APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
DRAFT
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING COUNCILMEMBER KEN HOUSTON TO
TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AS THE CITY’S REPRESENTATIVE FROM OCTOBER 23 - 26, 2025, TO ATTEND THE LEAGUE OF
MINORITY VOTERS INAUGURAL AWARDS & FUNDRAISING GALA
AND AUTHORIZING REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS NOT TO EXCEED
$2,250
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is home to more than 50% Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and Council District 7 in the City of Oakland is comprised of a majority minority population; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Ken Houston seeks to establish a strategic partnership with The League of Minority Voters on behalf of the City of Oakland; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Ken Houston seeks to utilize this invitation to strengthen Congressional and Federal support for Oakland by building meaningful partnerships with our Leaders in Washington D.C.; and
WHEREAS, The League of Minority Voters extended an invitation to Councilmember Ken Houston to attend the organization’s Inaugural Awards & Fundraising Gala on October 25, 2025, in Washington D.C.; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S. approved by Council on June 1, 2010, establishes a policy that Councilmembers, when seeking Council approval for travel, shall indicate whether City funds will be used when travel involves airline transportation and lodging and of the cost of airline, lodging, per diem and conference fees when City funds are used as well as the source of City and/or Redevelopment Agency funding that will be used to cover the travel; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with Resolution No. 82800 C.M.S., the estimated cost for Councilmember Ken Houston is $2,250 with up to $850 for airfare, $825 for lodging, a total per diem of $322 for four days (meals and incidental expenses), and $250 for event fees, the source of City funding used to cover the travel costs will be from City Council Contingency Project fund; and
2 WHEREAS, Councilmember Ken Houston seeks City Council approval of the aforementioned costs to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the League Of Minority Voters, Inaugural Awards & Fundraising Gala; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That Councilmember Ken Houston is authorized to travel to Washington, D.C. to attend the League of Minority Voters, Inaugural Awards & Fundraising Gala, and expenses incurred up to $2,250 for said travel are hereby authorized for reimbursement.
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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