*Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council

Agenda

1. PURSUANT TO SECTION 54955 and 5954.2(b)(3) OF THE BROWN ACT, AT 9:10 P.M. THE CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED THIS MEETING TO TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2024, AT 10:00 A.M. The Special Concurrent Meeting Of The Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council Convened at 2:03 P.M., On Friday, June 28, 2024 with Council President Forutnato Bas Presiding as Chairperson. On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, The June 28, 2024, Special Concurrent Meeting Of The Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council reconvened at 10:37 A.M. With President Pro Tempore Kalb Presiding As Chairperson. All 8 City Council Members Were Present.
2. RECONSIDERATIONS:
3. 24-0543 Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Modernize And Strengthen Ethics Oversight In The City Of Oakland From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters For The November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Sections 603, 401 And 403, And Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 2.24 And 3.20 To, Among Other Things: (1) Revise The Qualifications And Restrictions On Eligibility To Serve As A Commissioner On The Public Ethics Commission (Commission); (2) Establish That Members Of The Commission May Serve In Holdover Status For A Period Of One Year; (3) Specify The Vote Threshold For Action By The Commission; (4) Revise The Removal Procedures For Members Of The Commission; (5) Add Additional Minimum Staffing Requirements For The Commission And Limit The Ability Of The City To Reduce Staffing Based On Fiscal Necessity; (6) Provide The Executive Director The Ability, At Their Discretion, To Choose Conflict Counsel If The City Attorney Determines A Conflict Of Interest Exists In The City Attorney’s Representation Of The Commission; 2 (7) Require The City Council Or A Council Committee To Consider All Proposals From The Commission Regarding Amendments To Any Law The Commission Enforces Or Administers; (8) Amend The City Attorney And City Auditor Salary Review Schedule To Allow The Commission To Set The Salary Every Two Years; (9) Amend The Lobbyist Registration Act To Restrict Local Governmental Lobbyists From Making Any Payment Or Incurring Any Expense That Directly Benefits An Elected City Officeholder, Candidate Or Member Of Their Immediate Family In Which The Cumulative Value Exceeds Fifty Dollars ($50) In A Calendar Year; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication, And To Take Any And All Other Actions Necessary Under Law To Prepare For And Conduct The November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election
   City Resolution
   Action: Scheduled Passed

   A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter be Scheduled to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:

4. ON 7/28/24 AT 5:23 P.M. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.
5. ON 7/28/24, COUNCIL MEMBER GALLO WAS NOTED ABSENT AT 8:24 P.M., AND COUNCIL MEMBER REID WAS NOTED ABSENT AT 8:30 P.M.
6. ON 7/28/24, AT 7:37 P.M. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS RESUMED PRESIDING AS CHAIRPERSON.
7. POLICY DIRECTIVES
8. 24-0656 Subject: FY 2024-2025 Policy Directives From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation:
   Report and Recommendation
   Action: Approved Passed

   A motion was made by Nikki Fortunato Bas, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:

