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The Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:52

p.m. with Council President De La Fuente presiding as Chairperson.

A motion was made by Member Reid, seconded by Member Chang, to *

Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the

following vote:

A request to confirm the reporting out schedule for the July 27, 2004 Council

Committee agenda items. Currently, the July 20, 2004 Council meeting is the last

meeting scheduled prior to the Council's Summer Recess, August 2, 2004 through

September 10, 2004 (04-0473)

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to cancel the July 27,

2004 Council Committee meetings; Vote Count 3 Ayes, 1 No - Wan

A request from the June 1, 2004 City Council Closed Session meeting for a report

regarding a recommendation to issue a Request for Proposals for boarding and

youth programs, and approval of capital improvement expenditures at Wildcat

Canyon Youth Ranch; on the June 22, 2004 Life Enrichment Committee agenda (

03-0219-3)

Subject: Small Business Growth Center

From: Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Receive a report and recommendation identifying funding in the

amount of $50,000 to the Small Business Growth Center; on the July 13, 2004

Community and Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0502)

Subject: Boston Community Policing Model

From: Councilmembers Brunner and Quan

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing Councilmember Jane Brunner

and Councilmember Jean Quan to travel to Boston, Massachusetts on June 23-25,

2004 to meet with local officials to learn about their community policing model (

04-0503)

Subject: California Mental Health Services Act

From: Councilmember Nadel

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution endorsing the California Mental Health

Services Act Initiative for the November 2004 Statewide Ballot (04-0504)

Subject: Harry Schrauth - Retirement

From: Councilmember Reid

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution honoring Harry Schrauth upon his

retirement from the City of Oakland after 42 years of service (04-0505)

Subject: City of Oakland Hunger Program

From: Department of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept

donations on behalf of the City of Oakland Hunger Program (04-0441-1)

Subject: Oakland Youth Commission

From: Department of Human Services

Recommendation: Receive the Annual Informational report regarding the Oakland

Youth Commission for the period 2003-2004; on the July 13, 2004 Life

Enrichment Committee agenda (04-0506)

Subject: Supportive Housing Program/Homeless Families Support Network

From: Department of Human Services

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City of Oakland to enter into

an agreement with Phoenix Programs, Inc. under the Supportive Housing Program

/Homeless Families Support Network in an amount not to exceed $1,180,161 and

with any future providers in future program years, for provision of transitional

housing under HUD's Supportive Housing Program, without returning to Council (

04-0507)

Subject: Oakland Business Development Corporation (OBDC)

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution amending Resolution No. 77823 C.M.S. to

increase the amount of the contract with the Oakland Business Development

Corporation (OBDC) by $80,000 for a total contract amount of $395,000 during

Fiscal Year 2003-2004 to continue the expansion of OBDC's lending authority and

provide loan servicing for the City's and Redevelopment Agency's loan portfolio,

and allocating $2,400 for contract compliance; on the July 13, 2004 Community

and Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0078-1)

Subject: Rent Adjustment Program

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Receive a Report regarding Rent Adjustment Program Income,

costs and operations for Fiscal Year 2003-2004 and anticipated costs for Fiscal

Year 2004-2005 and Adopt a Resolution confirming amount of Rental Property

Service Fee at $24; on the July 13, 2004 Community and Economic Development

Committee agenda (04-0508)

Subject: Minor Home Repair Program

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to amend the contract between the City of

Oakland and Alameda County for the administration of the Minor Home Repair

Program (M.H.R.P.); on the July 13, 2004 Community and Economic

Development Committee agenda (04-0509)

Subject: Culinary Arts Academy

From: Community and Economic Development Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to

appropriate Community Development Block Grant funding for the Oakland

Unified School District's Castlemont High School Culinary Arts Academy ($25,

000) and the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency's Project YES ($411,

000) and to execute agreements with the two agencies; on the June 22, 2004

Community and Economic Development Committee agenda (04-0510)

Subject: Assembly Bill 2290 - Solid Waste Collection Services

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City of Oakland opposing Assembly

Bill 2290 (Chavez) which proposes to eliminate franchise and local agency fees

collected from State agencies for solid waste collection services (04-0501)

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following

urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2)

regarding a title change for this Item: 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 is required to avoid a

substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a

subsequent special or regular meeting.

