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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.

Roll Call / Call to Order

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Jane Brunner, District 1; Larry Reid, District 7; Henry Chang, At-Large;

and Chairperson Ignacio De La Fuente, District 5

Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of January 5, 2006

Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items

(R&L Item 3 01-19-06)

Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the Council Committee

meetings of January 24, 2006 (SUPPLEMENTAL)

Subject: PUEBLO Survey Findings - Report

From: Oakland Police Department

Recommendation: Receive A Report Of Survey Findings: City Of Oakland

And People United For A Better Oakland (PUEBLO) Survey On Police

Services And The Filing Of Complaints; On The February 14, 2006 Public

Safety Committee Agenda

Subject: Franchise Grantee Worker Protections

From: Office of the City Attorney

Recommendation: Approve The Introduction (First Reading) Of An

Ordinance Creating Chapter 5.81 Of The Oakland Municipal Code to:

Prohibit Franchise Grantees From Discriminating Against Employees For

Participating In Employee Organizations; Require Franchise Grantees To

Notify Contractors And Subcontractors Of Their Labor Obligations;

Prohibit Discrimination Against Employees For Speaking Before Or Filing

A Complaint With Any Government Agency Or Court; Ensure That

Company Policies Are Not Construed To Limit Organizing Activities By

Employees, And: Authorize The Establishment Of A "Franchise Grantee

Workers Rights Board" (TITLE CHANGE)

Subject: Franchise Labor Requirements

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Approve The Introduction (First Reading) Of An

Ordinance Amending Title 5 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Add

Chapter 5.82, Proprietary Interest Franchise Labor Requirements - Card

Check, Procedure For Determining Employee Preference On

Representation By Labor Organization, Which Will Require Franchises In

Which The City Has A Proprietary Interest To Enter Into A Card Check

Agreement, A Procedure For Determining Employee Preference On The

Subject Of Whether Or Not To Be Represented, With A Labor

Organization That Requests Such An Agreement]

Subject: Comcast Cable Franchise

From: Office of the City Administrator and Office of the City Clerk

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) An Ordinance Of The City Of Oakland Amending Chapter 5.16 Of Title

5 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Regulate The Occupancy And Use

Of Public Rights-Of-Way By Cable Systems And Open Video Systems, To

Provide For Establishment Of Customer Service Standards; Establishing

Franchise And Licensing Requirements For Operators Of Such Systems

And To Prescribe Minimum Charges, Terms, And Conditions For And

Upon The Construction, Maintenance, And Repair Of Such Systems; And

2) An Ordinance Of The City Of Oakland Granting A Thirteen Year Cable Franchise To

Comcast Of California/Colorado, LLC To Construct And Operate A Cable System To

Provide Cable Service Within The City Of Oakland; Establishing The Terms And

Conditions Of The Franchise Grant; And Establishing Certain Remedies For The

Violation Of The Franchise

Subject: Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore - Status Report

From: Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Receive A 15 Minute Status Report From Caltrans On

The Draft Environmental Report To Be Released In Early 2006 On The

Caldecott Tunnel 4th Bore; On The February 21, 2006 City Council

Agenda

Subject: Leona Quarry Construction Effects

From: Councilmember Nadel

Recommendation: Receive A Report On The Effects Of The Construction

At Leona Quarry On The Down-Stream Property Along Chimes Creek

During This Season's Rainstorm Events; On The March 14, 2006 Public

Works Committee Agenda

Subject: Jim Ploss - Recognition

From: Councilmember Brunner

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Remembering Jim Ploss And

Commemorating Him For His Many, Many Years Of Service To His

Community; On The February 7, 2006 City Council Agenda

Subject: Lincoln Elementary School Recognition

From: Councilmembers Kernighan And Chang

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Lincoln Elementary

School For Receiving The National Title 1 Distinguished Schools Award;

On The February 7, 2006 City Council Agenda

Subject: Housing Facility For The Homeless Funding

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution Authorizing The

Redevelopment Agency To Provide A Loan Guarantee For 15 Years In The

Amount Of $1.8 Million For The East Oakland Community Projects

Private Loan And $1 Million In Community Development Block Grant

(CDBG) Program Income For Development Of A New Housing Facility

For The Homeless; On The February 14, 2006 Community And Economic

Development Committee Agenda

Subject: Paramount Village - Agreement

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt An Agency Resolution Authorizing An Exclusive

Negotiating Agreement With Paramount Village, LLC, A Joint Venture Of

The Hahn Family And Toll Brothers, Inc., To Develop Housing, Retail

Space, And Public Parking To be Purchased By The City/Agency, On

Portions Of The Block Bounded By Telegraph Avenue, Broadway, 22nd

Street And 21st Street; On The February 28, 2006 Community And

Economic Development Committee Agenda

Subject: Army Base Memorandum Of Agreement - Amendment

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The July 8,

2003 Army Base Memorandum Of Agreement ("MOA"), Specifying An

Alternative Payment Method As Provided In Section 2.2 Of The MOA And

Resolving Inconsistencies Between The MOA And The Proposed Army

Base Public Trust Exchange Agreement; And

2) An Agency Resolution Authorizing The Agency Administrator To

Amend The July 8, 2003 Army Base Memorandum Of Agreement

("MOA"), Specifying An Alternative Payment Method As Provided In

Section 2.2 Of The MOA And Resolving Inconsistencies Between The

MOA And The Proposed Army Base Public Trust Exchange Agreement;

On The February 14, 2006 Community And Economic Development

Committee Agenda, And Scheduling A Public Hearing For February 21,

2006

Subject: Solid Waste Reduction

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: A Request To Withdraw From The February 14, 2006

Public Works Agenda A Resolution Adopting A Strategic Plan For

Reduction And Recycling Of Residential, Commercial And Industrial Solid

Wastes To Achieve The Council Goal of 75% Solid Waste Diversion In

2010; And Reschedule To The February 28, 2006 Public Works Committee

Agenda

Subject: Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Landscape Improvement

Project

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator

To 1) Accept And Express Appreciation For A Private Donation Of

Forty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($48,000.00) From Owens-Illinois Glass

Container North America For The Peralta Hacienda Historical Park Phase

IIIA Landscape Improvement Project (Project No. C196710); And 2)

Appropriate Said Donation To Said Project For Construction; And 3)

Accept And Express Appreciating For A Gift Of Interpretive Exhibit

Sculptures With An Estimated Value Of Thirty-Four Thousand Dollars

($34,000.00) For Said Project From The Friends Of Peralta Hacienda

Historical Park; On The February 14, 2006 Life Enrichment Committee

Agenda

Subject: Automotive And Equipment Fleet - Report

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Receive A Status Report On The City's Automotive And

Equipment Fleet; On The March 28, 2006 Finance And Management

Committee Agenda

Subject: Flenore Taylor - Recognition

From: Office Of Parks And Recreation

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Flenore Taylor For

Thirty Seven Years Of Outstanding And Distinguished Service To The City

Of Oakland; On The February 7, 2006 City Council Agenda

A review of the Agendas for the Concurrent Meeting of ORA/City Council for the

meeting(s) of January 31, 2006 and Rules and Legislation Committee Meeting of

February 2, 2006

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