{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- -JUNE 7, 2022- -5:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:05 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,\nVella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: Vice Mayor Vella\narrived at 5:28 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(22-361) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Case Name: Unspecified to Protect Service of Process; Court:\nSuperior Court of the County of Alameda; Case Number: Unspecified to Protect Service\nof Process; Number of Cases: 2\n(22-362) Conference with Legal Counsel Workers' Compensation Claim (Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Employee - Fire Department; Claims:\n149550063, 1895500067, 0695500047; Agency Claimed Against: City of Alameda\n(22-363) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section: 54957.6); City\nNegotiators: Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Nico Procos, General\nManager, Alameda Municipal Power; Jessica Romeo, Human Resources Manager; and\nSteve Woo, Senior Human Resources Analyst; Employee Organizations: Alameda City\nEmployees Association (ACEA); Management and Confidential Employees Association\n(MCEA); Electric Utility Professionals Association (EUPA); International Brotherhood of\nElectrical Workers (IBEW); Alameda Police Officers Non-Sworn (PANS); Alameda\nMunicipal Power Unrepresented Employees (AMPU); Alameda Police Management\nAssociation (APMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of\nEmployment\n(22-364) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957); Position Evaluated: City Attorney - Yibin Shen\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding the Workers' Compensation, the case involves three workers'\ncompensation claims by a former employee with the Fire Department; Applicant\nsustained injuries to his knee, hips and heart as a result of his work duties; he retired via\nindustrial disability retirement on July 7, 2020; the Council authorized the City Attorney\nto settle the pending workers' compensation claim in an amount not to exceed\n$132,480.80, resulting in a combined complete case payout of $293,645 which includes\npast payments for statutory permanent disability, by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent;\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4. Absent: 1; regarding Existing Litigation, staff\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 2, "text": "provided information and Council provided direction by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3. Noes: 2; and regarding Labor Negotiators, staff\nprovided information and Council provided direction by the following two roll call votes:\nVote 1: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella:\nAye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4. Noes: 1 and Vote 2: Councilmembers\nDaysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy\nAshcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 6:59 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:30\np.m.\nFollowing the closed session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced regarding Performance Evaluation, Council conducted the City Attorney\nperformance evaluation and gave direction to staff by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 10:17\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\nJune 7, 2022", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- - JUNE 7, 2022--7:00 P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:13 p.m. Councilmember Herrera Spencer led\nthe Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,\nVella, and 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(22-365) Proclamation Declaring June 11, 2022 as Doug Siden Day.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the proclamation.\n(22-366) Proclamation Declaring June 2022 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and\nQueer or Questioning Pride Month.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft read the proclamation.\n(22-367) Proclamation Declaring June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth Day.\n(22-368) Proclamation Declaring June 2022 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nThe City Clerk announced the Public Hearing [paragraph no. 22-378 and called for speakers.\nCouncilmember Daysog recorded a no vote on the teleconference findings [paragraph no. 22-\n371] and the CSI Mini Storage lease [paragraph no. 22-377]. .\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer recoded a no vote on the teleconference findings [paragraph\nno. 22-371].\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested the Home Together Plan [paragraph no. 22-375 be withdrawn\nfrom the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 4, "text": "Councilmember Daysog 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(*22-369) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting Held on April 28, 2022 and the Special\nand Regular City Council Meetings Held on May 3, 2022. Approved.\n(*22-370) Ratified bills in the amount of $5,812,822.49.\n(22-371) Recommendation to Approve Findings to Allow City Meetings to be Conducted via\nTeleconference. Accepted.\nSince Councilmembers Daysog and Herrera Spencer recorded a no vote, the motion carried by\nthe following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White:\nAye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\n(*22-372) Resolution No. 15910, \"Approving the City of Alameda Climate Adaptation and\nHazard Mitigation Plan as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Including Incorporation into\nthe City of Alameda General Plan Safety Element by References and Adopting a General Plan\nAmendment Amending the Health and Safety Element and Conservation and Climate Action\nElement of the Alameda General Plan 2040 to Align with the Climate Adaptation and Hazard\nMitigation Plan, 2022.\" Adopted.\n(*22-373) Resolution No. 15911, \"(a) Amending Resolution No. 9460 to Reflect Current\nPositions and Entities to be Included in the City of Alameda's Conflict of Interest Code and (b)\nRescinding Resolution No. 15661.' Adopted.\n(*22-374) Resolution No. 15912, \"Amending the Salary Schedule for Part-Time Classifications\nEffective June 5, 2022 to Reflect Changes to the City of Alameda Minimum Wage and to\nMaintain Adequate Differentials Between Part-Time Job Categories.' Adopted.\n(22-375) Resolution No. 15913, \"Endorse the Alameda County Home Together 2026\nCommunity Plan: A 5-Year Strategic Framework Centering Racial Equity to End Homelessness\nin Alameda County.\" Adopted.\nThe Homelessness Area Manager gave a brief presentation and shared a video.