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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Rules & Legislation Committee
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Oakland, California, 94612
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10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, November 2, 2023 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee convened at 10:49 A.M, with Council President Bas presiding as Chairperson.
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Dan Kalb, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, and Janani RamachandranPresent 4 - COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 19, 2023 23-0812
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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Abstained: Ramachandran1 -
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, and Fife3 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.1 Subject: City Administrator Emergency Contract Report, FY 2022-23 From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On All Emergency Purchases And Contracts Authorized By The City Administrator, During Fiscal Year 2022-23, In Accordance With The Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.020 23-0888
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 11/14/2023
3.2 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby From: Council President Fortunato Bas And President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby For More Than 13 Years Of Exemplary Service To The City Of Oakland; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial 23-0895
As A Ceremonial
President Pro Tempore Kalb Was Added As A Co-Sponsor
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
3.3 Subject: Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As ‘Escovedo Way’
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As ‘Escovedo Way’ Pursuant To The Policy And Criteria Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
23-0891
On Consent
Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.4 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Ken Katz Upon His Retirement From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Community Leader And Splash Pad Park Steward Ken Katz Upon His Retirement After Decades Of Serving The Grand Lake Community; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
23-0896
On Consent
Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
3.5 Subject: AC Transit Update On Its Realign Bus Network Project From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Presentation From AC Transit On Realign, A Comprehensive Planning Process To Better Match Their Bus Service To People’s Transit Needs In The Wake Of The Pandemic; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
23-0892
To Be Placed On The Agenda Under Special Orders Of The Day Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
3.6 Subject: Day Laborer Program $440k Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause FY 23-25
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause And Its Partners, Street Level Health And Centro Legal De La Raza, To Administer The Oakland Day Laborer Program For Fiscal Years 2023-2025 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) Per Year For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($440,000); And (2) Waiving The Formal Request For Proposals / Qualifications Process For The Professional Services Agreement; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
23-0889
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/12/2023
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.7 Subject: Workforce Development Prison To Employment $100k Grant Agreement For FY 23-25
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars And Twenty-Four Cents ($122,901.24) From The Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) And Authorizing A Grant Award Agreement With Mandela Partners To Provide Prison To Employment (P2e) Workforce Services To Justice Involved Individuals For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) For Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-2025; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda 23-0890
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/12/2023
3.8 Subject: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Cultural Funding Grants From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grants To Sixty-One (61) Oakland-Based Nonprofit Organizations Providing Arts And Cultural Services In Oakland For Fiscal Year 2023-2024, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,340,000); On The December 12, 2023 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
23-0894
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 12/12/2023
3.9 Subject: OPD FY 2022 Justice Assistance Grant
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate The Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds In The Amount Of Three Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand, One Hundred Dollars And Thirty Cents ($383,100.30) For October 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2025, To Upgrade Equipment And Technology, And Fund Department-Wide Training; On The December 12, 2023 Public Safety Committee Agenda
23-0893
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 12/12/2023
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
23-0813
November 7, 2023 ORSA / City Council Agenda
November 9, 2023 Rules And Legislation Agenda
Finance And Management Committee Pending List
Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List
Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List Life Enrichment Committee Pending List
Education Partnership Committee Pending List
Public Safety Committee Pending List
Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List
DRAFT November 13, 2023 Special Education Partnership Agenda DRAFT November 14, 2023 Finance And Management Agenda
DRAFT November 14, 2023 Public Works And Transportation Agenda DRAFT November 14, 2023 Community And Economic Development DRAFT November 14, 2023 Life Enrichment Agenda
DRAFT November 14, 2023 Public Safety Agenda
CANCELLED NOVEMBER 16, 2023 RULES AND LEGISLATION
COMMITTEE MEETING
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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
Councilmember ----- made a motion seconded by Councilmember ------ to approve the urgency finding on item --- for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action {choose one of the 3 below for the face of the agenda}
(1) is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting; (2) relates to federal or state legislation; or
(3) relates to a purely ceremonial or commendatory action.
