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CityCouncil | 2014-12-02 | 3 | ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA (14-485) Paul Foreman, Alameda, encouraged that the Del Monte Hearing [paragraph no. 14-503 be continued to another date and outlined reasons for needing to do so. (14-486) Jeff Cambra, Alameda, provided a brief report on the status of the community forum on rental housing; stated a meeting would be held on January 7, 2015 and a report would be provided to Council on January 20, 2015. CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Gilmore announced that the contract with Perata Consulting [paragraph no. 14- 490] and the purchase agreement with Tiburon [paragraph no. 14-492 were removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Councilmember Tam moved approval of the remainder of the Consent Calendar. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.] (*14-487) Ratified bills in the amount of $2,931,876.93. (*14-488) Recommendation to Conduct the Affordable Housing Ordinance Annual Review Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California Government Code Section 66001 and Accept the Annual Report. Accepted. (*14-489) Recommendation to Accept the Annual Report for the Public Art Ordinance. Accepted. (14-490) Recommendation to Approve the Three-year Contract with Perata Consulting, LLC, in the Amount Not to Exceed $270,000, to pursue the City's State and Regional Advocacy Agenda. Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she would like to have seen a summary of the consultant's accomplishments to date; she would prefer a one year contract and a report back to the Council before the contract expires to assess the effectiveness of the work and evaluate whether or not to renew the contract. The Assistant City Manager summarized Perata Consulting's prior year's accomplishments, including: the successful delay and killing of Assembly Bill (AB) 935; successful negotiation with the Alameda County Transportation Authority to move the Broadway/Jacksor project forward within three years or funds would be reprogrammed for improvements on the Alameda side of the tube; Perata Consultants represented Alameda to advocate for AB 229 and Senate Bill (SB) 628 for the expanding use of Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 2 December 2, 2014 | CityCouncil/2014-12-02.pdf |