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CityCouncil | 2015-04-29 | 11 | Mayor Matarrese and Mayor Spencer - 2. Councilmember Oddie moved approval of reconsidering the motion and continuing the matter to May 6th Mayor Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, Matarrese, Oddie and Mayor Spencer - 4. Noes: Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft - 1. (15-280) Councilmember Oddie moved approval of continuing the meeting past 11:00 p.m. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote - 5. [Note: The meeting did not go past 11:00 p.m.] Councilmember Oddie expressed concern over what would happen if the economy tanks; stated the window of opportunity is now; read a South Lake Tahoe City Manager quote from a Western City article. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated that he agrees with the terms, otherwise, he would not have voted to have the City Manager take the terms to the bargaining table; the proposal does not solve the problem or reduce the liability more than $5 million; the most important part of the deal is getting a 4% contribution from the employees; the concession is valuable; his biggest concern is not everyone understands the mechanism, which helps correct a structural budget defect; the liability currently exists with no mechanism to pay for it; a union representative left the door open to continue discussions, which should be included in the motion as Council direction; discussed concerns about additional time and comparison to other cities; stated the offer will expire; the City has to deal with PERS smoothing; discussed a 2007 Bartel report; stated having a permanent working group should be a required condition. Mayor Spencer stated that she does not believe it is appropriate to enter into a long term agreement going through 2022 prior to the budget process; the budget has a structural problem; expenditures are greater than revenue; the loss increases after the proposed contracts; the community should have an opportunity to help figure out how to solve the problem long term; with or without the contracts, the five year forecast goes down to an 18% reserve; the problem is serious and has to be addressed. Councilmember Oddie moved adoption of the resolution approving the MOU between APOA and the City of Alameda for the period beginning November 1, 2015 through December 18, 2021. Councilmember Daysog requested an amendment to the motion; stated the City Manager's yeomen effort falls short; the trust fund is woefully undercapitalized; that he would support the motion with language transitioning the 1079 balance as a Special Meeting Alameda City Council April 29, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-04-29.pdf |