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DEFINITION OF TERMS:

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.

Motion for 'Members' Requests for Reconsideration' of an Action taken at the preceding

Council Meeting, shall be scheduled for the next-succeeding City Council meeting as a

non-consent item. (Motion Maker must have voted on prevailing side)

Subject: Earth Month 2006

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Acknowledge The Urban Environmental

Accords Signed By Mayor Jerry Brown On January 5, 2005 On The Occasion Of United

Nations World Environment Day And Declaring Oakland A Green City And Proclaiming

April, 2006 As Earth Month In Recognition Of The 36th Anniversary Of Earth Day And

The Several Community Events To Celebrate Oakland As A Sustainable City

Subject: Danny Wong - Recognition

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commending Daniel "Danny" Wong For 34

Years Of Dedicated Service And Congratulating Him On His Retirement From The City

Of Oakland

Subject: Resolution for Shirley J. Walker

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Achievements Of Shirley J.

Walker For Thirty-Two Years Of Exemplary And Dedicated Service To The City Of

Oakland Upon Her Retirement

Pursuant to Section 2.20.080(E)2 of the Sunshine Ordinance an urgency

finding was made at the March 30, 2006 Rules and Legislation Committee

to place this item on the agenda for the following reasons: That there is a

need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body

after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action

relates to a purely ceremonial or commendatory action.

This item requires an urgency finding pursuant to Section 2.20.080 E(2) of

the Sunshine Ordinance requiring a 2/3 majority vote.

Subject: Tim Monroe

From: Councilmember Brunner

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing Tim Monroe For The Completion

Of “Tristo: Tim's Radical Inline Skate Tour Of Oakland” By Skating Each And Every

Street In The City Of Oakland

Pursuant to Section 2.20.080(E)2 of the Sunshine Ordinance an urgency

finding was made at the March 30, 2006 Rules and Legislation Committee

to place this item on the agenda for the following reasons: That there is a

need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body

after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action

relates to a purely ceremonial or commendatory action.

This item requires an urgency finding pursuant to Section 2.20.080 E(2) of

the Sunshine Ordinance requiring a 2/3 majority vote.

Subject: House Resolution 4437

From: Councilmember Brooks

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Opposing House Resolution 4437, Which Would

Make Felons Of 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants, Criminalize Contact With

Undocumented Immigrants And Frustrate The Dreams Of Legal Immigrants Seeking

Citizenship

Pursuant to Section 2.20.080(E)2 of the Sunshine Ordinance an urgency

finding was made at the March 30, 2006 Rules and Legislation Committee

to place this item on the agenda for the following reasons: That there is a

need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body

after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action

relates to a purely ceremonial or commendatory action.

This item requires an urgency finding pursuant to Section 2.20.080 E(2) of

the Sunshine Ordinance requiring a 2/3 majority vote.

Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's

Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health

Crisis With Regard To The AIDS Epidemic

Subject: Medical Cannabis Health Emergency

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A

Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical

Cannabis In The City Of Oakland

View Report.pdf,

79815 CMS.pdf

Subject: Lynart Collins - Settlement

From: Office of the City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of Lynart Collins V. City Of Oakland, Et Al., United

States District Court Case No. C-05-00672 Wha, Our File No. 24310 For A Total

Amount Of $15,000.00. This Case Involves The Shooting Of Plaintiff By An Oakland

Police Officer (Oakland Police Department)

Council discussed this item in closed session on March 21, 2006. Motion

authorizing settlement passed by unanimous vote: 8 Ayes

View Report.pdf,

79816 CMS.pdf

Subject: Alameda County - Settlement

From: Office of the City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of County Of Alameda V. City Of Oakland, Alameda

County Superior Court Case No. RG05-200248, Our File No. X02621 In The Amount Of

$45,000.00. This Case Involves A Trip And Fall Accident On A Deteriorated Portion Of

The Sidewalk (Public Works Agency)

Council discussed this item in closed session on March 21, 2006. Motion

authorizing settlement passed by unanimous vote: 8 Ayes

View Report.pdf,

79817 CMS.pdf

Subject: Port Local 10 - Settlement

From: Office of the City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Claims In The Amounts Specified Of Each Plaintiff As Set

Forth In The Body Of This Resolution. Each Plaintiff Is A Party In The Consolidated

Matters Of Port Local 10 Warehouse And Longshoremen Et Al. (“Local 10”) V. City Of

Oakland, Et Al., United States District Court Case No. C03-2962 TEH (JL), Our File No.

