Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Thursday, May 13, 2004
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:46 |
a.m. with Council President De La Fuente presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Present: Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
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: |
Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
2
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of April 29, 2004
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to * |
Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
3
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Wan, to * |
Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
4
Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda for the ORA/City Council meeting |
of May 18, 2004 |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to * |
Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
4-1
Subject: Community Development Block Grant Programs |
From: Community and Economic Development Committee |
Recommendation: A request from the May 11, 2004 Community and Economic |
Development Committee to reschedule the Public Hearing regarding Community |
Development Block Grant Programs from the May 18, to the June 1, 2004 City |
Council agenda (04-0174-1) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 5/18/2004 |
4-2
Subject: Prohibition of Fireworks in the City of Oakland |
From: President De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Adopt an Emergency Ordinance repealing Chapter 8.06.010 of |
the Oakland Municipal Code which prohibits the firing and explosion of fireworks |
and other pyrotechnical devices and adding Chapter 8.06.030 prohibiting the sale, |
transfer, possession and use of fireworks within City limits (04-0418) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 5/18/2004 |
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. |
4-3
Subject: Regional Planning for San Pablo Avenue |
From: Councilmember Nadel and Councilmember Brunner |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution supporting Oakland's participation in regional |
planning for San Pablo Avenue; on the June 22, 2004 Community and Economic |
Development Committee agenda (04-0429) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on 6/22/ |
2004 |
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER NADEL A QUORUM OF |
THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE AND |
SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND |
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING |
OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:05 A.M. |
4-4
Subject: Violence Prevention Ballot Measure |
Recommendation: A request from the May 10, 2004 Special City Council meeting to |
schedule a Council discussion and preliminary direction for drafting |
a ballot measure for voter consideration in November 2004 (04-0389-6a) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/15/2004 |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to schedule a Special |
Meeting on June 29, 2004 to complete discussions on the Violence Prevention |
Ballot Measure. |
The following individual spoke in favor of this item: |
4-5
Subject: Oakland Museum of California Master Plan |
From: Cultural Arts and Marketing Department |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational progress Report on the Oakland |
Museum of California Master Plan; on the July 13, 2004 Life Enrichment Committee |
agenda (04-0423) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 7/13/2004
The following individuals spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
4-6
Subject: Oakland Museum of California Master Plan |
From: Cultural Arts and Marketing Department |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolution Number 94-43, which |
authorized the implementation of the Cultural Arts Revolving Loan Program |
managed by the Oakland Business Development Corporation, and authorizing the |
City's participation in the Arts Loan Fund managed by the Northern California |
Grantmakers; on the June 22, 2004 Life Enrichment Committee agenda (04-0424) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 7/13/2004
4-7
Subject: Cultural Service Contracts |
From: Cultural Arts and Marketing Department |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into |
Cultural Services Contracts with 67 Oakland-based nonprofit organizations and |
individual artists providing Arts and Cultural Services in Oakland during Fiscal Year |
2004-2005 in a total amount not to exceed $1,306,517; on the June 22, 2004 Life |
Enrichment Committee agenda (04-0425) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 7/13/2004
4-8
Subject: Cathedral of Christ the Light Center |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on the proposed Cathedral of |
Christ the Light Center at the southwest corner of the Harrison Street/Grand Avenue |
intersection: on the June 22, 2004 Community and Economic Development |
Committee agenda (04-0415) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on 6/22/ |
2004 |
4-9
Subject: Rotunda Garage, LP |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt the following City and Agency Resolutions regarding a |
Disposition and Development Agreement with Rotunda Garage, LP: |
1) A Resolution approving the sale of three parcels of real property for $99 each and |
leasing a fourth parcel for $1.00 per year all located at 16th Street, 17th Street and |
San Pablo Avenue to Rotunda Garage, LP, for the 17th Street project and upon such |
other terms as set out in a Disposition and Development Agreement for the garage |
project; and (04-0416) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on 6/8/ |
