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CityCouncil | 2010-04-20 | 17 | Councilmember Matarrese stated the best practice has not been employed; the communication does not sound like communication between a major source of revenue and stewardship for the City's tidelands; requested a briefing on the communication to ensure that the communication was fitting. The City Attorney stated a number of written communications took place well in advance of the 2010 increase. COUNCIL REFERRALS (10-175) Consider Directing Staff to Develop Lobby Disclosure Ordinance and Registry. Not heard. Refer to the presentation by the Sunshine Task Force [paragraph no. 10-162 for discussion. (10-176) Consider Directing Staff to Draft a Resolution Supporting Measure E for Council Consideration on May 4. Councilmember Gilmore gave a brief presentation. Mayor Johnson stated the resolution would need to come back for adoption. The Interim City Manager stated the issue could be referred to staff to prepare the resolution. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired whether Council endorsement has been done in the past, to which Mayor Johnson responded in the affirmative. The Deputy City Manager - Administrative Services stated Council endorsed a resolution for the last School District parcel tax. Speaker: David Howard, Alameda. Councilmember Tam moved approval of directing staff to prepare a resolution in support of Measure E. Councilmember Tam stated that she had the opportunity to meet with the Superintendent and School Board President as well as advocates for the campaign; clearly, the School District is dealing with a lot of the issues the City is facing; over a two year process, the School District has formulated a Master Plan to address the trade off between the cost of providing first class education and State take away funding; that she has seen the API scores go up across the board. Councilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 17 April 20,2010 | CityCouncil/2010-04-20.pdf |