City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · September 15, 2020
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, September 15, 2020 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
The agenda was revised on September 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. to revise the Closed
Session by changing the start time and the order of items and adding new items 3-B
and 3-C, and to add a 7:01 p.m Special Meeting
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REVISED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 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 2020-8276 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
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,
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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-B 2020-8306 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U
39-E) for Approval and Recovery of Oakland Clean Energy Initiative
Preferred Portfolio Procurement Costs
COURT: Public Utilities Commission of the State of California
CASE NUMBER: CPUC Docket No. A.20-04-013
3-C 2020-8307 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9)
CASE NAME: City of Alameda, California v. Pacific Gas and Electric
Company under EL20-63.
- “Petition for Declaratory Order, et al. and Conditional Complaint of
City of Alameda, California under EL20-63”
COURT: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
CASE NUMBER: FERC Docket No. EL20-63-000
3-D 2020-8304 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CLAIM
(Pursuant to Government Code § 54956.95)
Claimant: Employee - Fire Department
Claim Nos.: ALAZ-005283 and ALAV-004823.
Agency Claimed Against: City of Alameda
3-E 2020-8299 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: National Urban League, et al. v. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr, et.
al.,
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of
California
Case Number: 20-cv-5799
3-F 2020-8300 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: Common Wealth of Pennsylvania, State of California, et.
al. v. Louis Dejoy, et al.
Court: United State District Court for the Easter District of
Pennsylvania
Case Number: 2:20-cv-4096
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3-G 2020-8282 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code
Section 54957.6)
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Gerry Beaudin,
Assistant City Manager; and Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources
Director
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of
Firefighters, Local 689 (IAFF)
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of
Employment
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 - Limited to 15
minutes
3-A 2020-8209 Proclamation Declaring October 4 through 10 as Public Power Week
2020. (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
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 2020-8297 Minutes of the Continued July 14, 2020 Special Meeting, the Special
Meeting, the Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the
Community Improvement Commission Meeting, the Regular Meeting
and the Special Meeting Held on July 21, 2020; the Special Meeting
Held on July 25, 2020 and the Special Meeting Held on July 28, 2020.
(City Clerk)
Attachments: July 25, 2020 Workshop Summary
5-B 2020-8298 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
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5-C 2020-8256 Recommendation to Accept the Quarterly Sales Tax Report for the
Reporting Period Ending June 30, 2020 (Funds Collected During the
Period January 1 to March 31, 2020). (Finance 2410)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quarterly Sales Tax Report
Exhibit 2 - Quarterly Transactions Tax
5-D 2020-8262 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Fourth
Amendment to the Service Provider Agreement with Cultivate, LLC to
Increase Compensation by $75,000, for a Total Aggregate
Compensation Not to Exceed $220,500, to Continue Providing
Technical Planning Support to the City of Alameda General Plan
Update through Plan Adoption. (Planning, Building and Transportation
209)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 - 1st Amendment
Exhibit 3 - 2nd Amendment
Exhibit 4 - 3rd Amendment
Exhibit 5 - 4th Amendment
5-E 2020-8263 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First
Amendment to Service Provider Agreement with Douglas Herring &
Associates to Increase Compensation by $109,800, for a Total
Aggregate Compensation Not to Exceed $180,000, to Complete the
Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan 2040 Update.
(Planning, Building and Transportation 209)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 - 1st Amendment
5-F 2020-8261 Recommendation to Authorize Purchase of APX 4000 Portable
Radios, in an Amount Not to Exceed $86,659.92, from Alameda
County East Bay Regional Communications System Authority. (Public
Works 707)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Price Quote
5-G 2020-8264 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Five-Year Agreement with Revel Environmental Manufacturing Inc. for
Storm Drainage Trash Capture Device Maintenance and Improvements
in an Amount Not to Exceed $668,494, with Contingency. (Public
Works 351)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
5-H 2020-8254 Adoption of Resolution Approving Tentative Map No. 8561 for the
Subdivision of Eleven Lots on Approximately 12.07 Acres at the North
Housing Site Located at 501 Mosley Avenue (PLN20-0099). (Planning,
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Building and Transportation 481005)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Tentative Map Tract No. 8561
Resolution
Memo
5-I 2020-8279 Adoption of Resolution Supporting the Schools and Local Communities
Funding Act on the November Ballot. (City Manager 2110)
Attachments: Resolution
5-J 2020-8281 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept up to
$140,000 in National Park Service Japanese American Confinement
Sites Grant Program Funds. (Library 5210)
Attachments: Grant and Cooperative Agreement
Resolution
5-K 2020-8293 Final Passage 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.
(Community Development)
Attachments: Correspondence
6 Regular Agenda Items
6-A 2020-8292 Adoption of Resolutions Reappointing Thomas Saxby as a Member of
the Historical Advisory Board; Reappointing Adam Gillitt and
Appointing Tierney Sneeringer as Members of the Public Art
Commission; Reappointing Gerald Serventi as a Member of the Public
Utilities Board; and Reappointing Samantha Soules as a Member of the
Transportation Commission.
6-B 2020-8249 Recommendation to Approve the De-Pave Park Vision Plan.
(Recreation 280)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - De-Pave Park Plan
Exhibit 2 - Pages from the Alameda Point Town Center
and Waterfront Precise Plan
Presentation
Correspondence - Updated 9-15
6-C 2020-8277 Recommendation to Approve Staff’s Approach to Developing a City of
Alameda Race and Equity Action Plan for the Organization, including
Joining the Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE). (City
Manager 2110)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - GARE Member Packet
Exhibit 2 - GARE Training Modules
Exhibit 3 - GARE Theory of Change Model
Exhibit 4 - Fair and Impartial Policing Program
Information
Correspondence
Memo
6-D 2020-8280 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
Adding a New Article XVIV (Third-Party Food Delivery Services) of
Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries) Establishing a
Temporary Limit on Charges Imposed by Third-Party Delivery
Services During the Locally Declared State of Emergency Related to
the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Community Development 256)
Attachments: Ordinance
Presentation
6-E 2020-8269 Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by
Amending Various Provisions of Article VIII (Sunshine Ordinance) of
Chapter II (Administration) Concerning Special Meetings, including the
Setting and Noticing of Such and Other Meetings. (City Attorney)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Councilmember Vella Referral
Ordinance
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
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, or September 1, 2020]
Attachments: Resolution
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,
or September 1, 2020]
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Attachments: Topic Brief
10-B 2020-8291 Consideration of Mayor’s Nominations for Appointments to the Civil
Service Board, Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Golf
Commission, Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, Planning
Board, and Social Service Human Relations Board.
11 Adjournment - City Council
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:01 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Item
2-A 2020-8308 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and
Execute a $100,000 Contract with Block by Block to Help in the
Economic Recovery Efforts from COVID-19 in Alameda’s Business
Improvement Areas; and Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the
Agreement with Creative Build Inc. to add $103,970 to Provide
Extended Hours of Operation for the Day Center and Related Support
Services. (Community Development)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Block by Block Scope of Work
Exhibit 2 - Village of Love Scope of Work
Exhibit 2 - REVISED Village of Love Scope of Work
3 Adjournment - City Council
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