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she and Councilmember Herrera Spencer participated in the\nFebruary Point and Time Count; Council has seen what homelessness in Alameda looks like\nfirst-hand.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved adoption of the resolution.\nCouncilmember Knox White 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.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 5, "text": "(*22-376) Ordinance No. 3322, \"Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter Four to Comply\nwith Assembly Bill 1276 Regarding Single Use Foodware Accessories and Standard\nCondiments.\" Finally passed.\n(22-377) Ordinance No. 3323, \"Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to Execute a\nLease with Rhoads Property Holdings, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, dba CSI\nMini Storage for Thirty Six Months for Buildings 338, 608, and 608A C, Located at 50 and 51\nWest Hornet Avenue, at Alameda Point.' Finally passed.\nSince Councilmembers Daysog recorded a no vote, the motion carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\n(*22-378) Public Hearing to Consider Collecting of the Water Quality and Flood Protection Fees\non the Property Tax Bills; and\n(*22-378A) Resolution No. 15914, \"Finding [No] Majority Protest and Approving the Continuation\nand Collection of the Existing 2019 Water Quality and Flood Protection Fee on the Property Tax\nBills for Fiscal Year 2022-23.\" Adopted.\nCONTINUED AGENDA ITEMS\nNone.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(22-379) Recommendation to Authorize City Attorney to Effectuate the Transition for the\nAdministration of the Rent Program from the Alameda Housing Authority, who Currently Acts as\nthe City's Contract Program Administrator, Back In-house to the City of Alameda's City\nAttorney's Office; and\n(22-379A) Resolution No. 15915, \"Amending the Salary Schedule for: the Alameda City\nEmployees Association (ACEA) to Reinstate the Classification of Housing Specialist Il and\nApproving Workforce Changes in the City Attorney's Office to Add Six New Positions: Three\nHousing Specialists, One Administrative Management Analyst, One Administrative Technician Il\nPosition, and One Director of Rent Program; and Authorize the City Attorney to Fill the Six New\nPositions Consistent with All Applicable Laws and Regulations.\" Adopted.\nThe City Attorney gave a brief presentation.\nExpressed support for the timing; stated renters have been confused about overlapping roles\nand complexities; the proposed structure improves efficiency; correspondence being from the\nCity Attorney's office will receive proper attention: Catherine Pauling, Alameda.\nExpressed concern about the housing program being managed by the Alameda Housing\nAuthority (AHA); stated the City rent program is controlled by City law and enforcement is\nhandled by the City Attorney's office; urged Council approve the staff recommendation: Toni\nGrimm, Alameda.\nStated there has been confusion about the rent program being under AHA; expressed support\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 6, "text": "for the program being moved to the City Attorney's office; stated the switch will be clean: Laura\nWoodard, Alameda Renters Coalition.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the rent program should be under the AHA; the program subject\nmatter is a natural fit for AHA; he is confident that the City Attorney's office will perform well;\nhowever, he feels AHA is a better fit for the rent program.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of\nthe resolution].\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she has concerns about moving\nthe program from AHA; noted that she is a renter; inquired whether the City staff handling the\nprogram will be located at City Hall West.\nThe City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated there is not enough space to house the\nprogram and staff at City Hall.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired the hours of business for City Hall West.\nThe City Attorney responded that his intent is to have the rent program staff operate on Friday's\nfor critical matters; stated that he will work with the Human Resources Director to ensure intake\nopportunities on Fridays.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for services being offered on Fridays;\nexpressed concern about the process being adversarial since attorneys will be involved; stated\nmoving away from mediation will be more adversarial between tenants and landlords; the City\nAttorney currently takes action against landlords; inquired whether the City Attorney offers\nserves both sides, representing landlords and tenants.\nThe City Attorney responded that he does not represent landlords or tenants; stated\nenforcement actions are on behalf of the State of California; the City Attorney's office represents\nthe people of the State of California; mediation services have been taken over from Centro\nLegal de la Raza at half the cost; staff is engaging in mediation and question and answer\nsessions; staff looks forward to expanding the area of work in collaboration with the rent team;\nmediation is an important part of the landlord and tenant relationship; enforcement actions are\nviewed as a last resort; the goal is to provide education and mediation efforts first and take\nenforcement actions only when necessary.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether there will be any change to salaries or\nbenefits for employees.\nThe City Attorney responded staff has found parallel tracks for compensation and\nclassifications; stated the goal is to keep things the same.\nThe Human Resources Director stated staff obtained employment information from the AHA and\naligned the positions with City salaries and job descriptions; Human Resources will do\nrecruitments; the goal is to bring employees over.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 7, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the employees are currently employed by\nAHA, to which the Human Resources Director responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether there will be any negative effects on\npensions.\nThe Human Resources Director responded the employees are members of California Public\nEmployees' Retirement System (CalPERS); stated there is reciprocity; the change will not\nimpact pensions; staff will receive the same benefit under the City.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the City Attorney's office has taken proactive steps towards\neducation; requested staff to provide information on mediation and education.