1994-12-06 Special CC Meeting6
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ALAMEDA CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 6. 1994
The meeting convened at 6:06 p.m. with President Withrow presiding.
ROLL CALL -
AGENDA:
Present: Councilmembers Appezzato, Arnerich,
Lucas, Roth and President Withrow - 5.
Absent: None.
Public comment on agenda items only.
Eve Roberson, Alameda, stated she lives across the street from 1574
Pacific Avenue, and the owner of that property received a Block
Grant from the City four years ago in order to change a two-
bedroom, one-bath, single-family residence with two off-street
parking spaces into two non-conforming buildings with 8 bedrooms,
5 baths and no usable off-street parking at all; noted requirements
the owner must comply with and stated the owner has violated such
requirements which allows the City to immediately foreclose; and
urged Council to foreclose without delay.
Flora Trujillo, Alameda, stated, 1574 Pacific was a two-bedroom,
one-bathroom; 25 persons came to City Hall in opposition to the
expansion, and no one listened.
Barbara Kerr, Alameda, submitted a letter to Council, stated the
reason she is speaking in favor of foreclosure is that, if this is
what infill is like, and if it is permitted to continue like this,
an outcry against infill will occur that equals the outcry against
concentrated public housing; she is not only calling for
foreclosure for the fees but for foreclosure on the Block Grant.
S.S. Schwartz, Alameda, stated that essentially, the landlord of
1574 Pacific, Mr. Tayag, is hostile to the neighborhood, is neither
cooperative nor interested in being part of the neighborhood; the
best thing to do now is to leave the two units in front, remove the
unit in the rear, and create parking and an environment where
people who live in the front units can socialize in the rear
instead of out front on the street.
Brock Grunt, Alameda, stated he is a neighbor across the street
from the project and it appears that the number of living spaces on
this property is too much for the property to handle.
There being no other speakers, Mayor Withrow closed the public
portion of this agenda item [regarding 1574 Pacific Avenue].
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Council adiourned to closed session to consider:
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
Real Estate Negotiations pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the
Government Code.
Property Address: 1574 Pacific Avenue
Name of Party: Florencio and Nardita Tayag
Under Negotiation: Non-Judicial Foreclosure
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant Exposure pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9
of the Government Code.
Number of Cases: One
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Performance Evaluations pursuant to Subdivision (e) of Section
54954.5 of the Government Code.
Titles: City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION
Initiation of Litigation pursuant to Subdivision (c) of Section
54956.9 of the Government Code.
Number of Cases: One
Announcement of Action taken in Closed Session.
[Note: Announcement by Mayor Withrow was made in Council Chamber,
immediately following Closed Session and prior to the Community
Improvement Commission Meeting]
94-713 Mayor Withrow announced that the City Council met in open
session in Room 316 and Closed Session in Room 305; stated that, in
Closed Session, Conference with Real Pronertv Neaotiator, on 1574
Pacific Avenue, Council directed staff to continue non-judicial
foreclosure and take steps to remedy problems; Conference with
Legal Council - Anticipated Litigation, gave directions to City
Attorney, no final action taken; Public Employee Performance
Evaluation, discussed performance evaluation for City Manager, City
Attorney, and City Clerk, no action was taken; and Conference with
Legal Counsel - Initiation of Litigation, discussed class action
lawsuit against P.G.& E., City cannot join the class action because
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it does not have an electric franchise which is the essence of the
class action; it was an information item.
Adiournment
The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
R- pectfully submitted,
D E B. FELSCH, CMC
City Clerk
The agenda for this meeting was posted in advance in accordance
with the Brown Act.
Special Meeting, Alameda City Council
December 6, 1994