City Council
March 1, 2022
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT
TO: Edward D. Reiskin FROM: Ryan Russo
City Administrator Director, Department of
Transportation
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL – TOWN for All
Staffing Proposal
DATE: February 24, 2022
City Administrator Approval Date: Feb 24, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council:
1) Adopt A Resolution Authorizing, Subject To Fund Availability, The Addition Of The Following Permanent Positions To Support The Implementation Of Major Projects:
a. 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Manager; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Senior Transportation Planner; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Planner III; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Planner II; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Supervising Civil Engineer; Up To 3.00 Full Time Equivalent Civil Engineer; Up To 3.00 Full Time Equivalent Assistant Engineer II; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Project Manager I; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Program Analyst III; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Accountant III In The Department Of Transportation, And b. 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Business Analyst III And 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Administrative Analyst II Positions Shared Between The Department Of Transportation And Oakland Public Works.
2) Adopt A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising, Competitive Bidding And Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Sole Source Contract With Diablo Engineering Group, A Local Women-Owned Minority Business Meeting The City’s Small/Local Business Enterprise Program, In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00) To Provide Technical Project Management Support And Expedite The Delivery Of Critical Milestones For The Implementation Of The TOWN For All Projects, Subject To Funding Availability.
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
Based on feedback from some City Councilmembers, the City Administrator’s Office coordinated with staff from the City Attorney’s Office, the Budget Bureau, and the Department of Transportation to authorize the new positions as permanent positions, contingent on funding availability. The new positions would be for major projects generally, starting with Transforming
Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – TOWN for All Staffing Proposal
Date: February 24, 2022 Page 2
City Council
March 1, 2022
Oakland’s Waterfront Neighborhoods (TOWN) for All projects, and over time transitioning to major projects more generally, as grant funding becomes available and as staff’s capacity is available to shift and focus on additional projects. The resolution previously stated that the positions would be Limited Duration Appointments that could be made permanent based on funding availability. The intention is to hire these positions as permanent positions given the expected funding as demonstrated in the Fiscal Analysis section of the Staff Report dated February 17, 2022. The resolution has been edited to reflect this change, and this change supersedes the language in the Staff Report that describes these positions as Limited Duration Appointments.
ACTION REQUESTED OF CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council:
1) Adopt A Resolution Authorizing, Subject To Fund Availability, The Addition Of The Following Permanent Positions To Support The Implementation Of Major Projects:
a. 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Manager; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Senior Transportation Planner; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Planner III; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Transportation Planner II; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Supervising Civil Engineer; Up To 3.00 Full Time Equivalent Civil Engineer; Up To 3.00 Full Time Equivalent Assistant Engineer II; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Project Manager I; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Program Analyst III; 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Accountant III In The Department Of Transportation, And b. 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Business Analyst III And 1.00 Full Time Equivalent Administrative Analyst II Positions Shared Between The Department Of Transportation And Oakland Public Works.
2) Adopt A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising, Competitive Bidding And Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Sole Source Contract With Diablo Engineering Group, A Local Women-Owned Minority Business Meeting The City’s Small/Local Business Enterprise Program, In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000.00) To Provide Technical Project Management Support And Expedite The Delivery Of Critical Milestones For The Implementation Of The TOWN For All Projects, Subject To Funding Availability.
Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – TOWN for All Staffing Proposal
Date: February 24, 2022 Page 3
City Council
March 1, 2022
For questions regarding this report, please contact Nicole Ferrara, Policy and Intergovernmental Affairs Advisor, at [email protected].
Respectfully submitted,
RYAN RUSSO
Director, Department of Transportation
Prepared by:
Nicole Ferrara, Policy & Intergovernmental
Affairs Advisor