Adoption of Resolution to Increase Expenditure Appropriations in the American Rescue Plan 2021 Project (96034/C9930) in the Capital Projects Fund (310) by $23,625 for the Feed Alameda Program to Provide Alameda’s Most Vulnerable Residents with Hot Meals and to Provide Support to Alameda Restaurants (Community Development 24161823)
Okay, great. Let's. Does anyone want to make a motion? 11 Council member Desert Moves Council Member Knox White. Second. Thank you. I just read your mind. We have a roll call vote, please. Councilmember Dayton. I. Earl spencer. No. That's why. I. Rella mayor as. Ashcraft. I. That carries by 4 to 1. Thank you, madam. Okay. Last pulled item is 250, which is the option of resolution to increase expenditure. Appropriations in American Rescue Plan 2021 having to do with additional moneys for the Feed Army program. This is under community development and the city manager's office has also been involved. Specific questions council for her Spencer. So my question goes to and I had shared this with the city manager in advance one and one restaurant or food provider in town was excluded from the program because they don't serve hot meals. They only serve a cold meal, whatever that is. And I think many of us I certainly have meals that are so I didn't know if that's actually part of the program or if the city has discretion. I think many of us I certainly do eat meals that are not hot all the time, salads, for instance, sandwiches. And so I want to know if that's actually part of the program or if we have flexibility to include that other local company that applied. Hmm. Who would like to answer that? I see our community development director, Lisa maxwell, out there at the ferry terminal. However, is Maxwell, do you want to. Are you prepared or. Lewis Butler two. Hi, who's been nice to you? Also from community development, economic development, who has been very intimately involved with the Feed our meter program, including, I think, delivering some of those meals. Do you want to speak to the requirements and such? Ms. Butler. Sure. Thank you. Good evening, Madam Mayor. And City Council. The program did call for hot meals, and that's why one of the restaurants was excluded. But to answer Councilmember PEREIRA Spencer's question, if you would like us to include them, we could also include them. But they they they indicate they cannot provide. And I will just throw in, because I had a little something to do with this program that, as I recall, the guidelines were those that they are set forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, I believe, or the state maybe Department of Agriculture, great plates. And it was similar to that criteria, though, that you had to have some fresh fruits and vegetables and couldn't include sugary drinks and there's nutritional requirements. So and it was the middle of winter when we started the program as well. That that's a good point. Yeah. So some of them may continue. So the fresh fruit, vegetables that you just mentioned, obviously those can be done on a salad and heated. And so I would like to make a motion to accept this. But I also think that one restaurant that provides cold, cold meals, as long as they satisfy all the nutritional requirements are met . And so you would also be approving whatever additional expenditure it takes to provide. Ms.. Butler, remind us how many meals at a time were our restaurants providing you? Five. Again, we upped the amount because of the need. We were we were very successful. It was very popular. And it is a wonderful program. I'll just give a little shout out that not only did it help give our local restaurants a lifeline, especially while they were really struggling with, there were times when they could only do takeout and delivery, but it provided some wonderful, tasty, nourishing meals to some of our most vulnerable who are enumerated in the staff report. Councilmember Knox. But I saw your hand up. All right. And I guess since it's a theme for tonight's meeting, we're now discussing program design and selecting specific entities for and giving direction on an expenditure approval. I just wonder if we're yet again getting out. I know it says hot meals in here, but we're talking about adding giving direction to staff about specific program design and when we're actually just being asked to approve an appropriations request. So I'm just not sure we're not getting a little bit off the content account again. Yeah, I think we're pretty close. I but my point is there's a specific dollar amount of appropriation we're being asked to provide and it would be increased a little bit to add that meal. So if there's the way we could fashion a motion to include that flexibility, I think it would be for a worthy purpose. Be happy to include the additional cost for the one meal. Okay. Madam Clerk, with that motion amended, motion clear enough for you. As long as staff can amend the resolution accordingly. I believe for clear. Vice Mayor. I'm reading from your facial expression that you have questions. Yeah. I just you know, we started this this meeting earlier. We were talking about, you know, the Open Government Commission and making sure that we have transparency. And I'm just concerned, you