2025-12-16 CC SACIC CS Minutes MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC) MEETING
TUESDAY- -DECEMBER 16, 2025- -5:00 P.M.
Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft convened the meeting at 5:01 p.m.
Roll Call — Present: Councilmembers/Commissioners Daysog, Boller, Jensen, Pryor
and Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft—5. [Note: Councilmember Daysog
left the meeting at 10:39 p.m.]
Absent: None.
Consent Calendar
Councilmember Boller moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Vice Mayor Pryor seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous voice vote — 5. [Items so
enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk preceding the paragraph number.]
(*25-715CC) Recommendation to Approve Interim City Manager Adam Politzer, Base Reuse and
Economic Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Administrative Management Analyst
Annie Cox,Assistant City Attorney Len Aslanian, Cushman and Wakefield Senior Director Andrew
Schmieder, as Real Property Negotiators for Building 525, Located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda,
CA. Accepted.
(*25-716CC) Recommendation to Approve Adam Politzer, Interim City Manager, as a Labor
Negotiator with the International Association of Firefighters, Local 689, and Alameda Fire Chiefs
Association for the City of Alameda. Accepted.
Public Comment
Evan Phillippe, Pacific Pinball Museum, stated the Museum is rolling into its 23rd year as a
successful nonprofit operating in Alameda; he appreciates being in contest for Building 525; the
Museum is for all ages; almost $1 million has been amassed to apply to the building; he would
like to expand and put the largest pinball museum on the map in Alameda.
Sadiya Kazi-Koya, Swings and Wings, discussed her vision to expand Building 525; stated that
she opened six and a half years ago with the vision to provide an inclusive space for kids and
their caregivers; the space provides a combination of therapeutic play, early education and
therapy with the goal of providing activities that are developmentally appropriate, it also reduces
social isolation and supports the mental health of caregivers who might not find appropriate
services in the community; she hopes the vision is seen by the City as an opportunity for
generations to come; she also hopes Swings and Wings can remove the stigma of neurodiversity,
bring people together and provide space for everybody to enjoy.
Mariam Sultan, Swings and Wings, expressed strong support for the proposal to lease the space
at Building 525 which reflects the community-based services families need.
The meeting was adjourned to Closed Session to consider:
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(25-717CC) Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code Section 54957.6); City
Negotiators: Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Noelle White, Human Resources Director, Jack Hughes,
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, and Doug McManaway, Assistant City Attorney; Employee
Organizations: International Association of Firefighters, Local 689(IAFF)and Alameda Fire Chiefs
Association (AFCA); Under Negotiation: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment
(25-718CC) Conference with Legal Counsel — Potential Litigation; Potential Initiation of Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subsection (c); Number of Cases: One (As
Plaintiff - City Exposure to Legal Action); Potential Defendants: Valley Investments - Redwood
LLC dba Barnhill Marina & Boatyard, Summit Bank, Receivership Specialists
(25-719CC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8); Property: 2751 Todd Street (Building 525), Alameda, CA 94501; City Negotiators:
Interim City Manager Adam Politzer, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director Abigail
Thorne-Lyman, Administrative Management Analyst Annie Cox, Assistant City Attorney Len
Aslanian, Cushman and Wakefield Senior Director Andrew Schmieder; Negotiating Parties: City
of Alameda, Pacific Pinball Museum, a California Nonprofit Organization, and Swings and Wings,
LLC; Under Negotiation: Price and terms of lease.
(25-720CC/25-18SACIC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.8); Property: 2317 Central Avenue (Alameda Theater), Alameda, CA;
City/Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission (SACIC) Negotiators: City
Manager Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse and Economic Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman,
Economic Development Division Manager Dwayne Dalman, and Assistant City Attorney Len
Aslanian; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda/SACIC, and Alameda Theater & Cineplex; Under
Negotiation: Price and Terms of Lease and Loans.
(25-721CC) Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.8); Property: Bay 200, a portion of Building 22, located at 2501 Monarch Street at Alameda
Point, Alameda CA 94501; City Negotiators: City Manager Jennifer Ott, Base Reuse and
Economic Development Director Abigail Thorne-Lyman, Economic Development Division
Manager Dwayne Dalman, Administrative Management Analyst Annie Cox, Assistant City
Attorney Len Aslanian; Negotiating Parties: City of Alameda and Faction Brewing Company, LLC;
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of lease.
Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that
regarding Labor, staff provided information and Council provided direction, which carried by
unanimous voice vote — 5; and regarding Potential Litigation, staff provided information and
Council provided direction, which carried by the unanimous voice vote— 5.
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Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft called a recess at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 8:35 p.m.
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Following the Closed Session, the meeting was reconvened and the City Clerk announced that
regarding the regarding Building 525, staff provided information and Council provided direction,
which carried by unanimous voice vote — 5; regarding Alameda Theater, staff provided
information and the Council/SACIC provided direction, which carried by unanimous voice vote —
5; and regarding Building 22, staff provided information and Council provided direction, which
carried by unanimous voice vote—5.
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Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor/Chair Ezzy Ashcraft adjourned the meeting at 10:43 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
Secretary, SACIC
The agenda for this meeting was posted in accordance with the Sunshine Ordinance.
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Alameda City Council and Successor Agency to the
Community Improvement Commission
December 16,2025