Captain responded staff has been working with the Alameda Unified School\nDistrict (AUSD); stated conducting drills is part of being tsunami-ready; AUSD has been\nworking on safe locations for students and providing information to parents; the Fire\nDepartment is working on zone havens for evacuations.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether outreach to Home Owner Associations (HOAs)\nhas been conducted for Bay Farm Island and Harbor Bay; stated HOAs are able\nto\neffectively communicate to home-owners; inquired whether there is an evacuation plan\nfor Cardinal Point.\nThe Fire Captain responded staff has not reached out to Cardinal Point directly; stated\nthe first outreach was to the boating community; many residents live on boats and any\neffects are most probable within the boating community; due to the low probability of\nimpacts, outreach is conducted with the most effected community first; information has\nbeen publicized; however, COVID-19 has slowed the process; staff is moving forward\nwith planning and zone haven information; outlined the need for cooperation from the\nCity of Oakland should Alameda need to evacuate; stated staff has been in contact with\nthe City of Oakland in an effort to coordinate evacuations.\nCouncilmember Vella stated that she is aware of the amount of work and funding\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n2\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 5, "text": "needed for the boating communities and marina areas; inquired whether staff has been\nworking with local marina operators; stated coordination is needed for the boating\ncommunity.\nThe Fire Captain responded in the affirmative; stated staff has been to each marina; the\nHazard Mitigation Plan opens up monies to marinas for [tsunami] mitigation measures.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether staff will be assisting in coordination for the\nmitigation opportunities.\nThe Fire Captain responded in the affirmative; stated as the City becomes tsunami-\nready, the Hazard Mitigation Plan allows marinas to apply for funding.\nCouncilmember Vella expressed concern for many senior and rehabilitation facilities\nneeding to receive information in a timely manner; stated providing updates will be\nhelpful; although there is a low possibility for tsunamis, timely and safe evacuation plans\nare most effective for those with different needs; the more time given to people for\nplanning, the better.\nThe Fire Captain stated staff has been working with Alameda County on transportation\nplanning; efforts have been made at a County level.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the City is partnering with the Water Emergency\nTransit Authority (WETA).\nThe Fire Captain responded in the affirmative; stated staff is part of a Disaster Council;\nstated the Disaster Council works on partnering and planning; stakeholders, including\nWETA, are part of the City's collaborative approach to community planning.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Cardinal Point has an emergency evacuation plan; local\ntransit systems have been impressive during the Santa Rosa fires and are able to assist\nin evacuation situations.\nThe Fire Captain stated staff works with Alameda County to discuss transportation\noptions; tsunami and transportation efforts are on the radar for improvement; noted not\nevery community will be affected by a tsunami and those not affected will be able to\nprovide aid to those affected; having access for community members to take action\nwhen needed is important; tsunamis are a very low probability; however, studies show\nthere is a possibility; staff is modeling for success; the City is making great progress to\nbeing a tsunami-ready city.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-694) The City Manager made an announcement regarding the Alameda Community\nService Awards provided by the Social Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB) and\na soft-opening for the free COVID-19 testing site at Alameda Point; stated appointments\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n3\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 6, "text": "can be made at: www.nextgenlabs.com/alamedatesting; made an announcement\nregarding the new Public Work's Director; stated staff is working on three separate\npresentations from the Alameda Police Department (APD) to the policing review\nsubcommittees; stated the presentations will be open to the public.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the information will be made available on the\nCity's website, to which the City Manager responded in the affirmative.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(20-695) Consider Directing Staff to Support the Alternative Regional Housing Needs\nAllocation (RHNA) Proposed by the Tri-Valley Cities and Oppose the Association of Bay\nArea Governments (ABAG) Executive Board Action regarding the RHBA Proposed\nMethodology, including Submitting Public Comment and Testimony at the November\n12, 2020 ABAG Meeting and Reporting Back to Council. (Councilmember Daysog)\nThe Planning, Building and Transportation Director made a brief comments.