Speaker 1: And I very much appreciate the the value of local journalism, and I appreciate that it is becoming an endangered species, if you will. But I also appreciate the need for extensive coverage for legal notices. But I think this is the situation where we might be able to have our cake and eat it too, just because I am assuming that a majority of the council might also be inclined to want to see some of that ARPA money directed to help the Alameda Sun. And so your direction to staff if you wanted to could include that staff. Also explore allocating ARPA funds to help sustain this small local business council. Mayor de SAC.
Speaker 2: Actually, the council referral was written to contemplate a scenario where where we make a decision other than re voting. And so the council referral for example has the phrase and discussed ways to tide over the Alameda Sun.
Speaker 0: I think that.
Speaker 2: That was included so as to cover the Brown Act issue. So perhaps what we should do. I think the key thing is to have staff come back to us, you know, with a staff report and saying, you know, what are the logistics of of doing either thing of of doing a revote and what are the legal implications or pursuing the idea that you just raised, Mayor Ashraf, about, you know, tiding over the the the this this this small business that is a source of information for all businesses and all consumers. Ali.
Speaker 1: Okay. All right. And are you making a motion, by the way?
Speaker 2: You know, I'm just happy to have have raised this issue if if another council member wants to make a motion. You know, council member, Herrera Spencer council member. That's why.
Speaker 1: I'm going to council member Harry Spencer next to see what she has to.
Speaker 0: Say. Yes. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you. Council member based on for bringing this back. I'd like to move that staff returning the item to the next meeting, if possible, to be able to. And city attorney, you may correct me if I'm wrong so that we can vote to have the contract, go to the Alameda Sun and then also explore the designation of ARPA funds to the small businesses. The Sun. Is that the proper way to do it?
Speaker 1: Are you talking about both reassigning the contract and giving them funds? Because I was thinking that it's one or the other.
Speaker 0: And I'm sorry. So I'm not I think that when it comes back, we would be voting on how we want to handle it. But they would research both and let us know how what it would look like. You know, we could decide at that time. Okay.
Speaker 1: Okay. So, Mr. Chan, our city attorney, can you weigh in? Staff direction, motion. What's what's the best way to do this?
Speaker 2: Yes. And I and I want the city to partner with me on this, because with your latest counsel and mindful of your latest council rules, which basically indicates that when a council referral comes, your decision tonight is to ask staff to bring back an analysis, but not to make a final decision. I believe that is the decision. And I'm hoping this city clerk can confirm for me that that she agrees with me here.
Speaker 0: Yes. Yes. The matter would come back for.
Speaker 2: Right. And so the council to give brief direction about what to be reviewed. And then staff will bring back a staff report for you to vote on at the next council meeting.
Speaker 1: Thank you. And but for both of you, as city attorney, do you feel you have sufficient information to constitute staff direction?
Speaker 0: Yes, I believe so.
Speaker 2: Okay.
Speaker 1: Okay. Vice mayor of L.A..
Speaker 0: I just have one ask in looking at that direction that there also be a look at the price differentials. That was something that we had discussed previously. And if there was some way to address or do approve a lower amount since there was lower circulation or I think that I can't remember what the exact conversation was, but perhaps looking at that.
Speaker 1: Okay, there's that. And then to my point, I think what I'm getting at this is the have your cake and eat it too. I would think it's more prudent to keep the contract with the Journal because of the greater circulation. But I would like to explore what we can do to backfill that revenue for the Sun with our big fans. But I think that that's all within the the scope of what staff is going to analyze and bring back to us. Correct. Okay. All right. So we don't need a vote. So, Councilmember de SACS. So who are you pointing to?
Speaker 2: Oh, I just thought Councilmember her answer made a motion, and I thought Councilmember Knox. Right. Was going to make a second. But you're the mayor, so.
Speaker 1: Well, that's why I asked the city attorney in the city, quote, Did you need a motion or just staff direction? They indicated just staff direction.
Speaker 2: My apologies, Madam Mayor. We do need to vote that the the conversation is helpful. But yes, we do need that. We do need a final vote. My apologies for not being clear.
Speaker 1: Okay. Okay. So, madam, quote, you want to read what it is we're voting on? Shall we make sure we are on the same page?
Speaker 0: So the vote is to have the contract, consider awarding the contract to send and explore the ARPA funds being used and have all of that in the other analysis that's been requested. Come back at the next meeting.
Speaker 1: So also the possibility of the.
Speaker 0: Journal.
Speaker 1: Keeping the contract, but the ARPA funds going to the fund because that did you say that.
Speaker 0: All of the analysis would come.
Speaker 3: Back if all.
Speaker 1: Of the analysis got. Okay. All right. I know you're taking copious notes. All right, then. We've had a motion by. Yes, I remember. It's coming back to me. Councilmember Spencer, you've been doing this since 4:00 AM getting well, you know. Yeah, I think Councilmember Knox. Right, did you not?
