{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 1, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY-- -JULY 20, 2021--4:00 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 4:01 p.m.\nRoll Call - Present:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,\nVella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note: Councilmember\nVella arrived at 5:13 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nConsent Calendar\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded, which carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent;\nand Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by\nan asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*21-469) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,\nCommunity Development Director, and Lois Butler, Development Services Division\nManager, as Real Property Negotiators for the Marina Village Inn located at 1151\nPacific Marina, Alameda, CA. Accepted.\nPublic Comment on Closed Session Items Read Into the Record:\nDiscussed increased crime near Marina Village; stated people with boats docked in the\narea are not happy about the City purchasing the Marina Village Inn: Marilyn Amorino,\nAlameda.\nThe meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:\n(21-470) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 54956.9); Case Name: Le V. City of Alameda; Court: Superior Court of\nCalifornia County of Alameda; Case Numbers: RG20082184\n(21-471) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8); Property: Marina Village Inn, 1151 Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA; City\nNegotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community Development Director,\nand Lois Butler, Economic Development Division Manager and Community Services\nManager; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Shailendra (Sam) Devdhara, Sole\nMember/Manager of Core Hotels, LLC; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms\n(21-472) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.8); Property: Alameda Theatre, Located at 2317 Central Avenue,\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 2, "text": "Alameda, CA; City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community\nDevelopment Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development\nDirector; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Alameda Entertainment Associates,\nL.P.; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms\n(21-473) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54957); Positions Evaluated: City Manager - Eric Levitt\nFollowing the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk\nannounced that regarding the Existing Litigation, the accident which forms the basis of\nthis litigation took place on May 2, 2020, at approximately 4:37 PM on the 1800 block of\nPoggi Street; plaintiff Nikita Le rode his bicycle over a defective drainage grate; the front\nbike tire went into the grate slats, causing the bike to pitch plaintiff forward over the\nhandlebars where plaintiff landed on his face, sustaining significant injuries, especially\nto his face and teeth; in order to avoid the expense and uncertainty of litigation, the City\nCouncil authorized the City Attorney to settle this matter in an amount not to exceed\n$255,000 by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera\nSpencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4;\nAbsent: 1; regarding Alameda Theatre, staff provided information and Council provided\ndirection by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer:\nAye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4; Absent:\n1; regarding Marina Village Inn, staff provided information and Council provided\ndirection with no vote taken; regarding Performance Evaluation, Council conducted the\nevaluation and conducted a vote by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers\nDaysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Absent; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy\nAshcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3; Noes: 1; Absent: 1.\nAdjournment\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:10\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\nJuly 20, 2021", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 3, "text": "MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--JULY 20, 2021-6:58 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:25 p.m. Councilmember Daysog led\nthe Pledge of Allegiance.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox\nWhite, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note:\nThe meeting was conducted via Zoom]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA ITEM\n(21-474) Resolution No. 15796, \"Reappointing Lynn Jones as a Member of the\nHistorical Advisory Board.\" Adopted;\n(21-474 A) Resolution No. 15797, \"Reappointing Norman Sanchez as a Member of the\nHistorical Advisory Board.\" Adopted;\n(21-474 B) Resolution No. 15798, \"Reappointing Xiomara Cisneros Lynn Jones as a\nMember of the Planning Board.\" Adopted;\n(21-474 C) Resolution No. 15799, \"Reappointing Alan Teague as a Member of the\nPlanning Board.' Adopted; and\n(21-474D) - Resolution No. 15800, \"Appointing Christina McKenna as a Member of the\nPublic Utilities Board.\" Adopted.\nStated the Open Government Commission's (OGC) discussed an equity and diversity\nsurvey to review City Boards and Commissions diversity; urged new candidates be\nappointed every four years to ensure maximum representation and inclusivity: Carmen\nReid, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved adoption of the resolutions.\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\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nThe City Clerk administered the Oath of Office to Mr. Sanchez, Ms. Cisneros, Mr.\nTeague and Ms. McKenna, who each made brief comments.\n(21-475) Mayor's Nominations for Appointment to the Housing Authority Board of\nCommissioners and Public Art Commission (PAC).\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft nominated Robert Ferguson, Jennifer Hoffecker and Peter\nPlatzgummer for appointment to the PAC.\nSpecial Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 4, "text": "(21-476) Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates for the League of California\nCities Annual Conference.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of selecting Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft as the\ndelegate and Vice Mayor Vella as the alternate.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella:\nAye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(21-477) Councilmember Daysog announced the names of eight Troop 73 Eagle\nScouts: Henry Banchieri, Brendan Cook, Johanthan Hildreth, Andrew and Eric Jarecki,\nZachary Quayle, Tibor Thompson, and Vander von Stroheim.\n(21-478) Councilmember Herrera Spencer announced the upcoming Relay for Life at\nLeydecker Park; stated there is an Airport Noise forum cellular phone application to\nreport loud noise from airplanes: flyquietoak.com; discussed a community piano outside\nNob Hill.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:47\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\nJuly 20, 2021\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 5, "text": "MINUTES OF THE CONTINUED JULY 6, 2021 CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY- -JULY 20, 2021-6:59 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:48 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox\nWhite, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note:\nThe meeting was conducted via Zoom]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nCONTINUED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM\n(21-479) Resolution No. 15801, \"Amending Resolution Nos. 15728 and 15739 Amending\nthe 2021 Regular City Council Meeting Dates.\" Adopted.\nThe City Clerk gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she was not on Council when the meeting\ndates changed; noted correspondence has been received on the matter; stated that she\nis not available for the proposed September 22nd meeting date; proposed keeping the\nSeptember 1st meeting date and reverting to the September 21st date; stated the\nproposal appears to accommodate different requests.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern about changing the meeting dates due to\nreligious holidays.\nCouncilmember Knox White expressed support for the September 1st and 22nd meeting\ndates; stated the League of California Cities has programming the evening of\nSeptember 22nd until 7:00 p.m.; noted the Regular City Council meeting starts at 7:00\np.m.; Council can make a good faith determination that a large portion of the City has\nconflicts due to meaningful cultural events; residents have requested Council honor the\nconflicts; he does not support moving the meeting dates back; September 21st is the\nfirst night of Sukkot and September 7th is the first night of Rosh Hashanah; expressed\nsupport for September 1st and September 22nd and for moving away from September\n15th, which is the most problematic date proposed.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for Councilmember Knox White's\nproposed dates.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there are many ways to participate in a Council meeting;\nthere are also ways to have comments incorporated into the record; members of the\npublic do not vote on matters; many events are held in the evening; noted the current\nmeeting is being held on Eid Al Adha, which is a Muslim holy day; expressed support for\nconsideration of cultural observations; stated that she would prefer concerns about\nconflict be considered by the Social Services Human Relations Board (SSHRB).\nContinued July 6, 2021 Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 6, "text": "Councilmember Knox White stated missing Eid Al Adha was a mistake; he reviewed the\ninter-faith calendar for the year in order to avoid major conflicts; he will not support\nmoving the dates back and creating harm; outlined an argument provided by City of\nDublin related to flying a rainbow flag for Pride Month; stated Council can address the\nmatter with the meetings identified as having a conflict within the community and send\nthe matter to SSHRB for policy development; Council can do the right thing by a large\nportion of the community, allowing full engagement in the process.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the analogy of flying the rainbow flag is not applicable;\ninquired whether additional dates have been proposed to be moved for cultural\nholidays.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded had he known Eid Al Adha was in conflict, he\nwould have proposed the meeting date be moved; stated he has not requested any\nother dates be moved; the two meeting dates in September happen to be prominent.