Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 · 1:30 PM AM · Virtual Tele- Conference Via Zoom

TL;DR

The Oakland City Council held a virtual meeting approving numerous resolutions and ordinances, including renewing emergency declarations on homelessness and AIDS, supporting state legislation, and making administrative updates. The meeting continued to be held virtually due to COVID-19 health concerns.

Key Decisions

Declare Clay Street Garage as Surplus Property for Potential Affordable Housing Passed
Approve Cannabis Business Permit Equity Program Extensions Passed
Authorize Fire Department Apparatus Replacement Passed
Award Cultural Funding Grants to Local Nonprofits Passed
Support Student Loan Debt Cancellation Resolution Passed

Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(e ), the City Council has found that an imminent risk to the health of attendees due to the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exist. Therefore, all City Councilmembers will particulate in the meeting via phone/video conference without notice of their teleconference locations
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ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (Ceremonial Presentations, Reports/Presentations From The Mayor, Council Acknowledgements/Announcements):
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):
PUBLIC COMMENT: COMMENT ON ALL ACTION ITEMS EXCEPT PUBLIC HEARINGS WILL NOT BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. COMMENTS FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN DURING OPEN FORUM
CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
AT THIS TIME, THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LEONA QUARRY AND OAKLAND AREA GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS SHALL BE CONVENED
2.1 Subject: Oakland Area GHAD Intent To Order The Assessment Set Forth In The Engineer’s Report From: Geologic Hazard Abatement District Manager Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Declaring The Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement District’s Intent To Order The Assessment Set Forth In The Engineer’s Report Dated April 1, 2022 And Set A Public Hearing For June 7, 2022 To Consider The Proposed Assessment And Any Objections Thereto
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution be Adopted.
AT THIS TIME, THE JOINT MEETING OF THE LEONA QUARRY AND OAKLAND AREA GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS WILL BE ADJOURNED
2.2 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") Epidemic
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution be Adopted.
2.3 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 Oakland
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.4 Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Vice Mayor 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 Crisis
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.5 Subject: Teleconference Meetings Of The City Council From: Office Of The City Administrator’s Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Determination That Conducting In-Person Meetings Of The City Council And Its Committees Would Present Imminent Risks To Attendees’ Health, And Electing To Continue Conducting Meetings Using Teleconferencing In Accordance With California Government Code Section 54953(E), A Provision Of AB-361
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.6 Subject: Honoring Oakland Techs Women’s Basketball Team State Champions From: Councilmember Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing And Honoring The Oakland Technical High School Women’s Basketball Team For Winning The 2022 California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Division 3 Championship
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.7 Subject: A Resolution In Celebration Of Cesar Estrada Chavez Day From: Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Celebration Of Cesar Estrada Chavez Day In Honor His Legacy As A Civil Rights Activist And Co-Founder Of The United Farm Workers Association
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.8 Subject: Resolution Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Gladys Green From: Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Beautiful Life, Empowering Legacy And Lasting Memory Of Gladys Green, Beloved Community Advocate And Champion For The Residents Of Oakland And Alameda County
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.9 Subject: Oakland’s Race And Gender Disparity Study From: Vice Mayor Kaplan, President Bas, Pro Temp Thao, Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Advance Equity And Better Understand Disparities Between The Availability And Utilization Of Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color, And Women Owned Businesses In The City Of Oakland By Adopting The Updated 2019 Race And Gender Disparity Study Conducted By Mason Tillman Associates LTD And Direct The City Administration To Implement The Recommendations To Remedy The Disparities Illustrated Within The Study
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.10 Subject: Cannabis Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant From: Economic Workforce And Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Changing Permitting Requirements For Cannabis Businesses By: (1) Amending Oakland Municipal Code Sections 5.80.050 And 5.81.060 To Allow A Cannabis Business Permit Applicant Who Previously Met The Income And Oakland Residency Criteria To Qualify As An “Equity Applicant” To Receive Equity Assistance Program Services Up To Eight Years From The Date Such Applicant Was Verified As An Equity Applicant, Regardless Of The Applicant’s Current Income Or Residency; And (2) Adopting CEQA Exemption Findings
Ordinance
Action: Approved for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
2.11 Subject: Density Bonus Ordinance Update From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning Commission, Amending The Oakland Planning Code To Update Chapter 17.107 Density Bonus And Incentive Procedure
