{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- -DECEMBER 7, 2021--5:30 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:04 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Spencer, Vella and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: Vice Mayor Vella arrived at\n5:11 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nConsent Calendar\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 3. Noes: 1. [Absent: Vice Mayor Vella - 1]. [Items\nso\nenacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*21-776) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager; Lisa Maxwell,\nCommunity Development Director; and Louis Liss, Base Reuse Manager, as\nDesignated Negotiators with the Navy at Alameda Point. Accepted.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(21-777) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8); Property: Alameda Point/Former Naval Air Station Alameda; City\nNegotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Lisa Maxwell, Community Development Director\nand Louis Liss, Base Reuse Manager; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and U.S.\nNavy; Under Negotiation: Terms of property disposition from the U.S. Navy to the\nCity\n(21-778) Conference with Legal Counsel - Potential Litigation; Initiation of litigation\npursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, subsection (d)(4); Number of cases:\nOne (As Plaintiff City Initiating Legal Action) Potential Defendant(s): Alameda Point\nPartners, LLC\n(21-779) 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: Alameda Police\nOfficers Association (APOA), Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA) and\nAlameda Fire Managers Association (AFMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee\nBenefits and Terms of Employment\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 2, "text": "Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding Alameda Point, staff provided information and Council\nprovided direction with no vote taken; regarding Litigation, staff provided information\nand Council provided direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog:\nAye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye;\nAyes: 4; Noes: 1; and regarding Labor, staff provided information and Council provided\ndirection by the following roll call votes: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer:\nNo; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3; Noes: 2; and:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Abstain; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye;\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3; Noes: 1; Abstention: 1.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:16\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\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE\nCOMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC)\nTUESDAY--DECEMBER 7, 2021-6:59 - P.M.\nMayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Councilmember Daysog\nled the Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers/Commissioners Daysog, Herrera\nSpencer, Knox White, Vella and Mayor/Chair Ezzy\nAshcraft - 5. [Note: The meeting was held via Zoom.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember/Commissioner Daysog seconded the motion noting he posed questions\nto staff.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers/Commissioners Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White:\nAye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or\nadopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*21-780 CC/21-23 SACIC) Recommendation to Accept the Investment Transactions\nReport for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2021. Accepted.\n(*21-781 CC/21-24 SACIC) Recommendation to Accept the Fourth Quarter Financial\nReport for the Period Ending June 30, 2021. Accepted.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at\n7:37 p.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger, City Clerk\nSecretary, SACIC\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nSpecial Joint Meeting\nAlameda City Council and Successor Agency\nto the Community Improvement Commission\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 4, "text": "616\nMINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--DECEMBER - 7, 2021--7:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:37 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,\nVella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: Vice Mayor\nVella left the meeting at 10:56 p.m. The meeting was\nconducted via Zoom.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(21-782) Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of hearing the License Plate\nReaders item [paragraph no. 21-818 as the first regular item.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which failed by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: No; Vella: No; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 2. Noes: 3.\n(21-783) Councilmember Daysog moved approval of hearing the referral regarding parking\nrecreational vehicle [paragraph no. 21-819 before the first regular item.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which failed by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: No; Vella: No; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 2. Noes: 3.\nPROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\n(21-784) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft read a proclamation honoring Peter Hegarty.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\n(21-785) Beth Kenny, Alameda, expressed her appreciation for the Alameda Community\nAssessment Response and Engagement (CARE) Team starting before the end of the year;\nstated not much has been heard about other recommendations, such as a Community Police\nAccountability Commission; if the Commission is going to be in the Charter, there is limited time\nbefore the General Election; suggested an update on Subcommittee recommendations.\n(21-786) Fey A, Alameda, discussed COVID drugs, data that she submitted, and treatments.\n(21-787) Marlese Ramirez, discussed data regarding injuries from the vaccine.\n(21-788) Jay Garfinkle, Alameda, discussed Senate Bill (SB) 9; expressed concern about SB 9\ndecreasing the ambiance and quality of life in Alameda; over Council meetings not starting on\ntime.\n(21-789) Jill Staten, Alameda, inquired when meetings will be opened up; expressed concerns\nabout Zoom.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 5, "text": "617\n(21-790) Michael Kellett stated emphasis should be on treatment instead of the vaccine; health\nshould be the focus; expressed concern about children being vaccinated.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nExpressed concern about an issue with the livestreaming link at the last meeting and the\nlivestream being 30 seconds slower than Zoom; suggested opening the Library community\nroom and holding meetings in person: Jim Strehlow, Alameda.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's request, the City Clerk outlined the ways to participate\nand watch meetings.