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2020-04-21 Regular CC MinutesRegular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY- - APRIL 21, 2020- -7:00 P.M. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m., led the Pledge of Allegiance and made brief comments. ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via WebEx] Absent: None. AGENDA CHANGES Vice Mayor Knox White moved approval of calling a recess to convene the 7:01 p.m. meeting and consider the urgency items first. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. *** The meeting was recessed at 7:08 p.m. and reconvened at 10:10 p.m. *** Councilmember Oddie moved approval of delaying the Charter amendment [paragraph no 20-234] per the suggestion of the League of Women Voters and others; proposed the item be delayed until 2 weeks after the shelter in place orders have been lifted and be presented at a special meeting. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that she agrees in part to Councilmember Oddie’s proposal to move the item; discussed the background for selecting the Charter Subcommittee; noted the Subcommittee has been tasked with looking over the entire Charter, especially the items raised by the Grand Jury report; stated public trust in elected officials is important; expressed support for continuing the item to the next meeting; stated the item is simpler than others; Council is not voting to raise pay, the vote will allow the possibility of placing separate ballot initiatives on the November election; the next meeting has a light agenda; noted Measure 2 language allows the City to add a prosecutor, which is important to consider; stated correspondence received has requested a full and robust discussion with full participation from the public; that she agrees in part and disagrees in part; expressed support for a full and robust discussion with public participation; speaking to Council in person is a kind of luxury; outlined difficulties with childcare or access to meetings in general; stated there will be limitations to meeting in groups all through summer and into the fall; expressed support for continuing the item to the next Council meeting and for scheduling two special meetings to address the meatier items; stated each item deserves its own separate Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 2 hearing; expressed support for a Zoom meeting, which allows speakers to be heard rather than having comments read, and for having the meetings well publicized ahead of time for as full and robust of a discussion as possible; stated packing the Council Chambers with people will not happen for a while. Councilmember Vella seconded the motion. Under discussion, Council member stated these are uncertain times; expressed support for tabling the item at least until the shelter in place order has been lifted; stated the primary focus of most people are on day-to-day items, not Council discussions related to initiatives; the November election is still unclear; expressed concern for bringing certain Charter changes to the election in November based on current voting access conditions; stated a number of bills and legislation being worked on; decisions should not be made in the middle of the night; expressed concern that essential workers will not being able to comment or participate at a special or regular meeting and about staff bandwidth and workload; expressed support for one special meeting to be agendized earlier in the day to allow participation; expressed support for tabling the item until the shelter in place has been lifted. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the same avenues to submit comments will be allowed at the special meetings, people can e-mail or text; those that want to show up in person can have access on devices; expressed support for two special meetings; stated the topics are fairly meaty and can be time-consuming. Councilmember Vella stated there are people working long hours that are not thinking about items aside from providing essential work and cannot respond in way that they would normally be able to; expressed concern about people not having the time or capacity to dig through recommendations; stated the conversation should be robust; all items should be considered should be in front of all Councilmembers and constituents. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for Councilmember Vella’s comments; stated many people are worried about their health, jobs, and family; stated it is a bad look for Council to have this discussion when people are preoccupied; Measure A and Charter Section 7-3 are not part of the current agenda item; the idea of a City prosecutor has come up this year. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated that not all items have originated from the Grand Jury report; some items have come from evaluating the Charter, finding deficiencies and wanting to make improvements; these are exceptional times; an election is occurring in November. Councilmember Oddie stated the Charter discussion should happen at a later date. Vice Mayor Knox White stated all items were brought to Council, including a couple being brought by Councilmember Vella; the City prosecutor item was based on direction provided by a unanimous Council vote last September; expressed support for a way to Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 3 slim down the conversation; stated there is no specific language ready to place on the ballot; feedback is desired; expressed support for having the item related to Council pay, City prosecutor and remote meetings on the May 5th meeting; stated direction can be provided at the May 5th meeting for consideration of additional meetings to take place after the shelter in place order has lifted; stated tonight Council can discuss specific items to be continued to May 5th. Councilmember Vella expressed support for the three items to be considered at the May 5th meeting and tabling the remainder until after the shelter in place order has lifted. