2021-11-02 CC CS Minutes530
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
November 2, 2021
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -NOVEMBER 2, 2021- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:03 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,
Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [The meeting was held
via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
Public Comment on Closed Session Items Read Into the Record:
Ernesto Montenero, Sustainable Technologies, discussed remediation and cleanup
efforts at Alameda Point; stated Council should consider three issues prior to approving
a long-term lease and sale with Astra: 1) safety, 2) harmful emissions, and 3) an
increase in carbon dioxide emissions; he would like a long-term lease with the option to
purchase; if Sustainable Technologies needs to relocate, the silver lining would be not
worrying about potential catastrophic explosions and emissions.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(21-676) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: 1770 Viking Street, Alameda Point (Building 170), 1900
Skyhawk Sreet Alameda Point (Building 360), and 1770 Orion Street, Alameda Point
(Building 372); City Negotiators: Eric Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community
Development Director, Nanette Mocanu, Assistant Community Development Director,
and Ted Anderson, Cushman and Wakefield; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and
Astra Space, Inc.; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment for the Potential
Sale of the Properties
(21-677) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Pursuant to 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 Police Managers Association (APMA) and Alameda Fire Managers
Association (AFMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of
Employment
(21-678) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Requests for the City to
Participate as Amicus in Pending Litigations: (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9); Case Names: Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and United States v. Texas;
Court: United States District Court, W.D Texas, Austin Division; Case Numbers: 1:21-
CV-616-RP and 1:21-CV-796
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Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
November 2, 2021
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding the Litigation, staff provided information with no vote taken;
regarding Real Property, staff provided information and Council provided direction with
no vote taken; and regarding Labor, staff provided information and Council provided
direction by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer:
No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3; Noes: 2.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:56
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.