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ALBANY CITY COUNCIL – MINUTES

Virtual Meeting

Albany, CA 94706

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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SPECIAL MEETING: 5:30 PM

1\. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

Present: Council Members McQuaid, Nason, and Tiedemann, Vice Mayor Jordan,

Mayor Gary

Absent: None

2\. STUDY SESSION

2-1. City Council Strategic Planning

City Manager Nicole Almaguer presented the staff report. The Council previously directed

staff to continue with the current version of the Strategic Plan and to update it as

necessary. An update of the Strategic Plan will ensure it remains current, reflects the

Council's goals and objectives, and responds to community concerns and interests. The

Strategic Plan is intended to achieve goals above and beyond the City's core services.

Staff has updated accomplishments and notes in the Strategic Plan. Currently, the

Council has five goals, which dictate the objectives and work plan items. The overarching

goal of the Strategic Plan is to accomplish a reasonable number of work plan items and

ideally accomplish a goal in the two-year period. Sometimes goals extend over many

years with staff phasing work to integrate with higher priorities. The Strategic Plan also

contains the Mission and Vision Statements developed by Councils over the years.

A summary of Council comment is as follows: a recommendation for the Council to form

a subcommittee to draft a Mission Statement and a Vision Statement based on comments

provided during the study session; small-town ambience does not accurately describe

Albany; racial equity needs to be emphasized in both the Mission and Vision Statements;

language of "responding to the needs of the community" is not inclusive; walkability and

bike-ability are special virtues of Albany; a suggestion to acknowledge a regional view; a

suggestion to emphasize open space/creeks; a preference to retain Goal 1, change

Objective 1 to Reduce Pollution In and From Buildings, change Objective 2 to Adapt to

Climate Change, retain Objective 3 Promote Active Transportation & Safety, change

Objective 4 to Increase Public Health and Safety, and move Objective 2 Housing

CITY OF ALBANY

CITY COUNCIL

Virtual Meeting

by Zoom Webinar

Albany, CA 94706

TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2021

5:30 PM

VIRTUAL MEETING

We, the members of the Albany City Council would like to reaffirm that we welcome and value all of our diverse community members regardless of where they are from, who they love, how they worship, how they look, their gender identity, their abilities, their economic status, or how they vote. We honor the Native people who were the original stewards of this land.

We invite the entire Albany community to join with us in creating a safe and welcoming city; one in which we celebrate our differences and learn from each other; one in which we are proud to raise our children.

"Diversity is not about how we differ. Diversity is about embracing one another's uniqueness". ~Ola Joseph

COVID-19 NOTICE - PUBLIC MEETING GUIDELINES Consistent with Executive Orders No. N-29-20 from the Executive Department of the State of California and the Alameda County Health Officer's Shelter in Place Order effective March 17, 2020, the City Hall will not be open to the public and the City Council will be participating in City Council meetings via phone/video conferencing. The public is invited to watch and submit comments via the methods below:

How to watch the meeting from home:

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Meetings are streamed live and recorded on YouTube (www.YouTube.com/AlbanyKALB)

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Recorded meetings will be available for viewing on City Website within 48 hours after the meeting. https://www.albanyca.org/recreation/kalb-community-media/city-video-public-meetings or YouTube (www.YouTube.com/AlbanyKALB) How to submit Public Comment:

How to submit Public Comment:

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Members of the public may submit comments in writing by emailing the City Council citycouncil@albanyca.org with the Agenda item number clearly identified in the subject line of the email or by mail to City of Albany – Meeting Comments, 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany, CA 94706. All written comments received by 5 PM on the day of the meeting will be provided to the City Council and posted on the website. Other written comments received after 5 PM that address an item on the agenda will still be provided to the City Council and be included as part of the meeting record.

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To comment by video conference, click the “Raise Your Hand” button to request to speak when Public Comment is being taken on the Agenda item. You will then be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes. After the allotted time, you will then be re-muted. Instructions of how to “Raise Your Hand” is available at https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205566129%0D-Raise-Hand-In-Webinar

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To comment by phone, you will be prompted to "Raise Your Hand" by pressing "*9" to request to speak when public comment is being taken on the Agenda item. You will then be unmuted when it is your turn to make your comment for up to 3 minutes. You will be re-muted after the allotted time.

SPECIAL MEETING: 5:30 PM

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CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

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STUDY SESSION

2-1.

City Council Strategic Planning

Staff recommendation: that the Council conduct a review and update to the City Council Strategic Plan

2-1 Staff Report

2-1 Att 1 July 2019 - June 2021 CC Strategic Plan Status Report

2-1 Att 2 City of Albany Core Services

3 ADJOURNMENT OF SPECIAL MEETING