2025-11-04 CC CS Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY- -NOVEMBER 4, 2025- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:00 p.m.
Roll Call — Present: Councilmembers Daysog, Boller, Jensen, Pryor and Mayor
Ezzy Ashcraft — 5. [Note: Councilmember Jensen arrived at
5:04 p.m.]
Absent: None.
Consent Calendar
Vice Mayor Pryor moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote —
5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph
number.]
(*25-615) Recommendation to Approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager; Abigail Thorne-
Lyman, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director; Alesia Strauch, Base Reuse
Manager; Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney; and Andrew Schmieder, Senior Director,
Cushman and Wakefield, as Real Property Negotiators for 2301 Monarch Street (Building
24) Alameda, CA. Accepted.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
(25-616) Public Employee Appointment/Hiring Pursuant to Government Code § 54957;
Title/Description of Positions to be Filled: City Manager/Interim City Manager
(25-617) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code
Section 54956.8) Property: 2301 Monarch Street (Building 24), Alameda, CA 94501; City
Negotiators: City Manager Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director
Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Base Reuse Manager Alesia Strauch, Assistant City Attorney Len
Aslanian, Cushman and Wakefield Senior Director Andrew Schmieder; Negotiating
Parties: City of Alameda, Macro Oceans, 2301 Monarch LLC, c/o Paceline Investors LLC,
St. George Spirits, Blue Sky Recycling LLC, Wonky Kitchen LLC dba The Prep Station,
dba Eat Drink Alameda, and Complete Coach Works, a California corporation; Under
Negotiation: Price and terms of lease
(25-618) Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential Litigation; Potential Initiation of
Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 554956.9, Subsection (d)(4); Number of
Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action); Potential Defendant: Port of
Oakland
(25-619) Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential Litigation; Potential Initiation of
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Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subsection (d)(4); Number of
Cases: One (As Plaintiff- City Initiating Legal Action)
(25-620) Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Government
Code § 54956.9); Case Name: Hickman v. City of Alameda et al.; Court: Alameda County
Superior Court; Case Number: 25CV129268; Case Name: City of Alameda vs Steeltown
Winery LLC DBA Building 43 Winery; Court: Alameda County Superior Court; Case
Numbers: 25CV130312 and 24CV103410
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk
announced that regarding Public Employee Appointment/Hiring, the City Council
discussed the recruitment process for the Interim City Manager and City Manager
positions and gave direction to the City Attorney to assist the Council in conducting
competitive recruitments for both positions, which carried by three separate unanimous
voice votes — 5; regarding Real Property, staff provided information, and the City Council
provided direction, which carried by unanimous voice vote — 5; and regarding Potential
Litigation, staff provided information, and the City Council provided direction, which
carried by unanimous voice vote — 5.
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Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 7:04 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 9:48
p.m.
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The meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that regarding Potential
Litigation for the Port of Oakland, staff provided information and Council provided
information with no vote taken
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 10:47
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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