[1:29] Good morning.

[1:29] >> If I can have all the

[1:31] council members returned to

[1:33] their seats so we can begin.

[1:43] This meeting. Okay. Good

[1:44] morning and welcome to this

[1:45] special concur meeting of the

[1:46] Oakland Redevelopment, Success

[1:49] Agency and City Council of

[1:52] Monday, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

[1:54] before I begin this meeting, I

[1:55] will go over speed, height

[1:55] instructions for those wishing

[1:59] to participate. If you like to

[2:00] fill out a speaker's card, you

[2:00] must fill out a speaker's

[2:04] card. 2, I'm sorry, an hour

[2:04] and 30 minutes from the start

[2:06] of this meeting making that

[2:07] time 10. 0, 1, meeting started

[2:10] at 9.31, you can fill out a

[2:11] speaker's card by filling out

[2:12] a car with the clerk.

[2:15] Representative at the front or

[2:16] if you're looking to fill out

[2:17] online card that period as

[2:19] close as cards are due. 24

[2:21] hours before the start of this

[2:23] meeting as was as is customary

[2:24] with these meetings, we will

[2:27] take people in chambers, fires

[2:33] and then go to speakers. MR.

[2:33] Charity have any

[2:38] announcements.

[2:41] >> No announcements. The

[2:42] council members been trained

[2:56] on the new microphones.

[3:31] >> On row row for this

[3:32] meeting. We have council

[3:36] member Brown. Councilmember

[3:41] Fife. Is excused.

[3:43] Councilmember Fife is excuse

[3:43] Councilmember Gallo resident

[3:47] Councilmember Houston. His

[3:48] excuse councilmember

[3:49] Ramachandran present

[3:52] councilmember anger. Sorry. Go

[3:56] ahead. Councilmember.

[3:58] Councilmember won PRESIDENT.

[4:02] And Chair Jenkins president

[4:03] showing 6 members present to

[4:09] excuse 5 in Houston. Going on

[4:10] with the agenda. To me a

[4:16] moment. Going to item 3. There

[4:17] are no special orders of the

[4:19] day on this agenda in.

[4:19] >> Any modifications to the

[4:28] agenda? Hearing then moving on

[4:30] to the consent calendar,

[4:34] starting with item 5.1 adopt a

[4:35] resolution renewing in

[4:36] containing the city council's

[4:37] declaration of a local

[4:39] emergency due to the existence

[4:40] of a critical health public

[4:42] emergency with aids. And a 5

[4:45] point to a resolution for the

[4:46] Declaration of Medical

[4:47] cannabis. As a health

[4:50] emergency and a 5.3 resolution

[4:51] declaring a local emergency on

[4:57] homelessness. Item 5.4 in

[4:58] ordinance for revisions to the

[4:59] animal control ordinance,

[5:02] noting that. This item is up

[5:06] for final passage and a 5.5, a

[5:07] resolution honoring the

[5:09] co-founders of the musical. I

[5:15] Do 5.6 Is an emergency

[5:16] ordinance regarding the

[5:18] homeless shelter crisis. And a

[5:23] 5.7 In a resolution for the

[5:23] contract for public system.

[5:29] Hire issue team. And a 5.8,

[5:30] resolution for apricot amended

[5:32] used policy. An annual report.

[5:34] And a 5.9 a resolution

[5:35] authorizing the city

[5:38] administrator to authorize.

[5:39] Pro housing designation

[5:42] renewing application. I do 5

[5:44] point. He never resolution for

[5:45] the exclusive negotiation

[5:46] agreement with the Unity

[5:51] Council. And a 5.11 resolution

[5:52] to accept their irrevocable

[5:57] offer of dedication. 4, 9, 9,

[5:58] Embarcadero and a 5.12, a

[6:01] resolution honoring the

[6:03] ceremonial anniversary of

[6:04] Tabernacle Church.

[6:06] >> And a 5.13, a resolution

[6:07] for Turner Group come

[6:08] Commemorative street renaming.

[6:13] And a 5.14 resolution for

[6:13] Michael Morgan, Commemorative

[6:19] street renaming. Item 5.15

[6:20] Resolution for the

[6:20] appointments of the public

[6:22] safety Planning Oversight

[6:26] Commission and a 5.16

[6:26] resolutions for the

[6:29] settlement. And Jack, only

[6:29] last quiz, Karla Mendoza

[6:31] against the city of Oakland

[6:34] and a 5.17 resolution

[6:36] appropriating state worker

[6:36] protection grant to the city

[6:41] attorney. And a 5.18

[6:43] resolution for fiscal year. 25

[6:43] to 26.

[6:46] >> o p d. Crime lab.

[6:49] >> Covert ill grant.

[6:50] >> Also noting the presence of

[6:51] councilmember Houston. Do have

[6:55] speakers on this item.

[6:59] >> Any comments from council?

[6:59] Seeing none. Let's go to

[7:03] public speakers.

[7:06] >> As a please push the podium

[7:07] or raise your hand and zooms.

[7:08] I can easily identify you. As

[7:10] I stated before, because in

[7:11] chambers will be taken first

[7:12] and then we will move to dozen

[7:16] speakers. Missus battle about

[7:17] have you with multiple cards,

[7:20] MR. Hazzard, I have you with

[7:21] multiple cards. My goal that I

[7:23] know. Sorry. I said that

[7:24] incorrectly. Kendrick

[7:31] Armstrong. Melinda. And that

[7:36] is if you heard in a prison.

[7:37] If you heard name, please

[7:38] approach the podium. Amanda,

[7:41] so Lozano, so have you. If you

[7:42] heard name who's supposed to

[7:44] put him any order, please sign

[7:46] up so we can get through this

[7:47] because expeditiously, if you

[7:48] are able and again, if you're

[7:49] on zoom, please raise your

[7:49] hand so I can easily identify

[8:01] you. Signed up for 2 items my

[8:06] name is Armando. So we need

[8:07] the shelter. Crisis be can

[8:07] give people a place to go.

[8:08] That was the big theme last

[8:12] week.

