Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board
TL;DR
The Oakland City Council held a routine meeting focused on renewing several local emergency declarations, adopting resolutions supporting various state bills, and authorizing grant applications for park and community center improvements. The meeting also included several legal settlement approvals and administrative appointments.
Key Decisions
- Renewal of Local Emergency Declarations for Homelessness, AIDS Epidemic, and Medical Cannabis Passed
- Support for Bills Restoring Voting Rights to Parolees and Tenant Protections Passed
- Proposition 68 Grant Application for Lincoln Square Park Recreation Center Passed
- Performance Management Resolution to Improve City Employee Accountability Passed
- Legal Settlements for Various City Vehicle Accidents Passed
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.
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
- OPEN FORUM / CITIZEN COMMENTS (Time Available: 15 Minutes)
- ACTIONS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (Ceremonial Presentations, Reports/Presentations From The Mayor, Council Acknowledgements/Announcements):
- 4.1 Subject: Honoring Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month From: Councilmember Thao And Councilmember Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Celebration Of Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month Honoring Asian American And Pacific Islanders Whose Service And Leadership In Oakland Contribute To The City's Cultural Diversity And Its Spirit Of Community ServiceCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
A motion was made by Nikki Bas, seconded by Sheng Thao, that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 5 APPROVAL OF THE DRAFT MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF MAY 7, 2019Report and RecommendationAction: Approved Passed
A motion was made by Larry Reid, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
- MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL ITEMS (Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent To The Next Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee):
- CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
- AT THIS TIME, THE METING OF THE OAKLAND AREA GEOLOGICAL HAZZARD AND ABATEMENT SHALL BE CONVENED
- 7.1 Subject: Leona Quarry And Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement District From: Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) Manager Manager And Attorney Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation; 1) A Resolution No. 19-01 Appointing Board Member Loren Taylor As GHAD Chairperson For The Leona Quarry GHAD; AndCity ResolutionAction: Withdrawn and Rescheduled
This City Resolution be Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 6/18/2019
- 18-1805 2) A Resolution No. 19-02 Approving The 2019/2020 Annual Budget For The Leona Quarry GHAD; AndCity ResolutionAction: Withdrawn and Rescheduled
This City Resolution be Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 6/18/2019
- 18-1806 3) A Resolution No 19-03 Authorizing GHAD Treasurer, Inc. As The Leona Quarry GHAD Treasurer; AndCity ResolutionAction: Withdrawn and Rescheduled
This City Resolution be Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 6/18/2019
- AT THIS TIME, THE MEETING OF THE OAKLAND AREA GEOLOGICAL HAZZARD AND ABATEMENT WILL BE ADJOURNED
- 7.2 Subject: 2019 Council And Committee Calendar From: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Accept A Report And Recommendation For The City Council To Amend The Proposed 2019 Schedule Of City Council And Council Committee Meetings For July 2019 And An Associated Agenda and Report Distribution ScheduleReport and RecommendationAction: Approve with the following amendments Passed
This Report and Recommendation was Approve with the following amendments.
