Meeting Name: *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda status: SUPPLEMENTAL
Meeting date/time: 10/5/2023 10:30 AM Minutes status: FINAL  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
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23-0725 12 Report and RecommendationApproval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of September 21, 2023AcceptedPass Action details Not available
23-0766 13.1 Informational ReportSubject: Informational Report On Practices At The Department Of Human Resources Management for Recruiting, Testing, And Hiring 9-1-1 Dispatchers During The Years 2022 And 2023 From: Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Practices At The Department Of Human Resources Management For Recruiting, Testing, And Hiring 9-1-1 Dispatchers During The Years 2022 And 2023, Including But Not Limited To: 1) Staffing Levels And Vacancy Trends During That Time Period; 2) Data On The Number Of Applications Received And Processed, Examinations Conducted, And Candidates Deemed Qualified By Month; And 3) Processes And Timelines For Processing Applications And Forwarding Qualified Candidates To OPD For Consideration, Including An Explanation Of How Continuous Hiring Processes Actually Function And During What Months Continuous Hiring Took PlaceContinued  Action details Not available
23-0781 13.2 City ResolutionSubject: Corridor Safety Ambassador Grants From: Economic Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award Grant Agreements For The 2023-2024 Corridor Safety Ambassador Program To Non-Profit Organizations Jack London Improvement District, Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc. And Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation For The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 As Set Forth In Table 1 To This Resolution For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) To Immediately Enhance Security Ambassador And Personnel And Safety Programs During The 2023 Holiday Shopping Season And Throughout The Program Year In High Priority Neighborhood Business Corridors Including The Downtown, Hegenberger, And Fruitvale, Commercial CorridorsScheduledPass Action details Not available
23-0775 13.3 Informational ReportSubject: State Of The City From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Receive An Oral Update From Mayor Sheng Thao Regarding The State Of The CityScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0780 13.4 Informational ReportSubject: Report On The Legal Implications Of The City Council Resolution 89317 C.M.S. From: Gene Hazzard Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Legal Implication Of City Council’s Resolution 89317 C.M.S. Approved July 12, 2022; On The October 17, 2023 City Council Agenda On ConsentContinuedPass Action details Not available
23-0789 13.5 OrdinanceSubject: Master Fee Schedule Amendments To Conform To The Lobbyist Registration Act From: Council President Fortunato Bas And Public Ethics Commission Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13747 C.M.S. (Which Adopted The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Revised Master Fee Schedule), As Amended, To Establish, Modify And Delete Fees And Penalties Assessed By The City Of OaklandScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0790 13.6 City ResolutionSubject: District 2 Mural Fund Grant For Chinatown Kitchen Kids Mural Project From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant In The Amount Of $28,000 From The District 2 Mural Funding To Higher Gliffs DBA Community Rejuvenation Project For A Mural Located At 723 Webster Street, With The Support Of Artist Desi MundoScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0791 13.7 City ResolutionSubject: Resolution Opposing Book Bans From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) In Opposition To Book Bans; (2) In Support Of Protecting The Rights Of Every Individual To Access A Wide Variety Of Books In Libraries, Schools And Elsewhere; (3) In Support Of Public And School Librarians Defending Literary Freedom And Diversity; And (4) Opposing Government Censorship Of BooksScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0782 13.8 OrdinanceSubject: Flex Streets Program Public Street Closures From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Section 8.62.100 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) For The Purposes Of: (1) Reinstating The Portion Of The Flex Streets Program Facilitating Public Street Closures For Restaurant, Retail, Café, Parklet, And Other Businesses To Close And Use Public Right-Of-Ways To Encourage Public Safety, Business Development, And Healthy Outdoor Use And Enjoyment Of Public Spaces; And (2) Creating A New Sunset Date Of December 31, 2025 For Public Street Closures As Part Of The Flex Streets Program; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) FindingsScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0774 13.9 Report and RecommendationSubject: 2024 Schedule Of City Council And Council Committee Meetings From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Approve A Report And Recommendation For The 2024 Schedule Of City Council And Council Committee Meetings, Agenda Materials Deadlines, And Agenda Distribution DatesScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0776 13.10 Informational ReportSubject: Slavery Disclosure Ordinance Annual Update From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of Implementation Of The Slavery Era Disclosure OrdinanceScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0783 13.11 City ResolutionSubject: ITD Oakland Network Upgrade From: Information Technology Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Purchase Agreement With Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC., For A Not To Exceed Contract Grand Total Amount Of $1,023,111.57 With A Term Starting November 7, 2023 And Ending December 31, 2025 To Upgrade The City’s Core IT Network Switching Infrastructure With Next Generation Hardware, And Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program RequirementsScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0777 13.12 City ResolutionSubject: Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With Oakland & The World Enterprises, McCormack Baron Salazar, And Strada Investment Group II For 1911 Telegraph Avenue From: Economic Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) With Oakland & The World Enterprises, Inc., McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., And Strada Investment Group II, L.L.C., Or Their Affiliates, For The Potential Lease Disposition And Development Of A Mixed-Use Development At 1911 Telegraph Avenue, For A Term Of Twenty-Four Months, With Two Six-Month Administrative Extensions With A Nonrefundable Ena Payment Of $50,000 And Nonrefundable Extension Payments Of $12,500 Each, And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The October 24, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee AgendaContinued  Action details Not available
