City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · October 17, 2017
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
REVISED SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
Note: The closed session agenda was revised on October 9, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. to add
Item 3-B.
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 2017-4817 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
(120 Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section
minutes) 54956.9 of the Government Code
Number of cases: One (As Defendant - City Exposure to Legal Action)
3-B 2017-4824 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Positions Evaluated: City Manager - Jill Keimach; City Attorney - Janet
Kern; and City Clerk - Lara Weisiger
Attachments: Correspondence
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2017-4859 October 17, 2017 Closed Session Announcement
Attachments: Announcement
5 Adjournment - City Council
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance
1 Roll Call - City Council
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2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements
3-A 2017-4698 Proclamation Declaring October 15, 2017 as White Cane Safety Day
(5 minutes) and October 2017 as Disability Awareness Month. (City Manager
2110)
3-B 2017-4731 Proclamation Declaring October 15 through 21, 2017 at Friends of the
(5 minutes) Alameda Free Library Appreciation Week. (Library)
3-C 2017-4802 Proclamation Declaring October 22 through 28, 2017 as Childhood
(5 minutes) Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. (City Manager 2110)
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
2017-4860 October 17, 2017 Oral Communications Submittal
Attachments: Submittal
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 2017-4821 Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Special Joint City
Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement
Commission Meeting and the Regular City Council Meeting Held on
September 19, 2017. (City Clerk)
5-B 2017-4822 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2017-4726 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and
Execute an Agreement for the Purchase of One Pierce Fire Engine in
an Amount Not to Exceed $921,050. (Fire 3200)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Fire Engine Quote Package
5-D 2017-4751 Recommendation to Authorize the Purchase of a Replacement
VacCon Combination Jet/Vacuum Sewer Cleaner through the National
Joint Powers Alliance Contract 022014-AMI in the Amount of
$397,643. (Public Works 602)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - VacCon Quote
Exhibit 2 - National Joint Powers Alliance Contract
5-E 2017-4785 Recommendation to Approve the 2017-2018 Pilot Program, “Art in City
Hall.” (City Manager 2110)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Art in City Hall Guidelines
Exhibit 2 - Art in City Hall Artist Agreement
5-F 2017-4733 Recommendation to Approve a License Agreement with the Alameda
Soccer Club for the Use and Management of the Hornet Soccer Field
for a Total of Five Years. (Recreation and Parks 2801010)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - License Agreement
5-G 2017-4734 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Eight
Year Agreement with a Total Compensation of $16,000 with Field Turf
and an Eight Year Agreement with a Total Compensation of $44,000
with Valley Precision Grading for Biannual Maintenance of Synthetic
Turf Fields at Estuary Park. (Recreation and Parks 2801010)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Field Turf Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Valley Precision Grading Agreement
5-H 2017-4773 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute
Amendment to the Agreement with SLR International Corporation
(SLR) to Provide Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring Services
for the Jean Sweeney Open Space Park for an Amount Not To Exceed
$163,900 for a Total Contract Amount of $518,060. (Recreation and
Parks 2801010)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - SLR 3rd Amendment
Exhibit 2 - SLR Agreement, 1st and 2nd Amendments
5-I 2017-4743 Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $4,124,520,
Including an 8% Contingency, to Suarez and Munoz Construction, Inc.
for Jean Sweeney Open Space Park Phase A Project, No. P.W.
05-16-09; and
Adoption of Resolution Appropriating $1,000,000 to the Capital
Projects Fund Sweeney Park Project (91309) from the General Fund,
$13,000 from the Historical Advisory Board Fund and $25,000 of
Kiwanis and $25,000 of Alameda Community Fund Donations for a
total of $1,063,000 to the Project. (Recreation and Parks 2801010)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Suarez and Munoz Contract
Resolution
5-J 2017-4738 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager, or Her Designee, to
Negotiate and Execute Purchase Agreements not to Exceed $308,000
for the Replacement of Seven Police Department Vehicles and One
Police Motorcycle; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Equipment Replacement Fund
Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18. (Police 3121)
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Attachments: Resolution
5-K 2017-4779 Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $1,122,055,
including a 15% Contingency, to Carlson, Barbee & Gibson, Inc. for
Civil Engineering Services to Replace Backbone Infrastructure in
Alameda Point’s Reuse Area to East Bay Municipal Utility District
(EBMUD) Standards; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Base Reuse Fund and Alameda
Point Capital Projects Fund Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18. (Base
Reuse 858)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Alameda Point Reuse and Development Areas
Exhibit 2 - EBMUD Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Contract
Resolution
5-L 2017-4809 Final Passage of Ordinance Approving a Lease and Authorizing the
City Manager to Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the
Terms of a Lease Agreement with Auctions By The Bay, Inc., a
California Corporation, for a Sixty Four Month Lease for Building 525
Located at 2751 Todd 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)
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2017-4625 Proclamation Declaring October 2017 as Domestic Violence
(10 minutes) Awareness Month. (City Manager 2110)
6-B 2017-4702 Proclamation Declaring November 1, 2017 as Extra Mile Day. (City
(5 minutes) Manager 2110)
6-C 2017-4808 Adoption of Resolution Appointing Penny Cozad as a Member of the
(5 minutes) Planning Board.
