City Council

City of Alameda Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, February 4, 2025 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. The City allows members of the public to participate in person or remotely Public Speaking Times: Up to 4 speakers: 3 minutes 5 or more speakers: 2 minutes Speakers cannot cede time For information to assist with remote participation, please click: https://www.alamedaca.gov/zoom For Zoom registration, please click: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cIFNYZquTeenSXOqoPnl5Q For Telephone Participants: Zoom Phone Number: 669-900-9128 Zoom Meeting ID: 826 0959 1844 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 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M. 1 Roll Call - City Council 2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only 3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider: 3-A 2025-4693 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Case Name: City of Alameda v. Greenway Golf Associates, Inc. City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 2/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2025 Court: Alameda County Superior Court Case No: 22CV011964 3-B 2025-4733 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 554956.9, Subsection (d)(4) Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action) Potential Defendant: Port of Oakland Attachments: Correspondence 4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any 2025-4794 February 4, 2025 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 2025-4734 Proclamation Declaring February 2025 as Black History Month. Attachments: Proclamation 4 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Speakers may address the Council in regard to any matter not on the agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction; limited to 15 minutes and in-person comments only; remaining speakers may comment under Section 9 2025-4795 February 4, 2025 Oral Communication Submittals Attachments: Submittal 5 Consent Calendar - Routine items are approved by one motion unless Councilmembers remove items for discussion; removed items are called after Agenda Items; Councilmembers may speak for up to 3 minutes 5-A 2025-4701 Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting and the Regular City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 2/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2025 City Council Meeting Held on January 7, 2025. (City Clerk) 5-B 2025-4751 Bills for Ratification. (Finance) Attachments: Bills for Ratification 5-C 2025-4703 Recommendation to Authorize the Continued Action to Address Declaration of Unsafe Building and Notice to Vacate, Case Number X24-0470, for the City-Owned Building Located at Building 114, 2450 Saratoga Street, Alameda, California. [Requires four affirmative votes] In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is statutorily exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines Section15269(c) relating to actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. (Base Reuse and Economic Development C75400) Attachments: Correspondence 5-D 2025-4713 Recommendation to Accept the Work of McGuire and Hester, Inc for High Priority Shoreline Rock Slope Repairs on the Bay Farm Island Dike and Terminate Emergency Action to Repair Bay Farm Island Dike. [Requires four affirmative votes] In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is statutorily and categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) relating to actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. (Public Works 31041C35000) 5-E 2025-4684 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment with CMG Landscape Architecture for up to $75,000, Including Contingencies, for a Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed $2,842,000, to Provide Additional Technical Services Related to the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Projects. This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies. (Planning Building and Transportation 10062032) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Agreement Exhibit 2: First Amendment 5-F 2025-4683 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents with the United States Department of Transportation to Accept $16,000,000 in Federal Funding to Design and Construct the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor Improvement Project; and Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Grants Fund (Fund 222) and Capital Improvement Budgets Appropriations By City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 2/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2025 $16,000,000 to Transfer Those Funds to the Capital Improvement Budget (Fund 310) for Capital Project C65700 (Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor 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 (creation of bicycle lanes on existing public rights of way). (Transportation 20962743) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Concept Design Vision Exhibit 2: Project Overview Exhibit 3: Agreement Resolution 5-G 2025-4689 Adoption of Resolution Approving Workforce Changes in the City Attorney’s Office and Amending the Management and Confidential Employees Association and the Executive Management Employees Salary Schedules Effective February 9, 2025. (Human Resources 10025060) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Management and Confidential Employees Salary Schedule Exhibit 2: Executive Management Employees Salary Schedule Resolution 6 Continued Agenda Items 7 Regular Agenda Items 7-A 2025-4728 Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Joshua Bevan and Arthur Brito as Members of the Historical Advisory Board. 7-B 2025-4719 Recommendation to Accept an Informational Report on Updates of the Alameda Police Department. (Police 1003110) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Hiring Incentive Interoffice Memo Exhibit 2: 2024 Crime Data Presentation Correspondence 7-C 2025-4700 Work Session on the Urban Forest Plan and Implementation. (Public Works 26941570) City of Alameda Page 4 Printed on 2/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2025 Attachments: Exhibit 1: Draft Urban Forest Plan Supplemental Memo Presentation Correspondence - Updated 2/4 7-D 2025-4659 Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Amendment for Building 360 at 1900 Skyhawk Street for a Nine-Month Rent and Fee Deferral and Subsequent Twelve-Month Deferred Repayment Schedule, with Astra Space Operations LLC. [Requires 4 affirmative votes] In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Lease Exhibit 2: Proposed First Amendment Ordinance Presentation 8 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager 9 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Speakers may address the Council in regard to any matter not on the agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction 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 may speak for up to 3 minutes 11 Council Communications - Councilmembers may speak for up to 9 minutes to address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings 11-A 2025-4731 Mayor’s Nominations for the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Golf Commission, and Public Utilities Board. 12 Adjournment - City Council City of Alameda Page 5 Printed on 2/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda February 4, 2025 • Public speaking times: 3 minutes for up to four speakers and 2 minutes for five or more speakers; speakers cannot cede time • Meeting Rules of Order are available at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/City-Clerk/Key-Documents#section-4 • Public Comment and Council Meeting Guide available at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Public-Comment-and-City-Council-Meeting-Guide • 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 6 Printed on 2/5/2025