Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
*Public Works Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
12:30 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
The Oakland City Council Public Works Committee convened at 12:33 p.m., |
with Councilmember Nadel presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
Member Chang |
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on April 27, 2004
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Quan, to * |
Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and Member |
Chang |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Brooks, to * |
Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and Member |
Chang |
3
Subject: City's Workforce Planning Initiative |
From: Office of the City Manager/Finance and Management Agency |
Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on the City's Long-Term and Short-Term |
Workforce Planning Initiative that will develop strategies and implement procedures to facilitate |
continuity in City programs and services by addressing staffing and other issues resulting from |
employee attrition due to retirement and resignations (04-0297) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Works Committee on 6/8/2004
4
Subject: Jack London On-Street Parking Improvements |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: A continued discussion regarding the update report and recommendations for |
the proposed Jack London District Mixed Use Permit Parking Program (03-0201-1) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Works Committee on 5/25/2004
5
Subject: Vanguard Construction - West Oakland Bay Trail |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing award of a contract to Vanguard Construction |
for the construction of West Oakland Bay Trail (Project Number G134010) in the amount of four |
hundred seventy-nine thousand one hundred twenty-four dollars and forty-four cents ($479,124. |
44)(PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E OF THE CITY CHARTER, THIS ITEM REQUIRES A |
2/3 VOTE) (04-0278) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, 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 As a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by |
the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brooks and Chair Nadel |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan and Member Chang |
6
Subject: Storm Drainage Master Plan |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: A Report and Presentation on the Storm Drainage Master Plan Draft |
Recommendations and request for direction from Council (04-0296) |
A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
this matter be Forwarded with No Recommendation to the Special |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council |
Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Mid-Cycle |
Policy Budget Review, due back on May 18, 2004. The motion carried by |
the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and Member |
Chang |
7
Subject: Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Oakland to amend the Agreement |
with the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program to change voting allocations and contracting |
authorization to implement the Alameda Countywide Clean Water Program (04-0283) |
*Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to Concurrent |
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council on 5/18/2004 |
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER BRUNNER, A QUORUM |
OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE AND |
SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS |
COMMITTEE, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL |
COUNCIL AT 12:57 P.M. |
8
Subject: City of Oakland Infrastructure Needs |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution establishing prioritization methods for the City of |
Oakland's facilities and structures, parks and open space, sewers, storm drains, streets sidewalks, |
and traffic improvement infrastructure needs (04-0226) |
Continued to *Public Works Committee
The following individual spoke on this item and indicated a neutral position: |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to continue discussion of |
this item to a future Public Works Committee meeting and directed staff to |
return with an amended Resolution that incorporates language not to exclude |
building new parks or open space if there is no dedicated maintenance funding, |
include pedestrian traffic in the analysis for prioritizing traffic improvements, |
analyze the correlation between sidewalks and trees, and include equity of |
prioritized projects across Council districts. The future report should also |
include more definition of the funding and be reviewed by Risk Management. |
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED AT THIS |
TIME AND RECONVENED AS THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. |
9
Subject: Resurfacing of Certain Streets |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing award of a construction contract to McGuire |
and Hester for resurfacing of certain streets in the City of Oakland for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 ( |
Project Number C234930) in the amount of $3,928,797.40 (PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E |
OF THE CITY CHARTER, THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL - 6 |
AFFIRMATIVE VOTES) (TITLE CHANGE) (04-0213-1) |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
10
Subject: Garfield Park Field Repair Project |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to award a construction |
contract to American Civil Constructors, Inc., for the Garfield Park Field Repair (Project No. C |
196610) in the amount of one hundred sixty two thousand four hundred and twenty seven dollars |
($162,427) (PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E OF THE CITY CHARTER, THIS ITEM |
REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE) (04-0336) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, 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 As a Consent Calendar item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and Member |
Chang |
11
Subject: Main Library Children's Room Renovation Project |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to reject all bids for the Main |
Library Children's Room Renovation Project, to negotiate a contract, and to award a construction |
contract within budget in an amount not to exceed $270,000 (PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E |
OF THE CITY CHARTER, THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE) (04-0284) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Chang, 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 May 18, 2004. The motion carried by |
the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and Member |
Chang |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the |
Resolution as amended to include language that the City Manager will ensure |
that the contract negotiation is completed in three weeks and that the contract |
will not return to Council for award. |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Public Works Committee adjourned the meeting at 1:42 p.m. |
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In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can |
be taken. |
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