Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, Interim City |
Clerk |
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Thursday, February 24, 2005
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at |
10:55 A.M., with Council President De La Fuente presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Present: Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1
Closed Session
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to |
*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
2
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of February 10, 2005
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
*Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
3
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
4
Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the ORA/City Council |
meeting of March 1, 2005 (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to |
*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
Due to the presence of Councilmembers Nadel and Quan, a quorum of the |
Council was noted at 11:14 A.M. The Committee moved, seconded and carried |
a motion to adjourn as the Rules and Legislation Committee meeting and |
convene as a Special City Council meeting. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
4-1
Subject: Twenty-One Day California Seat Belt Compliance Campaign |
From: Oakland Police Department |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
accept and appropriate grant funds in the amount of eighty-two thousand nine |
hundred and eight dollars ($82,908) from the State of California, Office of Traffic |
Safety, for the Police Department's Participation in a Twenty-One Day California |
Seat Belt Compliance Campaign (05-0120) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 3/8/2005
4-2
Subject: Four-Month Tobacco Control Enforcement Project |
From: Oakland Police Department |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
accept and appropriate grant funds in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand |
($15,000) from the Alameda County Public Health Department, Tobacco Control |
Program, for a Four-Month Tobacco Control Enforcement Project by the Police |
Department and authorizing the department to enter into a contract for services |
with the Alameda County Public Health Department for implementation of this |
initiative (05-0121) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 3/8/2005
4-3
Subject: Salary Ordinance - Municipal Code Amendment |
From: Finance and Management Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending the Salary Schedule of |
Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (the Salary Ordinance) to add the classifications of |
Community Housing Services Manager, Development/Redevelopment Program |
Manager, Fire Marshal, Assistant - Non Sworn, Policy Analyst, and Fire |
Suppression District Inspector, P.T. (05-0122) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 3/8/2005
4-4
Subject: The Edna Brewer Middle School competing in the "Future City |
Competition" |
From: Council President De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution celebrating and honoring the achievements |
of the Edna Brewer Middle School students who represented Oakland in our |
nation's capital during February 2005 by successfully competing in the finals of the |
"Future City Competition" (05-0119) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 3/1/2005 |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following |
urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2) |
regarding scheduling of this Item: that there is a need to take immediate action |
which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and |
that the need to take immediate action relates to a purely ceremonial or |
commendatory action. |
4-5
Subject: Moratorium on Massage Service Activities |
From: Council President De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Introduction and Final Passage of an Ordinance adopting an |
Urgency Measure, pursuant to government Code Section 65858, extending for 90 |
days a moratorium on massage service activities which was adopted on February 1, |
2005 (Ordinance No. 12647) (05-0126) |
*Rescheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment |
Agency / City Council on 3/15/2005 |
4-6
Subject: Stalfana A. Bello - Dedicated Service |
From: Finance and Management Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution honoring Stalfana A. Bello for twenty-eight |
years of distinguished service to the citizens of the City of Oakland and |
congratulating her on her retirement (05-0127) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 3/15/2005 |
4-7
Subject: Palm Villas Homeownership Development Project |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: A request for approval on funding of 1.4 million dollars to the |
Palm Villas Homeownership Development Project for completion of 78 units of |
affordable housing (05-0128) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee
for scheduling
4-8
Subject: Community and Economic Development Agency Rental Properties |
Evaluation |
From: Council President De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Receive and Informational Report from the Community and |
Economic Development Agency Evaluating the various programs that |
municipalities throughout California use to inspect rental properties on a regular, |
on-going basis including those programs funded by fees charged to landlords and |
other property owners; on the April 12, 2005 Community and Economic |
Development Committee agenda (05-0130) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
4/12/2005 |
4-9
Subject: Park Capital Improvement Projects |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Action on a Status report on the development of a strategic plan |
