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>> Press. Okay. There go. Good
morning and welcome to the
special Finance and Management
Committee meeting of Tuesday,
12/10/2024, the time is now
09:00:08am. And this meeting
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proceed with taking roll.
Council PRESIDENT Puerto, not
Abbas, PRESIDENT Councilmember
Kaplan. Council member Ahmed
100 is excused and Chair
Jenkins, PRESIDENT. Thank you.
We have 3 members, PRESIDENT
And one excuse Councilmember
Amish run. And before we begin
chair, do you have any
announcements? No
announcements. Starting off
with item one approval of the
draft minutes from the
committee meeting of
11/19/2024. Thank you. That
was a motion made by council
council PRESIDENT Puerto not a
pass second by Councilmember
Kaplan to approve the meant
meeting minutes, 11/19/2023 on
council. PRESIDENT Putin out
of office. I Councilmember
Kaplan. Council member on the
Johnson is excused and
children can sigh. Thank you.
Item number one passes with 3
ayes, one excuse Ramachandran
to approve the committee
meeting minutes of.
11/19/2024. Item, 2
determination of schedule
about standing committee items
and there are 2 public
speakers signed up for this
item really. Anything from the
administration. Anything from
my colleagues. Threw the chair
to the staff. When is the
parking revenue report going
to come to committee?
>> To come to the next
committee meeting. We just
wanted to make sure we
verified the parking revenue
calculation to be in sync with
the mid cycle budget
balancing.
>> Let's go to our speakers in
no particular order here and
chamber, please come up to
podium or Johnson, please
raise your hand to be
acknowledged. This is all a
ball. Kevin de le.
>> Is my request that. Any
reporting. That has a
financial entity. That
reflects need to reduce on
change. Financial support on
anything. We'll also have is a
part of that recommendation.
Positive as well as the
negative impacts of those
changes. I spoke to yesterday.
How you a record and it needs
to be it should be a part of
this budget recommendation
that you're going to be voting
on.
>> last
>> recommending changing the
parking. Technicians to go
back writing tickets, but they
will already doing abandon
cause. And who's going to do
that job? Just found out we're
going to have a vacant spot.
For a council member in order
to do the interim. We're a
mayor's position, but who's
going to be representing that
district? That's that's a
drawback. On negative impact.
No recommended representation
district when that person
becomes the interim mayor. And
requests at Finance
Department. And this body has
to put on the agenda, the
discussion of being a
sanctuary city and the
financial obligations related
to that. You also have to put
on your agenda being a city
involved in gentrification not
to yield. You don't represent
the reason why it's happening,
but because it's happening, we
have been pushed out.
African-americans. What is the
impact of that financially? I
would also like to recommend
that the House and authorities
contributions. Any financial
component related to this
city. The housing authority as
a major point. Thank you for
your comments which into Zoom
user. Kevin, Dolly. You
yourself and begin you 2
minutes.
>> All Interest in the parking
revenue section and I'm like
the council and the Finance
Committee to look get.
Creasing. Revenue for parking
in one way that could be done.
Is extending parking to
08:00pm, including Sunday's
and more neighborhood. And
that allows for turnover which
helped the merchant in a few
neighborhoods that merchants
are quite interested doing
that. And if we can, courage.
Dot to move ahead with that.
But only in the neighborhoods
where merchants are ready him.
And downtown a cleaver, 2 of
areas.
>> And that can cause
speaker's chair. Thank you
all. Under 10 motion. Thank
you. That was a motion made by
council PRESIDENT Putin out of
a second by Councilmember
Kaplan on Row Council
PRESIDENT Out a box. I
councilmember Kaplan, I
councilmember Ramachandran is
excused and Chair Jenkins. I
thank Item number 2 passes
with 3 eyes when excuse
Ramachandran to accept the
determination of schedule.
Outstanding committee items
moving on to item number 3.
Adopt a resolution approving
the submission of recognized
application payment schedule
and Oakland Redevelopment, a
sister agency administrative.
Budget before 7/1/2025 through
6/30/2026 and transmission of
both the county wide
oversight. And the Alameda
County Auditor Auditor control
controller and the State
Department. Finance for
approval. And there's one
public speaker that signed up
for this.