\nIn response to Councilmember Knox White's inquiry, the City Clerk stated Mr. Strehlow was\nreferencing the November 30th meeting; a new piece of equipment was installed and there was\na caching issue; the matter has been resolved.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer requested the teleconference findings [paragraph no. 21-800]\nbe removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Daysog requested the salary schedule resolution [paragraph no. 21-802 be\nremoved from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: 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(*21-792) Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on November 2, 2021.\nApproved.\n(*21-793) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,100,557.30.\n(*21-794) Recommendation to Accept and File Various Community Facilities Districts (CFD)\nReports for Fiscal Year (FY) Ending June 30, 2021, including: CFD No. 03-1 (Bayport Municipal\nServices District); CFD No. 13-1 (Alameda Landing Public Improvements); CFD No. 13-2\n(Alameda Landing Municipal Services District); CFD District No. 14-1 (Marina Cove II); and CFD\nNo. 17-1 (Alameda Point Public Services District). Accepted.\n(*21-795) Recommendation to Accept the Development Impact Fee and Fleet Industrial Supply\nCenter (FISC)/Catellus Traffic Fee Report. Accepted.\n(*21-796) Recommendation to Accept the 2013 Local Library Bond Measure Annual Report.\nAccepted.\n(*21-797) Recommendation to Accept the Police and Fire Construction Impact Fee Annual\nReport. Accepted.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 6, "text": "618\n(*21-798) Recommendation to Accept the Biennial Report for the Public Art Fund as Required\nby the Public Art Ordinance. Accepted.\n(*21-799) Recommendation to Accept the Annual Review of the City of Alameda's Affordable\nHousing Unit Fee Requirements Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code;\nAccept the Annual Affordable Housing Unit Fee Fund Activity Report; and Find that: 1) Unit/Fee\nRequirements Set Forth in Local Law Remain Reasonably Related to the Impacts of\nDevelopment, and 2) the Affordable Housing Units, Programs and Activities Required by Local\nLaw Remains Needed to Support the Production of Affordable Housing in the City. Accepted.\n(21-800) Recommendation to Approve Findings to Allow City Meetings to be Conducted via\nTeleconference.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated other agencies have started meeting in person;\ninquired the criteria from the State or if opening meetings up is at the discretion of the Council.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated a number of bodies she serves on are waiting until the year is over\nand will do an assessment with hopes of going back to in person or hybrid meetings; the\nOmicron and Delta variants have thrown a little bit of a wrench into the works.\nThe City Clerk responded there are not thresholds the City has to meet in order to reopen;\nstated the City has to meet thresholds in order to continue teleconferencing; the City Council\nhas to make findings every 30 days in order to suspend Brown Act requirements and allow\nmembers to meet in other locations without disclosing the location and opening the location to\nthe public.\nThe City Attorney stated the State law is permissive of remote meetings until 2024; the Council\nneeds to make two findings: the State of Emergency established by the Governor remains in\neffect, which is true, and State or local officials continue to recommend measures to promote\nsocial distancing or meeting in person will present risk to attendees; the findings allow the\nCouncil to continue to meet remotely.\nThe City Manager stated the City Council asked staff to bring back information after the first of\nthe year as the situation is evaluated.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\n(*21-801) Resolution No. 15843, \"Summarily Vacate an Excess Portion of Mosley Avenue\nBetween Bette Street and Lakehurst Circle in the City of Alameda (North Housing), Under\nStreets and Highways Code, Sections 8330, et seq.\" Adopted.\n(21-802) Resolution No. 15844, \"Amending the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers\nLocal 1245 Salary Schedule Effective January 2, 2022 to Implement Compensation Changes.'\nAdopted.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he does not like salary surveys and will be voting no.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 7, "text": "619\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the Public Utilities Board has already\napproved the recommendation and whether funding will come from Alameda Municipal Power\n(AMP), not the General Fund.\nThe City Manager responded the increases are paid through AMP revenues; stated the\nincrease was previously negotiated; the market rate adjustment is part of the 2019 agreement.\nThe Human Resources Director stated the City Manager is correct; funding is paid by AMP and\nwas part of the 2019 negotiations.\nIn response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiry, the Human Resources Director stated\nthe amount is $90,000 for the remainder of this fiscal year covering 28 positions; noted some\npositions are not filled or are under-filled.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\n(21-803) Resolution No. 15845, \"Amending the Capital Budget by Increasing Appropriations in\nthe Library Improvements Capital Project in Fund 310 by $253,000 for the Bay Farm Island\nLibrary Drainage Project, Energy Efficient Lighting Upgrades, Replacing Water Fountains with\nWater Bottle Fill Stations, Maintenance of the Main Library Heating Ventilation and Air\nConditioning (HVAC) System and Other Facilities Upgrades.\" Adopted.\nCONTINUED AGENDA ITEMS\n(21-804) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to: 1) Execute an\nAgreement with Terris Barnes Walters Boigon Heath Lester, Inc. (TBWBH) in an Amount Not to\nExceed $132,000 for Strategic Support, Research, Ballot Measure Development, Informational\nOutreach and Other Steps Necessary to Prepare a Potential Revenue Measure for the\nNovember 2022 Ballot; and Execute an Agreement with Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz &\nAssociates (FM3) in an Amount Not to Exceed $37,000 for Survey Development,\nImplementation, and Associated Analysis Related to a Potential Revenue Measure for the\nNovember 2022 Ballot; and\n(21-804 A) Resolution No. 15846, \"Amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget by Increasing\nAppropriations in the City Manager's Office by $169,000 to Enter into Agreements with Terris\nBarnes Walters Boigon Heath Lester, Inc. (TBWBH) and Fairbank, Maslin, Metz & Associates\n(FM3) for Services Related to a Potential Revenue Measure for the November 2022 Ballot.\"\nAdopted.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired the types of measures being considered.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded decisions have not been made; stated the item\nauthorizes staff to work with two consultants to start to explore options.