2012-03-06 CC CS MinutesSPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY- -MARCH 6.2012- -6:00 P.M.
Mayor Gilmore convened the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
Roll Call — Present: Councilmembers Bonta, deHaan, Johnson, Tam and Mayor
Gilmore — 5.
Absent: None.
[Note: Vice Mayor Bonta arrived at 6:10 p.m.]
The meeting was adjourned to closed session to consider:
(12 -094) Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation; As Plaintiff (City
initiating legal action); Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section
54956.9; Number of cases: One.
Following the closed session, the meeting was reconvened and Mayor Gilmore
announced that the City Council met in Closed Session to discuss the Alameda Belt
Line; stated staff was directed to proceed with a Notice of Exemption and rail banking
filing with the Federal Surface Transportation Board; this action will basically obtain
abandonment of part of the Alameda Belt Line and rail banking of the remainder as a
possible transportation corridor; the first step will be circulation of a historic and
environmental report.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 6:36 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
March 6, 2012