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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency
and the City Council
3:30 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, October 7, 2025 1 Call To Order
2 ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Noel Gallo, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, and Kevin Jenkins
Present 7 -
Ken HoustonExcused 1 -
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)
3.2 Subject: Presentation From Senator Jesse Arreguin
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Receive A Presentation By California State Senator Jesse Arreguin (District 7) On Legislative Priorities, Recent Accomplishments, And Opportunities For Collaboration With The City Of Oakland
26-0095
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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Gallo, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, and Jenkins7 - Excused: Houston1 -
NO VOTE: 0
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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):
A Motion Was Made By Council President Jenkins, & Seconded By Councilmember Ramachandran and Passed, To Modify The Agenda To Hear Agenda Items In The Following Order:
Item 3.2 ' Presentation From Senator Jesse Arreguin'
Item 5 'Consent Calendar CC items '
Item 3.1 ' State of The City'
And To Withdraw Item S8 ' Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials For In-House Paving And Sidewalk Operations' With NO NEW DATE
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 4:07 P.M. AND COUNCILMEMBER RAMACHANDRAN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.
COUNCILMEMBER RAMACHANDRAN RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 4:23 P.M. AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RESUMED PRESIDING AS CHAIRPERSON.
5 CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Gallo, seconded by Ramachandran, to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Gallo, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, and Jenkins7 - Excused: Houston1 -
NO VOTE: 0
5.1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of July 15, 2025 And September 15, 2025
26-0045
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This Report and Recommendation was Accepted.
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5.2 Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") Epidemic
26-0046
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90857 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.3 Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of Oakland
26-0047
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90858 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.4 Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness Crisis
26-0048
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90859 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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5.5 Subject: Appointments To The Budget Advisory Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Ben Gould And The Appointment Of Neil Thapar And Karen Roye To The Budget Advisory Commission
26-0078
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90860 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.6 Subject: Appointments To The Children’s Initiative Oversight Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Michael Sesen Perrilliat, Etelvina Lopez, Natalia Rios, Sam Davis, Peter Haviland-Eduah, Marcy Whitebook, Michelle Newringeisen, Priya Jagannathan, Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez, Kym Johnson, Rickey Jackson, Maria Sujo, Lisa Truong And Emma Batten-Bowman As Members Of The Children’s Initiative Citizens’ Oversight Commission 26-0079
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90861 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.7 Subject: Appointments To The Cultural Affairs Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Reappointment Of Jim Santi Owen And Ilana Lipsett And The Appointment Of Miles Lassi, Claudia Paredes, And Dontina Williams For The Cultural Affairs Commission 26-0081
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90862 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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5.8 Subject: Appointments For The Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointments Of Cynthia Gutierrez And Nadia Morales-Saleh To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities 26-0082
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90863 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.9 Subject: Appointments To The Library Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointments Of April Bell, Kevin Covarrubias, And Andrea Henderson To The Library Commission 26-0083
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90864 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.10 Subject: Appointments To The Public Art Advisory Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Reappointment Of Kaitilin Kushner And The Appointment Of Mario Hernandez, Nia Jacobs, Sabina Kariat, And Sarita Schreiber As Members Of The Public Art Advisory Committee 26-0084
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90865 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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5.11 Subject: Appointments To The Civil Service Board
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointments Of Christine Zook, Alaric Degrafinried, Swen Ervin And The Reappointment Of Michael Brown To The Civil Service Board
26-0085
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90866 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.12 Subject: Appointment To The Privacy Advisory Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Isaac Cheng To The Privacy Advisory Commission
26-0086
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90867 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.13 Subject: Appointments To The Oakland Housing Authority From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Carla Dartis And The Reappointments Of Gregory Hartwig, Janny Castillo, Barbara Montgomery, And William Mayes To The Oakland Housing Authority
26-0089
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90868 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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5.14 Subject: Executive Committee Appointment Of The East Bay Economic Development Alliance
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Council President Kevin Jenkins To The Executive Committee Of The East Bay Economic Development Alliance And Appointing Councilmember Noel Gallo As Alternate Member For A Two-Year Term Commencing July 1, 2024, And Ending June 30, 2026
26-0092
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90869 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.15 Subject: The Council President’s Appointments To The Association Of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Executive Board
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A 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 26-0093
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90870 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
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5.16 Subject: The Council President’s Appointments to The AC Transit Inter-Agency Liaison Committee
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Councilmembers 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
26-0094
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90871 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.17 Subject: The Council President’s Amendment And Appointments To The League Of California Cities' Voting And Alternate
