2022-01-18 CC CS MinutesMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -JANUARY 18, 2022- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:02 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,
Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Vice Mayor Vella
arrived at 5:34 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
Consent Calendar:
(22-037) Recommendation to approve Eric Levitt, City Manager, Nico Procos, Alameda
Municipal Power General Manager, Erin Smith, Public Works Director, Alan Cohen,
Assistant City Attorney, and Alan Harbottle, Senior Energy Resources Analyst, as
Designated Negotiators with NextEra Energy Resources Related to Doolittle Landfill.
Not heard.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(22-038) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
54956.8); Property: 11-Acre Portion of the 33.2-Acre Doolittle Landfill Sire Located
Northwest of the Intersection of Doolittle Drive and Harbor Bay Parkway. Not heard.
(22-039) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code
Section 54956.9); Case Name: City of Alameda v. All Persons Interested in the Matter
of the Issuance and Sale of One or More Series of Pension Obligation Bonds to
Refinance Outstanding Obligations of the City of Alameda to the California Public
Employees’ Retirement Law, and All Proceedings Leading Thereto, Including the
Adoption of a Resolution and Sale of Such Bonds, Alameda County Taxpayers’
Association, Steve Slauson, and Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association; Court: Superior
Court of the State of California, County of Alameda; Case Number: 21CV001157.
(22-040) Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation, Initiation of Litigation
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, subsection (d)(4)); Number of Cases:
One (As Plaintiff – City Initiating Legal Action); Potential Defendant(s): Alameda Point
Partners, LLC.
(22-041) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: Alameda Point, Site A, Alameda, CA; City Negotiators: Eric
Levitt, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community Development Director, and Louis Liss,
Base Reuse Manager; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Alameda Point
Partners, LLC; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.
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Alameda City Council
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(22-042) 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 Police
Managers Association (APMA), and Alameda Fire Chief’s Association (AFCA); Under
Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment.
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding the Existing Litigation, staff provided information and Council
provided direction, by the following roll call vote: Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera
Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Abstain; Vella: Absent; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye;
Ayes: 3. Abstain: 1. Absent: 1; regarding Potential Litigation and Real Property, staff
provided information and Council provided direction by the following roll call vote:
Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4. Noes: 1; 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 6:28
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
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