and a prioritization list for City of Oakland Parks Capital Improvement Projects |
based on adopted open space, conservation, and recreation (OSCAR) goals and |
request Council to provide directions on the proposed recommendations (04-0824) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee
for scheduling/pending list
4-10
Subject: Federal, State and Local Transportation |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Receive a Follow-Up Informational Report to November 30, |
2004 report on Federal, State and Local Transportation Infrastructure Funding |
Programs (05-0129) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 3/22/2005
4-11
Subject: Appointment of Council President to the Public Safety Committee |
From: Council President De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Action pursuant to the Council's rules of procedure (Resolution |
#79006 C.M.S.) to confirm the City Council President's appointment of |
Councilmember Ignacio De La Fuente to the Public Safety Committee (05-0131) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 3/1/2005 |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following |
urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2) |
regarding scheduling of this Item: that there is a need to take immediate action |
which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and |
that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse |
impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or |
regular meeting. |
4-12
Subject: Promote and Implement Energy Production or Energy Efficiency |
Projects |
From: Office of the Mayor |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
negotiate and award construction and professional services contracts for activities |
promoting alternative energy production and energy efficiency in the city of |
Oakland in an amount not to exceed $500,000, funding to come from the Duke |
energy settlement fund (05-0123) |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 4/12/2005
4-13
Subject: Regain control of Oakland Unified School District |
From: Councilmember Nancy Nadel |
Recommendation: A Request to schedule A Special Council Meeting on the |
Oakland Unified School District, and the process and time line for regaining local |
control, with report from State Superintendent Jack O'Connell; on the March 29, |
2005 City Council agenda (05-0132) |
Not Accepted
4-14
Subject: OBRA "Contract" with ABC Security |
From: Councilmember Nancy Nadel |
Recommendation: A Request to schedule an Investigation into OBRA "Contract" |
with ABC Security and report to Council on irregularities and action taken; on the |
Finance and Management Committee as soon as possible (05-0133) |
scheduled to the Oakland Base Reuse Authority
4-15
Subject: Knowland Park and Zoo - Agreement |
From: East Bay Zoological Society |
Recommendation: A Request from the East Bay Zoological Society to delay until |
July 1, 2005 the implementation of two provisions (living wage and one free day |
per month for Oakland Residents) of the new 15 - year management agreement for |
Knowland Park and Zoo (05-0124) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 3/22/2005
4-16
Subject: Limited Public Financing Program for District Two Special Election |
From: The Public Ethics Commission |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing and re-allocating up to an |
additional $50,000 to supplement funding for the Limited Public Financing |
Program for the District Two Special Election; on the March 15, 2005 City Council |
agenda (05-0125) |
Not Accepted
ADDITIONAL REQUEST SUBMITTED ON THE DIAS:
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution in Support of Adult Education (05-0141) |
Scheduled to *Special Education Partnership Committee on 4/26/2005
At 11:17 A.M. the Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to adjourn |
the Special City Council meeting and reconvene as the Rules and Legislation |
Committee. |
FROM THE MARCH 8, 2005 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA:
Subject: Donations to the Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils |
From: Office of the City Administrator |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator, on behalf of the |
City of Oakland, to accept donations or grants up to $10,000 on behalf of the Neighborhood |
Crime Prevention Councils without further City Council approval of these future donations and |
grants (05-0075) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 4/26/2005
5
A review of the Council Committees' actions from February 22, 2005 and determination of |
scheduling to the ORA/City Council meeting of March 1, 2005 or future dates (MATRIX) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to |
*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
6
A review of the Agendas for the Council Committees for the meeting(s) of March 8, and |
March 10, 2005 |
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
Approve as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
7
Subject: Report on trip to Washington |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on Washington D.C. visit February 2, |
2005 to lobby for federal funding for transportation projects in Oakland (05-0090) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, that |
this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Excused; 1 - Member Brunner |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual(s) spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Rules and Legislation Committee adjourned at 11:59 A.M. |
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In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can |
be taken. |
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