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution 90615 C.M.S. And Appointing Councilmember Janani Ramachandran As Voting Delegate And Councilmember Rowena Brown As Alternate Voting Delegate To Represent The City Of Oakland At The Annual League Of California Cities 2025 Conference October 8-10 In Long Beach, And Authorizing Reimbursement From The Council Contingency Fund For Travel Expenses For The Conference
26-0103
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90872 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.18 Subject: Celebrating Oakland Pride And Honoring LGBTQ+ Leaders From: Councilmembers Brown, Wang, Jenkins, And Ramachandran Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Pride In Oakland And The Fifteenth Anniversary Of Oakland’s Pride Parade And Festival; And Honoring LGBTQ+ Leaders Who Have Built A Legacy Of Service, Excellence, And Resilience In Our City
26-0110
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90873 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
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5.19 Subject: Retroactive Reimbursement For Councilmember Noel Gallo From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Retroactive Reimbursement For Councilmember Noel Gallo’s Cost Of $2,935 From The Council Contingency Fund For Travel To Washington, D.C., For Attendance At The National League Of Cities’ Congressional Cities Conference From March 8 Through March 13, 2025, As The City’s Primary Voting Delegate
26-0111
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90874 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.20 Subject: National Hispanic Heritage Month
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing September 15th Through October 15th Of The Year 2025 As “National Hispanic Heritage Month,” And Honoring Hispanic/Latinx Community Champions For Their Leadership In Oakland 26-0112
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90875 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
Item 5.21 Regarding The "Travel Authorization League Of Minority Voters" Has Been Withdrawn And Rescheduled To The October 21, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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5.22 Subject: Whitehead V. City Of Oakland, Et Al.
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Settle The Case Of Ty Whitehead V. City Of Oakland, County Of Alameda, State Of California, And DOES 1 Through 100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No.
RG18896233, City Attorney File No. 32322, By Payment In The Amount Of Seven Million Dollars And No Cents ($7,000,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
26-0106
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90876 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.23 Subject: Louella Santobello V. City Of Oakland Et Al.
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Settle The Case Of Louella Santobello V. City Of Oakland, Piedmont Grocery Store, Mark Smith, 4038 Piedmont Avenue, LLC, And DOES 1 Through 50, Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 23CV057157, City Attorney File No. 36405, By Payment In The Amount Of One Hundred And Sixty-Six Thousand Six Hundred And Sixty-Six Dollars And Sixty-Seven Cents ($166,666.67) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
26-0107
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90877 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
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5.24 Subject: City Of Oakland V. Pacific Gas And Electric Company From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of City Of Oakland V. Pacific Gas And Electric Company, Veteran Power Infrastructure, Accurate Sawcutting, Inc., And DOES 1-10, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 25CV136869, City Attorney File No.
CE05460, In The Amount Of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Two Hundred And Sixty-Nine Dollars And Eleven Cents ($350,269.11) (Information Technology Department - Property Damage)
26-0108
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90878 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
5.25 Subject: National Prescription Opiate Litigation
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney To: (1) Release The City’s Potential Claims As Necessary To Join Eight National Settlement Agreements With Opioid Manufacturers Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, And Zydus, And The Accompanying California State-Subdivision Agreements; And (2) Release The City’s Claims Against Purdue Pharma And Sackler Entities As Necessary To Consent And Participate In The Accompanying Bankruptcy Plan And Settlement Agreements (Office Of The City Attorney - Public Nuisance, False Advertising, Unfair Competition)
26-0109
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90879 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
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5.26 Subject: Resolution Ratifying The Mayor’s Actions During The 2025 Annual Recess From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming And Ratifying Action Taken By The Mayor During The Oakland City Council 2025 Annual Recess In Conformance With The Council’s Rules Of Procedure Codified In Resolution No. 90066 C.M.S., Passed December 19, 2023
26-0105
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90880 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.27 Subject: BSCC Grant For $31,000
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds From The California Board Of State And Community Corrections In The Amount Of Thirty-One Thousand Dollars ($31,000) To Support The Mayor’s Regional Gun Violence Roundtable On October 17, 2025
26-0137
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90881 C.M.S
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Councilmember Gallo made a motion seconded by Councilmember Unger to approve the urgency finding on item S5.27 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 by 7 Ayes: Brown, Fife,Gallo, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, and Council President Jenkins 1 Excused: Houston
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S5.28 Subject: City Of Oakland Investment Policy For FY 2025-26 From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Adopting The City Of Oakland Investment Policy For Fiscal Year 2025-2026; And
26-0064
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90882 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
2) A Resolution Pursuant To Government Code Section 53607 Delegating Investment Authority Of The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency To The Agency Treasurer For Fiscal Year 2025-2026
26-0065
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90883 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.29 Subject: Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Two-Year Agreement With Fusion BI, Inc. To Provide Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000) With The Option To Extend For Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000) Per Year; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process And The City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program
26-0049
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90884 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.30 Subject: Recognizing Ecosystems Concepts, Inc
From: Councilmembers Wang And Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing The Extraordinary Vegetation Management Performance Of Ecosystems Concepts, Inc., Its Herders And Caprine (Goats) Staff, As The Organization Executes Its Contractual Agreements With The City Of Oakland, Designed To Mitigate The Risk Of Wildfires By Deploying Hundreds Of Grazing Goats Into High-Risk Fire Zones, To Reduce The Amount Of Hazardous Vegetation 25-0916
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90885 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
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S5.31 Subject: Three-Year Professional Services Agreement With Daupler Inc.
