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February 4, 2025 ·7:00 PM Final

City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, Alameda CA 94501

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Agenda — 40 items

  1. 1 MEETING TIMES: Closed Session - 5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
  2. 2 The City allows members of the public to participate in person or remotely Public Speaking Times: Up to 4 speakers: 3 minutes 5 or more speakers: 2 minutes Speakers cannot cede time For information to assist with remote participation, please click: https://www.alamedaca.gov/zoom For Zoom registration, please click: https://alamedaca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cIFNYZquTeenSXOqoPnl5Q For Telephone Participants: Zoom Phone Number: 669-900-9128 Zoom Meeting ID: 826 0959 1844 Any requests for reasonable accommodations should be made by contacting the City Clerk’s office: clerk@alamedaca.gov or 510-747-4800 The Council may take action on any item listed in the agenda
  3. 3 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 P.M.
  4. 1 Roll Call - City Council
  5. 2 Public Comment on Closed Session Items Only
  6. 3 Adjournment to Closed Session to consider:
  7. 3-A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Case Name: City of Alameda v. Greenway Golf Associates, Inc. Court: Alameda County Superior Court Case No: 22CV011964 2025-4693
  8. 3-B CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 554956.9, Subsection (d)(4) Number of Cases: One (As Plaintiff - City Initiating Legal Action) Potential Defendant: Port of Oakland 2025-4733
  9. 4 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session, if any
  10. 10 February 4, 2025 Closed Session Announcement 2025-4794
  11. 5 Adjournment - City Council
  12. 12 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7:00 P.M.
  13. 13 Pledge of Allegiance
  14. 1 Roll Call - City Council
  15. 2 Agenda Changes
  16. 3 Proclamations, Special Orders of the Day and Announcements - Limited to 15 minutes
  17. 3-A Proclamation Declaring February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025-4734
  18. 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
  19. 19 February 4, 2025 Oral Communication Submittals 2025-4795
  20. 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
  21. 5-A Minutes of the Special Joint City Council and Successor Agency to the Community Improvement Commission Meeting and the Regular City Council Meeting Held on January 7, 2025. (City Clerk) 2025-4701
  22. 5-B Bills for Ratification. (Finance) 2025-4751
  23. 5-C Recommendation to Authorize the Continued Action to Address Declaration of Unsafe Building and Notice to Vacate, Case Number X24-0470, for the City-Owned Building Located at Building 114, 2450 Saratoga Street, Alameda, California. [Requires four affirmative votes] In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is statutorily exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines Section15269(c) relating to actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. (Base Reuse and Economic Development C75400) 2025-4703
  24. 5-D Recommendation to Accept the Work of McGuire and Hester, Inc for High Priority Shoreline Rock Slope Repairs on the Bay Farm Island Dike and Terminate Emergency Action to Repair Bay Farm Island Dike. [Requires four affirmative votes] In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is statutorily and categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) relating to actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. (Public Works 31041C35000) 2025-4713
  25. 5-E Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a First Amendment with CMG Landscape Architecture for up to $75,000, Including Contingencies, for a Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed $2,842,000, to Provide Additional Technical Services Related to the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Projects. This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies. (Planning Building and Transportation 10062032) 2025-4684
  26. 5-F Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents with the United States Department of Transportation to Accept $16,000,000 in Federal Funding to Design and Construct the Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor Improvement Project; and Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Grants Fund (Fund 222) and Capital Improvement Budgets Appropriations By $16,000,000 to Transfer Those Funds to the Capital Improvement Budget (Fund 310) for Capital Project C65700 (Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor 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 (creation of bicycle lanes on existing public rights of way). (Transportation 20962743) 2025-4683
  27. 5-G Adoption of Resolution Approving Workforce Changes in the City Attorney’s Office and Amending the Management and Confidential Employees Association and the Executive Management Employees Salary Schedules Effective February 9, 2025. (Human Resources 10025060) 2025-4689
  28. 6 Continued Agenda Items
  29. 7 Regular Agenda Items
  30. 7-A Adoption of Resolutions Appointing Joshua Bevan and Arthur Brito as Members of the Historical Advisory Board. 2025-4728
  31. 7-B Recommendation to Accept an Informational Report on Updates of the Alameda Police Department. (Police 1003110) 2025-4719
  32. 7-C Work Session on the Urban Forest Plan and Implementation. (Public Works 26941570) 2025-4700
  33. 7-D Introduction of Ordinance Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Lease Amendment for Building 360 at 1900 Skyhawk Street for a Nine-Month Rent and Fee Deferral and Subsequent Twelve-Month Deferred Repayment Schedule, with Astra Space Operations LLC. [Requires 4 affirmative votes] In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this action is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822) 2025-4659
  34. 8 City Manager Communications - Communications from City Manager
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 11-A Mayor’s Nominations for the Commission on Persons with Disabilities, Golf Commission, and Public Utilities Board. 2025-4731
  39. 12 Adjournment - City Council
  40. 40 • Public speaking times: 3 minutes for up to four speakers and 2 minutes for five or more speakers; speakers cannot cede time • Meeting Rules of Order are available at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/Departments/City-Clerk/Key-Documents#section-4 • Public Comment and Council Meeting Guide available at: https://www.alamedaca.gov/GOVERNMENT/Public-Comment-and-City-Council-Meeting-Guide • Accessible seating for persons with disabilities, including those using wheelchairs, is available • Equipment for the hearing impaired is available for public use • Translators and sign language interpreters available if requested prior to the meeting • To request a translator, interpreter or any reasonable accommodation that may be necessary to participate in and enjoy the benefits of the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 510-747-4800 or clerk@alamedaca.gov at least 48 hours prior to the meeting • View documents related to this agenda or sign up to receive agendas on the City’s website: https://alameda.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx • Documents related to this agenda are also available for public inspection and copying at the Office of the City Clerk (City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Room 380) during normal business hours