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City of Alameda Meeting Agenda City Council Tuesday, June 3, 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. Members of the public can comment on agenda items in person or remotely and must be in person to comment on Oral Communications, Non-Agenda Public Speaking Times: Up to 4 speakers: 3 minutes 5 or more speakers: 2 minutes Speakers cannot cede time For general and public participation information, please click: https://www.alamedaca.gov/government/Public-Comment-and-City-Council-Meeting-Guide For Zoom registration, please click: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vUYtW2fmQQesGU3YKSKyRA For Telephone Participants: Zoom Phone Number: 669-900-9128 Zoom Meeting ID: 870 6425 2050 Any requests for reasonable accommodations should be made by completing an online form: https://us.openforms.com/Form/7e338354-7abf-4852-886d-229f8c7019b9 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 [Note: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft will be present via teleconference from Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square 806 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005] 2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only 3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider: 3-A 2025-5067 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS City of Alameda Page 1 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8) PROPERTY: Building 530, 390 West Oriskany Avenue, Area Bounded by West Pacific Avenue, Orion Street and Viking Street, West Ticonderoga Avenue, and Central Avenue CITY NEGOTIATORS: City Manager Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse Manager Alesia Strauch, Assistant City Attorney Len Aslanian NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda, Pacific Fusion Corporation and Hines Interests Limited Partnership UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Sale 3-B 2025-5097 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 4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any 2025-5134 June 3, 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 [Note: Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft will be present via teleconference from Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette Square 806 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005] 2 Agenda Changes 3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15 minutes 3-A 2025-4741 Proclamation Declaring June 2025 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ+) Pride Month. Attachments: Proclamation 2025-5136 Proclamation Attachments: Proclamation City of Alameda Page 2 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 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 2025-5135 June 3, 2025 Oral Communications Submittal Attachments: Oral Communications Submittals 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 2025-5066 Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting Held on May 6, 2025, and the Special City Council Meeting Held on May 13, 2025. (City Clerk) 5-B 2025-5105 Bills for Ratification. (Finance) Attachments: Bills for Ratification 5-C 2025-5034 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-D 2025-5060 Recommendation to Authorize the Replacement Purchase of Three Hydraulically Equipped Ambulance Gurneys (Power-PRO XT) and Accompanying Equipment and a Maintenance Service Agreement from Stryker Corporation in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $324,213. (Fire 10032260-81020) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Quote Exhibit 2: Service Agreement 5-E 2025-5064 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to an Agreement with ELS Architects, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,761,715, for City Aquatic Center Design and Construction Administration Services to Project Completion through March 31, 2026, for a Total Compensation Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,274,836.50. Approval of this Amendment to an existing Agreement for design services is exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15262 Feasibility and Planning Studies. (Recreation and Parks 10051400) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Second Amendment Exhibit 2: Original Contract and First Amendment City of Alameda Page 3 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 5-F 2025-5073 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Four-Year Agreement with General Roofing Company for On-Call Residential Roofing Maintenance Services for Alameda Point Main Street Neighborhood in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $800,000. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to the streamlining provision of Public Resources Section 21083.3 and Section 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines, no further environmental review is required. On a separate and independent basis, this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exception). (Base Reuse and Economic Development C75200) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Agreement 5-G 2025-5074 Recommendation to Authorize City Manager to Execute a One-Year Agreement with Simpson Gumpertz & Heger for Structural Engineering Services Related to the Piers at Alameda Point in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $768,000. This action does not constitute a “project” as defined in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378 and therefore no further CEQA analysis is required. On a separate and independent basis, in accordance with CEQA, this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (Common Sense). (Base Reuse and Economic Development C75200) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Site