1973-10-15 Special CC Minutescitti
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Tic meeting convemud at :CC) ()teasel t.m, in tic Council Chamber ef tie City null. with
inesident is Croix presidia:a
The roll was called and Colo: mailmen LeThan, Chnitics, awns:din, neenthi a at Preciakunt La C
Jr, (0), nancatLa resent, ti-cerL: Lone
m. Xeceint of the folios and inehde of Meeting Mad ;wain nahnowledgee by are
derixUelmem and ;was on file. ate purpose of tic session. was for consideration of the City Goals
hapart prepared by Councilmen Deal:tad and licitevittn., and action thereon, if indicated.
Consideration of City Coals Cenort, prepared Wn Counailmon DeakaM ant dsvcitz.
Councilman. 'Denham read a prenareci statement, copies of widen, together wiii a "Prospectus,
teid' of Alameda, Le-lvaluatien beady, hat Leon, distributed to the members of the Conceit and staff.
In his presentation, C ounailman Deckam stated he end. Councilman illlalTitz had first reviewed. Pic
itLi Ceneral Than and nad. found the horizon and Policy Plans contained therein co lonyen specifi-
cally- applied, as tha;g had in part been predicated on a Co-other's Crossing and a acute el Freeway
which, when chmilned ad. tr the Poste 17 Freeway, would have encircled the entire residential area
cut' the City with maor traffic facilities.
Couricilaw. Peckan neferree to surveys conducted in. 195i7 and 1966 which had determinhe the attitude
of residents tan-lard the chantuthgv at those times. He stated Lie new surrey recommended e the
Propeciusf wsuld indicate their desired goals fen the future. lie commented that iididiumontation
of the reedinnknnPvtious contained in ti-ac existing Ceneral Plan had Peen generally lacking and noted
that the proposed Design Pauview Poard wan only now in tic process of being established.
Councilman Dachas elaborated upon the ceres',(to net eta tic the ttireepectoe" and Lis procedure pro-
posed to arrive at a determination cc CiLy goals, he referred to a time schedule and ftew chart
aliening how a complete re-evaluation of the City's growth and development policies could, he
accomplished. The stops included the immediate appointment of a City-wine citizens sommittec;
development of a steering committee; steering comittee subcommittees and neighborhood committees
in 13 Alameda neighborhoods to draw up goals for the Cityte future; trah process to include
informational neighborhood workohoph, he stated a questionnaire could then he drafted and circu-
lated La every housohold„ the results tabulated and used, to draw de a statement of goals and petioles,
included in Councilman kockan's presentation was a pre;esal tit project and setting
out funds which might be available to pay for its cost.
Councilman. Peckam stated he nut Councilman Hurwitz would recommend acceptance of the renort ;risen
tne tirection that copies he forwarded to the ihmhurs of the Planning heard for review, with
recommendations for any necessary revisions to he made at the joint work session scheduled for
October 1S; that upo'c .. completion of any revision, the Council aptreve and fund Ude ihrespectuns
amd proceed toward retention of a qualified consultant, to ensure commencement as of Docemhor 1,
1973. he estimated the consultant cost to approximate M150, 00C.
Counmilman Coat ca questionee the item of it150,000 for a consultant, stating he felt tie material
could . be gathered in a more economical manner. he said he was under the impression the people had
made their feelimgs known concerning eennily at the last Cnarter Amendment election,
iteanne fel:Mad shwa:swishes:a se to the mlemenhir in virich tile stutqp sietad he ocariniStot., l'''',L;3 to be emit-
siehuisil, the ;:121,.A; CZ' 1C1(.7"al CUL:=1 and afaniadacc, pmnusteett el to he utait tact, and tile
to a boa 3didie haidavi basaafro to cc trnuitlevi an- tddt, petapeas st tha flioquitpail
edicauldrs of Marc; ,, dis)75.
La, Jekome Heart', Cram) Censors, stressed the necessity for novel's:ping ant providing services
to residents of the City, stating, he headeved the needs for mental health, education, welfare,
recreation, cut cetera, would all he considered. in the study,
nrs. hmeanor Tattersall, 1271., Let's Lea etreet, complimented Counclfuen Deekam acid Hurwitz en their
proposal and urged. chat the study he started as ()slickly as nescr:eic.
ir. Anne Dradfield, tf.5 Portela Avenue*, extended a plea that the community maie every effort to
establish the project,
hr, traces himuscup„ 321, contra) Avenue, suggested the overall ',1,:d%D. be Croke)! down into segments
se priorities corib he La an he also state d. that purhach cc funding enUP) he 0-1,adj:1:
at the fedora/ :divas.
ft the conclusion of aiscussion, Counciiman Feckare roved that the report ho accepted and adopted.
The tootion was seconded Ccunciltan "Pdtrwitz and carried by the feileninr; roil call vote.
:Ayes: Four. Nees: None. AbstainnnE: Ccaawalian. 3AcCall,(1). lesent: None.
o CcaudiNWeil N,cCall. moved the Council retire to ah enecntive session for disdosnion of
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contraetuaa personnel snattors. The notion was seconded C1 Counealdah Tories. and carried uncial-now-ay.
After a five—minure recess, the Council reconvened an the Conference Noon of the City halJ for its
deTineratleao. ft the conclenich of thc dieurnscieh, it was Ceterefirled no action 1A7010 he taken
af Shia meetin
ArjU ft
./es, There heir he further 1:,usiness to co.M.e before the le,eetInE, the Ccuncel aCjournod.
lospechfully subwiLteet„
Deuty Cit7 Clerk