City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · January 17, 2023
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.
Regular City Council - 7:00 p.m.
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, codified at Government Code Section 54953,
Councilmembers can attend the meeting via teleconference. The City allows
public participation via Zoom.
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The Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
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2 Public Comment on Agenda Items Only - Anyone wishing to comment via
telephone, please call:
Phone Number: 669-900-9128
Meeting ID: 837 7409 4346
To have a comment read into the record, please email
clerk@alamedaca.gov no more than 30 minutes prior to the meeting;
comments submitted more than 30 minutes prior will not be read
3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
3-A 2023-2716 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54956.9(a)
Case Name: Abdul Nevarez and Priscilla Nevarez v. City of
Alameda, Greenway Golf Associates, Inc. and Dialemi, Inc.
Court: United States District Court, Northern District of California
Case No. 4:20-CV-08302-JST
3-B 2023-2717 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Sec. 54956.9(a)
Case Name: City of Alameda v. Greenway Golf Associates, Inc.
Court: Alameda County Superior Court
Case No. 22CV011964
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2023-2765 January 17, 2023 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
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 2023-2719 Minutes of the Continued December 6, 2022 City Council Meeting
and Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on December
20, 2022. (City Clerk)
5-B 2023-2720 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: BIlls for Ratification
5-C 2023-2680 Recommendation to Accept Report on the Appointment of Open
Government Commission Members. (City Clerk 10022020)
5-D 2023-2700 Recommendation to Approve Findings to Allow City Meetings to be
Conducted via Teleconference. (City Clerk 10022020)
5-E 2023-2694 Recommendation to Authorize Updates to the Existing Alameda
Police Department Policy Manual to Conform to Best Practices and to
Ratify Policies that Have Been Updated Pursuant to Legal Updates,
Significant Liability Issues, and Imminent Safety. (Police 10031100)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Policy Updates
5-F 2023-2696 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Two-Year Agreement with CMG Landscape Architecture for Design
Services for De-Pave Park, Located on the Western Edge of
Seaplane Lagoon at Alameda Point, with the Option to Extend the
Agreement on a Year-by-Year Basis for Up to Two Additional Years,
in an Amount Not to Exceed $729,967, Funded by a Grant from the
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
The City of Alameda previously certified an Environmental Impact
Report for the Alameda Point Waterfront and Town Center Precise
Plan. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines sections 15162 and 15163, none of the circumstances
necessitating further CEQA review are present. (Recreation & Parks
10051400)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
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 2023-2721 Adoption of Resolution Ratifying the City Manager’s Declaration of
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the Existence of a Local Emergency in Response to Severe Winter
Storms. (City Manager 10021030)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - California State of Emergency
Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Local Emergency
Exhibit 2 - Declaration of Local Emergency REVISED
Resolution
Resolution REVISED
Supplemental Memo
7-B 2023-2323 Adoption of Resolution Adopting the Equitable Building
Decarbonization Plan.
This action is statutorily exempt from environmental review under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only
applies to actions that have the potential to cause a significant impact
on the environment. (City Manager 10021032) [Not heard on October
4, 2022]
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Equitable Building Decarbonization Plan
Resolution
Presentation
Presentation-REVISED
Correspondence - Updated 1/17
7-C 2023-2701 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Adopting a
General Plan Amendment to Update the Mobility Element Street
Classification Appendix.
CEQA Determination: The Alameda General Plan 2040 Final
Environmental Impact Report, State Clearinghouse #2021030563,
Certified by the City Council on November 30, 2021, Evaluated the
Environmental Impacts of the General Plan Update and Subsequent
Actions to Implement the General Plan policies, Including the
Adoption of the Street Classification Appendix. None of the
Circumstances Requiring Further CEQA Review are Present
(Planning, Building & Transportation 20962710)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft General Plan Mobility Element Street
Classification Appendix
Exhibit 2 - 2009 Street Classification Appendix
Resolution
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
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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 2023-2697 Consider Directing Staff to Start a Process to Modify the City Charter
to Increase the City Council to Have Seven Members. (Vice Mayor
Daysog)
Attachments: Correspondence
10-B 2023-2712 Consider Directing Staff to Review Offering Free Narcan Vending
Machines. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)
10-C 2023-2713 Consider Directing Staff to Review Having a Holiday Tree, Menorah,
Kwanzaa Banner, etc., in Front of City Hall and a Mayor’s Tree
Lighting Event. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)
Attachments: June 10, 2021 Recreation and Park Commission Agenda
June 10, 2021 Recreation and Park Commission Minutes
June 7, 2022 Council Referral
Correspondence
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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