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CityCouncil | 2009-04-21 | 14 | review against some standard. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired whether Councilmember Tam wants to start with the informational portion. Councilmember Tam responded that she would like the ordinance to be foundational Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of bringing the matter back in thirty days. Councilmember Gilmore seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (09 - 166) Consideration of Mayor's nominations for appointment to the Youth Commission. Mayor Johnson nominated McCaulay J. Singer-Milnes for appointment to the Youth Commission. (09-167) Councilmember Tam stated that she attended the Legislative Action Day with the Deputy City Manager last week; having the State protect any raids from city funds is not guaranteed; the State has approximately $4 billion available to borrow; efforts are being made to ensure Assembly Members have an opportunity to look at what redevelopment funds do in Alameda; the Governor appreciates the League's support for Propositions 1A through 1F; the thinking is to establish a spending cap under Proposition 1A so that any extra money would go into reserves ; opponents believe programs would be hurt by forcing funding into a reserve fund because the State would need to live within a certain spending limit; the State has 31 million people; the water infrastructure is built for 18 million; the Governor is hoping to have a bond measure on water infrastructure in June; the Governor would like to focus on health care reform before leaving office; another session discussed potential solutions, including a constitutional convention to deal with State budget issues, how government performs at the State level, looking at term limits, reforming the initiative process, and looking at a two-thirds versus majority vote on the budget. Mayor Johnson noted that Senator Loni Hancock suggested that the City implement requiring that initiatives include a financing mechanism. The Interim City Manager stated that the matter is an opportunity for Alameda in the future. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 14 April 21, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-04-21.pdf |