Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Special

Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:41 p.m. · 2 items · 4 votes · 33 public comments

What happened

  • Rejected ideas to shorten council meeting length 4-2 (Beckles, McLaughlin, Ritterman, Rogers dissenting).
  • Rejected lease of General Warehouse at Point Potrero Marine Terminal to National Park Service 4-3.
  • Approved hiring Precision Concrete Cutting for sidewalk repairs at $40,000 per year.

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Attendance

Gayle McLaughlin(Present)
Corky Boozé(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
Jovanka Beckles(Present)
Tom Butt(Absent)
Jim Rogers(Present)
Jeff Ritterman(Present)
2 substantive items · 1 consent

Contracts(1 item)

Lease General Warehouse at Point Potrero Marine Terminal to National Park Service

4-2Terminal 1 & the Port

In Plain English

The city owns a warehouse at Point Potrero Marine Terminal that the National Park Service wants to rent. The General Services Administration handles real estate contracts for federal agencies. If approved, the city manager can negotiate lease terms and sign the rental agreement.

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Votes

To approve the item as presented

Moved by: Councilmember RittermanSeconded by: Mayor McLaughlin
Passed

4 to 2

McLaughlinAye
BoozéNay
BatesNay
ButtAbsent
BecklesAye
RogersAye
RittermanAye

Call for the question

Moved by: Councilmember BecklesSeconded by: Mayor McLaughlin
Failed

3 to 3

McLaughlinAye
BoozéNay
BatesNay
ButtAbsent
BecklesAye
RogersNay
RittermanAye

Governance(1 item)

Consider ideas to shorten City Council meeting length

3-3Police & Community Safety

In Plain English

City Council meetings currently run long, sometimes past midnight. The council will discuss potential changes like time limits on public comments or moving routine items to consent calendars. If approved, new rules could make meetings shorter and more efficient for both council members and residents who attend.

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Votes

Accept all changes except the following: I-2, I-3, II-1, II-2, II-3, II-4, III-1, III-2, III-6a, and IV-4

Moved by: Councilmember BecklesSeconded by: Mayor McLaughlin
Failed

Extend the meeting for 10 minutes

Moved by: Councilmember BecklesSeconded by: Councilmember Ritterman
Failed

3 to 3

McLaughlinAye
BoozéNay
BatesNay
BecklesAye
RogersNay
RittermanAye

Adjourn the meeting

Moved by: Councilmember BoozéSeconded by: Councilmember Bates
Failed

2 to 4

McLaughlinNay
BoozéAye
BatesAye
BecklesNay
RogersNay
RittermanNay

Approved as a group without individual discussion.