2022-06-07 CC CS Minutes
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
June 7, 2022
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -JUNE 7, 2022- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:05 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Knox White,
Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Vice Mayor Vella
arrived at 5:28 p.m. The meeting was held via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(22-361) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.9); Case Name: Unspecified to Protect Service of Process; Court:
Superior Court of the County of Alameda; Case Number: Unspecified to Protect Service
of Process; Number of Cases: 2
(22-362) Conference with Legal Counsel Workers’ Compensation Claim (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.95); Claimant: Employee – Fire Department; Claims:
149550063, 1895500067, 0695500047; Agency C laimed Against: City of Alameda
(22-363) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section: 54957.6); City
Negotiators: Nancy Bronstein, Human Resources Director; Nico Procos, General
Manager, Alameda Municipal Power; Jessica Romeo, Human Resources Manager; and
Steve Woo, Senior Human Resources Analyst; Employee Organizations: Alameda City
Employees Association (ACEA); Management and Confidential Employees Association
(MCEA); Electric Utility Professionals Association (EUPA); International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW); Alameda Police Officers Non -Sworn (PANS); Alameda
Municipal Power Unrepresented Employees (AMPU); Alame da Police Management
Association (APMA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of
Employment
(22-364) Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54957); Position Evaluated: City Attorney – Yibin Shen
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding the Workers’ Compensation, the case involves three workers’
compensation claims by a former em ployee with the Fire Department; Applicant
sustained injuries to his knee, hips and heart as a result of his work duties; he retired via
industrial disability retirement on July 7, 2020; the Council authorized the City Attorney
to settle the pending workers’ compensation claim in an amount not to exceed
$132,480.80, resulting in a combined complete case payout of $293,645 which includes
past payments for statutory permanent disability, 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 Existing Litigation, staff
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
June 7, 2022
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; and regarding Labor Negotiators, staff
provided information and Council provided direction by the following two roll call votes:
Vote 1: Councilmembers Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella:
Aye; and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 4. Noes: 1 and Vote 2: Councilmembers
Daysog: No; Herrera Spencer: No; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 3. Noes: 2.
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Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 6:59 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:30
p.m.
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Following the closed session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced regarding Performance Evaluation, Council conducted the City Attorney
performance evaluation and gave direction to staff by the following roll call vote:
Councilmembers Daysog: Aye; Herrera Spencer: Aye; Knox White: Aye; Vella: Aye; and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft: Aye; Ayes: 5.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 10:17
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
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