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Waiving The City’s Request For Proposal Requirements Under Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C) Section 2.04.051(B), And The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements, (2) Awarding A Three-Year Professional Services Agreement To Daupler Inc. In An Amount Of Eight Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000) For The Period Of October 16, 2025, Through October 15, 2028, For Emergency Call Management Services With Two OneYear Options To Extend The Contract For The Amount Of Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($270,000) Annually, For A Grand Total Contract Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000), Without Returning To Council; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
26-0052
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90886 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.32 Subject: Three-Year Maintenance Services Agreement With YES Construction Group, Inc.
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Waiving The Formal Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements Of OMC § 2.04.050(I) And The RFP/RFQ Requirements Of OMC § 2.04.051(B), (2) Approving And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award And Execute A Three Year Agreement With YES Construction Group, Inc. For Backflow Prevention Device Testing, Certification, And Minor Incidental Repairs At City Facilities In An Amount Not To Exceed $270,000 For The Period November 1, 2025 Through October 30, 2028, With Two (2) One Year Options To Extend In An Amount Not To Exceed $90,000 Per Year, For A Total Not To Exceed $450,000, Subject To The Availability Of Funds; And (3) Adopting Appropriate CEQA Findings 26-0104
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90887 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.33 Subject: CFD 2015-1 Gateway Industrial Landscape Maintenance Contract 2025 From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Award The Community Facilities District (CFD) 2015-1 Gateway Industrial Landscape Maintenance Contract 2025 (Project No. 1004284), Based On All Contract Documents And Specification, To Los Loza, Inc. For A Three-Year Period In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($560,000.00); And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Findings
26-0051
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90888 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.34 Subject: Amending And Expanding The Civicorps Contract Agreement From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution Number 89736 C.M.S., Which Among Other Things Expanded The Scope Of Work For The City Of Oakland’s Contract With Civicorps (Formerly Civicorps Schools) To Include Trail Maintenance And Brush Clearance Services In Open Space Parks, By: (1) Waiving The City’s Advertising And Solicitation Of Proposals/Qualifications Requirements; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Contract Amount From Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) To An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million, Seven Hundred And Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,735,000)
26-0102
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90889 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.35 Subject: Maintenance Agreements Between The City And Caltrans From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute Maintenance Agreements And Related Amendments Between The City And California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans); And Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
26-0077
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90890 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.36 Subject: Ensure Compliance With Sewer Consent Decree From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution To Ensure Compliance With The Sewer Consent Decree By Waiving All Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (Ordinance 13101, Ordinance 13640 As Amended), Except To Continue To Provide Bid Discounts To Local/Small Local Businesses; And
26-0090
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90891 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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2) A Resolution To Ensure Compliance With The Sewer Consent Decree By Awarding Sanitary Sewer Construction Contracts To The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications And All City Contracting Program Requirements, Each Up To An Individual Contract Award Of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000); And For Each Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings, Without Return To City Council
26-0091
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90892 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.37 Subject: Permit Ready Express Program
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Establish The Permit Ready Express Program (B) Allocate Up To $5,199,517 From The Pathways To Reducing Obstacles To Housing Grant For Permit Ready Express Program, (C) Allocate Associated Predevelopment Loan Repayments To The Permit Ready Express Program, And (D) Make Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loans To Qualified Developers Under The Permit Ready Express Program 26-0062
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90893 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.38 Subject: Middle Income JPA Bond Financing Program From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing A Middle Income Joint Powers Authority Bond Financing Program For The Purpose Of Financing The Acquisition, Construction And Improvement Of Oakland Middle Income Housing Projects; Authorizing The City Administrator To Join Joint Powers Authorities, Enter Into Joint Exercise Of Powers Agreements And Other Agreements With Municipal Finance Agencies Under The Program, And Approve The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds By Said Agencies For Oakland Projects Identified By The City Administrator, Without Returning To City Council; And Making Related CEQA Findings
26-0059
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This Ordinance was Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage. to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/21/2025
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.39 Subject: Affordable Housing Funding - Program Income And FY2025-26 HCD Capital Funds
