2025-05-05 Special CC Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY- -MAY 5, 2025- -6:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 6:04 p.m. Vice Mayor Pryor led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
ROLL CALL - Present: Councilmembers Boller, Daysog, Jensen, Pryor, and
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft—5.
Absent: None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
WORKSHOP
(25-240) Budget Workshop for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to Provide Direction that Will
Be Incorporated into Budget Adoption Hearing Materials for City Council Consideration in June
2025.
The City Manager, Acting Finance Director and Budget Manager started the Power Point
presentation.
The City Council asked questions.
Urged Council to replace the Civic Spark Fellow position with a junior staff position: Ruth Abbe,
Community Action for Sustainable Alameda.
Expressed support for the Library budget addressing safety, adjusting operating hours; stated
the Library should be a safe place for the public and staff: Karen Butter, Friends of the Alameda
Free Library.
The Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Public Works Director, presented departmental budget slides.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 8:02 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
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The Recreation and Parks Director, Planning, Building and Transportation Director, Rent
Program Director, Chief Assistant City Attorney, City Attorney, Library Director, Acting Finance
Director, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director, Assistant City Manager,
Communications and Legislative Affairs Director, Acting Human Resources Director, Information
Technology Director, and City Clerk continued the presentation of departmental budget slides.
Discussed the need for pickleball courts; noted only one court has lights; expressed support for
the four planned courts at Estuary Park: Charles Liuson, Alameda Pickleball.
The City Manager completed the presentation.
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The City Council asked questions and discussed departmental budgets.
The City Manager summarized the Council comments; suggested the item be continued to the
next budget workshop.
Councilmember Jensen moved approval of continuing the item to the 6:00 p.m. meeting on May
13, 2025.
Vice Mayor Pryor seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote — 5.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 10:51 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger
City Clerk
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.
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