X01958 And Sri Louise Coles Et Al. V. City Of Oakland Et Al., United States District

Court Case No. C03-2961 TEH, Our File No. 23333. This Settlement Is For A Sum Not

To Exceed A Total Of Three Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty

Dollars And No Cents ($393,750.00) Payable To The Plaintiffs In The Amounts Set

Forth In The Body Of This Resolution And To Their Respective Attorneys Of Record

John L. Burris, James B. Chanin, Robert S. Remar Or Haddad And Sherwin. Plaintiffs'

Lawsuits Arise From The April 7, 2003 Port Of Oakland Police Action (Excessive Force/

Civil Rights Violation)

Subject: Public Infrastructure Improvements

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution Approving The Final Map For Tract 7502 For The Prairie Stone I

Residential Home Project At 313 105th Avenue And Accepting Offers Of Dedication

For On-Site Public Utility, Sanitary Sewer, And Emergency Vehicle Assess Easements;

And

2) A Resolution Approving A Subdivision Improvement Agreement With Marinwood

Enterprises, Inc., For The Final Map For Tract 7502 For Construction Of Public

Infrastructure Improvements For The Prairie Stone I Residential Home Project at 313

105th Avenue

Subject: Opposition To Proposed State Budget Cuts

From: Vice Mayor Quan And Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Opposing The Governor's Current Proposed State

Budget Cut Of $114 Million Dollars To Child Care Funding

Subject: Hydrology And Creek Restoration Design Services

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Amendment No. 2 To The

Professional Services Agreement With Kleinfelder, Inc., For As-Needed Hydrology And

Creek Restoration Design Services For An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($400,000), Bringing The Total Contract Amount To Six Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($600,000)

Subject: Beliveau Engineering Contractors, Inc - Contract

From: Public Works Agency

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

Designee, To Award A Construction Contract To Beliveau Engineering Contractors, Inc.,

Subject: Implementation Of Residential Permit Parking

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving Implementation Of Residential Permit

Parking (RPP) On 38th Street From Shafter Avenue To Manila Avenue, And On

Montgomery Street From John Street To Ridgeway Avenue, Both As An Addition To

The Existing Area "A" RPP

The March 28, 2006 Public Works Committee approved recommendations

and directed staff to consider an amendment to revise the Residential

Permit Parking fee schedule during the next budget cycle; 3 Ayes; 1

Abstain - Brooks

Subject: Rehabilitation Of Sanitary Sewers At Various Locations

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Award Of A Contract To Darcy And

Harty Construction, Inc. For The Rehabilitation Of Sanitary Sewers At Various

Locations -The Easement Between Merrit Avenue And Wesley Avenue, Stonewall Road,

Delmont Avenue And Oakdale Avenue, The Easement Between Ney Avenue And

Outlook Avenue, The Easement Between Glenbrook Drive And Yorkshire Drive And

The Easement Between Grand Avenue And Walker Avenue (Project No. C260910) For

The Amount Of Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars (

$352,457.00)

Subject: Phase II Market Street Bikeway Project

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Phase II Market Street Bikeway

Project, From West MacArthur Boulevard To 3rd Street, And Reducing Travel Lanes

From Four (4) Through Lanes To Two (2) Through Lanes And A Center Left-Turn Lane

Between West MacArthur Boulevard And 24th Street, At An Estimated Cost Of Four

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000.00)

Subject: Citywide Pedestrian Safety Program

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A

Construction Contract To Phoenix Electric, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive

Bidder, For The Citywide Pedestrian Safety Program (City Project No. C188510) In The

Amount Of Five Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Thirty-Six Dollars ($

579,536.00), And Rejecting All Other Bids

Subject: Traffic Signal Installations

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A

Construction Contract To Ray's Electric, The Lowest Responsible and Responsive

Bidder, For Traffic Signal Installations On 14th Avenue At East 29th Street/19th Avenue

(City Project No. C229210), And Bancroft Avenue At 57th Avenue/Trask Street (City

Project No. C232510) In The Amount Of Three Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand One

Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($386,165.00), And Rejecting All Other Bids

Subject: Brandywine Webster, LLC - Permit

From: Community And Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting Brandywine Webster, LLC, A

Revocable And Conditional Permit For A New Building At 2100 Franklin Street To

Allow A Vault And Electrical Transformers To Encroach Under The Sidewalk Along 21

st Street

Subject: Granicus, Inc. - Agreement

From: Finanace And Management Agency

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Procure

From Granicus, Inc. Enhanced Web-Based Video Software And Hardware And

Installation In An Amount Not To Exceed $78,000, And To Enter Into A Managed

Services Contract With Granicus, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $36,000 Per Year

Subject: Office Of The City Auditor Positions Report

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendations: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To

Appropriate $69,839 In Fiscal Year 2005-2006 To Fund Positions In The City Auditor's

Office

The March 28, 2006 Finance and Management Committee approved the

resolution as amended to reflect that 3 temporary positions will be funded.