\nIn response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's further inquiry, the Assistant City Manager\nstated the staff report includes options of a Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) related to hotels, a\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 8, "text": "620\ncannabis tax, an infrastructure bond, a business license tax, an affordable housing bond and\nthere may be others, such as a Utility Users Tax (UUT).\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of\nthe resolution]; expressed frustration about staff being asked to repeat information in the staff\nreport.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Daysog stated that he agrees with exploring the options; he\nis not in favor of any, but leans favorable to hotel tax and possibly the cannabis tax.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council should express favoritism of specific options\nsince the item is about engaging consultants.\nThe City Attorney responded the item before Council is a contract; Council could direct the\ncontractor to only study specific ballot measures, rather than preferences of specific ballot\nmeasures.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he is open to the analysis and would love to have an\nanalysis of the hotel tax and cannabis tax.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft:\nAye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted one of the consultants assisted with the Library bond measure.\n(21-805) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No.15847, \"Amending Master Fee Resolution\nNo. 12191 to Add and Revise Recreation and Park Fees for Calendar Year 2022.\" Adopted.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nIn response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiry regarding development of the fees,\nthe Recreation and Parks Director stated staff develops the fees based on comparisons; the\nmatter goes to the Recreation and Parks Commission for discussion; user groups are informed\nof any fee increase; the Commission unanimously approved the fees.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft acknowledged the Department's work.\nThe Recreation and Parks Director recognized staff working on the front line.\n(21-806) Recommendation that City Council, Boards and Commissions Annually Review\nMeeting Schedules for Possible Conflicts that Inhibit Maximum Public Participation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 9, "text": "improvements like pruning trees near stop signs and repairing potholes; expressed support for\neducation and communication: Jill Staten, Alameda.\nExpressed her support and appreciation for the Plan; acknowledged grief; stated the Plan lays\nout concrete actions and adds layers of protection; encouraged taking advantage of funding and\nmomentum: Susie Hufstader, Alameda.\nStated Council knows the right thing to do; expressed support for Vision Zero; stated 2035 is still\n13 years; the sooner the better: Melodye Montgomery, Alameda.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 10, "text": "622\nUrged the issue be on the forefront with future City Councils through to 2035 to ensure funding\nand support; stated traffic safety around schools is important; stated those who have lost their\nlives is a tragedy the City cannot afford anymore: Bill Garvine, Alameda.\nExpressed concern about statistics not representing reality; discussed accidents and safety\nmeasures; stated most people think increased traffic enforcement is desirable: Jim Strehlow,\nAlameda.\nExpressed support for the program; stated moving forward is essential; nothing will guarantee\nzero deaths, but systemic changes can reduce the probabilty: Bill Pai, Alameda.\nExpressed concern about drivers looking at cellphones and support for ticketing the drivers;\nurged enforcement: Michael Devine, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired the methodology that resulted in Goal 4.14 of 15 to 20 Miles\nPer Hour (MPH) speeds around schools.\nThe Senior Transportation Coordinator responded the item is in the medium term section to be\nachieved in 3 to 5 years, rather than the short term of 1 to 2 years; stated there are a number of\nitems to be accomplished in the short term period that were high priority; the lower speed limits\naround schools will take staff time to complete engineering and speed studies; Council could\ninstruct staff to make move up the priority, but there would be an opportunity cost; staff thinks\nchanging the infrastructure around the schools is probably more effective than making new\nspeed limits.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the Plan is well balanced between engineering, education and\nenforcement; discussed traffic enforcement data; a recent change in State law allows cities to\nuse video, which should be taken into consideration; discussed traffic fatalities and showed a\nslide; expressed appreciation for looking at all enforcement and engineering options; stated that\nhe supports the recommendation.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of\nthe resolutions].\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Knox White stated the Plan is fabulous; regarding Actions\n1.3 and 3.1, messaging should focus on actions that cause harm, not self-protection; the City\nhas the data now and can identify where the hard is coming from and where to direct the\nmajority of communications; communication does not change behavior; it helps people\nunderstand increased enforcement around speeding and redesigning streets; sharing the road\nis not an actionable statement; people need to be asked to do specific things, which requires\ntalking about actions that are causing harm; spending $200,000 on education annually is a lot of\nmoney; only $10,000 to $15,000 should be spent on what people should do to protect\nthemselves; the Plan should direct the City to focus on actions that result in harm; 15 and 20\nMPH was discussed two years ago and COVID got in the way; one resolution encourages using\nmoney for additional staff resources; he hopes one of the first things done is to identify slower\nspeed school zones; kids are even more vulnerable; discussed fatality rates of pedestrians hit\ndiffering speeds.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 11, "text": "Transportation Director stated the information is based on the number of collisions over time.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether voting for the Plan means there would be\nmore intersections like Otis Drive and Grand Street and more reductions of lanes, to which the\nPlanning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated Council is\nvoting to take actions to reduce speeds, which reduces the probability of death; road diets are\nproven to reduce collisions.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she supports slowing down, but not stopping;\ndiscussed areas with long lines of stopped cars; inquired whether staff tries to balance and\nprevent slowing and going 5 MPH.