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Approved as to Form and Legality
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. FORMALLY ESTABLISHING THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
COMMITTEE AS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE OAKLAND
CITY COUNCIL PURSUANT TO RULE 4 OF THE COUNCIL RULES
OF PROCEDURE AND PRESCRIBING THE JURISDICTION,
STRUCTURE, SPECIAL NOTICING REQUIREMENTS OF THE
COMMITTEE;
2. APPOINTING OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION (“OUSD BOARD”) MEMBERS [ INSERT NAMES ] AS
MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE FOR
CALENDAR YEARS 2021-23; AND
3. APPOINTING OUSD BOARD MEMBER [ INSERT NAME ] AS CO -
CHAIR OF THE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE FOR
CALENDAR YEARS 2021-23.
WHEREAS, on February 6, 2018, City Council passed Re solution No. 87044 C.M.S., which sets forth the current Rules of Procedure for the Oakland City Council (“Council Rules of Procedure”); and
WHEREAS, Rule 4 of the Council Rules of Procedure authorizes the City Council to establish, by Council Resolution, ad hoc or standing committees as it deems appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Education Partnership Committee has been meeting for several years but the City has no record of it being formally established by Resolution as an ad hoc or standing committee of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Rule 4 of the Council Rules of Procedure provides that the Council President shall appoint all committee members and committee chairs subject to confirmation by a majority of the Council; and
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WHEREAS, every two years the City Council adopts a resolution appointing the members and chair of all Council committees; and
WHEREAS, on January 4, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88470, which appointed the members and the chair of all Council committees, includi ng the Education Partnership Committee, for calendar years 2021-23; and
WHEREAS, historically, the Education Partnership Committee has included four (4) members of the Oakland City Council and four (4) members of the Oakland Unified School District Board of Education (“OUSD Board”), however, the OUSD Board members were not appointed to the Committee in Resolution No. 88470 C.M.S. and have not been appointed to the Committee in previous committee appointment resolutions; and
WHEREAS, the lack of legislation formally establishing and describing the jurisdiction and structure of the Education Partnership Committee and the fact that OUSD Board members are not appointed or confirmed by the Oakland City Council has created confusion over the Committee’s jurisdiction, authority to act, vote requirements and other matters during Committee meetings; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Rule 4 of the Council Rules of Procedure, the City Council now wishes to formally establish the Education Part nership Committee as a standing committee of the Oakland City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Council President wishes to appoint, and the City Council wishes to confirm the appointment of OUSD Board members [insert names] to the Education Partnership Committee; and
WHEREAS, the Council President wishes to appoint, and the City Council wishes to confirm the appointment of OUSD Board member [ insert name] as co -chair of the Education Partnership Committee; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby formally established the Education Partnership Committee as a standing committee of the Oakland City Council pursuant to Rule 4 of the Council Rules of Procedure; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That, except as otherwise provided in this Resolution, all Council Rules of Procedure governing standing committees shall apply to the Education Partnership Committee; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Council hereby confirms the Council President’s appointment of [ insert names] to the Education Partnership Committee for calendar years 2021-23; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That the City Council hereby confirms the Council President’s appointment of [ insert name ] as co -chair of the Education Partnership committee for calendar years 2021-23
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the jurisdiction, structure and special noticing requirements of the Education Partnership Committee shall be as follows:
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JURISDICTION
The Education Partnership Committee shall be authorized to consider, discuss and make recommendations to the City Council on the following matters:
Enhancement of educational equity and success for all Oakland students City-wide coordination of educational services and resources for Oakland students Proposals to enhance student engagement, health and welfare School traffic safety
Any other matters as assigned or approved by the City Council Rules and Legislation Committee
MEMBERS: NUMBER, QUORUM AND APPOINTMENT.
1. The Education Partnership Committee shall consist of four (4) members of the Oakland City Council and four (4) members of Oakland Unified School District Board of Education (“OUSD Board”).
2. One (1) City Council member and one (1) OUSD Board member shall serve as co - chairs of the Education Partnership Committee.
3. A quorum for the conduct of meetings of the Education Partnership Committee shall be a majority of the seats designated for each body; three (3) members of the Oakland City Council and three (3) members of the OUSD Board.
4. The OUSD Board shall se lect, in any manner it deems appropriate, the four (4) members of its Board that will serve on the Education Partnership Committee and the OUSD Board member that will serve as co-chair of the Committee. The OUSD Board shall provide the names of the four ( 4) members and its co-chair to the President of the Oakland City Council and the President of the Oakland City Council shall appoint the four members and the co -chair selected by the OUSD Board to the Education Partnership Committee pursuant to the Council Rules of Procedure.
5. The City Council members that serve on the Education Partnership Committee and the City Council member co-chair of the Committee shall be appointed pursuant to the Council Rules Procedure.
6. If the OUSD Board has appointed one or more st udents to serve as a member of OUSD Board in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Education Code, one (1) of the OUSD student board members may likewise serve as a member of the Education Partnership Committee. The student member shall have preferential voting rights, as defined by California Education Code section 35012(d)(4)(B), only, and the preferential vote shall not be counted for the purpose of the determining the outcome of the Committees vote on any matter.
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SPECIAL NOTICING REQUIREMENTS.
The City of Oakland will provide public notice of the meetings of the Education Partnership Committee in the same manner it provides public notice of all City Council committee meetings. However, to the extent that the number of OUSD Board members that serve on the Education Partnership Committee constitutes a quorum of the OUSD Board, the Oakland Unified School District shall be separately and solely responsible for noticing the Education Partnership Committee as a concurrent meeting of i ts Board in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and any other applicable state or local law. ; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That this resolution shall be effective immediately upon approval by five members of the City Council.
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IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
Interim City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of
the City of Oakland, California