City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · October 15, 2019
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 4:30 P.M.
The Agenda was revised on 10/7/2019 at 12:30 p.m. to add item 3-E.
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 2019-7207 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Positions Evaluated: City Manager - Eric Levitt
[Not heard on October 1, 2019]
3-B 2019-7339 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Emma Hood Swim Center, 2256 Alameda Avenue,
Alameda, CA 94501
CITY NEGOTIATOR: Amy Wooldridge, Recreation and Parks Director,
City of Alameda
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and the Alameda Unified
School District
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and terms of payment for the lease of
the property
3-C 2019-7341 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: 17-Acres behind 1815 Clement Avenue which includes
both dry and submerged land on the north side of the City adjacent to
the estuary and east of Grand Street, Alameda CA
CITY NEGOTIATOR: Debbie Potter, Community Development Director,
Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director, and
Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Pacific Shops, Inc.,
dba Alameda Marina
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UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and terms to exercise Option to Extend
3-D 2019-7183 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Portion of the 24-Acre Phase 1 Parcel of the Enterprise
District at Alameda Point, Alameda CA, Bounded by W. Pacific
Avenue, Skyhawk Street, West Oriskany and Orion Street
CITYNEGOTIATOR: Debbie Potter, Community Development Director,
and John McManus, Cushman Wakefield
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Astra Space, Inc.
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and terms of payment for the potential
sale of the property
3-E 2019-7353 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: Boatworks v City of Alameda, et al.
COURT: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda
CASE NUMBERS: RG14746654, RG16823346, RG16841240
COURT: First District Court of Appeal
CASE NUMBERS: A151063, A151919, A150276
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2019-7382 October 15, 2019 Closed Session Announcement
Attachments: Announcements
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 - Limited to 15
minutes
2019-7383 Proclamation Declaring October 15, 2019 as Benjamin P. Reyes, Sr.
Day.
Attachments: Proclamation
3-A 2019-7335 Proclamation Declaring October 2019 at Filipino American History
Month. (City Manager 2110)
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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 2019-7346 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on
September 17, 2019. (City Clerk)
5-B 2019-7347 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2019-7272 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with Garland/DBS, Inc. for City Hall Exterior Walls
Waterproofing Restoration Project, No. P.W. 07-19-38, in an Amount
Not to Exceed $270,381. (Public Works 91609706)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
5-D 2019-7273 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Reject All Bids and
Call for Rebid for Citywide Landscape Maintenance of Median Strips
and Special Areas, No. P.W. 06-19-28. (Public Works 310)
5-E 2019-7309 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First
Amendment to an Agreement with Panther Industries for the Cleaning,
Repair, and Graffiti Removal for Bus Shelters (Various Locations), for
a Four-Year Term, in an Amount Not to Exceed $45,714.64 for Fiscal
Year 2019-20 for a Total Five-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed
$234,132.46 (Public Works 96010)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
Exhibit 2 - 1st Amendment
5-F 2019-7274 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and
Accept up to One Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($175,000)
in CalRecycle Rubberized Pavement Grant Program Funds for Work
Under the Pavement Management Program, Phase 39. (Public Works
310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Program Plan Map
Exhibit 2 - Grant Application
Resolution
5-G 2019-7337 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code
by Adding Section 13-12, Use and Occupancy of Damaged Buildings
and Structures/Use of Placards or Signs to Chapter XIII Article I.
(Fire 3205)
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5-H 2019-7338 Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager or His
Designee to Execute a 66-Month Lease with One Option to Extend the
Term 60 Months with Park Street Wine Cellars, Inc. for the Premises
2315 Central Avenue, Suite 122 (Historic Alameda Theatre Building).
[Requires Four Affirmative Votes] (Commercial Revitalization 277)
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2019-7336 Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Warren DeSouza and Gia
Schneider as Members of the Mayor’s Economic Development
Advisory Panel.
6-B 2019-7343 Introduction of Ordinance Approving a 33-Year Lease, with One
33-Year Option to Renew, and Authorizing the City Manager to
Negotiate and Execute Documents Necessary to Implement the Terms
of a Lease with the Carnegie Innovation Hall, a California 501(c)3
Non-profit Organization, for 2264 Santa Clara Avenue (the Carnegie
Building) and 1429 Oak Street (Foster House). [Requires Four
Affirmative Votes] (Community Development 001)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Request for Qualifications for the Alameda
Carnegie Building
Exhibit 2 - Carnegie Innovation Hall Statement of
Qualifications
Exhibit 3 - Aerial Map of Building
Exhibit 4 - Lease Agreement
Ordinance
Presentation
Correspondence - Updated 10-15
Staff Submittal
6-C 2019-7271 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending
Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 30 (Zoning Ordinance) to Streamline
Design Review for Small Residential Additions, Window Replacements,
and Green Roofs, Update Work/Live Ordinance Requirements, Update
Lot Line Adjustment Procedures, and Make Other Miscellaneous
Administrative, Technical, and Clarifying Amendments, as
Recommended by the Planning Board. [The proposed amendments
are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)
(3), where it can be seen with certainty that the proposed zoning text
amendments will not have a significant effect on the environment, and
15183, projects consistent with a community plan, general plan or
zoning.] (Planning and Building 481005)
Attachments: Ordinance
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6-D 2019-7344 Presentation by the Housing Authority Providing Information to the
Council. (Housing Authority)
Attachments: Housing Authority Presentation
Housing Authority Presentation - REVISED
6-E 2019-7307 Recommendation to Accept the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Annual Report for
the City’s Rent Program; and
Adoption of Resolution Establishing a Revised Temporary Relocation
Payment Schedule. (Rent Stabilization 265)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Report
Exhibit 2 - Bay Area Cities Comparison of Relocation
Payments
Resolution
Presentation
6-F 2019-7331 Recommendation to Accept $1,600,786.50 Grant
EMW-2018-FH-00229 from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) Program; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Fire Grants
Fund Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $2,595,870, Each, and the
General Fund Expenditures Budget by $995,084 to Allocate the
Required Matching Funds mandated by the SAFER Grant Program.
(Fire 220)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Award Package
Resolution
Correspondence
6-G 2019-7294 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Five-Year Agreement with Ranger Pipeline, Inc. for Cyclic Sewer
Replacement Project, Phase 16, No. PW 05-19-26 in an Amount,
Including Contingency, Not to Exceed $28,924,389.83. (Public Works
602)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
7 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
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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9-A 2019-7293 Consider Directing Staff to Present Options to the Council on
Increasing Accountability of, and Addressing Potential Conflict of
Interest Issues at, the Alameda Housing Authority. (Councilmembers
Vella and Oddie)
Attachments: 2017 Referral
Minutes
Correspondence
9-B 2019-7320 Consider Establishing an Implementation Plan for Creating the
Shoreline Ecological Park on the West Side of Seaplane Lagoon at
Alameda Point, Commonly Known as De-Pave Park. (Councilmembers
Oddie and Daysog)
Attachments: Correspondence - Updated 10-15
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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