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CityCouncil | 2016-08-08 | 6 | Acting Mayor Matarrese inquired how Council feels about changing "adopt the City's" to "adopt the City Council's". Councilmember Oddie stated he is not agreeable because he is not voting for the ballot measure. The City Attorney stated City Council adopted the ordinance, but the City's ordinance is what is in the Alameda Municipal Code. Councilmember Daysog stated he will defer to the City Attorney and the City Manager on the ballot question. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft agreed. Acting Mayor Matarrese stated not hearing a majority he suggested a motion to approve the wording as written. Councilmember Daysog moved adoption of the resolution as written. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the motion is to put the measure on the ballot, to which Acting Mayor Matarrese responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmember Daysog: Aye; Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft: No; Councilmember Oddie: No; Vice Mayor Matarrese: Aye; Mayor Spencer: Aye. Ayes: 3; Noes: 2. Acting Mayor Matarrese stated the Council needs to address the question of authoring arguments. Mayor Spencer stated that she would be interested in authoring the arguments. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she objects to the Mayor participating in drafting the argument because the Mayor the authored an argument against the Council's act, UMA, and the Mayor authored an argument opposing the renters' initiative, which has substandard reasoning and poor writing; it is time for other people to step up to the task. Mayor Spencer stated having her author the argument is very appropriate because she has been part of the process from the beginning, she is the Mayor and the measure is Council's work; she would like to be part of it; inquired whether anyone else is interested in participating. Councilmember Daysog stated that he was involved in the UMA and joined residents in raising concerns in the argument against the renters' initiative; he is happy to be involved, but does not have to be involved; he would like to sign the argument; he has confidence that whoever authors the argument will write something persuasive. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 6 August 8, 2016 | CityCouncil/2016-08-08.pdf |