Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Special Concurrent Meeting of the Redevelopment Agency |
and Council Community & Economic Development |
Committee |
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
3:00 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
The Oakland City Council Community and Economic Development Committee |
convened at 3:02 P.M., with Vice Mayor Brunner presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on June 14, 2005
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member De La Fuente, |
to *Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member |
Chang, to Approve as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
Subject: Condominium Conversion Program |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 16.36 "Condominium Conversions" |
of the Subdivision Ordinance of the Oakland Municipal Code to 1) eliminate the condominium |
conversion impact area, 2) allow conversions of existing buildings without the requirement to |
provide replacement units, retain the requirements to provide, 3) lifetime leases to tenants |
sixty-two (62) years or older, 4) first right to existing tenants to contract for the purchase of |
their unit, 5) expands the right to first right to purchase to tenants evicted pursuant to the Ellis |
Act Ordinance, and 6) codify the requirements for Heath and Safety Code upgrades and noise |
insulation standards (03-0156) |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee
pending list.
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Subject: Five Year Implementation Plan for Oakland Army Base |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution On The 2005-2010 Implementation Plan For The |
Oakland Army Base Redevelopment Project (05-0471) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member Reid, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBERS NADEL AND BROOKS, |
A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS |
MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE |
CONCURRENT MEETING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND |
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, AND TO |
CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 3:10 |
P.M. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Costco Negotiations - Oakland Army Base |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving An Exclusive Negotiation Agreement |
Between The Oakland Redevelopment Agency, The Oakland Base Reuse Authority And |
Costco Wholesale Corporation For A Term of 180 Days To Develop A Wholesale And Retail |
General Merchandise Facility In The North Gateway Development Area Of The Former |
Oakland Army Base (05-0295) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member Reid, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke against this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Shorenstein Realty Investors Three, L.P.-Agreement |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt The Following |
Pieces Of Legislation: |
1) An Agency Resolution Authorizing The Agency To Enter Into An Eleventh Amendment To |
The Disposition And Development Agreement With Shorenstein Realty Investors Three, L.P., |
Regarding The City Center Project: (1) Allowing For A Residential Land Use Option On Block |
T-12; (2) Establishing Eight Million One- Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,100,000) As The |
Residential Sales Price For Block T-12; (3) Reducing The Time Limit To Develop Block T-12 |
By Three Years, To A One Year Option To Purchase; And (4) Extending The Time Limit To |
Develop Blocks T-5/6 By Four Years To December 31, 2013(TITLE CHANGE) (05-0368) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member De La Fuente, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Chair Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Chang, Member Reid and Member De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
2) Adopt A Resolution Approving And Authorizing The City To Enter Into An Eleventh |
Amendment To The Disposition And Development Agreement With Shorenstein Realty |
Investors Three, L.P., Regarding The City Center Project: (1) Allowing For A Residential Land |
Use Option On Block T-12; (2) Establishing Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars |
($8,100,000) As The Residential Sales Price For Block T-12; (3) Reducing The Time Limit To |
Develop Block T-12 By Three Years, To A One Year Option To Purchase; And (4) Extending |
The Time Limit To Develop Blocks T-5/6 By Four Years To December 31, 2013 (TITLE |
CHANGE) (05-0368-1) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member De La Fuente, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Chair Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Chang, Member Reid and Member De La Fuente |
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Subject: 7th Street Community Partners |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: |
1) An Agency Resolution Authorizing A Lease From Caltrans And A Parking Operations |
Agreement With The Alliance For West Oakland Development And 7th Street Community |
Partners, LLC, For the Block Bounded By 5th, 7th and Kirkham And Union Streets In West |
Oakland (05-0349) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
COUNCILMEMBER REID NOTED ABSENT AT 4:10 P.M. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
2) An Agency Resolution Authorizing An Exclusive Negotiating Agreement With 7th Street |
Community Partners, LLC, To Develop The Block Bounded By 5th, 7th and Kirkham And |
Union Streets In West Oakland (05-0349-1) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
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Subject: Neighborhood Project Initiative |
From: Community Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution On The Coliseum Neighborhood Project |