Ordinance
Action: Approved for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
2.12 Subject: Fire Apparatus Replacement From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To 1) Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement With Pierce Manufacturing Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,535,000) To Purchase One Fire Engine For $885,000 And One Fire Truck For $1,650,000; 2) Appropriate And Allocate An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($2,535,000) From The Undesignated 4100 Equipment Fund Balance To Pay For The Fire Apparatus Replacement; And 3) Waive The City's Advertising, Competitive Bidding And Local Business/Small Local Business Program Participation Requirements
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.13 Subject: Fiscal Year 2021-22 Cultural Funding Grants - Round Two From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grants To Nineteen (19) Oakland-Based Nonprofit Organizations Providing Arts And Cultural Services In Oakland For Fiscal Year 2021-22 (Round Two), In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty ($316,250)
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.14 Subject: SABA Grocers Food Card Program From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Agreement To Saba Grocers Through Their Fiscal Sponsor In Advance In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000, Using Fiscal Year 2021-22 And Fiscal Year 2022-23 Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax Revenue, To Implement The Saba Grocers Initiative Food Card Program
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.15 Subject: City Of Oakland Ticket Distribution Policy From: Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing A City Of Oakland “Ticket Distribution Policy” Rescinding And Superseding City Council Resolution 82032 To Update Local Law In Alignment With State And Local Ethics Laws And To Govern The Distribution Of Tickets To Events For The City Of Oakland
Ordinance
Action: Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage. to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 5/3/2022
2.16 Subject: Amendments To The Limited Public Financing Act From: Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Limited Public Financing Act (O.M.C. Chapter 3.13) As Recommended By The City Auditor To Extend The Deadline For Candidates To Deposit Disbursement Checks And To Delete The Mandatory Audit Requirement And Replace It With A Discretionary Audit Provision
Ordinance
Action: Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage. to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 5/3/2022
2.17 Subject: Declare Clay Street. Garage As Surplus Property And Release A NOA From: Community & Economic Development Committee Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Declare The City-Owned Parcel Bounded By Clay Street, 14th Street And City Hall - Also Known As The “Clay Street Garage” - As Surplus Property, (2) Release A Notice Of Availability Under The Surplus Land Act, And (3) Prioritize Options That Provide 100% Affordable Housing, Which May Include Ancillary Uses Such As Ground Floor Retail, Consistent With The Surplus Land Act
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.18 Subject: Public Safety And Services Oversight Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Billy Dickson, Paula Hawthorn, Beth H. Hodess And Sydney Thomas As Members Of The Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.19 Subject: Supporting California State Assembly Bill 2517 From: President Pro Tem Thao And Councilmember Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Supporting California State Assembly Bill 2517 (Bonta), It Takes A Village Act, Which Would Create A Coordinated Neighborhood And Community Services Grant Program To Implement And Strengthen Neighborhood And Regional Cradle To Career Networks To Reduce Inequities And Increase Economic Mobility Through Integrated Place-Based Support Systems
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.20 Subject: Major Encroachment Permit At 622 14th Street. From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting A Conditional And Revocable Major Encroachment Permit ENMJ21051 To VM Meadows Apartment LP, To Allow Portions Of Basement And Sidewalk Vaults At 622 14th Street To Encroach Into The Public Right-Of-Way Along 14th Street, Adjacent To 618-622 14th Street And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.21 Subject: AC Transit Rapid Corridors Project Cooperative Agreement: Form: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute The Cooperative Agreement With The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) For The Rapid Corridors Project And Adopting Appropriate CEQA Findings
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.22 Subject: Resolution To Amend And Restate Local Housing Trust Fund Resolutions Form: Housing & Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating Resolution No. 88765 C.M.S. Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To $5,000,000 In Funds From The California Department Of Housing And Community Development Under The Local Housing Trust Fund Program And To Allocate Up To $5,000,000 For Affordable Housing Preservation And Production Programs, And Amending Resolution No. 88213 C.M.S. To Allocate Funds To The Local Housing Trust Fund
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.23 Subject: OFCY 2020-2021 Year End Evaluation Report From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth Final Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2020-2021
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.24 Subject: Oakland Animal Services Operations Informational Report From: Animal Services Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report And Presentation From Oakland Animal Services Regarding The Status Of Its Operations
Informational Report
Action: Received and Filed Passed

