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CityCouncil | 2012-02-21 | 12 | on the ballot; that she does not see a rush for Council to put the initiative on the ballot; between now and August, the City Attorney could advise Council on the CEQA and other Charter amendments to be considered; it is not a foregone conclusion that the land swap will happen; having the Mayor request options and alternatives to a land swap would suggest that a land swam would not happen; that she has not had a chance to review the exhaustive history of the initiative; that she is not ready to second Councilmember deHaan's motion since Council has until August to place the initiative on the ballot. Councilmember deHaan stated having the community trust that the Council will do something by August could be a disaster if the signature gathering process were stopped. Acting Mayor Bonta stated a democratic process has been in place for a long time; there has not been an exception to having citizens gather signatures for a citizen led initiative. The motion failed due to lack of second. *** Acting Mayor Bonta called a recess at 10:33 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 10:43 p.m. * (12-084) Consider Initiating the Process for the City to Adopt a Prevailing Wage lesolution/Ordinance/Policy. Acting Mayor Bonta gave a brief presentation. Councilmember Johnson inquired what the City currently has in place. The City Attorney responded Charter cities have the ability to pass laws but are pre- empted by the federal and State government; any construction contract that is done with federal funding needs to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act; construction that uses State money requires prevailing wages; Alameda has had the ability to determine whether or not to pay prevailing wages if a construction project is fully funded with City funds; circumstances have come up that question whether Charter cities should comply the same as General Law cities; a Supreme Court decision should be forthcoming as to whether or not prevailing wages are a matter of Statewide concern which would mean that the City would have to pay prevailing wages consistent with State code; Council could pass an ordinance or resolution to require that the City operate differently. Councilmember Johnson stated that she understands that the City has a prevailing wage provision in place. The Assistant City Manager stated staff found information from 2004 in which Council Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 February 21, 2012 | CityCouncil/2012-02-21.pdf |