\nCouncilmember Daysog requested clarification about the ABAG committee meetings;\ninquired whether the decision about adopting ABAG methodology and housing\nallocations would be adopted at the meetings.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft responded public comment closes on November 12th; stated public\ncomments will be considered at the December 10th meeting; noted ABAG consists of\nrepresentatives from the nine Bay Area counties; stated the Regional Planning\nCommittee will make a recommendation, which will be provided to the Executive Board;\nthe final decision on the methodology will be made at a meeting in January 2021.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the proposal looks at reallocating numbers across the\nregion, not just Alameda; requested clarification about how Council direction should be\nprovided.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated there is concern about the current ABAG formula\nmaximizing certain assets and ignoring certain liabilities particularly to Alameda; a\ndifferent housing allocation would occur should the liabilities be accounted for; it is an\nappropriate time for Alameda to join other cities that are concerned about the\nmethodology and the need for a different methodology; stated the factor relates to\nnatural disaster issues, such as liquefaction and earthquake effects; expressed support\nfor Council submitting comments for the November 12th meeting should there be desire\nto emphasize the liabilities not be weighed in the methodology.\nVice Mayor Knox White requested clarification about issuance of the letter.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n4\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 7, "text": "Councilmember Daysog stated Council can join the letter and append the methodology\nas an amendment; Alameda's liability issues can now be raised as other East Bay cities\nare contesting the current methodology; a lower allocation for Alameda would result\nshould the letter be taken seriously.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated comments submitted acknowledge the requested\nallocation is less equitable for the region; inquired whether Councilmember Daysog is\nrequesting Council to sign a letter which has a less equitable lens in order to append an\nunrelated issue; stated that he is struggling to understand the reason for the letter being\nthe vehicle for Council recommendation.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded that he thinks the letter is okay to submit; stated in\naddition to the equity lens, Alameda needs to have natural disaster components\nfactored in to the methodology; Council can use the letter as a starting point and modify\nit during discussion; noted more housing could be allocated elsewhere; less housing\nshould be required in Alameda should natural disaster liabilities be included in the\nmethodology.\nCouncilmember Oddie inquired whether there is a natural disaster that Alameda is more\nsusceptible to; stated Alameda is not as prone to fires as surrounding cities and the\npossibility of liquefaction runs up and down the East Bay; noted Alameda would not be\nthe only city affected by tsunamis based on the previous presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded that he represents the City of Alameda; stated\nAlameda is at risk for liquefaction in ways that other cities are not; the areas of Otis\nDrive and west of Main Street are comprised of landfill; there are projects being\ncontemplated for Otis Drive, Alameda Point and estuary areas, which are areas that are\npotentially subject to natural hazards; natural hazards are enough reason for ABAG to\nconsider; tsunamis are a low probability; however, should still be considered.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated the [proposed RHNA] option is described as having an\nemphasis on equity and fair housing; the Council Referral is urgent and important;\ninquired whether it is urgent and important to tell ABAG not to focus on equity and fair\nhousing.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded the focus is not solely on equity, but to take into\naccount the negative factors that natural hazards pose to Alameda.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether other cities and locations are allowed to argue\nthat they should receive reduced housing numbers; stated there are significant portions\nof San Francisco that have been built and rebuilt on marshland or landfill.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded a representative of San Francisco can make the\nargument; stated that he can only made the recommendation expressing concerns for\nAlameda residents.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n5\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 8, "text": "Councilmember Vella inquired the impacts to evacuations should the units be put-off to\nneighboring Oakland and the impact to the relationship with Oakland in coordinating\nevacuation efforts.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded there is hope for neighboring cities to set aside any\ndifferences for built environments while working to address national emergencies as\nthey arise; stated that he imagines neighboring cities Councilmembers would want to\nwork with Alameda Councilmembers in a time of national emergency; the core of the\nrecommendation to Council is a zero sum aspect; should Alameda lower the allocation,\nthe difference will be shifted to neighboring locations.