Map Exhibit 2: Agreement 5-H 2025-5065 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Second Amendment to the Agreement with the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter to Increase Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Expenditures by $267,692, for a Total of $1,424,994 in Fiscal Year 2024-25 and a Total 10-Year Agreement Not-to-Exceed $12,028,331. (City Manager 10021030) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Funding Request Memo Exhibit 2: Second Amendment Exhibit 3: Agreement and First Amendment 5-I 2025-5082 Recommendation to Accept the 2025-2026 Annual Update to the Strategic Plan. (City Manager) Attachments: Exhibit 1: 2025 Retreat Summary Exhibit 2: 2025 Update 5-J 2025-5063 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Liftnow Automotive Equipment Corp. to Replace the Vehicle Lift at City Fleet Services in an Amount Not-to-Exceed City of Alameda Page 4 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 $436,500. 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 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction). (Public Works 601) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Agreement 5-K 2025-5043 Adoption of Resolution Approving Pavement Management Project Funding through the State of California’s Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for Fiscal Year 2025-26. 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). (Public Works 31041520) Attachments: Resolution 5-L 2025-5045 Adoption of Resolution to Nominate Priority Conservation Areas to the Association of Bay Area Governments. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, this project is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21150, feasibility and planning studies. (Planning Building and Transportation 20962710) Attachments: Resolution 5-M 2025-5061 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit a Request to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of $180,447 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the Neighborhood Greenway Intersection Improvements Project per Transportation Development Act Article 3 for Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding and to Execute All Necessary Documents. This project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301(c) Existing Facilities and Section 15304(h) Minor Alterations to Land. (Planning, Building and Transportation 24462742) Attachments: Resolution 6 Continued Agenda Items 7 Regular Agenda Items 7-A 2025-5044 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Revising the City’s Sewer Service Charges. (Public Works 501) City of Alameda Page 5 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 Attachments: Exhibit 1: Sewer Rate Study Exhibit 2: Guidelines for Protests Exhibit 3: Proposition 218 Notice Ordinance Presentation 7-B 2025-5056 Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Article 30-18 (Universal Residential Design) of Chapter XXX (Development Regulations) to Adjust Universal Design Requirements for Townhouse Developments. The proposal is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the common sense exemption. (Planning, Building, and Transportation 20962710) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Proposed Section 30-18 Ordinance Presentation 7-C 2025-5057 Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Resolution Amending Master Fee Resolution No. 12191 to Add Certain Fees and Revise the Fee Schedules for the Police Department, Library, Public Works Department, Fire Department, Planning, Building and Transportation Department, and the Rent Program. (Finance 10024051) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Proposed Master Fee Schedule Exhibit 1: Proposed Master Fee Schedule - REVISED 5/28 Exhibit 1: Proposed Master Fee Schedule - REVISED 6/3 Exhibit 2: User Fees and Charges Update Exhibit 3: Current Master Fee Schedule Exhibit 4: Emergency Medical Services Fees Resolution Resolution - REVISED 5/28 Resolution - REVISED 6/3 Presentation Correspondence 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; limited to in-person comments only City of Alameda Page 6 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 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 12 Adjournment - City Council • Public speaking times: 3 minutes for up to four speakers and 2 minutes for five or more speakers; speakers cannot cede time • Public comment must be submitted by noon the day of the meeting to be posted online prior to the meeting • Visuals to be shown at a meeting must be submitted by noon the day before the meeting and must be in PDF format • 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-Guid e • Accessible seating for persons with disabilities, including those using wheelchairs, is available • Equipment for the hearing impaired is available for public use • Translators will be available upon request by contacting the City Clerk at 510-747-4800 or clerk@alamedaca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting • To request any reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting, please complete an online form: https://us.openforms.com/Form/7e338354-7abf-4852-886d-229f8c7019b9 • Closed captioning is available via Zoom live or after meetings at: https://www.youtube.com/cityofalameda • Sign up to receive agendas: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Subscribe • View documents related to this agenda 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 City of Alameda Page 7 Printed on 6/5/2025 City Council Meeting Agenda June 3, 2025 • KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE: Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. 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