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RulesAndLegislationCommittee,2015-10-29,"City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
Meeting Minutes
LaTonda Simmons, City
Clerk
CITY OF OAKLAND
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com
Thursday, October 29, 2015
10:45 AM
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
The Oakland City Council Rules & Legislation Committee convened at 10:53 a.m.,
with Councilmember Gibson McElhaney presiding as Chairperson.
Roll Call / Call To Order
Present 4 - Abel J. Guillén, Dan Kalb, Laurence E. Reid, and Lynette Gibson McElhaney
1
Determinations Of Closed Session
15-0214
Attachments: View Report
A Special Closed Session has been scheduled for November 3, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Guillén, that this matter be Received
and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
2
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 15, 2015
15-0215
Attachments: View Report
A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Kalb, that this matter be Received and
Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
3
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
15-0216
Attachments: View Report
A motion was made by Guillén, seconded by Reid, that this matter be Received
and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
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Scheduling Of Agenda Items And Revisions To Previously Distributed 10-Day
Agendas (SUPPLEMENTAL)
15-0217
Attachments: View Report
There were 2 speakers on this item.
A motion was made by Guillén, seconded by Reid, that this matter be Received
and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
4.1
Subject:
ABAG Appointments
From:
Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Councilmember Abel Guillén And
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington To The Executive Board And
Designating Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney And Councilmember Dan
Kalb As Alternates To The Executive Board Of The Association Of Bay Area
Governments (""ABAG"") For Terms Commencing November 17, 2015 And Ending
June 30, 2016; And Appointing Council President Lynette Gibson McElhaney As
General Assembly Delegate And Councilmember Dan Kalb As General Assembly
Alternate For A Term Commencing November 17, 2015 And Ending June 30, 2016
15-0310
Attachments: View Report
85883 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015
City of Oakland
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4.2
Subject:
Extension Of The SARAnet Contract
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution 1) Waiving The Request For
Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q), Advertising, And Competitive Bidding Process; 2)
Extending The SARAnet Contract With Resource Development Associates (RDA)
From June 30, 2015 Until December 31, 2016 And Increasing The Contract Amount
By $35,000 For Upgrades And Maintenance Of The SARAnet Database For A Total
Contract Amount Of $95,000 Over Three Years; And 3) Authorizing Three
Discretionary One-Year Extensions For Up To One Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars
($115,000) Per Year Without Returning To Council As Funding Becomes Available
For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars
($440,000)
15-0298
Attachments:
View Report
85903 CMS
A title change was provided on the dais.
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015 as a Non-Consent Item
4.3
Subject:
Legal Support Grant to Assist Unaccompanied Minors
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Amend Resolution No. 85218 To Increase
The Grant Award To Centro Legal De La Raza By Up To $300,000 For A Total Grant
Amount Not To Exceed $877,231, Through June 30, 2017, To Provide Legal Services
To Central American Unaccompanied Children In Oakland That Have Fled To The
United States To Escape Violent And Other Oppressive Conditions In Their Countries
15-0299
Attachments: View Report
85905 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Finance & Management Committee to
be heard 11/10/2015
4.4
Subject:
Presentation From Alternatives In Action
From:
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington
Recommendation: Receive A Presentation From Alternatives In Action - ""Innovating
Financial Access With Youth: Increasing Financial Literacy And Access To Break The
Cycle Of Poverty""
15-0300
Attachments: View Report
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Life Enrichment Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
City of Oakland
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4.5
Subject:
Encroachment Permit For A Certified Farmers Market
From:
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Granting A Conditional And Revocable
Encroachment Permit To Fairfax Community Business Association For A Certified
Farmers Market On Fairfax Avenue Between Bancroft Avenue And Foothill Boulevard
Each Saturday Between The Hours Of 8:00 A.M. And 4:00 P.M.
