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CityCouncil | 2020-04-21 | 20 | Council desire. Councilmember Daysog requested the item be bifurcated with cannabis items separated due to his recusal on such items. Councilmember Vella inquired the difference between allowing alcohol consumption during street fairs and Councilmember Oddie's inquiry. The City Attorney responded there are specific authorizations for closed street events. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how to conduct two votes on the item. The City Attorney responded Council could take a vote on general support for everything in the ordinance except cannabis; Councilmember Daysog could then recuse himself for Council vote on the ordinance as a whole. Vice Mayor Knox White made a substitute motion to make a statement of support for all items in the ordinance, minus cannabis. Councilmember Oddie seconded the substitute motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Councilmember Vella moved approval of the ordinance. Vice Mayor Knox White seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Absent; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 4, Absent: 1. (20-243) Urgency Ordinance No. 3275, "(A) Imposing within the City of Alameda a Temporary Moratorium on (1) Residential and Commercial Evictions Due to or During the COVID-19 Pandemic, (2) Landlords' Shutting off Utilities in Residential and Commercial Rental Units Except for Emergency Situations and Essential Activities, and (3) Rent Increases for Fully Regulated Residential Rental Units Until January 1, 2021, and (B) Repealing Ordinance No. 3273." Adopted. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether consideration has been given to how base rent will be calculated for landlords and tenants entering into a voluntary agreement to temporarily lower the rent for a short time. The City Attorney responded regulations are being developed to ensure any rent reduction will not impact base rent calculations. The Community Development Director stated the regulations were promulgated last week; the regulations are out and include the provision. Special Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 10 | CityCouncil/2020-04-21.pdf |