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired the original meeting dates, to which the City Clerk responded\nthe meeting dates were adopted in December 2020 and modified in January 2021 to be\nthe first and third Wednesday in September; the meeting dates went from September 7th\nand 21st to September 1st and 15th\nVice Mayor Vella expressed concern about taking a stance in terms of policy; stated\nshould a policy be developed and should apply to all Boards and Commissions, not just\nCouncil; expressed concern about flip-flopping on the confirmed dates due to\nsubstantial business coming before Council; stated that she has a conflict on\nSeptember 1st; the original proposal created a scheduling conflict with an important high\nholiday; she wants to find a way to accommodate all community members; scheduling\nconflicts will be created; it is problematic to throw dates out at the current meeting in\nhopes for a date that works for all.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated most residents have the expectation of City Hall working\non the first and third Tuesday's of the month; expressed support for meeting dates to\nremain the first and third Tuesday; stated that he suspects groups of people understand\nthe importance of City Hall being as religious-neutral as possible; Council has\npreviously gone through a variety of religious-based matters; he respects religious\nholidays; the business of the people must continue in a practical and religious-neutral\nmanner.\nVice Mayor Vella inquired whether the proposed dates from Councilmember Daysog are\npart of a motion.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved approval of the Council meeting dates being the first\nand third Tuesday of September.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion.\nContinued July 6, 2021 Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 7, "text": "Under discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion includes direction\nto staff to have the matter brought before SSHRB in the future; stated that she agrees\nwith Vice Mayor Vella that the consideration is not solely for Council meetings but for all\nBoards and Commissions.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he has no preference for or against bringing the\nmatter to SSHRB in the future; he is fine with the proposal should the majority of\nCouncil desire.\nVice Mayor Vella made a friendly amendment to the motion to direct the SSHRB to look\ninto the matter; stated any recommendation from SSHRB should be brought back to\nCouncil.\nCouncilmember Daysog accepted the friendly amendment.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: No; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 8:01\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nContinued July 6, 2021 Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 8, "text": "MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nTUESDAY--JULY 20, 2021- -7:00 - P.M.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 8:01 p.m.\nROLL CALL -\nPresent:\nCouncilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox\nWhite, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft - 5. [Note:\nThe meeting was conducted via Zoom]\nAbsent:\nNone.\nAGENDA CHANGES\n(21-480) The City Clerk announced the Dreyfuss lease [paragraph no. 21-507 would\nnot be heard.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she would like the legal notices referral\n[paragraph no. 21-500] moved as far up in the agenda as possible; time is of the\nessence.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated a motion is needed to move the matter.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of moving the legal notices referral as\nhigh up in the agenda as possible.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Councilmember Herrera Spencer is proposing\nmoving the matter above the Regular Agenda items, to which Councilmember Herrera\nSpencer responded in the affirmative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed concern about moving the matter above the Regular\nAgenda items.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Knox White stated moving time sensitive matters has\noccurred in the past.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the item can move to the end of the Regular Agenda.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the matter should be heard before or after the\nConsent Calendar.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: No; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n1", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 9, "text": "PROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nNone.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNone.\nCONSENT CALENDAR\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer recorded a no vote on the Resolution Continuing the\nEmergency Declaration [paragraph no. 21-498].\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer 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: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella:\nAye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are\nindicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]\n(*21-481) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Special Joint City Council and\nSuccessor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting and the\nRegular City Council Meeting Held on June 15, 2021.Approved.\n(*21-482) Ratified bills in the amount of $8,591,408.64.\n(*21-483) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Two Contract\nAmendments Totaling $300,000 as follows: 1) Second Amendment with Kaiser\nPermanente Medical Center, Substantially in the Form of Exhibit 3, for Three Years in\nan Amount Not to Exceed $260,000 for City of Alameda Occupational Medical Services;\nand 2) Second Amendment with Preferred Alliance, Inc., for Three Years in an Amount\nNot to Exceed $40,000 for Drug Testing Services in Conjunction with Services Provided\nby Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Accepted.\n(*21-484) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Easement\nAmendments for the Pathway Located Between 3227 and 3329 Fernside Boulevard and\nthe Pathway Located Between 3267 and 3301 Fernside Boulevard, Substantially in the\nForm of Exhibits 1 and 2. Accepted.\n(*21-485) Recommendation to Approve an Updated Slate of Recreation and Parks\nDepartment Community Events. Accepted.\n(*21-486) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Animal Shelter\nOperator Agreement with the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) for an\nAmount Not to Exceed $997,818 in Fiscal Year 2021-22; with an Escalator for the\nSecond Year, and an Allowance for Up To Four Two-Year Extensions, for a Total of Up\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n2", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 10, "text": "To 10 Years. Accepted.\n(*21-487) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Four, Five-Year\nAgreements in the Amount of $150,000 Each per Fiscal Year to Bellecci & Associates,\nBKF Engineers, Kier + Wright, and Sandis for On-Call Land Surveyor Services for a\nTotal Cumulative Amount Not to Exceed $750,000 For Each Agreement. Accepted.\n(*21-488) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First\nAmendment to Agreement with Schaaf & Wheeler for the Preparation of Engineering\nDocuments for the Upgrade of the City of Alameda Sewer Pump Stations, Phase 5, to\nExtend the Term of the Agreement for Two Additional Years without Amending the\nAgreement Amount. Accepted.\n(*21-489) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year\nAgreement with Omega Pest Control for Pest Control Services at City of Alameda\nFacilities for a Total Five Year Amount Not to Exceed $145,572. Accepted.\n(*21-490) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First\nAmendment to Agreement with Precision Emprise, LLC, dba Precision Concrete Cutting\nto Increase Compensation by $175,000 for Sidewalk Trip Hazard Removal for a Total\nAggregate Compensation Not to Exceed $995,000. Accepted.\n(*21-491) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second\nAmendment to the Agreement with Civicorps Schools for Three Years, in an Amount\nNot to Exceed $33,600 Per Year, for a Total Five Year Amount Not to Exceed\n$168,000, for Shoreline Trash Removal Services. Accepted.\n(*21-492) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year\nAgreement with Clean Water Fund for Targeted Zero Waste Technical Assistance for\nCommercial Food Vendors in an Amount Not to Exceed $289,000. Accepted.\n(*21-493) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third\nAmendment to the Agreement with SCS Engineers for Targeted Zero Waste Technical\nAssistance for Commercial Businesses and Multi-Family Accounts in an Amount Not to\nExceed $1,334,978. Accepted.\n(*21-494) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Award a Contract to G & G\nBuilders, Inc. for Godfrey Park Recreation Building Renovations, No. P.W. 02-21-08, in\nan Amount Not to Exceed $420,077. Accepted.\n(*21-495) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First\nAmendment to the Homeless Emergency Aid Program Grant, Increasing the Amount by\n$104,576 for a Total Amount of $861,100. Accepted.\n(*21-496) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a One-Year\nAgreement with Operation Dignity to Provide Mobile Outreach Services for Alameda's\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n3", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 11, "text": "Homeless Population in an Amount Not to Exceed $149,717 for Fiscal Year 2021-22.\nAccepted; and\n(*21-496 / A) Resolution No. 15802, \"Amending the General Fund Budget to Appropriate\nan Additional $27,317 for Operation Dignity to Provide Mobile Outreach Services.'\nAdopted.\n(*21-497) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Approve the Purchase of\nMultiple Network Switches and Wi-Fi Access Points from SHI International Corp, a\nReseller of the Cisco Network Switches and Meraki Access Points, to be Located at\nVarious City Owned Buildings in the Amount of $220,334. Accepted; and\n(21-497A) Resolution No. 15803, \"Amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget by\nIncreasing Appropriations for the Information Technology Internal Service Fund (606) by\n$220,334.\" Adopted.\n(*21-498) Resolution No. 15804, \"Continuing the Declaration of the Existence of a Local\nEmergency in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Consistent with Government\nCode Section 8630(c). Adopted.\nNote: Councilmember Herrera Spencer recorded a no vote, so the item carried by the\nfollowing vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Vella and Mayor Ezzy\nAshcraft - 4. Noes: Councilmember Herrera Spencer - 1.