City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · July 5, 2016
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
NOTE: NEWLY ADDED TIME FRAMES FOR AGENDA ITEMS ARE ONLY
ESTIMATES. Discussions on each item could take more or less time. Anyone
interested in speaking is encouraged to arrive early rather than relying on the
estimates.
SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 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 2016-3078 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(45 minutes) (Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: Zachary Ginsburg v. City of Alameda
COURT: Superior Court of the State of California, County of
Alameda
CASE NO: RG15791428
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
5 Adjournment - City Council
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements
3-A 2016-3074 Presentation of Certificates of Service to Dean Batchelor, Civil
(5 minutes) Service Board; Dennis Owens and Donna Rauk, Historical Advisory
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Board; Cullen Jones, Housing Authority Board of Commissioners;
Mike Henneberry, Planning Board; Elizabeth Candelario, Public Art
Commission; Suzanne Warner, Rent Review Advisory Committee;
Doug Biggs and Michael Radding, Social Service Human Relations
Board; Eric Schatmeier, Transportation Commission.
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 2016-3083 Minutes of the Special, Regular and Successor Agency to the
Community Improvement Commission Meetings Held on June 7,
2016. (City Clerk)
5-B 2016-3081 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2016-2953 Recommendation to Accept the Investment Report for the Quarter
Ending March 31, 2016. (Finance 2410)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quarterly Investment Report
5-D 2016-2963 Recommendation to Approve a Nine Month Agreement in the Amount
of $148,085 with Strategic Economics to Prepare an Economic
Development Strategic Plan for the City of Alameda, and
Reappropriate $50,000 from Unspent Fiscal Year 2015-16 Funds for
the Agreement. (Community Development 256)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
5-E 2016-3022 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Three-Month Contract Extension with CSG Consulting Services for
Professional Plan Check Services. (Community Development
481003)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement with CGS
Exhibit 2 - Amendment to Agreement
5-F 2016-2967 Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $625,083,
Including Contingencies, to Harbor Bay Business Park Association
(HBBPA) for the Landscape Maintenance Management Contract for
the City of Alameda Island City Landscaping and Lighting District
84-2, Zone 5 - Harbor Bay Business Park. (Public Works 275.5)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Letter from HBBPA
Exhibit 2 - Contract
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5-G 2016-3009 Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $4,565,426,
Including Contingencies, to Goodland Landscape Construction, Inc.,
for Estuary Park Site Improvements, Phase 1, No. P.W. 02-16-01 and
to Amend Fiscal Year 2016-17 Project Budget. (Public Works 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
5-H 2016-3013 Recommendation to Award a Professional Services Contract to Ninyo
and Moore For Geotechnical Testing and Inspection Services in the
Amount of $100,379, including Contingency of $4,780, for Estuary
Park Site Improvements, Phase 1, No. P.W. 02-16-01. (Recreation
and Parks 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Service Provider Agreement
5-I 2016-3029 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with Macks Craic, Inc., (dba Mack5) in the Amount of
$157,815 for Construction Management Services for Estuary Park,
Jean Sweeney Open Space Park and Krusi Park Recreation Center
Replacement and Amend Fiscal Year 2016-17 Revenue Budget by
$20,000 for the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park CIP 91309.