[8:13] >> And no Councilmember Wang

[8:13] Wei shutting down a medical

[8:16] respite facility in your

[8:18] districts we've gotten and how

[8:20] we've gotten. And how's

[8:22] mortality crisis more than 200

[8:23] people dying on the street

[8:24] each year. Disproportionately

[8:27] black you should ask yourself

[8:28] those people are going to die

[8:28] because you denied them.

[8:31] Medical respite. Saying that

[8:32] if we bring homeless people in

[8:33] the Chinatown is going to be

[8:36] manslaughter in the streets.

[8:40] That is very charged language.

[8:41] And I'm really offended by the

[8:43] lies I heard last week saying,

[8:45] you know, we're going to

[8:46] arrest people for returning to

[8:48] an encampment But we're not

[8:49] criminalizing homelessness.

[8:50] You think we're that stupid

[8:51] that you can just lie with no

[8:54] accountability. And saying

[8:55] we've got people coming from

[8:56] Canada in Missouri. You know

[8:57] that that's not

[8:58] evidence-based. It maybe in a

[9:02] few cases. But the ucsf

[9:04] statewide study and the

[9:05] Point-in-time count, the vast

[9:05] majority of our unhoused

[9:08] people like 70 80%. Have lived

[9:10] here for decades or

[9:12] generations and have you read

[9:13] the home together? Strategic

[9:13] plan that all the policies

[9:17] need to be grounded in. You

[9:18] know, stop racialized

[9:19] displacement. That is your

[9:21] mandate. And that is what you

[9:22] know, These policies are

[9:25] tempting. And why. And it's

[9:26] embarrassing that we're

[9:29] debating these Kauai Ch

[9:30] guidelines. This is the bare

[9:30] minimum of constitutional

[9:32] protection just to prevent

[9:33] lawsuits. We should be not

[9:35] racing to the bottom and

[9:37] struggling to comply with the

[9:38] bare minimum of legal said we

[9:38] should be raising our

[9:39] standards and adopting best

[9:43] practices. The best practices

[9:44] guidelines say put the public

[9:45] health officials in charge of

[9:48] a cannon planning. Okay. We

[9:49] need a public health approach

[9:51] in the midst of this mortality

[9:51] crisis, not punishment of

[9:58] criminalization. And it's an

[9:59] embarrassment that we're

[10:01] aligning with the Trump

[10:02] Supreme Court and celebrating

[10:03] when they stripped

[10:06] constitutional protections.

[10:07] You're criminalizing the

[10:09] status of homelessness when

[10:10] people have no place to go and

[10:24] you're punishing him for that.

[10:26] >> Hello, my name is Kendrick

[10:26] Armstrong. I am the current

[10:29] music director for the Oakland

[10:30] Symphony. I'm here to speak on

[10:33] behalf of the Oakland Symphony

[10:34] in renaming 21st Street next

[10:37] to the Paramount in honor of

[10:39] Michael Morgan. For those of

[10:39] you who did not know Michael

[10:40] Morgan was the music director

[10:43] of Center for 30 years and the

[10:44] second to black music director

[10:46] of the Oakland Symphony,

[10:47] myself being the 3rd black

[10:49] music director of the Oakland

[10:51] Symphony and his 3 point that

[10:51] no other work history in this

[10:54] country can say that they've

[10:54] had the legacy of having 3

[10:57] black music directors in

[10:58] classical music, black

[11:02] musicians only make up 2.1% of

[11:03] musicians in classical music.

[11:04] And so being able to honor

[11:06] Michael Morgan and being able

[11:08] to honor the musical legacy of

[11:09] Oakland in this way to have a

[11:13] way that everyone who comes to

[11:14] downtown Oakland to see that

[11:17] the amazing legacy of a man

[11:18] who championed diversity,

[11:19] equity, inclusion of classical

[11:22] music so that I can now be the

[11:23] 3rd black music director is an

[11:24] incredible honor. So thank you

[11:37] so much for.

[11:41] My name says like

[11:45] I'm a come resident Berkeley

[11:45] resident now retired professor

[11:46] at uc Berkeley. I was there

[11:50] from us 40 years.

[11:51] >> In my research, specialty

[11:52] was the history of disability

[11:55] poverty in Street, clearing. I

[11:57] wrote a book called The Ugly

[11:57] Laws, which is about an

[12:00] ordinance that banned.

[12:02] Unsightly, disabled people

[12:04] from exposing themselves to

[12:05] public view. It was an anti

[12:09] beging ordinance. And I also

[12:09] read an article in Harvard Law

[12:11] Review that was specifically

[12:12] about the use of the Americans

[12:15] with Disabilities Act to

[12:16] justify cynically the

[12:20] clearing. The kicking of

[12:20] disabled people to the curb

[12:25] in. Out of sight. On the

[12:28] grounds of disability axis. So

[12:29] many of the people we're

[12:31] talking about. Are disabled.

[12:35] Our older people. Deserve that

[12:39] protection. But I do want to

[12:40] talk to about that. I came

[12:41] here today for another reason

[12:42] after a retired, I started

[12:48] working. As a volunteer,

[12:50] providing a company men and

[12:51] comfort to dying on house

[12:52] people in San Francisco in the

[12:53] tender line street medicine

[12:55] team.

[12:57] >> I just want to tell you

[12:59] about my first experience my I

[13:13] went out for training on it.

[13:16] >> Good morning. My name's DR.

[13:17] Me Echo Know I'm the ceo of

[13:19] the Oakland Symphony. Speaking

[13:23] on behalf the initiative to

[13:25] rename the space next to where

[13:25] the street next to the

[13:28] Paramount Theater. Michael

[13:30] Morgan, Way, I got extreme

[13:31] privilege of working with

[13:31] Michael Morgan for 3 years

[13:33] before he passed. I'm also

[13:35] speaking on behalf of the

[13:36] Paramount Theater leadership

[13:38] as they are unable to be here

[13:40] this morning on short notice.