\n(*21-499) Ordinance No. 3302, \"Approving a Third Amendment to the Greenway Golf\nLease Agreement for Operation of the Corica Park Golf Complex.\" Finally passed.\nCOUNCIL REFERRAL\n(21-500) Consider Reviewing the Decision to Award the Contract for Legal Notices to the\nAlameda Journal, including a Possible Re-Vote to Terminate the Contract and Discuss\nWays to Tide Over the Alameda Sun. (Councilmember Daysog)\nCouncilmember Daysog gave a brief presentation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she received emails from angry residents; one of the\neligible uses of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds is assistance for small local\nbusiness, which could include the Alameda Sun; direction to staff could include\nexploring allocating ARPA funds to help sustain the small local business.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the Referral was written to contemplate a scenario\nwhere Council could make a decision other than revoting and includes: \"discussing\nalternative ways to tide over the Alameda Sun;\" the key thing is to have staff come back\nwith both: the legal implications of a revote or pursuing tiding over the small business\nthat is a source of information for all businesses and consumers.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of staff returning at the next meeting,\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n4", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 12, "text": "if possible, to allow Council to vote to have the contract go to the Alameda Sun and also\nexplore the designation of ARPA funds to the small business.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion is for both reassigning the contract\nand giving the funds.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer responded Council would vote on how to handle it\nwhen the matter returns; staff should research both.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Attorney stated for a Council\nReferral, the decision is to ask staff to bring back an analysis and not make a final\ndecision.\nThe City Clerk concurred.\nThe City Attorney stated Council should provide direction about what should be\nreviewed and staff would return with a matter to vote on at the next meeting.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City Clerk and City Attorney have sufficient\ndirection, to which the City Clerk and City Attorney responded in the affirmative.\nVice Mayor Vella requested that the direction look at the price differentials and whether\nthere is a way to lower the amount due to lower circulation.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated keeping the contract with the Journal would be more\nprudent due to the greater circulation; she would like to review what can be done to\nbackfill the revenue loss with ARPA funds.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Attorney stated a vote is needed.\nThe City Clerk restated the motion.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether an option would be to keep the contract with the\nJournal and use ARPA funds, to which the City Clerk responded all of the analysis\nwould return.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he does not want to waste staff's time if\nCouncilmember Daysog is not going to reconsider awarding the contract.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he would do so; he wants to accommodate Mayor\nEzzy Ashcraft and does not know what the City Attorney will say in his legal analysis.\nCouncilmember Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council would not need to revisit the\nmatter if it decides to allocate funds to the Sun as part of the ARPA discussion.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n5", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 13, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is interested in having the contract\nawarded to the Alameda Sun regardless of the ARPA funds; she wants both issues to\ncome back.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Ayes; Knox White: Aye; Vella: No; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No. Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.\nREGULAR AGENDA ITEMS\n(21-501) Recommendation to Provide Direction on Constructing or Installing Temporary\nShelters, Transitional Housing, and/or Permanent Supportive Housing in the City of\nAlameda; and Provide Direction on the Type of Homeless Housing Project to Pursue.\nThe Community Development Director gave a brief presentation.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired how the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning\n(HVAC) system works for the pallet construction; stated Alameda Point can be cold at\nnight.\nThe Economic Development Manager responded the pallet option has heating and air\nconditioning as part of each unit; the systems will need to be connected to utilities.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification on the funding sources for each\nproject; inquired the reason staff did not bring back a bigger discussion about funding\nsources and working with the Alameda Housing Authority (AHA).\nThe Community Development Director responded the funding sources require further\ninvestigation; stated ARPA funding information has not yet been determined; Council\nmay choose to allocate funding during the ARPA discussion [paragraph no. 21-503];\nProject Home Key is developing; applications will not be able to be submitted until fall;\nstaff estimates potential eligibility of $10 million for a larger project; the rules related to\nthe fund have not yet been finalized; staff will explore all funding options and return to\nCouncil for a discussion of options; staff will be working with AHA on a potential\nagreement for affordable housing vouchers.\nCouncilmember Knox White requested clarification on location choices; inquired what\ndetails create a successful location; noted Alameda Point does not have many transit-\nrelated options.\nThe Community Development Director responded a variety of elements and items need\nto be considered with respect to each site; stated access to services, such as grocery\nand other local amenities, are important; transit line access is considered; staff will need\nto have a robust conversation with the community and neighbors to ensure a\ncomfortable relationship exists between various uses; outlined the bottle parcel; stated\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n6", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 14, "text": "staff has considered overall costs, long-term operating costs and utilities; staff will\ninclude pros and cons of each site when presenting to Council; staff considers equity in\nsite placement.\nExpressed support over the spending plan; stated the proposals are clear; questioned\nthe role played by the City within the larger regional approach to homelessness;\nexpressed concern about the hotel acquisition and operations; stated hotel operation is\ncostly and will not be reduced causing General Fund money to be spent: Nancy\nShemick, Alameda.\nExpressed support over the proposals; stated the Marina Village Inn transformation is\nmost viable; the proposal is a logical use; urged Council approve the necessary\nexpenditures to convert the Marina Village Inn to a permanent facility; expressed\nsupport for the facilities including a resiliency center where both residents and members\nof the Alameda public have access to counseling and access to resources, including\nfinancial assistance, behavior and physical health services, transportation, legal,\nnutrition and food access, and shower and laundry facilities; urged Council to provide\nspace for community gardens at proposed locations; outlined the possibility of losing a\nhome; urged Council take the step toward eliminating homelessness in the community:\nCheri Johansen, Alameda Progressives.\nStated there are many well-considered options for the community; expressed support\nfor the Marina Village Inn project; stated Project Room Key is a short-term project; she\nhopes the City will leverage Project Home Key and take an existing building, which is\nconnected to plumbing, to allow for temporary, transitional housing; the need to end\nhomelessness is both urgent and long-term; urged Council to use funds to invest in\nsomething durable; Marina Village Inn is close to grocery stores and transit: Grover\nWehman-Brown, Alameda.\nExpressed support for comments made by speaker Wehman-Brown; stated it will be\nvaluable to use the Marina Village Inn site: Marilyn Rothman, Alameda.\nUrged Council support the Marina Village Inn project site; expressed support for\ncomments provided by previous speakers: Austin Tam, Alameda.\nExpressed support for the matter; stated that she looks forward to the City making more\nof an effort to assist vulnerable neighbors; all proposed sites are a step in the right\ndirection; Marina Village Inn will be the best way to get people into shelter expediently;\nan investment must be made in safety for all: Jenice Anderson, Alameda.\nOutlined her experience working with Project Home Key; stated that she welcomes a\npositive opportunity for housing the homeless in Alameda in the future; urged\nconsideration of auxiliary issues within the reuse options proposed; expressed concern\nover fire hazards, safety and security: Lauren Eisele, Alameda.\nStated the best individual project is the Marina Village Inn; the project will be the fastest\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n7", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 15, "text": "way to get the most units online; the location will provide opportunities and access to\ntransit; there can never be enough new housing; housing is desperately needed;\nexpressed concern about the lack of restrooms in the pallet shelters; stated having an\nin-unit bathroom provides human dignity and privacy: Josh Geyer, Renewed Hope.\nExpressed support for the matter; stated long-term unhoused residents of Alameda\ndeserve to have a safe and secure place to live; urged Council to consider thinking\nabout the Marina Village Inn and modular or pre-fabricated options; stated the projects\nare all eligible under Project Home Key; existing facilities can have many inherent\nproblems; pre-fabricated units can be put together off-site and brought to appropriate\nlocations: Marguerite Bachand, Operation Dignity.\nExpressed support for the comments of previous speakers; stated the motel purchase is\na good idea; the City needs to take permanent housing seriously; many of the unhoused\nare people who previously had homes; rising rents have forced many out of their\nhomes; transitional housing works for those who have been homeless long-term;\ntransitional housing projects always mean there is an attempt at getting long-term\nhousing; permanent housing is a challenge; the motel is the best option; the City needs\nto focus on creating permanent housing for people in need: Laura Thomas, Renewed\nHope.