City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · October 19, 2021
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
The closed session agenda was revised on October 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. to remove Item
3-B and revise the meeting start time. Regular Agenda Item 7-D was withdrawn on
October 19, 2021 at 12:15 p.m.
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REVISED SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items - Anyone wishing to have
comments read into record on closed session items, please email
clerk@alamedaca.gov within 30 minutes of the meeting commencing;
comments submitted earlier will not be read
3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
3-A 2021-1396 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION
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Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9,
subsection (d)(4)
Number of cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action - Bond
Validation Action)
Potential Defendant(s): All Interested Persons
3-B 2021-1392 WITHDRAWN CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS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 ORGANIZATION: Alameda Police Officers Association
(APOA)
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of
Employment [Will not be heard on October 19, 2021]
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2021-1433 October 19, 2021 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
2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15
minutes
3-A 2021-1204 Proclamation Declaring October 2021 Filipino American History
Month.
3-B 2021-1380 Proclamation Declaring October 2021 as Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
3-C 2021-1389 Proclamation Declaring October as Disability Awareness Month 2021.
4 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Limited to 15 minutes;
members of the public may speak for up to 2 minutes regarding any matter
not on the agenda; any remaining speakers may comment under Section 9
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5 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion;
members of the public may speak once for up to 2 minutes on the entire
Consent Calendar; following public comment, the Council can remove items
and speak for up to 5 minutes on each item; recording a non-affirmative vote
should be done without removal
5-A 2021-1398 Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Joint City Council and
Alameda Public Financing Authority Meeting and the Regular City
Council Meeting Held on September 21, 2021. (City Clerk)
5-B 2021-1399 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2021-1221 Recommendation to Accept a Report on the Appointment of a Member
to the Open Government Commission. (City Clerk 10022020)
5-D 2021-1334 Recommendation to Accept the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Annual Report for
the City’s Rent Program. (Community Development 20761840)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft Annual Report
5-E 2021-1339 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement in the Amount of $137,194 with The Village of Love to
Extend Open Hours for the Day Center for Individuals Experiencing
Homelessness to Evenings and Weekends. (Community Development
10061833)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-F 2021-1348 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Sixth
Amendment to the Agreement with Cultivate, LLC to Increase
Compensation by $60,000, for a Total Aggregate Compensation Not to
Exceed $354,000 to Continue Providing Technical Planning Support to
the City of Alameda General Plan Update through Housing Element
Adoption. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962710)
[Continued from October 19, 2021; public comment closed]
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 - 1st Amendment
Exhibit 3 - 2nd Amendment
Exhibit 4 - 3rd Amendment
Exhibit 5 - 4th Amendment
Exhibit 6 - 5th Amendment
Exhibit 7 - 6th Amendment Scope and Budget
5-G 2021-1375 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and
Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with ECS Imaging, Inc.
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to Extend the Term By Five Years and Provide Additional
Compensation in an Amount Not to Exceed $260,000 to Upgrade
Software and Provide Maintenance for Laserfiche RIO Services for a
Total Compensation Amount Not to Exceed of $420,000. (Information
Technology 60626070)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Original Agreement
Exhibit 2 - 1st Amendment
5-H 2021-1331 Recommendation to Accept the Work of NEMA Construction for the
Shoreline Park Pathway Lighting Project, No. P.W. 10-20-38. (Public
Works 60341591)
5-I 2021-1332 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with JMB Construction for the Storm Drain Pump Station
Electrical Upgrades Project, No. P.W. 9-19-48, in a Total Amount Not
to Exceed $2,030,900; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Capital
Budget by Reducing Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations in
Capital Improvement Program 91890311 by $250,000, Reducing
Revenue and Expenditure Appropriations in Capital Improvement
Program 91808 by $124,255, and Increasing Revenue and
Expenditure Appropriations for Capital Improvement Program 91606
by $374,255. (Public Works 31041520)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Contract
Resolution
5-J 2021-1366 Recommendation to Accept $46,343.39 Grant EMW-2020-FG-00222
from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program - COVID-19
Supplemental (AFG-S); and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Fire Grants
Fund Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $50,977.73 (Fire 220),
and the General Fund Expenditures Budget by $4,634.34 to Allocate
the Required Matching Funds per the Grant Requirement. (Fire
10032200)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Award Package
Resolution
6 Continued Agenda Items - Public comment and speaking times are
determined based upon the prior meeting discussion
7 Regular Agenda Items - 6 members of the public may speak for up to 3
minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2 minutes
7-A 2021-1397 Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Christina Mun as a Member of the
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and Appointing Eva
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Jennings and Dan Poritzky as Members of the Mayor’s Economic
Development Advisory Panel.