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The Appropriation Of Accumulated Net Revenue Of Affordable Housing Program Funding Revenue From The Low And Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund And The HUD-Home Investment Partnership Fund To Fund The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program, Rapid Response Homeless Housing, Acquisition And/Or Conversion To Affordable Housing And Rehabilitation Of Existing Affordable Housing (Collectively, Affordable Housing Programs);
(2) Authorizing The Annual Appropriation Of Net Revenue Of Affordable Housing Program Funding Revenue From The Low And Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund And The HUD-Home Investment Partnership Fund For Affordable Housing Programs For A Period Of Five Years,
(3) Allocating Funds From Measure U Housing Bond And Other Non-Bond Funds In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $66 Million For Affordable Housing Programs, (4) Reallocating Impact Fees And Other Affordable Housing Capital Sources Funds Approved Through The FY2025-26 Revenue To Affordable Housing Programs, And (5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Make Development Loans And Grants Under The Affordable Housing Programs, Contingent On Funding Availability 26-0066
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90894 C.M.S
Attachments:
This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.40 Subject: Sale Of 1226 73rd Avenue
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Declaring The City-Owned Residential Real Property Located At 1226 73rd Ave (Property) Exempt Surplus Land And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) List The Property On The Open Market, (B) Negotiate With Any Or All Interested Purchasers, And (C) Enter Into An Agreement To Dispose Of The Property To The Selected Purchaser For Its Fair Market Value As Determined By The City Administrator
26-0071
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13863 C.M.S
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This Ordinance was Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage. to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/21/2025
S5.41 Subject: 2025-2029 Economic Development Action Plan From: Economic Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2025-2029 Economic Development Action Plan
25-0756
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This Informational Report was Received and Filed.
S5.42 Subject: Honoring Creative Growth Art Center
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Creative Growth Art Center Upon Their 50th Anniversary For Outstanding Service To The City Of Oakland And Contemporary Artists With Developmental Disabilities
26-0019
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90895 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.43 Subject: Honoring Diamano Coura West African Dance Company From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Diamano Coura West African Dance Company Upon Their 50th Anniversary For Outstanding Service To The City Of Oakland Through The Presentation Of Traditional West African Music, Dance, Theater, And Culture
26-0020
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90896 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.44 Subject: Amend Resolution 90767 C.M.S. - OFCY FY 2025-2026 Grant Renewals And Programmatic Changes
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90767 C.M.S., Which Awarded Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Grants To Seventy-Four (74) Nonprofit And Public Agencies For One Hundred And Forty-Four (144) Distinct Grant Programs Providing Direct Services For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, To: (1) Correct The Total Awarded Amount From Eighteen Million Two Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred And Eighty-Two Dollars ($18,252,282), To Eighteen Million Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred And Eighty-Two Dollars ($18,527,382); And (2) Change The Lead Agency Without Changes To The Grant Amounts For The Following:
(1) Replace Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) With The Center For Empowered Politics Education Fund (CEPEF) As The Fiscal Sponsor For AYPAL Building API Community Power Youth Leadership And Development Program (2) Replace The Oakland Leaf Foundation With Girls Inc Of Alameda County As The Grantee Agency For Learning Without Limits Expanded Learning Program 26-0054
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90897 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.45 Subject: CHS FY 25-26 Contracts
From: Human Service Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding And/Or Amending Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers And For The Terms And Amounts Identified In Table 2 And Table 3, Using Previously Appropriated State And Local Funding;
(2) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Requirement For The Providers Identified In Table 4 For The Provision Of Hygiene Services At Encampments And Homeless Systems Support;
(3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements And Move Funding Identified In Table 2 And Table 3 Using Funding That City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Term Of Such Agreements;
(4) Appropriating Funds From The Housing Fast Support Network (HFSN) Lease Revenues Received In Fiscal Year 2025/26 And Amending Resolution 90420 C.M.S., Which Awarded A Grant Agreement To Bay Area Community Services For The HFSN Program, To Change The Funding From County Of Alameda Social Services Agency To State Permanent Local Housing Allocation;
(5) And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0055
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90898 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.46 Subject: Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Memorandum Of Understanding From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Three Hundred Forty-One Thousand Seventy One Dollars ($341,071) For Medi-Cal Related Activities Through The Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) Program And Accepting And Appropriating Any Additional Funds That May Come Available And Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A MAA Memorandum Of Understanding With Alameda County Health To Allow For Administrative Reimbursement To The City Of Oakland For Performing Medi-Cal Administrative Activity, For Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 And Every Fiscal Year Thereafter
26-0096
