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CityCouncil | 2019-04-16 | 8 | Under discussion, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft requested the additional part of the motion be repeated. The City Clerk stated the motion direction is to present options as outlined by the City Manager when the matter returns in July. Councilmember Oddie noted the motion also allows the matter to return sooner than July. Councilmember Vella stated information is being sought from the public in two different ways; property owners are being asked if they would support the assessment; questioned spending funds on a scientific poll to get the general public's view; expressed concern over the cost; stated the information can be obtained from going to community groups and putting out a poll; she wants to see what property owners and the general public have to say; fee increases have been voted down in Alameda; the City has to figure out how to fund the work; streets flood; the City has a major stormwater issue; expressed support of the motion with the amendments and having a plethora of options return; stated the options need to include how the City will fund the work. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft noted the City is under a consent decree over sewage leaking into the Bay and has to do required repairs. Councilmember Daysog stated that he prefers to see the fee adjusted to take into account intensity of uses. Councilmember Oddie stated that he does not think anyone is arguing against the need for the fee; he thinks excluding the renter population a basic civil rights issue; civil rights should not be thrown away because something is easier or cheaper. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the vote tonight is going forward with the study and gathering information to return to Council in July or before. Vice Mayor Knox White requested the online survey data show who took the survey; stated online surveys tend to target a specific demographic and will not necessarily be representative of the City; for community meetings, the list of organizations should be provided when the matter returns and should be representative of the community, not just the same groups regularly engaged. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how the Vice Mayor would propose to compel more people or different people to respond. Vice Mayor Knox White responded the City conducts statistically significant studies every two years; stated the survey should not claim the community supports something if the survey is not completed by an appropriate sample; the study has to be careful and Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 5 April 16, 2019 | CityCouncil/2019-04-16.pdf |