* Concurrent Meeting of the Joint Powers Financing Authority and Finance and Management Committee

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 · 12:00 PM PM · Sgt. Mark Dunakin Rm - 1st Floor

TL;DR

The Oakland City Council held a finance and management committee meeting to address budget updates, city infrastructure, and potential ballot measures. The meeting included several resolutions related to city services, property management, and retirement system funding, with most items being approved and forwarded for further action.

Key Decisions

  • SeeClickFix Mobile App License Agreement Passed
  • Land Purchase for Montclair Golf Course Passed
  • Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) Ballot Measure Passed
  • Summer Recess Grant and Contract Awards Approved as Amended
  • City Hall Property Lease Revenue Bond Substitution Passed

Agenda

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  3. Roll Call / Call to Order
  4. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
  5. 1 Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on June 28, 2011
    Action: Approve as Submitted Passed

    A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Kernighan, to Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:

  6. 2 Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
    Action: Approve as Submitted Passed

    A motion was made to Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote:

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    Informational Report
  8. 3 Subject: State and Federal Budget Status From: Office Of Budget Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Status Of The State and Federal Budget Development And Its Potential Impacts On The City Of Oakland [TITLE CHANGE]
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. 4 Subject: Citywide Vacanies/Status Updates ("Golden Handshake") From: Department Of Human Resources Management Recommendation: Receive A Quarterly Report On Citywide Vacancies And A Status Update On Positions Vacated Under The 2009 CalPERS Two Years Additional Service Credit Retirement Incentive Program ("Golden Handshake")
    Informational Report
    Action: Continued

    There was one speaker on this item.

