Meeting Name: *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda status: FINAL
Meeting date/time: 3/24/2005 10:30 AM Minutes status: FINAL  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
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05-0209 14-1Designation of Oakland Fire Stations As “Safe Havens”City ResolutionSubject: Designation of Oakland Fire Stations As "Safe Havens" From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution designating Oakland Fire Stations as "Safe Havens" for the purposes of the State's Safe Haven for Newborns Law and authorizing the City Administrator to undertake actions necessary to effectuate the designationScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0211 14-2Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance - Executive Officer Report MaterialsOrdinanceSubject: Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance - Executive Officer Report Materials From: Office of the City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.20 of the Oakland Municipal Code (aka"The Sunshine Ordinance") to require that City Executive Officers provide Agenda related materials to the City Clerk (City Attorney's compromise amendments)Scheduled  Action details Not available
05-0185 14-3Education Partnership Committee ScheduleDefunct - RequestSubject: Education Partnership Committee Schedule From: Councilmember Chang Recommendation: Approve the schedule of the next meeting of the Education Partnership Committee with the following agenda: 1. Report from Oakland Unified School District on New Initiatives for School Year 2005-06. 2. Report and presentation from Community and Economic Development Agency on New Housing Development. 3. Report from the Oakland Police Department on the Status of the Campus Life and School Safety (CLASS) Unit; on the April 26, 2005 Education Partnership Committee agendaScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0193 14-4Municipal Clerks WeekCity ResolutionSubject: Municipal Clerks Week From: Council President De La Fuente Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring May 1 through May 7, 2005 as Municipal Clerks WeekScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0202 14-5Steven M. Schwartzberg - Service RecognitionCity ResolutionSubject: Steven M. Schwartzberg - Service Recognition From: Councilmember Chang Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Steven M. Schwartzberg For 32 Years Of Dedicated Service To The Residents Of Oakland And Alameda County CommunityScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0203 14-6Massage Establishments and Therapists RegulationOrdinanceSubject: Massage Establishments and Therapists Regulation From: Council President De La Fuente Recommendation: Approve The Final Passage (Second Reading) Of An Ordinance Amending Oakland Planning Code Sections 17.09.040 And 17.102.170 And Amending Oakland Municipal Code 5.36, "Massage Establishments And Massage Therapists", To Impose New Permitting Requirements Including, But Not Limited To, Criminal Background Checks For Applicants And Employees, And Amending Oakland Planning Code 17.102.170, "Special Regulations Applying To Massage Service Activities", To Eliminate The Conditional Use Permit (CUP) Requirement And Add A Reference To Massage Permit Regulations In OMC 5.36Scheduled  Action details Not available
05-0207 14-7Head Start Family Child Care Home ServicesCity ResolutionSubject: Head Start Family Child Care Home Services From: Department of Human Services Recommendation: Adopt the following pieces of legislation: 1) Resolution authorizing the City Administrator, on behalf of the City of Oakland, to execute a grant agreement in an amount not to exceed $32,250.00 to Jontanika Stroud to fund Head Start Family Child Care Home Services for a one-year Period and Authorizing the City Administrator to extend grant funding for one Additional year in an Additional Amount not to exceed $32,250.00Scheduled  Action details Not available
05-0208 14-8Child Development ServicesCity ResolutionSubject: Child Development Services From: Department of Human Services Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator, on behalf of the City of Oakland, to apply for, accept, and appropriate Head Start basic, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), and Early Head Start grants for Program Year 2005-06 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (DHHS/ACF) in the estimated amount of $14,513,908, and authorizing a grant agreement with the Unity Council for the estimated amount $4,613,555 to fund Child Development Services in Accord with said grantsScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0214 14-9Henry Robinson Multi-service Center (Touraine Hotel)OrdinanceSubject: Henry Robinson Multi-service Center (Touraine Hotel) From: Director of Human Services Recommendation: Approve The Final Passage (Second Reading) Of An Ordinance Authorizing Lease Agreements With East Oakland Community Project For The Families In Transition/Scattered Sites Properties From June 1, 2005 Through February 28, 2006 And The Matilda Cleveland Transitional Housing Property From June 1, 2005 Through September 30, 2006; And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend Said Leases, Or Enter Into New Lease Agreements With Future Transitional Housing Providers As Necessary, For As Long As HUD Supportive Housing Program Funding Remains Available Without Returning To CouncilScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0204 14-10Oakland's Arbor Day 2005City ResolutionSubject: Oakland's Arbor Day 2005 From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution proclaiming, April 29, 2005, to be the City of Oakland's Arbor Day 2005 and authorizing an Official Tree Planting Ceremony at Defremery Park Scheduled  Action details Not available
05-0205 14-11City-Wide Tree Planting ProgramCity ResolutionSubject: City-Wide Tree Planting Program From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the application for, acceptance, and appropriation of funds from the Urban Forestry Grant Program of the Proposition 12 Watershed, Wildlife and Parks Improvement Bond Act of 2000, in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the City-Wide Tree Planting ProgramScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0210 14-12Underground Utility District No 233 - Construction ContractCity ResolutionSubject: Underground Utility District No 233 - Construction Contract From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to award a contract to Underground Construction Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,282,964.45 for construction of Underground Utility District No. 233, on MacArthur Boulevard (from 73rd Avenue to the San Leandro city line) ("District"), $1,673,022.00 to be paid by the City of Oakland and the remainder (totaling $7,609,942.45) to be paid by PG&E, SBC and Comcast; or, alternatively, waiving further bidding requirements and authorizing the City Administrator to reject all bids and negotiate, award and execute a contract to construct the district for an amount within each entity's budget starting with the lowest, responsible bidder, without return to Council Scheduled  Action details Not available