\nExpressed support for the purchase of the Marina Village Inn; stated the location is\nsmart; stabilizing people earlier in their crisis is far more effective; discussed her\nexperience with housing insecurity as a senior living on a fixed-income; stated that she\nappreciates the plan for a mental health center at the Alameda Hospital; there is a need\nfor a resiliency hub located in central Alameda; noted many renters do not learn about\nrelevant resources early enough; people are being displaced without receiving aid;\nurged Council to consider land trust purchases of rental complexes: Catherine Pauling,\nAlameda Renters Coalition.\nExpressed support for the Marina Village Inn project: Zac Bowling, Alameda.\nStated the Marina Village Inn is not new; the cost of retrofitting the space does not make\nsense; modular housing is the best solution; homeless individuals need social help and\nrehabilitation; she opposes the Marina Village Inn project; the waterfront should be used\nfor the public, shared by all Alamedans: Rosalinda Fortuna, Alameda.\nExpressed support for comments provided by speaker Fortuna; stated the Marina\nVillage Inn project costs will be too high; urged Council to consider modular housing:\nKristin Van Gompel, Alameda.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated there is a rare opportunity to provide something fantastic\nin the Marina Village Inn project; Council is trying to serve families, particularly single-\nwomen families with children, above all; the Marina Village Inn's proximity to the west of\nShoreline Park, east of Wind River Park, and the south to Jean Sweeney Park provides\nan environment conducive to families transitioning out of a place of crisis; the project will\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n8", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 16, "text": "cost more; however, the facility will be better than a modular house in the long run;\nCouncil should not miss the opportunity to do something bold; the environment is\nconducive in allowing families to make a recovery; another element which make the\nlocation ideal is the proximity to the job-rich Marina Village business park; Council\nshould encourage staff to figure out ways to work with businesses in Marina Village to\nget families into jobs; outlined businesses in Marina Village; stated the area is in close\nproximity to transit; outlined the nearby free Alameda shuttle and Alameda County (AC)\nTransit bus system; stated the wealth of natural and social amenities makes the Marina\nVillage Inn an ideal place to have the facility; Council will have to perform due diligence\nrelated to costs; expressed support for the Marina Village Inn project; stated much of\nthe community has helped families in need; outlined a previous Alameda shelter for\nhomeless women; stated the project should be in a place that will help transition people\nout of crisis.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she and Councilmember Daysog see eye-to-eye; there\nis a serious shortage of appropriate housing for families; outlined modular housing in\nSan Jose; stated transitional family housing is needed in Alameda; the Marina Village\nInn project can provide many opportunities; costs for rehabilitation are needed;\nquestioned the value of providing children and families a good, safe, and healthy place\nto grow up; outlined comments of Marina Village residents and Project Room Key;\nstated that she applauds the neighbors, City and County staff, and members of Building\nFutures who worked to ensure an environment respectful of everyone; outlined a Town\nHall organized by Supervisor Wilma Chan; stated the response has been heartwarming;\nthe City will need to provide communication; the project should be pursued; multiple\nfunding sources will be coming down the pike; the City should seize the opportunity and\nmake a difference in people's lives; she is partial to the housing model presented by\nDelphi due in part to the company being at Alameda Point; she is not a fan of the\nargument that pallet homes should have community bathrooms; the community\nbathroom model is a disfavored model for health reasons and lead to unnecessary\nconflicts; the project is about human dignity; the San Jose project resulted in people\nbeing pleased and excited to live at the site; there are better places to socialize instead\nof a restroom; the projects would have laundry facilities and access to services, such as\ncounseling; the City can provide more than one option; the Marina Village Inn is an\nattractive option; expressed support for the bottle parcel near the College of Alameda;\nstated the project is about equity; all projects should not be placed at Alameda Point;\nshe is excited to see the upcoming funding opportunities.\nVice Mayor Vella stated there is a significant need for housing; the need will not away\nany time soon; she is interested in finding opportunities for permanent affordable and\npermanent transitional housing; units do not need to be transitional simply due to\nsomeone transitioning their housing status; she seconds the comments by\nCouncilmember Daysog and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft; housing discussions need to lead\nwith the value of empathy and ensuring human dignity is addressed; she does not like\nthe palette recommendation; expressed support for pursuing the Marina Village Inn\nproject; stated the project is a huge opportunity; the discussion is a \"yes, and\n\"\nconversation; the Marina Village Inn project should be pursued; Council needs to find a\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n9", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 17, "text": "number of opportunities for transitional housing; the Marina Village Inn project will not\nbe enough; opportunities for permanent affordable housing or permanent transitional\nhousing should be sought; she looks forward to the staff report related to project\nadministration; a number of different options exist; there is a difference between\npermanent affordable housing and providing services needed to operate temporary or\ntransitional housing sites; expressed support for a more fleshed out recommendation;\nstated that she likes the idea of modular home options; however, the option has\nlimitations.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted there are currently at least 57 children within Alameda\nUnified School District (AUSD) which come from homeless families.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer discussed funding reports from Alameda Housing\nAuthority (AHA); stated AHA could purchase 18 very-low and low income homes for\nvery-low and low income families; AHA could bid competitively on a land disposition\npurchase from AUSD to house 30 affordable family housing apartments; AHA could use\n$8 million to expedite the first two phases of federal funding for the North Housing\nDevelopment; AHA could buy existing units and restrict the units to at least 80% of the\narea-median income; AHA could generate nearly 30 units of deeply rent-restricted\napartments for $10 million; it is important for City staff to work with AHA to see the\nviable options; expressed concern about a disregard of costs in the Marina Village Inn\nproject; stated the focus has to be on the limited amount of funds; she prefers\npermanent housing versus temporary housing; she does not think it is appropriate not to\nhave bathrooms inside housing units; some of the proposed sites have brought revenue\nto the City over the years; the last five years of revenues, such as the Transit\nOccupancy Tax (TOT), should be provided to show any potential revenue losses; she\nwould like to see an estimate for upgrades to the facilities; the total costs must be\nreviewed; Council must keep options open and broad at this time; expressed concern\nabout the 55 year covenant; stated that she would like the language to be specific;\ndiscussed the 55 year covenant ownership potential; stated the covenant could lead to\nsomething that is not long-term affordable housing; it is important to draft the documents\nto include City or AHA ownership; expressed concern about the units becoming market-\nrate over time; stated that she would like the details to be vetted; she would like to look\nat other uses for funding; Universal Basic Income (UBI) has been discussed; expressed\nconcern about Council narrowing options; stated that she would like to look at support\nservices and locations; the bottle parcel is near the College of Alameda, which is a\nbenefit for proximity to services; it is important to look at site amenities; public\ntransportation at Alameda Point is not always accessible, causing the location not to be\nas viable.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated staff has reached out to AHA and are awaiting proposals;\nnothing is stopping the AHA from using their funding to purchase buildings to address\nhousing needs.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he would like to double down in thinking about\nother sites; noted the Carnegie Library has been vacant for 20 years; housing and\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n10", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 18, "text": "sense.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated San Jose City staff indicated that a lot of outreach to\nneighbors occurred; there is a combination of security and constant outreach and\ncommunication; much of the ground work was laid with the Marina Village Inn being a\nProject Room Key hotel; expressed support for building upon the existing ground work;\ninquired whether staff has sufficient direction provided from Council.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she would be interested in looking at the\nCarnegie Library as a viable housing site.\nThe Community Development Director responded staff would be better assessing the\nGroup Delphi option for transitional housing for the short-term; stated staff can conduct\nfurther financial analysis around the Marina Village Inn, bottle parcel and any other sites\nwhich lend themselves to something comparable; by the fall, staff will need to know\nwhat to apply for through the County; staff needs to be cognizant of timing.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council is ready for staff to bring the matter back as soon\nas possible.\n***\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 9:24 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:40\np.m.