Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
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Oakland, California 94612 |
*Rules & Legislation Committee
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Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
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City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Thursday, October 14, 2004
10:30 AM
City Council Chambers - 3rd Floor
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The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:46 |
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a.m. with Council President De La Fuente presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
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Present: Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
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Closed Session
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
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Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee meeting of September 30, 2004
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
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Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
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A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to |
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*Approve as Submitted. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
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Scheduling of Agenda Items and revisions to the agenda(s) for the (ORA/City Council |
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meeting) OR (Council Committee meetings) of (date) (SUPPLEMENTAL) |
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A motion was made by Member Chang, seconded by Member Reid, to |
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Approved. The motion carried by the following vote: |
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Aye; 3 - Member Chang, Member Reid and Chair De La Fuente |
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The following individual spoke on this item: |
4-1
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Subject: Tobacco Control Enforcement |
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From: Oakland Police Department |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept |
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and appropriate grant funds in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars |
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($15,000) from the Alameda County Public Health Department, Tobacco Control |
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Program for a three-month Tobacco Control Enforcement Project within the Police |
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Department and authorizing the Department to enter into a contract for services |
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with the Alameda County Public Health Department for implementation of this |
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initiative (04-0828) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 10/26/2004
4-2
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Subject: "Secure Our Schools" Initiative |
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From: Oakland Police Department |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept |
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and appropriate grant funds in an amount not to exceed fifty thousand dollars |
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($50,000) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented |
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Policing Services (DOJ/COPS) for continued implementation of the Police |
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Department's "Secure Our Schools" Initiative (04-0834) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 10/26/2004
4-3
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Subject: Gang Resistance Education and Training Program |
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From: Oakland Police Department |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept |
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and appropriate grant funds in the amount of twenty-nine thousand nine hundred |
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seventy-three dollars ($29,973) from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of |
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Justice Programs, to the Police Department for the continued implementation of |
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the Gang Resistance Education and Training (GREAT) Program (04-0846) |
Scheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 10/26/2004
4-4
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Subject: Montclair Parking Garage |
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From: Office of the City Auditor |
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Recommendation: Receive a Performance Audit of the management agreement |
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between the City of Oakland and the Montclair Business Association regarding the |
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operations of the Montclair Parking Garage (04-0848) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 11/9/2004
4-5
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Subject: Transportation Funding |
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Recommendation: A request to confirm the scheduling of a Special Workshop |
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regarding Transportation Funding; on November 30, 2004 as a Special Meeting |
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(04-0644) |
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Scheduled to Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment |
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Agency and City Council - on 11/30/2004 |
4-6
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Subject: Zoning Regulations for the City of Oakland |
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From: Vice Mayor Henry Chang, Jr |
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Recommendation: Action on a Report on the status of the update to the City's |
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Zoning Regulations, including all staff and consultant costs, on the December 14, |
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2004 Community and Economic Development agenda. (04-0826) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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12/14/2004 |
4-7
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Subject: 2004 "Phoenix Award" Recipients |
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From: Council President De La Fuente |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution commending East Bay Habitat for |
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Humanity, the Environmental Services Division of Oakland's Public Works |
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Agency, and the Housing Development Division of Oakland's Community and |
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Economic Devleopment Agency for earning the Prestigous 2004 "Phoenix Award" |
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by successfully developing a "Brownfield" site and revitalizing an Oakland |
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Neighborhood (04-0845) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 11/16/2004 |
4-8
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Subject: Cultural Affairs Commission's Pubic Art Advisory Cmte - |
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Appointment |
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From: Cultural Arts and Marketing |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the appointment of Carole Jeung |
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and Deborah Lozier to the Cultural Affairs Commission's Public Art Advisory |
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Committee (04-0836) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 11/9/2004
4-9
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Subject: Public Art Services Contracts |
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From: Cultural Arts and Marketing |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
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negotiate and execute cultural services contracts with seven Oakland-Based |
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individual artists and nonprofit organizations providing public art services in |
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Oakland in a total amount not to exceed ($73,517) (04-0838) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 11/9/2004
4-10
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Subject: Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts |
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From: Cultural Arts and Marketing |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to |
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negotiate and execute a ten-year professional services agreement with SOA Village |
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Housing, Inc., an Oakland nonprofit corporation, to operate the Malonga |
