Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612 |
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LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Public Works Committee
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Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
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City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
12:30 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
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Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
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The Oakland City Council Public Works Committee Committee convened at |
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12:32 p.m., with Councilmember Nadel presiding as Chairperson. |
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Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on November 28, 2006
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A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Quan, to |
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*Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
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Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
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A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Chang, to |
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*Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
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following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
FROM THE PENDING/NO SPECIFIC DATE LIST
#8
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Subject: Exterior Lighting At Schools |
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From: Councilmember Nancy Nadel |
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Recommendation: Action On A Report Recommending An Increase In Exterior Lighting At |
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Schools With After-School Programs Or Activities After 5 PM During The Winter To Improve |
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Public Safety For Staff And Youth |
Referred to the next Education Partnership Committee Meeting
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Subject: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Performance Results |
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From: Office of the City Administrator |
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Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Performance |
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Measure Results For the Public Works Agency |
Forwarded to a January 2007 Public Works Committee Meeting
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From: Councilmember Jane Brunner |
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Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendations Regarding The Design Of |
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Utility Boxes Installed In The Public Right Of Way In The City Of Oakland, Including The |
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Consideration Of Undergrounding And Designs Appropriate To Residential Neighborhoods |
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A motion was made by Member Brooks, seconded by Member Quan, that |
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this matter be *Approve as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and |
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Forward to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment |
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Agency/City Council, due back on December 19, 2006 as a Non-Consent |
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item. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
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The Committee approved an urgency moratorium ordinance submitted by the |
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Office of Councilmember Brunner with the following amendments: 1) The |
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moratorium ending date noted in Section 6 to be revised from February 28, |
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2006 to February 5, 2006; and 2) option to resolve installation issues by |
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administrative review. The Committee directed staff on the following issues: 1) |
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look at the planning guidelines used by San Francisco; 2) more information |
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from other City staff besides CEDA and PWA; 3) staff to send more information |
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to other departments for additional public noticing; 4) strict guidelines on how |
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citizens can work on getting something better; 5) notification of |
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Councilmembers when permits are issued in their district; 6) more detailed |
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design review process; 7) undergrounding when feasible and provide a means |
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by which the applicant can prove otherwise; 8) if project goes to design review, |
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then all players to be at the table for discussion; 9) Councilmember Brunner |
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staff to work with CEDA staff on installation issues; and 10) initiate the same |
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design review process for City owned facility boxes. |
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The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Standard Specifications For Public Works Construction |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Adopting The "Standard Specifications For Public |
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Works Construction, 2006 Edition" And Repealing Ordinance No. 12614 C.M.S. And All |
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Resolutions Related Thereto |
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A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brooks, that |
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this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
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Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
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due back on December 19, 2006 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion |
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carried by the following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
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Subject: Zephyr Gate Subdivision |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting Pulte Homes Corporation A Revocable And |
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Conditional Permit To Allow Electrical Transformers And Vaults For The Zephyr Gate |
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Subdivision At 1203 - 1333 Wood Street To Encroach Under The Public Sidewalk Along |
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Wood Street, 12th Street, And 14th Street |
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A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Chang, that |
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this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
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Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
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due back on December 19, 2006 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion |
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carried by the following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
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Subject: Rajappan & Meyer - Contract Amendment |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The |
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Contract With Rajappan & Meyer Consulting Engineers Inc. To Add Additional Design And |
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Engineering Services For The 12th Street Reconstruction Project And To Increase The Contract |
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From Four Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,700,000.00) To A Total Contact |
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Amount Not-To-Exceed Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00), And |
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Waive The RFP Requirement For The New Work |
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A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Chair Nadel, that this |
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matter be Forwarded with No Recommendation to the Concurrent Meeting |
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of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, due back on |
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December 19, 2006 as a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by the |
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following vote: |
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Councilmember Abstained: Member Brooks |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Chair Nadel and Member Chang |
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The Committee directed staff to report on the percentage of dollars to be |
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received by outside firms and local firms in the contract. The Committee also |
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directed staff to consult with the contractor urging them to utilize local |
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subcontractors. The Committee further directed staff to look at how to circulate |
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dollars within the City by using local subcontractors. |
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Subject: Harrison Street/Oakland Avenue Corridor Transportation Plan |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, |
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Accept, And Appropriate Up To One Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand And Fifty Dollars |
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($187,050.00) In Fiscal Year 2007-2008 California Department Of Transportation |
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Community-Based Transportation Planning Grant Funds For The Harrison /Oakland Corridor |
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Community Transportation Plan |
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A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Chair Nadel, that this |
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matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
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Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
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due back on December 19, 2006 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion |
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carried by the following vote: |
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Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Brooks, Chair Nadel and |
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Member Chang |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
Adjournment
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There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
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City Council Public Works Committee adjourned the meeting at 1:37 p.m. |
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In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
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noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can |
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be taken. |
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