City Council
Regular MeetingAlameda, CA · January 20, 2026
Agenda
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Council
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 7:00 PM City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
The Closed Session agenda was revised on January 13, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. to add Items
2-A and 4-C
MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion
unless removed by Councilmembers
2-A 2026-5701 Recommendation to Approve Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager,
Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development
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Director, Allen Tai, Planning, Building and Transportation Director,
Walker Toma, Base Reuse Manager, Cara Silver, Special Counsel,
and Daniel Turner, Deputy City Attorney, as Real Property Negotiators
for the Property Located at APN 72-382-9, A Parcel within the Area
Known as Encinal Terminals (Encinal Terminals). (Base Reuse and
Economic Development 29061822)
3 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only
4 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
4-A 2026-5649 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code
Section 54957.6)
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager, Noelle
White, Human Resources Director, Jack Hughes, Liebert Cassidy
Whitmore, and Doug McManaway, Assistant City Attorney
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: International Association of
Firefighters, Local 689 (IAFF) and Alameda Fire Chiefs Association
(AFCA)
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of
Employment
4-B 2026-5674 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9, Subsection (d)(4)
Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action)
Potential Defendant: Astra Space, Inc.
4-C 2026-5702 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 72-382-9
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Interim City Manager Adam Politzer, Base
Reuse and Economic Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman,
Base Reuse Manager Walker Thomas, Planning, Building and
Transportation Director Allen Tai, Special Counsel Cara Silver and
Deputy City Attorney Daniel Turner
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Bayview Landing L.P.
and Sublessee RAR Capital
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Lease
5 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
2026-5725 January 20, 2026 Closed Session Announcement
Attachments: Announcement
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6 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) - Speakers may
address the Council in regard to any matter not on the agenda over which
the Council has jurisdiction; limited to 15 minutes; remaining speakers may
comment under Section 9
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 2026-5667 Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to
the Community Improvement Commission Meeting and the Regular
City Council Meeting Held on December 16, 2025. (City Clerk)
5-B 2026-5695 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2026-5619 Recommendation to Authorize the Interim City Manager to Execute a
Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with the Regents of the University
of California (UCSF School of Medicine, Department of Emergency
Medicine) for Medical Director Services for the Alameda Fire
Department by Extending the Term Through February 28, 2028, in an
Amount Not-to-Exceed $216,582 for the Two-Year Extension and a
Total Agreement Amount of $382,079. (Fire 10032260/10032270)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Fourth Amendment
Exhibit 2: Original Amendment and Amendments
5-D 2026-5622 Adoption of Resolution Declaring Approximately 268 Acres of City
Tidelands Property, including Areas at Alameda Point, Fortman
Marina, Ballena Isle Marina and Grand Marina, to be Exempt Surplus
Land Under the Surplus Land Act.
The streamlining provisions of Public Resources Section 21083.3 and
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Section 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines apply and no further environmental review is required.
(Base Reuse and Economic Development 29161822)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Map of Tidelands Property
Resolution
Correspondence
5-E 2026-5640 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the Interim City Manager, or
Designee, to Execute an Agreement to Secure $44,550,361 in
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
Grant Funding and All Amendments Thereafter.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense
Exemption). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
Attachments: Resolution
5-F 2026-5510 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget
Increasing Revenue Appropriations in Grants Fund (Fund 222) by
$10,000 for a Grant Received for the Library and Increasing
Expenditure Appropriations in the Library Fund by $10,000. (Library
21052300)
Attachments: Resolution
5-G 2026-5678 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code
Section 1-5.3 (Civil Action Enforcement) of Chapter 1 (General) to
Improve the City's Collections Process. (Finance 10024051)
5-H 2026-5679 Final Passage of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to
Execute a New 36-Month Lease, with Two Three-Year Renewal
Options with Rhoads Property Holdings, LLC, a California Limited
Liability Company, DBA CSI Mini-Storage, for Buildings 338, 608, and
608A-C Totaling Approximately 70,989 of Rentable Square Feet, Plus
Associated Land and Parking, Located at 50 and 51 West Hornet
Avenue in Alameda Point.
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, 29161822)
6 Continued Agenda Items
7 Regular Agenda Items
7-A 2026-5683 Adoption of Resolution Appointing Yatin Shastri as a Member of the
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Golf Commission.
7-B 2026-5633 Recommendation to Adopt the 2025 Zero Waste Implementation Plan
Update.
This project is categorically exempt from further environmental review
pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the
Environment). (Public Works 26141630)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: 2025 Zero Waste Implementation Plan
Presentation
Correspondence
7-C 2026-5643 Workshop to Receive an Update and Provide Feedback on the
Disposition Strategy for Leasing and Sale of Properties within the
Reuse Area at Alameda Point. (Base Reuse and Economic
Development 29061822)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Development and Reuse Area Map
Exhibit 2: Ten-Year Water Infrastructure Agreement
Exhibit 3: Phase 1, 2, 3 Reuse Area Backbone
Improvements and Anticipated Property Sales Map
Exhibit 4: Developable Area at Alameda Point
Presentation
Correspondence - Updated 1-20
7-D 2026-5638 Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to
Execute a New Lease with Kai Concepts, LLC., a California Limited
Liability Company, for Sixty Months for a Portion of Building 168,
Located at 1651 Viking Street, Alameda, CA; and a Lease with Kai
Concepts, LLC., for Sixty Months for a Portion of Pier 1, Located at
Alameda Point, Alameda, CA.
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
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Base Reuse and Economic
Development 29061822 and 29061821)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Lease for Building 168
Exhibit 2: Lease for a Portion of Pier 1
Ordinance
Presentation
7-E 2026-5652 Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the Interim City Manager to
Execute a Five-Year Lease Agreement, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed
$783,636, with G&I IX Marina Village Office Park LP for Approximately
6,944 Square Feet of Office Space Located at 1001 Marina Village
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Parkway to Serve as the Alameda Fire Department Administration
Facility.
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). (Fire 10032200)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Agreement
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
10-A 2026-5650 Consider Directing Staff to Place the Issue of Reconfiguration/
Restriping of Mecartney Road on a Future Council Agenda to Allow
Council to Provide Input. (Councilmember Daysog)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Emails
Correspondence - Updated 1/20
Additional Correspondence
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
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