[13:43] But they are extremely in

[13:45] favor of this. Their board and

[13:47] they're they're director Jason

[13:48] Blackwell. Michael Morgan

[13:51] spent his last 18 years of his

[13:52] life conducting the Oakland

[13:53] Symphony at the Paramount

[13:56] Theater. He is nationally

[13:57] internationally recognized as

[13:58] someone who brought diversity

[14:01] into classical music in an

[14:03] intentional way when he is

[14:05] celebrated across the country

[14:05] and as my strong Strong said

[14:07] that people come here knowing

[14:10] who he was and our community

[14:11] members know who he was

[14:12] because he went to schools and

[14:16] had at least 50 school visits

[14:16] every single year, which is a

[14:30] next. Starting 5.3 declaration

[14:32] of local emergency on

[14:33] homelessness.

[14:36] >> If you pay attention to the

[14:36] government's mild ordinance,

[14:37] addressing encampments with

[14:39] urgency and dignity, it is

[14:42] very similar to what Mister

[14:43] Houston is proposing. MR.

[14:49] Houston. Your audience. It's

[14:49] similar to the governor. This

[14:50] ordinance on homelessness.

[14:55] It's called the model

[14:55] ordinance addressing

[14:56] encampments with urgency and

[15:00] dignity. Look at it. 5.4 It

[15:02] says that you're going to have

[15:03] all partnership with the

[15:08] friends of. Open Animals. But

[15:09] it looks like you have not

[15:13] completed that. That

[15:14] relationship and you still

[15:15] working on it. So I don't know

[15:16] what you approving when this

[15:18] has not been finalized. 5

[15:21] point. 6 Shelton crisis

[15:26] augments. You have the reasons

[15:29] for obtaining shelters as a

[15:32] result of the threat of health

[15:34] and safety to persons. That's

[15:35] what mistake can Houston was

[15:39] proposing. Ken Houston, 5.6 is

[15:39] what you were dealing with,

[15:45] ok? Statement significant. It

[15:48] initiatives are in place all

[15:50] to deal with homelessness is

[15:51] in this document related to

[15:52] 5.6 and that's natural. That's

[15:57] natural. All you says you will

[15:59] allow the city to establish

[16:00] minimum minimum health and

[16:01] safety standards you jump in

[16:04] on Ken Houston for what he's

[16:06] trying to do. Bodies being

[16:07] cremona. It's a criminal thing

[16:11] to arrest people. But you are

[16:13] proven in this 5.6 that you

[16:14] allow the city to establish

[16:18] minimum health and safety.

[16:20] Standards. Okay. Going to the

[16:23] next item which is 5.7 You

[16:28] need to define affective and

[16:29] coordinated services for the

[16:30] Department of Violence

[16:31] Prevention related to this

[16:34] issue. Use a lot of language

[16:35] but it got him. You got to

[16:39] meet really say what you mean.

[16:40] 5.8, you collecting data that

[16:43] demonstrates what? 5.9 pro

[16:48] housing. You cannot have pro

[16:50] housing when you have

[16:52] gentrification and a sanctuary

[16:55] city when you cannot determine

[16:56] how much housing is needed.

[16:59] That's why we on the streets.

[17:00] Black people because of Jenks

[17:01] who sent to gentrification and

[17:04] sanctuary city status. That's

[17:05] why black people on the street

[17:08] and you will not talk about.

[17:09] Unity Council. You cannot

[17:14] legally. Vote on an item that

[17:16] says Unity Council Farm 9.19,

[17:18] says that that is the Spanish

[17:20] Beacon Unity Council of

[17:24] Alameda County. There's no

[17:25] such Neagle. All gonna station

[17:26] is the Unity Council. Why did

[17:28] they do it? Because they want

[17:29] you to believe that it also

[17:43] port, they own.

[17:47] >> Thank you. Is all about

[18:03] your time is up. And so team.

[18:07] This meeting, this is sold.

[18:10] That's no reason why you,

[18:10] MISTER PRESIDENT have changed

[18:11] this to a special council

[18:15] meeting 3.30 Tomorrow. What's

[18:18] the reason? Other sparse

[18:21] attendance? That's why you did

[18:24] it. And you got items on this

[18:25] agenda that you want to try to

[18:28] push through. You still

[18:33] haven't dealt with. That. Now,

[18:33] $10, a crisis from the federal

[18:35] government to the state

[18:35] government, but not in the

[18:38] city of Oakland and you pass

[18:42] it on the agenda. I gave you

[18:55] this document. 2.12, section.

[18:56] Adoption Amendment of

[19:04] ordinances. Know what this is

[19:06] all to after its introduction.

[19:09] And that's what happened was

[19:10] measured the transaction and

[19:15] use tax. It's still not be

[19:22] adopted. It. Turn on the back.

[19:28] On JANUARY 16. City attorney

[19:32] found with Alameda County

[19:32] Register's office

[19:34] acknowledging. He off to the

[19:39] ballot measure. On Page 8

[19:41] Section 10 that this city

[19:43] attorney in a chord with the

[19:45] city attorneys powers and

[19:46] duties is hereby authorized to

[19:51] insert. The final ballot

[19:52] question into this ordinance.

[19:56] That's one 38. 33. After the

[19:57] adoption by the council so

[19:59] that the ballot question Costa

[20:00] to say to an impartial

[20:02] synopsis.

[20:05] >> know what worth. It. How do

[20:09] you?

[20:14] >> And you. Councilmember way

[20:16] you got mitigated know to talk

[20:18] about racism because black

[20:21] folks could not a day shelter

[20:22] could not go to the court

[20:27] yard. How Rice is is that? One

[20:28] has races and none of you

[20:30] could is to use efforts to

[20:35] address rv's, not of you. He

[20:37] was wrong. Cassie, then it by

[20:40] himself. But one of you

[20:45] silent. Pull item number 9,

[20:47] they're obligation, bond. You

[20:50] all got down below here. With

[20:56] my signature on it. Pull item

[20:57] 9 cash. You can't do a duet

[21:02] obligation, bond. Refinancing.

[21:10] And I got contact with that.

[21:11] >> Thank you, MR. Has that

[21:21] your time is up?

[21:22] >> If your name is Kani wish

[21:23] to speak, please approach the

[21:24] podium or raise your hand and

[21:25] zoom at this time.

[21:27] >> Names have been called.

[21:28] >> Seeing no more speakers.

[21:36] One and 10 motion. Moved by

[21:37] Councilmember and Sandra and

[21:37] second by Councilmember

[21:39] Houston.

