1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT KEVIN JENKINS
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90314 C.M.S. , WHICH
CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS TO THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA
GOVERNMENTS (“ABAG”) EXECUTIVE BOARD, TO MODIFY THE
APPOINTMENTS TO APPOINT COUNCILMEMBERS CARROLL FIFE,
JANANI RAMACHANDRAN, AND ZAC UNGER AS DELEGATES AND
COUNCILMEMBER CHARLENE WANG AS AN ALTERNATE TO
REPRESENT THE CITY OF OAKLAND TO THE ABAG EXECUTIVE
BOARD TO COMPLETE THE TERM BEGINNING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is a Member City of the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG); and
WHEREAS, Rule 6 of the City Council’s Rules of Procedure provides: “Except for those appointments reserved for the Mayor pursuant to the City Charter or other enabling legislation, the President of the Council shall recommend appointments to regional and local boards and agencies, as appropriate, subject to confirmation by the Council”; and
WHEREAS, according to the ABAG Bylaws, representatives shall serve for terms of two years and a ppointments of representatives to the Executive Board shall become effective biennially on July 1; and
WHEREAS, according to the ABAG Bylaws, the Executive Board of the Association shall be responsible for the functions set forth in the bylaws which include a voting membership of 38 members who shall either be a councilmember of a Member city or a supervisor of a Member county of the Association; and
WHEREAS, according to the ABAG Bylaws, representatives to the Executive Board shall be selected as follows in Alameda County: “Two representatives of the county to be appointed by the Board of Supervisors; two representatives of Member cities within the county to be appointed by the mayors of Member cities meeting in conference, and three representatives to be appointed by the City Council of the City of Oakland”; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution No. 90314 C.M.S., which confirmed the appointments of Counci lmembers Carroll Fife, Nikki Fortunato Bas, and Treva Reid to the ABAG Executive Board for the term of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That Resolution No. 90314 C.M.S. is hereby amended to modify the ABAG appointments and appoint Councilmembers Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Zac Unger as delegates and Councilmember Charlene Wang as an alternate to the ABAG Executive Board to complete the term that began on July 1, 2024 and will end on June 30, 2026.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES -
BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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