\nCouncilmember Vella inquired whether the matter is up for consideration at ABAG\nregardless of Council signing onto the letter.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Housing Methodology Committee (HMC) recommended\nproposal AA; the proposal discussed legal housing requirements and criteria for housing\nelements; equity is a requirement; the vote from the HMC had 75% approval; noted the\nmatter has been opened for public comment and will return to the Regional Planning\nCommittee for consideration on the December agenda.\nStated many communities have had a national emergency related to housing; discussed\nAlameda's history with land use policies; stated the methodology emphasizes equity;\nthe City did not have a compliant Housing Element from 1990 to 2012; the climate crisis\ndisproportionately impacts low-income people with social vulnerability; discussed the\nCity of Pleasanton's housing policy; urged Council to consider equity and not join the\nregion in attempting to change the formula or methodology; stated concerns about the\nprocess should be considered at a process level; Alameda is an Island, but is not\nisolated from the region and should contribute: Rasheed Shabazz, Alameda.\nUrged Council to respect the work of the HMC; stated the Committee met for over one\nyear to develop its recommendation; expressed support for the methodology; stated the\nalternative proposal has been rejected by all bodies; Proposal AA balances jobs and\nhousing, while providing access to communities of high opportunity; the proposal\nensures segregated communities are assigned a fair share of the regions housing\nneeds and does not promote sprawled development; Alameda must do its fair share in\nmeeting housing and equity needs of the community; urged Council to reject the\nproposal on the table and affirm the proposal put forward by the HMC: Grover Wehman-\nBrown, Alameda, East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO).\nStated the voters have responded; many residents are concerned about the recent\ndevelopment; discussed social media forums and overdevelopment concerns; stated\nAlameda has a limited number of bridges and tunnels to escape if needed; traffic delays\nwill be caused with more development; expressed concern about safety and low-income\nhousing subsidies: Janet Lee, Alameda.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n6\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 9, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated communicating facts is a constant challenge; some election\nmessaging has not been factual and has resulted in misinformation; outlined the\nproposal put forth by the Tri-Valley cities; stated residents should consider commuting\nAlameda residents encountering neighboring cities commuters; the HMC proposal\nshows a need to distribute and help elevate different populations to give access;\noutlined discussions related to unique characteristics from cities attempting to lower\nhousing requirements; stated the housing crisis will never get better until all\ncommunities are required to help by adding housing; many considerations must be\nmade for housing policies; the methodology has made many considerations; noted that\na speaker from ABAG could give a housing presentation at a future Council meeting.\nCouncilmember Oddie stated that he finds the matter of Council being asked on an\nurgent and important basis to reject an emphasis on equity and fair housing an insult to\nhis values and to the City's motto \"Everyone Belongs Here;\" the matter is about not\nbuilding housing and has been an endless battle.\nCouncilmember Oddie moved approval of denying the Council Referral and to oppose\nchanging to the proposed alternative methodology; outlined locations for excess\nAlameda housing units and subsequent traffic consequences.\nVice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Knox White stated that he will not sign the letter; there is\na push for inequitable outcomes; the letter has not been thought through and is a\nvehicle to request no additional housing; it is possible that natural disasters were not\nconsidered and should be a part of the discussion with ABAG. requested a friendly\namendment to the motion to call a special Meeting for a workshop; expressed support\nfor outright opposition to the letter; stated the special meeting should showcase the\nprocess used to reach the ABAG recommendation and include the expected impact on\ntravel-time, climate equity and affordability and the impacts of shifting units; direction\nshould be provided to staff to return to Council before December 9th and provide the\nsteps needed from Council to ensure the City Charter is compliant with zoning and the\nGeneral Plan; stated voters have spoken and shown a desired zoning change and do\nnot support Council wanting to follow State Law; Council should have a discussion on\nthe impacts and outcomes of not following State Law; expressed support for standing\nbehind the voters and identifying the communications needed for a policy which is out of\ncompliance with the State.