City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · July 5, 2023
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 5:30 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only - 6 members of the public may
speak for up to 3 minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2 minutes
3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
3-A 2023-3187 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—PENDING LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9, subsection (d)(2)
Number of Cases: One (As Defendant - City Exposure to Legal
Action), City of Alameda Claim Number: GH004333
Plaintiffs: Daren Chan and Jennifer Chan on behalf of Wilma Chan
3-B 2023-3184 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
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Positions Evaluated: City Manager - Jennifer Ott
4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2023-3273 July 5, 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
3-A 2023-3219 Proclamation Commending Cindy Houts for Her Extraordinary Service
to the Alameda Food Bank.
Attachments: Proclamation
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; routine items include: final passage of
Ordinances, grants, contracts, budget adjustments, annual reports and
hearings, Police policies, and items returning to Council
5-A 2023-3217 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on
June 6, 2023. (City Clerk)
5-B 2023-3218 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2023-3157 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
One-Year Agreement with Rise Housing Solutions to Provide
Inclusionary Housing Program Management and Compliance Services,
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Substantially in the Form of the Attached Agreement, with the Option of
Four One-Year Extensions for a Total Five-Year Compensation
Amount Not-to-Exceed $300,000 and No More than $60,000 in a
Single Fiscal Year. (City Manager 20621840)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-D 2023-3141 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Third
Amendment to the Agreement with CivicWell to Hire One Sustainability
and Resilience CivicSpark Fellow for the 2023-2024 Service Year,
Increasing Compensation by $31,000, for a Total Aggregate
Compensation Not-to-Exceed $117,500. (Planning, Building and
Transportation 10062032)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment
Exhibit 3 - Second Amendment
Exhibit 4 - Third Amendment
5-E 2023-3162 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute All
Necessary Documents with the United States Environmental Protection
Agency to Accept $1,472,500 in Grant Funds to Add Stormwater
Bioretention Areas at Three Roundabouts as Part of the Central
Avenue Safety Improvement Project.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this Project is Categorically Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section
15301(c) Existing Facilities (Minor Alterations to Existing Facilities
Including Bicycle Facilities) and Section 15304(h) (Minor Alterations to
Land and the Creation of Bicycle Lanes on Existing Public Rights of
Way). (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962740)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-F 2023-3209 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Fifth
Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Agreement between the City
of Alameda and Brookfield Bay Area Development Holdings LLC and
Catellus Development Corporation for the West Midway Project by 14
Days to July 19, 2023. (Base Reuse 29061810)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Fifth Amendment
Exhibit 2 - Original Exclusive Negotiating Agreement
Exhibit 3 - First Amendment
Exhibit 4 - Second Amendment
Exhibit 5 - Third Amendment
Exhibit 6 - Fourth Amendment
Correspondence
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5-G 2023-3169 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a
Five-Year Agreement with St. Francis Electric for On-Call Maintenance
and Repair Services for Municipal Street, Park Pathway, and Parking
Lot Lighting Systems in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,680,375.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and
15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction).(Public Works 31041520)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
5-H 2023-3191 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Accept the
Improvements Completed by Catellus Alameda Development, LLC, for
Fifth Street Extension.
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Alameda Landing
Mixed-Use Development Project (a Supplement to the 2000 Catellus
Mixed-Use Development Project EIR) (State Clearinghouse
#2006012091) was certified by the City Council on December 5, 2006.
None of the circumstances requiring further California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) review are present. (Public Works 31041520)
5-I 2023-3192 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Accept the
Improvements Completed by Catellus Alameda Development, LLC, for
Alameda Landing Waterfront Park, Phase 2.
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Alameda Landing
Mixed-Use Development Project (a Supplement to the 2000 Catellus
Mixed-Use Development Project EIR) (State Clearinghouse
#2006012091) was certified by the City Council on December 5, 2006.
None of the circumstances requiring further California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) review are present. (Public Works 31041520)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Phasing Exhibit
5-J 2023-3193 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Accept the
Improvements Completed by Catellus Alameda Development, LLC, for
Estuary Park Driveway Extension Improvement Plans.
Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Alameda Landing
Mixed-Use Development Project (a Supplement to the 2000 Catellus
Mixed Use Development Project EIR) (State Clearinghouse
#2006012091) was certified by the City Council on December 5, 2006.
None of the circumstances requiring further California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) review are present. (Public Works 31041520)
5-K 2023-3204 Recommendation to Authorize the Purchase of Seven Vehicles
Consistent with the Revised Vehicle Replacement Policy in Amounts
Not-to-Exceed $488,969.67 from National Auto Fleet Group. (Public
Works 60141581)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quote
5-L 2023-3205 Adoption of Resolution Approving a Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget
Amendment Re-Appropriating Funds in the Fleet Replacement Fund
(Fund 601) in the Amount of $1,440,571 from Fiscal Year 2022-23 to
Fiscal Year 2023-24. (Public Works 60141581)
Attachments: Resolution
5-M 2023-3163 Adoption of Resolution Approving a Memorandum of Understanding
between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local
1245 and the City of Alameda for a Thirty-Six Month Term
Commencing July 1, 2022 and Ending June 30, 2025. (Human
Resources 10025060)
Attachments: Exhibit 1- MOU: Redline
Exhibit 2 - MOU: Clean
Exhibit 3 - Salary Schedule
Exhibit 4 - PUB Resolution
Exhibit 5 - Draft PUB Minutes June 12, 2023
Resolution
5-N 2023-3216 Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Third Amendment to the Lease with Small Size Big Minds, Inc., a
California Corporation, for Building 35, Located at 2450 Pan Am Way
at Alameda, California, Extending the Lease Term by 12 Months with
an Additional 12 Month Extension Option, for a Total Potential
Extension of 24 Months. (Community Development 29061822)
6 Continued Agenda Items - Public comment and speaking times are
determined based upon the prior meeting
6-A 2023-3130 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an
Agreement with Usio Inc. to Serve as the Financial Partner for the City
of Alameda’s Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program (Rise Up
Alameda) in the Amount of $2,987.50 for Disbursement Services and
Passthrough Funds of $3,600,000 to Be Used for Direct Payments to
Program Participants for a Total of $3,602,987.50 with Funding from
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Funds. (Community Development
10061810) [Continued from June 20, 2023]
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
Presentation
Correspondence
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
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7-A 2023-3211 Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Anita Battle and Deborah Gibbons
as Members of the Library Board and Appointing Gerald Bryant, Cindy
Pile, and Dianne Yamashiro-Omi as Members of the Social Services
Human Relations Board.
7-B 2023-3170 Recommendation to Consider Providing Direction for the Commercial
Streets Program to Improve the Park Street and Webster Street
Striping Plans; Extend the On-Street Parklet Program; and Maintain the
Alameda Avenue Street Closure. (Public Works 31041520)
In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this
action is categorically exempt from further environmental review
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities),
15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), 15304
(Minor Temporary Use of Land), and 15305 (Minor Alterations to Land
Use Limitations).
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Draft Striping: Webster Street Commercial
Corridor
Exhibit 2 - Draft Striping: Park Street Commercial
Corridor
Presentation
Correspondence - Updated 7/6
7-C 2023-3161 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the
Zoning Map for the Approximately 6.73-Acre Property at 250 Singleton
Avenue (APN 74-905-9-7) to Remove the G Overlay, Special
Government Combining District Designation, as Recommended by the
Planning Board.
The Alameda General Plan 2040 Final Environmental Impact Report,
State Clearinghouse #2021030563, was certified by City Council on
November 30, 2021. None of the circumstances requiring further
CEQA review are present. (Planning, Building & Transportation
20962710)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Planning Board Resolution No. PB-23-11
Exhibit 2 - Rezoning Map
Ordinance
Presentation
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
11 Council Communications - Councilmembers can speak for 9 minutes to
address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or
meetings
11-A 2023-3223 Designation of Voting Delegates and Alternates for the League of
California Cities Annual Conference.
Attachments: 2023 League Voting Delegate
11-B 2023-3213 Mayor’s Nominations for Appointments to the Commissions on Persons
with Disabilities, Golf Commission, Public Art Commission, Recreation
and Park Commission and Transportation Commission.
12 Adjournment - City Council
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