Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, 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, June 28, 2007
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
Present: Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
1
Closed Session
The City Attorney's office cancelled the Closed Session for Tuesday, July 3, |
2007 |
2
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of June 14, 2007
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
to *Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
3
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
There was no action necessary for this item
4
Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the ORA/City Council |
meeting July 3, 2007 (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Chang, seconded by Member Brunner, |
to *Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
S-4-1
Subject: Heavy Rescue Operations Equipment |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To |
Accept And Appropriate Up To Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars |
($12,500.00) Of Grant Funds From Fireman's Fund Insurance Company For The |
Purchase Of Heavy Rescue Operations Equipment |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 7/10/2007
S-4-2
Subject: Travel Authorization - Councilmember Larry Reid |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Councilmember Larry E. Reid |
To Travel To Sacramento, California To Attend The League Of California Cities |
Conference September 5 - 8, 2007 |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-3
Subject: IBEW Local 595 - Recognition |
From: Councilmember Jane Brunner |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The 100th Anniversary Of The |
International Brotherhood Of Electrical Worker's (IBEW) Local 595 |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
4-4
Subject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Immediate Grant Of $2,500.00 |
Of Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To Lady Athletics For |
Their Softball Program Which Provides Free Clinic And Tournament Softball Play |
For Girls Ages 13 - 17 |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-5
Subject: Priority Project Funds- District Seven |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Immediate Grant Of $4,000.00 |
Of Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To Mavericks U12 Soccer |
Team To Build A Soccer Program For Girls In Ghana |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-6
Subject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Immediate Grant Of $5,000.00 |
Of Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To The Iron Chef Culinary |
Program, A Community Based Organization Focused On Teaching Children And |
Teens How To Cook And Eat Healthy |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-7
Subject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Immediate Grant Of $5,000.00 |
Of Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To Howard Elementary |
School For Sports Programming During The School Day And After School |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-8
Subject: Priority Project Funds - District Seven |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Immediate Grant Of $2,500.00 |
Of Councilmember Larry E. Reid's Priority Project Funds To Oakland Babe Ruth |
League For Team Travel To Participate In The Disney Wide World Of Sports |
Tournament In Orlando, Florida And To Tour The Campus Of Florida A&M |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-9
Subject: Louella Joyce Cook - Recognition |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Louella Joyce Cook For 25 |
Years Of Outstanding Service To The City Of Oakland And Congratulating Her On |
Her Retirement |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-10
Subject: Henry Linzie - Recognition |
From: Councilmember Larry Reid |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Henry Linzie For Thirty-Six Years |
Of Dedicated And Distinguished Service To The City Of Oakland And |
Congratulating Him On His Retirement |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/17/2007 |
S-4-11
Subject: Intercity Rail Amtrak Platform Project |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw From The July 10, 2007 Community |
And Economic Development Committee Agenda Adopt The Following Pieces Of |
Legislation: |
1) An Agency Resolution Authorizing A Contribution Of Agency Funds To The City |
Under The Cooperation Agreement In The Amount Of $817,900 For The |
Construction Of The San Leandro Street Utility Underground Project, And |
Reallocating The Unspent Balance Of Agency Funds Remaining From The Design |
And Construction Of The Intercity Rail Amtrak Platform Project For This Purpose; |
And |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City To Accept And Appropriate A Contribution Of |
Redevelopment Agency Funds Under The Cooperation Agreement In An Amount Of $817,900 |
For The Construction Of The San Leandro Street Utility Underground Project |
REASON: PG&E has just notified the City that they will be considering increasing the costs of |
the project and that staff and Councilmember Reid will be meeting regarding the increase in |
costs. |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
S-4-12
Subject: Revocable And Conditional Permit For A Building At 405 14th Street |
From: Community & Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Granting J. Brad Lampley A Revocable And |
Conditional Permit To Allow An Existing Basement And Material Elevator For A |
Building At 405 14th Street To Encroach Under The Public Sidewalk Along |
Franklin Street |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 7/10/2007
S-4-13
Subject: The Neighborhood Project Initiative Program |
From: Community & Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: |
1) An Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Redevelopment Agency Funds |
Under The Cooperation Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 For |
Certain Public Improvements Within The Broadway/Macarthur/San Pablo |
Redevelopment Project Area Under The Neighborhood Project Initiative Program |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 7/10/2007
2) An Agency Resolution Authorizing A Contribution Of Agency Funds To The City Under The |
Cooperation Agreement In An Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 For Certain Public |
