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Meeting Name: Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council Agenda status: FINAL
Meeting date/time: 5/20/2025 1:00 PM Minutes status: DRAFT  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
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25-0659 13.2 City ResolutionSubject: Celebrating Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month From: Councilmembers Ramachandran And Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing May 2025 As Asian American, Native Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month In The City Of Oakland And Honoring Asian Americans Who Contribute To The Culture And Vibrancy Of Oakland   Not available Not available
25-0707 1S3.4 City ResolutionSubject: Recognizing Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan For Over 17 Years Of Distinguished Service To The City Of Oakland   Not available Not available
25-0675 13.3 City ResolutionSubject: Derbing Alvarado Day From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Declaring April 12 As "Derbing Alvarado Day" In The City Of Oakland, Honoring His Life, Legacy, And Contributions To The Community   Not available Not available
25-0654 13.1 City ResolutionSubject: Recognizing Little Saigon In Oakland From: Councilmembers Kaplan And Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing The Little Saigon Community In Oakland As A Cultural And Economic Center And Honoring The Vietnamese And Southeast Asian People’s Journey And History   Not available Not available
25-0687 15.1 Report and RecommendationApproval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of May 6, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0688 15.2 City ResolutionSubject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic From: Office Of The Council President Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") Epidemic   Not available Not available
25-0689 15.3 City ResolutionSubject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency From: Office Of The Council President Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of Oakland   Not available Not available
25-0690 15.4 City ResolutionSubject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Office Of The Council President Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness Crisis   Not available Not available
25-0571 15.5 OrdinanceSubject: Amendment To Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 And 8.30 From: Councilmembers Kaplan And Fife Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 And 8.30, Respectively By: (A) Establishing Standards For The Approval Of Onsite Consumption Permits For Cannabis Smoking; And (B) Exempting Such Onsite Consumption Permits From The City’s Indoor Smoking Restrictions; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings   Not available Not available
25-0626 15.6 Informational ReportSubject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2024 From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2024   Not available Not available
25-0623 15.7 City ResolutionSubject: Celebrating Public Works Week In Oakland From: Councilmember Unger Recommendation: ? Adopt A Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 18-24, 2025, As National Public Works Week In The City Of Oakland   Not available Not available
25-0602 1S5.9 Informational ReportSubject: Informational Report Regarding 2025 Oakland Broadband Master Plan From: Information Technology Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding A Broadband Master Plan Developed By The Information Technology Department   Not available Not available
25-0534 1S5.10 City ResolutionSubject: 12th + 10th Street Bridges Remedial Planting Contract From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Award The 12th + 10th Street Bridges Mitigation Sites Remedial Planting Construction Contract, Based On All Contract Documents And Specifications, To Los Loza, Inc. For An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thirty Four Thousand Dollars ($534,000); (2) Make Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And (3) Waive The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements   Not available Not available
25-0651 1S5.11 Informational ReportSubject: 2024 Safe Oakland Streets (SOS) Annual Informational Report From: Department Of Transportation, Oakland Police Department, Race And Equity Department, And Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive The 2024 Safe Oakland Streets (SOS) Annual Informational Report From The Department Of Transportation, In Coordination With The Oakland Police Department, The Department Of Race And Equity, And The City Administrator’s Office   Not available Not available
25-0667 1S5.12 OrdinanceSubject: Authorization For First Amendment To LDDA With Liberation Park Residences From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Amendment To The Lease Disposition And Development Agreement With Liberation Park Residences, L.P., For A Portion Of City-Owned Property Located At 73rd Avenue And Foothill Boulevard (Parcel 2), To Revise The Ground Lease Terms Of Rent Payment By Replacing The Provision Of A 55-Year Capitalized Loan In The Amount Of $1,505,004 At A 3% Interest Rate With An Annual Ground Rent Payment Of $90,331 Capped At $1,505,004, To Be Paid To The City During The 99-Year Ground Lease Term   Not available Not available
