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CityCouncil | 2015-11-03 | 11 | 476 In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Interim Assistant City Manager stated the item does not need to go to Council; staff could draft a letter for the Mayor's review; the letter would be sent to the legislature on behalf of Council. Mayor Spencer stated she would like to direct staff to draft the letter of support. Councilmember Oddie stated Council's support should be on the record when the ballot initiative is filed. The Interim Assistant City Manager concurred with Councilmember Oddie; stated the ballot initiative would be brought before Council for a vote. In response to Vice Mayor Matarrese's inquiry, Mayor Spencer stated Councilmember Oddie could support the expansion as Alameda's representative to Stopwaste.org. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated local business associations may want to weigh in on the issue; the impacts and how the ban would be phased in would be important information; there would be a better chance of buy-in if not done unilaterally. Councilmember Oddie stated that he is happy to do whatever the Council would like; suggested agendizing the item. The Interim City Manager concurred with Councilmember Oddie; stated the item could be placed on a future agenda. Mayor Spencer stated Alameda County is the leader in the Statewide effort for the plastic bag ban; if the issue comes up at the State level before it is agendized, she would like to give direction to support the expansion. Councilmember Oddie requested City staff to stay in contact with him and Stopwaste staff to provide Council an opportunity to discuss the issue before it goes to a vote. Mayor Spencer stated that she would give the direction for the issue to come back for the business community to weigh in; a majority of the Council is fine with Councilmember Oddie representing Council's position at the County. The Interim Assistant City Manager continued presentation. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft requested an update on the accomplishments of the State representatives in the last year; stated she would like to have a six month progress report going forward; she would like to see support for affordable housing funding; she was troubled by the AC Transit workshop; there is lack of funding for transportation options; Measure BB is an issue that needs to come back to Council; people are using more than one mode of transportation; alternatives are needed. Mayor Spencer stated Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's suggestions should be a referral. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council November 3, 2015 | CityCouncil/2015-11-03.pdf |