Wednesday, June 11, 2025
9:00 AM
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
Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
Budget Meeting
June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
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June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
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June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
1 Call To Order
2 ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Rowena Brown, At Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5; Councilmember Ken Houston, District 7; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Councilmember Zac Unger, District 1; Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2; Council President Kevin Jenkins, District 6
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):
June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
Subject: Adopting The Biennial Budget For Fiscal Years 2025-27 From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Adopting The Biennial Budget For Fiscal Years 2025-27 And Appropriating Funds To Cover Expenditures Approved By Said Budget;
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Transfer Funds Between Departments, Programs And Funds As Necessary To Support Operations As Set Forth In The Adopted Policy Budget For Fiscal Year 2025-27;
(3) Authorizing The Establishment Of The Right Of Way Repair And Maintenance Fund And Such Funds Needed To Support The Issuance Of Bonded Indebtedness During The 2025-27 Biennium;
(4) Taking All Steps Necessary To Apply For And Receive Additional Funds Required To Advance And Complete The Projects Identified In The Capital Improvement Program And Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Funds Provided That Such Acceptance Is Consistent With And Does Not Otherwise Negatively Impact The City’s Capital Improvement Program;
(5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event;
(6) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Office Of The City Auditor;
(7) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing Budget Set Asides For The Public Ethic Commission; And
(8) Suspending The Minimum Budget Set Asides For The Democracy Dollars Fund And For Non-Staff Costs Related To The Public Ethics Commission’s Administration Of The Oakland Fair Elections Act’s Democracy Dollars Program
5 25-0800
Sponsors: Finance Department
June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
View Report
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View Attachment B
View Attachment C
View Attachment D
View Budget Memo - At Large Brown
View Budget Memo - D1 Unger
View Budget Memo - D3 Fife
View Budget Memo - D4 Ramachandran
View Budget Memo And Policy Directives - D5 Gallo
View Budget Memo - D7 Houston
View Budget Memo And Policy Directives - Kaplan
View Memo - D1 Unger, D2 Wang, D4 Ramachandran, At-Large Brown View Policy Directives - D1 Unger, D2 Wang, D4 Ramachandran, At-Large Brown View Budget Team Amendments - D1 Unger, D2 Wang, D4 Ramachandran, At-Large Brown View Council Budget Questions And Responses #1
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
6/5/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the Special Concurrent
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency/City Council
Budget Session
June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
Subject: FY 2025-27 Execution Of Maintenance Of Effort Waivers And Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Biennial Budget
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Authorizing The Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Fiscal Years 2025-27 Biennial Budget Pursuant To Section 1, Part D Of The City Of Oakland Consolidated Fiscal Policy (Ordinance No. 13487 C.M.S.)
(2) Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City In Unable To Budget At The Required Minimum Number Of 700 Sworn Police Personnel Pursuant To “The Oakland Community Violence And Emergency Response Act Of 2024” (Measure NN) (3) Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library’s General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $12,992,267 Pursuant To “The 2018 Oakland Public Library Preservation Act” (Measure D)
(4) Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library’s General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $14,500,000 Pursuant To The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act Of 1994 As Reapproved In 2022 (Measure C)
(5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, To Provide For The Temporary Suspension Of The ‘Park Maintenance’ Maintenance Of Effort Requirements, Pursuant To Section 4 Of The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q)
(6) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The Minimum Budget Setaside For Public Campaign Financing To Be Suspended, Pursuant To The Oakland Fair Elections Act, Ballot Measure (Measure W) (7) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The City Auditor Minimum Staffing Budget Set-Aside To Be Suspended, For A Two-Year Budget Cycle, Pursuant To The Government Reform Charter Amendment Of 2022, (Measure X)
(8) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The FY 2025-27 Biennial Budget, And Temporarily Suspending (1) The Requirement To Consider Advisory Board Recommendations Prior To Appropriating Funds, And (2) Restrictions On The Use Of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Revenue Pursuant To Resolution No. 90586 C.M.S. 6
June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
(9) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Authorizing The Use Of Funds Deposited Into The Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 1870) To Balance The Fiscal Years 2025-27 Biennial Budget Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.62 “Affordable Housing Trust Fund”
(10) Establishing The Intention Of The City Council To Prioritize Restoration Of Services To Meet The Maintenance Of Effort (MOE) Requirements
25-0801
Sponsors: Finance Department
View Report
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
6/5/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the Special Concurrent
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency/City Council
Budget Session
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June 11, 2025Special Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
Agenda - FINAL
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