body,date,text,page,path OaklandCityCouncilandtheYouthAdvisoryCommission,2014-05-09,"City of Oakland Office of the City Clerk Oakland City Hall 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Meeting Minutes Oakland, California 94612 CITYTOF LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk OAKLAND * Special Meeting of the Oakland City Council City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com Friday, May 09, 2014 9:00 AM 3450 Joaquin Miller Road 1 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Special Meeting of the Oakland City Council was held on the above date. Opening with the Pledge of Allegiance, the meeting was convened at 9:08am. 2 ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL Excused: Vice Mayor Reid Present: Council President Kernighan, Member Brooks, President Pro Tempore Kaplan, Member Schaaf, Member Gallo, Member Gibson McElhaney and Member Kalb 3 OPEN FORUM (Total Time Avaliable: 15 Minutes) There were no speakers during open forum. 4 Subject: City Council Retreat From: Council President Patricia Kernighan Recommendation: Hold A Retreat Of The City Council To Discuss And Review Governance Issues And Agreements; To Discuss Current Strengths Of Council; Identify And Agree Upon Council Communication Strategies To Improve Council Effectiveness; Identify Strategies To Improve Results And Decision-Making Within The Council; And To Describe Improvements Of The Business Meeting Decorum For The Council And The Public. 13-0527 The Council President provided opening comments regarding the purpose of the meeting and introduced the Dr. Mathis as the designated faciliator of the day's discussions. The notes of the activities are summarized in ""Attachment A"" to this document. There were no speakers on the item. View Report.pdf CONTINUATION OF OPEN FORUM ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Council adjourned the meeting at 3:26 p.m. City of Oakland Page 1 Printed on 6/3/14",1,OaklandCityCouncilandtheYouthAdvisoryCommission/2014-05-09.pdf