25-0662 1S5.13 City ResolutionSubject: Home Rehab Program: Limit Increase And Consultant From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Increase The Grant Limit Of The Lead Safe And Healthy Homes Program From $33,575 To $40,000 Per Project, (2) Increase The Grant Limit Of The Access Improvement Program From $33,575 To $40,000 Per Project And From $53,720 To $60,000 Per Project If A Wheelchair Lift Is Required, (3) Increase The Loan Limit Of The Emergency Home Repair Program From $33,575 To $40,000 Per Project, (4) Increase The Loan Limit Of The Home Maintenance Improvement Program From $167,874 To $250,000 Per Project, And (5) Modify The City’s Residential Lending Home Rehabilitation Programs Guidelines To Allow For Annual Increases To Grant And Loan Per Project Limits Of Home Rehabilitation Programs In The City Administrator’s Discretion, Without Returning To Council; And   Not available Not available
25-0666 1  City Resolution2) A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. To Provide Lending And Construction Management Services In Support Of The Residential Lending And Home Rehabilitation Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,500,000 From July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2029; (2) Waiving The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Requirements For The Proposed Agreement; And (3) Authorizing The City Adminsitrator To Increase The Not To Exceed Amount Using Any Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding From The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) That Becomes Available For The Program During The Agreement Term, Including Any Extension, And To Extend The Term Of The Agreement For Up To Four Additional Years Subject To Funding Availabilty, Without Returning To Council   Not available Not available
25-0645 1S5.14 City ResolutionSubject: Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Public Art Projects Plan And 2023-2024 Activities Report From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting The Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Public Art Projects Plan And The 2023-2024 Public Art Activities Report   Not available Not available
25-0673 1S5.15 City ResolutionSubject: FY 24-25 CHS HHAP Reallocations From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90288, Which Awarded Various Grant Agreements To Homeless Service Providers, To Change The Funding Source From The General Purpose Fund (GPF) To State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds For The Grant Awards To Cornerstone Community Development Corporation DBA Building Futures With Women And Children (BFWC)’S Permanent Access To Housing (PATH) Program And To East Oakland Community Project’s Matilda Cleveland - Families In Transition (MCFIT) Program; And (2) Amending Resolution No. 90604 To Provide An Additional $2,000,000 To A Grant To Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $5,000,000 In HHAP Funding, For Operating And Supportive Services For A Transitional Housing Program Serving Transition Age Youth   Not available Not available
25-0647 1S5.16 City ResolutionSubject: OPD FY 2023 - 2024 Justice Assistance Grant From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds In The Amount Of Four Hundred Twelve Thousand, Six Hundred Twenty-Six Dollars And Sixty Cents ($412,626.60) For October 1, 2022 Through September 30, 2026 For Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Award, And For Two Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand, Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars And Seventy Cents ($265,745.70) For October 1, 2022 Through September 30, 2026 For Fiscal Year 2024 Grant Award, To Upgrade Equipment And Technology Department-Wide   Not available Not available
25-0644 1S5.17 City ResolutionSubject: Contract With The University Of Pennsylvania For Ceasefire-Lifeline Evaluation From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process And Awarding A Professional Services Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed Seventy Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($77,865) For The Term Of July 1, 2025, To December 31, 2027, To The University Of Pennsylvania’s Crime And Justice Policy Lab To Evaluate The Department Of Violence Prevention’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy As A Requirement Of The Department’s Community Based Violence Intervention And Prevention Grant From The Bureau Of Justice Assistance   Not available Not available
25-0649 1S5.18 City ResolutionSubject: Clinical Mental Health Services Contract From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process And Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To Healing Change Therapy & Consulting, Inc For Clinical Mental Health Services In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($240,000) For The Term Of July 1, 2025 To June 30, 2027   Not available Not available
