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CityCouncil | 2018-06-19 | 13 | The Assistant City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated Mayor Spencer wants a complete picture of what has happened to date; the City Attorney's office is verifying the information regarding when the federal government parcels were separated. The City Attorney stated her office can do as much research as the Council directs; it sounds like more of an information piece; Council is asking staff to do more research than what has already been done; the Assistant City Attorney is advising there is a lot of work to be done and staff cannot control the responses. Councilmember Matarrese stated information is already on the City's website in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's); it is important to provide the public information on what actions are taken by whom in a timeline; the City does not need to involve the General Services Administration (GSA); Council has heard input on what should be included in the staff report; there is no need to do anything more. Mayor Spencer stated she would like staff to reach out to the federal government so the information could be requested regarding the parcels; it would be great idea to add to the FAQs but she would like staff to go farther back; it would be good to have Council weigh in. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she cannot support the referral; there is no obligation for the City to do the homework for the opponents; the information has already been provided and will come back to Council in the form of a staff report; she does not see the need to burden legal staff. Vice Mayor Vella stated that she views the referral as giving staff the opportunity to have a conversation about the types of information various Councilmembers are hoping to have when the item comes back; she does not want to create unnecessary work; there is a need to provide services for homeless and homeless veterans; if there are going to be different challenges, the City would need to have answers to challenges; she trusts information is being reviewed by staff; the FAQs are helpful since information is coming from other agencies; letting the public know that the City has requested the information is being transparent; Council should be cognizant of the Council's jurisdiction on the issue. Councilmember Oddie stated there is a lot of time for all the pertinent questions to be answered; homelessness was identified as the top issue during the priority setting workshop two years ago and again this year; there is an opportunity to approve a project that could meet homeless needs and he would like to do so; connecting homeless people with services is the best thing that can be done; hopefully, when a Councilmember has questions, the questions will be answered. Mayor Spencer stated Council is agreeable to reach out to the different agencies; it is appropriate to confirm what other organizations are saying. Councilmember Matarrese moved approval of referring the matter to staff to start Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 June 19, 2018 | CityCouncil/2018-06-19.pdf |