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CityCouncil | 2009-11-03 | 18 | COUNCIL REFERRALS None. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (09-448) Consideration of Mayor's nomination for appointment to the Library Board. Mayor Johnson nominated Kristy L. Perkins for Appointment to the Library Board. (09-449) Councilmember Gilmore stated that on October 22 she attended the Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) fall general assembly Ron Simms, Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) , stated HUD will be operating differently under the new administration; HUD will be working with the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Education to coordinate funding; regional planning will be needed in order to receive HUD funding; land use and transportation decisions will need to be integrated regionalization is the only way to compete in the twenty first century HUD decision making is now going to be done at the local level; HUD is trying to position itself as a partner, not a regulator. (09-450) Councilmember Matarrese stated AB166 addresses fines for illegal, abandoned boats and also includes a surrender fund to keep decrepit boats from becoming hazards to navigation; Alameda has several thousand slips; he would like to know whether AB166 applies to street abandonment as well as marina abandonment ; marinas are left with the disposal of a boat that will not sell at auction; the most important component of AB166 is that the Governor is supplying a surrender fund; a strapped boat owner can surrender a boat to the fund, and the fund would deal with the disposal of the unsellable asset. (09-451) Vice Mayor deHaan stated Council requested a recommendation from the Police Department regarding abandoned vehicles. The Police Chief stated the Police Department is working with the City Attorney's office to finalize an action plan; a report should be ready in the next few weeks. Mayor Johnson stated the plan needs to include boats. The City Attorney stated boats and recreation vehicles will be part Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 3, 2009 | CityCouncil/2009-11-03.pdf |