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City of Alameda Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, April 4, 2023 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501 The City allows members of the public to participate in person or remotely via Zoom For information to assist with Zoom participation, please click: https://www.alamedaca.gov/zoom For Zoom registration, please click: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_erP-XPEYSxyCexlUe21bnw For Telephone Participants: Zoom Phone Number: 669-900-9128 Zoom Meeting ID: 875 3960 0763 Any requests for reasonable accommodations should be made by contacting the City Clerk’s office: clerk@alamedaca.gov or 510-747-4800 The Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda 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 2023-2757 Proclamation Declaring April 2023 as Arab American Heritage Month. Attachments: Proclamation 3-B 2023-2758 Proclamation Declaring April 2023 as Earth Day Alameda and Arbor Day Alameda. City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 4/5/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 4, 2023 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 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 2023-2942 Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting Held on March 6, 2023 and the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on March 7, 2023. (City Clerk) 5-B 2023-2941 Bills for Ratification. (Finance) Attachments: Bills for Ratification 5-C 2023-2888 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment to the Service Provider Agreement with CSG Consultants, to Increase Compensation in an Amount Not to Exceed $350,000 for a Total Compensation Not to Exceed $2,100,000, for Third Party Plan Check Services. (Planning, Building & Transportation 20962720) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - First Amendment Exhibit 2 - Original Agreement 5-D 2023-2917 Recommendation to Approve the 2023-24 Legislative Agenda for the City of Alameda. (City Manager 10021030) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft Legislative Agenda Exhibit 2 - Redlined Legislative Agenda 5-E 2023-2905 Adoption of Resolution Opposing Initiative No. 21-00424A1, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act, which Qualified for the November 2024 Statewide Ballot, and Will Further Severely Limit the Ability of Voters and Local Governments to Raise Revenues for Government Services. (Finance 10024051) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Initiative Language Exhibit 2 - Fiscal and Program Effects Exhibit 3 - California League of Cities Legal Analysis Resolution 6 Continued Agenda Items - Public comment and speaking times are determined based upon the prior meeting 6-A 2023-2844 Recommendation to Accept the 2022 Annual Reports on the General City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 4/5/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 4, 2023 Plan, Transportation Choices Plan, Vision Zero Action Plan, and the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan. CEQA Determination: Endorsement of the Annual Reports is Statutorily Exempt from Environmental Review Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (Planning, Building, and Transportation 20962710) [Continued from March 21, 2023] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - 2022 Annual Reports Presentation Correspondence - Updated 4/4 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 2023-2906 Mayor’s State of the City Address. 7-B 2023-2826 Recommendation to Accept the Annual Military Equipment Report for the Alameda Police Department, Including the Intent to Purchase New Equipment. (Police 10031100) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Comments from APD Website Exhibit 2 - Equipment Policy and Inventory Staff Correspondence Presentation Correspondence - Updated 4/4 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 2023-2810 Consider Directing Staff to Proceed with the Purchase of License Plate Readers for Vehicles, Concurrently with the Implementation of Fixed License Plate Readers. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) [Not heard on February 21, March 7 or 21, 2023] Attachments: Correspondence City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 4/5/2023 City Council Meeting Agenda April 4, 2023 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 • Meeting Rules of Order are available at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/City-Clerk/Key-Documents#section-4 • Accessible seating for persons with disabilities, including those using wheelchairs, is available • Equipment for the hearing impaired is available for public use • Translators and sign language interpreters available if requested prior to the meeting • To request a translator, interpreter or any reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 510-747-4800 or clerk@alamedaca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting • View documents related to this agenda or sign up to receive agendas on the City’s website: https://alameda.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx • Documents related to this agenda are also available for public inspection and copying at the Office of the City Clerk (City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 380) during normal business hours • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE: Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City of Alameda exist to conduct the citizen of Alameda’s business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people’s review. • FOR MORE INFORMATION ON YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OR TO REPORT A VIOLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, CONTACT THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION: the address is 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 380, Alameda, CA, 94501; phone number is 510-747-4800; fax number is 510-865-4048, e-mail address is lweisiger@alamedaca.gov and contact is Lara Weisiger, City Clerk. • In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illnesses, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical based products. Please help the City accommodate these individuals. City of Alameda Page 4 Printed on 4/5/2023