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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, February 29, 2024 The Oakland City Council Rules & Legislation Committee convened at 10:42 A.M., with Councilmember President Bas presiding as Chairperson.
The Roll Call Was Modified To Note President Pro Tempore Kalb Present At 10:45 A.M. 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Dan KalbExcused 1 -
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, and Janani RamachandranPresent 3 - COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 15, 2024 24-0104
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Excused: Kalb1 -
Aye: Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
2 Speakers On This Item
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
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.1 Subject: Appointment For The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Community Member John Beam To The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners For The Term Beginning October 8, 2023 And Ending October 7, 2025; On The March 6, 2024 Special City Council Meeting On Consent
24-0164
Sponsors: Fortunato Bas
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
3.2 Subject: EMC Research, Inc. Professional Services Agreement From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The City’s Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To EMC Research, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars For Polling Services; On The March 12, 2024 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
24-0162
Sponsors: Finance Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
3.3 Subject:: Project No. 1006308 Citywide Curb Ramps Construction Award From: Transportation Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications For Project No. 1006308 Citywide Curb Ramps 2024-2025, And With The Contractor’s Bid That Includes Base Bid And Partial Or All Optional Items, For An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million, Three Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($3,310,000.00); Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And Waiving Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements; On The March 12, 2024 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
24-0159
Sponsors: Transportation Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.4 Subject: Vehicle Enforcement Unit Update
From: Transportation Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s Department Of Transportation New Vehicle Enforcement Unit, Including An Analysis Of Results In Abandoned Vehicle Tows Over The First Nine Months Of Operations And Data-Informed Recommendations; On The March 12, 2024 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
24-0161
Sponsors: Transportation Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
3.5 Subject: C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Pilot Program Grant Agreement With Family Bridges, Inc.
From: Office Of The Mayor And Economic Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Community Response Initiative To Strengthen Emergency Systems Act (CRISES Act) Grant In The Amount Of Approximately Three Million Five Hundred And Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred And Ninety-One Dollars ($3,558,991) Awarded By The California Department Of Social Services; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Grant Agreement With Family Bridges, Inc. To Provide Crisis Response And Community Mediator Services Through August 31, 2026, In Accordance With The CRISES Act Grant Pilot Program; On The March 12, 2024 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
24-0165
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Economic Workforce Development Department Was Added As A Sponsor
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
3.6 Subject: OPD Staffing Study Amendment
From: Office Of The Inspector General
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending A Professional Services Contract With PFM Financial Advisors LLC (“PFM Financial”) To (1) Include In The Scope Of Services Conducting An Analysis Of Calls Of Service To Determine Alternative Call Responses And The Prioritization And Categorization Of Calls For Service, (2) To Add An Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) Utilizing Carry Forward Funding From FY 2021-2023, And (3) To Waive The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Process Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code Section
2.04.051.B And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements; On The March 12, 2024 Public Safety Committee Agenda 24-0154
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.7 Subject: Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of Denard Ingram As An Undesignated Representative And Merika Goolsby As An Alternate Tenant Representative And Appointments Of Chris Jackson As A Landlord Representative And Demitri Taylor As An Alternate Landlord Representative To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board; On The March 14, 2024 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda
24-0160
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 3/14/2024
3.8 Subject: 2021 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Acceptance Modification
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Modifying City Council Resolution No. 88668 To Correct The Do Not Exceed Limit For The City Of Oakland’s Grant From The State Of California’s 2020-2021 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The Lake Merritt Bart Senior Affordable Housing Project, Located At 51 9th Street; On The March 19, 2024 City Council Agenda On Consent
24-0166
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 3/19/2024
3.9 Subject: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Report
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Projections For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010) And Select Funds; On The March 26, 2024 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
24-0156
Sponsors: Finance Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/26/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.10 Subject: Oakland PFRS Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2023.
