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CityCouncil | 2010-06-15 | 26 | designation of Voting Delegate for the League's 2010 Annual Conference. Councilmember Gilmore nominated Councilmember Tam as the designated Voting Delegate and Vice Mayor deHaan as the alternate. Councilmember Matarrese seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote. (10-304) Councilmember Matarrese stated on June 3rd, there was a Joint City/School District meeting; the subcommittee recommends Council to direct the City Manager to negotiate a master Joint Use Agreement with Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) to manage, improve, and maintain playing fields including, but not limited to, Encinal and Alameda High School fields; the purpose of the agreement would be to provide fields for continued school use and additional community use at large; Board Member Spencer raised potential health concerns which may be related to synthetic turf fields; joint efforts will be made to research the issue; the subcommittee discussed potential City participation with the Everett Street site, the former Island High School campus, to assist AUSD in obtaining money so that AUSD would not need to develop housing; an item was tabled until the Youth Commission survey results are obtained; rumor is that Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is going to apply commercial rates instead of municipal rates to school districts; the subcommittee is requesting that the City ensure continuation of the past policy regarding the School District getting municipal rates; the School District is having difficulty maintaining after school programs through a grant; having Recreation and Parks take the programs is a problem because of PERS requirements; the Interim City Manager has been requested to help with the issue; the subcommittee is recommending that the Council and School Board convene a meeting in the fall similar to the 2007 Joint Meeting; the next subcommittee meeting is tentatively scheduled for September 1st; provided a handout. Vice Mayor deHaan noted Councilmember Tam raised the issue of getting the School District to join in on waste recycling. Councilmember Matarrese stated that the subcommittee will discuss waste management and disposal for the schools. Councilmember Tam stated the School District needs to implement energy efficiency programs; Alameda Municipal Power (AMP) is willing to help secure grant funding. (10-305) Councilmember Tam stated that she attended the League of California Cities Legislative Action Day on June 2nd, which was organized by diversity caucuses within the League; the event was very well attended; the State budget issue seems to be the major topic; the State is at a recessionary troth; the General Fund revenues for Fiscal Year 2010 are running slightly ahead of the State budget forecast; by the end of May, the State will see General Fund revenues about $300 million over forecast; a budget is being proposed to close the $19 billion gap; the budget compromise includes paying off cities for funds borrowed in order to minimize the debt service by approximately $5 Regular Meeting Alameda City Council June 15, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-06-15.pdf |