2014-10-21 Joint CC SACIC MinutesJoint Meeting
Alameda City Council and Successor Agency to
the Community Improvement Commission
October 21, 2014
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT CITY COUNCIL
AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY
IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC) MEETING
TUESDAY- -OCTOBER 21, 2014- -6:59 P.M.
Mayor/Chair Gilmore convened the meeting at 7:41 p.m.
Roll Call - Present: Councilmembers/Agency Members Chen, Daysog,
Ezzy Ashcraft, Tam and Mayor/Chair Gilmore – 5.
Absent: None.
Oral Communications
None.
Consent Calendar
Mayor/Chair Gilmore announced that the Amendment to an Agreement regarding
expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds [paragraph no. 14-454 CC/14-013 SACIC] was
removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.
Councilmember/Agency Member Daysog moved approval of the consent calendar.
Councilmember/Agency Member Tam seconded the motion which carried by
unanimous voice vote – 5. [Items so enacted or adopted are indicated by an asterisk
preceding the paragraph number.]
(*14-453 CC/14-011 SACIC) Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor
Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting Held on September 16,
2014. Approved.
(*14-012 SACIC) Recommendation to Approve a Fifth Amendment to the Agreement
with Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. for Financial Services through June 30, 2015, and
Adding $50,000, for a Total Budget Amount of $199,000. Accepted.
(14-454 CC/14-013 SACIC) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute
an Amendment to an Agreement between the Successor Agency and the City of
Alameda Regarding Expenditure of Excess Bond Proceeds.
Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired how unexpended redevelopment bond proceeds
would be allocated between the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Fire Station
3.
The Community Development Director responded the EOC and Fire Station 3 were
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given as examples of projects that could be eligible to be funded by the excess bond
proceeds; stated it would be up to the Council to budget the funds once the funds are
received in the next Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) period which is
in January, 2015; allocation of the funds would go through the standard budget process
and staff would return to Council with specific recommendations about expenditures; the
amendment is solely to encumber the funds and enter into an agreement in order to
transfer the funds from the SACIC to the Council.
The Assistant City Manager noted the funds require Stated Department of Finance
approval before returning to Council for approval.
Vice Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the decision about funding will return to the
Council before the scheduled groundbreaking of the EOC, to which the Community
Development Director responded in the affirmative.
In response to Councilmember Daysog’s inquiry, the Community Development Director
stated the unexpended bond proceeds are restricted and can only be spent within the
merged project area and for capital projects contemplated in the official statement for
the original bonds.
Vice Mayor/Agency Member Ezzy Ashcraft moved approval of the staff
recommendation.
Councilmember/Agency Daysog seconded the motion, which carried by unanimous
voice vote – 5.
(*14-455 CC/14-014 SACIC) Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to
Execute an Agreement Regarding Reinstatement of a Loan between the City of
Alameda and the Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission of the
City of Alameda. Accepted.
Adjournment
There being no further business, Mayor/Chair Gilmore adjourned the meeting at 7:47
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
Secretary, SACIC
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