9. AT 1:58 P.M. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS MADE A MOTION TO TAKE A RECESS, PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB SECONDED. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 8 AYES. THE COUNCIL ENTERED INTO A RECESS. AT 2:35 P.M. THE COUNCIL RETURNED FROM RECESS, AND THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/ CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED.
10. COUNCILMEMBER FIFE MADE A MOTION, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER KAPLAN TO HAVE THE COUNCIL RECONSIDER THE 'PROPOSED BALLOT MEASURE TO MODERNIZE AND STRENGHTEN ETHICS OVERSIGHT IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND' AND RESCHEDULE TO A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING IN JULY OF 2024
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13. Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated By Teleconference At: 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 226, Oakland CA 94612 Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Participated By Teleconference At: 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd floor, suite 244, Oakland, CA 94612
14. Call To Order
15. ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
16. ACTIONS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY ("Ceremonial Items") Ceremonial Presentations, Including Proclamations, Individual Recognitions, etc.; and Reports Or Presentations From The Mayor, Other Public Officials, Or Special Guests
17. 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):
18. 5 Subject: FY 2024-25 Proposed Midcycle Budget Legislation From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: 1. Adopting The Midcycle Budget For Fiscal Year 2024-25 And Appropriating Funds To Cover Expenditures Approved By Said Budget; 2. Authorizing The City Administrator To Transfer Funds Between Departments, Programs And Funds As Necessary To Support Departmental Reorganization As Set Forth In The Adopted Policy Budget For Fiscal Year 2024-25; 3. Creating The Following Funds: Fund 4510 - Personnel Management Fund, Fund 5338 - Measure KK Infrastructure Series 2024E GOB (Tax Exempt), Fund 5342 Measure U: Infrastructure Series 2024 B-1 GOB (Tax Exempt), Fund 5343 - Measure U: Affordable Housing & Infrastructure Series 2024B-2 GOB (Taxable); 4. Taking All Steps Necessary To Apply For And Receive Additional Funds Required To Advance And Complete The Projects Identified In The Capital Improvement Program And Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Funds Provided That Such Acceptance Is Consistent With And Does Not Otherwise Negatively Impact The City’s Capital Improvement Program; 5. Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event; 6. Suspending For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Office Of The City Auditor; And 7. Suspending The Minimum Budget Set Asides For The Democracy Dollars Fund And For Non-Staff Costs Related To The Public Ethics Commission’s Administration Of The Oakland Fair Elections Act’s Democracy Dollars Program; 8. Adopting A Contingency Budget And Associated Fiscal Measures That Shall Take Effect No Later Than October 1st 2024 If Anticipated Revenue From Land Sales Is Not Available By September 1st 2024
    City Resolution
    Action: Adopted as Amended Passed

    A motion was made by Nikki Fortunato Bas, seconded by Kevin Jenkins, that this matter be Adopted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

19. 6 Subject: FY 2024-25 Execution of Maintenance Of Effort Waivers And Use of One-Time Revenues to Balance The Midcycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: 1. Authorizing The Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Fiscal Years 2024-25 Midcycle Budget Pursuant To Section 1, Part D Of The City Of Oakland Consolidated Fiscal Policy (Ordinance No. 13487 C.M.S.) 2. Revising Definitions For The Increasingly Severe States Of “Adverse Financial Condition,” “Extreme Fiscal Necessity,” And “Fiscal Crisis Or Fiscal Emergency” 3. Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library’s General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $12,992,267 Pursuant To The “The 2018 Oakland Public Library Preservation Act”. (Measure D) 4. Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library’s General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $14,500,000 Pursuant To The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act Of 1994 As Reapproved In 2022 (Measure C) 5. Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, To Provide For The Temporary Suspension Of The ‘Park Maintenance’ Maintenance Of Effort Requirements, Pursuant To Section 4 Of “The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q) 6. Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The Minimum Budget Set-Aside For Public Campaign Financing To Be Suspended, Pursuant To The Oakland Fair Elections Act, Ballot Measure (Measure W) 7. Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The City Auditor Minimum Staffing Budget Set-Aside To Be Suspended, For A Two-Year Budget Cycle, Pursuant To The Government Reform Charter Amendment Of 2022, (Measure X) 8. Declaring The Existence Of Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City In Unable To Budget At The Required Minimum Number Of 678 Sworn Police Personnel Pursuant “The Violence Prevention And Public Safety Act Of 2014” (Measure Z)
    City Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

    This City Resolution be Adopted.

20. 7 Subject: Oakland Democracy Dollars Program Implementation From: Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With Maplight, To Design, Build And Implement The City Of Oakland’s Democracy Dollars Software Platform, For A Five-Year Term For A Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount Of $700,000, And Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process And Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements For Information Technology Agreements
    City Resolution
    Action: Adopted Passed

    A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

21. OPEN FORUM
22. ADJOURNMENT
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