>> Britain Hines, assistant to
the finance director before
you today is our annual for
ups. Also known as the
recognize application payment
schedule. This payment
schedule is a list of the
outstanding obligations of the
redevelopment agency. As of
NOVEMBER. First 2024 Orson had
approximately 200 and 90.1
million outstanding
obligations. 34.1 million of
those enforceable obligations
worker during the fiscal year.
25 26. Out of the 3, 34.1
million. 31.5 is roughly the
debt service payments for the
fiscal year. The difference of
2.6 million in applications is
primarily our administrative
costs. Partick staff cost
bacon balm fees, disclosures
site acquisition loan balances
and potential excess bond
proceeds. The adoption of this
resolution allows us to submit
the routes to the Alameda
County Oversight Board for
final approval to submit the
ropes to the State Department
of Finance. What's a rep says
submitted to deal as a
determination will be provided
to or sent authorizing the
rocks, which will serve as
forces fiscal year. 25 26
budget. The different
determinant nation letter will
also authorize Alameda County
to admit the real property
transfer tax payments or son
to fulfill all of these
obligations, predominantly the
debt service payments and
these remittances will
received timely in JUNE of
2025. In JANUARY of 2026. To
ensure all of the debt service
a timely. In summary. I'll
take any questions that you
have. We would like to move
this item to city council with
one minor at it. In exhibit a
the actual rocks line 6.52,
which is the very last line.
There is typo in the total
outstanding debt, our
obligation. It currently lists
111,000 $500. We would like to
teach to $115,000. That is the
true total, outstanding
obligations for 2018 tax.
Thank On administration bank
payment fees. Without any
questions that you Thank you.
Any questions. Going down.
Summer camp. Thank you.
>> And so I just wanted to
confirm This item, today's
exclusively for the 2025 2026
fiscal year and that that's
correct. Have all of the items
and payments for the 24 25
fiscal year that we're
currently in already been.
>> Confirmed in excepted.
>> That is correct. The
through the chair to
Councilmember Kathleen, all of
the 20 for 25 Roberts was
previously adopted. We will be
receiving the JANUARY 1st 2024
remittance that will make the
MARCH 1st 2024 debt service
payments and will also
establish the required reserve
for the SEPTEMBER first 2020.
2020 excuse me. We will
receive the JANUARY first 2025
debt service payment for the
MARCH first 2025. Debt service
payment and that will include
the required pushing of the
reserves for they front loaded
debt service. That's for
SEPTEMBER. 1st of 2025.
>> Thank you so much. And by
when do we expect to get a
response about the approval of
this submission?
>> Around through the chair
APRIL. 1st is typically
department of Finance's
deadline to provide the
determination letter JANUARY
18th somewhere between JANUARY
18th in the 20th, we'll be
going to Alameda County
Oversight Board for approval
for submission. The reps must
be submitted by FEBRUARY 1st
of each year. So that gives us
about 2 months for the
Department of Finance to
provide us a response with the
determination.
>> Thank you. And it sounds
like gives us a response in
time to incorporate it into
our forthcoming budget
adoption for the next fiscal
year. So I would move approval
as amended. Thank you.
>> So second council PRESIDENT
Us. And we got a second and we
have public speaker.
>> solve all. You can come up
to the podium. I find it
interesting that every report
that you. Produce for
consideration has a race
inequity statement. And you as
members of the consul never
address the statements in the
report that reflect race
inequity. I've never heard
anyone go to that part of the
report and questions about
what is being said about race
inequity, which is supposed to
be this liberal city. But you
don't talk about race
inequity. So this one says a
racial equity analysis has not
been conducted and then Blake,
that should be the end of it.
Then they say, however. They
do have requirements that are
included in the small local
business constructive program.
>> The local small local
business enterprise program
and the local employment
program not do any of those
programs, have anything that
deals with race and equity,
probably equity. But I doubt
race. So why you put it in
it's like you trying to just
fill in the blanks to have
something on paper. And I say
this again. If you write a
report and there's nothing
that can be said about race
inequity. Just leave it blank.
It should have been sufficient
to say a racial equity
analysis has not been
conducted. That's it. And all
through the day, they got one
report what buy pot in it now
deal with that when that
committee meets. And stop
using terms like buy pot,
people of color, all
underserved communities. All
marginalized communities say
Pacific Lee. What you talking
about? Who are these groups?
Marginalized underserved?
