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, January 20, 2005
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:45 |
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 January 6, 2004
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, 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 Council Committee |
meetings of January 25, 2005 (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to |
*Approve with the following amendments. 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: |
4-1
Subject: 2005 Oakland City Council and Council Committee Meeting Schedule |
From: Office of the City Clerk |
Recommendation: Approve adjustments to the 2005 Oakland City Council and |
Council Committee meeting dates |
The approved Matrix of the Oakland City Council and Council Committee dates |
will be distributed at the January 20, 2005 Rules and Legislation Committee |
meeting (05-0032) |
Approved
4-2
Subject: Race and Gender Disparity Evaluation and Study (Croson Study) |
From: President of the Council De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution directing the City Administrator to conduct |
a Race and Gender Disparity Evaluation and Study of both (1) the City's bidding |
and awards of City contracts (commonly referred to as a "Croson Study") and (2) |
the City's Workforce Diversity in comparison to the relevant labor pool by |
selecting through requests for qualification or requests for proposal - a qualified |
independent consultant(s) of national reputation to conduct the required evaluation |
and study (05-0033) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 2/22/2005
4-3
Subject: "American Heart Month" and "Wear Red for Women Day" |
From: Councilmember Nadel |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring February 2005 as "American |
Heart Month" and February 4th as "Wear Red for Women Day" in the City of |
Oakland (05-0038) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 2/1/2005 |
as a Ceremonial item
4-4
Subject: "Live Theater Week" |
From: Councilmember Nadel |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing the first week of February as |
"Live Theater Week" in the City of Oakland (05-0039) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 2/1/2005 |
as a Ceremonial item
4-5
Subject: Fair Bargaining - Grocery Negotiations |
From: Vice Mayor Brunner and Councilmember Quan |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution committing the City of Oakland to monitor |
upcoming grocery negotiations and to encourage fair bargaining (05-0040) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee
pending list
4-6
Subject: Rae Mary - Dedicated Service |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution honoring Rae Mary for 14 years of |
distinguished service to the citizens of Oakland and congratulating her on her |
retirement (05-0041) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 2/15/2005 |
4-7
Subject: Wood Street Development - West Oakland |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: A Request to schedule a Public Workshop - Review and |
consideration of major policy issues associated with the proposed Wood Street |
("Central Station") Development, West Oakland: the construction of |
approximately 1,570 residential units, including 186 live-work units in converted |
warehouses; 13,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving commercial uses; plus |
14,487 square feet of public/community uses associated with the historic 16th |
Street Train Station, and restoration of the signal tower and main hall of the 16th |
Street Station; on the February 22, 2005 Community and Economic Development |
Committee agenda (05-0021) |
Not Accepted
4-8
Subject: First-time Homebuyers Mortgage Assistance Program |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing modifications to the program |
guidelines for the First-Time Homebuyer Mortgage Assistance Program to increase |
the maximum allowable purchase price limit (05-0037) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
2/22/2005 |
4-9
Subject: State of California Proposition 14 Funds |
From: Oakland Public Library |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to 1) |
accept and appropriate an additional $13,345 from the State of California |
Proposition 14 Funds for a total grant amount of $6,513,345; and 2) to amend the |
professional services agreement with Group 4 Architecture Research and Planning, |
Inc. to provide full design and engineering services for the new 81st Avenue |
Community Library in the amount of $1,600,000, and to complete the Master |
Facilities Plan to include development strategies for the Main Public Library and |
for continued Community Outreach Services in the amount of $225,000, for a total |
amended contract amount not to exceed $2,325,000 (05-0036) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 2/8/2005
4-10
Subject: Proposed Linkages for Departmental Programs |
From: City Administrator's Budget Office |
Recommendation: Action on a Report for City Council on the proposed linkages |
of departmental programs to Council goals and priority objectives, for Fiscal Year |
2005-2007; on the February 8, 2005 Finance and Management Committee agenda |
(05-0034) |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
4-11
Subject: Proposed Schedule of Special Council Meetings |
From: Office of the City Administrator |
Recommendation: Review the proposed schedule of meetings for the Special |
ORA/City Council - Fiscal Year 2005-2007 Budget Sessions (05-0035) |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
4-12
Subject: Limited Public Financing Matching Program |
From: Public Ethics Commission |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing and appropriating up to |
$50,000 to fund the Limited Public Financing Matching Program for the District 2 |
Special Election (05-0042) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 2/1/2005 |
as a Non-consent item
ADDITIONAL REQUEST SUBMITTED IN THE DIAS
Subject: Appointment of the Chairperson to the Finance and Management Committee |
From: Council President Ignacio De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Action pursuant to the Council's Rules of Procedure (Resolution No. 79006 |
C.M.S.) to confirm the City Council President's appointment of Councilmember Jean Quan as |
the Chairperson of the Finance and Management Committee (05-0046) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 2/1/2005 |
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A review of the Agendas for the Concurrent Meeting of ORA/City Council for the |
meeting(s) of February 1, 2005 |
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 |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
6
Subject: Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance |
From: Office of the City Clerk/Public Ethics Commission |
Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.20 of the Oakland Municipal |
Code to require that City Executive Officers provide agenda-related materials to the City Clerk |
(TITLE CHANGE) (04-0651) |
Withdrawn and Rescheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee
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 11:17 P.M. |
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