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the intersection at Grand Street and Otis Drive has a\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 12, "text": "624\ncenter left turn lane.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded there is a left turn lane on Grand Street at Otis\nDrive in both directions.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's further inquiry, the Deputy Public Works Director stated\nthere is not a right turn lane on Otis Drive; there is a through lane and left turn.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the left turn lane is short and backs up preventing\npeople from being able to go straight; people cannot turn right on red unless they are the first\ncar; cars enter the bike lane to turn right; signage should be improved; based on the data, she\nhas concerns about deaths increasing.\nJessica Zdeb, Toole Design, stated what the City is seeing is unfortunately a national trend; at\nthe end of October, a US Department of Transportation (DOT) press release indicated 2021 is\non track to be the worst year of crashes in a very long time; the trend was going down until a\nspike in 2020, which will be exceeded in 2021; there are not clear answers about why the trend\nhas changed in the last two years; every report indicates speed as the main thing causing traffic\ndeaths and serious injuries; staff has been doing a diligent job studying before and after\nchanges are made and should continue; data is really important to the planning effort.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the same types of changes are being made in cities\nthroughout the Country; she cannot support the recommendation and believes some of the\nchanges are contributing to the deaths.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated passing this is very important; there are things the community can\ndo to make improve safety; provided an example of a car running a red light; expressed support\nfor video cameras; discussed the fatalities; the City needs to reduce speeds and the number of\ncars on the roadways.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether Councilmember Daysog understood his\ncomments clarifying the communications were included in the motion when he seconded the\nmotion.\nCouncilmember Daysog responded in the affirmative.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft:\nAye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\n(21-808) Resolution No. 15850, \"Establishing Policies on Signalized Intersection Access Equity\nto Promote Safe, Livable Streets, and Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Choices.\"\nAdopted.\nThe Public Works Director gave a Power Point presentation.\n***\n(21-809) Councilmember Knox White moved approval of allowing an additional two minutes for\nthe presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 13, "text": "625\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nThe Public Works Director completed the presentation.\nIn response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiry regarding the presentation slide, the\nPublic Works Director stated the person should be inside the crosswalk.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether the resolution prioritizes intersections would be\nprioritized for people who are elderly and disabled.\nThe Public Works Director outlined the provision in the resolution.\nOutlined timing issues crossing at Tilden Way and Broadway to try to take the bus; she takes\nher car due to missing the bus; discussed emissions: Alana Stoltzfuz, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience having to access sidewalk push buttons while cycling around Alameda;\nexpressed support for the policy; urged pedestrian and cyclists have easy access to parks\nwithout having to hit buttons unnecessarily: Katherine Van Dusen, Alameda.\nStated the fundamental question is how much burden should be placed on people outside of\ncars wanting to use the streets; equitable cycle time does not capture the full burden on\npedestrians; outlined issues for pedestrians; suggested implementing the tools in all\nintersections, not just in business districts; expressed concern about inconsistencies; inquired\nabout the implementation timeline and cost: Denyse Trepanier, BikeWalk Alameda.\nExpressed concern about inconsistency and signals operating differently from 10 am to 7 pm;\nstating having signals operate consistently throughout the day is helpful; separation in space\nand time are fundamental for safety; discussed yielding issues; urged targeting the most\ndangerous intersections: Susie Hufstader, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he has recommended amendments; he wants to make\nsure the resolution term \"near schools\" means any intersection which qualifies for yellow paint;\nnoted that the current term is unclear, and consistency is needed to get out of the history of\nindividualizing intersections; stated that he is excited to have a standard policy; the use of the\nterm \"intersection access equity\" is not to create equal minutes to cross through intersections\nand was meant to address the specific issue of how easy it is to degrade the ease in walking\nacross the street as a pedestrian in order to put more traffic through intersections; Council is\nnow making decisions based on aggregate time lost across and intersection and only 8 to 10\nseconds for a driver versus 20 to 60 seconds for a pedestrian; the impact on the encouraged\nmode of walking, is setting up hurdles at all intersections by confusion through non-standard\nimplementation and by setting up a situation where pedestrians are met with having to wait for\ntraffic to pass; expressed support for amending the time in the CC zones to 7:00 a.m. to 8:00\np.m. which addresses some of the comments heard; noted commuters typically travel between\n7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. in commercial districts; stated that he is unsure why the City would\nwait to make it easier to cross the street until commute times are over; due to encouraging\nwalking in commercial districts, the lights should not only be in the CC zone but also within one\nhalf mile of CC zones and within one quarter mile of parks; he would like clarity added should an\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 14, "text": "626\nexemption happen that data will show the problem and not anecdotal; Council needs to identify\na problem and that other options have been considered; expressed concern for minimum\nrecalls; stated that he would like to propose having a maximum, minimum recall to ensure\npedestrians are not inconvenienced; stated the maximum minimum should be in place during\nbusiness hours; noted lights have been staying red for pedestrians and green for cars for 20 to\n30 seconds; stated the lights should not be shortened at the other end; should the City give a\nLeading Pedestrian Interval (LPI) of 7 seconds, it makes sense to give cars 7 seconds at the\nend however, the idea of chopping things off at the end, providing pedestrians less time to walk\nthrough commercial districts; adding the amendments will address comments provided by\nspeakers Trepanier and Huffstader.