Because you might not feel
that's important, but it's
very important to me that we
Pacific plea deal with. Let me
tell you something. Youve got
70% of them. Show you how your
prejudice. You've got 70% of
the homeless people on the
street. Being black, mostly
black man. If 70% of the homes
on the street undocumented
illegal immigrants would be
running all over the place
trying to fix a prop. And
don't call me a lie because,
you know, I'm telling the
truth. That concludes
speakers.
>> And then we have a motion
made by Councilmember
Copland's seconded by council
PRESIDENT Boss to prove as
amended the recommendation of
staff to port this item to the
DECEMBER 17th City Council
agenda on consent on will
council PRESIDENT Or to not
Abbas.
>> I however, I believe
DECEMBER 16th, our special
meeting is where we have the
majority of our consent
calendar. Mean, we send it
there.
>> Again, sorry. That was a
motion to approve as amended.
The recommendation of staff to
board this item to the
DECEMBER 16th City Council
agenda on consent on Row
Council. PRESIDENT Putin out
of us. I councilmember
Copland. Council member Ahmed
Chandran is excused and Chair
Jenkins. Thank you. Item
number 3 passes with 3 eyes
and when it's used council
council member Ahmed Chandran
to port this item to the
DECEMBER 16 City Council
agenda on consent. Reading and
item number 4 atop following
pieces of legislation. One, a
resolution, one authorizing
the city administrator to
negotiate and execute and
agreement with the U.S. Bank
to provide primary depository
services more. The city at
estimate annual cost of 3,
$350,000 for a 5 year period
with 3 one-year options to
renew commencing JANUARY. 1st
2025 and negotiate with U.S.
Bank percent traditional
banking services as as they
move from time to time deemed
appropriate Constantine,
reasonable and to waiving the
requirements of the living
wage ordinance and of the link
to Services program ordinance
and 2 resolution authorizing
the city administrator to
negotiate and execute an
agreement with U.S. Bank. To
provide primary custodial
services with the city at and
estimated annual cost of
$75,000 for a 5 year period
with 3 one-year options to
renew and negotiate with U.S.
Bank percent, traditional
banking services as Amy from
time to time deemed
appropriate cars and
reasonable and to waiving the
requirement of the living
wage. I Inc and Banking
service program ordinance. And
there's one person that sign
up with us. Good morning.
Chairperson Jenkins in
committee members. My name is
David Jones.
>> With the Treasury Bureau as
stated before you this morning
or 2 resolutions authorizing
for the city administrator to
negotiate and execute an
agreement with U.S. Bank to
provide not only depository
services for 5 years, but also
addition, custodial services
at a cost of 75,000 for a
period of 5 years with 3
one-year option, renewables.
The services are vital to
supporting the city's daily
cash management operations.
And currently our contract
with U.S. Bank expires on
DECEMBER 31st. Powell finance
professionals, including city
staff and outside associates
were selected to review.
Proposals. Interview the
finalists and us think was
selected to continue working
with the city of Oakland has
the city's primary depository
Bank as well as our custodial
bank. During the pandemic,
many vendors requested that
the city make payments where
corridor ach payments. And
once we enter into this
contract, we're going to be
implementing that program
which would allow for the city
garner work generate, you
know, approximately from what
we could tell maybe roughly
$400,000 a year in rebates to
the city. And we need to ask
for a waiver to. For link
banking program is there is
not eligible MR. Banks to
select from at this time.
Winds have also highlighted in
the report. The community
presence and involvement of
the bank here in Oakland.
Talks about a small business
and they've been a very
Stewart with the city of
Oakland. And just going to go
on record saying that time.
Staff is working internally to
revise banking ordinance to
make it a little bit more
manageable so we can have the
eligible list to work from
going forward. And staff is
available for any questions
that you MAY have.
>> Thank you. Any questions
from my colleagues. Lena
Taylor Motion.
>> Move approval.
>> To consent on that. The 16.
>> Actually, chair Jenkins, if
I could make a correction, I
misspoke on the 16th at our
special meeting. We have
primarily non consent items
that are not related to the
budget and on the 17th. We
have our concert calendar and
budget item. So it would be
tracked us on this to the
consent calendar on the 17th.
>> Will you fix that item
rules? Yes, well, can we were
really voting might be. I
believe that make it easier to
do a revote. Make sure we send
it to the right meeting. Okay.
