March 3, 2023
9am to 5:30pm
Lakeside Park Garden Center, Vista Room: 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 *
This site is accessible by public transit. Parking
is available at Bellevue and Grand for $3 all day if you inform the kiosk operator that you are attending the City Council meeting.
Agenda |
2023 Oakland City Council Retreat - Budget
& Policy Priorities
* Tentative Agenda, subject to facilitation modifications **This is an in-person meeting. There will not be a zoom option.
Objectives●
Understand the City’s current opportunities and challenges by hearing resident sentiment (budget poll), data analysis of inequities in Oakland, and the City’s fiscal outlook● Ground the Council in their individual motivations and potential for collaborative leadership●
Build on the values and priorities from 2021 to push toward sound measurable equity outcomes for FY 2023-2025
Ground Rules●
Be fully present by not zoning out or multi-tasking●
Know when to lead versus creating space for others to speak● Recognize that we are all approaching this process from different perspectives, levels of understanding, and potential solutions●
It’s ok to disagree, but don’t let conflict derail decision-making● Respect that others may have a difference of opinion or ideology Agenda
1. (9:00 – 9:20) Roll Call & Opening●
Please sign up to speak on agenda items by 9:30am. Public comment on all agenda items (except Open Forum) will be at approximately 12:30pm and prior to any Council actions.
2. (9:20 – 10:05) Grounding●
What values do you bring to this work as individual leaders? (HR&A) i.
What motivates you about Oakland at this moment? What are each of your major concerns and goals? (5 minutes per Councilmember)
3. (10:05 – 11:05) Facilitation: What are we solving for Oakland today?● Presentation on Data and Equity (Race and Equity Office)
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Discussion: Connect the data to the Council’s work (HR&A)
4. (11:05 – 11:15) Morning Break
5. (11:15 – 12:00) Facilitation: How do Oaklanders see the City?● Presentation of City-wide Budget Poll (FM3 Consulting)
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Q&A Section●
Discussion (HR&A)
6. (12:00 – 12:30) Lunch
7. (12:30 – 1:30) Public comment●
All agenda items, except Open Forum
8. (1:30 – 3:00) Facilitation: How can we work together to meet our goals?● Review of 2021 Priorities (Council President Bas)●
Discussion: Reflections on your current priorities (HR&A)● Discussion: How can you work towards collective decision making? (HR&A)
9. (3:00 - 3:10) First Afternoon Break
10. (3:10 – 4:20) Facilitation: What is the budget outlook and how can we think through our current challenge?●
Presentation: High level overview of budget process and baseline revenues, expenditures. (Finance Department)
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Q&A Section●
Discussion: Baseline and future state (HR&A)
11. (4:20 – 4:30) Second Afternoon Break
12. (4:30 – 5:10) Facilitation: How do we match our priorities to outcomes?● Discussion: How will the Council know the budget achieved our priorities? (HR&A)● Discussion: How do we get there? (HR&A)
13. Retreat Next Steps & Closing (5:10 – 5:25)
14. Open Forum
15. Adjournment
Facilitated by Lamont Cobb and Kayla Jaffe of HR&A Advisors HR&A Advisors, Inc.