- 7.3 Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") EpidemicCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.4 Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of OaklandCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.5 Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness CrisisCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.6 Subject: Amending The FY 2019-20 Master Fee Schedule From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13497 C.M.S. (The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Master Fee Schedule, Or “MFS”), To Establish, Modify And Delete Fees And Penalties Assessed By Offices, Departments, Bureaus, And Agencies Of The City Of Oakland, Referenced HereinOrdinanceAction: Approved for Final Passage Passed
This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
- 7.7 Subject: Repeal And Adopt Code For Minimum Ceiling Heights From: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Repealing Part Of The Oakland Amendments To The 2016 Edition Of The State Housing Law Regulations And The California Model Building Construction Codes Implemented Through Ordinance No. 13407 And No. 13408 In The Oakland Municipal Code By Striking Out Sections 15.04.3.2545 And 15.04.3.2550 And Amending Section 15.08.210.A By Adopting The Existing 2016 California Residential Code To Require A Minimum Ceiling Height Of 7’ Feet For Habitable Spaces And 6 Feet 8 Inches For Bathrooms Toilet Rooms, And Laundry Rooms In Buildings Within The Scope Of The California Residential Code As Set Forth In California Residential Code Section 1.1.3OrdinanceAction: Approved for Final Passage Passed
This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
- 7.8 Subject: Emergency Building Standards Amendments From: Building And Planning Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance For Emergency Building Standards Amendments To The 2016 California Building Code Adding Section 15.04.3.2400 To The Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.04 (2016 Oakland Building Construction Code) To Incorporate Emergency Building Standards As Recently Adopted By The State Of California For Emergency Housing Buildings And Facilities, With Local ModificationsOrdinanceAction: Approved for Final Passage Passed
This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
- 7.9 Subject: Settlement Agreement In Chana Trahan V. City Of Oakland, Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Chana Trahan V. City Of Oakland, Et Al., Alameda County Superior Court Case No. HG18918504 In The Amount Of One Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($154,000.00) Arising From A September 25, 2017 Auto Accident Involving An Oakland Police Department Vehicle At The Intersection Of High Street And International Boulevard (Oakland Police Department - Automobile Accident)City ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.10 Subject: Settlement Agreement - Dawit Behre V. City Of Oakland From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Dawit Behre V. City Of Oakland, Et Al, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG17881593, In The Amount Of Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($50,000.00) As A Result Of An Automobile Collision On December 27, 2016 (Oakland Public Works - Automobile Collision)City ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.11 Subject: Susan Jeffries V. City Of Oakland From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Susan Jeffries And George Fitzgerald V. City Of Oakland, Et Al, U.S. District Court, Northern District Of California, Case No. 18-CV-04498-KAW, In The Amount Of Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($40,000.00) (Parks And Recreation - American’s With Disabilities Act Violation)City ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.12 Subject: OPD EBRCSA Member MOU From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution 87525 And Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Between The Oakland Police Department (OPD) And The East Bay Regional Communications System Authority Members) Establishing Clear Guidelines For Use Of OPD East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (EBRCSA) Frequencies To Facilitate Interagency CommunicationCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.13 Subject Support Of AB 362 - Overdose Prevention Programs From: Mayor Schaaf And Councilmember Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of AB 362 - Overdose Prevention Programs (Eggman) And Request That, In Addition To The City And County Of San Francisco, The Bill Be Amended To Give The City Of Oakland Discretion To Authorize Qualified Entities To Operate Overdose Prevention Programs In The City Of OaklandCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.14 Subject: Supporting AB 646 & ACA 6 From: Councilmember Taylor, Thao And President Pro Tem Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 646 (AB 646), The “Free The Vote Act” And Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 6 (ACA 6), Authored By Assembly Member Kevin McCarty That Would Restore Voting Rights To Every Person On Parole In California And Urging The State Legislature To Put AB 646 And ACA 6 On California’s 2020 BallotCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 7.15 Subject: Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Carlotta Brown, Nikki Uyen T. Dinh, Dayna Rose, And Edwillis Wright As Members Of The Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Oversight CommissionCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.16 Subject: Resolution In Support Of SB 18 (Skinner) From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill 18 (Skinner) That Would (1) Require The Regular Publication Of A Landlord-Tenant Legal Guide; (2) Extend Indefinitely The Existing State Law Protections For Tenanats Whose Landlord Goes Into Foreclosure; And (3) Provide Funding For Rental Assistance And Legal Aid To Tenants Through Competitive Grants To Statewide ProgramsCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.17 Subject: Honoring 2019 Oakland Tech Ice Hokey Team