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RedevelopmentAgencyandFinanceandManagementCommittee | 2007-07-10 | *Special Concurrent Meeting of the Meeting Minutes July 10,2007 Redevelopment Agency and Finance and Management Committee 3 Subject: Equal Access Ordinance Implementation From: Office of Personnel Recommendation: Action On A Follow-Up Report On The Status Of The Implementation Of The Equal Access Ordinance And Recommendations For Improving Language Access To City Of Oakland Services 07-0292 Continued to *Finance & Management Committee on 9/11/2007 The Committee gave staff the following direction: 1) in accordance with the Equal Access Ordinance, Departments will hire a sufficient number of Bilingual Employees in Public Contact Positions so as to adequately serve members of the Limited English Speaking Persons Groups in the City of Oakland; 2) look at additional sources of data, such as from the 2005 American Community Survey and Oakland Unified School District, in order to determine the number and the languages of limited English speaking City residents; 3) the Public Contact Positions (PCPs) included in the July 10, 2007 report are accepted, with the understanding that additional changes may be made in the Fall; 4) as part of the September report, present a list of every job signed off by department head, a description of the job duties, whether or not it would classify as a PCP, if that position is vacant or not, if that position is filled by a bilingual employee and what language they speak and/or write; 5) examine the idea of a multi-language, first-point of contact office; 6) look at emerging languages in the City that may meet the threshold for translation; 7) make a list of translated materials by Department available on the City website; 8) staff will make complaint forms available on website; 9) provide an update to its September report, the list of Local Community Based Organizations used for recruitment; 10) In September report address whether City has adequate equipment for translation services; 11) ensure that there is bilingual staff working during each police and fire shift. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER PAT KERNIGHAN, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE AND SECONDED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 12:35 P.M. The following speakers spoke on this item: - Geoffery Pete - Luz Buitrago - Gene Hazzard - Sanjiv Handa City of Oakland Page 2 Printed on 9/12/07 | 2 | RedevelopmentAgencyandFinanceandManagementCommittee/2007-07-10.pdf |