\nThe City Attorney stated since taking over operations from Centro Legal in January, staff has\nprovided counselling to 227 different landlords and tenants; staff has completed 10 mediations\nand conducted two remote conferences in coordination with fair housing month; both\nconferences were well-attended; staff is looking forward to engaging with landlords and tenants\nin order to educate, mediate and inform.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye.\nAyes: 3. Noes: 2.\n(22-380) Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of the Community Development Block\nGrant/HOME Investment Partnerships Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Action Plan; Authorize\nthe Interim City Manager to Use Affordable Housing Unit Fee and Permanent Local Housing\nAllocation Funds; and Authorize the Interim City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related\nDocuments, Agreements, and Modifications at Funding Levels Approved by Congress.\nThe Program Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether any of the funding will go towards bottle\nparcel housing or transitional homes at Alameda Point.\nThe Program Manager responded the proposed funds for the upcoming fiscal year will not go\ntowards the bottle parcel or transitional housing; Council previously approved community\ncabins, known as Dignity Village; approximately $175,000 of unspent funds are being carried\nforward into the upcoming fiscal year.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether there is any new funding for the bottle parcel\nor transitional homes at Alameda Point.\nThe Program Manager responded there is no proposed funding.\nExpressed appreciation for the City supporting services; discussed small funding amounts;\nurged Council to consider allocating General Fund money for services; stated Family Violence\nLaw Center receives funding from the County; residents would benefit from more robust\nservices: Erin Scott, Family Violence Law Center.\nStated the funding supports high schools and delivers mental health services to students in\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 8, "text": "need; the well-being of the community is important to the City; encouraged Council approval:\nKatherine Schwartz, Alameda Family Services.\nExpressed support for the funding; stated the partnership is critical to support programs for older\nadults, such as legal services, Medicare counseling and education: James Treggiari, Legal\nAssistance for Seniors.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the grants are critical and go towards services which\nare otherwise unfunded; the programs cover a breadth of services; the City will see more need\nfor services in the future; expressed support for using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)\nfunding for mental health programs.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Knox White 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.\n(22-381) Public Hearing to Consider Resolution No. 15916, \"Summarily Vacate an Excess\nPortion of Everett Street Approximately 116-feet Northeasterly of Blanding Avenue in the City of\nAlameda Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code, Sections 8330, et seq.' Adopted.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired who owns the right-of-way of the parcel being vacated.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded the two parcels are owned by the same\ncorporation; stated that he has been working with Ross Stackhouse of Tidewater Capital.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the owners of the parcel were allowed to close off\naccess to the street.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded the gate was in place prior to ownership.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether there is requirement for the gate to be open as a\npublic right-of-way.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded during when the parking lot was constructed, a\nsoil cap remediation project was completed; stated the City gave the owner the option to either\nrelocate the gate or prepare the vacation as part of the permit; the owner chose to vacate.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the request is from a private entity, to which the\nDeputy Public Works Director responded the request is from the City.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired how many years the gate had been closed.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded that he understands the gate has been in place\nsince 2015, but could be as far back as 2011.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation [including adoption of\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 9, "text": "the resolution].\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired why the gate was in place and why\nthe City waited until now to decide to take action.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded the actions were triggered by the permit pulled for\nsoil remediation; stated the condition had been present for a long time.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether the owner could make a formal request to remove the\ngate and roadway if the right-of-way continues.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded after Council takes action, the gate will be part of\nthe property; stated the owners will be responsible for maintenance of the gates and roadway\narea; the City will still be allowed to access the area if maintenance needs arise.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired the current General Plan designation for the site.\nThe Deputy Public Works Director responded there are no changes to the General Maritime\nzoning.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft:\nAye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\n(22-382) The Interim City Manager made brief comments on his background.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(22-383) Consider Having the City Council Address the Zoning of the Harbor Bay Club.\n(Councilmember Herrera Spencer)\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of having the referral come back to Council\nfor discussion.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Knox White stated that he will not support the referral; noted\nafter the referral was filed, Council discussed the issue and provided direction to staff to address\nthe issue as part of the Housing Element and zoning changes happening across the City; he\ndoes not see a reason to re-hash the previous Council discussion; the matter is problematic to\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n7", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 10, "text": "reconsider since an application has been filed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there are a series of public forums where people can hear from the\nPlanning, Building and Transportation Director; stated forums have been well attended and\ndiscussions have been robust; discussed upcoming forums.