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90899 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.47 Subject: Oakland Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program (OPED) Measure BB Funds For FY 25-26
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Direct Local Program Distribution Measure BB Funds In The Amount Of $3,197,068 For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 From The Alameda County Transportation Commission For Oakland Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program To Provide Access To Specialized Transportation Services;
(2) Awarding Reimbursement Agreements For Paratransit Services For FY 2025-2026 In The Amounts Of $850,000 (Five Rivers Transit Solutions, Inc.), $600,000 (Quality Transit, LLC), $350,000 (Bay Area Charters, Inc.), $25,000 (One Access, Medical Transportation) And $75,000 (GoGo Technologies, Inc.);
(3) Awarding Grant Agreements In The Amount Of $50,000 (City Of Emeryville) For Paratransit Services And $300,000 (Service Opportunity For Seniors) For Meal Delivery Services To Isolated And Dependent Elderly And Disabled Persons; And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Direct Local Distribution Funds That May Become Available For FY 2025-2026 And Amend The Aforementioned Agreements To Increase The Amounts Within The Limits Of The Funding 26-0097
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90900 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.48 Subject: OPD Eberhardt Consulting Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Jennifer Eberhardt DBA Eberhardt Consulting, Inc., To Provide Technical Assistance Services For The Negotiated Settlement Agreement (Delphine Allen V. City Of Oakland) To The Oakland Police Department From September 1, 2025, To August 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q), And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
26-0072
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90901 C.M.S
REVISED 90901 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.49 Subject: Agreement With Greenlight Fund And Urban Peace Institute For Community Violence Intervention Academy
From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept An In-Kind Technical Assistance Award Valued At One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2029, And To Enter Into A No-Cost Agreement With Greenlight Fund And Urban Peace Institute In Support Of The Development Of A Community Violence Intervention Academy In Oakland For A Four Year Term 26-0070
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90902 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S5.50 Subject: Adjustments To DVP Grants With Community-Based Organizations For Grant Year 2025-2026
From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending A Grant With Oakland Private Industry Council For Employment Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000); And
(2) Amending A Grant With The National Institute For Criminal Justice Reform For Community Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add One Hundred Three Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($103,112) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($538,112); And
(3) Amending A Grant With Communities United For Restorative Youth Justice For Community And School-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) For School-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2026, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,095,000)
26-0101
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90903 C.M.S
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
S5.51 Subject: Reappointments To City Planning Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Reappointment Of Alex Randolph And Josie Ahrens To The City Planning Commission 26-0043
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This City Resolution was Adopted.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 Subject: State Of The City
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Report From Mayor Barbara Lee Regarding The State Of The City
26-0044
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Gallo, Ramachandran, Unger, Wang, and Jenkins7 - Excused: Houston1 -
NO VOTE: 0
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October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
S8 Subject: Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials For In-House Paving And Sidewalk Operations
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under OMC Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(J), Issuing A Limited Restricted Waiver Under OMC Section
2.22.050 And A Waiver Under OMC Section 2.23.030 (B), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated July 8, 2025, Without Return To Council, Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, Authorizing A One-Time Payment In The Amount Of $250,000 To Pay Outstanding Invoices; And
26-0087
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90940 C.M.S.
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Under Modifications To The Agenda, A motion Was Made By Council President Jenkins and Seconded By Councilmember Ramachandran To Withdraw Item S8 'Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials' With No New Date. The Motion Passed. 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
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Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
2) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under OMC Section 2.04.050(J), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Reed & Graham, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated August 6, 2025, Without Return To Council And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 26-0088
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90941 C.M.S.
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Under Modifications To The Agenda, A motion Was Made By Council President Jenkins and Seconded By Councilmember Ramachandran To Withdraw Item S8 'Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials' With No New Date. The Motion Passed. 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
OPEN FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENTS
8 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION
(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of The Council)
There being no further business, the Council adjourned the meeting in memory of Reverend James Alfred Smith Sr. at 6:06 p.m.
October 7, 2025* Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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