Resolution 15475CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 15475
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 15473, "CALLING A SPECIAL
ELECTION IN THE CITY OF ALAMEDA ON APRIL 9, 2019 FOR THE
SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE TO CHANGE THE
LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 3.65 ACRE SITE
ON MCKAY AVENUE, BY AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN
DESIGNATION FROM OFFICE TO OPEN SPACE, AND BY AMENDING
THE ZONING ORDINANCE FROM ADMINISTRATIVE -PROFESSIONAL
DISTRICT TO OPEN SPACE DISTRICT" BY AMENDING SECTION 1
(BALLOT QUESTION)
WHEREAS, on January 2, 2019, the City Council adopted Council Resolution
No. 15473 calling a special election to be held in the City of Alameda on April 9, 2019,
and submitting to the voters at that election an initiative measure that proposes to
change the land use designation for an approximately 3.65 acre site on McKay Avenue,
by amending the General Plan Designation from Office to Open Space, and by
Amending the Zoning Ordinance from Administrative -Professional District to Open
Space District; and
WHEREAS, on January 2, 2019, the City Council continued the meeting to
January 10, 2019 to amend the ballot question in Council Resolution No. 15473 to
clarify certain portions therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA THAT:
SECTION 1. Amended Ballot Question. Section 1 of Resolution No. 15473 is hereby
amended as follows:
Pursuant to the requirements of the Charter of the City of Alameda and general
law, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Alameda, California, on
April 9, 2019, a Special Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting the
following proposed initiative:
Shall the initiative to change the land use and zoning
designations for a 3.65 -acre parcel on McKay Avenue, from
Office/Administrative-Professional to Open Space, which
prohibits the conversion of vacant federal buildings into a
senior assisted living facility, medical clinic and supportive
services for homeless individuals, and limits the use of the
property to parks and related uses, be adopted?
SECTION 2. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
SECTION 3. CEQA. This action is not a project and is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(3) of the CEQA
Guidelines, as it concerns the submittal of a proposal to the voters of the City.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular
meeting assembled on the 10th day of January, 2019, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Knox White, Oddie, Vella and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft — 4.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: Councilmember Daysog — 1.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official
seal of said City this 10th day of January, 2019.
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Lara Weisiger, City Cler
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Michael H. Roush, Interim City Attorney
City of Alameda