Meeting Name: *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda status: FINAL
Meeting date/time: 3/8/2007 10:30 AM Minutes status: FINAL  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
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07-0053 14-1Risk Assessment And Hazardous Materials Area PlanCity ResolutionSubject: Risk Assessment And Hazardous Materials Area Plan From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate A Grant From The United States Department Of Transportation And The California Governor's Office Of Emergency Services For The Period January 1, 2007 To September 30, 2007 In The Amount Of Nineteen Thousand And Four Hundred Dollars ($19,400.00) To Prepare A Hazardous Materials Area Plan For The City Of OaklandScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0028 14-2Priority Project Funds - District SevenCity ResolutionSubject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven From: Councilmember Larry Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Immediate Grant Of $10,000 From Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To The Office Of Parks And Recreation To Assist With The Funding Of Radical Wheels Weekend Event On March 31, 2007Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0029 14-3Priority Project Funds - District SevenCity ResolutionSubject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven From: Councilmember Larry Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Immediate Grant Of $15,000 From Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds For Operating Expenses To Secret Place Ministries For Women And Children, A Non-Profit Organization That Provides, Housing, Counseling And TrainingScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0030 14-4Travel Authorization - Councilmember BrunnerCity ResolutionSubject: Travel Authorization - Councilmember Brunner From: Councilmember Jane Brunner Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Councilmember Jane Brunner To Travel To Santa Monica, California, To Attend The Milken Institute's Conference Workshop: "A Laboratory On The Next Steps In California's Policy On Global Warming," On Thursday, March 8, 2007, To Return The Same DayScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0031 14-5State-Of-The-Art Education CenterCity ResolutionSubject: State-Of-The-Art Education Center From: Councilmember Pat Kernighan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution of City Council Support For The Oakland Unified School District Board Of Directors' Decision To Plan And Construct A New, State-Of-The-Art Education Center To House The Five Schools Located On The School District's 2nd Avenue Properties; On The March 29, 2007 Rules And Legislation Committee AgendaContinued  Action details Not available
07-0032 14-6Children's Book Project - RecognitionCity ResolutionSubject: Children's Book Project - Recognition From: Councilmember Pat Kernighan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending The Children's Book Project East Bay On The Occasion Of Giving Away 120,000 Books To Readers Pre-School To High SchoolScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0049 14-7Tobacco Shop - MoratoriumOrdinanceSubject: Tobacco Shop - Moratorium From: Councilmember Larry Reid Recommendation: Adopt An Urgency Ordinance, Pursuant To California Government Code Section 65858, Extending Until September 20, 2007, A Moratorium On The Establishment Of Any New Activity Or Facility Selling Tobacco Or Tobacco Related Products Or ParaphernaliaScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0057 14-8Race And Gender Disparity Evaluation ReportReport and RecommendationSubject: Race And Gender Disparity Evaluation Report From: Office of the City Administrator Recommendation: Action On A Report On The Findings And Recommendations Of The Race And Gender Disparity Study (Commonly Referred To As A "Croson Study") Conducted By Mason Tillman Associates (Per City Council Resolution No. 79138 C.M.S.) For The City's Bidding And Award Of City ContractsContinued  Action details Not available
07-0051 14-9Community Action Partnership FundingInformational ReportSubject: Community Action Partnership Funding From: Department of Human Services Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw From The April 24, 2007 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda An Informational Report On The Potential Impact To Oakland's Community Action Partnership If The Federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Funding Is Eliminated And A Resolution Opposing The President's 2008 Federal Budget Proposal To Eliminate CSBG Funding REASON: Withdraw due to recent developments in Congress Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0043 14-10Eminent Domain ProgramOrdinanceSubject: Eminent Domain Program From: Community and Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Approve The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) Final Passage (Second Reading) Of An Ordinance Describing The Eminent Domain Program For The Acorn Redevelopment Project;Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0044 14-11Oakland Ice Center Entry - ProjectCity ResolutionSubject: Oakland Ice Center Entry - Project From: Community and Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution Rejecting Bids And Authorizing The