Attachments: Correspondence
6-D 2017-4790 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the
(20 minutes) City Manager to Execute a Ground Lease Agreement between Eden
Housing, Inc, and the City of Alameda for a 70-Unit Family Affordable
Housing Project on Block 8, within Site A at Alameda; and (2)
Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Ground Lease Agreement between Eden Housing, Inc., and the City of
Alameda for a 60-Unit Senior Affordable Housing Project on Block 8
within Site A at Alameda Point. (Base Reuse 819099)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Ground Lease Agreement - Family Project
Exhibit 2 - Ground Lease Agreement - Senior Project
Presentation
Ordinance - Family Project
Oridnance - Senior Project
6-E 2017-4803 Recommendation to Accept the Certificate of Sufficiency for a
(45 minutes) Proposed City of Alameda Charter Amendment Making the “City of
Alameda Rent Review, Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions
Ordinance” a Part of the Alameda City Charter; and
Select One of the Following: 1) Adoption of Resolution Calling an
Election to be Consolidated with the Statewide Primary on June 5,
2018 and Submitting to the Voters at That Election a Measure that
Proposes to Amend the City Charter by Incorporating into the Charter
Ordinance 3148, with Certain Modifications, or 2) Adoption of
Resolution Calling an Election to be Consolidated with the General
Municipal Election and Statewide General Election on November 6,
2018 and Submitting to the Voters at That Election a Measure that
Proposes to Amend the City Charter by Incorporating into the Charter
Ordinance 3148, with Certain Modifications. (City Clerk 2220)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Notice of Intent and Full Text of the Measure
Exhibit 1 - REVISED Notice of Intent and Full Text
Exhibit 2 - Title and Summary
Exhibit 3 - Certificate of Sufficiency
Resolution - June Election
Resolution - November Election
6-F 2017-4756 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the
(30 minutes) Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) to Add Section 30-18, Universal
Residential Design. (Community Development 209)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Letter to the Building Industry Association
Ordinance
Correspondence
6-G 2017-4765 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code
(5 minutes) (AMC) by Amending Section 2-19 to Change the Name of the
Commission on Disability Issues to the Commission on Disability.
(Public Works 4205)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - AMC Section 2-19
Exhibit 2 - AMC Section 2-19 redlined
Ordinance
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6-H 2017-4178 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the
(45 minutes) Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 30 (Zoning Ordinance)
to Update and Improve the Regulations Governing the Public Art
Ordinance. [The proposed amendment is categorically exempt from
further environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines 15305
Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations]. (Community Development
285)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Background Documents
Exhibit 2 - Public Art Meeting, Summarized Public
Comments
Exhibit 3 - Proposed Changes to Ordinance (Redline)
Exhibit 4 - Proposed Changes to Ordinance (Clean
Version)
Exhibit 5 - Summary of Public Art Requirements
Exhibit 6 - Summary of Administrative Caps
Ordinance
Presentation
Correspondence
6-I 2017-4759 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of an Ordinance Amending
(20 minutes) Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-25 Appeals or Calls for Review.
(Community Development 209)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - City Council Referral
Exhibit 2 - “Call for Review” Procedures in Other Cities
Ordinance
6-J 2017-4758 Adoption of Resolution Approving Guidelines for the Sister Cities
(20 minutes) Program. (Community Development 256)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Alameda Sister Cities Guidelines
Exhibit 2 - Alameda Sister Cities Association Letter of
Support
Resolution
Presentation
7 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
7-A 2017-4818 Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process.
8 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Speakers 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
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10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not on
the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
10-A 2017-4760 Consideration of Mayor’s Nomination to the Planning Board.
11 Adjournment - City Council
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