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CityCouncil | 2010-09-07 | 4 | November; the California Nurses Association (CAN) Contract was negotiated after the Hospital received the news about Kaiser; the Hospital has settled three union contracts: Local 6, Local 29, and CAN; all unions agreed to a wage freeze; CAN has a three-year wage freeze. Vice Mayor deHaan stated costs for constructing hospital beds have gone up. Ms. Stebbins stated construction costs have gone up at an expediential rate; seismic retrofitting is costing the hospital industry a lot of money; hospitals that are not in any financial difficulty are having financial challenges; the whole picture has changed. Vice Mayor deHaan inquired whether the Hospital has unfunded pensions. Ms. Stebbins responded in the negative; stated the Hospital has very complex pension funds; some pensions are managed by the unions and a couple are at the 80% or 90% [funded] level; two pension programs have been frozen; one is active and is funded at the required level; northern California and Bay Area hospitals have been very generous in other regards, but have not gotten into pension or health care funding for retirees. Mayor Johnson stated that Ms. Stebbins is welcomed to come back on a regular basis. (10-403) Proclamation Declaring September 25 as Coastal Clean Up Day 2010. Mayor Johnson read and presented the proclamation to the Public Works Coordinator. The Public Works Coordinator stated over 2,000 volunteers have picked up 8,500 pounds of debris. Mayor Johnson stated the spartina eradication program has had an impact on reclaiming Bay waters. Vice Mayor deHaan stated McDonald's is one of the biggest debris generators; a program should be established to address the problem. (10-404) Announcement regarding the Sunshine Task Force Workshop to be held on September 11, 2010 at 1:00 p.m., at the Alameda Free Library, Stafford Meeting Room. Gretchen Lipow, Sunshine Task Force Chair, gave a brief presentation and encouraged everyone to attend the Workshop. Speaker: Jon Spangler, Alameda. CONSENT CALENDAR Vice Mayor deHaan moved approval of the Consent Calendar. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 September 7, 2010 | CityCouncil/2010-09-07.pdf |