Speaker 0: So you second vote, not seconded.
Speaker 2: Yes.
Speaker 1: I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
Speaker 2: In order to redo a vote, I believe the one of the people involved in the. No. Okay. Thank you. All right. I guess I don't want to waste staff's time if Councilmember De is now saying that he's not going to support relooking at the contract. Oh, no, I well, I mean, yeah, yeah, definitely. But but I think we need to we should accommodate, you know, Maryland mayor as the Ashcraft request. And and one more thing and I don't know what our city attorney's going to put together in his legal analysis. So. And in the motion just against.
Speaker 1: And to be clear, we don't really need to reconsider this. If when we come to item six just a little later this evening, we decide to allocate funds for the Senate. But it's you know, we can have one more item for staff to bring back to us. Councilor Herr Spencer.
Speaker 0: Thank you. I do want to clarify, because I do agree that I am interested in having the contract be awarded to the which is what we talked about, which is what I thought this referral was about. And regardless of whether or not ARPA funds it. So I'm happy to have. I want both issues. Right. We can come back but I don't see that one. Is the trade against the other version.
Speaker 1: Okay. Any further discussion?
Speaker 0: Okay.
Speaker 1: We've had a motion councilor and actually you seconded. You did? Yes. All right. I'm sorry. I was the man I was imagining before that motion seconded. Roll call. Vote, please.
Speaker 0: Councilmember Jason Guy. Thank you. Harris Spencer. I'm not quite.
Speaker 2: Right.
Speaker 0: Vela. No mayor as the aircraft.
Speaker 1: No.
Speaker 0: Carries 3 to 2.
Speaker 1: All right. Okay. So now we are moving on to our regular agenda and we have some very important matters to consider. So let's get started with item six. A Madam Clerk, would you please introduce that item for us?
Speaker 0: Recommendation to provide direction on constructing or installing temporary shelters, transitional housing and or permanent supportive housing in the city of Alameda and provide direction on a type of homeless housing project to pursue.
Speaker 1: Okay. And we are bringing up the staff on this one.
Speaker 0: I see we have Lisa maxwell and Lois Fowler coming in. Right.
Speaker 1: I see community development director Alyssa maxwell and I see here is Lowe's Butler Community Development Program Manager. And yes, go ahead. And I do have an ask when the staff report is given, if you would give us a little definition of these different types of housing that are mentioned in your staff report. Okay. Welcome.
Speaker 3: Certainly. Thank you, Madam Mayor. City Council and Lisa maxwell, the immediate city community development director. And Lois and I are here tonight to present to council various options related to the city providing housing within Alameda for its unhoused population. Our staff report evidences the current and growing need for some form of housing that includes full wraparound services for the city's lighthouse population within our city limits. Our staff report describes examples of housing types and various sites of the city that could be used for a homeless housing solution. While we have not presented an exhaustive, exhaustive list of homeless housing types, the types we describe are examples of those that we've found to have been successfully carried out in the Bay Area. In general, the housing type options that we are discussing include the following a higher quality community caption also referred to as a transitional housing option that could be located on various sites and allows the city to offer an unhoused person shelter within Alameda very fairly expeditiously. As the idea of a stay is typically about six months maximum, and staffing at that site would be a 24 on a 24 seven basis. An alternative would be a ground up bill that could be located on the bottle parcel and that would provide a more permanent housing option on a site with wraparound services. Again, staff 24 seven. The purchase of the marina village in would be another alternative where we could again provide more permanent housing with onsite wraparound services. Staff 20.
Speaker 2: 47a.
Speaker 3: Purchase of a few large homes in Alameda would be an additional option. We probably need to do this over time and it would have a little more put a little more effort to find each of these sites for shore modification to a particular type of as presented above could also be considered if you found that there were tweaks or changes that you'd like to make to some of these options we've discussed in our report. When we refer to wraparound services, we generally mean that we're offering clients assistance from our community partners that's related to providing case management, medical and mental health care, finding permanent housing, helping individuals get driver's license, applying for benefits such as disability or unemployment, acquiring job skills, etc. The list goes on and an individual works with a case manager to set goals and makes determinations about which items they'd like to accomplish. And they are held accountable over time. The sites we have identified are those we were able to find to date. We could continue to investigate other potential sites if you so erect. At the end of the presentation or any time, we can also share with you a map that shows where each of these sites is located to be eligible for, as the site needed to be large enough to house the particular element housing type that we were considering. We were also attempting to provide options sprinkled throughout the city of Alameda in order to be equitable. Possible sites described in our staff reporting. The Alameda point and its courts. The bottled parcel grant pavilion. Parking lot. Alameda Point Campgrounds.
Consider Reviewing the Decision to Award the Contract for Legal Notices to the Alameda Journal, including a Possible Re-Vote to Terminate the Contract and Discuss Ways to Tide Over the Alameda Sun.  (Councilmember Daysog)