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OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyAndCityCouncil,2021-03-29,"City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
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Oakland, California 94612
CITY OF OAKLAND
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
Monday, March 29, 2021
1:00 PM
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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
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Oakland Redevelopment Successor
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Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency/City Council
The Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and Successor Redevelopment
Agency was held on the above date. The meeting was convened at 1:01p.m.
ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
Present 8- - Sheng Thao, Loren Taylor, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, Noel Gallo, Dan Kalb,
Rebecca Kaplan, and Treva Reid
1 PUBLIC COMMENT:
COMMENT ON ALL ACTION ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. COMMENTS FOR
ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN DURING OPEN FORUM.
There were 30 speaker on Public Comment
2 CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
Council President Fortunato Bas made a motion seconded by President Pro
Tempore Thao to move item 2.4 regarding Lake Merritt Working Group moved to
Non-Consent and Items 3 and 4 will be taken at the end of Non-Consent
Approval of the Consent Agenda
A motion was made by Bas, seconded by Thao, to approve the Consent Agenda.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
2.1
Subject:
Honoring Dorothy King
From:
Vice Mayor Kaplan, President Pro Tempore Thao And Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Honor Of Dorothy King For Her Contributions
As An Entrepreneur And Activist, And For Her Commitment To Social Justice For The
People Of Oakland; And Declaring June 25th As Dorothy King Day In The City Of
Oakland
21-0209
Attachments: View Report
View Legislation
88566 CMS
Couniclmember Reid and Gallo requested to be added as co-sponsors/support of
this item
This City Resolution was Adopted.
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2.2
Subject:
Honoring Cesar Estrada Chavez Day
From:
Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Celebration Of Cesar Estrada Chavez Day And
Honor His Legacy As A Civil Rights Activist And Co-Founder Of The United Farm
Workers Association
21-0210
Attachments: View Report
88567 CMS
Couniclmember Reid requested to be added as co-sponsors/support of this item
This City Resolution was Adopted.
2.3
Subject:
Condemning Intolerance Against Asian Americans And Pacific Islanders
From:
President Pro Tem Thao, Council President Fortunato Bas, Taylor And Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Condemning And Combating Racism,
Xenophobia, And Intolerance Against Asian Americans And Pacific Islanders
21-0208
Attachments: View Legislation
88568 CMS
Couniclmember Reid and Gallo requested to be added as co-sponsors/support of
this item
This City Resolution was Adopted.
ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
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2.4
Subject:
Lake Merritt Working Group
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Approve A Report And Recommendations From The City
Administrator To Continue To Support The Safe And Equitable Use Of Lake Merritt By
Providing For An Authorized Street Vending Program On Weekends, Alternative Traffic
Control Measures, Develop An Alternative Program To Manage Activities At The Lake
Such As A Park Ambassador Program, And Seek An Ongoing Funding Source To Cover
The Costs Associated With These Efforts On A Year-Round Basis
21-0170
Attachments:
View Report
View Attachment A
View Attachment B
View Attachment C
View Attachment D
View Supplemental Report 3/25/2021
View Supplemental Attachment A 3/25/2021
View Supplemental Attachment B 3/25/2021
President Fortunato Bas made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Kaplan, to
approve the report and recommendation with direction to remove line item #7 OPW
(18 high capacity animal proof trash cans), line item #8 (additional crew
deployment on weekends to address garbage collection), starting immediately,
operate Lake Merritt Weekend Management until Labor Day, seek additional
funding sources to cover cost year around and allow for City of Oakland staff
overtime until solution are found. hearing no objections, the motion passed by with
the following vote: 7 Ayes: Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, Reid, Taylor, Thao, and Fortunato
Bas, 1 Abstained- Fife
A motion was made by Nikki Bas, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter
be Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Abstained: 1 - - Fife
Aye: 7 - - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
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Subject:
Emergency Reserve And American Rescue Plan Act Funds
From:
Council President Fortunato Bas And Vice Mayor Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Directing The City Administrator, In
Consultation With The City Attorney, To Explore, And Bring Back To Council, Options For
Providing Additional Protections For The 7.5% General Purpose Fund (""GPF"")
Emergency Reserve, Including But Not Limited To The Creation Of A Separate Fund For
The GPF Emergency Reserve; And (2) Clarifying That No Expenditure Of The American
Rescue Plan Act (""ARPA"") Funds, Which The City Expects To Receive In The Estimated
Amount Of One Hundred Ninety-Two Million Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Five
Dollars ($192,084,105), Shall Be Made Except For The Purpose And In The Manner
Specified By The City Council Following A Public Process And Public Vote Pursuant To
Charter Section 806
21-0216
Attachments: View Report
View Legislation
88569 CMS
A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Nikki Bas, that this matter
be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
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Subject:
Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) For 1086 Annerley Road
From:
Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee
To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) With The City Of Piedmont
Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements
For The Development Of An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) At 1086 Annerley Road, A
Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
21-0199
Attachments: View Report
View Report Attachment A
View Report Attachment B
View Legislation
View Report Exhibit A
88570 CMS
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter
be Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
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NO VOTE:
0
7
Subject:
Support Of AB 854 (Lee)
From:
Councilmember Kalb And Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 854 (Lee) That Would
Prohibit A Rental Housing Owner From Removing A Building From The Market Pursuant
To The Ellis Act Unless All Owners Of The Property Have Held Their Ownership Interest
For At Lease Five Years, Which Helps Put An End To Speculator Evictions
21-0202
Attachments: View Report AB 854
View Report Fact Sheet - AB 854
View Legislation
88571 CMS
A
motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Carol Fife, that this matter be
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
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Subject:
On-Call Permit Support Services
From:
Planning & Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: 1. Authorizing The City Administrator To Award
Two Contracts To Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. (""Interwest"") And 4Leaf, Inc. In An
Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Each For
As Needed On-Call Permit Support Services For A One (1) Year Term With The Option
To Extend For An Additional One Year Term Based On A Request For Proposal (""RFP"")
Completed February 16, 2021 And Waiving The City's Local/Small Local Business
(L/SLBE ) Program Requirements; 2)Waiving The Request For Proposal Requirement
And Waiving the City's L/SLBE Program Requirements To Award Two Contracts To
West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (""WC3"") And The Code Group, Inc. (DBA VCA Code)
In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Each
For As Needed On-Call Permit Support Services For A One (1) Year Term With The
Option To Extend For An Additional One (1) Year Term; And 3) )Amending Resolution No.
