APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL P
RESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUT
ION REAPPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER NOEL GALLO TO
THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY LEAD
POISONING PREVENTION PROG RAM JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
AND DIRECTOR WILLIAM GILC HRIST 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 dus t, paint chips from deteriorating lead- based paint, lead- contaminated soil, traditional home remedies, and imported spices, ca ndies, and other food products; from exposure to lead du st brought home on parents’ work clothes, ce rtain 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 Superv isors passed a resolution officially establishing the Alameda County Healthy Homes Department in 1991 to begin addressing, among other things, childhood lead exposure and lead poisoning; and WHEREAS, the resolution allowed citi es in the County to part icipate 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 Co mmission (CPSC) banned l ead 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
2 WHEREAS, the program is governed by the Join t Powers Authority (JPA) which is composed of elected officials from each part icipating 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 Authorit y 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 boa rds 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,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO,
JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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