23-0778 13.13 City ResolutionSubject: On-Call Appraisal, Title And Escrow Contracts From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute Seven (7) On Call Professional Service Agreements For Real Estate Appraisal, Title And Escrow Services In Amounts Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Per Vendor, Totaling Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,500,000) For All Vendors Combined Over A Five-Year Term, With Bender Rosenthal Inc., Colliers International, Yovino-Young Inc., Integra Realty Resources, Valbridge Property Advisors, Chicago Title Company And Old Republic Title CompanyScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0784 13.14 City ResolutionSubject: 2023 Mills Act Contract Recommendations From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution, As Recommended By The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board, Approving Three (3) Mills Act Contracts Between The City Of Oakland And The Properties At 295 MacArthur Boulevard, 867 Willow Street, And 3220 MacArthur Boulevard, Pursuant To Ordinance No. 12987 C.M.S., To Provide Property Tax Reductions In Exchange For Owners’ Agreement To Repair And Maintain Historic Properties In Accordance With Submitted Work Programs And Approving Total City Tax Revenue Reduction Estimated To Be Below $25,000 Per Year, And Making California Environmental Quality Act FindingsScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0785 13.15 City ResolutionSubject: Affordable Housing Professional Services Agreements From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Extend The Terms And Increase The Amounts Of Four Existing Professional Services Agreements With The Following Consultants And Waive The Request For Proposals/Qualification Process: (A) Amy Hiestand Consultant, LLC Extending The Term From December 31, 2023, To December 31, 2026, And Increasing The Amount Of The Agreement From $150,000 To An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000; And (B) Kenneth Jones (Aka Liberty Atlantic Development Partners) Or An Entity Owned By Kenneth Jones, Extending The Term From December 31, 2023, To December 31, 2026, And Increasing The Amount Of The Agreement From $99,500 To An Amount Not To Exceed $150,000; And (C) Housing Tools, LLC, Extending The Term From May 1, 2024, To December 31, 2026, And Increasing The Amount Of The Agreement From $49,999 To An Amount Not To Exceed $150,000; And (D) Anjanette Scott, LLC, Extending The Term From May 1, 2024, To December 31, 2026, AndScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0786 13.16 City ResolutionSubject: 2023 Homekey Recommendations & Rapid Response Homeless Housing Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution: A Resolution: 1. Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept, And Enter Into Standard Agreements As A Local Agency Partner For, Funds Awarded Under Round Three Of The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey Program, 2. Approving And Authorizing Affordable Housing Development Funding From Homekey Round Three And City Matching Funds For The Following Homekey Projects: Imperial Inn (490 West Macarthur Boulevard), Dignity Village (9418 Edes/606 Clara Street), Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing (624 14th Street), The Maya (4715 Telegraph Avenue), And Csh Enterprise Housing (8471 Enterprise Way), And 3. Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings; AndScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0787 1  City Resolution2) A Resolution: 1. Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply As A Local Agency Partner For Funds For Affordable Housing Development Grants From Round Four Of The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey Program, 2. Waiving Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program, Local Employment, And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements For Homekey Projects, And 3. Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings; AndScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0788 1  City Resolution3) A Resolution: 1. Establishing A Rapid Response Homeless Housing (R2H2) Program To Fund Projects That Provide Housing To People Experiencing Or At Risk Of Homelessness In An Expeditious And Effective Manner, 2. Allocating City Capital Funds In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $10,400,740 And Operating Funds From The State Of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Program In An Amount Estimated To Be $19,667,562 To The R2H2 Program, 3. Authorizing The City Administrator To Fund Loans Or Grants Under The R2H2 Program Without Returning To Council, 4. Waiving Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE), Local Employment, And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements For Projects Funded Under The R2H2 Program, And 5. Making Related California Environmental Quality Act FindingsScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0779 13.17 City ResolutionSubject: Appropriations Limit Increase For Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Through 2027-2028 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council's Own Motion Submitting To The Voters At The March 5, 2024 Special Municipal Election An Ordinance To Increase The Appropriations Limit For Fiscal Years 2024-25 Through 2027-28 To Allow The City To Expend Funds Collected From Twelve Voter-Approved General And Special Tax Ballot Measures For Emergency Medical Services, Paramedic Services, Library Services, Public Safety And Violence Prevention Services, Homeless Services, Children’s Services, Parks And Recreation, The Oakland Zoo And Other Lawful Governmental Purposes; And Directing The City Clerk To Take All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Ordinance To The Voters At The March 5, 2024 Special Municipal ElectionScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0792 13.18 ORA ResolutionSubject: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule Fiscal Year 2024-2025 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Submission Of A Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule And Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency Administrative Budget For July 1, 2024 Through June 30, 2025, And Transmission Of Both To The Countywide Oversight Board, The Alameda County Auditor-Controller And The State Department Of Finance For ApprovalScheduled  Action details Not available
23-0726 14 Report and RecommendationReview Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session AgendaAccepted as AmendedPass Action details Not available
23-0695 2  Informational ReportSubject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2023 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2023* Withdrawn and Rescheduled  Action details Not available
23-0739 1  City ResolutionSubject: Medical Director Agreement From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Two-Year Agreement With Dr. Herbert Gene Hern Doing Business As (DBA) “Emergentt Consulting” To Continue Providing The Services Of Medical Director For The Oakland Fire Department From October 1, 2023 Through September 30, 2025 At A Cost Of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($170,000) With The Option To Extend For One Year At A Cost Of Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000); And (2) Waiving City’s Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Process And Local And Small Business (LBE/SLBE) Enterprise Program Requirements For The Proposed Agreement* Withdrawn and Rescheduled  Action details Not available