Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
RESOLUTION APPOINTING COMM UNITY MEMBER JOHN BEAM TO
THE OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM AUTHORITY BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS TO CO MPLETE THE TERM BEGINNING
OCTOBER 8, 2023 AND ENDING OCTOBER 7, 2025.
WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement dated December 17, 1996 (Joint Powers Agreement) between the City of Oakland and Alameda C ounty created the Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum Authority, whose members are appointed by the Oakland City Council and the Alameda County Board of Supervisors to serve two year terms; and
WHEREAS, Section 4 of the Joint Powers Agreement originally provided that the Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board of Commissioners would consist of four members, two members of the City Council and two members of the Alameda County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, on February 9, 2001, pursuant to section 4 of the Joint Powe rs Agreement, the Board of Commissioners voted to add additional board members with two to be appointed by the City Council from members of the community; and
WHEREAS, City Charter section 601authorizes the Mayor to appoint members of boards and commissions created by the Council, subject to confirmation by five members of the Council, except as otherwise provided by the City Charter, and th e Joint Powers Authority is not a City board or commission; and
WHEREAS, Rule 6 of the Council's Rules of Pr ocedure provides that, except for appointments reserved to the Mayor under the City Charter, the Council Pr esident shall recommend appointments to regional and local boards and agencies as appropriate subject to confirmation of the City Council by resolution, which requires five affirmative votes; and
2 WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 89132 CMS, the Council confirmed the appointment of Chuck Baker as a community member to the Joint Powers Authority Board for the term commencing on October 8, 2021 and ending on October 7, 2023; and
WHEREAS, John Beam is a prominent football coach who is currently Head Coach and Athletic Director at Laney Colle ge in Oakland, Califor nia. His remarkable coaching journey has featured a career spanning over 42 years and counting. John Beam has been head coach at Laney since 2012 and has been coaching at the school since 2004. He coached at Skyline High School in Oakland, California before joining the Laney coaching staff from 1982-2003. John Beam’s impact on the football landscape is nothing short of extraordinary, he has consistently demonstrated a passion for nurturing talent and shaping young lives. In 2018, John Beam was honored as the California Community College Football Coach of the Year; now, therefore be it
WHEREAS, the Council President re commends that John Beam be appointed to the community member seat previously filled by Chuck Baker to complete the term beginning October 8, 2023 and ending October 7, 2025; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the following individual is hereby appointed to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board of Commissioners:
• Community member John Beam to comple te the term be ginning October 8, 2023 and ending October 7, 2025.
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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