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she has been able to attend meetings and hear\ncomments from members of the public; having hundreds of people attend meetings supports\nhaving a separate hearing for zoning to give Council the opportunity to clarify and take actions\nseparate from the Housing Element.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: No; Vella: No; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No.\nAyes: 2. Noes: 3.\n(22-384) Consider Having the City Council Review Recreation and Parks Department\nCommunity Events. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of bringing the matter back for Council\ndiscussion on the regular agenda.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the amount of meetings a referral has been on can be seen on the\nagenda; pending Council referrals could have been heard at the Council priority workshop.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the Council workshop was not a regular meeting where\nnormal business was heard; expressed concern about Council referrals and lack of public\ncomment at the workshop; stated referrals should be heard at regular Council meetings;\ndiscussed public comment.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Knox White expressed concern about statements made\nrelated to public comment; stated that he will not support the motion.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer discussed members of the public attending Council meetings;\nexpressed support for hybrid meetings.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: No; Vella: No; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No.\nAyes: 2. Noes: 3.\n(22-385) Consider Directing Staff to Develop an Ordinance Setting Fines for Injury-Collisions\nInvolving Non-Commercial Vehicles that Do Not Meet Federal Design Standards or Have Been\nLifted/Altered in a Manner that Increases the Likelihood of Severe Injury or Death in Collisions\nwith Pedestrians and Bicyclists. (Councilmember Knox White)\nCouncilmember Knox White gave a brief presentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n8", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 11, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the referenced letter falls under the\nlegislative agenda.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded the letter is not a part of the referral; stated the letter\naligns with the City's Vision Zero safety legislation.\nThe City Attorney stated Council may provide brief direction for staff to look at its legislative\npolicy and consider whether or not to act with existing Council authority without debating\nwhether or not to provide staff direction.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification about the content of the letter of support.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the letter addresses safe vehicle design; vehicles are being\ndesigned for higher speeds than legal on City streets; the letter is three pages long.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the letter will be directed at auto manufacturers or federal\nlaw makers.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded the letter will be submitted as part of the rule-making\ncall for comments, which closes tomorrow; the letter will go directly to the National Highway\nSafety Transportation Agency.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Council is being asked to develop a City ordinance\nversus supporting State or federal legislation; how the process works due to federal preemption\nfor commercial vehicles not meeting federal design standards; stated that she would like to\nknow where the City fits into the matter.\nThe City Attorney responded there are a number of preemption concerns; stated staff will need\nto perform significant legal analysis to see whether there is a way to get around the\npreemptions; staff will devote significant effort if Council so directs.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she will not be supporting the referral; the matter is\npreemptive and there are more pressing City issues for Council to address.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the matter is worth looking into; expressed support for staff looking into\nlegislation or other options; stated the City is preempted from taking actions; Council can direct\nstaff to perform brief legal research and provide legislative alternatives; the issue should be\nlooked into; vehicles are causing serious injuries.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed meetings lobbying for federal funding; stated lobbying includes\nsafety matters; the referral is relevant; she has concerns about how to approach the matter at a\nlocal level; questioned whether the topic can be brought to the Alameda County Transportation\nCommission (ACTC); stated the topic seems like more than a quick review of federal law.\nVice Mayor Vella questioned whether Council can limit the research performed; stated the City\ncould raise the matter with lobbyists and obtain feedback to see whether pending legislation\nexists versus legislating at a local level; expressed support for bringing the matter to ACTC and\nother representatives.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the topic is already part of the City's legislative agenda;\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n9", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 12, "text": "Washington, D.C. found a way to take action on the issue.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the situation in Washington, D.C. is unique.\nVice Mayor Vella stated Council can have staff review whatever Washington, D.C. passes and\nraise the issue with lobbyists.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the proposed request would require significant staff research;\nquestioned whether staff can look into actions taken by Washington, D.C.\nThe City Attorney stated staff is happy to follow Council direction; the Washington, D.C. law\ninvolves vehicle registration; Washington, D.C. acts as a State, similar to the State of California,\nwhich could impose registration regulations on vehicles of certain sizes and weights; the\nauthority does not lie with local jurisdictions; staff is happy to look further if Council desires;\nWashington, D.C. has significantly more authority acting as a State than local jurisdiction.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the Council referral.