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2023; On The March 26, 2024 Finance And Management Committee Agenda 24-0157
Sponsors: Finance Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/26/2024
3.11 Subject: Mayor’s Hiring Blitz Results
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Detailing The Results Of The Mayor’s Hiring Blitz For Oakland Public Works Department And Oakland Department Of Transportation; On The March 26, 2024 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
24-0163
Sponsors: Oakland Public Works Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 3/26/2024
3.12 Subject: Authorize City Administrator To Extend Terms Of Expiring Affordable Housing Loans And Regulatory Agreements
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Terms Of Expiring Affordable Housing Loans And Regulatory Agreements By Up To Fifty-Five Years, And To Amend Loan Documents To Reflect Current City Policies And Standards; On The March 26, 2024 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
24-0158
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 3/26/2024
3.13 Subject: Ceasefire Audit Update
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Implementation Of Recommendations From The Ceasefire Audit; On The April 23, 2024 Public Safety Committee Agenda
24-0167
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 4/23/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
3.14 Subject: Accepting And Awarding State Grant Funds And Enter Into Agreements With Uncommon Law
From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds In An Amount Up To $1,000,000 To Be Awarded To The City Of Oakland From The 2023-2024 California State Budget And Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements With Uncommon Law In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 24-0090
Sponsors: Kaplan
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On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/12/2024
3.15 Subject: Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District - Kosmont Report Review From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Approve A Report And Recommendation: (1) To Review The Sperry Capital, Inc. Analysis Of The Kosmont Proposal To Establish An Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) Exclusively For East Oakland, Exclusively For West Oakland, And For East And West Oakland Combined As Outlined In Resolution 89480 C.M.S.; And (2) To Develop An Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Policy 24-0039
Sponsors: Finance Department
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Attachments:
Finance And Management Pending List No Dates Specific
This Report and Recommendation be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.16 Subject: Cash Management Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Ended December 31st, 2023
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2023
24-0072
Sponsors: Finance Department
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.17 Subject: Semi-Annual Staffing Report December 2023 From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Receive A Semi-Annual Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing From The City Administrator Regarding (1) The Vacancy Rates Of All City Departments Through October 1, 2023, (2) The Budgeted Vacancy Rate For The Fiscal Year 2023/24, (3) The Vacancy Rates Of Regional Local Public Entities, (4) The Status Of Human Resources And Workforce Development Partnerships With Non-Profits To Recruit Oakland Residents For City Of Oakland Jobs, (5) The Analysis Of The City Workforce And Recruitment Conditions, And (6) A Summary Of Executive Search Recruitments 23-0955
Sponsors: Human Resources Management Department
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View Supplemental Report And Attachment A - 1/11/2024
Attachments:
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.18 Subject: Amendments To Ordinance No.12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Manager, Contracting And Purchasing From The Operation Of Civil Service; And
24-0106
Sponsors: Human Resources Management Department
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Attachments:
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
2) An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Manager, Contracting And Purchasing; Mobile Assistance Community Responders Of Oakland (MACRO) Supervisor; Violence Prevention Program Planner; Home Base Specialist; And Home Base Visitor; And (B) Amend The Title Of The Full-Time Classification Of Animal Control & Shelter Manager To Animal Shelter Operations Manager; And (C) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Director Of Transportation; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Part-Time Classifications Of Senior Aide, PT And Temporary Contract Services Employee, PT To Ensure Compliance With The City Of Oakland’s Minimum Wage Ordinance
24-0107
Sponsors: Human Resources Management Department
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On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.19 Subject: Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Grant Application From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate $1,390,000 In Funds From The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing
24-0108
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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Attachments:
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
3.20 Subject: 606 Clara/9418 Edes LDDA
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing A Lease Disposition And Development Agreement And A Ground Lease With Housing Consortium Of The East Bay, Or Its Affiliates, For The Development Of Affordable Housing On The Property Located At 606 Clara Street And 9418 Edes Avenue, And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings For This Action
