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DEFINITION OF TERMS:

Consent Item: any action item that a subject matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council

with unanimous recommendation for approval and is not controversial, and does not have a high

level of public interest as determined by the Rules Committee.

Non-Consent Item: any action that a subject-matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council

without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is

controversial as determined by the Rules Committee.

Action Item: any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion, or recommendation requiring

official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.

Informational Item: an item of the agenda consisting only of an informational report that does

not require or permit Council action.

Subject: Domestic Violence Advocates

From: Oakland Police Department

Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw From The February 27, 2007

Public Safety Committee Agenda An Informational Report From The Office

Of Chief Of Police Detailing The Benefits And Disadvantages Of

Contracting The Services Of Domestic Violence Advocates Within The

Oakland Police Department Youth And Family Violence Division

REASON: This Report Is No longer Needed As A Result Of A Series Of

Meetings Conducted Among Interested Parties And Resolution Concerning

Domestic Violence Advocates Has Been Reached.

Subject: Analysis Of Senate Bill 2

From: Councilmember Desley Brooks

Recommendation: Action On A Request For CEDA To Prepare A Bill

Analysis And Recommendation On Senate Bill 2 Local Planning (Senator

Cedillo) Related To Emergency Shelters And Transitional Residential

Facilities; On The March 1, 2007 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda

Subject: Volunteers Of America Agreement Amendment

From: Department Of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator

To Accept And Appropriate $1,208,333 In An Intergovernmental

Partnership Grant From The California Department Of Corrections And

Rehabilitation For Reentry Programs Coordinated With The Violence

Prevention And Public Safety Act Of 2004 And Authorizing The City

Administrator To Execute An Amendment To The Agreement Between The

City Of Oakland And Volunteers Of America, Bay Area For An Amount

Not To Exceed $119,000 To Implement Project Choice For The Period Of

February 1, 2007 To June 30, 2007 With Two Twelve-Month Options To

Renew For An Amount Not To Exceed $270,000 Per Year; On The

February 27, 2007 Public Safety Committee Agenda

Subject: Condominium Conversion Program

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendations Regarding

(1) Individual Development Accounts For Low And Moderate Income

Residents; (2) Development And Implementation Of A City-Wide

Community Land Trust; And (3) Use Of Housing Rehabilitation And

Housing Development Funds For Use In Conjunction With A Condominium

Conversion Program To Promote Neighborhood Revitalization; On The

March 6, 2007 City Council Agenda

Subject: Allocation Of Community Development Block Grant Funds

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Action On A Request For The City Council To Provide

Direction Regarding Recommendations For The Allocation Of CDBG

Funds Between The Categories Of Administration & Planning, Economic

Development, Housing, Public Improvements, Public Services, And

Repayment Of Section 108 Loans; On The March 13, 2007 Community

And Economic Development And Life Enrichment Committee Agendas

Subject: OBRA Professional Services Agreements Acceptance And

Amendments

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendation To The

Oakland Redevelopment Agency Regarding Existing Oakland Base Reuse

Authority (OBRA) Professional Services Agreements, To:

(1) Accept The Rights And Obligations Of The OBRA In The Professional

Services Agreement By And Between OBRA And Lamphier-Gregory In An

Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Three Thousand Dollars

($403,000);

(2) Approve And Execute An Amendment To The Professional Services

Agreement By And Between OBRA And Lamphier-Gregory In An Amount

Not To Exceed One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000); And

(3) Accept The Rights And Obligations Of OBRA In The Following

Amendments To OBRA Professional Services Contracts, Which

Amendments Have Been Approved By The OBRA Governing Body:

A. An Amendment To The Professional Services Agreement By And

Between OBRA And Erler & Kalinowski In An Amount Not To Exceed

Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000);

B. An Amendment To The Professional Services Agreement By And

Between OBRA And Geomatrix Consultants For An Amount Not To

Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000);

C. An Amendment To The Professional Services Agreement By And

Between OBRA And Northgate Environmental Management For An

Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000); And

D. An Amendment To The Professional Services Agreement By And

Between OBRA And URS Corporation For An Amount Not To Exceed

Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000); On The February 27, 2007

Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

Subject: 2680 Beaconsfield Place - Purchase And Sale Agreement

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator

To Enter Into And Execute A Purchase And Sale Agreement With Michael

And Margaret Chu For The Purchase Of 2680 Beaconsfield Place APN:

(048d-7280-028) Consisting Of About 5,929 Square Feet Of Land Located

In The Beaconsfield Canyon For The Fair Market Value Of Seventy Two

Thousand Sixty Nine Dollars ($72,069) Plus Closing Costs Not To Exceed

Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) For The Measure DD Watershed

Acquisition Project; On The March 13, 2007 Finance And Management

Committee Agenda

Subject: Workforce Housing Reward Grant

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator

To Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To

Exceed $900,000 From The State Of California Department Of Housing

And Community Development's Workforce Housing Reward Grant; On The

February 27, 2007 Public Works Committee Agenda

Subject: 81st Avenue Library - Challenge Grant

From: Oakland Public Library

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator,

On Behalf Of The City Of Oakland, To Apply For, Accept, And

Appropriate A Challenge Grant In The Amount Of $1,000,000 From An

Anonymous Grantor To Fund A Portion Of The Project Costs Of The 81st

Avenue Community Library With A Condition That The Library Raise

$2,000,000 In Matching Funds From Private Sources; On The March 13,

2007 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda

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