Thank you.
>> Move approval to consent on
the 17 second.
>> Okay. And we have one
speaker on this item. This all
>> so the race equity
statement. There are no social
equity opportunities.
Associated with the report.
Social. Equity. Guy topic is
race and equity and social
equity can be brought up. But
what's the race equity? They
are no social equity. So I'm
leery of banks. As far as the
opportunity for equity. Me
tell you a story about. A bank
that we dealt with. The a thin
trying to think of the name of
the bank. But they had a
relationship with. Thus the
Spanish speaking Unity
Council. In the national, the
home neighbors Program home
program. This bank had a Wells
Fargo is the bank. Wells
Fargo. Wells Fargo was trying
to make up for the redlining
that they had been involved
with. And what partnership
with Spanish speaking Unity
Council and Neighborhood
Works. America provide
first-time homeowners an
opportunity to be have
ownership of a home. 99% of
the people that got homes
through this. Partnership.
Will Latinos. And very few
blacks got any home ownership
opportunities. And so the
Spanish speaking community
Council do what they do. They
look out for people. But
somebody should have been
looking at.
>> And they even y'all even
brought a y'all brought all
new homeowners who so that's I
know it was not would lead to
use, but they filled up the
room would lead to, you know,
saying these were the people
that
>> got new opportunities to be
homeowners. So you've got.
Thank you for your comments
Mississauga and we have a
motion made by Councilmember
Kaplan, seconded by council
PRESIDENT Whatnot. Abbas.
>> To approve the
recommendation of staff and
support both pieces of
legislation to the DECEMBER 17
City Council agenda on consent
on Row Council PRESIDENT Were
to not Abbas. I councilmember
Kaplan. Council member on the
children is excused and Chair
Jenkins. I thank you. Item
number 4 passes with 3 ayes
and one excuse to board both
pieces of legislation to the
DECEMBER 17 City Council
agenda on consent and going
back to item number 3.
>> remake the motion to 70 on
consent.
>> MADAM Technically the body
should make a motion for
reconsideration of their prior
vote and then vote again to
correct it.
>> So moved second.
>> Thank you. That was a
motion made by Councilmember
Kaplan second by council
PRESIDENT Putin not Abbas to
reconsider. Reconsider the
vote on item number 3 on Real
council PRESIDENT Out a box. I
councilmember Kaplan.
Councilmember Rodriguez excuse
and Chair Jenkins Thank you.
Motion passes with 3 eyes when
excuse.
>> Move to approve. As amended
and soon to DECEMBER 17th on
consent seconds.
>> Thank you. That was a
motion made by Councilmember
Kaplan, seconded by council
PRESIDENT Fortunato Bas to
approve as amended. The
recommendation is stopped and
forward item number to the
DECEMBER 17th City Council
agenda on Consent Council
member sorry Council PRESIDENT
For to not Abbas. I
councilmember Kathleen, I
councilmember member on
charges excuse and Chair
Jenkins. I thank you. Item
number 3 passes with 3 ayes,
one excuse Ramachandran to
forward this item to the
DECEMBER 17 City Council
agenda on consent. Now reading
and item number 5 receive an
informational report on the
status of implementation of
the Slavery Era Disclosure
ordinance. And we have one
speaker that signed up for
this item. Good morning, Chair
Jenkins and committee members,
Amos or herbal. Assistant to
the director of finance.
>> Today I bring to you and
information report is the
annual implementation report.
Honestly, really slavery.
You're a disclosure ordinance.
The original ordinance was
passed in 2005 and a
resolution reaffirming it and
adding additional requirements
was passed in 2020. The
Slavery Era Disclosure
ordinance applies to vendors
in the city in financial and
insurance services in a
textile to back railroad
shipping rice and sugar
industries. It requires them
to disclose information about
their businesses. Records of
profits from slavery or slave
holder insurance policies on a
disclosure. Affidavit schedule
s. It also established a fund.
24 22 is the slavery or
Disclosure Fund which has
subsequently been renamed the
Buckner Deal Fund to receive
voluntary contributions from
these business entities.
Information about making
contributions to the fund is
provided on the schedule
affidavit. The ordinance has
been fully implemented and
information pertaining to the
ordinance is available on the
city's website which holds the
legislation reports
disclosures received to date.
