Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Thursday, January 04, 2007
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
Present: Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
1
Closed Session
The City Attorney scheduled a Closed Session for 4 PM on Tuesday, January |
16, 2007 |
2
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of December 21, 2006
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Chang, seconded by Member Brunner, |
to *Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
3
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
There was no action necessary for this item
4
Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the Council Committee |
meetings of January 9, 2007 (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
to *Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
S-4-1
Subject: Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - MOU |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Her |
Designee To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Alameda County, |
City And County Of San Francisco, City Of San Jose And Santa Clara County To |
Establish An Approval Authority Responsible For The Distribution Of The Fiscal |
Year 2006 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant Funds |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 1/23/2007
S-4-2
Subject: Various Emergency Services Grants |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: |
Accept And Appropriate A Grant For Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) |
For The Period January 1, 2006 To October 31, 2007 Federal Fiscal Year 2005 |
And Fiscal Year 2006, From The State Of California's Homeland Security Grant |
Program For Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Enhancement And |
Citizen Corps Council Projects, Awarded And Administered By The Alameda |
County Operational Area To The City Of Oakland Office Of Emergency Services |
(OES) For The Citizens Of Oakland Respond To Emergencies (CORE) Program, |
And, If CERT Grant Funding Is Increased, Accept And Appropriate Additional |
CERT Grant Funds As Described Above Without Return To Council |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 1/23/2007
S-4-3
Subject: Amendment To The Conflict of Interest Code |
From: Office Of The City Attorney |
Recommendation: Approve The Introduction (First Reading) Of An Ordinance |
Amending The City Of Oakland's Conflict Of Interest Code (Ordinance Number |
11562 C.M.S. Adopted March 23, 1993, As Amended, Oakland Municipal Code |
Chapter 3.16) Enacting A Conflict Of Interest Code For City Of Oakland |
Employees, Members Of Boards And Commissions, And Consultant Positions To |
Update The Designation Of Positions Covered By The Code |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 1/16/2007 |
S-4-4
Subject: Conflict Of Interest Waiver |
From: Office Of The City Attorney |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Waiver Of Any Potential |
Conflict Of Interest That The Law Firm Of Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos, |
Rudy LLP May Have As A Result Of Providing Employee Benefit Advice To The |
City, And Permitting Them To Represent Yellow Cab In Its Upcoming Appeal Of |
The Decision Revoking 10 Of Yellow Cab's Taxi Permits/Medallions |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 1/16/2007 |
The committee requested that this item also be heard in Closed Session if |
allowable. |
S-4-5
Subject: Communications Technology Cluster Payments |
From: Office of the City Auditor |
Recommendation: Withdraw The Informational Report On The Performance Audit |
Of Payments Made To An Agreement Entered Into On Behalf Of Communications |
Technology Cluster For The Period Covering March 2, 1999 Through October 24, |
2006; From The January 11, 2007 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda And |
Place On The Pending List, No Specific Date |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
S-4-6
Subject: Community Report Card |
From: Councilmember Kernighan And Vice-Mayor Quan |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Parks |
Coalition Entitled A Community Report Card On The State Of Oakland Parks |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 1/23/2007
The Committee requested that staff attend the meeting to respond to questions |
regarding the report card |
S-4-7
Subject: Conley Consulting - Agreement |
From: Community And Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Withdraw From The January 9, 2007 Community And |
Economic Development Committee Agenda An Agency Resolution Authorizing A |
Professional Services Agreement With Conley Consulting Group To Develop A |
Citywide Retail Recruitment Strategy And Implementation Plan In An Amount |
Not To Exceed $436,720, And Reschedule An Agency Resolution Authorizing A |
Professional Services Agreement With Conley Consulting Group To Develop A |
Citywide Retail Recruitment Strategy And Implementation Plan In An Amount |
Not To Exceed $340,000: On The January 23, 2007 Community And Economic |
Development Committee Agenda |
*Rescheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
1/23/2007 |
The Committee directed staff to prepare the report on Broadway and present |
that portion on January 23, 2007 |
S-4-8
Subject: Kwock Yee - Service Recognition |
From: Office Of Parks And Recreation |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Kwock Yee For Thirty Years |
of Outstanding And Distinguished Service To The City Of Oakland |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 1/16/2007 |
as a Ceremonial item
S-4-9
Subject: Revocation of Ten Taxi Cab Medallions |
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A |
Resolution Denying The Appeal Filed By Mr. And Mrs. Baljit Singh On Behalf Of |
Yellow Cab And Denying The Appeal Filed By Enayat Aminy On Behalf Of East |
Bay Driver Association Against The Administrative Hearing Officer's Decision To |
Revoke Ten Taxi Medallions Issued To Yellow Cab Company |
Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
City Council on 1/16/2007 |
as a Public Hearing
S-4-10
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: Action On A Report Calculating The Salary Of The Mayor Of |
The City Of Oakland, In Conformance With The Procedures Set Forth In Article |
III, Section 300 Of The Oakland City Charter |
Scheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on 1/25/2007
4-11
Subject: Limitations On Residential Eminent Domain Authority |
From: Community And Economic Development Agency |
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: |
1) An Ordinance Adopting The First Amendment To The Broadway/MacArthur/ |
San Pablo Redevelopment Plan To Limit The Redevelopment Agency's Eminent |
Domain Authority Over Residential Property; And |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
1/23/2007 |
and as a Public Hearing on February 20, 2007
2) An Agency Resolution Approving And Recommending Adoption Of The First Amendment |
To The Broadway/MacArthur/San Pablo Redevelopment Plan To Limit The Redevelopment |
Agency's Eminent Domain Authority Over Residential Property |
Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
1/23/2007 |
and as a Public Hearing on February 20, 2007
5
A review of the Agendas for the Concurrent Meeting of ORA/City Council for the meeting |
of January 16, 2007 and the Rules and Legislation Committee meeting of January 18, 2007 |
A motion was made by Vice Mayor Chang, seconded by Member Brunner, |
to *Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
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Subject: City Auditor's Salary |
Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendation On The City Auditor's Salary |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
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 January 16, 2007. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
Recommendation: Receive The City Auditor's Report Regarding The Report Calculating The |
Oakland City Auditor's Salary In Conformity With The Oakland City Charter |
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Vice Mayor Chang, |
that this matter be *Received and Forwarded to the Concurrent Meeting of |
the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / City Council, due back on January |
16, 2007. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Aye; 3 - Vice Mayor Chang, Member Brunner and Chair De La Fuente |
OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
Adjournment
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