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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Community & Economic Development
Committee
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Oakland, California 94612
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1:30 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, April 8, 2025 The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At 1:30 P.M. With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated By Teleconference COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Carroll Fife, Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, and Janani RamachandranPresent 4 - Roll Call / Call To Order
1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of March 25, 2025 25-0585
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Brown Unger, Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 25-0586
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Brown Unger, Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE 0
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3 Subject: Summer Youth Employment Contracts
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) In Grants And Contributions And Accept And Appropriate Additional Funds That May Become Available For The City’s Summer Youth Employment Program And Services Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Without Returning To The City Council; And (2) Negotiate And Execute Grant Agreements For The 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program Between The City Of Oakland And The Following Nonprofit Organizations: (A) Youth Employment Partnership In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000); (B) Lao Family In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000); And (C) TRYBE, Inc. In The Estimated Amount Of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($12,572)
25-0563
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The April 14, 2025 Special City Council Agenda On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Brown Unger, Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE 0
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4 Subject: Homelessness Prevention Program Extension
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90475 C.M.S., Which Authorized Funding For The Homeless Prevention Pilot Program Grant To Bay Area Community Services, Inc. For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) And Grant Term Through June 30, 2026 To: (1) Extend The Grant Term To June 30, 2027; (2) Increase The Authorized Grant Amount To A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) And Allocating Previously Budgeted Funds To BACS’ Homeless Prevention Pilot Program; And (3) Authorize The City Adminstrator To Accept, Appropriate, And Increase The Grant Agreement Using Any State, Federal, Local, And/Or Private Funding That Becomes Available For BACS’Homeless Prevention Pilot Program During The Term Of The Grant Agreement, Without Return To Council 25-0575
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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The Committee Approved To Forward This Item To The Pending List No Dates Specific
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Scheduled to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Unger, Ramachandran3 -
No Fife1 -
NO VOTE 0
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, A QUORUM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 2:04 P.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
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5 Subject: Amendments To Affordable Housing Combining Zone, Housing Sites Combining Zone, Broadway Valdez District Commercial Zones, And Lake Merritt Station Area District Zones
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The City Planning Commission: (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code), To (A) Expand The Pedestrian-Oriented Activities Permitted In Chapter 17.101C (D-BV Broadway Valdez District Commercial Zones); (B) Clarify The Affordability Thresholds In Chapter 17.95 (S-13 Affordable Housing Combining Zone); (C) Revise The Required Minimum Densities, Including To Align With Base Zoning Districts, And To Clarify The Definition Of Development Project, In Chapter 17.96 (S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone); And (D) Permit Artisan Production Commercial Activities And Institute The Central District Entertainment Venue Permit In Chapter 17.101g (D-LM Lake Merritt Station Area District Zones); And (2) Amending The Planning Code To Incorporate Related Miscellaneous Changes To Chapters 17.95, 17.96, 17.101C, And 17.101G; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
25-0574
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The April 14, 2025 Special City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing 3 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Brown Unger, Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE 0
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6 Subject: Amendment Of Oak Knoll Subdivision Improvement Agreement And Condition Of Approval 24(E)
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into The First Amendment Of The Phase I Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) Between The City Of Oakland And Oak Knoll Venture Acquisition, LLC To Release “Parcel R” As Shown On The Final Map No. 8320 And Terminate The SIA With Respect To Parcel R; Amending Condition Of Approval #24(E) Of Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) Permit (PLN 15378) To Modify The Deadline For The Completion Of The Restoration Of Club Knoll; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
25-0607
Sponsors: Transportation Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The April 14, 2025 Special City Council Agenda On Consent 2 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Brown Unger, Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 3:18 P.M.
* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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