15-0301
Attachments:
View Report
85893 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.tc the *Public Works Committee to be heard
11/10/2015
4.6
Subject:
Community Presentation By Neighbors For Racial Justice
From:
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington
Recommendation: Receive A Community Presentation By Neighbors For Racial
Justice On Racial Profiling In Neighborhoods And On List Servs
15-0302
Attachments: View Report
View Supplemental Report
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Life Enrichment Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
4.7
Subject:
OPD 2015 DNA Backlog Reduction Program And Resolution
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or
Designee, To 1) Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed
Four Hundred Seventy Four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two Dollars
($474,282.00) From The U.S. Department Of Justice, National Institute Of Justice
(USDOJ/NIJ) For Implementation Of The Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Forensic Casework
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Backlog Reduction Grant Program In The Oakland
Police Department (OPD); And 2) Waive The Advertising And Competitive Bidding
Requirements For The Purchases Of DNA Data Interpretation Software Training For
Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000), DNA Typing Supplies For Seventy One Thousand
One Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars ($71,128), And For A DNA Extraction Robot For
Fifty Five Thousand Five Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($55,531.00) In Order To Satisfy
Accreditation Standards
15-0297
Attachments: View Report
85899 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be heard
11/10/2015
City of Oakland
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4.8
Subject:
Service Agreement With CALICO
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or
Designee, To 1) Waive The Advertising/Bidding And Request For
Proposal/Qualifications Requirements, And 2) Award A Professional Services
Agreement Contract To The Child Abuse Listening, Interviewing, And Coordination
Center (CALICO) To Provide Forensic Interviews, Multidisciplinary Child Abuse
Investigations, Family Support Services, Community Outreach And Training To The
Oakland Police Department For Two Years Plus Two Discretionary One-Year
Extensions For Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) Per Year And A Total Contract
Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($120,000)
15-0296
Attachments: View Report
85879 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015 as a Consent Item
4.9
Subject:
SAFER Grant
From:
Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Her
Designee To: 1.) Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) To Accept Staffing For Adequate Fire Emergency
Response (SAFER) Grant Funds In The Amount Of Four Million Two Hundred
Sixty-Eighty Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($4,268,112.00) 2.) Accept,
Appropriate And Administer Said SAFER Grant Funds; And 3.) Expend Funds To Hire
Up To Sixteen Firefighters And/Or Firefighter Paramedics For The Grant Performance
Period Of February 21, 2016 Through February 20, 2018, In Accordance With The
City's Hiring Policies
15-0295
Attachments:
View Report
85878 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015 as a Consent item
4.10
Subject:
Creation Of A Privacy Advisory Commission
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing The Privacy Advisory
Commission, Providing For The Appointment Of Members Thereof, And Defining The
Duties And Functions Of Said Commission
15-0294
Attachments: View Report
This Ordinance was Scheduled. to the *Public Safety Committee to be heard
12/15/2015
City of Oakland
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4.11
Subject:
Youth Violence Prevention Enhancement Project (YVPEP) Grant
From:
Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: 1)
Accept And Appropriate A Youth Violence Prevention Enhancement Project (YVPEP)
Grant For $281,880 From October 2015 To September 2016 And A Community
Based Violence Prevention (CBVP) Grant For $70,000 From October 2015 To
December 2016, Both From The U.S. Department Of Justice, Office Of Juvenile
Justice And Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP); 2) Allocate Funds In The Amount Of
$226,880 To Augment Existing Violence Prevention Services And Staff Positions In
The Human Services Department; And 3) Enter Into Professional Service Agreements
With Prevention Institute For $75,000 To Provide Violence Prevention Planning
Support, And With Safe Passages For $50,000 To Provide Tools And Training For
The Oakland Police Department Response To Incidents Involving Young Children
Exposed To Violence; And Waiving The Request For Proposal/Qualifications Process
For The Professional Service Agreements
15-0293
Attachments: View Report
85900 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be heard
11/10/2015
4.12
Subject:
City Employee Demographic Study Status Report
From:
Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Receive A Status Report From The Human Resources
Management Department (HRM) On The Demographics Of City Staff, Including But
Not Limited To Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Age, Residency By City, And Anticipated
Retirement By Department
15-0292
Attachments: View Report
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Finance & Management
Committee to be heard 11/10/2015
4.13
Subject:
Local Minimum Wage Law Six-Month Report
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report (Six-Month Update) Following
The Implementation Of The Voter Approved Local Minimum Wage Ordinance
(""Measure FF"")
15-0291
Attachments: View Report
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Finance & Management
Committee to be heard 11/10/2015
City of Oakland
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Subject:
Golden State Warriors Gym Improvement At Rainbow Recreation Center
From:
Oakland Parks And Recreation Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution 1) Authorizing The City Administrator To
Accept A Gift Of In-Kind Services From The Golden State Warriors And The Good
Tidings Foundation For The Rainbow Recreation Center Basketball Gym Renovation
Project Valued At Fifty-Two Thousand Dollars ($52,000); And 2) Authorizing The City
Administrator To Execute Construction Contracts With MCWIL Sport Surfaces, Inc.,
Doherty Restoration, Inc., And Straightline Enterprise, Inc. Dba First Service For One
Dollar ($1.00) Each To Perform The Services And Authorize The Work On City
Property; And 3) Waive Advertising And Bidding Requirements For The Project; And
4) Naming The Basketball Court Inside The Rainbow Recreation Center Gym After
Former Golden State Warrior Jason Richardson
15-0290
Attachments: View Report
85898 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the *Life Enrichment Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
4.16
Subject:
Settlement Agreement - IFPTE Local 21 V. City Of Oakland
From:
Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving Settlement Of International
Federation Of Professional & Technical Engineers, Local 21 V. City Of Oakland, Et Al.
(Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG15775714), By Agreeing To Keep The Main
Floor And Galleries To The City Council Chambers Open At Their Legal Capacity For
City Council Meetings, Paying Plaintiff $37,000 For Attorney's Fees And Costs, And
Reserving City Authority To Regulate City Council Meetings And Access To City
Council Chambers Pursuant To Law, In Exchange For Plaintiff's Dismissal Of The Suit
15-0289
Attachments: View Report
85875 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015
4.17
Subject:
Honoring Caroline L. Laron
From:
President Pro Tempore Reid
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Community Development Program
Coordinator Ms. Caroline Lacey Laron For 26 Years Of Exemplary Service To The
City Of Oakland
15-0288
Attachments: View Report
85872 CMS
This Ordinance was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council to be
heard 11/17/2015
City of Oakland
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4.18
Subject:
Mural Grant To Montclair Village Association
From:
Councilmember Annie Campbell Washington
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing A Grant Of $2,000 From
Councilmember Campbell Washington's Graffiti Abatement Mural And Green Wall
Funds To The Montclair Village Association For A Mural On Oakland Unified School
District Property At 2400 Mountain Boulevard In Oakland
15-0304
Attachments: View Report
85880 CMS
This City Resolution was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City Council
to be heard 11/17/2015 as a Consent Item
4.19
Subject:
Unaudited FY 2014-15 Fourth Quarter Revenue and Expenditure Report
From:
Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Unaudited FY 2014-15
Fourth Quarter Revenue And Expenditure Results And Year-End Summaries For Four
Selected Funds: General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), Landscape And Lighting
Assessment District Fund (2310), Equipment Fund (4100) And Facilities Fund (4400);
And Overtime Analysis For The General Purpose Fund (1010) And All Funds
15-0305
Attachments: View report
This City Resolution was Scheduled.1 to the *Finance & Management Committee to
be heard 11/10/2015
4.20
Subject:
Quarterly Report On Crime Trends And Crime Reduction Activities
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive The Quarterly Informational Report From The Oakland
Police Department (OPD) On Crime Trends And Crime Reduction Activities, Including
The Ceasefire Violence Reduction Strategy, In The City Of Oakland
15-0226
Attachments: View Report
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
City of Oakland
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Subject:
30 Day Recruitment Report
From:
Councilmember Desley Brooks
Recommendation: Receive A Monthly Informational Report From The Oakland Police
Department On Recruiting And Police Department Staffing Levels Over The Last 30
Days
15-0095
Attachments:
View Report
View Supplemental Report
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
4.22
Subject:
OPD Response To Youth Advisory Commission Recommendations
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police
Department's (OPD) List Of: 1) Accomplished Or Implemented Youth Advisory
Commission (YAC) Recommendations; And 2) Five Recommendations Which OPD
And The Youth Advisory Commission Will Collaborate To Implement
15-0096
Attachments: View Report.pdf
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
4.23
Subject:
OFD Mandatory Overtime
From:
Councilmember Abel Guillén
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Mandatory Overtime For The
Oakland Fire Department And Plans For Reducing Mandatory Overtime
14-1243
Attachments: View Report.pdf
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
4.25
Subject:
Citywide Impact Fee Nexus Study Report
From:
President Pro Tempore Reid
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Citywide Impact Fee
Nexus Study, Economic Feasibility Analysis And Draft Impact Fee Proposal, Including
Notifying The Public That Any Adopted Impact Fees May Apply To Applications That
Are Already Submitted As Per The California Subdivision Map Act, Government Code
Section 66474.2(b)
15-0311
A title change was submitted on the dais.
