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July 7, 2026 City Council MEETING AGENDA
When the city council meets at 5:00 for Closed Session staff will provide a status report on the proposal to enter into negotiations with Neptune Beach Surf Club for development of a portion of the Enterprise Park site at Alameda Point. In May 2025 about 200 community members attended a public workshop at Enterprise Park where the private surf park proposal was introduced. In July 2025 the Recreation and Park Commission held a Workshop to Review and Comment on the Concept for a Surf Pool at Enterprise Park to share results of a survey and learn more about the proposal. Last October the City Council appointed staff representatives to work with the Neptune Beach Surf Club in preparation for a potential Exclusive Negotiating Agreement, if appropriate. The closed session item to be heard on July 7 is informational only; any decision to move forward to establish and Exclusive Negotiating Agreement will take place at a future open session.
The other item for closed session is a confidential update on pending litigation.
The Regular City Council Meeting at 7pm will begin with public comment on issues that are not on the Agenda. The City Council may then act on the Consent Calendar by approving all items with one motion or pulling any item for later action.
One of the most significant items on consent is the Alameda City Facilities Plan and Long-Term Strategies to Address Infrastructure Needs. This 78 page document includes a facility inventory and assessment, site options and costs, and staff recommendations. The Facilities Plan contains substantial information that informs and supports the recommendation later in the agenda to place a substantial bond on the November ballot, although there will be no opportunity to ask questions or provide input unless this item is pulled from the consent calendar by a councilmember.
Also on the consent calendar are three employment agreement amendments to adjust the salaries of the City Attorney, the City Manager and the City Clerk. One recommendation is provided by the city council compensation subcommittee, which recommends a 14.85% salary increase for the Alameda City Clerk, based on performance metrics and on the compensation survey of similar positions in nearby cities. The other consent resolution would increase the salary range for the city attorney and the city manager by 7% in response to the city council's adoption of a contract to increase salary range for Alameda management staff.
This Tuesday meeting agenda is notable for the major decisions that are being heard for the first time on both the Consent Calendar - as previously outlined, and on the Regular Agenda. On the Regular Agenda is a decision before the council to put a bond measureon the ballot for November, levying a tax of $49 per $100,000 of assessed value on all non-governmental Alameda properties. This is the first public hearing about the bond measure, and the council must take action to approve the measure for the November ballot without any information about potential alternatives. Earlier in this Update I outlined the Facility Plan on the consent agenda which does provide hard data about the infrastructure needs for all potential revenue bond project sites - unfortunately the Facility Plan is not included in the bond measure analysis or discussion.
The next item on the regular council agenda is another issue that has not been heard before but must be acted upon immediately to be on the November ballot. The recommendation to eliminate the elected Treasurer and Elected Auditor positions appears to be based on a city council subcommittee review and will be presented for the first time at the July 7 council meeting. The Agenda Report notes that these positions were established prior to the 1937 adoption of Alameda's charter, and that the cost to the City for both positions averages about $32,000 per year. The Agenda Report contains no data about the need for this action and I will seek information from the subcommittee about the basis for their recommendation.
The other 3 items on the open agenda request council action on the budget for the approved Alameda Aquatic Center at Jean Sweeney Park. The cost increases for the project are substantial but not unanticipated, given the increasing costs of construction and materials.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Alameda is winding down after the 4th of July parade and some fun summer activities continue like the Reap Climate Center Open House every Sunday and Wednesday.
You know that walking is good for you so get out there on Saturday July 11 at 9am with Alameda Parks & Rec and Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda to learn about projects to support wildlife habitat, beach revitalization, and flood control.
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