City Council
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
7:00 PMTuesday, May 16, 2023
The agenda was revised on May 11, 2023 at 5:45 p.m. to indicate Item 7-B was withdrawn and would not be heard
MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:15 p.m.
Joint Meeting - 6:59 p.m.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
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The Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 5:15 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion; members of the public may speak once for up to 2 minutes on the entire Consent Calendar; following public comment, the Council can remove items and speak for up to 5 minutes on each item; recording a non-affirmative vote should be done without removal
2-A 2023-2973 Recommendation to Approve Jennifer Ott, City Manager, Lisa Maxwell, Community Development Director, Len Aslanian, Assistant City Attorney, and Pat O’Keeffe, Baker Tilly Consultant, as Real Property
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Negotiators for Building 525, Located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA [Auctions by the Bay]. (Community Development 29061822) 3 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only - 6 members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2 minutes 4 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
4-A 2023-2972 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
PROPERTY: Building 525, Located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda Point, Alameda, CA
CITY NEGOTIATORS: City Manager Jennifer Ott, Community
Development Director Lisa Maxwell, Assistant City Attorney Len Aslanian, and Baker Tilly Consultant Pat O’Keeffe
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Alameda and Auctions by the Bay, Inc.
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Lease
4-B 2023-2994 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6)
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Jessica Romeo, Human Resources Director and Nico Procos, General Manager Alameda Municipal Power EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: International Brotherhood of Electric Workers (IBEW)
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment
4-C 2023-3070 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Government Code Section 54957.6)
CITY NEGOTIATORS: Jessica Romeo, Human Resources Director EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: Alameda Police Officers Association (APOA)
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Salaries, Employee Benefits and Terms of Employment
4-D 2023-3056 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Positions Evaluated: City Manager - Jennifer Ott
5 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any 6 Adjournment - City Council
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT COMMISSION (SACIC) MEETING - 6:59 P.M.
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Pledge of Allegiance
1 Roll Call - City Council and SACIC
2 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion; members of the public may speak once for up to 2 minutes on the entire Consent Calendar; following public comment, the Council/SACIC can remove items and speak for up to 5 minutes on each item; recording a non-affirmative vote should be done without removal
2-A 2023-3018 Recommendation to Accept the Investment Transactions Report for the Period Ending March 31, 2023. [City Council and SACIC] (Finance 10024051)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quarterly Investment Transactions Report 3 Adjournment - City Council and SACIC
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15 minutes
3-A 2023-2902 Proclamation Declaring May 2023 as Asian Pacific Heritage Month. [Not heard on May 2, 2023]
Attachments: Proclamation
3-B 2023-2903 Proclamation Declaring May 2023 as Older Americans Month.
Attachments: Proclamation
4 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Limited to 15 minutes; members of the public may speak for up to 2 minutes regarding any matter not on the agenda; any remaining speakers may comment under Section 9 5 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion; members of the public may speak once for up to 2 minutes on the entire Consent Calendar; following public comment, the Council can remove items and speak for up to 5 minutes on each item; recording a non-affirmative vote should be done without removal
5-A 2023-3083 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on
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April 18, 2023. (City Clerk)
5-B 2023-3082 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2023-3008 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Fourth Amendment to the Agreement with CDM Smith to Increase
Compensation by $420,000, Including Contingencies, for a Total Aggregate Compensation Not-to-Exceed $3,578,930, to Complete the Plans and to Provide Construction Support for the Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this Project is Categorically Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) Existing Facilities (Minor Alterations to Existing Facilities Including Bicycle Facilities) and Section 15304(h) (Minor Alterations to Land and the Creation of Bicycle Lanes on Existing Public Rights of Way). (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962740)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Agreement
Exhibit 2 - First Amendment
Exhibit 3 - Second Amendment
Exhibit 4 - Third Amendment
Exhibit 5 - Fourth Amendment
5-D 2023-3011 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment, Substantially in the Form of the Attached Amendment, to the Short Term Maintenance Agreement with East Bay Municipal Utility District for Alameda Point Water System Services.
