City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · October 4, 2016
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 4, 2016 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
CANCELED - SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 P.M. - CANCELED
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 2016-3409 THE FOLLOWING ITEM WILL NOT BE HEARD:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant
to Government Code § 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Alameda Point - Building 530 - 120 W. Oriskany
Avenue, Alameda, CA
CITY NEGOTIATOR: Nanette Mocanu/Cushman & Wakefield
ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED: Hot Rod Shop Inc and NorCal
CleanTech, LLC
ISSUE UNDER NEGOTIATION: Real Property Negotiations Price
and Terms of Payment
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 2016-3302 Proclamation Declaring October 5, 2016 as Walk and Roll to School
(3 minutes) Day. (Transportation)
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3-B 2016-3215 Proclamation Declaring October 2016 as Domestic Violence
(3 minutes) Awareness Month. (City Manager 2110)
3-C 2016-3227 Proclamation Declaring October 2016 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
(3 minutes) Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) History Month. (City
Manager 2110)
3-D 2016-3376 Presentation by the Port of Oakland regarding Fleet Week.
(5 minutes)
Attachments: Presentation
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 2016-3415 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on
September 6, 2016. (City Clerk)
5-B 2016-3413 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2016-3264 Recommendation to Accept the Document Outlining the Approach to
Attracting Development to the Enterprise District at Alameda Point
and a Six-Month Status Update. (Base Reuse 819099)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 – Enterprise District/Site B Map
Exhibit 2 - October 20, 2015 Enterprise District Report
Exhibit 3 - Approach to Development 2016
Exhibit 4 - Draft Minutes from 7-20-2016 Economic
Development Panel Meeting
Exhibit 5 - Enterprise District Marketing Brochure
Exhibit 6 - Sample Broker Blast
Exhibit 7 - Sample Targeted Mailer
5-D 2016-3345 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with CSG Consultants Inc. for Professional Plan Check
Services for a 24-Month Term in an Amount not to Exceed $600,000
and Appropriate $150,000 for Fiscal Year 2016-17 to Fund the First
Year of the Agreement. (Community Development 481003)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - CSG Consultant Services Agreement
5-E 2016-3408 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal by
Amending Section 30-4.25(D).III.B Related to Setbacks for Side
Street Property Lines on Corner Parcels
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5-F 2016-3410 Final Passage of Ordinance Approving a First Amendment to a Lease
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)
5-G 2016-3411 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code
by Amending Chapter 30, Section 30-4.21 E, Estuary District
(Requires 3 affirmative votes) (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit to Ordinance - Draft Zoning Amendments
5-H 2016-3412 Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to:
(1)Execute a Memorandum of Understanding, Quitclaim Deed and All
Other Necessary Documents Between the City of Alameda and the
United States of America Acting By and Through the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers to Acquire 94 Parcels of Semi-Submerged and
Submerged Land On the Alameda Side of the Oakland Inner Harbor
Tidal Canal (“Tidal Canal”); (2) Execute Purchase and Sale
Agreements, Quitclaim Deeds and All Other Necessary Documents
Between the City of Alameda and Various Purchasers to Sell
Approximately 92 Parcels on the Tidal Canal at Fair Market Value. A
Draft Negative Declaration has been prepared for the proposed
actions consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). (Requires 4 affirmative votes) (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibits to Ordinance
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2016-3385 Presentation by Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) -
(45 minutes) Annual Progress Report. (Police 3130)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - FAAS Annual Report 2014-2015
Correspondence
6-B 2016-3305 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
(30 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
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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, 11-23-2015
Exhibit 3 - Public Art Brochure
Exhibit 4 - Public Art Requirement Summary
Ordinance
Presentation
Correspondence
Correspondence2
6-C 2016-3315 Recommendation to Direct Staff to Transmit the City of Alameda
(45 minutes) 2015 Housing Element Annual Report to the State of California
Department of Housing and Community Development. Approval of an
annual report is not subject to the review under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), nor is an annual report defined as
a “project” under CEQA. No future review is required. (Community
Development 481005)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Planning Board Staff Report 9-12-16
Presentation
Presentation - REVISED
6-D 2016-3310 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the
(15 minutes) Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 30 (Zoning
Ordinance) to Streamline Improvements to Existing Residential
Properties and Minor Administrative, Technical, and Clarifying
Revisions to the Zoning Ordinance Regarding Chimneys, Accessory
Buildings, Windows, Existing Driveways and Parking,
Non-Conforming Setbacks, Home Occupation Signage, and Other
Miscellaneous Amendments. [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 481005)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Previous Planning Board Reports
Ordinance
Ordinance - REVISED SECTION 17
6-E 2016-3330 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
(15 minutes) Amending Subsection 3-70.5 (Establishment of a Community
Facilities District to Finance Certain Services) of Section 3-70
(Special Tax Financing Improvement Code), of Division I (General
Provisions), of Article IV (Special Tax Financing), of Chapter III
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(Finance and Taxation) to Allow the Financing of Additional Services,
including Transportation Services and Programs. (Base Reuse 858)
Attachments: Ordinance
7 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
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 2016-3333 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, July 5 or 19, 2016 or September 6 or 20, 2016]
9-B 2016-3335 Consider Directing the City Manager to Schedule a Priority Setting
Work Session. (Mayor Spencer) [Not heard on June 21, 2016, July 5
or 19, 2016, or September 6 or 20, 2016]
9-C 2016-3337 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) [Not heard on
July 5 or 19, 2016 or September 6 or 20, 2016]
9-D 2016-3338 Consider Directing the City Manager to Have the Social Service
Human Relations Board (SSHRB) Review City Policies and
Procedures for Aiding Alameda’s Homeless in Order to Make
Recommendations to the City Council for Policy Revisions and
Additions. (Vice Mayor Matarrese) [Not heard on July 19, 2016 or
September 6 and 20, 2016]
9-E 2016-3339 Consider Directing the City Manager to Initiate Revisions to the
Ordinances and Code Sections for Mixed-Use Zoning in the City of
Alameda to Aid Retention of Beneficial Commercial Uses within
Areas Zoned for Mixed Use. (Vice Mayor Matarrese) [Not heard on
July 19, 2016 or September 6 or 20, 2016]
9-F 2016-3341 Consider Directing Staff to Review Enacting a Minimum Wage
Increase in Alameda. (Mayor Spencer) [Not heard on July 19, 2016
or September 6 or 20, 2016]
9-G 2016-3342 Consider Directing Staff to Renegotiate the Terms of the Friends of
the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) Lease and Relocate/Modernize
the Shelter Facility, including Addressing Funding. (Mayor Spencer)
[Not heard on July 19, 2016 or September 6 or 20, 2016]
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Attachments: Correspondence
10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not
on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
11 Adjournment - City Council
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