know, if it's possible to approve this and then if we could just give direction to staff to come back, perhaps. You know, concerns that you have. Yeah, that I would I would feel more comfortable doing that. I think that's a good observation, I think. Councilmember Knox. Right. I you're right. You're very, very correct. We've we've heard from the Open Government Commission. We don't want to be inviting another Open Government Commission complaint. So I think the safest thing well. Attorney, I'm just going to read everyone's facial expression. City Attorney Mr. Chan, why don't you weigh in on this? For if the council wishes to make changes, it has to be an expenditure change. So for example, you could tonight change the resolution dollar amount. Right now it says what it says. If you want to add $2,000 or whatever it is, that's fine. That's perfectly within the council's purview. Staff doesn't need to bring it back. If you want to make programmatic changes, you probably want to just give a side direction to staff and Bill respond accordingly, possibly bring it back, possibly work within your existing budget. But what you're asked to approve tonight is funding for the program. And if you want to increase funding, you can do it tonight. We could modify that funding amount and you feel that the noticing is sufficient, such as it would not invite a complaint from the see? Well, anything could invite a complaint from the city. So if even a perfectly correctly agenda item could invite a complaint, but I believe that we could adjust. You could change funding because that is what your agenda is to do tonight and which is to fund. And if you want to give more money or less money, this is your time to do it. And I will add that this program is coming to its conclusion. But Vice Mayor Vella, I see your hand up. I was just going to ask if we added additional funds. That doesn't necessarily guarantee that there is a change to the program requirements. And so there would still need to be direction or side direction to have that come back to us. My concern is my concern is twofold. One, what happens if we allocate the funds here? Is there a way to word it such that if we can't make the change in time? The the funds go, you know, at what point do they come back? And then the second question I would have is, what is the timeline that we're we're looking at relative to the, you know, how long it would take to make these sorts of. Five. So I don't know if the time has passed essentially for for staff to make changes. Ms.. Butler, can you tell us about this to the vice mayor's point about. Does this require this change from hot meal to non hot meal? Does that require some sort of change or seeking permission on our part or. So it could be very. With that. It's it's really under the city manager's limit. He's asking for funding. And then the city manager. Can give me direction to to follow up based on the concerns. And and I think he's within his authority to do that. And so if you increase the budget to 26,000. Happened here a minute ago. But if you increase the budget to include an additional $2,625, and I can give you the additions fairly quickly, I think that that would just I think it would settle everything. How does that sound advice, maravilla? I'm fine. Adding that specific sum. If we can get that specific number, I'm fine adding it and I'll make that motion. $26,250. Okay. So I would total. The total amount. Yes. Yes. Not for. One. No. So I would I would move approval of that amount. All right. And I'll second that. But I'd like to know what sense we're giving direction, almost to add a specific restaurant into a city program. I'd like to know what that restaurant is. It's JS coffee and tea. On. SNL. And it's an avenue. And in fact, I mean, do you want to read the list of all the. There's 43 of. Them. No, no, no. The last six. I know there are. Trust me. But just the those last six that didn't get there. You know what? Let's keep moving that you can people can look that up. Okay. Yes. And then I would just say, relative to the program requirements, just that that staff come back to us if they need council direction and get that agenda. Absolutely. All right. It's been moved by Vice Mayor Vella, seconded by Councilmember Knox White. May we have a roll call vote, please? Interpretations. I forever, Spencer. I knocked like. I. Fell a. You did it again. And we didn't need it so fast. We couldn't. Move. Moving too quickly. I like carries by five eyes. Okay, that is great. And then the last one we need to take care of. Madam Clerk, do you want to introduce item five? Yes. As in Sam for us, please? Yes. Adoption of resolution authorizing issuance of City of I was made to Community Facility District 13 dash one Alameda Landing Public Improvements 2021 Special Tax Subordinate Bonds in the amount not to exceed 24,585,000 and approved related documents and actions. Thank you. And so you, I believe, have sent folks on here. Or. Are you okay? We have. I feel fine. Council, our finance director. Okay. So, hey, counsel, I'm sure you have read the staff report. Does anyone have any specific questions or should we go straight to the motion? Maybe we go straight to the motion to have a motion to approve.