File #: 2017-4711   
Type: City Manager Communications
Body: City Council
On agenda: 10/3/2017
Title: Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process.

Title

 

Update on Tracking of Council Direction through the Referral Process. 

 

Body

 

Council Direction through Referral Process

Priority

 Date Approved

Title of Council Direction

 Comments

 Results

H

11/1/16

Initiate and Begin the Process with the Planning Board to Propose Revisions to the Ordinance and Code Sections Defining Alameda's Inclusionary Housing for Residential Development.

Following CC direction, move forward with implementation (revised ordinances, regulations, policies, etc.) 

Council workshop conducted on Sept 19, 2017.  Return to Council in March 2018 with particular focus on incentivizing middle income housing.

H

11/1/16

Have the Social Service Human Relations Board (SSHRB) Review City Policies and Procedures for Aiding Alameda’s Homeless in Order to Make Recommendations to the City Council for Policy Revisions and Additions.

Assigned to SSHRB’s Homeless Action Plan Workgroup.

Working Group convened and will make recommendations to SSHRB in fall/winter and to City Council winter 2017-18

Fiscal Sustainability

L

9/15/15

Draft Policies with Regard to Airbnb and Related Temporary Lodging Activities in Residential Homes and Zoning Districts.

Under legal research and review. Low Priority.

Tentatively scheduled for Winter 2017/18

M

2/25/17

Direct Staff to Renegotiate Terms of the Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) Lease and Relocate/Modernize the Shelter Facility, including Addressing Funding.

Closed session on March 21, 2017 and April 4, 2017 to negotiate lease.  Approved June 6, 2017.  Long-term shelter funding in Poll.

Completed.

H

7/6/17

**Cannabis Dispensaries for medical use

Workshop to consider cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensaries by general zoning areas, discussion of other city ordinances, specific regs unique to Alameda, nexus fee study, and taxation analysis.

Workshop held at 9/5/17 City Council meeting.  Staff will bring back 2nd draft of ordinance at future special workshop on October 21, 2017.

M

11/1/16

Consider Updated Regulation and Potential Taxation of Commercial Cannabis Activities.

 

 

Quality of Life/Environment  

M

1/3/17

Review and Update Outdoor Lighting Regulations, also Referred to as Night Sky or Dark Sky, to Reduce Light Pollution.

Workshop planned to gain Council input on Lighting, Dark Sky, and Bird Safe Building Regulations. 

November 2017

M

2/7/17

Review and Update the City’s Ordinance to Increase Protection of Historic/Heritage Trees, including Adding Arborist Peer Review.

 

Spring 2018

M

4/18/17

**Prepare a Report on the City Acquiring/Taking Title to the Uncompleted Strip of Shoreline Park next to Harbor Bay Parkway.

Identify legal steps to acquiring land. Parcel 4 at Bay Farm Island

Tentatively scheduled for Winter 2017/18

M

4/18/17

**Consider Adopting a “Bird-Safe Buildings” Ordinance and/or Standards (combined with another referral on the same date)

Workshop planned to gain Council input on Lighting, Dark Sky, and Bird Safe Building Regulations. 

November 2017

U

2/21/17

Consider: 1) Sending a Letter to Alameda Health System and Appropriate Health Insurance Plans regarding the Lack of Contracts Covering Many Alameda Residents and Urging Them to Reach Agreements; and 2) Creating a Committee to Review the Issue of Providing Access to on Island Healthcare for Alameda Residents and Make Recommendations of How to Proceed.

Sent by Mayor and Councilmember Oddie on March 14, 2017

Completed.

H

6/20/17

**Create a "Straws on Request" Ordinance and Review Ordinance No. 2977 to Address "To Go" Food Ware, Including Straws, be Compostable or Recyclable.

Staff presented plan to Council on 7/18. Draft ordinance to be considered for approval (first reading) at 9/19/17 Council meeting

First reading  9/19/17, Council adoption anticipated on 10/2/17

H

5/2/17

**Direct Staff to review and update 2008 Alamedas Local Action Plan for Climate Protection (CAP)

Kickoff in May, convened City’s Green Team with CASA as member, drafting emissions inventory, and Oct. 2017 public workshop

Dec 2017 Council approval of scope

Business Development/Economic Development  

M

5/17/16

Zoning Amendment Reforming the Council Call for Review Process of Planning Board Decisions.

Planning Board Review September 25, 2017

City Council October 17, 2017

M

3/7/17

**Consider Revising the City Council Call for Review Process to Appeal Board and Commission Decisions by Requiring that Two, Rather Than Just One, City Council Members Initiate a Call for Review and State a Reason for the Appeal.

Planning Board Review September 25,  2017

City Council  October 17, 2017

M

9/20/16

Hold a City Council Workshop on the Final Phase of the Bayport-Alameda Landing Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) - Development Plan.

Ordinance Amending Master Plan introduced on 1st reading at Council’s 7/18/17 meeting

2nd Reading 9/19/17 City Council Meeting

H

11/1/16

Revise the Mix-Use Zoning Designation and Related Policies to Aid Retention of Beneficial Commercial Uses Citywide.

Accepted 6/6/17 City Council Meeting. Motion to adopt resolution of MX guidelines failed. Direction to not adopt guidelines, but evaluate projects on a case by case basis.

Completed.

M

11/1/16

Consider Directing Staff to Review Enacting a Minimum Wage Increase in Alameda.

Staff will prepare a summary and comparison of minimum wage requirements of surrounding cities, along with staff discussion points, for Council direction

Tentatively scheduled for Winter 2017/18

L

9/19/17

**Explore Offering Free Public WiFi

Council will consider as a component of IT Strategic Plan

 

Social Progress

H

2/7/17

Consider Outreach Efforts to Provide Immigrant and Refugee Support Services and Programs with Nominal or Minimal Expenditures.

Establish a SSHRB Immigration and Refugee Support Services Workgroup.  Brought together community organizations to identify immigrant and refugee support services and coordinated on "Know Your Rights" presentation May 31, 2017.

SSHRB work group formed Outreach ongoing Researching transitional housing for refugees.

H

4/18/17

**Consider Adoption of Resolution in Support of a Congressional Investigation Regarding the Impeachment of President Donald Trump

Resolution drafted by full Council in public session.

Completed.

U

4/18/17

**Consider Directing Staff to: 1) Identify All Accounts with Wells Fargo and Investments in Wells Fargo Securities; 2) Draft a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Banking Services for the City of Alameda; and 3) Exclude Wells Fargo from the RFP process and Refrain from Making New Investments in Wells Fargo Securities for a Period of Three Years

Alameda Investment Policy Approved April 18, 2017

Completed.

M

5/2/17

**Review Rules of Order governing City Council Meeting Agendas

Council Subcommittee (Ashcraft and Oddie) and Open Government Commission to look at Rules of Order governing City Council Meeting Agendas

Awaiting  Council Subcommittee Review

H

9/19/17

**Adopt Resolution Condemning Bias, Prejudice, Discrimination, Violence and Anti-Semitism;  Staff to provide periodic status updates.

 

Resolution adopted 9/19/17: updates ongoing

 

**Note: Referrals are new since the Priority Goal Setting Workshop on 2/15/17.

Updated: 9/21/2017