[21:43] >> On a roll for the consent

[21:44] calendar move by Councilmember

[21:46] Ramachandran saying by

[21:47] Councilmember Houston.

[21:48] >> Noting that item 6.2 is an

[21:48] emergency ordinance. I'm

[21:55] sorry. Items that yes. One of

[21:57] the items on consent is an

[21:59] emergency ordinance and will

[22:02] introduced and finalize on the

[22:03] same day do the Raw Council

[22:06] member Brown. I. Councilmember

[22:11] Fife is excuse. I. Biden is

[22:15] now present. Councilmember

[22:16] Houston. I councilmember

[22:17] around the child run

[22:19] councilmember anger. I

[22:28] councilmember won. And can I

[22:32] just make a comment? I want to

[22:33] thank council member Phife

[22:34] actually for the resolution

[22:36] around honoring Michael

[22:36] Morgan.

[22:40] >> I was actually privilege to

[22:41] be a student in the Oakland

[22:42] Youth Orchestra where Michael

[22:44] Morgan had been a director and

[22:45] was privileged to study

[22:47] directly under him. And he was

[22:50] really a trailblazer in the

[22:51] the music community. Thank you

[22:52] for the public speakers who

[22:55] came to also speak about it. I

[22:57] just want to say, too, that he

[22:57] was such an innovator. I

[22:59] remember once that we actually

[23:03] played a piece of music where

[23:04] departure from classical music

[23:07] were actually playing a piece

[23:08] that really represented the

[23:12] urban. The sounds of just

[23:13] urban America and it was

[23:14] anyways. I know it's a little

[23:17] out of turn, but I wanted to

[23:19] just speak to his legacy a

[23:21] night. Really appreciate that.

[23:22] He's being honored. He also

[23:24] had early death. And so we

[23:25] lost him far too early. Thank

[23:32] you. Otherwise I. Chair

[23:36] Jenkins. Motion passes with a

[23:45] vote 8 eyes. Moving to the

[23:46] year public hearing side with

[23:51] item 6.1 Conduct a public

[23:52] hearing upon conclusion

[23:53] received the city of Oakland's

[23:53] consolidated annual

[23:55] performance and evaluation

[23:59] report for fiscal year. 24

[24:00] this. 25 Community Development

[24:00] Plant excuse me, block Grant

[24:03] home investment partnerships,

[24:04] housing opportunities for

[24:04] persons with aids and

[24:08] emergency Solutions. Grant to

[24:09] be submitted the United States

[24:10] Department of Housing and

[24:11] Urban Development. We do need

[24:12] a motion to open the public

[24:26] hearing.

[24:27] But chairs of the

[24:29] council members use of the new

[24:30] system. You do have to get in

[24:32] the queue to make the motion.

[24:33] You can't just yelled out so

[24:35] the public can hear you on the

[24:36] mic. So you do need to click

[24:38] the request to speak in the

[24:39] chair. Well, it speaks so we

[24:41] can get the motions. Orderly

[24:45] and I can. I do recognize your

[24:46] voice is, but I'll be able to

[24:47] actually see. And here who's

[24:50] making the most So we have a

[24:51] motion by Councilmember Gallo,

[24:53] second by Councilmember

[24:55] Houston. So to open the public

[24:56] hearing Council member Brown.

[24:59] Councilmember 5. Councilmember

[25:01] Gallo. I. Councilmember

[25:03] Houston. I councilmember

[25:05] Ramachandran. Councilmember

[25:11] under. Councilmember I and

[25:13] Chair Jenkins. I motion passes

[25:16] with a motive.

[25:16] >> So I'm pretty sure

[25:17] everybody has read their

[25:19] packets and access it. I'm

[25:25] sure everybody is right. I'm

[25:26] sure everybody has read their

[25:27] packets and questions of the

[25:27] department had. Put 3 minutes

[25:42] on the clock.

[25:48] Parliamentarian.

[25:48] To the chair for regularly

[25:49] regularly scheduled council

[25:51] meetings where the notice says

[25:52] that that's.

[25:53] >> That's correct. And other

[25:54] councils was a procedure and

[25:55] that this is a special meeting

[25:58] and it's not notice that way.

[25:59] Thank you. We must we must MR.

[26:12] Has are we must proceed

[26:13] >> good morning. We'll go from

[26:14] there is housing and Community

[26:15] Development Department, deputy

[26:17] director every year

[26:19] presentation. Please thank

[26:21] you. Every year we hold a

[26:23] public hearing as is required

[26:24] by the U.S. Department of

[26:25] Housing and Urban Development

[26:27] or hud for the consolidated

[26:28] annual Performance Evaluation

[26:34] report were caper. That's next

[26:43] slide. Please. Again, the

[26:45] compliance document. Its focus

[26:46] is on the city's you suffer

[26:47] for annual Formula Grants that

[26:49] total about 14 million

[26:51] dollars. It details her

[26:52] progress toward goals

[26:54] contained in annual action

[26:55] plan. It which is tied to

[26:55] work. Five-year consolidated

[27:02] plan. Next slide. Please.

[27:04] These plans reflect our

[27:05] housing strategic priorities

[27:06] of the 3 p's, which include

[27:08] production of new, deeply

[27:09] affordable housing

[27:10] preservation of existing

[27:12] naturally occurring affordable

[27:13] housing and protection of

[27:17] oaklanders from displacement.

[27:19] Plans also include

[27:20] homelessness, solutions and

[27:20] small business development

[27:21] activities. Next slide,

[27:25] please. In fiscal year, 2020

[27:27] for the City Council accepted

[27:28] and appropriated the following

[27:30] Formula Grants approximately

[27:31] 11.5 million dollars in

[27:32] community development block

[27:35] grant or cdbg, including

[27:37] reprogramming prior your funds

[27:37] and reinvestment of loan

[27:40] repayments from our revolving

[27:42] Loan fund and the following

[27:42] slide, all breakdown or uses

[27:46] by strategic priority. But the

[27:47] next Formula Grant is

[27:48] approximately 2.4 million in

[27:50] home investment partnerships

[27:51] or home, which we used

[27:54] exclusively for new affordable

[27:55] housing construction.