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion includes direction to have ACTC and lobbyists\nlook into the matter at the State and federal level, to which Councilmember Knox White\nresponded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the matter is part of the City's legislative package; Washington, D.C.\nnewly passed regulations; bringing the matter to ACTC is worthwhile; she would like to raise the\nissue with State elected representatives.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the referral could be unnecessary; the Municipal Code has\nstandards related to vehicle types; the standards cover the type of vehicles raised by the\nreferral; the matter is duplicative; expressed concern about the City not enforcing the standards\nin Municipal Code Section 8-6.1; stated the City would be enforcing the standard on many\nvehicles; many vehicles come to Alameda from off-Island; questioned whether the vehicles will\nbe tracked and fined; stated the matter is handled at a higher level in order to create\nconsistency across localities; there is virtue in working with State and federal leaders; the City\ndoes not enforce the standard similar to other cities across the United States; the practical\napproach is to have the matter dealt with at the State or federal level.\nCouncilmember Knox White withdrew his referral.\n(22-386) Consider Supporting Assembly Bill 1445. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like the Assembly Bill language provided.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated the Bill is worth supporting; expressed support for t\nAssociation of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) being used as an example for considering\nclimate change; stated the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process used by ABAG\naligns with the Bill; the matter is an great way to ensure other housing and planning\norganizations across the State consider climate.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n10", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 13, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of the Council referral.\nCouncilmember Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would prefer to see the matter continued\nand return to Council with the Bill language.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the language quoted in the staff report comes from the\nBill; the referral process is to have the matter return to Council on a future agenda for\ndiscussion; inquired whether the letter of support can be submitted without returning to Council.\nThe City Attorney responded Council rules and process for referrals include directing staff to\nhave the matter return for further Council discussion.\nThe Interim City Manager stated that staff should check for any relevant amendments to the Bill\ndue to the amount of time the matter has been agendized; staff can check with lobbyists and\nreturn to Council if approved.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would support the matter returning; the report can return\nwith basic analysis; requested clarification about process from the City Clerk.\nThe City Clerk stated the one exception to not returning for further Council discussion is any\nurgent or time-sensitive matter; this matter was not presented as time-sensitive or urgent and\nreturning for further Council discussion would be the route to follow.\nVice Mayor Vella expressed concern over RHNA reform; stated that she values analysis; noted\none of the supporters of the Bill is the Alameda Citizens Task Force.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated support should be registered without waiting a month for a\nstaff report; Council has taken action on legislation; expressed support for moving the matter\nforward.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the referral includes the terms \"urgent\" and \"important;\"\nthe language is clear; the matter has been on the agenda for a while; the Bill could have been\nlooked up.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for attaching Bill language; inquired the actions to be\ntaken if the referral is approved, to which the City Clerk responded Council typically sends a\nletter of support.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the letter would be sent before Council has had a chance\nto read the language of the Bill, to which the City Clerk responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether it is possible to have the matter return to Council with the\nBill language attached at the next Council meeting under continued agenda items section.\nThe City Clerk responded in the affirmative; stated Council may create a substitute motion and\nvote to continue the matter to the continued agenda items section of the next Council meeting\nwith the Bill and additional information attached.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJune 7, 2022\n11", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2022-06-07", "page": 14, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for a substitute motion.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated her motion is to proceed with the letter of support from\nCouncil; the language is provided in the Council referral.\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: No; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No.\nAyes: 3. Noes: 2.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\n(22-387) Councilmember Daysog expressed concern about towing fees.\n(22-388) Councilmember Herrera Spencer made announcements regarding a free paper\nshredding event, a walk, the sand castle contest, a fundraiser at the skate park, and the\ndedication of the Doug Siden Visitors' Center; discussed the Memorial Day celebration at\nVeterans Park.\n(22-389) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft discussed her time in Washington, D.C.; announced Alameda\nCounty received $25 million for rail safety programs; discussed a Zoom meeting with the United\nStates Coast Guard and a meeting with Veterans Affairs (VA); stated the VA Medical Clinic and\nColumbarium at Alameda Point is fully funded; discussed the \"Everyone Belongs Here\" poster\nand poetry contest, the Asian American Pacific Islander heritage celebration, the Memorial Day\ncelebration, the Change of Command ceremony and a press conference with Congresswoman\nBarbara Lee about funding brought to the district; announced the upcoming graduation for\nAlameda Unified School District.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 9:13 p.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\nJune 7, 2022\n12", "path": "CityCouncil/2022-06-07.pdf"}