\nThe Public Works Director stated the school zones are defined as having a 600 foot buffer are\ntypically painted yellow crossings.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Public Works Director stated that she\nunderstands the recommendation to add additional intersections one half mile approaching the\ncommercial districts and one quarter mile from all City parks.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether amending the CC zones from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. is\nunderstood, to which the Public Works Director responded in the affirmative; noted the\ndecisions are policy driven and the staff recommendation is to balance the need to serve transit\nsignal priority which causes trade-off in maximizing transit signal priority; Council may provide\ndirection to staff to adjust the hours.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether any of the proposed recommendations have been posed\nin the Interagency Liaison Committee (ILC) for either Councilmembers Daysog or Knox White.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded that ILC has not met since the proposal has been put\ntogether; noted an article on beg buttons had been published recently with extensive quotes\nfrom the Alameda County (AC) Transit Director; the quotes included problems with blind\nimplementation of transit improvements related to big buttons along corridors; ILC is aware of\nthe issue, and the decision will be policy based; the delays are calculated in seconds, not\nminutes.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated AC Transit has mentioned concerns about things that slow down\nthe time for busses as they go through major commercial areas; he is unsure whether the\nreference made was for proposed pedestrian safety features; expressed support for the staff\nrecommendation and for proposed recommendations made by Councilmember Knox White;\nquestioned whether staff feels as though they can make professional judgements to the\nimplications of the proposed recommendations; stated there have been many proposed\nchanges; expressed support for taking time to evaluate the changes; stated page 9 of the\npresentation showed emission levels; inquired the baseline used for the increase\nmeasurements.\nThe Public Works Director responded the number represents a delta; stated the number is a\nchange between the recall, the proposed operations; the signal is providing a walk signal\nregardless of whether a pedestrian is present; the action leads to an unnecessary length of\ntime; the proposed timing is demand based and a walk signal will only activate should the button\nbe pressed; the amount shown is the difference between the two approaches.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 15, "text": "627\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired the denominator for the calculation.\nRyan Dole, Kimley Horn and Associates, responded the tables in the staff report show the\ntotals; the report shows peak hour times which generally have the most traffic; the totals show\nthe hours of delay over one year during weekdays; discussed demand based options versus\nrecall options; stated staff has chosen a variety of intersections and congestion; there is an\noverall sway in delay which can be caused by volume.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for the report and analysis; stated that she\nappreciates the details related to emissions, delays, impacts, unnecessary wait times and a\nbalanced approach; she supports the matter as-is; questioned the impacts for the proposed\nrecommendations made by Councilmember Knox White; expressed support for input from staff\non the time change to CC zones.\nThe Public Works Director stated the recommended changes should be prefaced by an\nunderstanding of policy decisions being made; the timing is a policy decision and the\nrecommendation of distances from schools and parks will impact a number of additional\nsignalized intersections across the island; the matters are of policy decision and will put the\ndiscussion in the realm of intersection delays; the timing for Park and Webster Street originally\nset a pedestrian volume of 25 pedestrians per hour; staff will go out an collect data when the\nlimit is reached and set timing based on volume; staff has received feedback and amended the\nproposal to include the time frame of 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; another approach could be to go\nback to the volume amount of 25 pedestrians per hour with the time frame to be determined\nfollowing the meeting.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she understands Councilmember Knox White's\nrecommended time frame to include commute hours with a high amount of pedestrians\nhowever, the recommendation does not seem to correlate to the criteria.\nThe Public Works Director stated that she does not know of many pedestrians in the morning;\nthe morning typically brings buses which are trying to get on and off the island; until the City\ngoes into recall at 10:00 a.m. staff is trying to optimize or maximize the use of transit signal\npriority; should Council chose the recall operation starting at 7:00 a.m. staff will diminish the\nability to do transit signal priority in the morning.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated one of the concerns is for the people riding buses;\nexpressed support for encouraging people to ride buses; she supports the staff\nrecommendation as-is; discussed red lights for pedestrians; noted many times pedestrians enter\nthe crosswalk late; stated the timing could be based off late crosswalk entry.\nThe Public Works Director stated the function called \"rest and walk\" involves an extended\npedestrian phase until the green light for the vehicle terminates; the Park Street and Encinal\nAvenue intersection signal is being used as an example; noted the signal is in total recall and\nshould be in \"rest and walk\" when the signals are coordinated; the experience of the pedestrian\nsignal being exterminated short means that the signal is not in \"rest and walk;\" the signal has\nbeen fixed at the Park Street and Encinal Avenue intersection; inquired whether the assessment\nis correct.\nMr. Dole responded in the affirmative; stated a setting exists which allows the pedestrian phase\nto continue to stay in walk until an opposing movement occurs on a side street is detected; once\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 16, "text": "628\nthe opposing movement occurs, a flashing \"do not walk\" phase will begin; fine tuning must be\ndone on the corridor; staff has been working though the fine tuning under special settings\nincluding recall when vehicles are detected; pedestrian phases might be skipped when a signal\nresets to a main or side street based on recalling to the vehicle phase; complicated\nprogramming is being worked through with technicians.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for keeping the staff recommendation\nwithout any proposed additions; stated that she is able to make a motion should there not be\none on the table.