City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · September 1, 2020
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, September 1, 2020 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
The Closed Session Agenda was revised on 8/25/20 at 1:00 p.m. to add Item 3-C and
at 4:30 p.m. to add Items 3-D and 3-E and change the time to 5:30 p.m.
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REVISED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL 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 2020-8226 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: City of Alameda v. Union Pacific (Tilden)
COURT: Superior Court of the State of California, County of Alameda
CASE NUMBERS: RG18920939
3-B 2020-8234 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
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Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Site A at Alameda Point
PERSONS NEGOTIATING: Eric J. Levitt, City Manager, Debbie
Potter, Community Development Director, Michelle Giles,
Redevelopment Project Manager and Lisa Nelson Maxwell, Assistant
City Attorney
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Alameda Point
Partners
UNDER NEGOTIATIONS: Price and terms
3-C 2020-8265 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: Duncan v. Becerra
Court: United State Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit
Case Number: 19-55376
3-D 2020-8266 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9, Subsection (c)
Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City of Alameda Initiating Legal
Action)
3-E 2020-8267 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9
Number of cases: One (As Defendant - City Exposure to Legal Action)
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
5 Adjournment - City Council
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO
THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC) MEETING - 6:59 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance
1 Roll Call - City Council/SACIC
2 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion
unless removal is requested by the Council/SACIC or the public
2-A 2020-8260 Minutes of the Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the
Community Improvement Commission Meeting Held on July 7, 2020.
[City Council and SACIC] (City Clerk)
2-B 2020-8177 Recommendation to Accept the Third Quarter Financial Report for the
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Period Ending March 31, 2020. [City Council and SACIC] (Finance
2410)
Attachments: Third Quarter Financial Report
3 Adjournment - City Council and SACIC
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15
minutes
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 2020-8250 Minutes of the Special Meeting Held on June 29, 2020; the Special
and Regular City Council Meetings Held on July 7, 2020; and the
Continued July 7, 2020 Special City Council Meeting and Special City
Council Meeting Held on July 14, 2020. (City Clerk)
5-B 2020-8258 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2020-8133 Recommendation to Accept the Quarterly Sales Tax Report for the
Reporting Period Ending March 31, 2020 (Funds Collected During the
Period October 1 to December 31, 2019). (Finance 2410)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quarterly Sales Tax Report
Exhibit 2 - Quarterly Transaction Tax
5-D 2020-8211 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second
Amendment to the Agreement with Avineon, Inc. Extending the Term of
the Agreement by Thirteen Months and Increasing the Compensation
by an Amount Not to Exceed $40,840 for an Aggregate Compensation
Amount Not to Exceed $135,740 to Provide Geographic Information
System Curriculum Development Support, Fiber Network Mapping,
Geographic Information System Support for Future Needs, and 911
Reporting Areas Enrichment. (Information Technology 704.1/Police
218019-573020)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment
Exhibit 3 - Second Amendment
5-E 2020-8214 Recommendation to Accept the Work of Valentine Corporation for
Encinal Boat Launch Facility Project No. P.W. 04-19-19. (Recreation
and Parks 280)
5-F 2020-8235 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
12-Month Service Provider Agreement with Harris & Associates, a
California Corporation, for Reimbursement Audit Services for
Infrastructure Improvements to be Financed by Community Facilities
District No. 13-1 (Alameda Landing Public Improvements) in an
Amount Not to Exceed $134,900. (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Service Provider Agreement
5-G 2020-8242 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a One
Year Agreement with Operation Dignity to Provide Mobile Outreach
Services for Alameda’s Unsheltered Population in an Amount Not to
Exceed $122,400. (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-H 2020-8241 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Make
Overpayments to the State Department of Health Care Services
Concerning the Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Program.
(City Manager/Fire)
5-I 2020-8215 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second
Amendment to Agreement with Blue Flame Crew for Operation and
Maintenance of the Doolittle Landfill for an Amount Not to Exceed
$15,000 Annually for Fiscal Years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23, for
a Total Three Year Expenditure Not to Exceed $91,443.81, Including
Contingency, and for a Total Five-Year Expenditure Not to Exceed
$472,070.75. (Public Works 270)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment
Exhibit 3 - Second Amendment
5-J 2020-8219 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Four
Five-Year Agreements to Interface Engineering, Inc., Pragmatic PE,
Inc., Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers, and Syska
Hennessy Group, Respectively, for On-Call Mechanical Engineering
Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000 Annually for Each
Agreement, and for a Total Five-Year Cumulative Amount Not to
Exceed $500,000 for Each Agreement. (Public Works 310)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Interface Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Pragmatic PE Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Schaaf & Wheeler Agreement
Exhibit 4 - Syska Hennessy Agreement
5-K 2020-8223 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Four
Five-Year Agreements to Advance Design Consultants, Inc., Borrelli
and Associates, Inc., Salas O’Brien Engineers, Inc., and TJC and
Associates, Inc., Respectively, for On-Call Electrical Engineering
Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000 Annually for Each
Agreement, and for a Total Cumulative Five-Year Amount Not to
Exceed $500,000 for Each Agreement. (Public Works 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Advance Design Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Borrelli Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Salas O'Brien Agreement
