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CityCouncil | 2016-05-17 | 8 | on Public Works Projects to Public Contract Code 22032 and California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting. Introduced. The Deputy Public Works Director gave a Power Point presentation; noted subsection (f) should be changed to (d). Mayor Spencer inquired if the current process does not include the City Engineer approving plans. The Deputy Public Works Director responded the City Engineer approves the plans but then the plans go to Council for final approval. Mayor Spencer stated the chart on page 10 of the presentation does not show the City Engineer approving the plans; inquired if the City Engineer approval is part of the current process and when the approval would occur. The Deputy Public Works Director responded the City Engineer approves the plans before the plans and specifications are presented to the City Council for approval. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the City Council would be removed from the approval process, but plans would still go to the Planning Board and the City Engineer; inquired who is the City Engineer. The Deputy Public Works Director introduced the City Engineer, Sharhram Aghamir. The City Engineer expressed excitement to work for the City of Alameda. Vice Mayor Matarrese stated that he is not concerned with relinquishing the Council approval of the plans and specifications because Councilmembers are not engineers. Vice Mayor Matarrese moved introduction of the ordinance with the caveat that, at the end of a year, there is an assessment to see if the process is working and if adjustments are adjustments needed. Councilmember Oddie seconded the motion, with staff's technical amendment. Under discussion, Councilmember Daysog stated shifting from $75,000 to $175,000 looks like a big number; however, the original threshold was set in 1990; he agrees with the reporting back in one year; concerned with the City Engineer replacing the City Council to approve plans and specifications because members of the public that are engineers might want to weigh in at Council meetings. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she agrees with Vice Mayor Matarrese; the Councilmembers are not engineers; the professionals working for the City of Alameda adhere to standards and can do their job; she agrees the issue should come back to Council, but results may take longer than a year to be seen. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council May 17, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-05-17.pdf |