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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
8 96 5 3RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS OF
DESEANA WILLIAMS AS A TENANT REPRESENTATIVE, CHARLES
OSHINUGA AS AN UNDESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE, DEMITRI
TAYLOR AS A LANDLORD REPRESENTATIVE, AND MARCOS
ESCOBAR AS AN ALTERNATE UNDESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE
TO THE HOUSING, RESIDENTIAL RENT AND RELOCATION BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 601 of the City Charter provides that members of City boards and commissions shall be appointed by the Mayor subject to confirmation by the affirmative vote of five members of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 11954 C.M.S., adopted December 17, 1996, and amended by Ordinance No. 12030 C.M.S., adopted December 16, 1997, and further amended by Ordinance 12273 C.M.S., adopted July 25, 2000, Ordinance No. 12399 C.M.S., adopted January 23, 2003, and Ordinance No. 13373 C.M.S., adopted June 7, 2016, creates the Housing, Residential Rent and Relocation Board (“Board”) to assume all duties and functions heretofore exercised by the Housing Advisory and Appeals Board, Relocation Appeals Board, and the Housing Advisory and Appeals Board; and
WHEREAS, the Board consists of seven (7) members, two tenants, two landlords, and three undesignated members, serving not more than two consecutive three-year staggered terms and two alternates for each of the three classes of members; and WHEREAS, the Honorable Mayor Sheng Thao has appointed DeSeana Williams, Charles Oshinuga, Demitri Taylor, and Marcos Escobar to serve three-year terms subject to confirmation by the City Council; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That pursuant to City Charter Section 601, the City Council hereby confirms the Mayor’s appointments to the Housing, Residential Rent and Relocation Board:
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DeSeana Williams to serve a three-year term as a Tenant Representative that began February 12,2022 and will end February 11,2025, filling the seat previously held by Pedro Viramontes.
Charles Oshinuga to serve a three-year term as an Undesignated Representative that began February 12, 2023 and will end February 11, 2026, filling the seat previously held by himself.
Demitri Taylor to serve a three-year term as a Landlord Representative that began February 12, 2021 and will end February 11, 2024, filling the seat previously held by Nikitra Fludson.
Marcos Escobar to serve a three-year term as an Alternate Undesignated Representative that began February 12, 2022 and will end February 11, 2025.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, MAR 21 3023
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS,
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' ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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