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2009-05-19 Joint CC ARRA CIC CS MinutesMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL, ALAMEDA REUSE AND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (ARRA) AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (CIC) MEETING TUESDAY- -MAY 19, 2009- -6:45 P.M. Mayor/Chair Johnson convened the Special Meeting at 6:50 p.m. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers/Board Members/Commissioners deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam, and Mayor/Chair Johnson – 5. Absent: None. Public Comment: Jean Sweeney, Alameda, stated that development agreements are enforceable by law even if the development does not materialize as long as there is public benefit; SunCal has already sold their interest to D. E. Shaw; the Alameda Point Master Plan has twenty pages of parks that may or not happen and contains big promises about saving the historic buildings; the SunCal initiative has a different story; demolishing three hundred buildings to make way for six thousand homes on toxic land in a flood plain; to rip off Alameda citizens is unconscionable. The Special Meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider: (09-192 CC/ARRA/09-17 CIC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (54956.8); Property: Alameda Point; Negotiating parties: City Council / AARRA / CIC / SunCal; Under negotiations: Price and terms. Following the Closed Session, the Special Meeting was reconvened and Mayor/Chair Johnson announced that the City Council, ARRA, and CIC received a briefing on the status of negotiations with SunCal; no action was taken. Adjournment There being no further business, the Special Joint meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lana Stoker, Acting City Clerk Acting Secretary, CIC The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Brown Act. Special Joint Meeting Alameda City Council, Alameda Reuse and Redevelopment Authority, and Community Improvement Commission May 19, 2009