88174 C.M.S., Which Adopted The Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Mid-Cycle Budget
Amendments, To Appropriate One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) From The Development
Services Fund (Fund 2415) Fund Balance To Finance The Four (4) Contracts Awarded
To Provide As Needed On-Call Permit Support Services
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21-0211
Attachments: View Report
View Legislation
View Supplemental Report - 4/9/2021
View Supplemental Legislation - 4/9/2021
88605 CMS
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
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Subject:
Hult Lodge Agreement
From:
Economic & Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee
To: (1) Negotiate And Execute An Agreement For The City To Occupy Up To 92 Rooms
In The Former Dormitory Located At 2332 Harrison Street In Oakland Owned By Vima
Harrison 1 LLC (Hult Lodge), For An Initial Term Ending September 30, 2021, At A
Maximum Daily Rate Of $132 Per Room For One Occupant And $50 For Each Additional
Occupant, For The Purpose Of Providing Emergency Non-Congregate Shelter To
Unhoused Individuals At High-Risk From COVID-19; (2) Extend The Term Of The Hult
Lodge Agreement At The Same Rate For A Cumulative Term Up To Twelve (12) Months,
If The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Extends The Period For
Obtaining Reimbursement For Providing Said Emergency Non-Congregate Shelter; And
(3) Select An Entity And Award A Grant Or Professional Services Agreement To The
Selected Entity For Operations Of Hult Lodge, For A Term Of Up To One Year In A Total
Amount Not To Exceed $3.5 Million
21-0214
Attachments: View Report
View Legislation
88572 CMS
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Loren Taylor, that this matter be
Adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
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Subject:
Analysis From Harvey Rose On Budget Items
From:
Council President Fortunato Bas And Vice Mayor Kaplan
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Administration And
Analysis From Harvey Rose Associates Containing The Following: (1) Which
Administrative Reductions Were Implemented From December 20, 2020 Memo, (2)
Which Administrative Restorations Were Made To Date, (3) Amount And Uses Of
Additional Administrative Overspending Between First Quarter (Q1) And Second Quarter
(Q2), (4) Amount Of Current General Purpose Fund (GPF) Shortfall, (5) Amount Needed
To Restore The GPF Emergency Reserve To 7.5%, (6) New Real Estate Transfer Tax
(RETT) Revenue, And Any Other Revenue Or Expenditure Amounts, Not Included In The
Q2 Report, (7) Cash On Hand, (8) What Other Policies Are Triggered By Receiving New
Funds (E.G., Is The City Required To Put 7.5% Of The Federal America Rescue Plan Act
(ARPA) Funds Into Reserves? What Are Kids First Set-Asides?), (9) For What Purposes
Can The ARPA Funds Be Spent, And (10) What Other New Funds (E.G.,
Special-Purpose) Are The City Of Oakland Receiving That Are Not Already Covered In
The Budget
21-0201
Attachments: View Report - Council President Fortunato Bas
View Report
View Supplemental Report - 4/9/2021
View Supplemental Report 2 - 4/9/2021
View Powerpoint 4/9/2021
President Fortunato Bas made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Kaplan, to
continue the report to the April 12, 2021 Special City Council Agenda with
direction for Council Committee to forward questions to the Finance Director and
any questions for Harvey and Rose to Council President Fourtunato Bas.
A motion was made by Nikki Bas, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter
be Continued to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/12/2021. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 8 - Thao, Taylor, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, Kaplan, and Reid
NO VOTE: 0
A motion was moved by Present Fortunato Bas, seconded by Councilmember Taylor and
carried to extend the meeting past 5 p.m.
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Subject:
Amendment To Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget
From:
Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Approve A Report And Regarding Amendment Of The Fiscal Year
2020-21 Budget To: (1) Balance The Budget; (2) Appropriate And Allocate The American
Rescue Plan Act (""ARPA"" ) Dollars In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Ninety-Twc
Million Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Five Dollars ($192,084,105) To The ARPA
Fund (Fund 2072); (3) Allocate The Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) The City Will
Receive From The Oakland-Alameda County Joint Powers Authority (""JPA""); (4) Restore
Services Affected By Fiscal Year 2020-21 Administrative Reduction Actions; (5) Fund
Services That Are Needed To Address The Negative Health, Safety, Welfare, And Fiscal
Effects Of The Pandemic; And (6) Make Such Additional Or Alternative Adjustments To
The FY 2020-21 Budget As May Be Determined To Be Necessary Or Appropriate By
The City Council
21-0215
Attachments: View Report
View Report Attachment 1
View Attachment - Vice Mayor Kaplan
A motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Sheng Thao, that this matter be
Continued to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/12/2021. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Excused: 1 - Kaplan
Aye: 6 - Thao, Fortunato Bas, Fife, Gallo, Kalb, and Reid
Absent: 1 - - Taylor
NO VOTE: 0
ANNOUNCEMENTS / ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY OF
OPEN FORUM
7 Speakers spoke during Open Forum
ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION
(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 5:00 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of
The Council)
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Council
adjourned the meeting at 6:05 p.m.
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