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is not interested in supporting the recommendation;\nnoted a motion has not yet been made for the matter.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of the staff recommendation [including\nadoption of related resolution.]\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Vella stated Oakland has a 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. timing; she\ndoes not understand why Alameda would not try to do the same in order to assist commuters\nand reduce congestion; shifting the time will make a difference and help more people\ncomfortably use alternative modes of transportation to commute; the impacts for Oakland were\nnot as originally anticipated; the recommendation is worth exploring and the matter is a policy\ndecision; expressed support for the timing change; stated that she hopes Council provides\nconsideration for certain areas; Council is encouraging people to walk to and from business\ndistricts; some of the worst intersections for pedestrians waiting at beg buttons are within a few\nblocks of the business districts and commercial centers; many times beg buttons are a distance\nfrom the crossing; discussed one of the worst intersections being near Washington Park;\nexpressed support for streamlining the process, extending the zones throughout the island, and\nfor safe time to cross intersections\nVice Mayor Vella proposed a friendly amendment to consider shifting the time and extending\nzones; stated there are policy decisions worth making.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is generally supportive of approving with or without\namendments; it is important to move the matter forward; her one consideration is whether or not\nthe City has checked in with Alameda County (AC) Transit; she appreciates that the City of\nOakland has similar timing to the proposed recommendation; noted Alameda and Oakland are\ndifferent in many ways; noted that AC Transit has mentioned the challenge in public transit\nmeeting every ferry arrival and departure; it is important for buses to arrive on time and arrange\nfor passengers to board the ferry; expressed concern over unintended consequences; there is a\nlot to recommend in policy changes however, Council should check in with the City's transit\npartner due to impacts to schedules; she is open to hear ways to address the concerns.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she would consider leaving the staff\nrecommendation as-is and have the matter return in six months; after the six months' time, staff\ncan have more input related to ways the program can be altered; the approval allows the City to\nmove forward in the meantime, allowing for input from AC Transit on potential impacts.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether six months' time is enough to return to Council with\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 17, "text": "629\nstatistically relevant information; whether there are ways the City might be able to check-in with\nAC Transit.\nThe Public Works Director responded staff interacts with AC Transit frequently; AC Transit's\ngeneral request is for more transit signal priority; the decision is ultimately one for the local\njurisdiction; increases to the zones, and more intersections placed in recall will cause an\nincrease in intersection delay for transit; the trade-off will need to be considered; staff's\nrecommendation balances in terms of location and space; adjustments to the policy is a\ndecision to be made by Council; noted the data presented in the staff report should be used to\nguide the policy and decision making process.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether Councilmember Herrera Spencer is willing to\namend her motion to change the time to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., that the City expand the CC\nzoning to within one quarter mile of a park and CC zoning, and to ask staff to look at the\nmaximum, minimum recall on lights that are not currently on recall to allow for a maximum\namount of time pedestrians have to wait when a button is pressed, and return to Council in the\nfuture with a proposal.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether staff will return with only the delay time, to which\nCouncilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the other recommendations are proposed as being\nincorporated with the current motion, to which Councilmember Knox White responded in the\naffirmative.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the yellow zone is 600 feet as opposed to the one\nquarter mile being recommended; requested clarification for the distance from staff; expressed\nsupport for looking at the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. timing and the 600 foot distance; stated the\ntiming and distance are a good compromise between the recommendations from\nCouncilmember Knox White and staff.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council can request all details be brought back in six months' time\nto review functions, hear from transit partners and receive studies on various intersections.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the approach is her preference.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the recommendations provided by Councilmember Knox\nWhite can be incorporated allowing for staff to return in six months.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer responded the one quarter mile is too far a distance;\nexpressed support for a 600 foot distance; stated that she is happy to try the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00\np.m. timeline; it is important to hear from transit partners; expressed concern over slowing down\ntoo much; stated that she would like more data provided from staff; her preference is to\naccommodate the areas however, using the current 600 foot distance from schools.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated one quarter mile is 1,320 feet; the proposed recommendation is to\nalmost double the current distance amount.\nThe Public Works Director stated Council may propose a pedestrian based distance instead of a\nblanket distance; staff's general recommendation is that the operation be implemented when\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 18, "text": "630\npedestrian volume warrants; when pedestrian volume does not warrant the distance, the\nincrease in delay at the intersection of serving the walk signal during every signal, may not be a\nbalanced approach; discussed a distance from a park when the intersections have 25\npedestrians per hour volume; stated staff can assess which intersections have 25 pedestrians\nper hour near parks and implement the operation where needed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the operation can be implemented during school hours\nfor the recommended distance from schools.