[27:57] Approximately 3.8 million in

[27:57] housing opportunities for

[28:00] persons with aids or hop which

[28:02] is administered by the Human

[28:03] Services Department's

[28:04] community. Homelessness

[28:06] Services, division or c h s on

[28:08] behalf of the eligible

[28:11] Metropolitan statistical area

[28:11] or which includes Alameda and

[28:14] Contra Costa counties. This

[28:16] split between the 2 counties

[28:16] that 70%, Alameda County and

[28:18] 30% Contra Costa County based

[28:22] on hiv prevalence hop was used

[28:22] for a variety of housing and

[28:23] supportive services for

[28:27] persons with hiv. And finally,

[28:29] approximately 650,000

[28:30] emergency solutions grants,

[28:31] which is also administered by

[28:33] chs and is used for a variety

[28:33] of homelessness services. Next

[28:38] slide. Please. Cdbg uses are

[28:40] restricted to primarily

[28:40] capital uses, which is why we

[28:42] allocate the lion's share to

[28:44] production and preservation

[28:45] activities, including using it

[28:45] as a source in our new

[28:46] construction. No fun or notice

[28:50] of funding availability and

[28:51] are home owner occupied

[28:52] rehabilitation loan and grant

[28:57] programs. Additionally in. 24

[28:58] 25 we allocated approximately

[28:59] 1 million dollars to the

[28:59] improvement of city owned

[29:02] homelessness facilities. More

[29:04] than 600,000 were allocated

[29:05] economic and workforce

[29:05] development activities. And

[29:08] approximately 2 million, 4 and

[29:10] to displacement, which

[29:12] includes Co compliance

[29:12] relocation program, fair

[29:13] housing, legal services and

[29:16] keep people housed. And so

[29:16] just conclude with the

[29:18] following slide, which shows

[29:22] some highlights. Including

[29:23] more than 6.3 million

[29:25] allocated to new affordable

[29:25] housing development and

[29:31] preservation. 56 home owner

[29:32] occupied homes were

[29:33] rehabilitated by residential

[29:36] lending services team. More

[29:37] than 3300 meals were provided

[29:39] in last year's Thanksgiving

[29:41] meal program. Arco complaints,

[29:42] relocation program,

[29:44] facilitated property owner

[29:44] provided relocation payments

[29:49] to 20 fi. 29 tenant households

[29:52] and fair housing for more than

[29:53] 200 households. And finally

[29:54] through our partnership with

[29:58] the Wd and Main Street lunch,

[29:59] we supported more than 200

[30:01] small businesses with 15 loans

[30:05] that created retained. 81 jobs

[30:08] for low income workers. So

[30:08] that concludes my presentation

[30:09] happy to answer any questions.

[30:13] Thank you so much, Amy.

[30:13] >> Comes from the council

[30:14] members saying we will go to

[30:18] the public speakers.

[30:19] >> As a kind name, please

[30:20] approach the podium in any

[30:21] order. Please state your name

[30:21] for the record before

[30:24] beginning. He please raise

[30:24] your hand so I can easily

[30:26] identify you. Jon Jones, the

[30:30] 3rd. This is about and Derrick

[30:42] Barnes.

[30:42] >> Good morning. My name of

[30:44] John Jones. The 3rd most Apple

[30:45] Urban Strategies Council

[30:48] services director of programs.

[30:49] We know House is important. I

[30:51] want to speak to the first 4

[30:51] words mention and the

[30:55] recommendation. Conduct

[30:56] public, he run. What does that

[30:59] mean?

[31:00] >> On a study of the word him

[31:05] and means to listen. I though

[31:06] the increasingly and growing

[31:07] frustration I had with the

[31:10] city of Oakland collectively

[31:11] is the fact that folks don't

[31:12] listen to who consider to be

[31:16] legacy residents. I hear folks

[31:18] like MISTER Hazard and MISS

[31:19] The side of coming here that

[31:19] the wealth, the wisdom in our

[31:20] community, that for whatever

[31:22] reason gets ignored. I wanted

[31:26] and why that happens. I don't

[31:27] understand why there's this

[31:29] continual practice of either

[31:29] granting money to or harming

[31:32] people. That's not from here.

[31:35] That is super disrespectful.

[31:37] To those of us who are from

[31:39] here, who understand what's

[31:39] happening here, right? We hear

[31:41] a lot about these hearings.

[31:43] That's not what we need. The

[31:46] wealth of wisdom is here. What

[31:47] I would like the city, the do

[31:50] everyone, every branch within

[31:51] the city in every department,

[31:51] meet the focus on hiring

[31:54] people from Oakland. Right?

[31:55] Because I'm tired of people

[31:57] come in and talk about the

[31:58] Black Panthers, but totally

[31:58] disrespect the haute and point

[32:01] platform. And if you're

[32:02] confused about what I mean,

[32:03] when I say a legacy resident

[32:04] MAY have to be born in

[32:06] Oakland, that simply means

[32:08] that you a flag here in

[32:09] Oakland, right? He repeat, no,

[32:10] wasn't born in Oakland, but he

[32:12] planted his flag here you get

[32:14] them sand rather turn hot,

[32:17] know yet is a legacy resident.

[32:19] He planted his flag. Gives

[32:19] back sentence for a reason

[32:20] that someone that's racing kid

[32:23] here. I'm focused on the

[32:27] future of my kid who is 10 and

[32:29] the things that we see don't

[32:31] always match the work that I

[32:31] hear. But everybody's the

[32:32] expert who got skin in the

[32:36] game and the city. We need to

[32:38] stop that practice of

[32:38] disrespecting the legacy here.

[32:39] Because if we keep doing that,

[32:41] he won't be open. It won't be

[32:54] open for you on it. There are

[32:55] a number of issues in the

[32:56] document that questionable in

[33:00] terms of. Was an equitable

[33:01] practice in place. I'm just

[33:06] give you 2 examples. 46 units

[33:09] for a new affordable housing.

[33:11] Out of 136 for homeless. Was

[33:16] that equitable?

[33:17] >> Not 97. Affordable senior

[33:21] housing.

[33:21] >> 4.

