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CityCouncil | 2017-12-05 | 16 | Vice Mayor Vella stated that she would like to speak to State representatives regarding the direction in the City's plan; she would like the plan to be user friendly and visible; she would like to hear back in six months on the status as the plan; requested performance tracking and reporting be built into the final plan; stressed the importance of putting the goals in writing; stated that she would like to hear back from the consultant regarding financing to ensure the City is applying for funding. Councilmember Oddie stated that he would like to do a better job at attracting more jobs in Alameda; the plan should be integrated with the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) and the Economic Development Strategy; he would like to move faster on the plan. Councilmember Matarrese stated the RFP applicant should have technical expertise; he would like to know what is specifically needed to meet the goals in the current plan; adaptation and sea level rise need to be included in the plan; anything the City uses as supporting information needs to be a published peer review source; the work needs to be done quickly. Mayor Spencer referred to the handout by Ms. Gibson and expressed concern over the projections and where the City actually is today; stated a status report on the benchmarks should have been brought to Council. In response to Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry, the City Manager stated the Figure 1 table is in the inventory. Mayor Spencer expressed concerns with hiring consultants and goals not being achieved; requested language be added to the plan to ensure the issue returns to Council for benchmarks and enforcement. The City Manager noted climate change is not only up to staff, it also falls on the community. Mayor Spencer stated that she would like status updates and benchmarks presented to Council. The City Manager stated staff can do the inventory on a regular basis to check the status of meeting the goals. The Public Works Director stated the process will address how frequently staff will report to Council. Mayor Spencer stressed the importance of said language being built into the plan; inquired whether the community and Council comments will be incorporated into the plan, to which the Public Works Director responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer expressed concern with Alameda being referred to as a coastal Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 16 December 5, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-12-05.pdf |