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Adoption of Resolution Commending Tony Daysog for Fourteen Years of Service to the City of Alameda as Councilmember.
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CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO._____
COMMENDING TONY DAYSOG FOR FOURTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF ALAMEDA AS COUNCILMEMBER
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Alameda acknowledges its appreciation for the years of service faithfully rendered by Tony Daysog as Councilmember of the City of Alameda; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog was first elected to the Alameda City Council on November 5, 1996 and served as a Councilmember from December 17, 1996 until December 1998; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog was re-elected on November 3, 1998 and served as Vice Mayor from December 1998 until December 2000 and served as Councilmember from December 2000 until December 2002; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog was re-elected to the Alameda City Council on November 5, 2002, and served again as Vice Mayor from December 2002 until December 2004 and served as Councilmember from December 2004 until December 2006; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog was re-elected to the Alameda City Council on November 6, 2012 and served from December 18, 2012 until December 20, 2016; and
WHEREAS, during his latest tenure on the City Council, Tony Daysog served on numerous regional agencies, including the League of California Cities, the Alameda- Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) Inter-agency Liaison Committee, the Airport Community Noise Management Forum and the Airport Noise Operations Committee, the latter which he was responsible for reviving so as to protect Alameda residents from the airport noise due to the Federal Aviation Association’s NextGen changes; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog's vision and commitment to the City, and in particular Alameda’s West End, played an important role in selecting a developer for Site A that will be essential to the transformation of Alameda Point into a vibrant mixed use development that focuses on job-creation and supports the use of public transit; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog actively listened to the community during one of the most challenging periods in Alameda’s history, helping to pass Ordinance 3148 and ultimately passing Measure L1, which was designed to help stop excessive rent increases and protect Alameda’s renter community; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog has been a strong advocate of smart growth and good planning and was instrumental in the creation of a comprehensive Transit/Traffic Strategic Plan and Implementation Tool, as well as a revision to the Neighborhood Parking Permit Program to help address growing concerns surrounding traffic and parking in Alameda; and
WHEREAS, Tony Daysog has been a strong proponent of grass roots business efforts that support City operations including strengthening the City’s Transient Occupancy Tax and ensuring the City collects its share of Airbnb and similar host services taxes due to the City; and
Whereas, Tony Daysog could often be found on Saturday mornings outside his home, next to the Farmers’ Market, talking with the good people of Alameda, listening to their concerns.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda does hereby express its sincere appreciation for Tony Daysog's contributions of time, effort, and experience for the benefit of the City of Alameda; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda, acknowledging his energy and resourcefulness, does hereby congratulate Tony Daysog on his years of service to our community and extends our deepest gratitude for his many efforts on behalf of the City of Alameda; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda, City staff, and friends throughout our community and the Bay Area extend Tony Daysog our congratulations and wishes him the very best in his future endeavors.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on 20th day of December, 2016 by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City this 21st day of December, 2016.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
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Janet C. Kern, City Attorney
City of Alameda