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1:30 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, June 10, 2025 The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At 1:30 P.M. With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena BrownPresent 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 27, 2025 25-0772
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Ramachandran Unger, Brown3 -
Absent Fife1 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 25-0773
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Ramachandran Unger, Brown3 -
Absent Fife1 -
NO VOTE 0
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DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER GALLO AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT
JENKINS, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY
COUNCILMEMBER UNGER 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 1:35 P.M.
THE MOTION PASSED WITH 3 AYES 1 ABSENT FIFE
The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Fife present 1:41 p.m. 7 Subject: Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Becker Boards From: Councilmembers Ramachandran And Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate Terms And Enter Into An Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Becker Boards, A California L.L.C. (“Becker”) , With Such Agreement Including The Following:
(A) Allowing Becker To Erect Up To Five New Advertising Signs At Certain Locations On Private Property In Exchange For Becker Causing The Removal Of Eleven Existing Advertising Faces At Various Locations In The City By Dates Certain, With Becker Waiving Its Rights To Just Compensation For The Removed Signs; (B) Requiring Becker To Make Payments In Advance Of Up To $2,357,500 For Fiscal Year 2025/2026, And Annual Payments Of Up To $750,000 For A Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations, In Addition To Providing Other Financial Incentives To The City Including Negotiated Carbon Offset And Beautification Fees; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
25-0781
Sponsors: Ramachandran and Gallo
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The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff To Forward This Item To The June 17, 2025 City Council Agenda On Non Consent (3:30 P.M) Amendments:
Adding An Additional Further Resolved Clause -
FURTHER RESOLVED: That along each of the five freeways that are included in this Resolution (880, 24, 980, 80, 580), no more than two (2) New Advertising Signs shall be placed adjacent to any single freeway for this proposal only. 25 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 6/17/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Aye Ramachandran Unger, Brown3 -
No Fife1 -
NO VOTE 0
3 Subject: Amendments To Citywide Impact Fee Regulations From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Amending Title 15 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Update And Revise The Regulations For The Jobs/Housing Impact Fee (Chapter 15.68), Affordable Housing Impact Fee (Chapter 15.72), And Transportation And Capital Improvement Impact Fees (Chapter 15.74); (2) Amending The City Of Oakland Master Fee Schedule (Adopted By Ordinance No. 13799 C.M.S., As Amended) To Calculate Impact Fees For Residential Projects On A Square Footage Basis; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 25-0661
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
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The Committee Approved To Schedule This Item To The Pending List With No Date Specific
8 Speakers 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 Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown4 -
NO VOTE 0
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4 Subject: FY 2025-26 OWDB Budget And Contracts
From: Economic Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions For Fiscal Year 2025-2026:
(1) Adopting The Workforce Development Budget;
(2) Accepting And Appropriating Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth And Rapid Response Services In The Estimated Amount Of Four Million Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($4,219,815), Including A Carryover Of Unspent Fiscal Year 2024-25 WIOA Funds; And
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Four Million Thirty Two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($4,032,625) From California Volunteers And Other Funds For Workforce Development;
(4) Executing A Three-Year Agreement With California Department Of Corrections And Rehabilitation And Accepting And Appropriating A Total Of Approximately Twelve Million Four Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($12,478,800) To Implement Golden State Works Transitional Employment And Job Placement Services For Oakland Residents On Parole And Executing A Three Year Grant Agreement With Center For Employment Opportunities, Inc. (CEO), In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Eleven Million Seven Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($11,752,800) To Provide Such Services;
(5) Executing Grant Agreements With Service Providers Competitively Selected To Provide Comprehensive Career Services, Adult Career Services, And Youth Services From WIOA Title I Formula Funds And Other Funds; And
(6) Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grants And Contributions For Workforce Development Services Beyond The WIOA Title I Formula Funding And Other Budgeted Funding Sources Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Instance With The Approval Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board
25-0758
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff To Forward This Item To The June 17, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent (3:30 P.M.)
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 6/17/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown4 -
NO VOTE 0
6 Subject: Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan, Including Details On The Implementation Plan And Timeline, Performance Metrics And Targets, And Recommendations For Council Action
25-0762
Sponsors: Brown
The Committee Approved To Schedule This Item To The Pending List With No Date Specific
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, 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 Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown4 -
NO VOTE 0
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S8 Subject: Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program Extension From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution
(1) Amending Resolution No. 90475 C.M.S., Which Authorized Funding For The Homelessness 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:
(A)Extend The Grant Term To June 30, 2027; And
(B) Authorize The City Administrator To Accept, Appropriate, And Increase The Grant Agreement Using Any County, State, Federal, And/Or Private Funding That Becomes Available For Bacs’ Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program During The Term Of The Grant Agreement, Without Return To Council; And
(C)Authorize The City Administrator To Increase The Grant Agreement During The Term Using Local Funds That City Council Has Appropriated Specifically For This Purpose; And
(2) Directing The City Administrator To Present An Annual Informational Report On The Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program
25-0797
Sponsors: Brown
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Councilmember Brown made a motion seconded by Councilmember Unger to approve the urgency finding on Item S8 for the following reasons:
That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting;
The Motion passed with 4 Ayes: Fife, Ramachandran, Unger, Brown The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff To Forward This Item To The June 17, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent (3:30 P.M.) 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 6/17/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown4 -
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NO VOTE 0
5 Subject: Annual Housing Programs Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2024-25 From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Housing Programs By The Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 25-0695
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown4 -
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 4:31 P.M.
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