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 APPOINTING COUNCILMEMBER S KEN HOUSTON ,
CHARLENE WANG AND COUNCILMEMBER NOEL GALLO TO THE
ALAMEDA CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT (AC TRANSIT)
INTER-AGENCY LIAISON COMMITTEE AND APPOINTING COUNCIL
PRESIDENT KEVIN JENKINS AS AN ALTERNATE
WHEREAS, in 2022, the City of Oakland agreed to participate in an Inter-agency Liaison Committee (ILC) with the Alameda-Contra Costa County Transit District (AC Transit) with the purpose of improving transportation service planning coordination between Oakland and AC Transit; and
WHEREAS, the ILC was established to facilitate collaboration on transit -related issues between the City of Oakland and AC Transit, ensuring mutual cooperation on transportation initiatives that impact both jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, transit issues subject to these collaborative discussions include and are not limited to: new residential and commercial developments, roadway and right-of-way changes and projects, service planning including routes, schedules, and bus stops, service par tnerships, transit corridor projects such as Rapid Bus and Bus Rapid Transit, area service plan proposals such as AC Go or Transbay Tomorrow, and connections between multiple transit modes; and WHEREAS, ILCs are Brown Act committees established by the AC Transit Board of Directors and a local jurisdiction, ensuring transparency and public access to committee proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the ILC provides a platform for policy discussions, information sharing, and coordination of transit-related infrastructure projects between the City and AC Transit, benefiting public transportation users and the broader community; and WHEREAS, the ILC is composed of three AC Transit Board Members and three partner agency city councilmembers, with meetings held regularly to discuss and address ongoing and emerging transit issues affecting the community; and
WHEREAS, on January 18, 2022, Council adopted Resolution Number 88990 appointing Councilmember Noel Gallo, then Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan, and then Councilmember
2 Loren Taylor as City representatives to the ILC , as well as then Councilmember Dan Kalb as an alternate; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2023, Council adopted Resolution Number 89630 appointing CM Kevin Jenkins to replace former Councilmember Loren Taylor as a representative on the ILC; and
WHEREAS, the City Council’s Rules of Procedures (Resolution No. 82580 C.M.S.) provide that "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, Council President Kevin Jenkins recommends the appointment of Councilmembers Ken Houston and Charlene Wang to the ILC, to serve alongside the previously appointed Councilmember Noel Gallo and further recommends th e appointment of Council President Kevin Jenkins as an alternate; now therefore be it RESOLVED: that the City Council appoints Councilmembers Ken Houston and Charlene Wang to the ILC, to serve alongside the previously appointed Councilmember Noel Gallo; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That Council President Kevin Jenkins is appointed as an alternate to the ILC.
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
3396775/LL