Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the Community and Economic Development Committee
TL;DR
The Oakland Community and Economic Development Committee met to discuss several workforce and development initiatives, including budget matters for job centers and historic property preservation. Key actions included approving contract amendments for a job resource center and reviewing historic property tax reduction agreements.
Key Decisions
- West Oakland Jobs Resource Center Contract Amendment Passed, Forwarded to City Council
- Mills Act Historic Property Tax Reduction Contracts Passed, Forwarded to City Council
- Lake Merritt Station Area Plan
- Workforce Investment Board Budget Report Received and Filed
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: Lynette Gibson McElhaney, District 3, Council President Patricia Kernighan, District 2, Libby Schaaf, District 4; Chairperson: Vice Mayor Larry Reid, District 7
- 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On October 14, 2014Action: Approve as Submitted Passed
A motion was made by Schaaf, seconded by Kernighan, that this was Approve as Submitted.. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee ItemsAction: Approve as Submitted Passed
This matter was Approve as Submitted
- CED102814 Untitled itemInformational Report
- 3 Subject: Workforce Investment Board Budget Issues From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Workforce Investment Funding Levels For One Stop Career Centers, City Support For Workforce Investment System Administration, Clarification On Application Of The Prompt Payment Ordinance To Workforce Grant Agreements, And Reporting By The City Council Representative On The Workforce Investment Board To Full CouncilInformational ReportAction: Received and Filed Passed
A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Gibson McElhaney, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 4 Subject: West Oakland Jobs Resource Center Fiscal Agent From: Economic and Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Amendment To The Contract With Urban Strategies Council To Act As The Fiscal Agent For The West Oakland Job Resource Center To Increase The Contract Amount From $50,000 To $105,000, And To Extend The Termination Date From November 20, 2014 To June 30, 2015 And Waiving The Advertising, Competitive Bid, And Request For Proposals/ Qualifications ProcessCity ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
This City Resolution was Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward.to the * Special Meeting of the Oakland City Council to be heard 11/5/2014
- 5 Subject: Approving Four (4) Mills Act Contracts From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution, As Recommended By The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, Approving Four (4) Mills Act Contracts Between The City Of Oakland And The Properties At 851 Trestle Glen Road (Estimated $11,865/Year Property Tax Reduction), 80-82/88-90 9th Street (Estimated $1275/Year Property Tax Reduction), 619 15th Street (Estimated $949/Year Property Tax Reduction), And 918 18th Street (Estimated $3078/Year Property Tax Reduction) Pursuant To Ordinance 12987 C.M.S., To Provide Property Tax Reductions In Exchange For Owners' Agreement To Repair And Maintain Historic Properties In Accordance With Submitted Work ProgramsCity ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
This City Resolution was Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward.to the * Special Meeting of the Oakland City Council to be heard 11/5/2014
- 6 Subject: Lake Merritt Station Area Plan And Related Actions From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution (A) Certifying The Environmental Impact Report And Making Related CEQA Findings And Adopting The Lake Merritt Station Area Plan And Related General Plan Amendments And Design Guidelines; (B) Authorizing The Installation Of Bicycle Lanes On Eighth (8th) Street From Harrison Street To Fallon Street, On Tenth (10th) Street From Madison Street To Oak Street, Madison Street From Fifth (5th) Street To Nineteenth (19th) Street, And On Oak Street From Fifth (5th) Street To Thirteenth (13th) Street; And (C) Adopting A General Plan Amendment To The Community Commercial Land Use Classification Text For The Broadway Valdez District Specific Plan (BVDSP) Area To Allow A Maximum Density Of 250 Units Per Gross Acre And Making Related CEQA Findings; AndCity ResolutionAction: Continued
This City Resolution was Continued.to the * Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/12/2014
- 14-0121-1 Subject: Lake Merritt Station Area Plan And Related Actions From: Planning & Building Departmen Recommendationon: Adopt An Ordinance, Amending The Oakland Planning Code To Create The D-LM Lake Merritt Station Area District Zone Regulations And Make Conforming Changes To Other Planning Code Sections, As Well As Adopting Zoning And Height Area MapsOrdinance
- Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
- Adjournment
- 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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