Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612 |
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LaTonda Simmons, Interim City |
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Clerk |
*Rules & Legislation Committee
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Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
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City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Thursday, February 10, 2005
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
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The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:47 |
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A.M., with Council President De La Fuente presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
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Present: Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Brunner and Chair De La |
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Fuente |
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
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Closed Session
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Brunner and Chair De La |
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Fuente |
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Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of January 27, 2005
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A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Brunner, to |
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*Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Brunner and Chair De La |
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Fuente |
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Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
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Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda for the ORA/ City Council meeting |
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of February 15, 2005 |
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Brunner and Chair De La |
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Fuente |
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The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Preferential Voting |
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From: Office of the City Clerk |
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Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on Preferential Voting and its |
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use in the City of Oakland's Special Elections (05-0092) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 6/21/2005 |
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Vice Mayor Brunner noted no. |
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The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Chicago Climate Exchange |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Oakland City Administrator |
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to establish membership in the Chicago Climate Exchange for the City of Oakland, |
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and to expend the funds necessary to initiate and maintain such membership, not to |
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exceed $10,000 without returning to Council for approval (05-0087) |
*Rescheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 2/17/2005
for scheduling and a revised title
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Subject: Port of Oakland Billboards |
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Recommendation: Action on a Report regarding Billboards at the Port of Oakland, |
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which will include a review of the City of Oakland's current land use authority |
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billboards at the Port of Oakland and recommendations as to how the City can |
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further regulate the installation of billboards within the City limits, and request to |
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the Port of Oakland to postpone the approval of any new billboards for 45 days |
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(05-0088) |
*Rescheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 2/17/2005
for scheduling and a revised title
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Subject: Travel Authorization - Councilmembers Nancy Nadel and Larry Reid |
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From: Councilmembers Nancy Nadel and Larry Reid |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing Councilmembers Nancy Nadel |
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and Larry Reid's travel to Washington DC from March 11-15 for the National |
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League of Cities Conference (05-0089) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 3/1/2005 |
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Subject: Report on trip to Washington |
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Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on Washington D.C. visit |
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February 2, 2005 to lobby for federal funding for transportation projects in Oakland |
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(05-0090) |
Scheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 2/24/2005
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Subject: Home Maintenance Improvement Program (HMIP) |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution (1) modifying the Home Maintenance and |
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Improvement Program to increase the maximum loan amount from $40,000 to |
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$75,000, and increase the interest rate from 0% to 3%, and (2) modifying the minor |
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home repair program to increase the maximum grant from $1,500 to $2,499 |
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(05-0084) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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3/22/2005 |
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Subject: Thomas L. Berkley Way (20th Street) - Encroachment Permit |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution granting North County Center for |
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Self-sufficiency Corporation, a California non-profit public benefit corporation, a |
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conditional revocable permit for the encroachment of proposed building corner and |
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roof overhang into the public right-of-way area of Thomas L. Berkley Way (20th |
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Street) (05-0091) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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4/12/2005 |
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Subject: West Oakland Bay Trail |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
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increase the construction contract with Vanguard Construction for the West |
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Oakland Bay Trail by seventy thousand one hundred seventy-one dollars ($70,171) |
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to cover additional change order work, for a total contract amount not-to-exceed |
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six hundred sixty-nine thousand and seventy-six dollars ($669,076) (05-0085) |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 3/8/2005
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Subject: Citizen's Option for Public Safety (COPS) |
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From: Chief of Oakland Police |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution implementing California Government Code |
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Sections 30061-30065 and appropriating Six Hundred Four Thousand Three |
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Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($604,337) in ninth year funding for the "Citizen's |
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Option for Public Safety" (COPS) Grant to the Police Department and approving |
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the Fiscal Year 2004-2006 spending plan (05-0086) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 2/22/2005
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Subject: Proposed Schedule of Special Council Meetings |
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From: Office of the City Administrator |
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Recommendation: Review the proposed schedule of meetings for the Special |
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ORA/City Council - Fiscal Year 2005-2007 Budget Sessions (05-0035) |
Approved
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A review of the Council Committees' actions from February 8, 2005 and determination of |
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scheduling to the ORA/City Council meeting of February 15, 2005 |
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Brunner, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Brunner and Chair De La |
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Fuente |
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The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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A review of the Agendas for the Council Committees for the meeting(s) of February 22, |
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2005 |
Approve as Amended
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The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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RESCHEDULING OF ITEM(S) FROM THE FEBRUARY 22, 2005 COMMUNITY AND |
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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING: |
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Subject: Wood-Smoke Ordinance |
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From: Councilmembers Nancy Nadel and Jean Quan |
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Recommendation: Action on a Report and Recommendation for a Wood-Smoke |
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Ordinance in Oakland (05-0030) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 2/22/2005
for scheduling
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Subject: First-time Homebuyers Mortgage Assistance Program |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution modifying the program guidelines for the Mortgage |
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Assistance Program for First-time Homebuyers to increase the maximum allowable purchase |
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price limit from the current $320,000 to an amount equal to an affordable sales price for |
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households at 80% of area median income (05-0037) |
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*Rescheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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3/8/2005 |
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Subject: Oakland Housing Authority Annual Report |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report from the Oakland Housing Authority on |
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the status of activities (05-0066) |
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*Rescheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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3/8/2005 |
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RESCHEDULING OF ITEM(S) FROM THE FEBRUARY 22, 2005 LIFE ENRICHMENT |
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COMMITTEE MEETING: |
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Subject: Health and Human Services Commission's Charter |
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From: Health and Human Services Commission |
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Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report from the Health and Human Services |
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Commission regarding its Charter and future directions (04-0649) |
*Rescheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 3/8/2005
OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
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The following individual(s) spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
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There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
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City Council Rules and Legislation Committee adjourned the meeting at 11:25 |
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A.M. |
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In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
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noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can |
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be taken. |
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