Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council
TL;DR
The Oakland City Council held a special meeting to address budget balancing and fiscal challenges. Most agenda items were continued to a future meeting on December 17, 2024, indicating ongoing discussions about the city's financial situation. The council is working to manage funds and potentially reallocate resources to address budget constraints.
Key Decisions
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund Amendment Approved as Amended on Introduction
- Budget Balancing Actions Continued to 12/17/2024
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Fund Use Continued to 12/17/2024
- Capital Improvement Program Budget Amendments Continued to 12/17/2024
- Measure U Housing Bond Allocation Continued to 12/17/2024
Agenda
- The Special Concurrent Meeting Of The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council convened at 9:45 am, with Council President Fortunato Bas presiding as Chairperson. The Roll Call was modified to note President Pro Tempore Kalb present at 9:48 am.
- Councilmembers Jenkins and Kaplan were noted excused at 1:59 p.m..
- AT 12:30 P.M. COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON. AT 12:49 P.M. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS RESUMED CHAIRING THE MEETING
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- 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: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, 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 a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
- Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Participated By Teleconference At 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, 2nd floor, suite 244, Oakland, CA 94612
- Call To Order
- ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
- 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
- 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:
- 5.1 Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 First Quarter (Q1) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Report From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 First Quarter (Q1) Results And Year-End Projections For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select FundsInformational ReportAction: Rescheduled Passed
A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Rescheduled to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 5.2 Subject: Informational Report On Funds Available And Owed From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status And Funds Available In The Equipment Services Fund And Self Insurance Liability Fund, And Information On Amounts Not Yet Collected And Due To The City Of Oakland, And Plan And Timeline To Collect Them For The Real Estate Transfer Tax And Business License TaxInformational ReportAction: Rescheduled Passed
A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Rescheduled to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS:
- ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
- 8 Subject: FY 2024-25 Budget Balancing From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) Resolution (1) Amending The FY 2024-25 Midcycle Budget (Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S.) To Authorize The Transfer Of Funds Into The General Purpose Fund And Adjust Other Appropriations; (2) Affirming The Budget Balancing Actions Taken By The City Administrator Pursuant To The Powers And Duties Granted Under The City Charter And The Authority Granted Pursuant To Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S. To Maintain The Fiscal Health Of The City; And (3) Making Extreme Fiscal Necessity Declarations Necessary To Utilize Restricted Funds; AndCity ResolutionAction: Continued Passed
A motion was made by Treva Reid, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Continued to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 25-0364 2) A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution 87062 C.M.S., Which Established The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Sub-Fund Within The General Purpose Fund For The Purpose Of Collecting Said Tax Revenues, To, Upon A Declaration Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, Suspend The Requirement To Consider Advisory Board Recommendations Prior To Appropriating Funds; And (2) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Purposes Of Suspending Said Restrictions On The Use Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Revenue; AndCity ResolutionAction: Continued Passed
A motion was made by Treva Reid, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Continued to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 25-0365 3) An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.62 “Affordable Housing Trust Fund” To Allow Funds Distributed To The City Under Redevelopment Dissolution Laws To Be Used For Any Lawful Purpose Upon A Declaration Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity By The City CouncilOrdinanceAction: Approved as Amended on Introduction for Final Passage Passed
A motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter be Approved as Amended on Introduction for Final Passage to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 9 Subject: General Purpose Fund Reserve From: Councilmember Kaplan And Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Amend The FY2023-2024 Budget To Allocate Up To $30 Million In Fund 1100 (Self-Insurance Liability Fund) And Transfer Those Funds To The General Purpose Fund Reserve (Fund 1011)City Resolution
- 10 Subject: CIP Budget Amendments From: Councilmember Kaplan And Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S., Which Adopted The Midcycle Budget And The Fiscal Year 2023- 2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP), To Allocate Funding From Proposed 2025 Measure KK And Measure U Bond Issuances To New And Existing City Infrastructure Projects And Affordable Housing Projects And Make Other Related Amendments To Fund 2218 (Transportation); (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Create New Funds For The 2025 Bond Funding As Necessary; And (3) Directing The City Administrator To Schedule A Report To The City Council Regarding The Timing For Implementing A 2025 Bond Issuance; AndCity ResolutionAction: Continued Passed
A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Nikki Fortunato Bas, that this matter be Continued to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 25-0362 2) A Resolution (1) Allocating $10,000,000 In Funds From Measure U Housing Bond Funds To Fund New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Projects, And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Make Development Loans Under The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program, Homekey And Rapid Response Homeless Housing, Acquisition And Conversion To Affordable Housing And Rehabilitation Of The Existing Affordable Housing Without Returning To Council, Contingent On Funding AvailabilityCity ResolutionAction: Continued Passed
A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Nikki Fortunato Bas, that this matter be Continued to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/17/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- OPEN FORUM
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