2020-11-04 CC CS MinutesSpecial Meeting
Alameda City Council
November 4, 2020
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -NOVEMBER 4, 2020- -5:45 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:46 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Knox White, Oddie, Vella and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: The meeting was held via
WebEx.]
Absent: None.
Consent Calendar
Vice Mayor Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember Oddie seconded, 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. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk
preceding the paragraph number.]
(*20-682) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,
Assistant City Attorney, Lois Butler, Interim Community Development Director, and
Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director, as Real Property
Negotiators for the Potential Lease for the Marina and Commercial Area of the Ballena
Isle Marina. Accepted.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(20-683) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: Ballena Isle Marina & Commercial Property; City
Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Lois Butler, Interim Community Development
Director; Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director; Lisa Maxwell,
Assistant City Attorney; John McManus, Cushman & Wakefield ; Current Tenant: SHM
Ballena Isle, LLC; Issue Under Negotiation: Real Property Negotiations Price and Terms
(20-684) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6); City
Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Gerry Beaudin, Assistant City Manager; and
Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Employee Organizations: International
Association of Firefighters, Local 689 (IAFF); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee
Benefits and Terms of Employment
(20-685) Conference with Legal Counsel; Workers’ Compensation Claim (Pursuant to
Government Code § 54956.95); Claimant: Employee - Fire Department Claim Nos.:
ALAZ-005351; ALAY-005242; ALAX-005046, and ALAY-005516 Agency Claimed
Against: City of Alameda
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
November 4, 2020
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding the Real Property, staff provided information and Council
provided direction with no vote taken; regarding Labor, staff provided information with
no vote taken; regarding Workers’ Compensation, staff provided information by the
following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye;
Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5; these four workers’ compensation
claims were filed by a Firefighter who first joined the City on January 22, 2017; applicant
filed a claim for a back injury suffered during a training o n April 19, 2019; applicant also
filed a claim for a shoulder injury sustained on June 10, 2018 while carrying heavy
equipment; in addition, applicant suffered an ankle injury on July 13, 2016, after rolling
their ankle; applicant’s last claim is for cumulative trauma injury to their shoulder and
back; applicant is filing for industrial disability retirement in conjunction with this
settlement; the Council authorized the City Attorney to settle the pending workers’
compensation claims in an amount not to exceed $100,000.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:00
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
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