  10. 5 Subject: City Auditor's Salary From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Setting The Salary For The Newly Elected City Auditor Of The City Of Oakland Pursuant To The Oakland City Charter, Article IV, Section 403, Effective 2015
    City Resolution
    Action: Continued
  11. 6 Subject: SeeClickFix License Agreement From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving Advertising And Bidding Requirements Of The Oakland Municipal Code For The Integration, Subscription And Licensing For SeeClickFix, An On-Line And Mobile Application Improving Customer Service And Enabling The Public To Report And Track Infrastructure Maintenance Issues In The City Of Oakland, So That The City Administrator May Enter Into A Three Year Agreement With SeeClickFix, In An Amount Of $10,000 In The First Year And $8,000 For The Following Two Years, With The Option To Extend Annually For A Maximum Five Percent Increase Each Year Thereafter, For A Total Five Year Period And A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed$43,220
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Member Kernighan, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  12. 7 Subject: Land Purchase Agreement - Park Blvd And Monterey Blvd From: Community And Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Acquire Parcel 029A-1330-027-03 And Parcel 029A-1330-009-01 For Use As A Part Of The Montclair Golf Course From The California Department Of Transportation For $25,000
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  13. 8 Subject: Closed Captioning Professional Service Contract From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Two (2) Year Professional Service Contract Between The City Of Oakland And Aegis Rapid Text, Inc. To Provide Stenography Services For Real-Time Off-Site Closed Captioning Of All Regularly Scheduled And Special Concurrent Oakland Redevelopment Agency / Oakland City Council, And City Council Committee Meetings In A Total Amount Not-To-Exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) Per Year For The Period From September 1, 2011 Through August 31, 2013 And Authorizing The Extension Of The Contract For Up To Two (2) Years For An Additional Amount Not-To-Exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) Per Year
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  14. 9 Subject: Summer Recess Grant And Contract Awards From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Make Grant Awards, Accept Grant Funds And Award Contracts For The Purchase Of Construction Labor And Materials Exceeding $500,000.00, To Be Executed During The City Council Annual Recess Of 2011, As Follows: 1. A Resolution To Award A Construction Contract To The Lowest, Responsive, Responsible Bidder, For The Construction Of MacArthur Boulevard Improvement Project (Project No. C167640), Or To Reject All Bids If All Bids Are Deemed Non-Responsive Or Non-Responsible, And Award A Contract On The Open Market In Accord With The Project Plans And Specifications Up To The Amount Of $5,075,351.00; 2. A Resolution Authorizing The Acceptance And Appropriation Of Up To $827,900.00 Of Federal Funds From The Transportation, Housing And Urban Development And Related Agencies Appropriation Act Of 2010 For The Lake Merritt Improvement Project; 3. A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To The Lowest, Responsive, Responsible Bidder, For The Installation Of New And Modified Traffic Signals At Various Locations (Project Nos. C313710, C318210, C316210) Or To Negotiate With The Lowest Bidder If Bids Are Deemed Non-Responsive Or Non-Responsible, In Accord With The Project Plans And Specifications In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) Without Return To Council; 4. A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To The Lowest, Responsive, Responsible Bidder, For The Safe Routes To Schools, Cycle 7 Project (Project No. C357010) Or To Negotiate With The Lowest Bidder If Bids Are Deemed Non-Responsive Or Non-Responsible, In Accord With The Project Plans And Specifications In An Amount Not To Exceed Six-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) Without Return To Council; And 5. A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To The Lowest, Responsive, Responsible Bidder, For The Broadway Intelligent Transportation Systems (Its) (Project No. C270210) Or To Negotiate With The Lowest Bidder If Bids Are Deemed Non-Responsive Or Non-Responsible, In Accord With The Project Plans And Specifications In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00) Without Return To Council
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made that this matter be Approve as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  15. 10 Subject: PFRS Ballot Measure From: Councilmember Libby Schaaf Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting On The Council's Own Motion, A Proposed Charter Amendment, Entitled, "Measure Allowing the Police and Fire Retirement System Board and City Council to Set an Actuarially Sound Deadline For Fully Funding Its Retirement Plan", To Be Submitted To The Electors At The Next Special or General Municipal Election; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication In Accordance With The Next Election Date
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  16. 11 Subject: Rainy Day Fund Ballot Measure From: Councilmember Libby Schaaf Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting On The Council's Own Motion, A Proposed Charter Amendment, Entitled, "Measure Establishing A 'Rainy Day' Fund For Money Collected When There Is An Unusually Large Surplus, Which May Be Used In Years When There Is A Revenue Shortfall", To Be Submitted To The Electors At The Next Special Or General Municipal Election; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication In Accordance With The Next Election Date
    City Resolution
    Action: No Action Taken
  17. 12 Subject: PFRS Funding Options And Swap Termination From: Finance And Management Agency Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw An Item Previously Scheduled To The September 13, 2011 Finance And Management Committee Agenda With No New Date A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Oakland Authorizing And Approving The Option To Fund The Police And Fire Retirement System Unfunded Accrued Actuarial Liability Through A Combination Of Pay-As-You-Go Method And The Use Of Pension Obligation Bonds; Directing The City Administrator To Negotiate The Terms And Conditions Of The Funding Option(S) Approved By City Council For The System And Enter Into An Agreement With The Police And Fire Retirement Board; And
    City Resolution
    Action: Continued
  18. 10-0777-1 Subject: PFRS Funding Options And Swap Termination From: Finance And Management Agency Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw An Item From The September 13, 2011 Finance And Management Committee Agenda With No New Date Adopt A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Oakland Authorizing And Approving The Termination Of The Swap Agreement Related To The Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority, Lease Revenue Bonds, 1998 Series A1/A2
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward
  19. 13 Subject: Henry J. Kaiser - Lease Revenue Bonds From: Finance And Management Agency Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing the Substitution of City Hall for the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Securing the Existing Obligations for the Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Oakland Convention Centers), Series 2001; Approving the Execution and Delivery of Amendments to Leases to Substitute such Property and Authorizing the Taking of all Necessary Actions Relating Thereto
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Member Brunner, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  20. 10-0684-1 2) A Resolution of the Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority Authorizing the Substitution of City Hall for the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center Securing the Existing Obligations for the Oakland Joint Powers Financing Authority Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (Oakland Convention Centers), Series 2001; Approving the Execution and Delivery of Amendments to Leases to Substitute such Property and Authorizing the Taking of all Necessary Actions Relating Thereto
    JPFA Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Member Brunner, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council, due back on July 19, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote:

  21. Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
  22. Adjournment
  23. In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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    City Resolution
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