05-0177 14-13Landscaping and Lighting Assessment DistrictCity ResolutionSubject: Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of intention and accepting the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 preliminary Engineer's Report for the City of Oakland Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District and setting the date for a Public HearingScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0191 14-14Wildfire Prevention Assessment DistrictCity ResolutionSubject: Wildfire Prevention Assessment District From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget Office Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of intention and preliminarily accepting the Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Annual Report for the City of Oakland Wildfire Prevention Assessment District and setting the date for a Public HearingScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0206 14-15Permitted Medical Marijuana Dispensaries OperationsInformational ReportSubject: Permitted Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Operations From: Office of the City Administrator Recommendation: Receive an Information Report regarding a review of the first seven months of operation of Oakland's four permitted medical marijuana dispensariesScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0213 14-16Raiders Ticket SurchargeCity ResolutionSubject: Raiders Ticket Surcharge From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget Office Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution decreasing estimated revenue and offsetting appropriation from the 2004 Raiders Ticket Surcharge and authorizing a transfer of $152,327.78 from the Non-Departmental citywide activities to the Office of Parks and Recreation to benefit Citywide youth activitiesScheduled  Action details Not available
05-0182 1 Studio One Art Center RehabilitationCity ResolutionSubject: Studio One Art Center Rehabilitation From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to reject all bids as non-responsive, waive further competitive bidding and authorize the City Administrator to informally bid or negotiate, award and execute a construction contract, based on revised plans and specifications, without return to Council for the asbestos and lead-paint abatement phase of the Studio One Art Center Rehabilitation Project (No. C244710) in an amount not-to-exceed two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) (TITLE CHANGE)Rescheduled  Action details Not available
05-0212 1 Oakland Technical High Schools Women's Basketball TeamCity ResolutionSubject: Oakland Technical High Schools Women's Basketball Team From: Vice Mayor Brunner Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Congratulating the Oakland Technical High School's Women's Basketball Team on the occasion of their second straight State ChampionshipScheduled  Action details Not available
04-0651 3 Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance - Office of the City ClerkOrdinanceSubject: Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance From: City Clerk's Office/Public Ethics Commission/Vice Mayor Brunner/City Attorney Recommendation: Approve the Final Passage (Second Reading) of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.20 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Require That City Executive Officers Provide Agenda-Related Materials To The City Clerk, Add Additional Documents To Supplemental Agenda Packet, Allow Attendance At An Open And Publicized Meeting, And Allow For Hardware And Software ImpairmentRescheduled  Action details Not available
05-0165 1 Sunshine Ordinance and Council Rules of ProcedureCity ResolutionSubject: Sunshine Ordinance and Council Rules of Procedure From: Councilmember Brunner Recommendation: Discussion of Sunshine Ordinance and Council Rules of Procedure, including questions regarding provisions and potential recommendations of proposed amendmentsRescheduled  Action details Not available
05-0167 17Gender Based DiscriminationCity ResolutionSubject: Gender Based Discrimination From: Vice Mayor Brunner and Councilmembers Nadel and Quan Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution (1) declaring the City of Oakland's support for local implementation of the United Nations Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (an international human rights treaty), with particular emphasis on: equity and city employment; ensuring safe access to reproductive services; and domestic violence and (2) requiring that the city take certain actions regarding these issues, including but not limited to, (i) annually reviewing city employment and City Boards and Commissions' makeup with respect to gender, (ii) continuing women building health program, (iii) annually reviewing safety plans for clinics that offer reproductive services, (iv) making closing service gaps in domestic violence prevention, response and victim treatment a top priority for the city, and (v) standardizing protocols and procedures to address domestic violence (TITLE CHANGE)Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and ForwardPass Action details Not available
05-0171 18Assembly Bill 655 - Admissions SurchargeCity ResolutionSubject: Assembly Bill 655 - Admissions Surcharge From: Councilmember Nadel Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring the City of Oakland's support for Assembly Bill 655- Admission Surcharge: California Arts Council, which would impose a one percent (1%) surcharge on the price of admission for each patron of an entertainment venue to provide financial support for the California Arts Council, a council established by the state in 1976 to encourage artistic awareness, participation and expression, help independent local groups develop their own arts program, promote employment of artists, provide for the exhibition of arts works throughout California and enlist all state agencies in ensuring fullest expression of artistic potential (TITLE CHANGE)Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and ForwardPass Action details Not available
TTD 2NOTE: City ResolutionAmericans With Disabilities Act If you need special assistance to participate in Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 48 hours prior to the meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings. Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit Phone: (510) 238-6406 Fax: (510) 238-6699 Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386 Telecommunications Display Device: (510) 238-3254    Action details Not available