|
Priority |
Date Approved |
Title of Council Direction |
Comments |
Results |
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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 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. Pursuing a Bloomberg Challenge Grant to support homelessness efforts. Application for Phase 1 submitted on 10/20/17. City submitted an Unsheltered Homeless Immediate Impact Grant to Alameda County on Dec. 20. Staff, in partnership w/Wilma Chan’s office, hosted a meeting re- establishing a Winter Warming Shelter. |
Working Group convened and will make recommendations to SSHRB in February, and to City Council in March. |
|
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 medicinal use |
Ordinance regulating cannabis business activities is now three ordinances, smoking, cannabis business regulation and land use amendments. Development of RFP process, taxation analysis, preparation of forms, and promulgation of implementing regulations will be next steps. |
Completed all necessary ordinances. Council review of RFP for cannabis business licenses scheduled for February. |
|
H |
11/1/16 |
Consider Updated Regulation and Potential Taxation of Commercial Cannabis Activities. |
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|
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. |
Lighting and Dark Sky regulation scheduled for Planning Board consideration in Spring, 2018. |
Scheduled for City Council following PB action. |
|
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) |
Draft Bird Safe Building Regulations out to review by stakeholders. Regulations scheduled for Planning Board consideration in February/March 2018. |
Scheduled for City Council following PB action. |
|
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. First reading 9/19/17, Council approved 9/17/17 and adopted 10/3/17. |
Completed. |
|
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. RFP requests Updated CAP within 18 months. |
Council approved scope of work on December 5, 2017. Completed. |
|
|
10/3/17 |
Direct Staff to Conduct a Workshop Involving the City Council, Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), AC Transit and Other Relevant Groups regarding recently implemented Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal Parking Solutions |
WETA to survey riders for best time to hold joint workshop. Potentially hold 2 workshops, one on Bay Farm Island and the other on the West End (Main Street Terminal). |
Staff provided update on December 5, 2017. Completed and ongoing. |
|
H |
11/21/17 |
Consider Directing Staff to Provide a Public Update on Crime within the City |
After 2017 data is available, staff will prepare a report on crime in Alameda, including trends, what is being done to reduce crime, and additional steps that can be taken. Report will be presented at public workshop in 2018. |
Workshop scheduled for February 6, 2018. Completed. |
|
L4 |
12/4/17 |
**Consider directing staff to draft an ordinance requiring the licensure of tobacco retailers, including a ban on the sale of menthol cigarettes and other flavored tobacco and enacting an annual fee. |
Submitted by Councilmembers Matarrese and Oddie |
Council voted on 1/16/18 to move the referral forward with the consideration of Council comments. Draft Ordinance to come to Council TBD. |
|
Business Development/Economic Development |
|
M |
5/17/16 |
Zoning Amendment Reforming the Council Call for Review Process of Planning Board Decisions. |
|
Completed. |
|
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. |
|
See above. |
|
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. |
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Completed. |
|
H |
11/1/16 |
Revise the Mix-Use Zoning Designation and Related Policies to Aid Retention of Beneficial Commercial Uses Citywide. |
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 has prepared a summary and comparison of minimum wage requirements of surrounding cities, along with staff discussion points for EDAP and Council consideration. |
Tentatively scheduled for Spring 2018, following presentation/discussion at the Mayor’s Economic Development Advisory Panel. |
|
L |
9/19/17 |
**Explore Offering Free Public WiFi |
Council will consider as a component of IT Strategic Plan |
City Council accepted IT Strategic Plan on December 5, 2017. Completed. Review of Public Wifi on-going. |
|
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 • Amendment approved on 11/21/17 re: CDBG Action Plan with funding to renovate SFU for transitional housing. |
|
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 and divestment in Wells Fargo investments complete. |
Staff will provide update on banking services in early 2018. |
|
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. |
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Resolution adopted 9/19/17: updates ongoing Completed. |