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CityCouncil | 2012-05-08 | 15 | market cannot be done on a halfway basis. In response to Vice Mayor Bonta's inquiry regarding another option, the City Manager responded it would not work. On the call for the question, the motion FAILED by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers deHaan and Johnson - 2. Noes: Councilmembers Bonta, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 3. Mayor Gilmore stated the City would focus on existing tenants and the leasing strategy and continue to be opportunistic to the extent possible. The City Manager requested a vote on said direction. Vice Mayor Bonta stated that he does not support said path; he does not want to wait one to two years and focus on leasing. In response to Councilmember Tam's inquiry regarding the status quo, the City Manager stated resources were being used to develop a disposition strategy; resources will be utilized to do something else; staff needs to know what to work on next; that he does not want to guess about the acceptable level of risk; reviewed options: an RFP, working on existing leases or being opportunistic. Councilmember Tam stated that [working on leases and being opportunistic] seems to be the status quo. The City Manager stated that he would like a policy determination confirming said direction. In response to Councilmember Tam's inquiry, the City Manager outlined how staff would shift workloads. Councilmember Tam stated that she is trying to understand what would be different. Vice Mayor Bonta stated that he does not believe Council has rejected the disposition strategy and wants to go down a completely different path; that he would like staff to take time to address concerns raised and come back with options. The City Manager stated the strategy presented has vetted all issues and there are no other ways to tweak the proposal or satisfy concerns. Mayor Gilmore stated staff has returned three times and a lot of questions have been asked; however, she has not become comfortable enough to vote for the proposal; she is comfortable with going forward with bolstering existing tenants, being opportunistic, saving money, and seeing which way the legislature comes out; zoning in the proposal depends on mechanisms that do not yet exist; then, staff could come back in one to two Special Meeting Alameda City Council 15 May 8, 2012 | CityCouncil/2012-05-08.pdf |