File #: 16-0522    Version: 1 Name:
Type: City Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 12/8/2016 In control: * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
On agenda: 2/21/2017 Final action: 2/21/2017
Title: Subject: Displacement Prevention And Safe Habitation From: Councilmember Dan Kalb Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Pertaining To The Follow Up Actions From The Ghost Ship Fire, Including Options For Budgetary And Policy Actions On The Following: 1) Examination Of Best Practices From Other Jurisdictions That Prevent Resident Displacement While Addressing Building Safety; 2) Examination Of The Challenges Facing Oakland-Based Artists Vis-A-Vis Living Workspaces And Ways That The City Can Provide Assistance And Prevent Displacement; 3) Volume Of Work And Staffing Needs Relating To The Fire Department And The Responsibilities Of The Fire Marshal, Commercial Fire Inspection Requirements, And Fire Prevention; 4) Options For Creating A Pathway To Legal Live-Work Occupancy Of Commercial And Industrial Buildings That Reduces Displacement Of Current Occupants; 5) Status Of Identification And Inspections For Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces And How Risks Are Being Mitig...
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Subject:                     Displacement Prevention And Safe Habitation

From:                                          Councilmember Dan Kalb                     

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Pertaining To The Follow Up Actions From The Ghost Ship Fire, Including Options For Budgetary And Policy Actions On The Following: 1) Examination Of Best Practices From Other Jurisdictions That Prevent Resident Displacement While Addressing Building Safety; 2) Examination Of The Challenges Facing Oakland-Based Artists Vis-A-Vis Living Workspaces And Ways That The City Can Provide Assistance And Prevent Displacement; 3) Volume Of Work And Staffing Needs Relating To The Fire Department And The Responsibilities Of The Fire Marshal, Commercial Fire Inspection Requirements, And Fire Prevention; 4) Options For Creating A Pathway To Legal Live-Work Occupancy Of Commercial And Industrial Buildings That Reduces Displacement Of Current Occupants; 5) Status Of Identification And Inspections For Unpermitted Commercial Or Industrial Spaces And How Risks Are Being Mitigated And Managed; And 6) Volume Of Work And Staffing Needs For Code Enforcement Relating To Habitability And Fire/Life Safety.