25-0655 1S5.19 City ResolutionSubject: DVP Grants To Community-Based Organizations For Grant Year 2025-2026 From: Department Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Awarding Twenty-One Grants To The Community-Based Organizations Set Forth In Tables 1 And 2 To Provide Community Violence Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Ten Million Seven Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($10,765,000); And (2) Awarding Five Grants To The Community-Based Organizations Set Forth In Table 3 To Provide School-Based Violence Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2026, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,050,000); And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify The Grant Amounts As Set Forth Herein Without Returning To Council   Not available Not available
25-0648 1S5.20 OrdinanceSubject: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing Wildfire Prevention Commission From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing The Wildfire Prevention Commission, Providing For The Appointment Of Members Thereof, And Defining The Duties And Functions Of Said Commission   Not available Not available
25-0747 1S5.21 City ResolutionSubject: ACTC Appointment From: President Pro Tempore Gallo Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No 90610 To Confirm The Appointment Of Council President Jenkins To Serve As An Alternate Representative For City Of Oakland On The Alameda County Transportation Commission (‘ACTC”), Commencing May 21, 2025   Not available Not available
25-0748 1S5.22 City ResolutionSubject: Oakland-Alameda County JPA Appointment From: President Pro Tempore Gallo Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90594 C.M.S., Which Appointed Councilmember Houston And Councilmember Kaplan To The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners, To Confirm The Appointment Of Councilmember Jenkins To Complete The Term Of Councilmember Kaplan   Not available Not available
25-0665 16.1 City ResolutionSubject: May 2025 Annual Action Plan Amendment From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Prepare And Submit To The United States Department Of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), A First Substantial Amendment To The City Of Oakland’s Annual Action Plan For Fiscal Year 2024/25 To Update Multiple Allocations For Current- And Prior-Year HUD Grants; (2) Amending Resolution No. 90372 C.M.S., Which Among Other Things, Included Exhibit A Allocations And A List Of Eligible Backup Activities To Be Funded With Funds That Become Available As A Result Of Projects Being Completed Under Budget, Delayed, Cancelled Or Reprioritized, To Modify Said Resolution To Reflect Updated Allocations As Described In Amended Exhibit A And An Updated List Of Eligible Backup Activities To Be Funded With Grant Funds That Become Available As A Result Of Projects Being Completed Under Budget, Delayed, Cancelled Or Reprioritized, Contingent Upon Available Funding From HUD; (3) Amending    Not available Not available
25-0660 1S6.2 City ResolutionSubject: Resolution Of Necessity For Fire Station 4 Land Acquisition From: Economic Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution Of Necessity For The Acquisition, By Eminent Domain, Of Real Property Located At 1745 14th Avenue, Oakland, California, And Authorizing The Initiation Of Condemnation Proceedings For The Acquisition Of The Property   Not available Not available
25-0706 18 OrdinanceSubject: OMSS Lease Disposition And Development Agreement - Sixth Amendment From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Sixth Amendment To The Lease Disposition And Development Agreement Between The City Of Oakland And OMSS, LLC, For Development Of An Ancillary Maritime Support Facility For Truck Parking And Related Services At 10 Burma Road And 2307 Wake Avenue, To Extend The Outside Closing Date By Three Months (Retroactively, If Necessary) Subject To An Extension Payment Of $12,500, With An Additional Three Month Administrative Extension Subject To An Extension Payment Of $12,500; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings   Not available Not available
25-0627 19 Informational ReportSubject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Substantiated Whistleblower Investigation Regarding The City Of Oaklands Use Of Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines   Not available Not available
25-0736 1S10 City ResolutionSubject: Amending Resolution No. 90591 C.M.S To Update Appointments To Council Committees From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90591 C.M.S. To Confirm The Council President’s Updated Appointments Of The Councilmembers And Chairpersons Of The Finance And Management, Public Works And Transportation, Community And Economic Development, Life Enrichment, Public Safety, Rules And Legislation, Education Partnership, And City/Port Liaison Committees   Not available Not available