City of Oakland Legistar System

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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.

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without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is

controversial as determined by the Rules Committee.

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

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not require or permit Council action.

Roll Call / Call to Order

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Patricia Kernighan, District 2; Desley Brooks, District 6; Vice Mayor

Henry Chang, Jr., At-Large; Chairperson Nancy Nadel, District 3

Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on June 12, 2007

Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items

Subject: Litter Enforcement Unit Report

From: Council President De La Fuente

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Public Works Agency

Regarding The Litter Enforcement Unit Of The Public Works Agency Detailing Staffing,

Areas Of Focus, Investigation Of Illegal Dumping, Fines Assessed, Abandoned Vehicles

Cited And Towed, And Education And Outreach Efforts In The Community

Subject: Class II Bicycle Lanes On West Street

From: Councilmember Jane Brunner

Recommendation: Action On A Report On The Status Of Installation Of Class II Bicycle

Lanes On West Street By Reducing Travel Lanes From Four To Two Through Lanes

And Adding A Continuous Center Turn Lane Between 52nd Street And West MacArthur

Subject: Ban Of Plastic Carry-Out Bags

From: Councilmembers Nancy Nadel and Jean Quan

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Banning The Use Of Non-Biodegradable Plastic

Carry-Out Bags At Point Of Sale By Retail Establishments In The City Of Oakland That

Gross One Million Dollars Or More Annually And Providing Education And Incentives

For Shoppers To Use Re-usable Bags At Affected Retail Establishments In The City

Subject: Carter Gilmore Sports Complex Contract Increase

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her

Designee, To Increase The Contract Amount For The Carter Gilmore Sports Complex

(Formerly Known As Greenman Field) Renovation And Community Park Project With

Star Construction, Inc., In The Amount of $600,000.00, Bringing The Total Contract

Amount To $2,162,000.00, For The Construction Of Ballfield Irrigation, Drainage And

Landscaping Improvements

Subject: ELS Architecture And Urban Design Agreement - Amendment 3

Fro: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Her

Designee, To Waive The Competitive Request-For-Proposal Process For Professional

Services And To Execute Amendment No. 3 To The Professional Services Agreement

With ELS Architecture And Urban Design To Revise And Develop A Phased Master Plan

And To Provide Full Design And Construction Support Services For Phase One Of The

East Oakland Sports Complex Project At Ira Jinkins Park In An Amount Not To Exceed

One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00), Bringing The Total Not To

Subject: Revocable And Conditional Permit - 406 12th Street

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting Press Building Associates, LLC, A

Revocable And Conditional Permit To Allow An Existing Basement For A Building At

406 12th Street To Encroach Under The Public Sidewalk Along 12th Street And Franklin

Street

Subject: Traffic Signal Installation - Various Locations

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract For

Installation Of Traffic Signals At The Mountain Boulevard/SR13 - Off Ramp, And San

Pablo Ave/65th Street

Subject: Revocable And Conditional Permit - 1408 11th Avenue

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting Don Ho And Judy Chu A Revocable

And Conditional Permit To Allow A Vault And Electrical Transformer For An Existing

Building At 1408 11th Avenue To Encroach Under The Public Sidewalk

Subject: Paxton Avenue - Vacating

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Vacating Paxton Avenue From Its Intersection

With Coolidge Avenue To Its Terminus At Peralta Hacienda Historical Park

Subject: Proposed Vacation Of Paxton Avenue

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Receiving Supporting Evidence And Public

Comments And Adopting Findings On A Proposed Vacation Of Paxton Avenue Between

Its Intersection With Coolidge Avenue And Its Terminus In Peralta Historical Park

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, Accept, And

Appropriate Up To Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00) In Fiscal Year

2007-2008 Transportation Fund For Clean Air (TFCA) Funds For The 7th Street (West

Oakland BART) Streetscape Project; And

2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept And

Appropriate Up To Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) In Grant Funds For

Diesel Participate Filters For City Vehicles And to Enter Into A Funding Agreement With

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District If The Application Is Approved By The

District's Board Of Directors

Subject: Fiscal Year 2005-2006 Performance Results

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year 2005-2006

Performance Measure Results For The Public Works Agency

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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*In the event 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

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