2004 |
and also to the July 6, 2004 City Council Meeting as a Public Hearing. |
The following individuals spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
4-10
Subject: Final Map of Tract 7496 |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving Final Map of Tract 7496, a 6 lot |
subdivision located at Gibraltar Road, Oakland, Alameda County, California.; on the |
June 15, 2004 City Council agenda (04-0417) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/15/2004 |
4-11
Subject: Jack London Development Project |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Conduct a Public Hearing and upon conclusion approve the |
following action on the Jack London Development Project - Nine Sites in Jack |
London Square bounded by Harrision Street to the West, 2nd Street to the North, |
Alice Street to the East and the Estuary to the South: |
1) Appeal of the Planning Commission's March 17, 2004 approval fo the project; |
Appelant: Gary Knecht: |
2) Appeal of Planning Commission's March 17, 2004 approve of the project; |
Appellant: Anna Shimko on behalf of Jack London Square Partners, LLC; |
3) Certification of the Environmental Impact Report for the project; |
4) Consideration of a Preliminary Development Plan for the project; |
5) Consideration of Final Development Plans for Sites C, D, Pavilion 2, 66 Franklin, |
F1, F2, F3 and G; |
6) Consideration of a Major Variance for Fast Food Restuarant commercial |
activities; |
7) Consideration of a Major Conditional Use Permit for the hotel use on Site F-3, |
the two pedestrian bridges anda reduction in parking due to the shared parking |
provisions; |
8) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the City of Oakland |
adjusting the zoning district boundary line for the Jack London Square District so |
that C-45 (community shopping commerical) is designated for the area bounded by |
Harrision Street to the west, 2nd Street to the north, Alice Street to the east and the |
estuary to the south; and |
9) Approve the Introduction (First Reading) of an Ordinance of the City of Oakland |
approving a development agreement between the City of Oakland and Jack London |
Square partners LLC, and CEP-JLS I LLC,a nd authorizing the City Manager to |
execuite the development agreement on behalf of the City; on the June 1, 2004 City |
Council agenda as a Public Hearing (04-0426-1) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/1/2004 |
The following individuals spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
4-12
Subject: Urban Renewal and Redevelopment Planning |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinances amending the Acorn Urban Renewal Plan, the |
Central District Urban Renewal Plan, the Oak Center Urban Renewal Plan, and the |
Stanford/Adeline Redevelopment Plan to extend the time limits on plan effectiveness |
and receipt of tax increment revenue; on the June 22, 2004 Community and |
Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0427) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on 6/22/ |
2004 |
4-13
Subject: Roy L. Schweyer - Service Recognition |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution commending Roy L. Schweyer for 31 ½ years |
of devoted and dedicated service and congratulating him on his retirement; on the |
June 15, 2004 City Council agenda as a ceremonial item (04-0428) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/15/2004 |
4-14
Subject: Uptown Activity Area |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt the following City and Agency Resolutions regarding |
redevelopment activities in the uptown activity area of the Central District |
Redevelopment Project Area: |
(1) An Agency Resolution authorizing the Agency Administrator to execute a lease |
disposition and development agreement, a ground lease, and related documents with |
uptown partners, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, for the development |
of a mixed-use residential rental and retail development project in the Uptown |
activity area of the Central District Redevelopment Project Area; |
(2) An Agency Resolution adopting a replacement housing plan for housing units to |
be demolished at the Westerner Hotel, 1918 - 1954 San Pablo Avenue, for the |
Uptown Project; |
(3)An Agency Resolution authorizing the Agency Administrator to execute a |
cooperation agreement with the Coalition for Workforce Housing Relating to the |
development of a one hundred percent (100%) affordable housing project on a parcel |
located immediately behind the Fox Theater between 18TH and 19TH Street in the |
Uptown Activity area of the Central District Redevelopment Project Area |
(4) A Resolution authorizing approval of a lease disposition and development |
agreement, ground lease, and related documents between the redevelopment agency |
and uptown partners, LLC., a California Limited Liability Company, for the |
development of a mixed use residential rental and retail development project in the |
uptown activity area of the Central District Redevelopment Project Area; and |
(5) A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a cooperation agreement |
with the Coalition for Workforce Housing relating to the development of a one |
hundred percent (100%) affordable housing project on a parcel located immediately |
behind the Fox Theater between 18TH and 19TH Street in the Uptown activity area |
of the Central District Redevelopment Project Area; on the June 22, 2004 |
Community and Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0430) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on 6/22/ |
2004 |
This item is also scheduled on the July 6, 2004 City Council agenda as a Public |
Hearing. |
4-15
