2021-07-20 CC Special and CS Minutes391
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
July 20, 2021
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -JULY 20, 2021- -4:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 4:01 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,
Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Councilmember
Vella arrived at 5:13 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
Consent Calendar
Councilmember Knox White moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember Daysog seconded, which carried by the following roll call vote:
Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Oddie: Aye; Vella: Absent; and Mayor
Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye. Ayes: 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk
preceding the paragraph number.]
(*21-469) Recommendation to Approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell,
Community Development Director, and Lois Butler, Development Services Division
Manager, as Real Property Negotiators for the Marina Village Inn located at 1151
Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA. Accepted.
Public Comment on Closed Session Items Read Into the Record:
Discussed increased crime near Marina Village; stated people with boats docked in the
area are not happy about the City purchasing the Marina Village Inn: Marilyn Amorino,
Alameda.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(21-470) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9); Case Name: Le v. City of Alameda; Court: Superior Court of
California County of Alameda; Case Numbers: RG20082184
(21-471) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: Marina Village Inn, 1151 Pacific Marina, Alameda, CA; City
Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community Development Director,
and Lois Butler, Economic Development Division Manager and Community Services
Manager; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Shailendra (Sam) Devdhara, Sole
Member/Manager of Core Hotels, LLC; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
(21-472) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: Alameda Theatre, Located at 2317 Central Avenue,
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Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
July 20, 2021
Alameda, CA; City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community
Development Director, and Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development
Director; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Alameda Entertainment Associates,
L.P.; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
(21-473) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957); Positions Evaluated: City Manager – Eric Levitt
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding the Existing Litigation, the accident which forms the basis of
this litigation took place on May 2, 2020, at approximately 4:37 PM on the 1800 block of
Poggi Street; plaintiff Nikita Le rode his bicycle over a defective drainage grate; the front
bike tire went into the grate slats, causing the bike to pitch plaintiff forward over the
handlebars where plaintiff landed on his face, sustaining significant injuries, especially
to his face and teeth; in order to avoid the expense and uncertainty of litigation, the City
Council authorized the City Attorney to settle this matter in an amount not to exceed
$255,000 by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera
Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4;
Absent: 1; regarding Alameda Theatre, staff provided information and Council provided
direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer:
Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Absent; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4; Absent:
1; regarding Marina Village Inn, staff provided information and Council provided
direction with no vote taken; regarding Performance Evaluation, Council conducted the
evaluation and conducted a vote by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers
Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Absent; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3; Noes: 1; Absent: 1.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 7:10
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
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