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Community & Economic
Development Committee to be heard 12/15/2015
City of Oakland
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Subject:
National Native American Heritage Month
From:
Councilmember Noel Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing The Month Of November 2015
As ""National Native American Heritage Month"" Celebrating The Heritages And
Cultures Of Native Americans And The Contributions Of Native Americans To The
United States
15-0306
Attachments: View Report
View Supplemental Report
85871 CMS
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City
Council to be heard 11/17/2015
Subject:
Increasing The Rent Program Service Fee
From:
Housing & Community Development Department
Recommendation: Receive A Report and Possible Action On A Proposed Ordinance
Amending The Master Fee Ordinance (O.M.C. 13320) To Increase The Rent Program
Service Fee From $30 Dollars Per Unit To $110 Per Unit [TITLE CHANGE]
15-0261
Attachments: View Report
This Ordinance was Scheduled.to the *Finance & Management Committee and
the Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/10/2015 and
as a Public Hearing TBD
Subject:
Crossroads Traffic Collision Software
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or
Designee, To 1) Waive The Advertising/Bidding And The Request For
Proposal/Qualifications Requirements, And 2) Award A Professional Services
Contract To Crossroads Software, Inc. For The Online Sales Of Traffic Collision
Reports And Technical And Records Management Support For The City's Traffic
Collision Database For Three Years, Plus Two Discretionary One Year Extensions,
For A Fee Of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) Per Year And A Total Contract
Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
15-0307
Attachments:
View Report
View Supplemental Report
85901 CMS
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the *Public Safety Committee to be
heard 11/10/2015
City of Oakland
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Subject:
Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board Appointment
From:
Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of
Ubaldo Fernandez To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board
15-0271
Attachments:
View Report
85866 CMS
A title change was submitted on the dais for this item which was previously
scheduled to the November 3, 2015 City Council agenda.
Subject:
Travel Authorization - Councilmember Kalb
From:
Councilmember Dan Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Councilmember Dan Kalb's Travel
To Los Angeles For Attendance At The U.S.-China Cities Climate Leaders Summit On
September 16, 2015 And Reimbursement Of Approximately $750.00 In Travel Costs
From His Office Account
15-0308
Attachments: View Report
85882 CMS
This Informational Report was Scheduled.to the Meeting of the Oakland City
Council to be heard 11/17/2015
5
A Review Of The Council Committees' Actions From October 27, 2015 And
Determination Of Scheduling To The City Council Meeting Of November 3, 2015
(MATRIX)
15-0218
Attachments: View Report
The November 5, 2015 Rules & Legislation Committee meeting has been
cancelled due to a lack of quorum.
A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Kalb, that this matter be Received and
Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
From The November 5, 2016 Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda:
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Subject:
2016 Legislative Calendar
From:
Office Of The City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt The 2016 Legislative Calendar For The City Council And
Council Committees Meeting, Report And Distribution Schedule
15-0230
Attachments: View Report
This Informational Report was * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to the *Rules &
Legislation Committee to be heard 11/19/2015
6
A Review Of The Draft Agendas For The Council Committee Meetings Of November
10, 2015 And The Rules And Legislation Committee Of November 12, 2015
15-0219
Attachments: View Report
A motion was made by Reid, seconded by Guillén, that this matter be Received
and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
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Subject:
Opposing The Trans-Pacific Partnership
From:
Councilmembers Guillén, Campbell Washington, Kalb And Gibson
McElhaney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Opposing The Trans-Pacific Partnership
(TPP) Trade And Urging United States Senators And Congressmembers To Oppose
The Ratification Of The TPP Trade Treaty Agreement
15-0233
Attachments: View Report
View Supplemental Report
View Supplemental Report
85868 CMS
The Committee approved recommendations as amended to revise the following:
1) The title was revised: Resolution Opposing The Trans-Pacific Partnerhsip
(TPP) Trade And Urging United States Senators And Congressmembers To
Oppose The Ratification Of The TPP Trade Treaty Agreement;
2) Add: ""WHEREAS, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade
agreement among twelve (12) Pacific Rim countries concerning a variety of
matters of economic policy, about which agreement was reached on October 5,
2015 by all 12 nations, after seven years of negotiations, and is now pending
ratification by Congress. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the TPP will
lead to the outsourcing of service sector and manufacturing jobs, threaten
wages, benefits and collective bargaining of U.S. employees, and allow the U.S.
to become vulnerable to currency manipulation;"" and
3) Add: FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council directs the Council
President to send a letter to the Honorable Barbara Lee, Member of Congress,
(CA-13) on behalf of the City setting forth the concerns described above and
position of the Council.
There were 2 speakers on this item.
A motion was made by Guillén, seconded by Kalb, that this matter be Approve as
Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the Meeting of the
Oakland City Council, to be heard 11/3/2015. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye: 4 - Guillén, Kalb, Reid, and Gibson McElhaney
Open Forum (Total Time Available: 15 Minutes)
There were 3 Open Forum speakers.
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland
City Council Rules & Legislation Committee adjourned the meeting at 11:52 a.m.
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