\n***\n(21-502) Recommendation to Receive Direction from City Council Regarding Uses for a\nPotential Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Grant Award.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager gave a brief\npresentation.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n11", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 19, "text": "In response to Councilmember Herrera Spencer's inquiries, the Economic Development\nand Community Services Manager stated staff has tried to create a stop gap measure\nfor shelter; the City needs a way to put people in shelter temporarily; the cost is roughly\n$100 per night to have people in shelter temporarily; the cost allows staff to get some of\nthe most vulnerable people off of the street and into temporary shelter; staff is working\nwith a mental health provider; an agreement for services related to moderate to extreme\nmental health services can be created; flexible funding amounts are based on providing\ntemporary shelter and mental health services.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired the name of the provider for mental health\nservices, to which the Economic Development and Community Services Manager\nresponded staff is proposing Operation Dignity.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether there is the ability to provide 24 hours a day 7\ndays a week (24/7) on-call services and whether Operation Dignity provides outreach\nservices and during which hours.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded in the\naffirmative; stated services are currently Monday through Friday.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the services hours could be extended through\nweekends and evenings.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded staff can\nlook into the recommendation instead of the mental health portion; noted Operation\nDignity does not currently provide any of mental health services for the City.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City currently provides mental health services\nto the homeless population.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded in the\nnegative; stated the City currently provides case management.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she can see the need for a program to begin with\nservices provided Monday through Friday; expressed support for the program hours\nbeing expanded if successful.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the staff recommendation.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the staff\nrecommendation; outlined the funding and financial impact portion of the staff report;\nstated that she would like to see some of the money go towards getting shelters; she\nthinks more than $14,000 in flexible funds is a good thing; expressed concern about\nincreasing the flexible funding to $100,000.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n12", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 20, "text": "The Economic Development and Community Services Manager stated the funding\ncould span over a couple of years; flexible funds would extend over a longer period of\ntime.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired the proposed time period.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded the current\nfunding will likely last one to one and a half years; stated if Council extends the funding,\nthe program will last approximately two years.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she is unsure whether Alameda Family\nServices (AFS) providing mental health services has been reviewed; noted AFS offers\nsubstantial counseling; inquired whether AFS would be eligible to help with the mental\nhealth services recommendation.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded staff can\ncreate a Request for Proposals (RFP); stated the City does not have to work with the\nproposed entity; AFS is interested in providing services, but not of the type proposed.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated AFS has the capability to perform 24/7 service;\ninquired whether the allocation of funds is the best use; stated that she is unsure since\nshe does not know the basis of the formula used; expressed support for flexible funds;\ninquired whether the City can reallocate any funds received based on costs and needs.\nThe Economic Development and Community Services Manager responded in the\naffirmative; stated the proposed cost for services would be $1,250 per week based on a\nfull weekly schedule, including weekends.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired the length of the term, to which the Economic\nDevelopment and Community Services Manager responded the term would span one\nyear.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for some flexibility and for keeping\npeople in their homes.\nVice Mayor Vella stated the unhoused population has grown; there is a significant need\nfor members of the day shelter; many people do not have a place to go at night; the\nrecommendation is a good opportunity; the proposal will likely be substantially\ninsufficient to serve the need; expressed support for the staff recommendation; stated\nthe matter is maximizing the space at the day center, while still addressing needs with\ndignity; she is prepared to support the proposal; she would like to remain cognizant of\nstaff time; staff is working on a number of different issues; she does not support having\nstaff go back and perform work multiple times; existing providers are currently operating\nin the space; Council needs to honor the work being done; an RFP would further delay\nthe process of providing needed services.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n13", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 21, "text": "On the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(21-503) Recommendation to Assign a Portion of the $28.68 Million of Funding from the\nFederal Government through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 to Assist\nwith Recovery from the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic.\nThe Assistant City Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether the current budget includes $8 million in\nrevenue loss or whether the recommendation is new funding not considered in the\ncurrent budget, to which the Assistant City Manager responded the recommendation\nis\nnew funding not considered in the current budget; stated staff will bring the matter back\nas part of a mid-year or mid-cycle update depending on when Council directions and\nactions occur.\nStated groups have met to discuss how to use ARPA funds; Transform Alameda\nbelieves the City has a once in a generation opportunity to use ARPA funds to establish\ncomprehensive, integrated public services for a safe, healthy, and thriving community;\nARPA was created in response to the public health and economic crisis which has\nimpacted the poor and marginalized populations; the goal of ARPA is to lift up members\nof the community in ways which support and sustain well-being; urged the City to use\nARPA funds directly to address the community's inter-connected needs and struggles,\nspecifically around housing, mental health, economic security and climate vulnerability;\nexpressed support for the Marina Village Inn project; urged the City to consider looking\ninto funding a community land trust in order to preserve housing; expressed support for\na mental health clinic, a resiliency hub and a UBI which fits Alameda's specific needs:\nJosh Geyer, Transform Alameda.\nStated Renewed Hope stands in full support of the priorities submitted in a letter;\nexpressed support for the priorities provided by speaker Geyer; stated the notion of\ncommunity resilience is going to be important in the years to come; cities and towns\neverywhere are going to be called more and more in order to help residents survive\nnatural disaster and social upheaval; the loss of workers in the previous year has made\nthe City less resilient; the City's survival will depend on making sure everyone helps one\nanother; the proposals speak to values held by Renewed Hope; when there is\nmovement towards caring for the entire community, a safe and secure community will\nemerge: Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope.\nExpressed support for the matter; stated that she would like to ensure the City comes\nup with a community criteria that reflects social justice and equity values; expressed\nsupport for measuring funds using a scoring mechanism; stated the funds are a once in\na lifetime opportunity where every penny received needs to be spent to the best\npossible use for the most effect; expressed support for discussing different housing\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n14", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 22, "text": "options related to cost effectiveness and for looking at the social and equity impacts, not\ncosts: Nancy Shemick, Alameda.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification on the strictness of ARPA reporting\nrequirements.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the reporting requirements are frequent; staff must\nupdate the federal government on the use of funds on a quarterly basis; the federal\ngovernment has stressed the importance of adhering to the eligible project list and\nensuring accountability for dollars spent; the funds are meant to be an investment in the\ncommunity; the City must ensure good care is being taken of the public dollar; the\noverall intent is for local government to do their very best to be transparent with the\ncommunity and invest in a way that is consistent with the interim final rule from the\nUnited States (US) Department of Treasury.\nThe Finance Director displayed a calendar for reporting dates; stated August 31st is the\nfirst due date for an interim report; there are many strict requirements; by October 31st ,\nstaff will need to complete a second and third quarter report.\nCouncilmember Knox White expressed support for coming back with concepts; stated\nthat he is supportive of the housing proposal; he is open to considering some form of\nhybrid which includes business assistance; business assistance does not include\ngrants; the one-time funds are meant for rebuilding the resilience of the business areas;\nexpressed support for permanent draws to business districts in order to strengthen the\nlocal economy; stated that he will only consider the matter be placed into revenue loss,\nif the City has flexibility to use funding on desired projects; expressed concern for back-\nfilling the budget; stated that he appreciates the one-time only costs; the housing\nproposal is the most impactful; he agrees that the funding is a one-time opportunity and\nshould be used to have ongoing and strong future outcomes; expressed concern about\nsquandering funds.