On February 4, 2014, the City certified the Alameda Point Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Final EIR evaluated the environmental impacts of redevelopment and reuse of the lands at Alameda Point consistent with the Alameda Point Zoning Ordinance and MIP, which included the Reuse Area. Such impacts include any potential impacts arising from the routine and ongoing infrastructure maintenance covered by the Short Term Maintenance Agreement. On a separate and independent basis, this action is exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction), and 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land). (Public Works 31041500)
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Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Reuse and Development Areas
Exhibit 2 - Water Infrastructure Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Short Term Maintenance Agreement and First
Amendment
Exhibit 4 - Proposed Second Amendment to Short-Term
Maintenance Agreement
5-E 2023-3015 Recommendation to Approve the Purchase of Virtual Machine Host Servers in the Amount of $297,523 from Keep It Simple to Replace the Existing Virtual Machine Host Servers that Have Reached End of Life and to Redesign the City’s Virtual Infrastructure for Increased Resiliency and Redundancy. (Information Technology 60626074) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Quote for City of Alameda
Exhibit 2 - Quote for Alameda Police Department
5-F 2023-3009 Recommendation to Accept $80,000 Grant #2022-0043; Cal OES ID #001-00000 from the California’s Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2022 Homeland Security Grant Program for a Diving Surface Supplied Air System; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Fire Grants Fund Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $80,000 to Accept and Appropriate the Cal OES 2022 Homeland Security Grant. (Fire 10032200)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Notification of Award
Exhibit 2 - Standard Assurances
Resolution
5-G 2023-2988 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Salary Schedule for Part-Time Classifications Effective June 4, 2023 to Reflect Changes to the City of Alameda Minimum Wage, Maintain Adequate Differentials between Part-Time Job Categories and Reflect Market Conditions. (Human Resources 10025060)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Part Time Salary Schedule - Clean Exhibit 2 - Part Time Salary Schedule - Redlined
Resolution
Correspondence from Staff
5-H 2023-3002 Adoption of Resolution Approving a Final Map and Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute Subdivision Improvement Agreements (Substantially in the Form of the Attached Agreement) for Tract 8561, North Housing Site - Phase 1.
Approval of the Final Map and the SIA is exempt from CEQA review pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080(b)(1) (ministerial projects) and CEQA Guidelines section 15268 (ministerial projects).
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(Public Works 31041520)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Final Map
Exhibit 2 - Subdivision Improvement Agreement
Exhibit 3 - Alameda Housing Agreement
Resolution
6 Continued Agenda Items - Public comment and speaking times are determined based upon the prior meeting
7 Regular Agenda Items - 6 members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2 minutes
7-A 2023-3007 Presentation by Link21 on the New Regional Rail/Transbay Rail Crossing Project. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962740) Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Monthly Report: January 2023
Presentation
7-B 2023-3013 WITHDRAWN - Recommendation to Direct Staff to Terminate the Lease for Building 92 at Alameda Point between the City of Alameda and Alameda Point Collaborative Prior to Expiration of the Lease Term in Exchange for Payment to Alameda Point Collaborative of a Lease Termination Payment of $831,470; and Commence a Solicitation Process to Sell Building 92 for Commercial Use. (Community Development 29061822) [Will not be heard on May 16, 2023] Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Building Location
Exhibit 2 - Pictures of Building 92
Exhibit 3 - Adaptive Reuse Area
Exhibit 4 - Lease Termination Agreement
7-C 2023-3016 Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate with Axon Enterprise, Inc.("Axon") to Execute a Purchase Agreement for the Acquisition, Support, and Maintenance of 23 In-Car Dash Cameras with Fully Integrated Automated License Plate Recognition Systems for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $331,183.35 for Five Years. (Police 10031100)
Attachments: Exhibit 1 - Axon Enterprises, Inc. Sales Quote Exhibit 2 - Axon Enterprises, Inc. Sole Source Letter
Exhibit 3 - Policy 463
Presentation
Correspondence - Updated 5/16
8 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
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9 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Members of the public may speak for up to 2 minutes regarding any matter not on the agenda 10 Council Referrals - Matters placed on the agenda by Councilmembers may be scheduled as future agenda items or dispositive action may be taken on sufficiently noticed time sensitive legislative matters; presentations are limited to 5 minutes; Councilmembers can speak for up to 3 minutes; 6 members of the public may speak for up to 3 minutes; 7 or more may speak for up to 2 minutes
10-A 2023-3010 Consider Review of the Alameda Police Department's Implementation of Truleo, including Providing Direction on Termination of the Contract between City of Alameda and Truleo and the Removal of Alameda "Case Study" from Truleo's Website; and Consider Reviewing Implementation of the City's Body Worn Camera (BWC) Recordings Retention Policy, including Providing Truleo Audio Files from BWC Recordings from January 1, 2021 to Date (i.e., Files from Over One Year Ago). (Councilmember Herrera Spencer) [Not heard on May 2, 2023]
Attachments: January 4, 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes Alameda Police Department Policy 450 "Portable
audio/video recorders"
Correspondence
10-B 2023-3051 Consider Adoption of Resolution Expressing Support for Actions to Further Strengthen Local Democracy, Authority, and Control as Related to Local Zoning and Housing Issues. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)
Attachments: Proposed Resolution
10-C 2023-3052 Consider Providing Direction on a Future Amendment to the Council Meeting Rules of Order to Change Speaking Times for the Public and Councilmembers on Items that are Pulled/Removed from the Consent Calendar. (Councilmember Herrera Spencer)
Attachments: April 24, 2023 Letter from Alameda Citizens Task Force 11 Council Communications - Councilmembers can speak for 9 minutes to address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
12 Adjournment - City Council
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