PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.

OBSERVE:

• To observe, the public may view the televised video conference by viewing KTOP channel 10

on Xfinity (Comcast) or ATT Channel 99 and locating City of Oakland KTOP - Channel 10

• To observe the meeting online from the City’s Agenda Meeting Calendar, at the noticed

meeting time, please click on https://oakland.legistar.com/calendar.aspx and click on the “In

Progress” link under “Video” for the corresponding meeting.

• To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link: _______ at the noticed

meeting time.

• To listen to the meeting by phone, please call the numbers below at the noticed meeting time:

Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):US: +1 669 900 6833 or

+1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or

833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276

(Toll Free) Meeting ID:

If asked for a participant ID or code, press #.

PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON EACH ACTION ITEM. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC

WISHING TO SPEAK MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD FOR EACH ITEM. SPEAKERS' CARDS

MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE ITEM IS READ INTO THE RECORD.

COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN DURING OPEN FORUM AT THE

END OF THE MEETING.

ELECTRONIC SPEAKER CARDS/PUBLIC COMMENTS:

• eComment. To send your comment directly to Council members go to

https://oakland.legistar.com/calendar.aspx and click on the “eComment” link for the

corresponding meeting. Please note that eComment submission closes twenty-four (24) hours

before meeting start time.

• To Comment In Person Members Of The Public Must Submit A Separate Speaker Card For

Each Item On The Agenda To The City Clerk Before The Item Is Called.

• To Submit An Electronic Speaker Card, Members Of The Public Must (1) Visit The City Of

Oakland Meeting Calendar Website At: https://oakland.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (2) Click the

hyperlink labeled ‘eComment’ in the far right column of the meeting you wish to participate,

(You Will Be Redirected To The Specific Meeting Webpage); And (3) Register To ‘Sign In To

Speak’ For Each Agenda Item(s) You Wish To Speak to.

PLEASE NOTE, ELECTRONIC SPEAKER CARDS MUST BE SUBMITTED 24 HOURS BEFORE

THE SCHEDULED MEETING START TIME.

*To Be Recognized To Speak Via ZOOM, Speaker Cards Must Be Submitted and Received

Before The City Clerk Reads the Item Into the Record.

• Once You Have Submitted Your Speaker Card - Your Zoom Profile Name Will Be

Acknowledged To Speak When Public Comment Is Taken.When your name is called please

raise your hand in zoom (By Pressing “*9”) and Unmute Your Self By Pressing *6. You Will Be

Permitted To Speak During Your Turn. Instructions On How To “Raise Your Hand” Is Available

At: Https://Support.Zoom.Us/Hc/En-Us/Articles/205566129 - Raise-Hand-In-Webinar.

Agenda Management Unit at cityclerk@oaklandca.gov

- Office of the City Clerk

DEFINITION OF TERMS:

• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation

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

• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that

does not require or permit Council action.

• Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council

minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular

Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii)

pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with

unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall

not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by

the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule

28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent

Item.

• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular

Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has

forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high

level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules

and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is

otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Rowena Brown, At Large; Councilmember

Carroll Fife, District 3; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5; Councilmember

Ken Houston, District 7; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4;

Councilmember Zac Unger, District 1; Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2;

Council President Kevin Jenkins, District 6

Modifications To The Agenda And Procedural Items, Including But Not Limited To

Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent, Items To The Next

Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items,

Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING

REQUIREMENTS:

ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:

CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

OPEN FORUM

ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION

(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of

The Council)

Americans With Disabilities Act

If you need special assistance, including translation services to participate in

Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the

City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the

meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also,

in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or

multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented

products to meetings.

Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit

Phone: (510) 238-6406

Fax: (510) 238-6699

Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386

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