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Casquelourd Center for the Arts (04-0839) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 11/9/2004
4-11
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Subject: Civil Service Rules |
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Recommendation: A request to schedule a policy discussion on the proposed |
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updates and revisions to the Civil Service Rules, on the November 30, 2004 as a |
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Special Meeting (04-0849) |
*Withdrawn with No New Date
4-12
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Subject: Renaming a portion of Broadway |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution renaming "Broadway" between 5th Street |
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and 6th Street and under I-580 to "Broadway Auto Row" (04-0808) |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee on 10/26/2004
4-13
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Subject: Redevelopment Plan Extensions - Various Areas |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt the following Ordinances: |
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1) An Ordinance adopting the second amendment to the Coliseum Area |
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Redevelopment Plan to extend the time limits on plan effectiveness and receipt of |
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tax increment revenue by one year; (04-0827) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-14
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Subject: Implementation Plans for various Redevelopment Projects |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt the following Resolutions: |
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1) A Resolution adopting the 2004-2009 implementation plan for the Acorn |
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Redevelopment Project (04-0832) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-15
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Subject: Preservation Park |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acceptance of a $41,080 |
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in-lieu open space fee in compliance with the conditions of approval and |
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mitigation measures for the Preservation Park project, and the appropriation of the |
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revenue for public improvements at Lafayette Park; on the December 14, 2004 |
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Community and Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0833) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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12/14/2004 |
4-16
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Action on a report regarding Oakland Trust for clean water and |
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safe parks (Measure - DD) Program implementation progress report #1 and |
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recommendation to revise expenditure plan; on the December 14, 2004 Life |
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Enrichment Committee agenda (04-0840) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 12/14/2004
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Subject: Central City East 5 Year Implementation Plan |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt the following pieces of Legislation: |
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1) A Resolution authorizing an amendment to the Central City East five year |
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implementation plan. |
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2) A Resolution regarding the Central City East Homeownership Rehabilitation |
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Program, authorizing loans not to exceed $10,000 for exterior renovation work |
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under the program, and appropriating $542,000 in Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the |
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program from Central City East Redevelopment Low and Moderate Income |
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Housing Funds. |
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3) A Resolution regarding the Central City East Redevelopment Commercial |
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Facade Improvement Program and designating $100,000 for the program from |
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Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Central City East Redevelopment Funds. |
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4) A Resolution adopting the Central City East Commercial Tenant Improvement |
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Program and designating $125,000 for the program from Fiscal Year 2004-2005 |
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Central City East Redevelopment funds (04-0841) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-18
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Subject: Lakeshore/Lake Park Business Improvement Management Dist |
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Advisory Bd. |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving and confirming the Annual |
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Report of the Lakeshore/Lake Park Business Improvement Management District |
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Advisory Board and the continuing annual assessment for the Lakeshore/Lake Park |
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Business Improvement Management District for Fiscal Years 2004 - 2005 |
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(04-0842) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-19
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Subject: MacArthur Transit Village Project |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt an Agency Resolution authorizing the Agency |
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Administrator to 1) negotiate and execute a permit to enter, including |
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indemnification provisions, with BART to allow the Agency to complete |
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hazardous materials testing on BART-owned property at the MacArthur BART |
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Station as part of the predevelopment work for the MacArthur Transit Village |
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Project, and 2) pay up to $60,000 for no more than one-third of the cost of an |
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insurance policy, and the policy deductible, to cover third party liability (04-0843) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-20
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Subject: Fruitvale Business Improvement Management District Advisiory Board |
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From: Community and Economic Development Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving and confirming the Annual |
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Report of the Fruitvale Business Improvement Management District Advisiory |
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Board and the continuing annual assessment for the Fruitvale Business |
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Improvement Management District for Fiscal Year 2004 - 2005 (04-0847) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
4-21
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Subject: MacArthur Boulevard Utility Undergrounding |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: A Request to withdaw the Resolution authorizing award of a |
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construction contract to the responsible low bidder, Underground Construction |
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Company, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,282,964.45 for construction of |
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Underground Utility District No. 233, on MacArthur Boulevard (from 73rd Avenue |
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to the San Leandro City line) using $1,673,022 in City of Oakland funds out of a |
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budget of $2,000,000 for the project and payments from PG&E, SBC, and Comcast |
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totaling $7,609,942, subject to certain conditions; from the October 19, 2004 to the |
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November 16, 2004 City Council agenda (04-0648) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 11/16/2004 |
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Subject: Keep Oakland Beautiful Program - Recognition |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation:A Request to amend the title of this time to read: A Special |
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Presentation recognizing the activities of the Keep Oakland Beautiful Volunteer |
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Program and its Advisory Board Members; currently on the October 19, 2004 City |
