Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Life Enrichment Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
6:00 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Kernighan, Member Quan, Member |
Brooks and Chair Chang |
The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee convened at 6:30 PM, |
with Councilmember Henry Chang presiding as Chairperson. |
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on June 27, 2006
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 Kernighan, Member Quan, Member Brooks and |
Chair Chang |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
There was no action necessary for this item
3
Subject: Knowland Park And Zoo Management Agreement Amendment |
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Amendment No. 2 To The Fifteen Year |
Agreement Between The City Of Oakland And The East Bay Zoological Society, Inc., For The |
Management And Operation Of The Knowland Park And Zoo, Expiring On October 31, 2019, |
That Substitutes The Requirement Of "One-Free Admission Day Per Month For Oakland |
Residents" With The "Zoo-To-Community: An Urban Outreach Program" (06-0290) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
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 18, 2006 as a Non-Consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan, Member Brooks and |
Chair Chang |
The Committee approved the program with the requirement that a quarterly |
report would be presented on the status of the program including statistics on |
vouchers redeemed. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
4
Subject: Public Art Design - 66th Avenue Gateway Project |
From: Cultural Arts And Marketing |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And |
Execute Professional Services Agreement With Valerie Otani And Fernanda D'Agostino For |
Public Art Design And Fabrication Services For The 66th Avenue Gateway Project In An |
Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) Per Artist (06-0419) |
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
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 18, 2006 as a Consent Calendar |
item. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Chang |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan and Member Brooks |
The Committee amended the resolution to include language regarding the |
fabrication of the design to take place in Oakland when it is feasible to do so. |
5
Subject: Oakland City Stables Concessionaire |
From: Office Of Parks And Recreation |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And |
Execute A Concessionaire Agreement Between The City Of Oakland And Metropolitan |
Equestrian Preservation Society To Operate And Manage Equestrian Programs And Provide |
Facility Improvements To Oakland City Stables, Located At 13560 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, |
California For A Five Year Term With Three Consecutive Five Year Options To Renew |
(06-0422) |
A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Chair 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 July 18, 2006 as a Non-Consent item. |
The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brooks |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan and Chair Chang |
The Committee requested a supplemental report providing the following |
information: 1) A detailed budget from MEPS; 2) Time frame for expected |
disbursement of city funds and 3) More information on the programs listed in |
the packet. The Resolution was amended by staff to include the following: |
Further Resolved: that the Council authorizes the City Administrator, in |
negotiations with MEPS, to modify the City Stables boarding fees on the Master |
Fee Schedule 2004 and that Council will amend the master Fee Schedule at a |
later date to reflection the contracted changes; and be it... |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
- Pastor Bertrand Todd, Jr. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
6
Subject: Oakland Food System Assessment Study |
From: Office Of The Mayor |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Food System Assessment |
Study (06-0427) |
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan, Member Brooks and |
Chair Chang |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
7
Subject: Joint Powers Authority Agreement For Children And Youth Issues |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Creation Of The Youth Ventures Joint |
Powers Authority For Children And Youth Issues Between The City Of Oakland, Alameda |
County, And the East Bay Community Foundation (06-0470) |
A motion was made by Chair Chang, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
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 18, 2006 as a Non-Consent item. The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan, Member Brooks and |
Chair Chang |
The Committee requested a supplemental report providing the following |
information: 1) Detail on the matching grants; 2) Examples of different JPA |
models; and 3) The Core mission of the entity. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) spoke against this item: |
The following individual(s) indicated on position this item: |
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Subject: Oakland Public Library's Master Plan |
From: Oakland Public Library |
Recommendation: A Presentation Of Implementation Options For The Oakland Public Library's |
2006 Draft Master Facilities Plan And Request For Council Direction (06-0406-1) |
A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Chair Chang, that |
this matter be *Received and Forwarded to the Concurrent Meeting of the |
Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on July 18, 2006 |
as a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Kernighan, Member Quan, Member Brooks and |
Chair Chang |
The Committee heard the presentation and forwarded the 5 options plus one |
additional option to the full Council. |
The following individual(s) spoke in favor of this item: |
The following individual(s) indicated no 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 Life Enrichment Committee adjourned the meeting at 9:52 PM |
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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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