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed concern about dedicating funding to\npurchase the Marina Village Inn; stated that she would like to spread the funding to\nimpact as many people as possible; expressed support for prioritizing internet and\nSmart City wireless hot spots; stated the digital gap now has an opportunity to be\nclosed; some people cannot access the current meeting being held via Zoom; people\nwithout internet access have been left out of society for one and a half years; outlined\nExhibit 5 of the staff report; stated the health services recommendation is important;\npeople impacted by COVID need help; expressed support for assistance to households;\nstated services which cover low-income is a good use of the funding; expressed\nconcern about dedicating four-fifths of the funding towards a project that will impact\napproximately 50 people versus a program which can help thousands of people.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he would have supported some of the funding going\ntowards Jean Sweeney Park; he accepts staff's analysis of the park being ineligible; he\nsupports one of the categories being housing and Marina Village Inn; $20 million of the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n15", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 23, "text": "$28 million is likely not the correct amount to allocate; the analysis of the sale will drive\nthe funding amounts; $20 million is too high for the project; dedicating so much of the\nARPA funds toward one project is not going to fly; ; the project's proximity to amenities\nmakes the Marina Village Inn an asset; Council should not miss the opportunity;\nexpressed concern about groundwater; stated groundwater is something that cuts\nacross the City; expressed support for taking advantage of the storm water system.\nVice Mayor Vella expressed support for spending ARPA funding as needed based off\nassessments for the Marina Village Inn; stated the project is a good use of funds; equity\nis about helping those who need the most; there will be times when significant amounts\nof resources will be used in order to have an impact on those who need help; Council\ncan do something positive with the project; Council has addressed issues related to\nbudget shortages; further cuts should not be made to services; expressed support for\nensuring the budget is being taken care of; expressed concern about additional budget\ncuts; stated that she would like to find a way to maximize the use of ARPA funds for\nhousing needs; questioned other ways to maximize and assist with housing needs;\nstated matters are being discussed at the State level, including UBI; there will be\nmultiple layers of assistance coming to families and those in need; Council can make\nthe greatest impact using ARPA funds for housing.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council should think big; ARPA funds have been described\nas a once in a lifetime opportunity; outlined the staff report; stated that she agrees with\nusing ARPA funds to purchase the Marina Village Inn; however, not using $20 million;\ndifferent funding sourcs will be incorporated; in addition to federal funding, there will be\nmoney coming in from the State and County which can be used towards operating\ncosts; outlined a meeting with Alameda Justice Alliance, Transform Alameda and\nAlameda Renters Coalition; expressed support for a Alameda Hospital program similar\nto the White Bird Clinic, which provides mental health and substance abuse programs\nand acts as a respite day center for those needing to get off the street; participants do\nnot need to be admitted or stay overnight; the City Manager is working with similarly\nsized neighboring cities to find funding mechanisms; there is exciting potential for the\nCity to provide the program and alternative services; the program will help Alameda\nHospital, residents and business centers; there is a pot of money for pilot programs,\nsuch as UBI; funding will be directed towards youth exiting the foster care system;\noutlined the foster care exit process; stated UBI can provide assistance; funding can\nalso be used for pregnant mothers within specific income categories; she supports\ninvestments being made for youths; outlined a Mayor's Conference discussion of a\nStockton's UBI pilot program; stated that she is intrigued by the idea of a community\nland trust; the City of Oakland has provided a community land trust along with other\ncities; the opportunity arises when distressed or foreclosed property is able to be\npurchased by the City and used for affordable housing; she is interested in a community\nresiliency hub and would like to receive further information; inquired whether staff has\nenough direction from Council.\nThe City Manager stated sufficient direction has been provided; however, a specific\nmotion would be helpful.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n16", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 24, "text": "The Assistant City Manager stated that he has heard from four Councilmembers to\nfocus on housing and the Marina Village Inn project; staff needs to work on the\nschedule and analysis of true costs; public health came up in a number of different\ncontexts; staff can provide additional options related to public health and the investment\nin a mental health clinic or other local support for public health; business assistance did\nnot come up more than once; it would be great to hear Council direction related to the\nGeneral Fund and revenue loss; ARPA funding would come back and become part of a\nbroader ability to fund different priorities; the funding is flexible in some ways; staff can\ncontinue to refine the process; the deadline to fully program the funds is the end of\n2024; the funding can be looked at in future budget cycles.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the approach of a broader spending ability;\nstated ARPA is wonderful; however, the City is limited to the regulations put forth by the\nfederal government; if the money goes into the General Fund, the City has much more\nflexibility for other projects.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is supportive of the funding being placed in\nthe General Fund; he would like to ensure the City has some kind of spending\nguidelines; expressed concern about a grab bag approach; the flexibility in spending\nshould go towards meeting goals; Council is still honing versus selecting projects; the\nAssistant City Manager has outlined the matter well; the goals should be: housing,\nmental health and public health related programs which cannot be reimbursable under\nthe program.\nVice Mayor Vella stated Council can outline the revenue loss portion; expressed\nconcern about impacts to services relative to priorities and revenue loss; businesses are\nalso included in impacts to loss of services; Council has done a number of things for the\nbusiness districts, including outreach and services; Council has provided many grants\nwith City funds; the City can leverage funds to provide over-arching services that meet a\nnumber of different needs.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she has not heard additional support for\nthe Smart City Master Plan and hotspots; inquired whether there are other planned\nfunding options.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she supports the Smart City Master Plan and hotspots;\nrequested clarification about the categories.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the focus in the staff report focused on four\ncategories based on input from Council in May; staff attempted to focus where Council\ndesires to place funding; there is a possibility of adding to the program as it progresses;\nthe current planning stage of the Smart City Master Plan has funding; however, funding\nfor build-out has not yet been identified; if other funding sources become available for\nhousing and Marina Village Inn, staff can reallocate excess funding on a rolling basis;\nstaff would prefer to have ample time to properly address projects.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n17", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 25, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer stated there have been multiple proposals and\ncategories; noted one of the proposals listed wireless hotspots at $50,000; inquired\nwhether the matter is a stand-alone item.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the project is one of the\nlower hanging fruit; however, it will be impactful.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated the hotspots are important; requested\nclarification about $18,700 for the service wireless lending hotspot.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the program would be delivered by the Library; the\nCity would have 30 hotspot devices; a household can be powered by one hotspot\ndevice at no cost; the process is similar to checking out a book; the program will fund\nthe service.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer requested clarification about the locations of the\nwireless hotspots.\nThe Assistant City Manager stated the projects are part of the Library program; the\nbroadband system would allow the City to create a network across the City and create a\nhard-wired internet system allowing an increase to internet speeds across the\ncommunity; wireless hotspots can be adapted to the broadband system; there is a\nlending program through the Library, both hardwired and wireless infrastructure comes\nwith the overall broadband program; all items are tied to the Smart City project whether\nthrough a lending system or physical improvements and infrastructure; the project is\npart of a broader effort to improve connectivity across the community.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the broadband item is listed under\nthe $6 million Master Plan.\nThe Assistant City Manager responded in the affirmative; stated the broadband Smart\nCity program includes a fiber network across the City and WiFi within the business\ndistricts; the system will be both in and above ground to improve connectivity across the\ncommunity.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether the $50,000 and the $18,700 could\nbe used without the broadband Smart City program, to which the Assistant City\nManager responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for consideration of the $68,700 to\nhelp people with internet access; stated that her preference is for the $6 million Smart\nCity Master Plan.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for Councilmember Herrera Spencer's\nrecommendation; noted there are two tranches in order to help prioritize immediate\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n18", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 26, "text": "needs.