Final Passage of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Section 8 8.5 and 8 1.2 to Authorize the Public Works Director to Improve Safety and Visibility at Alameda Intersections.  (Planning, Building and Transportation 4227287)
Final passage of ordinance amending Alameda Municipal Code Section eight, dash 8.5 and eight. Dash 1.2 to authorize the Public Works Director to improve safety and visibility at Alameda Intersections. And we do have one speaker on this item. Okay. Is it was that why we why it was pulled? Not for the council. Okay. Okay. So let's have that. Why don't we have a public speaker and then we'll see if we need to have, I guess, our city engineer. Hello? And is this our public speaker? Yes, yes. Yes. Hi there. Good evening, Mayors Council. All mains hidden within agenda item five. Eleanor. I have no problem with the improving safety and visibility at at intersections but 885b the public works director is hereby authorized prohibit parking within 20 feet of intersections curbing within Alameda within 30 feet of the near side of Signalized intersection. Fine. The director may authorize the placement of street furniture or bicycle parking facilities within 20 feet of an intersection, crosswalk or curb return is within that discussion at it's not part of the synopsis of what the agenda item is. How can the granting of access to public land be so hidden within a consent calendar item? Instead of having a fully agenda ised agenda item with full public input and disclosure and supporting documents and examples. What sort of street furniture? What sort of bike parking facilities? There were no supporting documents to item five on the 20 linear feet with an MM probably worth ten K and around the whole island it's probably $125 million worth of public giveaway access. A consent calendar item is not how city governments should conduct this type of business. I should not have to need to read the fine print to find their ad. You're going to be allowing bike parking and street furniture, you know, throughout the island. I ask you to strike the wording of this of that wording for street furniture and bicycle parking, because it's not identified. No examples given to the public. If the city were to be fair to its citizens, this agenda item should have had that mention in its synopsis. And that's my question. Thank you, Mr. Street. I am going to in just a moment, call upon our city attorney, even Shawn, for an explanation. But I will just note quickly that this is the final passage. The second reading, the final passage of an ordinance which requires a second reading at our last council meeting was the last one. Over a month ago, the last council meeting, we had an excellent presentation by our city attorney, Scott Wickstrom, in a engineering city. Yes. What did I say? Oh, did I? What did I say? Anyway, our city engineer, Scott Wickstrom, an excellent staff report and a report that went along with it. But I am going to ask my city attorney. He is the city attorney, Eben Chan, to please give a brief explanation of what we're doing here tonight. Mayor and Council. You're absolutely right. This item is here for final passage. Therefore, there is no staff report attached. But it is my understanding and memory serves right that the public works department. And gave the Council a full presentation on this topic, including the street furniture, and therefore I believe the Council can vote on this item. Thank you, Mr. Shaw. And thank you, Mr. Strelow. All right. We have heard public comment, and that was all the public comment, correct? Closing public comment, any council discussion? Or do we just move to a motion council for approval of a motion? I have a second. All in favor. I opposed any abstentions. Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Okay. Next up is for the. Final passage of ordinance concerning the establishment of an annual general adjustment, a rent registry, banking, and a petition process for an upward and downward adjustment of rents. And we do have five speakers on this item. All right. So any council clarifying questions? Okay, with CNN, let's just get started on our public speakers and up to 3 minutes apiece, right?