[33:25] >> The China town. Was that

[33:26] equitable in terms of who else

[33:28] in districts got affordable

[33:32] housing for seniors. Now, when

[33:33] you talk about hud, hud is a

[33:38] federal agency. And that's the

[33:40] part of their requirement is

[33:41] that you have a citizens

[33:44] participating plane. The

[33:46] person in charge of putting

[33:46] the citizens participation

[33:49] plan in place chose to use a

[33:53] resident plan. You often take

[33:55] the role of not using citizens

[33:58] to make sure you include your

[33:58] undocumented community and you

[34:00] have to actual self. Is that

[34:06] fair practice? Eligibility

[34:07] requirements that we follow

[34:08] the requirements, thank-you it

[34:13] a sanctuary city. Income at

[34:14] below Pacific. Am I he asked

[34:17] to be identified U.S.

[34:20] Citizenship. All eligibility

[34:24] non citizens status. No.

[34:25] Outstanding delinquent federal

[34:29] debt. Certain crimes MAY not

[34:32] be up rival with this ways.

[34:36] The way is the report that

[34:38] identifies and then last thing

[34:41] is and on a to obtain

[34:43] continuous funding. You must

[34:47] disclose any suspected

[34:48] violations of federal criminal

[34:52] law involving fraud, bribery,

[34:54] all grad to 2 h u d. Where is

[35:05] that in the report?

[35:05] >> Their barns. Are you in the

[35:08] chamber or on zoom?

[35:09] >> At this time on sees me at

[35:10] this names have been caught.

[35:22] >> Her 10 motion. So moved.

[35:23] >> Well, we need to make a

[35:23] motion to close a public

[35:30] hearing. Understanding that

[35:31] that's what Councilmember

[35:35] owner was doing. Yes.

[35:36] >> So just for clarity, that

[35:40] motion was too received the

[35:40] report and close the public

[35:41] hearing with the same motion.

[35:45] Is that correct? Now? Take

[35:51] that as a yes cow. Yes, that's

[35:59] correct. Council member Brown.

[36:01] Councilmember 5, I.

[36:02] Councilmember Gallo. I

[36:06] Councilmember Houston. Council

[36:10] member Ramachandran.

[36:12] Councilmember anger. I

[36:19] councilmember Chair Jenkins.

[36:20] Motion passes with a vote 8

[36:30] eyes. Going to item 6.2

[36:31] >> I would retain a motion to

[36:39] open the public hearing. Okay.

[36:41] So what you guys tap on the

[36:42] mic? I hit the button and turn

[36:47] your mic on. All right. So

[36:48] moved by on Councilmember

[36:48] Gallo, seconded by

[36:52] Councilmember Friday.

[36:53] >> And that motion was to open

[36:56] the public hearing. I'll go

[36:57] ahead and read item is the

[37:00] record. I'm sorry. Taking look

[37:01] the raw dough for the public

[37:03] Hearing Council member Brown.

[37:05] I Councilmember 5. I council

[37:07] member Dai o I Councilmember

[37:13] Houston. I. Councilmember

[37:14] Ramachandran I councilmember

[37:15] hunger. I councilmember white.

[37:19] And Jenkins. I motion passes

[37:20] with a vote of 8 eyes. I will

[37:23] go ahead and read the item

[37:25] record just before I read. Is

[37:26] a regular do roll call. You

[37:26] don't have to get in the queue

[37:28] cause I can automatically open

[37:29] you. So just wait tonight and

[37:34] huge. You. Because that's a

[37:35] public hearing conclusion of

[37:37] that, the following pieces of

[37:38] legislation, emergency

[37:39] ordinance adding Open

[37:42] Municipal Code chapter 15.0 6

[37:43] can amendments to the

[37:45] California energy and green

[37:46] building codes related to

[37:48] building decarbonization

[37:50] energy efficiency and public

[37:51] health to meet the city of

[37:52] Oakland's rhesus resource

[37:54] conservation and climate

[37:56] goals. Repealing the city of

[37:57] Oakland's local amendments to

[38:00] the 2022. Edition of the

[38:02] California Energy Code and the

[38:02] 2022 California Green Building

[38:06] Code. At Owen's the chapter

[38:09] 15.0 4 part 6 and part 11, him

[38:11] in a straight of in technical

[38:13] amendments and adopting

[38:13] appropriate sequel. Findings

[38:16] and exemptions. And a

[38:17] resolution of finding

[38:19] supporting an emergency

[38:20] ordinance adding Oakland

[38:24] Municipal Code chapter 15.0 6

[38:24] Oakland amendments to the

[38:26] California energy in Green

[38:28] codes related to the

[38:28] decolonization energy

[38:31] efficiency and public health.

[38:32] To me, the city of opens

[38:34] resource conservation and

[38:36] climate goals. Repealing the

[38:37] city of Oakland's local

[38:38] amendments to the 2022 edition

[38:40] of the California Energy Code

[38:43] and the 2022 California Green

[38:44] Building Code. Don't see

[38:47] Chapter 15.0 0, 4, part 6 in

[38:49] part 11, administrative and

[38:50] technical amendments in

[38:51] adopting appropriate secret

[38:53] findings. And just knowing

[38:56] that item 2006.1 season, part

[38:58] one is an emergency ordinance.

[38:59] If adopted, it will be

[39:00] approved, introduced and

[39:02] approved on the same day.

[39:03] Thank you. Please place. 3

[39:09] minutes on the clock.

[39:11] >> Jenkins in MAY, please. The

[39:13] council. I'll be very brief

[39:16] and turn over the content

[39:17] presentation technically to

[39:17] interim chief building

[39:21] official says then went But

[39:22] this is a context for those of

[39:24] you who have served on this

[39:25] council on through our

[39:25] previous cycles of building

[39:28] Code Amendment. You know,

[39:29] faced with very different

[39:31] scenario than we've had.

[39:31] Historically, we typically

[39:34] have the had the opportunity

[39:36] until the following JANUARY

[39:37] 1st to review codes that were

[39:38] issued in the summer for us to

[39:41] review for amendment. And we

[39:42] have operated for three-year

[39:45] cycle for those renewals.

