2023-07-18 CC CS Minutes
Special Meeting
Alameda City Council
July 18, 2023
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -JULY 18, 2023- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:04 p.m.
Roll Call – Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Herrera Spencer, Jensen, Vella
and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 5. [Note: Councilmember Vella
arrived at 5:05 p.m. and Vice Mayor Daysog arrived at 5:33
p.m.]
Absent: None.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider
(23-429) Conference with Legal Counsel – Worker’s Compensation Claim (Pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.95; Claimant: Employee – Fire Department, City of
Alameda; Claims: 2095500007, 2295500154, 1695500080, 1695500022; Agency
Claimed Against: City of Alameda
(23-430) Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government
Code Sec. 54956.9(a); Case Name: Kaneshiro v. City of Alameda; Court: Superior
Court of the County of Alameda Case No. 22CV012572
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Councilmember Vella recused herself and left the meeting
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(23-431) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8); Property: Building 39, Located at 950 West Tower Avenue, Alameda,
Point, Alameda, CA; City Negotiators: City Manager Jennifer Ott, Interim Base Reuse
and Economic Development Director Andrew Thomas, Assistant City Attorney Len
Aslanian, and Broker John McManus; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Pyka,
Inc.; Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease
(23-432) Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation; Potential 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):
Wrightspeed, Inc., dba REVO Powertrains
(23-433) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6); City
Negotiators: Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Jessica Romeo, Human Resources Director,
Edward Kreisberg, Outside Counsel, and Doug McManaway, Deputy City Attorney;
Employee Organizations: International Association of Firefighters (IAFF); Under
Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding Worker’s Compensation Claim, the case involves four
worker’s compensation claims filed by a former employee of the Fire Department;
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applicant suffered multiple injuries, including those to his ankles and left Achilles
tendon, as a result of his work duties; he retired April 24, 2022; the Council authorized
the City Attorney to settle all four pending worker’s compensation claims in an amount
not to exceed $125,000.00 by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Herrera
Spencer, Jensen, Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 4; [Absent: Vice Mayor Daysog – 1];
regarding Existing Litigation, the case involves litigation filed by Dawn Kaneshiro
against the City and Eve Abrahams and David Shutt; the complaint alleges that the City,
Ms. Abrahams and Mr. Shutt are liable for the injuries that the plaintiff sustained after
she fell on the public sidewalk outside of the home owned by Ms. Abrahams and Mr.
Shutt; Council authorized to the City Attorney to enter into a settlement with the plaintiff
to fully resolve this case with the respect to the City and have the City pay $92,500 to
the plaintiff by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Herrera Spencer,
Jensen, and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 3; [Absent: Councilmembers Daysog and Vella – 2];
regarding Real Property and Potential Litigation, staff provided information and Council
provided direction by the following voice vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Daysog, Jensen,
Vella and Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft – 4; Noes: Councilmember Herrera Spencer – 1; and
regarding Labor, staff provided information with no vote taken.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 6:57
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
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