*Community and Economic Development Committee - CANCELLED
TL;DR
The Community and Economic Development Committee meeting focused heavily on housing and development initiatives, with multiple resolutions aimed at securing state grants for affordable housing projects and supporting renters. The committee reviewed several informational reports about economic development, housing protection, and anti-displacement efforts in Oakland.
Key Decisions
- Affordable Housing State Grant Applications Multiple Projects Approved for Funding
- Rent Protection (AB 1482 Enforcement) Informational Report Received
- Cannabis Equity Program Grant Funding Approved $1.65 Million in State Funding
- Exotic Animal Performances Ban Ordinance Advanced for Consideration
- FUSE Corps Rent Adjustment Program Approved $150,000 for Executive Fellow
Agenda
- DEFINITION OF TERMS: Consent Item: any action item that a subject matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval and is not controversial, and does not have a high level of public interest as determined by the Rules Committee. Non-Consent Item: any action that a subject-matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is controversial as determined by the Rules Committee. Action Item: any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion, or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. Informational Item: an item of the agenda consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
- Roll Call / Call To Order
- COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 14, 2020Report and Recommendation
- 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee ItemsReport and Recommendation
- 3 Subject: Rent Adjustment Program/AB 1482 Enforcement and Implementation Report From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Local Enforcement And Implementation Of AB 1482, The Tenant Protection Act Recently Chaptered Into State Law, On Oakland Renters And Landlords Including, But Not Limited To, Which Categories Of Units In Oakland Are Newly Covered By This State Law, What The City Of Oakland Is Doing To Inform Newly Impacted Landlords And Tenants About This New Law, What Oakland’s Rent Adjustment Program Can Do To Enforce Its Provisions, And Recommendations, If Any, To The City Council On What The Council Should Do To Enable Such EnforcementInformational Report
- 4 Subject: Economic Development Strategy 2018-2020 Progress Report From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Progress Implementing Oakland’s Economic Development Strategy 2018-2020Informational Report
- 5 Subject: Regional Analysis Of Impediments To Fair Housing From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Adopting The 2020-2025 County Of Alameda Regional Analysis Of Impediments To Fair Housing Choice ReportCity Resolution
- 6 Subject: FUSE Corps For Rent Adjustment Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: 1) Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement Between FUSE Corps And The City Of Oakland In An Amount Not-To-Exceed One Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) From The Rent Adjustment Program Fund (Fund 2413) To Fund One Executive-Level Fellow For The Housing And Community Development Department For Twelve Months; And 2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Process Requirement For The AgreementCity Resolution
- 7 Subject: One Year Progress Report For Anti-Displacement Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Progress Report On The First Year Of The City Of Oakland’s Anti-Displacement ProgramInformational Report
- 8 Subject: Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Loan And Grant Funds Under The State Of California’s 2018-2019 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The Fruitvale Transit Village IIB Project Located At 35th Avenue And East 12th Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $30,000,000, And Authorize Agreements With Bart And AC Transit For Transportation-Related Improvements; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0050 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Loan And Grant Funds Under The State Of California’s 2018-2019 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The Mandela Station Project At West Oakland Bart Station, In An Amount Not To Exceed $30,000,000, And Authorize Agreements With Bart And AC Transit For Transportation-Related ImprovementsCity Resolution
- 9 Subject: CalHome Grant Application From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds From The California Department Of Housing And Community Development In An Amount Not To Exceed $3 Million Under The CalHome Program For Accessory Dwelling Unit And Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit ProgramsCity Resolution
- 10 Subject: Priority Production Areas From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution, As Recommended By The Planning Commission, Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings And New Priority Production Area (PPA) Designations Within The City Of OaklandCity Resolution
- 11 Subject: Infill Infrastructure Grant Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The 3050 International Project At 3050 International Boulevard, In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,500,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0054 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The Ancora Place Project At 2227 International Boulevard, In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,500,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0055 3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The Native American Health Center Project At 3050 International Boulevard, In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,600,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0057 4) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The West Grand And Brush, Phase 1 Project At 2201 Brush Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,200,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0058 5) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The 285 12th Street Project At 285 12th Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,000,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0059 6) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The Foon Lok East Project At 389 9th Avenue, In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,000,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0060 7) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The Mandela Station At West Oakland Bart Project At 1451 7th Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $30,000,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0062 8) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The Fruitvale Transit Village Phase II-B Project At 35th Avenue And East 12th Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,500,000; AndCity Resolution
- 20-0063 9) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The 7th & Campbell Project At 1666 Seventh Street, In An Amount Not To Exceed $7,500,000; And [TITLE CHANGE]City Resolution
- 20-0064 10) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland, A California Municipal Corporation, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Funds Under The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Infill Infrastructure Grant Program In Connection With The 500 Lake Park Apartments Project At 500 Lake Park Avenue, In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,700,000City Resolution
- 12 Subject: State Grant Funding For Cannabis Equity Program From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Accepting And Appropriating One-Million, Six-Hundred And Fifty-Seven Thousand, Two-Hundred And One Dollars And Sixty-Five Cents ($1,657,201.65) In 2019-2020 State Of California, Equity Act Grant Funding To Assist Local Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) Amend The Professional Services Agreement With 4Front Partners By Increasing The Funding From One-Hundred And Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000) To Three-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) To Administer Loan And Grant Programs For Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees; (B) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Knox And Ross To Provide Legal Services To Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees In The Amount Of One-Hundred And Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000); (3) Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Process For The Two Professional Services Agreements Referenced Above; (4) Re-Appropriating Repaid Cannabis Equity Loan Funds Allocated Pursuant To Resolution 86633 C.M.S. For The Same Purposes Of Cannabis Equity Loan Assistance; And (5) Adding A Program Analyst Position To Support Grant And Equity Program AdministrationCity Resolution
- 13 Subject: Exotic Animal Performances Ban Ordinance From: Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Titles 1 And 6 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Add Provisions Prohibiting In The City Of Oakland Performances Of Animals For Public EntertainmentOrdinance
- Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
- Adjournment
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