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OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyAndCityCouncil | 2021-07-20 | Special Concurrent Meeting of the Meeting Minutes - FINAL July 20, 2021 Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council WHEREAS, the Steering Committee agreed to key principles for the Howard Terminal Community Benefits Agreement, including Operating Principle #5 "The CBA will include a permanent mechanism for ongoing community monitoring and enforcement to ensure that the CBA meets its objectives and has sufficient transparency and accountability"; and WHEREAS, the Steering Committee developed recommendations to address community needs, and those recommendations were compiled into a "Community Benefits Recommendations Summary Report"; and Page 3 after the 2nd WHEREAS Added: A. Identifying and minimizing the potential safety, economic, and environmental impacts of traffic and parking congestion on Chinatown's people, business and cultural institutions, which shall include, but is not limited to, defining an effective role for Chinatown representatives in implementing the Project's Transportation Management Plan; B. Securing additional under freeway parking and prioritizing the use of Chinatown parking garages for cultural events when they occur at the same time as Ballpark events; C. Working with the A's to promote patronage of Chinatown businesses by Ballpark event attendees as well as creating on-site business opportunities for Chinatown and other local businesses and promoting marketing for Chinatown history and culture; and WHEREAS, members of the West Oakland community expressed their desire that the needs of the West Oakland community be incorporated into any future efforts, including with respect to patronage of West Oakland businesses, traffic congestion, air quality and public health issues; and WHEREAS: in order to provide clarity to all parties, and to ensure effectiveness of the next steps for the Project, the City Council seeks to provide general direction to the City Administrator regarding the terms of any future Development Agreement with the A's for the Project; WHEREAS, the City Council expects the City Administrator to: (a) continue discussions and negotiations with the A's regarding the allocation of costs for necessary infrastructure in and adjacent to the Project site, and (b) make every reasonable effort to protect the City's General Fund as a part of any final Development Agreement; and now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the Council hereby adopts the facts and findings set forth in the preceding "whereas" clauses and incorporates them into this Resolution; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council approves the non-binding terms set forth in the attached Exhibit A and authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate with the A's a Development Agreement based upon such non-binding terms; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Administrator, in coordination with the City Attorney, shall analyze how a community oversight body, including members of City of Oakland Page 4 Printed on 9/21/2021 | 5 | OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyAndCityCouncil/2021-07-20.pdf |