Exhibit 4 - TJC Agreement
5-L 2020-8225 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Six
Five-Year Agreements to Byrens Kim Design Works, Group 4
Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc., Interactive Resources
Architects + Engineers, The KPA Group, RMW Architecture &
Interiors, and Sally Swanson Architects, Inc., Respectively, for On-Call
Architectural Services, in an Amount Not to Exceed $150,000 Annually
for Each Agreement, and for a Five-Year Total Cumulative Amount Not
to Exceed $750,000 for Each Agreement. (Public Works 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Byrens Kim Agreement
Exhibit 2 - Group 4 Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Interactive Resources Agreement
Exhibit 4 - The KPA Agreement
Exhibit 5 - RMW Agreement
Exhibit 6 - Sally Swanson Agreement
5-M 2020-8217 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract
with Redgwick Construction Company for Construction of the Otis
Drive Safety Improvement Project, in an Amount Not to Exceed
$854,117.50; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital
Improvement Budget by Allocating $100,000 in Local B/BB Paratransit
Fund to Capital Improvement Program Fund 91818 to Construct the
Otis Drive Safety Improvement Project. (Public Works 310)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
Resolution
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5-N 2020-8240 Adoption of Resolution Ratifying the Proclamations of the Director of
Emergency Services and Continuing the Declaration of the Existence
of a Local Emergency in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic,
Consistent with Government Code Section 8630(c). (City Manager
2110)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - City Manager Proclamations
Exhibit 1 - REVISED City Manager Proclamations
Resolution
5-O 2020-8238 Final Passage of an Uncodified Ordinance Amending Uncodified
Ordinance No. 3275 to Extend the Time that Tenants Must Repay
“Deferred Rent” from 210 Days to 395 Days Following the City
Council’s Rescission of the Local Emergency; and
Recommendation to Receive an Update Regarding City Council’s
Request for Information on Status of Tenant Payment of Rent and Rent
Relief Program and Outreach to Tenants Regarding Eviction
Protections. (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Data Highlights from the Landlord Survey
Exhibit 2 - Overview Emergency Rent Relief Applications
Exhibit 3A - Resource Guide for Property Owners
Exhibit 3B - Resource Guide for Renters
Ordinance
5-P 2020-8239 Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager or Designee
to Execute an Amendment to the Lease with Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, Acting for and on Behalf of Williams-Sonoma
Stores, Inc., a California Corporation, for Building 169, Suite 102,
Located 1680 Viking Street at Alameda Point, Extending the Term for
an Additional 12 Months with One 12-Month Extension Option,
Removing Overflow Parking from the Leased Premises, and Providing
One (1) Month of Rent Abatement. (Community Development 819099)
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2020-8236 Public Hearing to Consider COVID-19 Related Response and
Enforcement Activities; and
Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal
Code By Adding a New Article 24-13 (Public Health) Providing for
Enforcement of Alameda County Health Officer Orders and Directives.
(Planning, Building and Transportation/City Attorney)
Attachments: Ordinance
Correspondence
Presentation
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6-B 2020-8164 Recommendation to Adopt the 2020 Alameda Point Master
Infrastructure Plan (MIP) Amendment and Direct Staff to Work with the
Recreation and Park Commission on Recommendations Regarding the
Alameda Point Sports Complex;
Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
Amending Chapter XXVII (Development Fees) by Repealing Section
27-4 (Alameda Point Development Impact Fees) in Its Entirety; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to
Revise Fee. (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - MIP Amendment
Exhibit 2 - Infrastructure and Community Benefits
Ordinance
Resolution
Presentation
6-C 2020-8246 Adoption of an Urgency Ordinance Amending Uncodified Ordinance
No. 3275 to Provide that any Agreement Between a Landlord and a
Tenant Concerning Repayment of “Deferred Rent” Must Limit a
Landlord’s Remedy for a Tenant’s Breach of the Agreement to Money
Damages and, as to a Tenant’s Failure to Pay the Deferred Rent in the
Agreement, Expressly Waive the Landlord’s Right to File an Unlawful
Detainer Action to Recover Possession of a Tenant’s Rental Unit or for
Any Unpaid Rent that was the Subject of the Agreement. (Community
Development)
Attachments: Ordinance
Correspondence
6-D 2020-8255 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Budget to
Accept $1,003,970 in State Coronavirus Relief Funds and Amend the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Budget to Increase Revenue and
Expenditures Appropriations by $903,970 in the General Fund and by
$100,000 in the Human Services Fund in Order to Offset Costs
Associated with the City’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic; and
Recommendation to Approve a Report on City Activities and
Expenditures Related to the COVID-19 Emergency. (City Manager)
Attachments: Resolution
Presentation
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
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9 Council Referrals - Matters placed on the agenda by a Councilmember may be
acted upon or scheduled as a future agenda item
9-A 2020-8092 Consider Adoption of Resolution Amending Section 6 of Resolution No.
15382, which Adopted Rules of Order Governing City Council
Meetings. (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmember Oddie) [Not
heard July 7 or 14, 2020]
Attachments: Resolution
9-B 2020-8248 Consider Creating a Grant Program for Park Street (Downtown
Alameda Business Association-DABA) and Webster Street (West
Alameda Business Association-WABA) to Adapt the Configuration of
Park and Webster Streets, including Potential Temporary Street
Closures. (Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft and Councilmember Oddie)
Attachments: Correspondence
10 Council Communications - Councilmembers can address any matter not on
the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
10-A 2020-8129 Stopwaste June 2020 Topic Brief: Sustainable Landscapes.
(Councilmember Oddie) [Informational only] [Not heard July 7 or 14,
2020]
Attachments: Topic Brief
10-B 2020-7806 Consideration of Mayor’s Nominations for Appointments to the Civil
Service Board, Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Golf
Commission, Historical Advisory Board, Housing Authority Board of
Commissioners, Planning Board, Public Art Commission, Public
Utilities Board, Social Service Human Relations Board and
Transportation Commission.
11 Adjournment - City Council
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