Subject: Pedestrian Safety Project

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to award

a construction contract in an amount not to exceed $335,000 to the lowest,

responsible and responsive bidder for the Pedestrian Safety Project (City Project

No. G232110, CALTRANS Project No. PSPL-5012 (067)), and reject bids and

negotiate if necessary(PURSUANT TO SECTION 902-E OF THE CITY

CHARTER, THIS ITEM REQUIRES A 2/3 VOTE OF THE COUNCIL - 6

AFFIRMATIVE VOTES) (04-0515)

Subject: Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance adopting the "Standard Specifications for

Public Works Construction, 2003 Edition" and repealing Ordinance No. 12321 C.

M.S. and all resolutions related thereto (04-0516)

Subject: Proposition 218 - Amendment 10

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City of Oakland supporting Assembly

Constitutional Amendment 10 (ACA 10) which exempts fees and charges for

storm water and urban runoff management from requirements of Proposition 218 (

04-0517)

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following

urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2)

regarding scheduling of this Item: 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 is related to State Legislation

Subject: Assembly Bill 2690 - Volunteer Labor

From: Public Works Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City of Oakland supporting Assembly

Bill 2690 - change existing laws to exempt volunteer labor from prevailing wage

requirements for public works projects (04-0518)

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approve the following

urgency finding pursuant to the Sunshine Ordinance Section 2.20.080 E(2)

regarding scheduling of this Item: 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 is related to State Legislation.

Subject: Sun Server System

From: Finance and Management Agency

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to

execute a professional services agreement with Goldstone Technologies LTD to

move six of the City of Oakland's application programs from the IBM AS/400

computer to a Sun Server System for an amount not to exceed two hundred ninety

four thousand dollars ($294,000) with a contingency amount of six thousand

dollars ($6,000) for a total amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($

300,000) (04-0106-1)

Subject: Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Debt Management Policy

From: Finance and Management Agency

Recommendation: Adopt the following legislation regarding the Debt Management

Policy:

1) A Resolution adopting the City of Oakland's Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Debt

Management Policy; and (04-0512)

Subject: Acquisition of Bloodhounds

From: Oakland Police Department

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator or her

designee to accept and appropriate a donation in the minimum amount of two

thousand seventy-five dollars ($2,075) to the Oakland Police Department for the

acquisition of two bloodhounds, valued at approximately four hundred dollars ($

400) each, for a total cost of approximately eight hundred dollars ($800), for use by

the Police Department Special Victims Section, with the remaining funds to be

used to offset handler training costs and the purchase of supplemental supplies and/

or services (04-0514)

Subject: Federal Legislative Representative

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to enter

into an agreement with Platinum Advisors to serve as the City's federal legislative

representative for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005 in an amount not

to exceed $125,000 annually (04-0513)

Subject: 2004-2005 Mid Cycle Budget Review Agenda for June 10, 2004

From: Office of the City Administrator

Recommendation: Review and approve the draft revised agenda for the City

Council Special Meeting regarding the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Midcycle Budget

Review scheduled for June 10, 2004 (please refer to attached agenda) (04-0519)

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to amend the June 10,

2004 Special City Council Budget Planning Workshop agenda to withdraw Item

6 related to the Proposed Plan to Evacuate and Retrofit the Existing Police

Administration Building and delete item 9 regarding Council Discussion

regarding Midcycle changes to the City of Oakland's and Oakland

Redevelopment Agency's budgets for Fiscal Year 2004-2005.

A review of the Agenda for the Concurrent Meeting of ORA/City Council for the meeting

of June 15, 2004

A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Chang, to *

Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye; 4 - Member Chang, Member Reid, Member Wan and Chair De La Fuente

The following individual spoke on this item and did not indicate a position:

- Sanjiv Handa

The Committee moved, seconded and carried a motion to approved the removal

of Item 14.7 related to a Tree Removal Permit at 724 Glendome Circle.

OPEN FORUM (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)

The following individual spoke under Open Forum and idd not indicate a

position:

- Sanjiv Handa

There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland

City Council Rules and legislation Committee adjourned the meeting at 11:40 a

.m.

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