Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
*Public Works Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
12:30 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
The Oakland City Council Public Works Committee convened at 12:35 p.m., |
with Councilmember Nadel presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on May 11, 2004
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Chang, to * |
Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Quan, to * |
Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
3
Subject: Jack London On-Street Parking Improvements |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: A continued discussion regarding the update report and recommendations |
for the proposed Jack London District Mixed Use Permit Parking Program (03-0201-1) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
this matter be *Approve as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and |
Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment |
Agency/City Council, due back on June 1, 2004 As a Non-Consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
The following individual spoke on Item 3 and did not indicate a position: |
The following individual spoke against Item 3: |
The Committee moved, seconded, and carried a motion to approve the |
alternative recommendation presented in the April 27, 2004 staff report to |
eliminate the proposed permit parking system from further consideration and to |
move forward on the time-restricted parking management system. Staff is to |
return to Committee with a resolution implementing the time limited zones and |
incorporating funding for enforcement. |
4
Subject: Zoning of Designated Parking Areas |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the establishment of a: 1) Two-Hour Parking |
Zone on San Pablo Avenue (east side) between 59th Street and Stanford Avenue; 2) No Parking |
Any Time Zone on Embarcadero East (north side) between San Antonio Creek and 5th |
Avenue; 3) No Parking Between 3:00 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. Zone on Claremont Avenue (both |
sides) between Clifton Street and Hudson Street; and 4) removal of the Two-Hour Parking |
Zone on 41st Street (south side) between Shafter Avenue and Webster Street (04-0340) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
5
Subject: Installation of Stop Signs at Designated Areas |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving installation of stop signs on: 1) Benevides |
Avenue at El Centro Avenue; 2) Clara Street at Walter Avenue; 3) Leach Avenue at Wellington |
Street; 4) Hanover Avenue at Newton Avenue; 5) Birdsall Avenue at Kingsland Avenue; 6) |
Third Street at Alice Street; 7) Third Street at Clay Street; and |
8) Merriewood Drive at Broadway Terrace/Crown Avenue; 9) Lacey Avenue/Ney Avenue at 72 |
nd Avenue (04-0342) |
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
6
Subject: 2201 Broadway Investments, LLC |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution granting 2201 Broadway Investments, LLC, an Oregon |
Limited Liability Company, a conditional revocable permit for the encroachments of existing |
building foundation and sidewalk basement of an existing building located at 2201 Broadway |
into the public right-of-way area of Broadway, 22nd Street, and Valley Street (04-0334) |
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
7
Subject: Improvement of Sanitary Sewers |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing award of a contract to D'arcy & Harty |
Construction, Inc. for the improvement of sanitary sewers in the easement between Pinehaven |
and Valley View Roads (Project No. C200610) for the amount of seventy-one thousand five |
hundred dollars ($71,500) (PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E OF THE CITY CHARTER, |
THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL - 6 AFFIRMATIVE VOTES) (04- |
0372) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Chang, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
8
Subject: Earthquake Retrofit of Designated Bridges |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acceptance and appropriation of an |
additional seventy-three thousand six hundred dollars ($73,600) in Federal Highway Funds for |
the earthquake retrofit of Broadway-Patton, Hegenberger, and Hamilton bridges (Project |
Number H24010) (04-0373) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
9
Subject: Transportation Improvement Projects |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to accept, appropriate, and expend $719,000 in Federal |
Transportation Funds from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Transportation for |
Livable Communities Housing Incentive Program for the Acorn-Prescott Neighborhood |
Improvements Phase 2 Project, the Eastlake Streetscape and Pedestrian Enhancement Project |
and the Fruitvale Streetscape and Multi-Modal Transportation Improvement Project (04-0392) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Chang, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
10
Subject: Public Improvements - Marsh Place and Pershing Drive |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator, on behalf of the City |
of Oakland, to accept and express appreciation for a donation from residents of $14,875, and to |
appropriate said funds, through the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, to the "Brett Park |
" Project, a neighborhood lot located at the intersection of Marsh Place and Pershing Drive, in |
honor of Roger Brett (04-0402) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 1, 2004 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
11
Subject: Public Art Project |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to reject all bids for the |
Broadway at I-880 Public Art Project; from the May 25, 2004 Life Enrichment Committee |
agenda to the May 25, 2004 Public Works Committee agenda (04-0397) |
Continued to *Public Works Committee on 6/8/2004
The following individual spoke on Item 11 and did not indicate a position: |
The Committee continued discussion of this item to the June 8, 2004 Public |
Works Committee agenda to allow time for the City Administrator and staff to |
identify potential sources to fund the shortfall. |
12
Subject: Bidder Response on Public Works Projects |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Receive a status report regarding the analysis of low level of bidder response |
on certain Public Works projects (03-0222) |
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Chang, that |
this matter be *Received and Forwarded to the Concurrent Meeting of the |
Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, due back on June 1, 2004 |
As a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
The following individual spoke on Item 12 and did not indicate a position: |
The Committee requested that staff include survey questions addressing |
bonding, capitalization, the project size, and when distributing the survey, to |
include information regarding the Local Business Enterprise and Small Local |
Business Enterprise requirements. The Committee also requested that the next |
staff report include recommendations for standardizing the on-call bid review |
panel and a requirement for a Crosin report. |
13
Subject: Illegal Dumping Abatement Program |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational report regarding the work activities of the Public |
Works Agency Litter Enforcement Officers (04-0158) |
*Received and Filed
The following individual spoke on Item 13 and did not indicate a position: |
The Committee requested that staff provide the following information in future |
reports: |
1) Data on the tonnage of illegal dumping, and the number of suspects caught, |
before and after implementation of the program; |
2) Recommendations for discouraging people from encroaching on the |
sidewalks with illegal dumping; |
3) List of the hot spots. |
The Committee also requested that staff provide fliers with the fine information |
to the Police Department for distribution to the Neighborhood Crime |
Prevention Councils and Service Delivery Systems. |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Public Works Committee adjourned the meeting at 1:48 p.m. |
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In the event of 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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