Initiative Program, Allocating One Hundred And Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000) From |
Fiscal Year 2004-2005 For The Program From Coliseum Redevelopment Project Area Funds, |
Authorizing The Agency Administrator To Fund Non-Public Projects Under The Program |
Without Returning To The Agency, And Rescinding Resolution No. 2005-0002 C.M.S. |
(05-0337) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
2) A Resolution Authorizing Funding Under The Cooperation Agreement In An Amount Not |
To Exceed One Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) For Certain Public |
Improvements Within The Coliseum Redevelopment Project Area Under The Neighborhood |
Project Initiative Program (05-0337-1) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
3) An Agency Resolution Authorizing Funding Under The Cooperation Agreement In An |
Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) For Certain |
Public Improvements Within The Coliseum Redevelopment Project Area Under The |
Neighborhood Project Initiative Program (05-0337-2) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
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Subject: Uptown Project Pollution |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution Approving And Authorizing The Agency Administrator |
To Enter Into A Mutual Release And Covenant Not To Sue With FC Oakland, Inc. And The |
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Concerning All Known Existing |
Conditions Of Pollution At, Under, Or Originating From The Uptown Project Area, Which |
Consists Of Approximately 6.5 Acres Located Between San Pablo Avenue On The West, |
Telegraph Avenue On The East, Thomas L. Berkley Way (Formerly 20th Street) On The North, |
And 19th Street On The South In The City Of Oakland, Or From Adjacent And Nearby |
Properties; And Authorizing Recordation Of A Deed Restriction For Use Of Uptown Project |
Area (05-0394) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Consent Calendar |
item. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and indicated a neutral position on this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Oakland Renaissance - Agreement |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt the Following |
Pieces of Legislation: |
1) A Resolution Approving A Disposition And Development Agreement And Related |
Documents Between The Redevelopment Agency Of The City Of Oakland And Oakland |
Renaissance NMTC, A Non-profit Entity (Renaissance), For The Sale And Development Of |
The Fox Theater As A Mixed Use Entertainment, Office And School Development; In Which |
The Agency Appropriates The Following Financial Assistance To Renaissance For |
Development Of The Project: (A) An Agency Loan Of $13 Million; (B) Transfer Of $4,985,00 |
Of State Of California Proposition 55 Grant Funds; (C) Transfer Of $2,887,500 Of State Of |
California Proposition 40 Grant Funds; (D) Transfer Of $1,300,00 Insurance Proceeds For Fire |
Damage At The Fox Theater, And (E) Transfer Of A $375,000 California Heritage Grant; and |
(05-0369) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member Reid, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Public Hearing. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
COUNCILMEMBER REID NOTED PRESENT AT 4:25 P.M. |
The Committee moved seconded and carried a motion to accept staff |
recommendation with the following amendments: |
1. Agency staff is to return to the Agency Board for review and ratification of |
the executed DDA and loan document between Agency and ORNMTC; and |
2. Include language in the loan documents, if consistent with preserving tax |
credits and required separation between entities, Agency approval of the Lease |
Agreement between OSA and ORNMTC, Agency approval of the Operating |
Agreement between ORNMTC and the selected operator; and a report on |
compliance with City policies, including local hiring and prevailing wage |
requirements for contracts, including sub-contractors. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke against this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
2) A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The Agency Administrator To Approve And Execute A |
Disposition And Development Agreement And Related Documents With Oakland Renaissance |
NMTC, A Non-Profit Entity, For The Sale And Development Of The Fox Theater As A Mixed |
Use Entertainment, Office And School Development; And (2) Approving And Appropriating |
The Following Financial Assistance To Renaissance For Development Of The Project: (A) An |
Agency Loan Of $13 Million; (B) Transfer Of $4,985,000 Of State Of California Proposition |
55 Grant Funds; (C) Transfer Of $2,887,500 Of State Of California Proposition 40 Grant |
Funds; (D) Transfer Of $1,300,00 Insurance Proceeds For Fire Damage At The Fox Theater, |
And (E) Transfer Of A $375,000 California Heritage Grant (05-0369-1) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member Reid, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Public Hearing. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
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Subject: Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Faรงade Improvement Program |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And |
Execute Design Contracts For The Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization Faรงade |
Improvement Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000 For The Period Of July 1, 2005 |
Through June 30, 2009, Without Returning To The City Council (0) |
A motion was made by Member 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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang and Member De La |
Fuente |
THIS ITEM WAS DISCUSSED OUT OF ORDER.
