*Special Public Works Committee

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 · 12:00 PM PM · Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor

TL;DR

The Oakland City Council's Public Works Committee met to review several infrastructure and administrative matters. The meeting primarily focused on approving routine administrative items, granting a major encroachment permit for a building project, and authorizing additional funding for a bridge retrofit project.

Key Decisions

  • Major Encroachment Permit for 1919 Market Street Approved
  • Leimert Boulevard Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project Contract Increase Approved as Amended
  • Semi-Annual Staffing Report for Public Works and Transportation Received and Filed
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. The Oakland City Council Special Public Works Committee convened at 12:35 p.m. with Councilmember President Pro Tempore Kalb presiding as Chairperson.
  2. 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.
  3. Roll Call / Call To Order
  4. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
  5. 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 8, 2019
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: 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:

  6. 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Approved Passed

    A motion was made by Larry Reid, seconded by Sheng Thao, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:

  7. 3 Subject: Semi-Annual Staffing Report From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Receive The Semi-Annual Informational Report On Public Works And Department Of Transportation Staffing Through September 23, 2019
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed Passed

    A motion was made by Sheng Thao, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:

  8. 4 Subject: Major Encroachment Permit At 1919 Market Street From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting A Conditional And Revocable Major Encroachment Permit To CC1919 Market, L.P., To Allow Portions Of The Existing Building Above Grade And New Canopies At 1919 Market Street To Encroach Into The Public Right-Of-Way On Market Street And Myrtle Street, Major Encroachment Permit ENMJ19191
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Sheng Thao, 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 11/19/2019. The motion carried by the following vote:

  9. 5 Subject: Leimart Boulevard Bridge Retrofit Project From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving Further Competitive Request For Proposal (RFP) Requirements And Increasing The Contract With Biggs Cardosa Associates By Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Nine Dollars And Twenty Cents ($249,409.20) For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars And Twenty Cents ($1,530,279.20) For The Leimert Boulevard Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project
    City Resolution
    Action: Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

    A motion was made by Sheng Thao, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter 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 11/19/2019. The motion carried by the following vote:

  10. Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
  11. Adjournment
  12. 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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