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for continuing the item to May 5th to whittle down the items and make a decision for next steps on May 5th; stated more information may be available at that time. Vice Mayor Knox White stated some items such as term limits could be part of a simpler conversation; expressed support for a discussion allowing a future Council to raise pay if and when the economy is better, allowing the City Attorney’s office to prosecute without approval of the District Attorney (DA), and clarifying the absence and remote meeting participation as related to parenting and family care; stated the items can then be written into ballot language after the May 5 th meeting; the last meeting in June is projected to be without a shelter in place order; stated many people are submitting correspondence electronically. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated remote attendance based on shelter in place restrictions is a reason to broaden the exception. Councilmember Vella inquired whether the Subcommittee could pare down the agenda item to the items discussed by Vice Mayor Knox White if the item is tabled until a future date. Vice Mayor Knox White responded in the affirmative; stated that he and Councilmember Daysog could pare down the item and provide it to staff for the May 5th meeting. Councilmember Daysog expressed support for the proposal; stated the current items are important, but not as heavy as the other items; the item is technical in nature; expressed support for paring down the item. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether the Subcommittee can provide items in time for agenda publishing and whether giving direction during an agenda changes motion is appropriate. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Subcommittee has already discussed paring the item down. Vice Mayor Knox White stated the idea is to pare down items for the May 5th meeting. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 4 Councilmember Oddie stated the item can be placed on a special meeting if it cannot to be completed in time for the regular meeting. The City Attorney stated Councilmembers are able to say whether or not they are willing to support a particular motion based on representation from other Councilmembers; the vote is related to continuing the item or if the item should be heard at the current meeting; additional items are informational only. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether edits can be made prior to the agenda publishing on Thursday, to which the City Attorney responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for the proposal. *** Due to technical difficulties, the meeting was recessed at 10:39 p.m. and reconvened at 10:59 p.m. *** Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated Council needs to take action to continue the meeting to tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m.; inquired whether Council is able to continue the meeting. The City Attorney requested a motion be done; stated prior to continuation, a motion should also be made to continue the Charter amendment to a date specific; once a motion is adopted to continue the meeting, other motions on specific agenda items cannot be considered. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether revised information could be provided for the continued meeting occurring on April 22. The City Attorney responded Council can only discuss the items included in the staff report; stated the agenda materials have already been published for the meeting and a new staff report would not be able to be submitted. Vice Mayor Knox White inquired whether a subset of the staff report could be submitted. The City Attorney responded in the affirmative; stated as long as the changes are contained within the staff report already submitted without any new items. Vice Mayor Knox White stated that he already sent revised language and is ready to consider the revision tomorrow or at the May 5th meeting. Councilmember Vella expressed support for continuing the item until May 5th. Councilmember Oddie expressed support for the pared down version being brought back to the May 5th meeting. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 5 Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for continuing the item to the May 5th meeting. Councilmember Vella moved approval of a substitute motion continuing the Charter amendment to May 5th. Councilmember Oddie seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. Vice Mayor Knox White moved approval of continuing the curre nt meeting to April 22, 2020 at 7:00pm Councilmember Vella seconded the motion; requested a friendly amendment to have the start time be 6:30 p.m. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft expressed support for a 6:00 p.m. start time. Vice Mayor Knox White amended the motion to a 6:00 p.m. start time. Councilmember Vella seconded the motion, which carried by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. PROCLAMATIONS, SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY AND ANNOUNCEMENTS (20-220) Proclamation Declaring the Month of April as Autism Awareness Month 2020. Not heard. (20-221) Proclamation Declaring the Week of April 19 to 25, 2020 as Alameda County Victims’ Rights Week. Not heard. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA Not heard. CONSENT CALENDAR (20-222) Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting, the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meetings and the Regular City Council Meeting Held on March 17, 2020. Not heard. (20-223) Ratified bills in the amount of $3,184,612.02. Not heard. (20-224) Recommendation to Accept the Work of St. Francis Electric for Streetlight Conduit Replacement Project, Gibbons and Southwood, P.W. No. 04 -19-18. Not heard. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 6 (20-225) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute Five, Five -Year Agreements, in an Amount Not to Exceed $150,000 Each, Annually, to Advanced Mobility Group (AMG); Fehr and Peers; Iteris Inc.; Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; and Parisi Transportation Consulting for On-Call Consulting Services for Transportation Planning and Engineering Services for Individual Total Cumulative Amounts Not to Exceed $750,000 Each and a Combined Total Cumulative Amount Not to Exceed $3,750,000. Not heard. (20-226) Recommendation to Set June 16, 2020, for a Public Hearing to Consider Collection of Delinquent Integrated Waste Management Accounts Via Property Tax Bills. Not heard. (20-227) Recommendation to Support Resource Recovery Coalition of California’s Emergency Solid Waste Funding Proposal, which Provides Additional Support to Alameda County Industries in Response to Financial Impacts of the COVID -19 Pandemic. Not heard. (20-228) Adoption of Resolution Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring the City's Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments and Providing for Notice of Public Hearing on June 16, 2020 - Island City Landscaping and Lighting District 84-2 (Various Locations). Not heard. (20-229) Adoption of Resolution Preliminarily Approving the Annual Report Declaring the City's Intention to Order the Levy and Collection of Assessments and Providing for Notice of Public Hearing on June 16, 2020 - Maintenance Assessment District 01-01 (Marina Cove). Not heard. (20-230) Adoption of Resolution Approving that the Pavement Management Project be Funded Through the State’s Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for Fiscal Year 2020-21. Not heard. (20-231) Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for and Receive up to Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) in Local Government Planning Support Grant Program Funds. Not heard. (20-232) Final Passage of Ordinance Approving a Development Agreement By and Between the City of Alameda and Boatworks, LLC Governing the Boatworks Project for Real Property Located at 2229 to 2235 Clement Avenue. Not heard. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS (20-233) Adoption of Resolution Establishing Policies on Street Width, Lane Width, Crosswalks and Bulb-Outs to Promote Safe, Livable Streets and Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Choices; Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 7 (20-233 A) Recommendation to Provide Direction to Staff on Tools for Improving Safety at Intersections. Not heard. (20-234) Adoption of Resolution Recommendation to Provide Direction on Potential Measures Amending the City Charter. Not heard. (20-235) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 30 (Development Regulations) to Modify Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations to Implement and Comply with State Law and Make Other Administrative, Technical, and Clarifying Amendments pertaining to Appeals and Youth Centers Definition, as Recommended by the Planning Board. Not heard. (20-236) Introduction of Ordinance Amending Section 1 (Part) of Ordinance No. 3226 N.S. and Section 4-60.40 of the Alameda Municipal Code to Extend from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021, or to Another Date Determined by Council, the Increase in Minimum Wage within the City of Alameda to an Hourly Rate of Fifteen Dollars. Withdrawn. (20-237) Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute a Twelve Month Amendment to the Lease with Pacific Pinball Museum, a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization, with the Option of Four One -Year Extensions, for Building 169, Suite 101 Located at 1680 Viking Street at Alameda Point. Not heard. (20-238) Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 2-19 (Commission on Disability) to Change the Number of Members to Seven and Change the Name to the Commission on Persons with Disabilities. Not heard. (20-239) Recommendation to Provide Direction to the City Attorney to Consent, Modify or Reject Law Firm Goldfarb Lipman’s Request to Waive Conflicts of Interest In Connection with Goldfarb’s Legal Representation of t he City of Alameda and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda. Not heard. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS Not heard. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA Not heard. COUNCIL REFERRALS None. COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS Regular Meeting Alameda City Council April 21, 2020 8 Not heard. ADJOURNMENT At 11:09 p.m., the meeting was continued to April 22, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lara Weisiger City Clerk The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.