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CityCouncil | 2010-01-26 | 15 | efficient. The Interim City Manager stated the matter could come back to Council in May and could be put into the budget. Mayor Johnson stated Alameda High School does not have a track; Alameda College has a beautiful track that is locked; requested that the Interim City Manager discuss the possibility of having the City and School District work with the College to use the track. Councilmember Gilmore inquired why Alameda College would not let the City use the track. The Park and Recreation Director responded the College wants to keep the track pristine; the College would charge a fee for having a custodian open the restrooms. Mayor Johnson stated many colleges have nice facilities open to the public. (10-036 CC) Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he and Councilmember Gilmore had the opportunity to meet with the Secretary of the Department of Transportation on the SS Petersburg; the ship discharges petroleum offshore; piers are not adequate to bring a tanker in for fueling in Haiti. Councilmember Gilmore stated the ship will take sixteen days to get to Haiti and has the capability to pump fuel as far away as four miles from shore; the first cargo will be jet fuel; the jet fuel on the island is not close to the airport; the distribution system was destroyed by the earthquake; other countries aiding Haiti do not have the capability to pump fuel. Vice Mayor deHaan stated the Secretary of the Department of Transportation emphasized that infrastructure will be built, not repaired; Haiti is very underdeveloped. (10-037 CC) Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he attended a kickoff of the 2010 census; the census is a ten minute questionnaire which will go out in March; allocation of federal funds is predicated on the census. (10-038 CC) Councilmember Tam stated that she attended the League of California Cities Policy Committee Meeting last Thursday as well as the East Bay Division Meeting; the State is looking at a $21.6 billion deficit over the next 18 months which is expected to persist over the next five years; the Governor is proposing to use State transit monies to pay off State bonds which will adversely affect AC Transit; the Governor wants to lower the tax on gas; the approach is not transit friendly; the legislature is trying to be optimistic, not shut down during the budget crisis and hoping to get some policy changes despite the fact that this is an election year; Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro is helping to get some funding to improve the recycling rate; the priority for cities is job creation and economic stimulus; the League is trying to get Councilmembers help to gather signatures; the League Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority and 15 Community Improvement Commission January 26, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-01-26.pdf |