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City of Alameda Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, February 4, 2014 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501 SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M. 1 Roll Call - City Council 2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items - Anyone wishing to address the Council on closed session items may speak for 3 minutes per item 3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider: 3-A 2014-131 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (54956.9) Case Name: East Bay Regional Park District v. City of Alameda, et al. Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda Case No. RG120655685 3-B 2014-114 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiating litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9 Number of cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action) 3-C 2014-132 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 Number of cases: One (As Defendant City Exposure to Legal Action) 4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any 2014-175 February 4, 2014 Closed Session Announcement. Attachments: 2014-02-04 CS Announcement.pdf 5 Adjournment - City Council ANNUAL INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (IDA) MEETING 6:59 P.M. Pledge of Allegiance 1 Roll Call - IDA City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 3/5/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2014 2 Oral Communications - Speakers may address the Authority regarding any matter not on the agenda 3 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion unless removal is requested by the Authority or the public 3-A 2014-81 Minutes of the Industrial Development Authority, Alameda Public Improvement Corporation (APIC), and City of Alameda Financing Authority (CAFA) Meeting Held on June 4, 2013 and the Special Joint City Council, CAFA and APIC Meeting Held on September 17, 2013. (City Clerk) 4 Adjournment - IDA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M. 1 Roll Call - City Council 2 Agenda Changes 3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements 2014-177 Presentation on City’s Water Use Reduction Plan. Attachments: 2014-02-04 Presentation on City Water Use Reduction.pdf 4 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - A limited number of speakers may address the Council regarding any matter not on the agenda; limited to 15 minutes; additional public comment addressed under Section 8 5 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion unless removal is requested by the Council or the public 5-A 2014-94 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting Held on January 7, 2014. (City Clerk) 5-B 2014-95 Bills for Ratification. (Finance) Attachments: Bills for Ratification 5-C 2014-26 Recommendation to Approve the City of Alameda Investment Policy. (Finance 2410) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Investment Policy 5-D 2014-70 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter Into a Grant Agreement with the Rockefeller Foundation for the City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 3/5/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2014 Cost of Funding the Mayor’s Chief Resilience Officer; to Receive Other Resilience Services; and Upon Receipt of Sufficient Grant Funds for the Term of the Grant, Add an Additional Division Chief Position to Fire Department Authorized Positions to Serve as the Chief Resilience Officer and to Backfill Regular Fire Staff, Including the Hiring of a Limited Term Firefighter. (Fire 220010) 5-E 2014-80 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Consultant Agreement with Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) for a Post-Employment Retirement Benefit (OPEB) Plan; and Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Establishment of an Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 115 Irrevocable Trust (OPEB Trust) with PARS to Prefund Post Employment Benefits for Eligible Retirees. (Finance 07200) Attachments: Resolution - OPEB Trust 5-F 2014-96 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Zoning Map at 2350 Harbor Bay Parkway from O (Open Space) to C-M PD (Commercial-Manufacturing, with a Planned Development Overlay) with Specified Conditions. (Community Development 481005) 5-G 2014-97 Final Passage of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Amendments and Other Corresponding Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms of a Lease with Proximo Distillers, LLC for Ten Years with an Additional Ten Year Option in a Portion of Building 22 Located at 2505 Monarch Street at Alameda Point. (Base Reuse 819099) 6 Regular Agenda Items 6-A 2014-76 Summary: Consider forming City of Alameda Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 13-2 (Alameda Landing Municipal Services District) and, if no majority protest, (a) authorize the levy of a special tax within the District and the issuance of bonded indebtedness, (b) call for a special election within the District to establish an appropriations limit, (c) declare the results of the election and, if two-thirds (2/3) or more of the votes cast are in favor of the District, (d) direct a notice of special tax lien be recorded and (e) introduce an ordinance levying special taxes within the District. Continued Public Hearing to Consider Formation of City of Alameda Community Facilities District No. 13-2 (Alameda Landing Municipal Services District); Adoption of Resolution of Formation of the City of Alameda Community Facilities District No. 13-2 (Alameda Landing Municipal City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 3/5/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2014 Services District) Authorizing the Levy of a Special Tax within the District, Preliminarily Establishing an Appropriations Limit for the District, and Submitting Levy of the Special Tax and the Establishment of the Appropriations Limit to the Qualified Electors of the District; Adoption of Resolution Calling Special Election within the City of Alameda Community Facilities District No. 13-2 (Alameda Landing Municipal Services District); Conduct Special Election; Adoption of Resolution Declaring Results of Special Election and Directing Recording of Notice of Special Tax Lien - Alameda Landing Municipal Services District; and Introduction of Ordinance Levying Special Taxes within the City of Alameda Community Facilities District No. 13-2 (Alameda Landing Municipal Services District). (Community Development 481001) [Continued from January 7, 2014] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Timeline of Actions to Form CFD 13-2 Exhibit 2 - Community Facilities District Report for CFD 13-2 Exhibit 3 - Notice of Special Tax Lien - CFD 13-2 Resolution - Formation of CFD 13-2 Resolution - Calling Special Election within CFD 13-2 Resolution - Declaring Results of Special Election - CFD 13-2 Ordinance - Levying Special Taxes within CFD 13-2 6-B 2014-34 Summary: This is a public hearing to address the following items: (1) certifying Alameda Point's Final Environmental Impact Report, a document assessing environmental impacts associated with the Alameda Point project, (2) approving changes to the City’s General Plan as it relates to Alameda Point which will result in increased employment opportunities and will modify the street network supporting a transit-oriented development, (3) amending the zoning code, and (4) approving a Master Infrastructure Plan to establish standards for backbone infrastructure to accommodate the redevelopment of Alameda Point. Public Hearing to Consider Certifying the Environmental Impact Report, and Approving a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Ordinance Amendment, and Master Infrastructure Plan for the Alameda Point Project: City of Alameda Page 4 Printed on 3/5/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2014 1. Adoption of Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report, and Adopt Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs for the Alameda Point Project; 2. Adoption of Resolution Approving a General Plan Amendment to Modify General Plan Table 2-7 to Provide Additional Opportunities to Increase Employment at Alameda Point Consistent with the 1996 Community Reuse Plan and to Modify Transportation Element Street Network to Support a Transit Oriented Mixed Use Development at Alameda Point; 3. Introduction of Ordinance Amending Various Sections of the Alameda Municipal Code Contained in Chapter XXX (Development Regulations) to Ensure Consistency between the City of Alameda General Plan and the City of Alameda Municipal Code for those Lands Generally referred to as “Alameda Point;” and 4. Adoption of Resolution Recommending Approval of the Master Infrastructure Plan (MIP) Establishing the Requirements and Standards for the Backbone Infrastructure to Support the Redevelopment and Reuse of Alameda Point. (Base Reuse 819099) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Fiscal Impact Analysis of Alameda Point Development Resolution - Alameda Point EIR Resolution - Alameda Point GPA Ordinance - Alameda Point Zoning Resolution - Alameda Point MIP Responses to EIR Comments External Correspondence - Updated 2014-02-04 6-B Presentation.pdf 2014-02-04 6-B Staff Submittal.pdf 2014-02-04 6-B Presentation - Ethan Cliffton .pdf 2014-02-04 6-B Submittal.pdf 6-C 2014-33 Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $40,050 to NBS for Balloting Property Owners for Assessment Increases in the Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2, Zones 2, 3, and 4. (Public Works 275200, 275300, and 275400) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - NBS Consultant Agreement 7 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager City of Alameda Page 5 Printed on 3/5/2014 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2014 8 Oral Communications, (Public Comment) - Any person may address the Council regarding any matter not on the agenda 9 Council Referrals - Matters placed on the agenda by a Councilmember may be acted upon or scheduled as a future agenda item 10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings 11 Adjournment - City Council • Sign language interpreters will be available on request. Please contact the City Clerk at 510-747-4800 or TDD number 510-522-7538 at least 72 hours prior to the Meeting to request an interpreter. • Equipment for the hearing impaired is available for public use. 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