Tuesday, February 4, 2025
3:30 PM
City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall,
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201
Oakland, California 94612
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City
Council
Agenda - DRAFT
February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
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- Office of the City Clerk
February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
• Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Will Participate By Teleconference At: 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 220, Oakland CA 94612
Pursuant To The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54953), The Agenda Must Be Posted At The Teleconference Location, The Teleconference Location Must Be Accessible To The Public And Members Of The Public Must Have The Ability To Observe The Meeting And To Comment On Agenda Items
1 Call To Order
2 ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Rowena Brown, At Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3; Councilmember Ken Houston, District 7; Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, District 2; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Councilmember Zac Unger, District; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5 3 ACTIONS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
("Ceremonial Items") Ceremonial Presentations, Including Proclamations, Individual Recognitions, etc.; and Reports Or Presentations From The Mayor, Other Public Officials, Or Special Guests
4 MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL ITEMS (Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent To The Next Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee):
5 CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meetings of January 13, 2025 And January 21, 2025
5.1 25-0425
Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") Epidemic
5.2 25-0422
Sponsors: Office Of The City Attorney
View LegislationAttachments:
February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of Oakland
5.3 25-0423
Sponsors: Office Of The City Attorney
View LegislationAttachments:
Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness Crisis
5.4 25-0424
Sponsors: Office Of The City Attorney
View LegislationAttachments:
Subject: Rename A Portion Of Coliseum Way As ‘Rickey Henderson Way’ From: Office Of The Mayor And Councilmembers Kaplan, Houston And Ramachandran
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Rename Coliseum Way From High Street To 66th Avenue As ‘Rickey Henderson Way’ And (2) Authorize The Installation Of A Plaque Or Sign Honoring Rickey Henderson, Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S. And (3) Declaring February 4th, In The City Of Oakland, As Rickey Henderson Day And (4) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
5.5 25-0427
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
Legislative History
1/16/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
On Consent
ACTION ON THE NON-CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA WILL COMMENCE AT 5:00 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE:
February 4, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Agenda - DRAFT
6 CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS:
7 ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
OPEN FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION
(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of The Council)
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