APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY2023 JAN 12 AH# 59
FH EDOFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 8 9 55 7 C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUTION REAPPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER NOEL GALLO TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY LEAD
POISONING PREVENTION PROGRAM JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
AND DIRECTOR WILLIAM GILCHRIST AS THE OFFICIAL
ALTERNATE FOR COUNCILMEMBER GALLO FOR TERMS
COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2023 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024 WHEREAS, lead poisoning can seriously affect a child's brain and nervous system and has been shown to cause learning and behavioral problems that impact a child for the rest of their life; and
WHEREAS, in California, children are exposed to lead through a number of pathways: by ingesting lead-contaminated dust, paint chips from deteriorating lead- based paint, lead- contaminated soil, traditional home remedies, and imported spices, candies, and other food products; from exposure to lead dust brought home on parents’ work clothes, certain imported ceramic pottery, and painted objects; and through certain activities that involve lead products such as soldering, making stained glass, and handling bullets or fishing sinkers; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has some of the highest rates of childhood lead exposure in the state of California; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution officially establishing the Alameda County Flealthy Homes Department in 1991 to begin addressing, among other things, childhood lead exposure and lead poisoning; and WHEREAS, the resolution allowed cities in the County to participate in and support the Program by assessing an annual $10 fee on all residential dwellings constructed before 1978, the first year that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned lead in paint for residential use; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda were the first to participate in the program, and the city of Emeryville joined in 1992; and
WHEREAS, the program is governed by the Joint Powers Authority (JPA) which is composed of elected officials from each participating city, the County of Alameda and a community representative; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Noel Gallo was appointed in 2021 as Oakland’s representative to the Joint Powers Authority for a term commencing April 20, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Director of the Department of Building and Planning William Gilchrist was appointed to serve as the official alternate for Councilmember Noel Gallo for a term commencing April 20, 2021 and ending December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, Rule 6 of the Council's Rules of Procedure provides that, except for appointments reserved to the Mayor under the City Charter, the Council President shall recommend appointments to regional and local boards and agencies as appropriate subject to confirmation of the City Council; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Councilmember Noel Gallo is hereby reappointed to the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Joint Powers Authority for the term commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That Director William Gilchrist is hereby reappointed to serve as the official alternate for Councilmember Noel Gallo for the term commencing January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2024.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
M W 2023PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID AND —Q\
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES-
ABSEN
ABSTENTION
ATTEST:
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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