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CityCouncil | 2013-12-03 | 8 | The City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated the resolution adopts Project Stabilization, the Council can take action to authorize staff to begin negotiating. Councilmember Daysog inquired if language needs to be added that clearly states the threshold may be altered at the check-in. Mayor Gilmore responded she did not want to wordsmith the language of the resolution at tonight's meeting; stated the comments reflected in the minutes will be enough direction for staff to begin negotiating. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to see a breakdown between horizontal versus vertical; she agrees with Mayor Gilmore that the check-in language does not need to be added to the resolution; staff and consultants are capable. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the $2.5 million threshold is a deal killer for the Building Trades representatives. Mr. Slivka responded the matter should be worked out at the negotiation table; stated the Berkeley agreement should be considered as a whole; any kind of suggestions to negotiators should be vetted at the negotiation table; suggested the Council hold back until an agreement is done. The City Manager concurred with Mr. Slivka; suggested Council direct staff and the negotiator to take comments into consideration, negotiate a tentative agreement and return with a resolution. Councilmember Chen moved approval of directing staff to negotiate a tentative agreement, and bring a revised resolution back to Council. Councilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 4. [Absent: Councilmember Tam - 1.] (13-552) Recommendation to Approve the 2014 Federal Legislative Agenda. The Assistant City Manager gave a Power Point presentation. Councilmember Chen inquired whether $144,000 budget for a lobbyist is realistic. The City Manager responded staff is confident regarding the budget constraints. Councilmember Chen suggested scaling back and prioritizing the most urgent needs. The Assistant City Manager stated the standard practice with federal contracts is three years, not one year, which is more reasonable. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 7 December 3, 2013 | CityCouncil/2013-12-03.pdf |