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2021-04-20 CC CS Minutes Special Meeting Alameda City Council April 20, 2021 1 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY- -APRIL 20, 2021- -5:00 P.M. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:06 p.m. Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: The meeting was held via Zoom.] Absent: None. Public Comment read into record: Zac Bowling, Alameda, expressed his opposition to selling the Alameda Theatre to a private entity; stated the City has invested tax payer money into refurbishing the theatre; urged the matter be brought to the public prior to Council consideration of sale. Savanna Cheer, Alameda, urged Council not spend additional budget dollars on policing, including salaries and benefits; stated the Unbundling Subcommittee provided recommendations for Police spending; urged Council to table the negotiations until the community has been consulted; stated there needs to be a clear definition about how the Police engages with the public; urged Council to define how the Police engages with the public before defining terms of employment. Erin Fraser, Alameda, suggested Council adopt approaches to negotiations with the Alameda Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA), Alameda Police Officers Association (APOA) and the Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA); outlined five approaches related to short terms, solving category one crimes, no piggyback provisions, demotion abilities, and Council recusals based on receiving funding. Grover Wehman-Brown, Alameda, urged Council to remember the commitments voted on not to increase Alameda Police Department (APD) staffing levels as terms are negotiated; stated the recent revelations that APD staff used facial recognition software after Council direction not to, the use of force on Mr. Watkins, and now the death o f someone while in Police custody are examples of how the members of the organization are not keeping basic agreed upon commitments. The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider: (21-241) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9); Case Names: Application of Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39-E) for Approval and Recovery of Oakland Clean Energy Initiative Preferred Portfolio Procurement Costs; Court: Public Utilities Commission of the S tate of California (CPUC); Case Number: CPUC Docket No. A.20-04-013; City of Alameda, California v. Pacific Gas and Electric Company under EL20-63.-“Petition for Declaratory Order, et al. and Conditional Complaint of City of Alameda, California under EL20 -63;” Special Meeting Alameda City Council April 20, 2021 2 Court: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Case Number: FERC Docket No. EL20-63-000. (21-242) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8); Property: Alameda Theatre, Located at 2317 Central Avenue, Alameda, CA; City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager; Lisa Maxwell, Interim Community Development Director; and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Entertainment Associates, L.P.; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms. (21-243) 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: Alameda Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA), Alameda Police Officers Association (APOA) and Alameda Police Managers Association (APMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment. Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that regarding Existing Litigation, staff provided information and Council provided direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5; regarding Real Property, staff provided information and Council provided direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: No; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: No; Ayes: 3. Noes: 2; regarding Labor Negotiators, staff provided information and Council provided direction with no vote taken. Adjournment There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Lara Weisiger City Clerk The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.