[39:45] >> At the end of JUNE,

[39:49] amendment was made at in

[39:51] Sacramento that has now placed

[39:53] a 6 year window. So instead of

[39:53] having every 3 years to

[39:54] examine our codes, that's been

[39:57] extended to 6 years. We also

[39:59] have been given a date of

[40:00] SEPTEMBER 30th as opposed to

[40:03] DECEMBER 31st of JANUARY. 1st,

[40:05] SEPTEMBER, 30th, the end of

[40:07] this month to adopt this code

[40:09] with any local amendments that

[40:10] are specific to Oakland. And

[40:11] as many of you know, we have

[40:11] some very specific conditions

[40:15] here that we use to amend our

[40:16] code. I'm going to turn this

[40:18] over to them but I just wanted

[40:19] to make sure that you are

[40:20] aware of the urgency and the

[40:23] situation place. The sand

[40:24] because we did not receive

[40:25] copies of the code until the

[40:26] summer. We were not in a

[40:27] position even to bring this

[40:29] before you as we was in place.

[40:31] So we along with other

[40:31] municipalities within the

[40:32] state are under a very keen

[40:34] sense of urgency. If we want

[40:37] to get our amendments, I

[40:38] submitted to the state by

[40:38] SEPTEMBER 30th. We need to

[40:40] take action at this meeting.

[40:44] So appreciate you for your

[40:45] consideration. And again, we

[40:46] had more time, but that's the

[40:46] situation which we find

[40:54] ourselves. Thank you.

[40:56] >> Good Honorable Council,

[40:56] PRESIDENT Jenkins and members

[41:00] of the City Council has

[41:00] already stated my name is a

[41:02] silly and we align. I'm

[41:02] currently the interim building

[41:05] official for the Planning and

[41:06] building bureau. I'm here

[41:08] again today to present to you.

[41:13] Our adoption of the 15. 0, 6,

[41:14] energy conservation code.

[41:16] We're doing this to meet the

[41:17] city's conservation and

[41:17] climate goals as they pertain

[41:19] to the equitable climate

[41:21] action plan as well as the

[41:22] environmental justice element

[41:23] of the city's general plan,

[41:26] which aims to have all

[41:27] electric by 2040 and improve

[41:31] our air quality for our

[41:32] constituents in our buildings

[41:33] for the city of Oakland

[41:40] presentation place. Next page.

[41:40] California, building codes are

[41:41] updated every 3 years as

[41:42] already mentioned by the

[41:44] state, built building

[41:46] standards Commission,

[41:46] California building codes are

[41:47] based on the codes that are

[41:49] issued by the International

[41:50] Code Council as they are

[41:51] modeled through the model code

[41:55] adoption with the icc, the

[41:55] International Association of

[41:57] Plumbing and Mechanical

[41:58] officials and the National

[42:01] Fire Prevention Association,

[42:02] local jurisdictions can Amend

[42:03] Co 2 to be more restrictive.

[42:06] It due to specific.

[42:07] >> Geological top a graphical

[42:08] or climatic conditions.

[42:11] >> Next slide.

[42:14] >> I mean, we're going to only

[42:21] about maybe 2 minutes. It's

[42:22] >> Through

[42:23] >> adoption of baby one 30 are

[42:25] could cycle now has changed as

[42:25] already mentioned that we used

[42:26] to have sometime before

[42:29] DECEMBER 31st to adopt our

[42:30] coat. That time has since been

[42:33] expedited to meet a cut off of

[42:34] SEPTEMBER. 30th. So we are

[42:37] here today to present to you.

[42:37] Some of these changes affect

[42:42] can next slide. Please.

[42:43] >> This shows the adoption

[42:44] timeline through the 2024

[42:45] trial. Could adoption cycle

[42:52] next slide? We're looking to

[42:53] adopt a chapter that head of

[42:54] title 15 under the buildings

[42:57] and constructions Omc. This

[42:58] includes amendments to

[42:59] California, energy and green

[43:01] coats with a goal to establish

[43:02] pathway to meet the city of

[43:04] Oakland's equitable climate

[43:05] action plan is already mention

[43:07] and the environmental justice

[43:09] element of the general plan

[43:09] for new construction to

[43:13] introduce new measures, 2

[43:14] existing residential buildings

[43:14] and ongoing alterations next

[43:19] slide. Some of the highlights

[43:21] of the California Energy code

[43:22] includes stab wishing high

[43:22] performance standards for new

[43:24] construction. Using energy

[43:26] modeling metrics er and source

[43:28] energy to strongly incentivize

[43:29] all-electric designs. Any

[43:31] lawful trouble manner. It also

[43:33] includes residential building

[43:34] alterations with a permit

[43:35] valuation of over 25,000. That

[43:36] would require the

[43:40] implementation of practical

[43:40] cost-effective,

[43:41] electrification and efficiency

[43:42] measures of from a flexible

[43:50] menu of options. Next slide.

[43:51] In addition, essential in

[43:52] operations for the permanent

[43:54] mission of over 25,000 will

[43:55] require implementation of all

[43:57] mandatory measures because the

[43:58] project ad, but the project

[43:59] type adding condition space

[44:01] volume or science, and it

[44:03] would require new

[44:05] constructions new construction

[44:06] to utilize copy mix. Isn't

[44:09] that do not exceed a specified

[44:09] maximum global warming

[44:13] potential or twp limit? Any

[44:17] questions?

[44:28] >> Thank you so much.

[44:30] >> So this is separate from

[44:31] the fire right when when is

[44:31] the fire code adopted? Are

[44:34] they connected at all?

[44:35] >> They they are connected

[44:38] through 15. 0, 4, could option

[44:39] process. So when will the fire

[44:43] could be up for? That should

[44:51] be a part defer to her Fire

[44:52] Prevention bureau will be

[44:53] front. Will be bringing that

[44:55] forward for adoption for their

[45:02] code. Thank you. Of course.

[45:06] Thanks. Council PRESIDENT. So

[45:10] just 2 quick questions.

[45:11] >> I noted the importance in

[45:12] the report on natural gas. And

[45:15] and the way that natural gas

[45:17] can create fire risks. Can you

[45:18] speak a little bit more about

[45:20] how we're approaching? You

[45:22] know what facilities have

[45:25] natural gas or using them How

[45:26] are we going to be approaching

[45:30] just? You know, for moving

[45:31] those and conversion to

[45:35] electric facilities.

