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CityCouncil | 2010-07-06 | 12 | COUNCIL REFERRALS None. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS (10-342) Consideration of Mayor's nomination for appointment the Historic Advisory Board. Continued. (10-343) Vice Mayor deHaan stated one of the top sales tax producers is Safeway Fuel; Safeway Fuel is no longer providing diesel fuel; Council mandated that diesel fuel be provided; inquired whether the mandate has a sunset. The Interim City Manager responded that she does not know; stated that she would review the matter. (10-344) Vice Mayor deHaan stated that he sees a marked improvement in vehicles not being stored on streets. Mayor Johnson stated work still needs to be done on Eagle Avenue. (10-345) Councilmember Tam stated on June 17th, she attended the League of California Cities (LCC) Environmental Quality Policy Committee Meeting; the LCC initiative which would prevent the legislature from taking property and redevelopment taxes from cities has qualified for the ballot; every legislator is very mad that the initiative is being put on the ballot; the meeting had a very heated debate regarding Assembly Bill 1898 which is Assemblywoman Julia Brownley's ban on plastic bags; the ban would require shoppers to bring reusable bags; otherwise shoppers would be charged a nickel per bag up to a twenty-five cent cap. The Interim City Manager inquired who would get the money, to which Councilmember Tam responded the State. Councilmember Gilmore inquired whether San Francisco enacted an ordinance on the ban. Councilmember Tam responded in the affirmative; stated Oakland has tried to enact an ordinance, but the plastic industry demanded that an Environmental Impact Report be prepared to examine the social economic impact of the ban; the legislation has provisions for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) broader than just one city; the LCC annual conference will be in San Diego in September. (10-346) Mayor Johnson stated as a result of the investigatory reports presented to the Council and to the public this evening, she thinks it is incumbent upon all of us to strive harder now to prove not only to ourselves, but to the community we serve, that there is integrity in our public processes, and that special interests do not control Alameda; Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 July 6, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-07-06.pdf |