7-B 2021-1383 Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff to Pursue One or More
Options for Reducing the Negative Impacts and Public Safety
Challenges Associated with Automobile-Oriented Events at Alameda
Point. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962700 / Public
Works 31041500 / Police 10031100)
Attachments: Exhibit 1- Existing Conditions
Exhibit 2 - Additional or Modified Barrier Options
Exhibit 3 - West Hornet Fencing Plan
Presentation
Correspondence
Councilmember Herrera Spencer Photos
7-C 2021-1330 Recommendation to Adopt the City Facilities and Street Naming
Policy. (Recreation & Parks 10051400/Planning 20962710)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft City Facilities and Street Naming Policy
Exhibit 2 - 2016 City Facilities and Street Naming Policy
Presentation
Correspondence
7-D 2021-1384 WITHDRAWN Recommendation to Support County of Alameda
Participation in an Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District in
Support of the Oakland Athletics Stadium at Howard Terminal. (City
Manager 10021030) [Will not be heard on October 19, 2021]
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft Letter
Correspondence - Updated 10/19
7-E 2021-1259 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of One or More
Series of Pension Obligation Bonds (POB) to Refinance Outstanding
Obligations of the City to the California Public Employees’ Retirement
System, Authorizing the Initiation of a Judicial Validation Action by the
City Attorney, and Approving and Directing Related Matters. (Finance
10024051)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Indenture of Trust
Exhibit 2 - POB Technical Information
Exhibit 3 - Good Faith Estimates
Resolution
Presentation
Presentation - REVISED
Correspondence
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8 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
9 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Members of the public
may speak for up to 2 minutes regarding any matter not on the agenda
10 Council Referrals - Matters placed on the agenda by Councilmembers may be
scheduled as future agenda items or dispositive action may be taken on
sufficiently noticed time sensitive legislative matters; presentations are limited
to 5 minutes; Councilmembers can speak for up to 3 minutes; 6 members of
the public may speak for up to 3 minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2
minutes
10-A 2021-998 Considering Directing Staff to Provide an Update on License Plate
Readers. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) [Not heard on June 15,
July 6, 20, September 7, 21, or October 5, 2021]
Attachments: Correspondence
10-B 2021-999 Consider Directing Staff to Publicly Share Information on Parking
Recreational Vehicles. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) [Not heard
on June 15, July 6, 20, September 7, 21, or October 5, 2021]
10-C 2021-1000 Consider Directing Staff to Address Representation for Below Market
Rate Homeowners on Homeowner Association (HOA) Boards and with
Property Management. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) [Not heard
on June 15, July 6, 20, September 7, 21, or October 5, 2021]
10-D 2021-1248 Consider Directing Staff to Support Removal of the US Navy
Constraints Limiting Housing Development at Alameda Point.
(Councilmember Herrera Spencer and Councilmember Daysog) [Not
heard on September 7, 21, or October 5, 2021]
Attachments: City of Alameda RHNA Appeal
10-E 2021-1249 Consider Directing Staff to Address Identifying New Areas at Alameda
Point to Develop a Number of Housing Units Above the
Originally-Agreed Upon Numbers of the 2023-2031 Regional Housing
Needs Allocation (RHNA). (Councilmember Daysog) [Not heard on
September 7, 21, or October 5, 2021]
10-F 2021-1337 Consider Directing Staff to Move Jean Sweeney Park Fencing.
(Councilmembers Herrera Spencer and Daysog) [Not heard on
October 5, 2021]
Attachments: Sweeney Land versus Railroad Land
Photos of Fence
Correspondence
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11 Council Communications - Councilmembers can speak for 9 minutes to
address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or
meetings
12 Adjournment - City Council
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