Speaker 0: And our speaker is Mr. Ryan Cassidy.
Speaker 3: Good evening. Members of the City Council, my friend Cassidy. I live on Bay Street and I'm opposed this ordinance for several reasons. First off, I believe it's a dishonest ordinance. It's purporting to be about the safety of the food supply. And yet, when Council member Odie broached this months ago, the only thing he discussed was layoffs at a particular grocery store. Secondly, it's about an imagined problem, not a real problem. There's, you know, predictions that Wal-Mart's going to be taking over grocery stores. But are they doing that? No, it just we're just guessing that's going to be a problem. But my biggest concern is the message it gives to the business community. We have significant vacancies in office space. We have significant vacancies in retail space. We got to populate Alameda Point with tenants at some point. And here we are telling the business community that our city council will enact rules about how they can hire and fire people. It's not a real welcoming thing. It can turn businesses off. And I think in the long run, it might actually result in fewer jobs in Alameda. So those are my concerns. Thank you.
Speaker 0: You.
Speaker 4: There are a number like to move adoption of. Item five. F I f think you.
Speaker 6: A second.
Speaker 0: Is there any discussion? So I'd like to share that. This this it's my understanding this is being brought to us to approve because there's a California state case that went up to the California state Supreme Court. Supporting the proposition that it is to provide safe food supply to our community. And I and I don't want to speak for the other council members, but we have had discussion about that and. And in the end, it only applies to stores that are over 15,000 square feet. Groceries as a high percentage of the store has to have food items. Is there anything else that's particularly true that does not provide pertain to stores across the community is very limited. All right. All those in favor. I a motion passes unanimously. Thank you. Regular agenda items.
Speaker 1: Six A receiver report on the Mastic Senior Center 2014 Annual Report.
Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Adding Chapter VI, Article XIII, Section 6-56 to Impose Requirements Relating to the Retention of Grocery Workers in Certain Circumstances involving the Transfer of Ownership of Large Grocery Establishments.  (Community Development 7010)