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Council agenda (04-0755-1) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 10/19/2004 |
4-23
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Subject: Camron-Stanford House |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to reject |
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all bids for the Camron-Stanford house restoration, waive the competitive bid |
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process, and negotiate and award a contract for a not to exceed amount of one |
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hundred seventy five thousand dollars ($175,000) without return to Council |
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(Project No. C198910) (04-0809) |
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This item was scheduled at the October 7, 2004 Rules and Legislation |
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Committee meeting. |
4-24
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Subject: Underground Utility Districts |
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From: Public Works Agency |
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Recommendation: Action on an Informational Report on the status of the utility |
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undergrounding program; and policy procedures and funding for establishing and |
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implementing Underground Utility Districts; to the Public Works Committee |
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pending list no specific date (04-0844) |
Scheduled to *Public Works Committee
to the Pending List, no specific date
4-25
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Subject: Amendment to the Salary Ordinance |
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From: Finance and Management Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance amending the salary schedule of Ordinance |
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No. 12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) to increase the pay of certain |
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miscellaneous job classifications pursuant to the Deputy City Attorney V and |
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Special Counsel Association Memorandum of Understanding (04-0831) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 10/26/2004
4-26
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Subject: Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Unit U41 |
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From: Finance and Management Agency |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving memorandum of understanding |
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between the City of Oakland and the Deputy Attorney V and Special Counsel |
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Association, representing employees in representation Unit U41 covering the |
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period of July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005 (04-0837) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 10/26/2004
4-27
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Subject: Award a Contract - Francisco & Associates |
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From: City Administrator's Budget Office |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to renew |
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and execute a contract with Francisco & Associates for a two-year amount not to |
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exceed $122,000 to perform District Engineering Services for the Landscaping and |
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Lighting Assessment District, the Wildfire Prevention Assessment District, the |
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Emergency Services Retention Act of 1997 (Measure M), the Paramedic Services |
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Act of 1997 (Measure N), the Library Services Retention and Enhancement Act of |
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2004 (Measure Q), and the Rockridge Library Community Facilities District of |
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1992 for Fiscal Years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 (04-0829) |
Scheduled to *Finance & Management Committee on 11/9/2004
ADDITIONAL REQUEST SUBMITTED UPON THE DIAS
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Subject: Workforce Investment Board's - Bidding Process |
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From: Council President Ignacio De La Fuente/Councilmember Brunner |
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Recommendation: Action on a Status Report from the Oakland Community and Economic |
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Development Agency on the competitive bidding process for the Workforce Investment Board's |
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One-stop System Administrator and One-stop Career Center Operator (04-0870) |
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Scheduled to *Community & Economic Development Committee on |
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11/9/2004 |
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Subject: California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring the City of Oakland's support of Proposition |
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71 - the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative (04-0853) |
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Scheduled to Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency / |
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City Council on 10/19/2004 |
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The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following |
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urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2) |
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regarding scheduling of this Item: that there is a need to take immediate action |
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which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and |
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that the need to take immediate action relates to federal or state legislation is |
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required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action |
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were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting |
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A review of the Council Committees' actions from October 12, 2004 and determination of |
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scheduling to the ORA/City Council meeting of October 19, 2004 or future dates |
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(MATRIX) |
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A review of the Agendas for the Council Committees of October 26, 2004
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The following individual spoke on this item: |
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Subject: BART - Earthquake Safety Program |
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From: Citizens for BART Earthquake Safety |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution endorsing the November 2, 2004 Ballot Measure |
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regarding the BART Earthquake Safety Program and Measure AA (04-0726) |
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*Withdrawn and Rescheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on |
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10/21/2004 |
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The following individual spoke on this item: |
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From: East Bay Regional Park District |
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Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution declaring the Oakland City Council's support of |
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Measure CC - Park access, wildfire protection, public safety, and environmental maintenance |
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measure (04-0803) |
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*Withdrawn and Rescheduled to *Rules & Legislation Committee on |
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10/21/2004 |
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The following individual(s) spoke on this item: |
OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
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The following individual spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
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There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made the Oakland |
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City Council Rules and Legislation Committee adjourned in memory of Norma |
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Lau at 11:24 a.m. |
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In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
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noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can |
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be taken. |
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