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OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyandtheCityCouncil | 2015-10-20 | Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Meeting Minutes October 20, 2015 Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council S13 Subject: Urging MTC To Immediately Release Funding From: Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Kalb & Vice Mayor Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Urging The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) To Immediately Release The Full Budget For Land Use Planning At The Association Of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), That Holding Up Of Funding Not Be Used To Force Other Decisions, The MTC And ABAG Engage In Collaborative Discussions To Consider Restructuring Their Relationship, Including A Possible Merger And Directing Oakland's Representative On MTC To Vote Accordingly 15-0232 Attachments: View Report 85854 CMS Councilmember Kalb made a motion seconded by Councilmember Brooks to approve the urgency finding on this item for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting. The motion passed with a vote of 8 Ayes. Councilmember Brooks made a motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Kaplan, to amend the Resolution as follows: RESOLVED: That Oakland City Council states to the MTC A. ABAG has regional land use planning and research staff capable of carrying out all the responsibilities assigned to ABAG under SB 375; B. ABAG staff has been directed to carry out the responsibilities assigned to ABAG under SB 375, including preparation and joint adoption of Plan Bay Area 2040; C. ABAG's planning and research staff currently belongs with the Council of Governments, which is ABAG, and MTC should set aside the current effort to transfer only the land use planning staff and function from ABAG to MTC, and instead work cooperatively with ABAG on a more comprehensive merger or balanced plan, and that work should begin immediately; D. MTC should restore funding to ABAG for FY 2015-16 in the full amount set forth in the Revised Funding Agreement Framework as approved by MTC at its June 25, 2014 meeting, but without qualifications; E. Since ABAG is functionally able and willing to carry out its responsibilities under SB 375, MTC should continue funding ABAG for such work provided there are available State and Federal grant and/or pass-through funds, and should provide ABAG with sufficient assurances that such funding will not be unilaterally eliminated in the future absent a merger or other mutually agreed upon staffing arrangement arrived at through a deliberative, transparent and cooperative process; F. ABAG and MTC should begin an open and transparent discussion including the 101 cities and nine counties and stakeholders on restructuring the relationship, including the possibility of merger or other mutually agreed upon working relationship, set a firm and workable timeline for action, and consider jointly hiring an independent consultant as soon as possible to facilitate such a process; and be it City of Oakland Page 21 Printed on 12/15/2015 | 21 | OaklandRedevelopmentSuccessorAgencyandtheCityCouncil/2015-10-20.pdf |