Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
*Life Enrichment Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
6:00 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee convened at 6:05 p.m., |
with Councilmember Chang presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
A LACK OF A QUORUM WAS NOTED. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO |
PROCEED, REVIEW THE ITEMS, AND TO TAKE AN ACTION WHEN A |
QUORUM IS DECLARED. |
THE ROLL CALL WAS MODIFIED TO NOTE COUNCILMEMBER |
BRUNNER AND COUNCILMEMBER QUAN PRESENT AT 6:10 P.M. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan |
and Chair Chang |
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meetings held on July 13, 2004 and |
September 14, 2004 |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, to |
*Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items (Pending List)
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, to |
*Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
FROM THE PENDING LIST/NO SPECIFIC DATE
2-1
Subject: East Bay Zoological Society, Inc. |
From: Office of the City Manager |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing an agreement between the City |
of Oakland and the East Bay Zoological Society, Inc., for the management of the |
Knowland Park and Zoo, for a twenty-year period expiring on April, 20, 2023, and |
renewable for one additional ten-year option (03-0039) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 10/5/2004
3
Subject: Union Point Park Project |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept and |
appropriate a contribution of $300,000 from the Port of Oakland for the development of the |
Union Point Park Project (C196810); and to amend the project management contract with |
Spanish Speaking Unity Council to reflect the increased total project budget from $8,674,000 to |
$8,974,000 (04-0596) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, 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 October 5, 2004 as a Consent Calendar Item The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
4
Subject: Recreational Grants for Specified Projects |
From: Public Works Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to apply for, accept |
and appropriate grant funds for the State Urban Parks and Healthy Communities Program under |
the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of |
2002 for the following projects and amounts: 1) Greenman Field for $600,000; and 2) East |
Oakland Sports Complex for $1,000,000 (04-0583a) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Brunner, 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 October 19, 2004 as a Non-consent |
Item The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the |
Resolution as amended to remove the East Oakland Sports Complex Project |
and replace it with Lincoln Square, with Councilmember Wan has agreed to |
provide grant matching funds from his Pay-go Funds. |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
5
Subject: Raiders Surcharge Expenditures |
From: Office of Parks and Recreation |
Recommendation: Action on a Report regarding prioritization criteria for use of Raiders |
Surcharge Funds and recommendation of expend $164,740.65 from the Raiders Surcharge for |
renovation of Golden Gate/Bob Mason Field (04-0534) |
*Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to Concurrent |
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council on |
10/5/2004 |
as a Consent Calendar Item |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
6
Subject: Recreation Center Ratings |
From: Office of Parks and Recreation |
Recommendation: Action on a Report regarding the five highest and five lowest rated |
recreation centers and plans for program and service improvements (04-0347a) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
7
Subject: Children and Youth Wait-Listed Non-Profit Agencies |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate and |
execute professional service contracts between the City of Oakland and Oakland Fund for |
Children and Youth wait-listed non-profit agencies to provide direct services for Children and |
Youth for Fiscal Year 2005 in an amount not to exceed $ 562,547 (04-0647-1) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, 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 October 5, 2004 as a Consent Calendar |
Item The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Wan and Chair Chang |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to accept the Resolution, |
staff's report and directed staff to refer to City Auditor's report the Rules and |
Legislation Committee for scheduling as a discussion item regarding the $1.86 |
million in revenues owed to the Kids First! Fund. |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
Councilmember Quan was noted excused at 7:49 p.m. |
Councilmember Quan was noted present at 7:56 p.m. |
7.1
Subject: Oakland Fund for Children and Youth Fund Balance |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Action on a Report and Recommendation from the Oakland Fund for |
Children and Youth Planning and Oversight Committee concerning the use of Kids First ! Fund |
Balance and responding to the City Auditor's report dated June 22, 2004 "Kids First! Oakland |
Children's Fund for the period July 1, 1997 through December 31, 2003, matching mandated |
Fiscal Year revenues and calendar year expenditures (04-0647) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, 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 October 5, 2004 as a Consent Calendar |
Item The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Wan and Chair Chang |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to accept the Resolution, |
staff's report and directed staff to refer to City Auditor's report the Rules and |
Legislation Committee for scheduling as a discussion item regarding the $1.86 |
million in revenues owed to the Kids First! Fund. |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
7.2
Subject: "Kid's First!" Auditor's Report |
From: Office of the City Auditor |
Recommendation: Receive the City Auditor's report dated July 6, 2004 "Kids First! Oakland |
Children's Fund for the period July 1, 1997 through December 31, 2003, matching mandated |
Fiscal Year revenues and calendar year expenditures (04-0647ca) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Rescheduled to the *Rules & Legislation Committee as a |
Consent Calendar Item The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Wan and Chair Chang |
The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to accept the Resolution, |
staff's report and directed staff to refer to City Auditor's report the Rules and |
Legislation Committee for scheduling as a discussion item regarding the $1.86 |
million in revenues owed to the Kids First! Fund. |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
8
Subject: Senior Companion Program |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept and |
appropriate grant funds from the City of Berkeley in the amount estimated at $14,825 and the |
Alameda County Area Agency on Aging in the amount estimated at $40,289 for the Senior |
Companion Program for the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 (04-0720) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Quan, 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 October 5, 2004 as a Consent Calendar Item The motion |
carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
This Item was taken out of order.
9
Subject: Oakland Public Library's - Master Facilities Plan |
Recommendation: Action on a Status Report regarding the Oakland Public Library's draft |
Master Facilities Plan and request for feedback on the needs assessment and recommendations |
for Oakland's libraries (04-0703) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Brunner, that |
this matter be *Rescheduled to the *Life Enrichment Committee, to be |
heard at the October 12, 2004 meeting. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE : 15 MINUTES)
The following individual(s) spoke during Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Life Enrichment Committee adjourned at 8:07 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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