Agency Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Award A Construction Contract For Modification Of The 17th Street Entry To The Oakland Ice Center In Accord With Specification No. G84040 To Rockridge Builders In An Amount Not-To-Exceed Of One Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred And Ninety Dollars ($159,390.00)Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0045 14-12Billboard Relocation AgreementCity ResolutionSubject: Billboard Relocation Agreement From: Community and Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Billboard Relocation Agreement With Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc. ("CCO"): (1) Allowing CCO To Remove And Waive Its Rights To Compensation, Including All Real Property And Personal Property Interests, For A Number Of Billboards At Various Locations In Exchange For: (A) Removal Of A Billboard At 381- 5th Street And Construction Of A New Billboard At 377-5th Street; And (B) Removal Of A Billboard At 3420 Louise Street And Construction Of A Billboard On An Adjacent Lot (APN 007-0620-001-04); And (2) Requiring Mr. Libitzky, Property Owner Of 3420 Louise Street, To Make A One-Time Contribution Of $100,000 To The Chabot Space And Science Center And Requiring CCO To Make A One-Time Contribution Of $75,000 To A Cause Designated By The City CouncilScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0046 14-13Service-Enriched Permanent HousingCity ResolutionSubject: Service-Enriched Permanent Housing From: Community and Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Upholding The Appeal And Overturning The Decision Of The Planning Commission Thereby Denying The Establishment Of A Service-Enriched Permanent Housing Residential Activity For 8 Adults Within An Existing Structure Located At 2815 West StreetScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0047 14-142946 International Boulevard - Revocable And Conditional PermitCity ResolutionSubject: 2946 International Boulevard - Revocable And Conditional Permit From: Community and Economic Development Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting Seven Directions Housing, LP, A Revocable And Conditional Permit To Allow An Electrical Transformer And Vault For A New Building At 2946 International Boulevard To Encroach Under The Public SidewalkScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0005 14-15Alameda Avenue, Oakland Waterfront Bay Trail ProjectCity ResolutionSubject: Alameda Avenue, Oakland Waterfront Bay Trail Project From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing the City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Award A Construction Contract To McGuire & Hester For the Alameda Avenue, Oakland Waterfront Bay Trail Project (C243910) In The Amount Of Four Hundred Ninety One Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-One Dollars ($491,831.00)Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0036 14-16Arbor Day 2007 - RecognitionCity ResolutionSubject: Arbor Day 2007 - Recognition From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Proclaiming April 27, 2007, To Be The City Of Oakland's Arbor Day 2007 And Authorizing An Official Tree Planting Ceremony At Golden Gate Recreation Center, 1075 - 62nd Street And The California College Preparatory Academy, 6200 San Pablo AvenueScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0037 14-17Sheffield Village Recreation Center - Construction ContractCity ResolutionSubject: Sheffield Village Recreation Center - Construction Contract From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Award A Construction Contract For The Sheffield Village Recreation Center ADA Improvements Project In Accord With Specification No. C259410 To Rockridge Builders In The Amount Of Four Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($498,351.00)Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0038 14-18Waterfront Trail Project At Cryer SiteCity ResolutionSubject: Waterfront Trail Project At Cryer Site From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) From The State Of California Department Of Parks And Recreation Land And Water Conservation Fund Program For The Waterfront Trail Project At Cryer Site; AndScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0039 14-19Installation Of Stops Signs At Various LocationsCity ResolutionSubject: Installation Of Stops Signs At Various Locations From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving Installation Of Stop Signs On: 1) North Street At Dana Street; 2) Cavour Street At Miles Avenue; 3) East 12th Street At 39th Avenue; And 4) 6th Street And Franklin StreetScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0040 14-20Establishment Of Various Parking ZonesCity ResolutionSubject: Establishment Of Various Parking Zones From: Public Works Agency Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving: 1) The Establishment Of A "No Parking Between 3:00 A.M. And 6:00 A.M." Zone On Embarcadero (South Side) Between 10th Avenue And 16th Avenue, And On Stanford Avenue (South Side) Between Los Angeles Street And Lowell Street; 2) The Removal Of A Two-Hour Parking Zone On Vicente Street Between Highway 24 And 57th Street; And 3) The Establishment Of A "Two-Hour Parking" Zone On The North Side Of 10th Street Between Jefferson Street And Martin Luther King, Jr. WayScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0042 14-21Bushrod Park