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CityCouncil | 2019-01-02 | 6 | 10 Councilmember Vella inquired if Council has to approve the ballot question this evening as drafted. The City Clerk responded in the affirmative; outlined a previous rent initiative on the last ballot, which Council approved, then revised it at a later date. The Interim City Attorney stated Council has the authority to revise the ballot question, but the question cannot be more than 75 words, and needs to be as neutral as possible, to not be argumentative or misleading. In response to Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft's inquiry regarding choosing the April election date, the Interim City Attorney stated Friday, January 11, 2019 is the deadline for an April election. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired if a special meeting needs to be called. The Interim City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated the meeting could be a continuation. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired if Council has until Friday, January 11, 2019 at 5:00pm to approve the final 75 word ballot question; to which the City Clerk responded in the affirmative. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired if polls need to be open or if an all-mail ballot is an option. The City Clerk responded Election Code requirements must be met in order to call an all-mail ballot, which cannot be met, therefore there will be polls open on Election Day; those who vote absentee will still have the option to mail ballots. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired if there is a way to call an all-mail ballot, to which the City Clerk responded in the negative. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired if there are insights from East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) related to what land is considered to be the park boundaries. The Assistant City Attorney responded the subdivision did not occur until after Measure WW had been placed on the 2008 ballot; stated the Federal government planned to subdivide the parcel and dispose of Neptune Point first; EBRPD knew as early as 2005 or 2006 that the government would subdivide the parcels even though it did not occur until later; the intent was clear to both the Federal government and EBRPD before Measure WW went to the voters in 2008. Councilmember Daysog inquired if the subdivision occurred in May 2016, to which the Assistant City Attorney responded the Quitclaim Deed is dated 2015. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council January 2, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-01-02.pdf |