Review and Action on
Draft
City Council Agenda for October 5, 2004.
Action:
All items approved for placement on the agenda with the
following additions, deletions or changes:
Item
15: Support Measure BB Parcel Tax to Preserve AC Transit Services
From:
Councilmember Hawley
Recommendation:
Support Alameda County Measure BB: Increase and Extension of Parcel
Tax for AC Transit which, by increasing the existing parcel tax by
$2 per month over ten years, will provide a steady stream of funding
for AC Transit.
Contact:
Miriam Hawley, Councilmember District 5, 981-7150
Action:
Combine with Item 16 on the same topic by Councilmember Worthington
with Worthington as the secondary author.
Item
18: Support Measure AA: Bond to Retrofit BART
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Support Alameda County Measure AA, Bond to Retrofit Bay Area Rapid Transit
(BART), which will provide funding to make earthquake safety
improvements to BART facilities in Contra Costa, San Francisco and
Alameda Counties.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Add Councilmembers Olds and Maio as secondary authors.
Item
22: Daylighting of Strawberry Creek (Held
over from July 20, 2004)
From:
Councilmember Spring and Mayor Bates
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution supporting the daylighting of Strawberry Creek in the
downtown, if feasibility is demonstrated.
Contact:
Dona Spring, Councilmember District 4, 981-7140
Action:
Held over to October 19, 2004 at the request of Councilmember
Spring.
Item
23: Support Grocery Employees from United Food and Commercial
Workers Bay Area Coalition (Held
over from September 21, 2004 by Councilmember Worthington)
From:
Councilmember Worthington
Recommendation:
Adopt a Resolution in support of United Food and Commercial Workers (UCFW)
Bay Area Coalition as they enter negotiations with grocery
employers, encouraging fair bargaining and protection of employee
and family healthcare.
Contact:
Kriss Worthington, Councilmember District 7, 981-7170
Action:
Incorporate amendments by Councilmember Wozniak.
Item
27: Voting Delegates – Congress of Cities
From:
City Manager
Recommendation:
Designating a voting delegate and alternate to act on behalf of the City
at the Annual Business Meeting at the National League of Cities’
Congress of Cities and direct the City Clerk to transmit the names
of the delegates to the League no later than October 8, 2004.
Contact:
Sherry Kelly, City Clerk, 981-6900
Action:
Revise item recommendation to add date and place of Annual
Business Meeting.
Note: Some
City buildings and services will be closed to the public on holidays
and reduced services days. Access the 