This Informational Report was Received and Filed.
2.25 Subject: Clear Channel Outdoor For Street Furniture Program Franchise Agreement From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Extending By One Year, With An Option For A Second Year, A Non-Exclusive Franchise Agreement With Clear Channel Outdoor For A Street Furniture Program At An Annual Not To Exceed Cost Of $480,000
Ordinance
Action: Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage. to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 5/3/2022
2.26 Subject: Oakland School Safety Grant: Active And Safe Oakland From: Oakland Police Department And Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Accept And Appropriate The Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) Active Transportation Program Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Ninety-Nine Thousand Dollars ($99,000); (2) Enter Into A Grant Agreement With ACPHD For The Period Of October 1, 2020 To September 30, 2023 To Develop Traffic Safety Plans, Implement School Safety Patrol Programs, And Provide Additional Traffic Enforcement Around Schools In Support Of The "Active And Safe Oakland” Program; And (3) Authorize A Contribution In An Estimated Amount Of Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred And Seventy-One Dollars ($13,771) From The General Purpose Fund To Subsidize The Associated Grant Program Central Services Overhead (CSO) Charges
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.27 Subject: Enabling Ordinance For Measure R - Newspaper Of Record From: Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Municipal Code To Add Chapter 1.06 To Title 1, General Provisions, To Establish The Requirements For An Official Newspaper And The Procedures For The City Council To Designate One Or More Official Newspapers In Accordance With Charter Section 1205
Ordinance
Action: Approved for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
2.28 Subject: GoPort - 7th Street Grade Separation East Project Cooperative Agreement From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute The Cooperative Agreement With The Alameda County Transportation Commission And The Port Of Oakland For The 7th Street Grade Separation East Project
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.29 Subject: Oakland Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners From: Council President Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Members To The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners As Follows - Re-Appointing Community Member Reverend Doctor Jacqueline A. Thompson For The Term Beginning October 8, 2021 And Ending October 7, 2023; And Appointing Community Member Chuck Baker For The Term Beginning October 8, 2021 And Ending October 7, 2023
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.30 Subject: Student Loan Debt Cancellation From: Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Calling Upon The Federal Government To Urgently Address The Student Loan Crisis, Enact A Plan To Cancel Student Loan Debt, And Begin The Transition To Education As A Public Good
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.31 Subject: Support Of AB 1614 (Muratsuchi) From: Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 1614 (Muratsuchi) That Would Express The Intent Of The Legislature That The State Aspire To Increase The Base Grants For School District Funding To Amounts Equal To The National Average Per-Pupil Funding Level Which Would Increase The Amount Of Funding That Oakland Unified School District Would Receive Annually
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.32 Subject: Urging State To Fund Homekey From: Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Urging The State Of California To Fund All Pending Homekey Applications
City Resolution
Action: Adopted Passed

This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.33 Subject: Update To Truck Routes And Truck Prohibited Streets Ordinance From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Sections 10.28.145 And 10.28.160 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Limit Truck Parking In West Oakland; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Ordinance
Action: Approved for Final Passage Passed

This Ordinance was Approved for Final Passage.
43 Approval of the Consent Agenda

Action: Approved Passed

A motion was made by Kaplan, seconded by Gallo, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
The Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency /City Council/ Geological Hazard Abatement District was convened at 1:32 PM.

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