(Recreation and Parks 5191)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Service Provider Agreement
5-J 2016-3077 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code
by Adding Section 2.24 to Article II of Chapter II Related to
Emergency Organization and Creating the City of Alameda Disaster
Council as Required by State Law to Obtain Legal Recognition as an
Official Emergency Organization. (City Manager 2110)
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2016-3051 Adoption of Resolution Calling an Election to be Consolidated with
(30 minutes) the City’s Next General Municipal Election on November 8, 2016, and
Submitting to the Voters at That Election a Measure, the Utility
Modernization Act, That Proposes to Amend the City Charter by
Amending Section 12-6 to Reaffirm Alameda Municipal Power’s
Annual General Fund Transfer and Amending the Alameda Municipal
Code by Repealing Chapter 3-59 and Replacing It with a Modernized
Utility Users Tax Ordinance; Consider Authoring a Direct and
Possible Rebuttal Argument; and Direct the City Attorney to Prepare
the Impartial Analysis. (City Manager 2110)
Attachments: Resolution
Presentation
Presentation - REVISED
6-B 2016-3012 Recommendation to Approve the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park
(20 minutes) Design Development Plan. (Recreation and Parks 310)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Detailed Park Design
Presentation
6-C 2016-2989 Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City
(10 minutes) Manager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms
of a Three-Year Lease with Kai Concepts, LLC, a California limited
liability company, for Building 168, Suite 300, located at 1651 Viking
Street. [In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), this project is Categorically Exempt under the CEQA
Guidelines Section 15301(c) - Existing Facilities.] [Requires Four
Affirmative Votes] (Base Reuse 819099)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Diagram of Leasehold Area
Exhibit 2 - Lease
Ordinance
6-D 2016-3025 Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the City
(10 minutes) Manager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms
of a Ten Year Lease with One Five-Year Extension Option with La
Costa Pacifica Inc. dba Urban Legend Cellars for Building 25, Unit
300 Located at 1951 Monarch Street at Alameda Point. [In
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this project is Categorically Exempt under the CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301(c) - Existing Facilities]. [Requires Four Affirmative
Votes] (Base Reuse 819099)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Premises
Exhibit 2 - Lease
Ordinance
6-E 2016-3011 Introduction of Ordinance Approving a First Amendment to a Lease
(10 minutes) and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Documents Necessary
to Implement the Terms of a First Amendment to the Lease
Agreement with Pacific Automated LLC, a California Limited Liability
Company, dba Brix Beverage (Pacific Automated, LLC) to Include a
Portion of Building 25 (Unit 100), a Small Outbuilding Known as
Building 491, and Additional Parking Common Areas as Part of the
Original Premises at 1951 Monarch Street at Alameda Point. [In
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this project is Categorically Exempt under the CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301(c) - Existing Facilities.] [Requires Four Affirmative
Votes] (Base Reuse 819099)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - First Amendment to Pacific Automated (Brix)
Lease
Exhibit 2 - Building 491
Exhibit 3 - Building 25, Unit 100
Exhibit 4 - Additional Premises Parking Area
Exhibit 5 - Original Lease
Ordinance
6-F 2016-3018 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
(10 minutes) Amending Chapter 30 (Zoning Ordinance) to Facilitate the City's
Ability to Disperse Public Art Funds, and Amend the Fiscal Year
2016-17 Public Art Fund Budget by $200,000 and Capital
Improvement Projects Fund Budget by $100,000. [The Proposed
Amendments are Categorically Exempt from the Requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations.]
(Community Development 285)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Proposed Changes to Municipal Code
Exhibit 2 - Planning Board Staff Report, November 23,
2015
Exhibit 3 - Planning Board Minutes, November 23, 2015
Exhibit 4 - Public Art Brochure
Ordinance
6-G 2016-3069 Accept Comparison of (1) the City’s Rent Review, Rent Stabilization
(60 minutes) and Limitations on Eviction Ordinance (City’s Ordinance), (2) the
Proposed City of Alameda Charter Amendment to Establish Rent
Control, a Rent Control Board, and Regulate Termination of
Tenancies (Renters’ Initiative), and (3) the Proposed City of Alameda
Charter Amendment to Prohibit the City from Imposing Restrictions
on the Price for which Real Property May Be Rented or Sold
(Landlords’ Initiative).
Provide Direction to Staff Regarding the November 8, 2016 Ballot:
(1) Arguments Relating to the Proposed Renters’ Initiative Should
that Renters’ Initiative Qualify for the Ballot; and (2) Whether the City
Should Place City’s Ordinance on the Ballot as a Proposed Charter
Amendment. (Community Development/City Attorney)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Comparison of Rent Review Ordinance,
Renters' Initiative and Landlords' Initiative
Presentation
7 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
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8 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (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
9-A 2016-3075 Consider Directing the City Manager to Initiate and Begin the Process
with the Planning Board to Propose Revisions to the Ordinance and
Code Sections Defining Alameda’s Inclusionary Housing for
Residential Development. (Vice Mayor Matarrese) [Not heard on
June 21, 2016]
9-B 2016-3076 Consider Directing the City Manager to Schedule a Priority Setting
Work Session. (Mayor Spencer) [Not heard June 21, 2016]
9-C 2016-3028 Consider Directing the City Manager to Immediately Hold a City
Council Workshop on the Final Phase of the Bayport-Alameda
Landing Disposition and Development Agreement
(DDA)\Development Plan. (Councilmember Daysog)
10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not
on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
10-A 2016-3073 Consideration of Mayor’s Nominations for Appointment to the Civil
Service Board and Golf Commission.
11 Adjournment - City Council
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