From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Oakland Technical High School Ice Hokey Team For Its Second Consecutive League ChampionshipCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.18 Subject: Resolution In Support Of Performance Management From: Councilmember Taylor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To Develop Recommendations For Applying The Best Practices Of Performance Management, Measurement, And Reporting To Increase Employee Satisfaction And Retention Through Increased Staff Empowerment And Accountability, And To Increase Public Confidence Through Greater Transparency And Consistent ReportingCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.19 Subject: Prop. 68 Statewide Parks Grant - Project Recommendations From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To: 1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grant Funds From The Proposition 68 - California Statewide Park Development And Community Revitalization Program Grant For The Lincoln Square Park Recreation/Community Center Re-Build/Expansion Project For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000.00) And 2) To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grant Funds From Future Rounds Of The Proposition 68 - California Statewide Park Development And Community Revitalization Program Grant For The Following Alternate Projects, For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,500,000.00) For Each Of The Following Projects: Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center Renovation, Brookdale Recreation Center Renovation/Expansion, Mosswood Park New Recreation/Community Center, San Antonio Rec Center RenovationCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.20 Subject: Mosswood Park Project Architectural Services Agreement Award From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Designee, To Award And Execute A Professional Services Agreement For Architectural And Engineering Design Services With Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA) For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($765,000.00) To Complete Programming And Master Planning Through Schematic Design Services, With The City Option To Complete Remaining Design Service Through Construction Support Utilizing LMSA Upon The Identification Of Additional Funding And Future Council Approval For The New Mosswood Park Community Center And Park Master Plan Project (No.1003625)City ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.21 Subject: TDA Article 3 FY19-20 Funds Approval From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To Four Hundred And Forty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred And Ninety-Six Dollars ($444,796.00) In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 State Transportation Development Act Article 3 Funds As Follows: (1) Outlook To Hillmont And Parkway Cascade Stair Path Projects, Two Hundred Forty Four Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety Six Dollars ($244,796.00); (2) Bicycle Signage Program, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00); (3) Bicycle Parking Program, Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00); And (4) Bicycle Education Program, Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00); AndCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- 18-1748 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Waive The Advertising And Bidding Requirements For Award Of A Professional Services Agreement To The East Bay Bicycle Coalition (DBA Bike East Bay) In An Amount Not-To-Exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) To Conduct Bicyclist Safety Education ClassesCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.22 Subject: Major Encroachment Permit At 13th St. Between Broadway And Franklin St. From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting A Conditional And Revocable Major Encroachment Permit To Downtown Oakland & Lake Merritt / Uptown Community Benefit & Business Improvement Districts To Paint Sidewalks And Roadway, And Install Bollards And Planters Within 13th Street To Create A “Pavement To Parks” Facility Into The Public Right-Of-Way On 13th Street Between Broadway And Franklin Street, Major Encroachment Permit ENMJ18065City ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.23 Subject: Improve Quality Of Life For Residents In/Around Opportunity Zones From: Councilmember Taylor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To Develop Recommendations For Leveraging Available Incentives And City Resources To Encourage Responsible Investment Resulting In The Improvement Of The Quality Of Life For Oakland Residents Living In The Communities In And Around Opportunity ZonesCity ResolutionAction: Adopted Passed
This City Resolution was Adopted.
- S7.24 Subject: Acceptance Of The Surdna Grant From: Economic Workforce And Development Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds From The Surdna Foundation In The Total Amount Of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) To Be Used To Support The Objectives Of The City's Cultural Plan “Belonging In Oakland: A Cultural Development Plan" And The City Of Oakland, Cultural Affairs Division’s Participation As A Planning Partner Advising The Surdna Foundation’s “Thriving Cultures” ProgramReport and RecommendationAction: Approved Passed
A motion was made by Gallo, seconded by Taylor, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
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- Vice Mayor Reid took a point of personal privilege to present a Proclamation to Tyrone Lee Jones family
- The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Reid excused at 11:40 p.m.
- A motion was moved, seconded and carried to extend the meeting past 12:00 a.m.
- The Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board was held on the above date. Opening with the Pledge of Oakland Jazz Choir the meeting was convened at 5:58 P.M.
- 44 Approval of the Consent AgendaAction: Approved Passed
A motion was made by Gallo, seconded by Taylor, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote: