*Special Community & Economic Development Committee

Agenda

1. The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee convened at 4:05 P.M., with Councilmember Kalb presiding as Chairperson
2. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT BAS, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GALLO TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 5:19 P.M.
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4. DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
5. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
6. Roll Call / Call To Order
7. 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of March 14, 2023
   Report and Recommendation
   Action: Accepted Passed

   A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

8. 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
   Report and Recommendation
   Action: Accepted Passed

   A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

9. 3 Subject: California Automated Permit Processing (CalAPP) Program Grant From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To A Total Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars $100,000 In California Automated Permit Processing Program (CalAPP) Grant Funds From The State Of California Energy Commission And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
   City Resolution
   Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

   A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Kevin Jenkins, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

10. 4 Subject: Extended Rent Reduction For Oakland School For The Arts At The Fox Theater From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing A Lease Amendment Between The City Of Oakland And The Oakland School For The Arts (OSA) For Approximately 62,910 Square Feet Located On The 2nd And 3rd Floors Of The Fox Theater At 1805 Telegraph Avenue To Extend The Reduced Rental Rate Of Forty-Seven Thousand Twenty-Five Dollars ($47,025) Per Month Through June 30, 2026; (2) Making Findings That The Lease Amendment For Below Fair Market Value Is In The Best Interest Of The City; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

11. 5 Subject: Fox Theater Restaurant Lease From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Negotiate And Execute A Lease Agreement With Uptown Forward LLC, A California Limited Liability Corporation, For The Ground Floor Restaurant Space Located At 1805 Telegraph Avenue (Fox Theater) For A 3- Year Term With Three 5-Year Options And Rent Of Ten Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($10,500) Per Month With A Three Percent (3%) Annual Increase For Use As A Cocktail Lounge With Food Service; And (B) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

12. 6 Subject: License Of 1911 Telegraph To Oakland School For The Arts From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing A License Agreement Between The City Of Oakland And The Oakland School For The Arts (OSA) For The Approximately 45,121 Square Foot Vacant City-Owned Property Located At 1911 Telegraph Avenue For Improvement And Use As An Outdoor Recreation Area For A 3-Year Term With Three 1-Year Options To Renew At A Rate Of Five Hundred Dollars ($500) Per Month; (2) Making Findings That The License For Below Fair Market Value Is In The Best Interest Of The City; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

13. 7 Subject: Governor’s Office Of Business And Economic Development And Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grants For Cannabis Program From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Apply For And Accept One Million Nine Hundred And Ninety-Six Thousand Four Hundred And Eighty-Seven Dollars And Fifty Cents ($1,996,487.50) In State Of California, Governor’s Office Of Business And Economic Development (Go-Biz) Equity Act Grant Funds; (2) Appropriate The Go-Biz Grant Funds By: (A) Providing Grants And/Or No-Interest Loans In An Amount Not To Exceed Two-Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Grant Or Loan For Cannabis Equity Applicants And Licensees, To Be Determined And Without Return To Council, For Businesses’ Start-Up And Ongoing Costs In A Cumulative Amount Not To Exceed One-Million Seven Hundred And Ninety-Six Thousand Eight Hundred And Thirty-Eight Dollars And Seventy-Five Cents ($1,796,838.75); And (B) Funding Administration Of The Cannabis Equity Program In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Ninety-Nine Thousand, Six Hundred And Forty-Eight Dollars And Seventy-Five Cents ($199,648.75); And (3) Increase The Amount Of The Existing Three-Year Professional Services Agreement With 4Front Partners To Administer Cannabis Equity Grant And Loan Programs By Seventy-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred And Seventy-Nine Dollars And Seventy-Five Cents ($78,979.75); And (4) Waive The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Process For The Amended Professional Services Agreement With 4Front Partners; And
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

14. 23-0170 2) A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 89064 C.M.S., Which Among Other Things Authorized The City Administrator To Award Grants For Business Security Purposes To Provisionally Licensed Cannabis Applicants In An Amount Not To Exceed Two-Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Grant, By Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Reallocate Any Available Local Jurisdiction Assistance Grant Program Funds In The Form Of Grants For The Purpose Of Bringing The Business Facilities Of Provisionally Licensed Cannabis Applicants Into Compliance With Building, Fire, And Health Code Requirements; And (2) Award Said Grants In An Amount Not To Exceed Two-Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Grant To Provisionally Licensed Cannabis Applicants To Be Determined And Without Return To Council In A Cumulative Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000)
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 4/18/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:

15. 8 Subject: Covid-19 Eviction Moratorium Phase-Out And Amendments To The Just Cause Ordinance From: Council President Fortunato Bas And President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing A Timeline For Termination Of The Moratorium On Residential Evictions, Rent Increases, And Late Fees Enacted In Response To The Covid-19 Pandemic (Ordinance Nos. 13589 C.M.S., 13594 C.M.S., 13606 C.M.S.); And Amending The Just Cause For Eviction Ordinance To: (1) Permanently Codify Certain Protections Established By The Moratorium; (2) Prohibit Evictions Based On Non-Payment Of Rent Where The Amount Demanded Is Less Than One Month Of Hud Fair Market Rent; (3) Require Landlords To Demonstrate Substantial Damage Before Evicting Tenants For Breach Of Lease; (4) Conform Occupancy Limitations To State Law; (5) Limit Evictions Of Resident Managers With Pre-Existing Tenancies; And (6) Make Other Non-Substantive Clarifying Amendments
    Ordinance
    Action: Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward

    This Ordinance be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 4/18/2023

16. Open Forum
17. Adjournment
18. 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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