Streetscape ImprovementsCity ResolutionSubject: Bushrod Park Streetscape Improvements From: Public Works Committee Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Rejecting All Bids And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Negotiated Construction Contract To Beliveau Engineering Contractors, Inc. For The Bushrod Park Streetscape Improvements (Project No. B00520) For An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($330,000.00)Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0052 14-22Lake Chabot Golf CourseCity ResolutionSubject: Lake Chabot Golf Course From: Office of Parks and Recreation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Reject All Submissions Received For The Operation And Management Of Lake Chabot Golf Course And Close The Current Request For Qualifications (RFQ) Process; To Issue A New Request For Proposals (RFP) In Nine Months; To Waive The RFP Requirements For A Temporary Management Agreement And To Authorize The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Temporary Management Agreement With Touchstone Golf, LLC For Operation And Management Of Lake Chabot Golf Course For The Interim Period In An Amount Not To Exceed $130,000 (TITLE CHANGE)Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0050 14-23Melanie Fong - RecognitionCity ResolutionSubject: Melanie Fong - Recognition From: Office of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Melaine Fong For Over Twenty Years Of Outstanding And Distinguished Service To The City Of OaklandScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0054 14-24Francisco & Associates - LLAD Engineering ServicesCity ResolutionSubject: Francisco & Associates - LLAD Engineering Services From: Office of the City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Renew And Execute The Contract With Francisco & Associates, Inc. For An Amount Not To Exceed $153,340 To Perform Engineering Services For The Landscape And Lighting Assessment District, The Wildfire Prevention Assessment District, The Emergency Services Retention Act Of 1997 (Measure M), The Paramedic Services Act Of 1997 (Measure N), The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act Of 1994 (Measure Q), The Violence Prevention And Public Safety Act Of 2004 (Measure Y) And The Rockridge Library Community Facilities District Of 1992 For Fiscal Years 2007-2008 And 2008-2009Scheduled  Action details Not available
07-0059 1 Referendum SignaturesInformational ReportSubject: Referendum Signatures From: Office of the City Attorney Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding City Attorney's Recommendation To Amend State Law To Insure Potential Referendum Petitioners Receiver A Full Thirty (30) Days To Obtain SignaturesScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0060 1 Oakland Police Department ReorganizationInformational ReportSubject: Oakland Police Department Reorganization From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive A Report From The Chief Of Police On The Oakland Police Department Assessment Project, Conducted By Harnett Associates, On Organizational And Operational Recommendations To Improve The Department's Effectiveness In Reducing Crime In The CityScheduled  Action details Not available
07-0061 1 Stopwaste.OrgCity ResolutionSubject: Stopwaste.Org From: Councilmember Jean Quan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Welcoming To Oakland Stopwaste.Org, A Joint Powers Agency That Provides Strategic Planning, Research And Technical Assistance To The Public, Local Governments And Businesses And Innovative Programs And Facilities To Maximize Waste Prevention, Recycling And Economic Development Opportunities Scheduled  Action details Not available
06-1112 16Assembly Bill 77 - AnalysisReport and RecommendationSubject: Assembly Bill 77 - Analysis From: Councilmember Nancy Nadel Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 77 (Lieber) Requiring The Secretary Of California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation To Appoint A Working Group To Develop An Action Plan For Reforming The State's Parole System, And Providing State Funding For The Development Of Local Infrastructure That Provides Comprehensive Transition And Reentry Services For ParoleesApproved the Recommendation of Staff, and ForwardPass Action details Not available
06-1143 17Townsend Public Affairs - Contract ExtensionCity ResolutionSubject: Townsend Public Affairs - Contract Extension From: City Council Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Process And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement With Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., The City's State Legislative Representative From April 5, 2006-January 5, 2007 To December 5, 2007, And To Increase The Contract By An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($110,000.00) For The Additional Eleven Month Period For A Total Contract Amount Of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00)Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and ForwardPass Action details Not available
06-1151 18Support Of Assembly Bill 21City ResolutionSubject: Support Of Assembly Bill 21 From: Councilmember Nancy Nadel Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 21 (Jones) Establishing State Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)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