The ordinance and resolution
and implementation. Each
require annual reports since
OCTOBER 2023. When the last
annual implementation report
was presented to City Council.
One additional disclosure has
been received from U.S. Bank
to date. There have not been
any donations to the fund. I'm
happy to answer any questions.
>> So outside of U.S. Bank.
Has anyone else disclosed?
>> No, we haven't had any of
those. Was that that was
previously believed.
>> Have they made any
contributions to cities
outside of Oakland? I don't
know that information. Okay.
If we can get that information
back, that be great. It's all
the time we but as we're
renewing contracts with U.S.
Bank. We offer them I do want
to clarify. Other people have.
>> Provided disclosures over
time. But since the last
report, the only new one is
U.S. Bank. Thank you.
Entertain a motion.
>> second, that's a public
speaker.
>> This is not all of So.
Affected all this. The first
20 '05. This ordinance went
into effect. And 2020 used.
The word reaffirmed. Which you
really want to see an English
terms. You didn't do nothing.
And so in Twenty-twenty you
stepped up to really put it in
place. Got. I can tell you is
to Jenkins that San Francisco
has had in place for quite
some time. 0 collection. No
money has ever been collected
in San Francisco related to
this item. So we can't get no
money this week. But we can
get reparations. And what's so
disappointing is related to
slavery. You had something on
the ballot. I think it was
called propositions 6 that
would have ended slavery. And
involuntary servitude and I'll
prison system. I thought this
is going to be easy. One. It
didn't pay us. It didn't pass
people who live in California
say it's all right. For a
person who is in prison to be
identified as a slave. That's
what the 13 amendment of the
Constitution says, too. It
didn't count it didn't in
slavery. It redefined slavery.
You are not a slave except in
the case that you are put in a
prison. Then you become a
silly. That's this country.
And you forced to work and
many of these probes is awful
for profit prisons. The labor
produced by these slaves.
Creates capital gains for the
people who owns these prisons.
That's what we all in this
country. We have slavery. We
also have in California
proposition 209. This is we
cannot have affirmative action
now. Jumping all over Trump
with what he's going to be
doing. But look at what you
do. Look what you do in this
city.
>> Thank you. And then threw
the chair to Councilmember
Kaplan. Is this a motion to
receive and file this item in
committee? So that was a
motion made by Councilmember
Kaplan, seconded council
PRESIDENT Putin Abbas to
receive and file this
information report in
committee on role Council.
PRESIDENT Putin out of I
Councilmember Kaplan. Council
member Ahmed Chandran as
excuse and sure Jenkins, thank
Item number 5 passes with 3
I's to receive and one excuse
Ramachandran 2. Receive an
file. This informational
report in committee. And
moving on to open form. We
have 2 members that 2 members
of the public that signed up
to speak Mississauga all of
And Kevin Dolly. If you're on
zoom, please raise your hand
to be acknowledged. I have.
Assuming MR. Jenkins that.
We're going to be moving
forward. To have something
happen in your district.
Distric has benefited and you
guys have let let Bay s.
>> Pursue things that Distric.
Measure you was intended
mainly to be used.
>> 4 affordable housing. I was
housing for the homeless.
>> And it could be used to
address the police
administration building. That
has to be demolished.
Community, Basque decided they
wanted a new. Recreational
center. They had already been
approved for $700,000 for
renovation of the Center. And
it had the work it already,
Stuart, they came forward with
a raise in the money. They're
going to do it as a community.
They got money from They got
money from other places. All
of a sudden. We come up with
given them 32 million dollars
for a brand new recreational
center and on the agenda fall
areas where you going to
reduce, you're reducing
homelessness. You are reducing
the about opportunity. Fall
floor, double housing, but it
clearly states restore
22 million dollars for the
Lincoln rec Rick's
Recreational Center. That's
what happens too often. We
also had police officer. You
talk about over time. Look,
all of law police officers she
put at Lake Merritt,
unnecessary to look at black
people's participation in
vending over that the lake
look at all offices over time
and Chinatown. Look at the
ambassador to grant that was
given to China Tao for them to
view. Look at the on Second
Street that's being built by
Asians. And when he's
finished, he's gonna be Asians
living in it. You have to
community.
>> Calling in for the Zoom
user. Kevin Dolly, if you
speak, please raise your hand.
Chair. All names have been