\nThe Public Works Director responded it is possible; stated staff will need to develop an\napproach to how the times are determined and when pedestrians are present; staff will be able\nto have operations on at a certain set time to have signalized intersections revert to demand\nbased, outside of the determined hours.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated staff will have to commit to going out to 88 intersections and\ncount pedestrians twice per year to ensure proper adjustments.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is happy to support the Public Works Director's\nrecommendation as a friendly amendment, and have the matter return in six months' time with\ninput from AC Transit partners and staff.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is staff capacity to implement the pedestrian\nvolume count.\nThe Public Works Director responded the approach for the volume count would be to perform\nthe count once over a certain period of time to determine which intersections are in and which\nare not; staff can implement changes as they arise; staff does not have the resources to commit\nan annual or twice annual pedestrian count.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Public Works Director stated staff can change\nas-needed; a pedestrian threshold can be set however, a one per year pedestrian count does\nseem to be resource-intensive at this point for the purpose.\n***\n(21-810) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of allowing an additional one minute for\nCouncilmembers.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the current proposal has the highest level of inconsistency\nand will result in a degradation of the pedestrian and bike environment in Alameda; he cannot\nsupport the current proposal; the goal of the matter is to stop moving toward making the task of\ncrossing an intersection more difficult as a pedestrian; Council is creating more difficulty in the\nconfusion of not knowing when to push a button and having to wait longer; he will support\nsomething which will move the City toward conditions from a few years prior rather than moving\ntoward conditions taking a long time to walk across town or being unsure of whether to use a\npush button or not.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 19, "text": "631\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the current motion on the table.\nThe City Clerk responded the last amendment made to the motion was to accept the\nrecommendation from the Public Works Director to measure.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the recommendation from the Public Works Director is staff\ncomments; inquired the last amended motion from Councilmember Herrera Spencer.\nThe City Clerk responded the motion included staff's recommendation as-is and have staff\ncome back in six months' time; noted Councilmember Herrera Spencer approved accepting the\nPublic Works Director's comments as an amendment to the motion.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is approving the Public Works Directors' last\ncomments as well as returning to Council in six months' time.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. time frame and the one quarter\nmile distance from school zones is included in the motion.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer responded that her understanding of the comments provided\nby the Public Works Director, recommended looking at the timing being pedestrian based; the\narea covers an expansive portion of the island and timing should be pedestrian based;\nexpressed support for the timing being pedestrian based with a return to Council in six months'\ntime for discussion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that her inclination is not to support the iteration; noted Council\ndoes want to encourage people to walk and do so safely; she is afraid of taking an approach\nwhich waits until pedestrian volume reaches 25 per hour, the City is not providing the incentives\nfor pedestrians to get out there and feel safe doing so; she is struggling with the potential\nimpacts to AC Transit; the City needs to keep commuters and people that do not have cars and\nrely on the bus to be able to get where they need by having buses run on-time.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of\nthe resolution] with amendments to the time in CC zones to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., a 600 foot\ndistance from schools and parks, transit priority when buses drive by, the signal can shorten or\nhold the lights using smart corridors installed, and a request for staff to come back within the\nnext year with a proposal for how the City will address times when auto-recall is not occurring.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, The Public Works Director stated staff's understanding is a trade-off between\noperations giving a walk signal every cycle and being able to give transit signal priority; the\ntransit signal priority does not trump or override the walk signal; should a walk signal be given,\nthere is less time to steal from the phases that are not being used in order to extend the green\nfor the bus; the result is a zero sum game; the more time given to pedestrians, the less time is\nable to be given to extend for transit signal priority.\nMr. Dole stated traditional transit priority for buses borrows time; should the time be unused, the\ntime is borrowed; the signal does not act similar to an emergency vehicle preemption with\noverride; some override preemptions will change the operations; the transit priority operations\nbeing discussed will only borrow time that is unused; one of the concerns with recall is the a\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 20, "text": "632\nbalance between life of cycle and allocating time to people; sometimes there is not a lot of flex", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 21, "text": "633\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether a six month follow-up is being included for\nstaff to report on how the program is working at all hours; expressed support for follow-up from\nstaff due to deviation from the proposed hours and distances.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the follow-up will be addressed by having staff perform a check-in with\nAC Transit; she understood the six month check-in to occur whether AC Transit had issues with\nbus headways; should staff go to AC Transit, Council will receive feedback.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated one year's time for a check-in will provide a more realistic idea for\nthe program; implemented changes take time and getting used to; expressed support for a one\nyear check-in.\nThe Public Works Director stated staff will have to change the signal timing following the\nmeeting and the effort is not typically quick; the one year check-in will be sufficient.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the intent is to call AC Transit and schedule a meeting\nabout the proposed program or to implement the policy and provide a check-in one year later.