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CityCouncil | 2012-10-30 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY--OCTOBER 30, 2012--7:00 P.M. Mayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:07 p.m. Councilmember deHaan led the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and Mayor Gilmore - 5. Absent: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (12-512) Ken Peterson, Alameda, discussed employee compensation and the City's financial situation. AGENDA ITEMS (12-513) Receive a Report from the Pension/Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Task Force and Provide Direction on Next Steps. The City Manager and Assistant City Manager gave a Power Point presentation. Councilmember Tam inquired why the use of wind fall monies would be rejected, to which the Assistant City Manager responded she does not have direct insight; stated there was hesitation to use windfall monies of the sale of Alameda Point or other City assets when the City has a lot of need in other areas; suggested Task Force members present could give feedback. The City Manager stated the community was divided about whether windfall money should be used to help pay down the PERS liability; 75% were in favor of using windfall funds to start paying the OPEB liability; the assumption is if PERS does not recover, the City would not have independence and would be paying down an advance into a system outside City control; OPEB is completely the City's problem; OPEB is a problem for the tax payers and the employees as well because if the money is not there at some point there is a moral and legal obligation; no money is very real in the long term; the Task Force was very successful in having a consensus on what the scope of the problem is and can now argue using the same numbers. The following Task Force Members made brief comments: Kevin Kennedy, City Treasurer; Kevin Kearney, City Auditor; Jeff Bratzler, Community Member; Domenick Weaver, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 689 President; Gretchen Lipow, Community Member; Mike Noonan, Police Chief; and Bill Schaff, Community Member. *** During Mr. Shaff's comments, Vice Mayor Bonta left the dais at 8:39 p.m. and returned Special Meeting Alameda City Council 1 October 30, 2012 | CityCouncil/2012-10-30.pdf |