24-0111
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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Attachments:
On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.21 Subject: 2024 Summer Food Service Program
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Grant From The California Department Of Education (CDE) In The Amount Of $426,870 (Four Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars); And (2) Awarding Professional Services Agreements (PSAS) To Uptons, Inc. (DBA School Foodies) In An Amount Not To Exceed $221,875 (Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars); To Flo’s Friendly School Lunches In An Amount Not To Exceed $253,750 (Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars); And To Cook And Run, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $257,500 (Two Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars), To Provide Food Services From May 28, 2024 Through August 9, 2024; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional SFSP Funding That Becomes Available And Amend The Above PSAS To Increase Amounts Within The Term Of May 28, 2024 Through August 9, 2024
24-0073
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
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View Supplemental Legislation - 2/28/2024
Attachments:
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.22 Subject: Goat Grazing Service For Vegetation Management From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Waiving The Fixed, Sealed Bid, Price-Based Bid Process; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Ecosystems Concepts, Inc. (ECI) For Goat Grazing Services For A Two Year Term From April 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) And Without Return To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000.00) For The Entire Four Year Period 24-0074
Sponsors: Oakland Fire Department and
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Attachments:
On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
3.23 Subject: Adopting Verified Response
From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter
8.02 (Burglar Alarm Systems) To (1) Require All New Alarm Installations To Be Verified Response Alarm Systems; (2) Prohibit Alarm Businesses From Making Dispatch Requests Based On Non-Verified Alarms; And (3) Impose Civil Penalties For Violations; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions 24-0091
Sponsors: Kaplan
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View Supplemental Legislation - 2/29/2024
Attachments:
On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 3/6/2024
February 29, 2024*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
24-0105
DRAFT March 6, 2024 SPECIAL City Council Agenda
FINAL March 7, 2024 Rules and Legislation Agenda
Finance And Management Pending List
Public Works And Transportation Pending List
Community And Economic Development Pending List
Life Enrichment Pending List
Education Partnership Pending List
Public Safety Pending List
Rules And Legislation Pending List
DRAFT March 12, 2023 Finance And Management Agenda
DRAFT March 12, 2024 Public Works And Transportation Agenda DRAFT March 12, 2024 Community And Economic Development Agenda
DRAFT March 12, 2024 Life Enrichment Agenda
DRAFT March 12, 2024 Public Safety Agenda
DRAFT March 14, 2024 Rules And Legislation Agenda
Attachments:
2 Speakers On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
Changes Made To The Draft March 12, 2024 Community Economic Development Agenda Subject: Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Family And Relationship Structure
From: Councilmember Ramachandran
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Family And Relationship Structure
24-0120
Sponsors: Ramachandran
A Title Change Was Read Into Record
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 3/12/2024
February 29, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Changes Made To The Draft March 12, 2024 Life Enrichment Agenda Subject: Report On Lead Settlement And Proactive Inspections From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Efforts To Establish An Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program (ELHAP) And A Proactive Rental Inspection Program (PRIP) As Described In The City’s Racial Equity Impact Analysis On Eliminating Lead Paint Hazards, Including Information On The Following: (1) The Expected Timeline For Development Of ELHAP Using The Lead Settlement Funds And The Extent The City Will Partner With The County’s Existing Lead Poisoning Prevention Program In The Development And Implementation Of The Program; (2) Potential Challenges In The Development And Implementation Of The ELHAP And Plans To Sustain The ELHAP After The Lead Settlement Funds Are Expended; (3) Plans For Establishing And Implementing A Proactive Rental Inspection Program (PRIP) For Rental Housing In Oakland And The Impact It Would Have In Identifying Lead Hazards In The City; And (4) Community Engagement Process In The Development And Implementation Of The ELHAP And PRIP
24-0059
Sponsors: Fife
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 4/9/2024
Subject: Encampment Management Policy Update
From: Life Enrichment Committee
Recommendation: Receive A Report On The Implementation Updated On The 2020 Encampment Management Policy
21-0097
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 4/9/2024
Open Forum
4 Speakers On This Item
Adjournment
There being no further business, the Oakland City Council Rules & Legislation Committee adjourned the meeting at 11:36 a.m.
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