Improvements Within The Broadway/Macarthur/San Pablo Redevelopment Project Area Under |
The Neighborhood Project Initiative Program; On The September 11, 2007 Community And |
Economic Development Committee Agenda |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 7/10/2007
S-4-14
Subject: Citywide Traffic Signal Project |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces of Legislation: |
1) A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Ray's Electric For The |
Citywide Traffic Signal Project (City Project Nos. C269010, C269410, C269710, |
C269910, C222310, C270110) For Traffic Signal Installations At High Street At |
Santa Rita Street, Piedmont Avenue At Linda Avenue, And Telegraph Avenue At |
66th Street, Traffic Signal Modifications At High Street At Foothill Boulevard And |
Installation Of Pedestrian Countdown Modules At Various Locations In The Total |
Amount Of Six Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Forty-Five Dollars |
($653,945.00), And |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 7/10/2007
S-4-15
Subject: Youth Early Diversion Program |
From: Oakland Police Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her |
Designee To Negotiate And Execute A Contract Between the Oakland Police |
Department And The East Bay Community Foundation To Implement A Youth |
Early Diversion Program For The Period Of October 1, 2007 Through October 1, |
2008, In An Amount Not-To-Exceed Ninety-Four Thousand Five Hundred |
Eighty-Eight Dollars ($94,588.00); On The September 11, 2007 Public Safety |
Committee Agenda |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 9/11/2007
S-4-16
Subject: Platinum Advisors |
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Request For |
Proposal/Qualifications Process And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend |
An Existing Contract With Platinum Advisors To Continue Service As The City's |
Federal Legislative Representative Until December 31, 2007 And To Increase The |
Contract By Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($62,500.00), For A Total |
Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five |
Hundred Dollars ($187,500.00) |
Scheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 7/12/2007
ADDITIONAL ITEM(S) SUBMITTED ON THE DAIS
Subject: Condemning Operation Of Secret Overseas Prisons |
From: Councilmember Jane Brunner |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Condemning The Operation Of Secret Overseas Prisons |
By The United States |
Scheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 7/12/2007
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A review of the Council Committees' actions from June 26, 2007 and determination of |
scheduling to the ORA/City Council meeting of July 3, 2007 or future dates (MATRIX) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
to *Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
FROM THE JUNE 26, 2007 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE MEETING
Subject: Carter Gilmore Sports Complex Contract Increase |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, To |
Increase The Contract Amount For The Carter Gilmore Sports Complex (Formerly Known As |
Greenman Field) Renovation And Community Park Project With Star Construction, Inc., In The |
Amount of $600,000.00, Bringing The Total Contract Amount To $2,162,000.00, For The |
Construction Of Ballfield Irrigation, Drainage And Landscaping Improvements |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/3/2007 |
as a Non-Consent item
FROM THE JUNE 26, 2007 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
COMMITTEE MEETING |
Subject: As-Needed General Consulting Services |
From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution Authorizing The Agency Administrator To |
Award, Negotiate, And Execute Professional Services Agreements Without Returning To The |
Agency With Economic Consultants To Provide As-Needed General Economic Consulting |
Services In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $480,000 Or Up To $160,000 Per Contract, Plus An |
Allocation For A Contract Amount Compliance Fee To The City In An Amount Not To Exceed |
3% Of The Contract Mount, For The Following Redevelopment Project Areas: |
Broadway/Macarthur/San Pablo, Central City East, Central District, Coliseum, Oakland Army |
Base, And West Oakland |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 7/3/2007 |
as a Consent Calendar item
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A review of the Agendas for the Council Committees for the meeting(s) of July 10, 2007 |
and the Rules and Legislation Committee meeting on July 12, 2007 |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
to *Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
7
A Review of the Boards and Commissions Directory And Vacancies
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Subject: Assembly Bill 334 And 1471 |
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: |
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, On Behalf Of The City |
Of Oakland To Support Assembly Bill Number 334 (Levine), If Amended, Which Requires A |
Hand Gun Owner To Report A Stolen Or Irretrievably Lost Handgun Within Five Working Days |
Of The Discovery To A Local Enforcement Agency, And Requires Firearm Dealers To Post A |
Sign Warning That Any Person Who Fails To Report The Loss Or Theft Of A Handgun To Law |
Enforcement Within Five Days May Be Guilty Of An Infraction; And |
*Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to Concurrent |
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council on 7/3/2007 |
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her Designee, On Behalf Of The City |
Of Oakland, To Support Assembly Bill Number 1471 (Feuer), If Amended, Which Requires |
Semi-Automatic Handguns Sold In California After January 1, 2010 Be Equipped With A |
Microscopic Array Of Characters That Identify The Make, Model, And Serial Number Of The |
Pistol And Etched Or Imprinted Onto The Pistol's Firing Pin And Interior Surfaces Which Will |
Then Be Imprinted On Each Cartridge Case When The Handgun Is Fired |
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Chang, seconded by Member Brunner, |
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 3, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
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 the meeting at 11:31 |
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