\n(21-504) Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated a motion is needed to consider remaining items;\nsuggested hearing the Police Policies [paragraph no. 21-505], Public Art Ordinance\n[paragraph no. 21-508 and Sunshine Ordinance Amendments [paragraph no. 21-509\nwith ending by 12:00 a.m.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of the Mayor's suggestion.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\nThe City Manager recommended staff bring back a program which contains a\ncombination of Options 1 and 2; stated Council's focus is on housing; Option 1 has a\nfocus on matters such as broadband and infrastructure; the revenue loss can be used\ntowards the housing portion; staff can narrow the broadband portion to include some of\nthe elements discussed by Council.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is supportive of the wireless hotspots;\nexpressed concern about the broadband project being placed ahead of the Smart City\nMaster Plan; stated that he would like to know more about the project as opposed to\nputting in broadband with the hopes of connecting street traffic lights; the broadband\noption is not what he has in mind for a big and impactful project.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether it is possible to obtain more\ninformation from staff related to the percentage of the population that does not have\ninternet access; stated that she feels the matter is important and the need is great.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would prefer Council pursue the matter in the\nmanner recommended by the City Manager; she is mindful of Councilmember Knox\nWhite's concerns about getting too far from the Smart City Master Plan; there are other\nways to fund the project, including a possible upcoming infrastructure bill.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he has been part of weekly meetings over the\nsummer with AUSD; the numbers are not huge; the matter is not going to be solved by\ninfrastructure-specific projects; there are needs for one household connections from\npeople as opposed to giant backbones of infrastructure; the matter has not moved\nforward due to AUSD handing out hotspots to families in need; the hotspot proposal\nbuilds on the AUSD program; as the City moves through the Smart City Master Plan,\nthe City can plug in what is learned.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated seniors are also in need; noted many are not\nparticipating in the virtual meetings; questioned whether Mastick Senior Center can help\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n19", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 27, "text": "Council figure out how to help seniors connect with the community.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of supporting the City Manager's\nrecommendation to have staff return with a combination of Options 1 and 2 containing a\nhousing focus, some revenue loss for flexibility and wireless hotspots with the potential\nfor broadband support as discussed.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the public and mental health are folded in, to\nwhich Councilmember Knox White responded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call\nvote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella:\nAye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(21-505) Recommendation to Authorize the Chief of Police to Update the Existing\nAlameda Police Department Policy Manual to be Current with Existing Best Practices\nand Statutory Requirements.\nThe Police Chief gave a presentation.\n(21-506) Councilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of giving the Police Chief an\nadditional three minutes.\nCouncilmember Daysog seconded the motion, carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nThe Police Chief completed the presentation.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer moved approval of accepting the Police Chief's\nrecommendation to update the policies.\nCouncilmember Knox White seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Councilmember Knox White stated the changes all make sense; the\nmatter can return to Council on the Consent Calendar in the future.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer stated that she can add the comments made by\nCouncilmember Knox White as a friendly amendment to her motion.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is happy to let staff decide when matters can\nbe placed on the Consent Calendar.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer expressed support for the matter returning on the\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n20", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 28, "text": "Consent Calendar.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft outlined Alameda Police Department having a table at the\nAlameda Job Fair; noted that she was pleased to hear both the City Manager and\nPolice Chief were present.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer outlined a \"Coffee with a Cop\" event at Starbucks\nCoffee.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\n(21-507) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Second\nAmendment to the Lease with Dreyfuss Capital Partners, a California Limited Liability\nCompany to Extend the Term for Five Years for Building 29, Located at 1701 Monarch\nStreet, at Alameda Point. Not heard.\n(21-508) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending\nChapter 30 (Zoning Ordinance) to Modify Public Art Requirements, as Recommended\nby the Planning Board. Introduced.\nThe Development Manager gave a Power Point presentation.\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the Development Manager stated\ndeaccession is the removal of public art from the City's public art collection.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the City has performed deaccession.\nThe Development Manager responded in the negative; stated deaccession is generally\nperformed in a variety of ways; the process is lengthy and governed by State and\nfederal law.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is prepared to support staff's\nrecommendation; he supports being able to move forward without Council approval\nunder the City Manager's approved spending limit; however, he would like to propose\nrequiring Council notification in the event a Call for Review is needed; Council receives\ncalls related to negative community impacts; it is a bad look for Council to respond to\ncalls by indicating unawareness; Calls for Review add balance.\nThe City Attorney stated the proposed recommendation from Councilmember Knox\nWhite can be implemented in two ways: 1) Council direction to staff or 2) amending the\nordinance; inquired whether Councilmember Knox White has a preference on how to\nproceed.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded that he would like to move forward with a first\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n21", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 29, "text": "reading of the ordinance, including the minor adjustment; stated including the direction\nis clearer than hoping the direction is remembered.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the proposed change will still constitute a first\nreading.\nThe City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated the language should be captured\nproperly; recommended modified language be included under Subsection f. of 30-98.10;\nthe section discusses City Manager expenditures; staff can add language to reflect the\nCouncil be notified of any City Manager expenditure approvals.\nCouncilmember Knox White inquired whether the expenditure is made as soon as it is\napproved by the City Manager; noted that his interest is future Councilmembers have\nthe ability to Call for Review any potentially offensive installations prior to expenditure\nand installation; inquired whether there is a section prior to City Manager approval\nwhere the language can be placed or whether a waiting period of five to 10 days post-\napproval can be added.\nThe City Manager responded that he has included a similar structure for matters other\nthan public art; stated that he can inform Council 10 days prior to approving the\npurchase; the notice will state the City Manager intends to approve a purchase; if\nCouncil wishes to appeal the approval, an appeal can be provided within the 10 day\ntime period; if an appeal be received within the ten day period, the expenditure will not\nbe approved and the matter will be brought to Council.\nCouncilmember Knox White expressed support for the City Manager recommendation.\nThe Economic Development Manager inquired whether Council would like to be\ninformed of any minor changes or expenditures.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification about Councilmember Knox White's\nproposal; inquired whether the goal is to have Council be informed of art installations\nand be apprised of any concerns raised by neighbors.\nCouncilmember Knox White responded the matter might become too complicated to\ncompile a list of things to review; stated Council should be alerted of approved artwork;\nthe proposal is rooted in the artwork; he does not need to see minor changes.\nThe City Manager stated that he understands the concern in relation to the impact of the\nartwork itself.\nCouncilmember Knox White expressed support for language to limit change orders.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft questioned the Council process if a member of the community\nindicates displeasure with an art approval.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n22", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 30, "text": "Councilmember Knox White stated the art will not be installed; the proposed process\noccurs prior to payment; outlined the process for Public Art Commission (PAC) and\nCouncil approvals; stated Council would not see the proposals that fall within the City\nManager authorization threshold; he is proposing Council be allowed to see the artwork\nand have a review period; expressed support for a Call for Review process; stated the\nprocess will likely not be used often; however, it might be helpful if installation of a\nproblematic piece is proposed.\nCouncilmember Daysog expressed concern about the proposal appearing to be a new\nprocess; stated that he is not opposed to the proposal, but the matter causes concern;\ninquired whether Council can gain a sense of the amount of projects that cost under\n$75,000.\nThe Development Manager responded the public art fund has expended one $100,000\ngrant and the remainder fell below the $75,000 threshold; the remainder includes two to\nthree public art grants and roughly 16 smaller grants.