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she understands the motion to have staff talk to AC Transit,\nshould AC Transit have a significant problem with the proposal, staff can return to Council.\nCouncilmember Knox White concurred with Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft; stated there is strong interest\nin a full report after one year; amended the motion to include staff returning with a report on how\nthe program is working.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the amendment to the motion.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft:\nAye. Ayes: 5.\n***\n(21-812) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated a vote is needed to consider new agenda items past 11:00\np.m.; stated that she does not support hearing the license plate reader [paragraph no 21-\nmatter.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of continuing the meeting until midnight hearing\nthe slow streets [paragraph no 21- and agreement with Kittelson [paragraph no 21-\nmatters; recommended the license plate reader matter be continued to the Continued Agenda\nItems section as 6-A for the December 21st meeting; stated should there be time, Council\nReferrals can be heard.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is not inclined to hearing Council Referrals at midnight.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion, which failed by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: No; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of the slow streets, the agreement with\nKittelson and the license plate reader matters to the December 21st meeting under the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 22, "text": "634\nContinued Agenda Items section.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the current meeting will end and the remaining items\nwill be heard at the following meeting, to which Councilmember Herrera Spencer responded in\nthe affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion requires three or four\naffirmative votes.\nThe City Clerk responded three affirmative votes are needed to continue matters.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft:\nAye. Ayes: 5.\n***\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess 10:56 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 11:13 p.m.\n***\n(21-813) Recommendation to Approve a One-Year Extension of the Slow Streets Program\nthrough December 2022. Continued to December 21, 2021.\n(21-814) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to\nthe Agreement with Kittelson & Associates to Increase Compensation by $270,906, for a Total\nAggregate Compensation Not to Exceed $345,876 to Continue Providing Technical Services\nRelated to Roundabouts. Continued to December 21, 2021.\n(21-815) Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the Installation and Use of\nAutomated License Plate Readers (ALPR), including Fixed and Mobile Equipment on Alameda\nPolice Department Vehicles. Continued to December 21, 2021.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(21-816) The City Manager announced that the City will begin bargaining with its five\nmiscellaneous groups including Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA), Management\nConfidential Employees Association (MCEA), Alameda Police Officers Association for non-\nsworn personnel (APOA), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and Electric\nUtility Professionals of Alameda (EUPA); discussed the closure of Sherman Street/Atlantic\nAvenue between Buena Vista Avenue and Wind River Road until December 30th due to\nconstruction and detour information is posted; provided updates on Alameda Community\nAssessment Response and Engagement (CARE) team which can be reached at (510) 337-\n8340; discussed a report coming to Council on December 21st related to the Racial Equity and\nPolitical Reform actions taken by City Council; stated an application for Project HomeKey has\nbeen submitted, staff will be notified after the first of the year of funding availability.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 23, "text": "635\n(21-817) Jim Strehlow, Alameda, stated that he experienced confusion with the multiple\nmotions, counter-motions, amendments and staff confusion; the meeting schedule is unclear.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(21-818) Considering Directing Staff to Provide an Update on License Plate Readers.\n(Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-819) Consider Directing Staff to Publicly Share Information on Parking Recreational\nVehicles. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-820) Consider Directing Staff to Address Representation for Below Market Rate\nHomeowners on Homeowner Association (HOA) Boards and with Property Management.\n(Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-821) Consider Directing Staff to Support Removal of the US Navy Constraints Limiting\nHousing Development at Alameda Point. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer and Councilmember\nDaysog) Not heard.\n(21-822) Consider Directing Staff to Address Identifying New Areas at Alameda Point to\nDevelop a Number of Housing Units Above the Originally-Agreed Upon Numbers of the 2023-\n2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). (Councilmember Daysog) Not heard.\n(21-823) Consider Directing Staff to Move Jean Sweeney Park Fencing. (Councilmembers\nHerrera Spencer and Daysog) Not heard.\n(21-824) Consider Reviewing and Updating the Previous City Council's Priorities at a Regular\nCity Council Meeting. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-825) Consider Having the City Council Address the Zoning of the Harbor Bay Club.\n(Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-826) Consider Having the City Council Review Recreation and Parks Department\nCommunity Events. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(21-827) Councilmember Knox White discussed AC Transit's review and changes to the ferry\nbus schedule and route.\n(21-828) Councilmember Herrera Spencer discussed a menorah and tree lighting at South\nShore Shopping Center; announced an event at Starbucks put on by the Chamber of\nCommerce which hosted the new Fire and Police Chief; stated that she has recently been a\nvictim of assault in town.\n(21-829) Councilmember Daysog discussed roll call voting.\n(21-830) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft announced a memorial bike ride which stopped at places\ninvolving pedestrian or cyclist traffic deaths; discussed one menorah lighting at South Shore\nShopping Center and another at Rittler Park; stated that she read a proclamation for Pearl\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-12-07", "page": 24, "text": "636\nHarbor Remembrance Day at Coast Guard Island Alameda; urged those that are eligible to get\ntheir vaccination and booster shots.\nADJOURNMENT\n(21-831) There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 11:29\np.m. in memory of Peter Hegarty.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nDecember 7, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-12-07.pdf"}