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Subject: Leona Quarry Project - Senior Housing Component |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution 78359, Granting A Nine Month |
Time Extension For The Expenditure Of Funds Pertaining To The Leona Quarry Project |
Condition Of Approval No. 42, For A $500,000 In-lieu Payment For A Senior Housing Project |
At The Eastmont Town Center (05-0386) |
A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member De La Fuente, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Consent Calendar item The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Palm Villas Homeownership Development Project |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution Authorizing A Grant In An Amount Not To |
Exceed $1,400,000 To MacArthur Park Development Associates, LLC., To Cover Additional |
Costs For The Development Of The Palm Villas Project On MacArthur Boulevard Between |
90th And 94th Avenues (05-0128) |
Continued to *Community & Economic Development Committee
COUNCILMEMBER CHANG NOTED ABSENT AT 6:00 P.M. |
COUNCILMEMBER CHANG NOTED PRESENT AT 6:27 P.M. |
The Committee moved seconded and carried a motion directing staff to return |
to the Committee in Fall of 2005 with the following information: an analysis of |
the cost and delays, including the number of delays; a history of the funding |
sources, funding options and staff recommendations. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
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Subject: Palm Villas Homeownership Development Project |
From: Office Of The City Auditor |
Recommendation: Receive A Report From The Office Of The City Auditor On An Agency |
Resolution Authorizing A Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,400,000 To MacArthur Park |
Development Associates, LLC., To Cover Additional Costs For The Development Of The Palm |
Villas Project On MacArthur Boulevard Between 90th And 94th Avenues (05-0128-1) |
Continued to *Community & Economic Development Committee
Fall 2005.
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Subject: Draft Development Alternatives for the Oakland Army Base Project |
From: Oakland Base Reuse Authority |
Recommendation: Action On A Report Requesting Council And Agency Considerations Of |
Draft Development Alternatives For the Oakland Army Base Project (TITLE CHANGE) |
(05-0469) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member Reid, |
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 July 19, 2005 as a Non-consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
The Committee moved seconded and carried a motion to accept staff |
recommendation and directed staff to prepare an analysis of the proposal. |
The following individual(s) spoke against this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Billboard Management And Regulation |
From: Community And Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendations Outlining The City's Land Use |
Authority And Options For The Management And Regulation Of Outdoor Advertising Signs |
(Billboards) In The City Of Oakland, Including The Port Area (05-0400) |
*Rescheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
7/12/2005 |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Policy Issues Pertaining To The |
Conversion Of Industrial Land To Other Uses And The Implications Of Such Changes For The |
City On Employment And Housing, Preservation Of Land Available For Future Industrial Uses, |
Warehousing And Distribution and Other Port-Related Activities And Consequent Economic |
Impacts For The City (TITLE CHANGE) (05-0278) |
A motion was made by Member De La Fuente, seconded by Member |
Chang, that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Chair Brunner, Member Chang, Member Reid and |
Member De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and indicated a neutral position on this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke against this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Oakland's Sustainable Development Initiative |
From: Office of the Mayor and Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Receive a Supplemental Status Report on the City of Oakland's efforts to |
foster socially and environmentally sustainable economic growth and recommendations for |
proposed strategies to augment those efforts (05-0059) |
*Rescheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
7/12/2005 |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Community and Economic Development Committee adjourned at |
7:13 P.M. |
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