City of Oakland Legistar System

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: Designation of Oakland Fire Stations As “Safe Havens”

From: Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Designating Oakland Fire Stations

As “Safe Havens” For The Purposes Of The State's Safe Haven For

Newborns Law And Authorizing The City Administrator To Undertake

Actions Necessary To Effectuate The Designation; on the April 12, 2005

Public Safety Committee agenda

Subject: Amendment to the Sunshine Ordinance - Executive Officer

Report Materials

From: Office of the City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapter 2.20 Of The

Oakland Municipal Code (Aka "The Sunshine Ordinance") To Require

That City Executive Officers Provide Agenda Related Materials To The

City Clerk (City Attorney's Compromise Amendments); on the April 14,

2005 Rules and Legislation Committee agenda

Subject: Education Partnership Committee Schedule

From: Councilmember Chang

Recommendation: Approve the schedule of the next meeting of the

Education Partnership Committee with the following agenda:

1. Report from Oakland Unified School District on New Initiatives for

School Year 2005-06.

2. Report and presentation from Community and Economic Development

Agency on New Housing Development.

3. Report from the Oakland Police Department on the Status of the

Campus Life and School Safety (CLASS) Unit; on the April 26, 2005

Education Partnership Committee agenda

Subject: Municipal Clerks Week

From: Council President De La Fuente

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring May 1 through May 7,

2005 as Municipal Clerks Week; on the May 3, 2005 City Council agenda

as a Ceremonial item

Subject: Steven M. Schwartzberg - Service Recognition

From: Councilmember Chang

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Steven M.

Schwartzberg For 32 Years Of Dedicated Service To The Residents Of

Oakland And Alameda County; on the April 5, 2005 City Council agenda

Subject: Massage Establishments and Therapists Regulation

From: Council President De La Fuente

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal

Code 5.36, "Massage Establishments and Massage Therapists", to impose

new permitting requirements including, but not limited to, criminal

background checks for applicants and employees, and Amending Oakland

Planning Code 17.102.170, "Special Regulations Applying to Massage

Service Activities", to eliminate the Conditional Use Permit (CUP)

requirement and add a reference to massage permit regulations in OMC

5.36; on the May 10, 2005 Community and Economic Development and

Public Safety Committee agendas

Subject: Head Start Family Child Care Home Services

From: Department of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator,

on behalf of the City of Oakland, to negotiate and execute professional

services contracts between the City and various Family Care Providers to

provide Head Start Family Child Care home services; on the May 10, 2005

Life Enrichment Committee agenda

Subject: Child Development Services

From: Department of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator,

on behalf of the City of Oakland, to apply for, accept, and appropriate Head

Start basic, training/technical assistance, quality improvement, cost of

living adjustment (COLA), and Early Head Start grants for Program Year

2005-06 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services,

Administration for Children and Families (DHHS/ACF) in the estimated

amount of $14,446,279, and authorizing the City to contract with the Unity

Council in an estimated amount of $4,048,006 to provide child

development services under said grants; on the May 10, 2005 Life

Enrichment Committee agenda

Subject: Henry Robinson Multi-service Center (Touraine Hotel)

From: Director of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt the following pieces of legislation:

1) Adopt an Agency Resolution authorizing a lease of the Henry Robinson

Multi-service Center (Touraine Hotel) to Phoenix Programs, Inc. and

2) Adopt a Resolution of the City of Oakland authorizing a lease of the

families in transitional/scattered sites properties and Mathilda Cleveland

Transitional Housing Property to East Oakland Community Project for the

purpose of delivering services under the City of Oakland's supportive

housing programs; on the May 10, 2005 Life Enrichment Committee

agenda

Subject: Oakland's Arbor Day 2005

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution proclaiming Friday, April 29, 2005,

to be Oakland's Arbor Day 2005 and authorizing an Official Tree Planting

Ceremony at Defremery Park, 1651 Adeline Street; on the April 12, 2005

Public Works Committee agenda

Subject: City-Wide Tree Planting Program

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the application,

acceptance and appropriation of funds for the Urban Forestry Grant

Program of the Proposition 12 Watershed, Wildlife and Parks Improvement

Bond Act of 2000, in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for

the City-Wide Tree Planting Program; on the April 12, 2005 Public Works

Committee agenda

Subject: Underground Utility District No 233 - Construction Contract

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: A Request to amend the Title for the Resolution related

to the Contract related to Underground Utility District No. 233 to read as

follows: Adopt a Resolution authorizing award of a construction contract to

Underground Construction Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed

$9,282,964.45 for construction of Underground Utility District No. 233, on

MacArthur Boulevard (from 73rd Avenue to the San Leandro city line)

("District") using $1,673,022 in City of Oakland funds out of a budget of

$2,000,000 for the project and payments from PG&E, SBC and Comcast

totaling $7,609,942, subject to certain conditions or, rejection of all bids

and waiver of bidding requirements and negotiation of a contract to

construct the District for an amount within budget starting with the lowest,

responsible bidder; on the April 12, 2005 Public Works Committee agenda

Subject: Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District

From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of intention and accepting the Fiscal

Year 2005-06 preliminary Engineer's Report for the City of Oakland

Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District and setting the date for a

Public Hearing; on the April 26, 2005 Finance and Management

Committee agenda

Subject: Wildfire Prevention Assessment District

From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget Office

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of intention and accepting the

Fiscal Year 2005-06 Preliminary Annual Report for the City of Oakland

Wildfire Prevention Assessment District pursuant to the Oakland

Municipal Code and setting the date for a Public Hearing; on the April 26,

2005 Finance and Management Committee agenda

Subject: Permitted Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Operations

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive an Information Report Regarding a Review of

the First Seven Months of Operation of Oakland's Four permitted Medical

Marijuana Dispensaries; on the April 12, 2005 Public Safety Committee

agenda

Subject: Raiders Ticket Surcharge

From: Office of the City Administrator - Budget Office

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution decreasing estimated revenue and

offsetting appropriation from the 2004 Raiders Ticket Surcharge and

authorizing a transfer of $152,327.78 from the Non-Departmental citywide

activities to the Office of Parks and Recreation to benefit Citywide youth

activities; on the April 12, 2005 Finance and Management Committee

agenda

Subject: Gender Based Discrimination

From: Vice Mayor Brunner and Councilmembers Nadel and Quan

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution on United Nations Convention on the elimination

of all forms of discrimination against women

Subject: Assembly Bill 655 - Admissions Surcharge

From: Councilmember Nadel

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring the City of Oakland's position on the

following 2005 State Legislation: Support AB 655 - Admissions surcharge: California

Arts Council

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