Staff was directed to return in 2 weeks with the following: The time frame

for when the charter required audits will be done. Staff was also directed

to return in July with the following information: 1) A review of the City

Auditor's Office to determine if full funding will be approved, that review

will include a determination as to if the Auditor's office is fully

functioning; 2) The number of audits performed last year; 3) Has a peer

review taken place in the last year and if not why; and 4) Is it possible to

place the employees relocated from the Auditor's office to other agencies in

vacant positions as to preserve the $405,718; 4 Ayes

Subject: Local Emergency Due To Winter Storms

From: Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The

Local Emergency Due To Winter Storms First Proclaimed By The City Of Oakland On

January 5, 2006

Subject: PUEBLO Survey Findings - Report

From: Oakland Police Department

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

United For A Better Oakland (PUEBLO) On Police Services And The Filing Of

Complaints

The February 14, 2006 Public Safety Committee received and forwarded

this report to council; 4 Ayes

The Committee directed staff to prepare a Supplemental report with the

following information: 1) details on citizen initiated police contact and why

it turned into a negative experience 2) breakdown of police services

specifically in dealing with domestic violence and car theft calls since

officers have received training in this area 3) expand more on these

responses - failure to act - officer disinterest - officer did not solve the

problem - racial profiling - income - discourteous and rude behavior 4) a

closer look at the youth responders and their experiences

Subject: State Lobbyist Contract - Townsend Public Affairs

From: Office of the Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter

Into An Agreement With Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. To Serve As The City's State

Legislative Representative For The Period April 5, 2006 Through January 5, 2007, A

Period Of Eight Months, In An Amount Not To Exceed Eighty Thousand Dollars ($80,

000) (TITLE CHANGE)

The March 16, 2006 Rules and Legislation Committee approved

recommendations: 4 Ayes

The Committee requested a supplemental report addressing the following:

Who will Platinum Advisors be accountable to; What do the earmarked

funds mean and have we received the funds; What were the Council

priorities at the time Platinum was selected; and Who is Platinum taking

directions from?

At the March 23, 2006 Rules and Legislation Committee Meeting, the

Committee approved a change to the title of this report; 4 Ayes

Subject: Accelerated Police Recruiting, Training And Hiring Plan

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To

Appropriate $2,846,561 In General Purpose Funds And Measure Y Funds To Implement

An Accelerated Recruiting, Training And Hiring Plan For Oakland Police Officers

Subject: Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board - Appointments

From: Office of the Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Charles Hargrave, Ricardo Hunter

And Jessica Leavitt And Re-Appointing Laura Arreola As Members Of The Housing,

Residential Rent And Relocation Board

Subject: Youth Advisory Commission - Appointments

From: Office of the Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Edward Baraona, Glenda Frost,

Malcolm Gaines, Craig Gentry, Katrina Gilbert, Breanne Camille Gladney, Connie Ip,

Olivia Lau, Rocio Molina, Jasmine Moore, Andy Nguyen, Rickey Michael Robinson,

Renato Rocha, Lexus Monae Stomas, Annie Takahashi, Diana Tran, Patrick Sean

Weston, And Lafiea Gary As Members Of The Youth Advisory Commission

Subject: Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District

From: Office Of The City Administrator - Budget Office

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Of Intention And Accepting The Fiscal Year

2006-2007 Preliminary Engineer's Report For The City Of Oakland Landscaping And

Lighting Assessment District, Setting The Date For A Public Hearing, And Authorizing

The Preparation And Mailing Of Notices And Ballots

The Committee March 28, 2006 Finance and Management approved the

resolution as amended to include performance standards and language that

would allow the standards to be reviewed and/or amended by Council

annually as well as language that would prohibit the use of the money until

performance standards are approved by council. Staff was also requested

to examine a proactive re-lamping program for the City and the impact of

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