City Council
City of Alameda
Meeting Agenda
City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council
Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501
7:00 PMTuesday, November 4, 2025
The agenda was revised on October 28, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. to add Closed Session Item #4-E
MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:00 p.m.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
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https://us.openforms.com/Form/7e338354-7abf-4852-886d-229f8c7019b9 The Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M. 1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Consent Calendar - Items are routine and will be approved by one motion unless removed by Councilmembers
2-A 2025-5478 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
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Attorney; and Andrew Schmieder, Senior Director, Cushman and Wakefield, as Real Property Negotiators for 2301 Monarch Street (Building 24) Alameda, CA. (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
3 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only
4 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
4-A 2025-5466 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT/HIRING
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957
Title/Description of Positions to be Filled: City Manager/Interim City Manager
4-B 2025-5479 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
4-C 2025-5480 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subsection (d)(4)
Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action) Potential Defendant: Port of Oakland
4-D 2025-5487 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9, Subsection (d)(4)
Number of cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action) 4-E 2025-5495 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
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Attachments: Correspondence
5 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any 2025-5529 November 4, 2025 Closed Session Announcement
Attachments: Announcement
6 Adjournment - City Council
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
Pledge of Allegiance
1 Roll Call - City Council
2 Agenda Changes
3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15 minutes
3-A 2025-4744 Proclamation Declaring November 2025 as Native American Heritage Month.
Attachments: Proclamation
4 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Speakers may address the Council in regard to any matter not on the agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction; limited to 15 minutes and in-person comments only; remaining speakers may comment under Section 9 2025-5532 November 11, 2025 Oral Communications Submittals Attachments: Submittals
5 Consent Calendar - Routine items are approved by one motion unless Councilmembers remove items for discussion; removed items are called after Agenda Items; Councilmembers may speak for up to 3 minutes 5-A 2025-5477 Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings Held on October 7, 2025. (City Clerk)
5-B 2025-5493 Bills for Ratification. (Finance)
Attachments: Bills for Ratification
5-C 2025-5430 Recommendation to Authorize the Purchase of One Groundsmaster 4000D Lawn Mower for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $110,969.29 from Turf Star/Toro, Consistent with the Revised Vehicle Replacement
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Policy. (Public Works 60141581)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: Quote
5-D 2025-5429 Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Four Grant of Easements and License Agreement to East Bay Municipal Utility District Across City-Owned Property; and to Execute Any and All Ancillary Documents and Directing the Recording of the Grant of Easements for the San Leandro Channel Crossing.
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), no further environmental review is required. (Public Works 31041520) Attachments: Exhibit 1: Proposed Easements
Exhibit 2: Grant of Easement
Exhibit 3: Grant of Easement
Exhibit 4: Grant of Easement
Exhibit 5: Grant of Easement
Exhibit 6: Agreement
Resolution
5-E 2025-5462 Adoption of Resolution Amending the Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA) and Electric Utility Professionals of Alameda (EUPA) Salary Schedules Effective November 16, 2025, to Reflect Removal of the Lead Customer Service Representative, Customer Service Representative and Meter Reader Classifications from ACEA and Add a Five Step Salary Range for the Classifications in EUPA. (Human Resources 10025060)
Attachments: Exhibit 1: EUPA Salary Schedule
Exhibit 2: ACEA Salary Schedule
Exhibit 3: Letter of Understanding
Resolution
5-F 2025-5481 Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Article XIX (Sidewalk Vending) of Chapter VI (Businesses, Occupations and Industries) to Establish Regulations for Sidewalk Vending and by Making Related Conforming Amendments.
This action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under the common sense exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). (City Manager 10021030) 6 Continued Agenda Items
7 Regular Agenda Items
7-A 2025-5482 Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Michelle Knoedler as a Member of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and Roberta Kreitz as
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a Member of the Social Service Human Relations Board.
7-B 2025-5361 Presentation by Senator Jessie Arreguin: State Legislative Update.
Attachments: Presentation
7-C 2025-5475 Workshop to Discuss Infrastructure and Facility Needs for Libraries, City Parks and Recreation Facilities.. (City Manager 10021030) Attachments: Presentation
Correspondence
8 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager 9 Oral Communications, Non-Agenda (Public Comment) - Speakers may address the Council in regard to any matter not on the agenda over which the Council has jurisdiction; limited to in-person comments only 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 may speak for up to 3 minutes 11 Council Communications - Councilmembers may speak for up to 9 minutes to address any matter not on the agenda, including reporting on conferences or meetings
11-A 2025-5476 Mayor’s Nominations for Appointment to the Golf Commission, Historical Advisory Board, Public Art Commission, and Social Service Human Relations Board.
12 Adjournment - City Council
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