Motion passed by X Ayes: Fife,Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, Reid, Taylor, Thao, and Fortunato Bas
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT CHANGES MADE TO THE PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023 CITY
COUNCIL AGENDA
Subject: Limited Public Financing Act Of 2024
From: Council President Bas, Councilmember Fife And The Public Ethics Commission
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Adding Chapter 3.13 (The Limited Public Financing Act Of 2024) To The Oakland Municipal Code To Temporarily Restore Public Financing, Or A Substantively Similar Ordinance
23-0712
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View Supplemental Suggested Amendments - 10/5/2023
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View Supplemental Legislation - 11/1/2023
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On Consent
Councilmember Ramachandran made a motion seconded by Councilmember Fife to approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting;
Motion passed by 4 Ayes: Fife, Kalb, Ramachandran, and Fortunato Bas This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 11/7/2023
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: Informational Report On Practices At The Department Of Human Resources Management for Recruiting, Testing, And Hiring 9-1-1 Dispatchers During The Years 2022 And 2023
From: Councilmember Ramachandran
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Practices At The Department Of Human Resources Management For Recruiting, Testing, And Hiring 9-1-1 Dispatchers During The Years 2022 And 2023, Including But Not Limited To: 1) Staffing Levels And Vacancy Trends During That Time Period; 2) Data On The Number Of Applications Received And Processed, Examinations Conducted, And Candidates Deemed Qualified By Month; And 3) Processes And Timelines For Processing Applications And Forwarding Qualified Candidates To OPD For Consideration, Including An Explanation Of How Continuous Hiring Processes Actually Function And During What Months Continuous Hiring Took Place
23-0766
NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTEDAttachments:
On Non-Consent
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
Subject: A Resolution Affirming That The Oakland A’s Belong In Oakland From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Affirming That The Oakland A’s Belong In Oakland, And Recognizing The Substantial And Tangible Progress The City Has Achieved In Working Toward A Proposed Oakland Waterfront Ballpark District To Be Developed On The Property Known As The Howard Terminal (Adjacent To The Ferry Dock And The Area Known As Jack London Square) At The Port Of Oakland 23-0897
On Consent
Councilmember Ramachandran made a motion seconded by Councilmember Fife to approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting;
Motion passed by 4 Ayes: Fife, Kalb, Ramachandran, and Fortunato Bas This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 11/7/2023
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT CHANGES MADE TO THE NOVEMBER 14, 2023 PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE DRAFT AGENDA
Subject: San Leandro Creek Hegenberger Pedestrian And Bike Crossing Re-Design From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With The Alameda County Flood Control District To Complete The Design Of The Pedestrian And Bike Crossing At Hegenberger Road In The City Of Oakland’s Right-Of-Way At A Cost Not-To-Exceed Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) 23-0839
A Title Change Was Accepted.
On Consent
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
Subject: Cooperation Agreement With East Bay Municipal Utility District From: Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Cooperation Agreement With The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) For The Water Service Relocation And Private Service Line Installation Project At Lake Chabot Golf Course, (2) Accepting EBMUD’s In-Kind Donation Of A New Relocation Water Service And Private Service Line Installation Project In The Estimated Value Of Five Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($565,000.00); And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
23-0868
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: Award On-Call Architectural Services Contracts From: Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Execute Professional Consultant Contracts For On-Call Architectural Services That Follow All City Advertising And Competitive Solicitation Requirements And Are Awarded In Direct Service Of Delivering On-Call Architectural Services For A Duration Of Four Years To The Following Tiers, Without Return To City Council: (1) Tier 1 Firms Each For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) Annually To Qualified Consultants; Baran Studio Architecture, Blinklab, RPR Architects, Studio 144 Architects, And (2) Tier 2 Firms Each For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) Annually To Qualified Consultants; Ae3, Arcsine, Brick & HGA, Dialog Design, Els, Hy Architects, LCA Architects, Page & Turnbull, PBK, Perkins Eastman, Shah Kawasaki Architects, Studio Bondy Architecture, Studio T-Square 23-0870
A Title Change Was Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 11/14/2023
CHANGES MADE TO THE NOVEMBER 14, 2023 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE DRAFT AGENDA
Subject: OPD Aircraft Mounted Camera Use Policy
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department’s (OPD) Surveillance Use Policy (SUP) And Surveillance Impact Report (SIR) In Order For OPD To Acquire And Use An Aircraft Mounted Camera
23-0836
On Consent
Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/5/2023
AT THE CALL OF THE COMMITTEE A SPECIAL FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2023 AT 10:00 A.M.
November 2, 2023*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 5 Subject: Resolution Amending And Restating The Council’s Rules Of Procedure From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council’s Rules Of Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To Increase Public Access And Participation By, Among Other Things: (1) Changing The Times For Commencing And Ending City Council Meetings, (2) Amending Public Comment Procedures And Time Limits, (3) Amending The Rules For Maintaining Order During Meetings, And (4) Making Non-Substantive, Technical Edits
23-0845
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4 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Nikki Fortunato Bas, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Continued to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee, to be heard 12/7/2023. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
Open Forum
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There being no further business, the Rules And Legislation Committee adjourned the meeting at 1:09 p.m.
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