City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · April 7, 2020
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, April 7, 2020 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
Notice: Due to Governor Executive Order N-29-20, Councilmembers can attend the
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Note: On March 31, 2020 at 5:30 PM, the agenda was revised to add a Special 7:01
PM meeting
SPECIAL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 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 2020-7718 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Northwest Territories, approximately 1,704 acres of
rentable space on the former Naval Air Station Alameda at Alameda
Point
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,
Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development
Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development
Director
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Porsche Club of
America, Inc.
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Licensing, price and terms
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Attachments: Correspondence
3-B 2020-7725 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Building 14, approximately 31,194 rentable square feet of
building area, located at 1800 Ferry Point at Alameda Point
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,
Assistant City Attorney, Debbie Potter, Community Development
Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development
Director
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Navigator Systems
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and terms
3-C 2020-7851 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION -
Requests for the City to participate as amicus in pending litigations:
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
Case Name: City of Evanston, et al., v. Barr
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Case
Number: 19-3358
3-D 2020-7869 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: City of Alameda v. Union Pacific
COURT: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda
CASE NUMBERS: RG18920939
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2020-7882 April 7, 2020 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
3-A 2020-7872 Proclamation Declaring March 30th through April 3, 2020 as National
Boys and Girls Club Week. (City Manager 2110) [Informational only,
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will not be presented]
3-B 2020-7871 Proclamation Declaring April 22, 2020 as Earth Day Alameda 2020
and April 24, 2020 as Arbor Day Alameda 2020. (City Manager 2110)
{Informational only, will not be presented]
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 2020-7875 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on
March 3, 2020. (City Clerk)
5-B 2020-7874 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2020-7703 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Four-Year Agreement for Online Applicant Tracking, Recruitment, and
Onboarding Services with Governmentjobs.com Inc. (NEOGOV) in an
Amount Not to Exceed$116,400. (Human Resources 2510)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-D 2020-7817 Recommendation to Accept the Work of Garland/DBS, Inc. for City
Hall Exterior Walls Waterproofing Restoration Project, No. P.W.
07-19-38. (Public Works 91609706)
5-E 2020-7842 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with Innovative Construction Solutions, in an Amount Not to
Exceed $407,184, for Alameda South Shore Lagoons 3 and 5
Dredging Project, No. P.W. 09-14-49. (Public Works 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
5-F 2020-7843 Adoption of Resolution Declaring the City’s Intention to Revise the
Sewer Service Charge and Establish Procedures for Accepting
Protests Pursuant to Article XIID, Section 6(a) of the California
Constitution Regarding Property-Related Fees and Charges, and
Recommendation to Set a Public Hearing on June 16, 2020 to
Consider Adoption of New Sewer Service Charges. (Public Works
602)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Sewer Rate Study
Exhibt 2 - Guidelines - Submission and Tabulation of
Protests
Resolution
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6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2020-7864 Adoption of Urgency Uncodified Ordinance to Suspend During the
Local Emergency due to the COVID-19 Pandemic Certain Provisions
of the City’s Sunshine Ordinance to the Extent Inconsistent with, or
Impose Requirements Beyond Those Explicitly Waived or Waivable
by, Executive Orders of the Governor. (City Attorney)
Attachments: Urgency Ordinance
6-B 2020-7867 Adoption of Urgency Uncodified Ordinance (A) Extending the
Declaration of the Existence of a Local Emergency to Respond to the
COVID-19 Pandemic for the Duration of the State of California’s
Emergency Declaration; (B) Authorizing the City Manager to Forego
the Competitive Bid Process, Subject to Ratification by the City
Council, Consistent with City Charter Section 3-15.2, for the Duration
of the Local Emergency; and Approving City Manager Spending
Authority of Up to $2 Million Dollars to Address the Local Emergency.
(City Manager)
Attachments: Urgency Ordinance
Order of the Alameda County Health Officer 20-04
Correspondence
6-C 2020-7862 Adoption of Urgency Uncodified Ordinance Imposing within the City of
Alameda a Temporary Moratorium on (A) Residential and Commercial
Evictions due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and (B) Landlords Shutting
off Utilities in Residential and Commercial Rental Units Except for
Emergency Situations, and Repealing Ordinance No. 3268.
(Community Development)
Attachments: Urgency Ordinance
Correspondence - Updated 4/7
6-D 2020-7859 Public Hearing to Consider Entitlements and a Development
Agreement for the Development of the 9.4 Acre Property Located at
2229 - 2235 Clement Avenue with 182 Residential Units and Publicly
Accessible Waterfront Open Space;
Adoption of Resolution Approving Tentative Map Tract 8060 PLN
20-0118, Density Bonus Application PLN 20-0119, Development Plan
PLN 20-0120 and Open Space Design Review PLN 20-0121 for
Development of the 9.48 Acre Property Located at 2229 - 2235
Clement Avenue; and
Introduction of Ordinance Approving a Development Agreement By
and Between the City of Alameda and Boatworks, LLC Governing the
Boatworks Project for Real Property Located at 2229 - 2235 Clement
Avenue. (Planning, Building and Transportation)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Tentative Map
Exhibit 2 - Density Bonus Application
Exhibit 3 - Development Plan and Open Space Design
Review
Exhibit 4 - Development Agreement
Resolution
Ordinance
Correspondence - Updated 4/7
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
10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not on
the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
10-A 2020-7870 Stopwaste March 2020 Topic Brief: Fruit and Veggie Storage Guide.
(Councilmember Oddie) [Informational only]
Attachments: Stopwaste March 2020 Topic Brief
11 Adjournment - City Council
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:01 P.M. (Following Regular Meeting)
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Item
2-A 2020-7879 Recommendation to Approve Recommendations on Continuation of
City Operations and Compensation for Employees, Implementation of
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and to Increase
Vacation Accrual Caps and Other Employees Actions Related to the
City Response to COVID-19. (Human Resources 2510)
3 Council Referrals - Matters placed on the agenda by a Councilmember may be
acted upon or scheduled as a future agenda item
3-A 2020-7880 Consider Directing Staff to Identify Funding for Four Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Trailers and Develop an
Overnight Safe Parking Site for Homeless. (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft)
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4 Adjournment - City Council
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