\nCouncilmember Daysog noted many of the funding approvals fall below the approval\nthreshold; stated that he dislikes giving up Council prerogative.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft question whether or not public art funds are always spent on a\nphysical art installation; noted performance art can be funded; questioned whether non-\nphysical art approvals will be presented to Council.\nCouncilmember Knox White expressed support for the proposal to include expenditures\nfor newly approved pieces of art; stated that he does not want to review nominal funding\nincrease requests; all art projects, including non-physical art pieces, would be included;\nhe does not expect the process to be used often; the proposal allows Council an\nopportunity to raise a hand and indicate a potential problem; the form of the art does not\nchange the proposed review.\nCouncilmember Daysog inquired whether any harm has occurred in the process;\nquestioned the source for the proposal.\nThe Economic Development Manager responded staff has returned to Council for\nchange orders and small grant projects; stated certain project funding cannot progress\nwithout Council approval; outlined a $1,500 change order causing delay; stated Council\nreview can take roughly six weeks; changes orders and small grants tend to cause the\nmost delays.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the need for change orders is understood; new art\nshould remain a Council prerogative.\nThe City Manager recommended Council change the ordinance to include City Manager\napproval of purchased under $75,000 or 10% for change orders; original art and small\ngrants must be considered by Council.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n23", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 31, "text": "Councilmember Herrera Spencer expressed concern about Council not having an ability\nto review proposed projects; noted the recommendation provided by the City Manager\naddresses the concerns.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated staff may return in one or two years if issues with\nchange orders and small grants persists; expressed support for the recommendation\nprovided by the City Manager.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would not bring change orders to Council; the City\nhas a competent PAC; she has faith in staff; expressed concern about being in the\nweeds and causing project delays; stated art can be subjective; questioned the\nstandards to be held and applied by Council; expressed support for staff's\nrecommendation; stated the City Manager's proposed recommendation is reasonable.\nVice Mayor Vella expressed support for the City Manager's recommended modification;\nexpressed concern about the number of matters run by Council; stated there are many\nitems for Council to deal with; she understands the concern posed by Councilmember\nKnox White related to outlier scenarios; the proposed change relates to an issue that\nhas not necessarily arisen and that would be a rarity; expressed concern about the\nprocess being misused.\nCouncilmember Knox White stated everything currently comes to Council; noted staff\nhas proposed to have nothing come to Council.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she is comfortable with the staff recommendation.\nThe Economic Development Manager stated all public art matters can be appealed\nthrough the City Council; a 10 day period after approval can occur for appeals sent to\nCity Council.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he feels like Santa Claus when art projects are\napproved; he is helping bequeath an item which will be an artistic benefit; expressed\nconcern about giving up Council approval; expressed concern for appeal processes.\nThe City Attorney stated the proposed language to include in the ordinance will read:\n\"The Alameda City Council shall authorize expenditures from the Alameda public art\nfund consistent with the purpose of this article, except that the City Manager shall be\nauthorized to approve change orders within the City Manager spending authority. All\nrequisitions and purchases shall be authorized consistent with approval authorizations\nin the City of Alameda purchasing policy. The City Manager shall notify the Council of\nany expenditure approved by the City Manager on any change order. Any two\nCouncilmembers may call the City Manager's decision for review within 10 days of the\nCity Manager's notification. If no Call for Review is timely perfected, the City Manager's\ndecision shall become final and effective.'\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n24", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 32, "text": "Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for the language.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated the proposed language includes change orders; inquired\nwhether Council still has authority over everything else, to which the City Attorney\nresponded in the affirmative.\nCouncilmember Daysog moved introduction of the ordinance with the amended\nlanguage.\nCouncilmember Herrera Spencer seconded the motion.\nUnder discussion, Vice Mayor Vella stated that she understood the proposal was to\ninclude a Call for Review; inquired whether the Call for Review is for one provision.\nThe City Manager responded his recommended change remains consistent with the\nterms provided by the City Attorney.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the ordinance is being amended to add the\nproposed language.\nThe City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated the language will be added in\nSubsection f. of Section 30-98.10.\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested clarification that the motion is to remove change orders\nfrom Council approval.\nThe City Attorney stated the motion changes the original paragraph completely; noted\nthe language shall read: \"The Alameda City Council shall authorize expenditures from\nthe Alameda public art fund consistent with the purpose of this article, except that the\nCity Manager shall be authorized to approve change orders within the City Manager\nspending authority. All requisitions and purchases shall be authorized consistent with\napproval authorizations in the City of Alameda purchasing policy. The City Manager\nshall notify the Council of any expenditure approved by the City Manager on any\nchange order. Any two Councilmembers may call the City Manager's decision for review\nwithin 10 days of the City Manager's notification. If no Call for Review is timely\nperfected, the City Manager's decision shall become final and effective.\"\nCouncilmember Knox White stated that he is unsure whether to support the proposed\nlanguage; the proposed language is the opposite of what he would like; expressed\nsupport for Council being notified of art projects, but not change orders; inquired\nwhether the City Attorney can provide alternate language; stated the notification from\nthe City Manager is for any art approvals under the City Manager's spending authority;\nchange orders are not to be included in the language; noted change orders do not need\nto come to Council.\nThe City Attorney stated the language does not allow the City Manager to approve any\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n25", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 33, "text": "shall authorize expenditures from the public art fund consistent with the purpose of this\narticle, except that the City Manager shall be authorized to approve expenditures within\nthe City Manager spending authority. All requisitions and purchases shall be authorized\nconsistent with approval authorizations in the City of Alameda purchasing policy. The\nCity Manager shall notify the Council of any expenditure approved by the City Manager,\nfor any new artwork or project. Any two Councilmembers may call the City Manager's\ndecision for review within ten days of the City Manager's notification. If no Call for\nReview is timely perfected, the City Manager's decision shall become final and\neffective.'\nIn response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Attorney stated the timing is 10\ndays after the City Manager's notification.\nCouncilmember Knox White made a substitute motion approving introduction of the\nordinance with the proposed amended language.\nVice Mayor Vella seconded the substitute motion.\nCouncilmember Daysog stated that he dislikes giving up Council prerogative in\napproving public art.\nOn the call for the question, the motion carried by the following roll call vote:\nCouncilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4. Noes: 1.\n(21-509) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code, Including\nArticle VIII (Sunshine Ordinance) of Chapter Il (Administration) to Clarify Enforcement\nProvisions and Provide for Other Updates and Enhancements to the Sunshine\nOrdinance.\nCouncilmember Knox White moved approval of continuing the matter to September 7,\n2021 at 6:59 p.m.\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\nMayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5.\nCITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n26", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}
{"body": "CityCouncil", "date": "2021-07-20", "page": 34, "text": "Not heard.\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA\nNot heard.\nCOUNCIL REFERRALS\n(21-510) Consider Adoption of Resolution Supporting the Goal of Reaching 100% Zero\nEmission Vehicle Sales in California by 2030. (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft) Not heard.\n(21-511) Considering Having an Introduction and Update from the New Police Chief\nregarding Strategies to Address Crimes. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-512) Considering Directing Staff to Provide an Update on License Plate Readers.\n(Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-513) Consider Directing Staff to Publicly Share Information on Parking Recreational\nVehicles. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\n(21-514) Consider Directing Staff to Address Representation for Below Market Rate\nHomeowners on Homeowner Association (HOA) Boards and with Property\nManagement. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) Not heard.\nCOUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS\nNot heard.\nADJOURNMENT\nThere being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 11:57\np.m.\nRespectfully submitted,\nLara Weisiger\nCity Clerk\nThe agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.\nRegular Meeting\nAlameda City Council\nJuly 20, 2021\n27", "path": "CityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf"}