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the discussion is extending beyond the scope of\nthe matter.\nThe City Attorney responded that Council should stay on the RHNA matter; stated\nshould Council wish to provide additional direction, staff should receive it in a future\nCouncil Referral.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n7\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 10, "text": "Vice Mayor Knox White stated that he can bring the matter to the November 17th\nmeeting as a Council Referral.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the presentation from ABAG should be reconsidered as a\nregular agenda item at a regular Council meeting; special meetings can be\nburdensome; the matter can be accommodated at a regular Council meeting in\nDecember.\nCouncilmember Vella stated there has been a lot of misinformation on Measure Z;\nCouncil is not coming up with housing numbers; a regional body is meeting mandates of\nthe State and allocating numbers; the numbers are going to be in the thousands no\nmatter what methodology is used and a place will need to be found for those units; the\nprocess has not been conducted secretly and has been conducted publicly for years;\nthe housing obligations have been known; there is ignorance around isolationism; a\nlarger problem is being created and not meeting the obligation will be argued, which is\nirresponsible; outlined the direct impacts of moving housing allocations to Oakland;\nstated Alameda is not unique; the cities that would take on the additional housing units\nare along the shoreline and will be impacted in the same way as Alameda; to take an\nisolationist approach is ignorant of the fact that the City would create a larger problem\nfor itself; the City would have less control over transit, climate and affordable housing;\nexpressed support for providing education on funding for affordable housing; expressed\nconcern about misconception of affordable housing funding; expressed support for a\nfollow-up work session on RHNA numbers after the [ABAG] presentation on\nmethodology; stated there are many problems with the proposed letter; discussed the\nTown of Danville; stated Council must be part of the solution and must participate in\ngood faith in the process with surrounding communities, which face the same issues as\nAlameda; a lot of progress has been made with ABAG over the years to address RHNA\nneeds; stated that she will not be supporting the letter; a presentation from ABAG would\nbe helpful.\n***\n(20-696) Vice Mayor Knox White moved approval of suspending Council speaking time\nCouncilmember Oddie 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.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated Council should direct the City Manager, or designated\nstaff, to express at the November 12th ABAG Planning Committee meeting that due to\nAlameda's unique exposure to natural hazards, the methodology of allocation of units\nshould not only rest on the question of equity, but also take into account concerns about\nnatural hazards; should the consideration be made, Alameda's housing numbers could\nbe reduced, yet still provide a lot of housing.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n8\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2020-11-04", "page": 11, "text": "Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether Councilmember Oddie accepts his friendly\namendment to the motion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested the friendly amendment be restated.\nVice Mayor Knox White stated the amendment is to send direction in opposition to the\nletter based on the letter being against equity and to have the item return to a larger\nworkshop for discussion with questions outlined related to the letter.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the workshop could be on a regular Council\nmeeting, to which Vice Mayor Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Oddie accepted the friendly amendment; stated that he will defer to the\nMayor regarding agenda placement.\nOn the call for the question, the motion 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.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(20-697) Councilmember Oddie announced the next Stopwaste topic brief will be a\nresource guide.\n(20-698) Councilmember Vella announced National Childhood Lead Poisoning\nAwareness week; outlined the importance of child blood lead testing; stated the\npandemic has delayed needed testing; urged parents not to skip blood lead tests; noted\nthe longer testing is delayed, the more negative impacts on childhood development;\nstated testing is not mandatory but heavily advised.\n(20-699) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced parks are open with mask mandates; urged\nhand-washing and social distancing; announced that she was appointed as Chair of the\nLeague of California Cities State-wide Policy Committee on Housing Community and\nEconomic Development.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 9:20\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\n9\nNovember 4, 2020", "path": "CityCouncil/2020-11-04.pdf"}