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) |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 5/25/2004
4-16
Subject: Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the implementation plan for the |
Oakland Trust for Clean Water and Safe Parks, Measure DD, Creeks and |
Acquisition program categories; on the July 13, 2004 Life Enrichment Committee |
agenda (04-0422) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 7/13/2004
4-17
Subject: Budget Advisory Committee Informational Report |
From: Finance and Management Agency |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report from the Budget Advisory |
Committee on Calendar Year 2004 First Quarter Activities (04-0414) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 6/8/2004
4-18
Subject: Homeland Security |
From: Office of the City Manager |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to accept and appropriate a revised Fiscal |
Year 2004 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant (UASI) amount, establish a new |
Homeland Security Fund, waive Central Services Overhead fees, and authorize the |
City Manager to administer the Fiscal Year 2004 UASI grant program (04-0419) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/1/2004 |
4-19
Subject: 2003 Raiders Ticket Revenue |
From: Office of the City Manager |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution decreasing estimated revenue from the 2003 |
Raiders ticket surcharge and authorizing a transfer of $164,740.75 from the non- |
departmental citywide activities to the Office of Parks and Recreation to benefit |
Citywide youth activities (04-0420) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 6/8/2004
4-20
Subject: Grand Lake Farmer's Market |
From: Outside Agency - Uhuru Concessions |
Recommendation: Schedule a discussion regarding the Oakland Community |
Participation in Grand Lake Farmer's Market (currently controlled by the Marin |
County Farmer's Market Association); on the May 18, 2004 City Council Agenda |
(This item requires an urgency finding to be placed on the agenda.) (04-0421) |
Not Accepted
The following individual spoke in favor of this item: |
AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST SUBMITTED ON THE DAIS BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DE |
LA FUENTE |
Subject: Ronald H. Cowan Parkway and Oakland Foreign Trade Zone |
From: President Ignacio De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution renaming 98th Avenue between Southbound Route 880 |
off-ramp and the Northbound Route 880 on-ramp the "Ron Cowan Parkway" (TITLE CHANGE) |
(03-0328) |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 6/1/2004 |
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED AT THIS |
TIME AND RECONVENED AS THE RULES AND LEGISLATION |
COMMITTEE. |
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A review of the Council Committees' actions from May 11, 2004 and determination of |
scheduling to the ORA/City Council meeting of May 18, 2004 (1 week) or June 1, 2004 (3 |
weeks) or future dates |
*Approve with the following amendments
The following individuals spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
Please refer to Attachment A for this Item |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve an Urgency |
Finding for a title change to Non-Consent Items 15.1 and 15.2. on the May 18, |
2004 ORA/City Council agenda at 6:00 P.M. |
6
A review of the Agendas for the Council Committees for the meetings of May 25, 2004
*Approve with the following amendments
The following individual spoke in this item and did not indicate a position: |
FROM THE DRAFT OF THE MAY 25, 2004 LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
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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) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Works Committee on 5/25/2004
7
Subject: Destruction of Records |
From: Office of the City Clerk/Office of Parks and Recreation |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the destruction of certain records in the care |
and custody of the Office of Parks and Recreation (OPR) (04-0291) |
A motion was made by Chair De La Fuente, 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 May 18, 2004. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente |
The following individuals spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Renaming of the Alice Arts Center |
From: Councilmember Nadel |
Recommendation: A continued discussion to adopt a Resolution changing the name of the Alice |
Arts Center to the "Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts" (04-0356) |
A motion was made by Chair De La Fuente, seconded by Member Chang, |
that this matter be Continued to the *Rules & Legislation Committee, due |
back on May 27, 2004. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente
The following individuals spoke in favor of this item: |
- Muisi-Kongo Shani Malonga |
- Ayodele Ankoanda Kinchen |
The following individual spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to continue this item to |
the May 27, 2004 Rules and Legislation Committee. The Committee also |
directed staff to return with a supplemental report that speaks to the full fiscal |
impact and addresses the costs associated with letterhead, banners, signage, |
remarketing, ensures that the City's actions are in accordance with the City of |
Oakland's name change policy, and is properly noticed in the Tribune. |
OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual spoke in this item and did not indicate a position: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Agency/ |
Council adjourned the meeting at 12.50 p.m. |
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