[45:36] >> Absolutely. I'm going to

[45:39] actually bring up that will

[45:40] assist us in answering some of

[45:48] the stand-up of question

[45:50] council PRESIDENT.

[45:51] >> When a machine or field

[45:53] goal acting state, a new

[45:54] director, sigh. Can you hear

[45:57] me now?

[45:58] >> Good morning. Acting

[45:59] sustainability director in the

[46:00] city administrator's office

[46:04] Hurstville Gold.

[46:05] >> And the question was in

[46:07] regards to how we are hoping

[46:08] shift to a financial accounts.

[46:11] Yes, correct. So, of course,

[46:12] the city itself does not

[46:16] produce our own incentives and

[46:17] rebate programs. We partner

[46:22] very closely with pg e the Bay

[46:23] Area, Regional Energy Network,

[46:24] the statewide tech program

[46:25] which is funded through this e

[46:29] e c. And and many others in

[46:31] addition to working closely

[46:34] with local nonprofits.

[46:35] >> And workforce development

[46:37] providers like Rising Centre

[46:37] for Auburn to nutty any

[46:39] college and others to make

[46:44] sure that we do have robust

[46:45] energy efficiency first and

[46:46] foremost and electrification

[46:50] programs available to Oakland

[46:51] residents, landlords and

[46:55] tenants very importantly. As

[46:57] well as small businesses and

[46:59] others to make sure that the

[47:03] education, the awareness out

[47:04] there, that incentives are

[47:05] getting first and foremost to

[47:06] those who need them most and

[47:06] who would benefit from the

[47:10] most. The city's equitable

[47:11] climate action plan, which

[47:15] council adopted in 2020.

[47:17] Starts with the word equitable

[47:21] because we do recognize that

[47:23] avoiding displacement of

[47:25] residents and businesses has

[47:29] to be first and foremost.

[47:29] Alongside the fact that the

[47:32] continued use of natural gas

[47:34] exacerbates the climate crisis

[47:36] and worsens health outcomes.

[47:38] Particularly among those who

[47:40] can, you know, afford to have

[47:44] you know, poor health, the

[47:45] least right. So so we kind of

[47:48] bring all this together, the

[47:48] sustainability and resilience

[47:49] division and the cao does

[47:53] coordinate across departments.

[47:54] As well as with outside

[47:56] agencies like pg need to make

[47:57] sure that we are bringing all

[48:01] of these incentives and

[48:03] resources capacity to all of

[48:05] our departments. Couple of

[48:05] examples. We worked very

[48:06] closely with our housing

[48:07] Community Development

[48:10] Department couple years ago to

[48:12] do staff training and to bring

[48:12] additional funds into our

[48:16] residential lending program to

[48:19] better incorporate

[48:19] electrification measures into

[48:21] our access and safety program.

[48:26] For low-income homeowners. My

[48:28] our our group work very

[48:29] closely Cecilia Huertas and

[48:32] her team and, you know,

[48:35] putting together these could

[48:36] amendments to make sure again

[48:38] that there is maximum

[48:40] flexibility while we're

[48:41] enabling residents and

[48:43] businesses and property owners

[48:45] to prepare for regional

[48:46] requirements that are coming

[48:49] soon. Send 2027 for the bear.

[48:50] Credit Quality Management

[48:55] District gas powered water

[48:55] heater that breaks down. We'll

[48:58] have to be replaced with the

[48:59] heat pump or somewhere you

[49:00] will not be able to replace a

[49:04] failed gas water heater with a

[49:06] gas appliance and 2029. Same

[49:08] thing for hvac. So gas furnace

[49:09] fails. You can have replace it

[49:13] with the heat pump. And the

[49:16] requirements go on and time.

[49:17] And the last that Oaklanders

[49:19] can afford is to be ill

[49:21] prepared for those

[49:21] requirements. And so these

[49:26] code amendments were very much

[49:27] constructed with with that

[49:28] that flexibility and that part

[49:29] ration that awareness and

[49:34] mind. Does that It does. And I

[49:35] my next thing is just really

[49:36] more of a comment. But it says

[49:37] under fiscal impact that you

[49:38] all have.

[49:41] >> The performance standards

[49:42] actually ensure that the

[49:43] all-electric construction is

[49:45] going to be the most

[49:47] economically advantageous

[49:48] pathway. And so I think that's

[49:49] great because we don't want to

[49:49] inadvertently drive up the

[49:51] cost of housing. So thank you

[49:59] for the work. Thank you. Well,

[50:01] I just wanted to first just

[50:03] gratitude the planning and

[50:04] building department for moving

[50:05] so quickly with the really

[50:07] short turnaround time.

[50:08] >> Just wanted to thank you

[50:10] for that. I have 2 questions.

[50:11] The first one has to do with

[50:15] Page 5 of the report. Can you

[50:17] all provide some examples of

[50:18] what you think would be the

[50:22] immediate cost impacts of some

[50:26] of alterations in to the re

[50:27] requirements around different

[50:30] types of property renovations

[50:30] just so that we can get an

[50:31] understanding of what property

[50:37] owners can expect.

[50:38] >> That's a great question. So

[50:40] when when we were looking

[50:41] through the different pathways

[50:42] by which somebody would be

[50:43] compliant, we took that into

[50:44] consideration. So one of those

[50:46] things would be, you know,

[50:49] what would be the most Abbott,

[50:51] but the largest spend it or

[50:51] for a property owners,

[50:52] specifically one that is the

[50:53] homeowner that doesn't

[50:54] necessarily have the means to

[50:57] be able become compliant. So

[50:59] we added the 3 different paths

[51:00] where they could choose a way

[51:02] of compliance to this. New

[51:04] ordinance. Some of those

[51:05] things to consider would be

[51:07] exactly what Shana said. You

[51:08] know, the change out of water

[51:11] heaters and furnaces. The cost

[51:13] of fact that those MAY have

[51:16] and being able to really gage

[51:17] what that impact would be. And

[51:19] we found it just across the

[51:20] border through our research

[51:20] with other municipalities that

[51:22] that would be the most minor

[51:23] change for those specific

[51:27] change out.

[51:28] >> And then how did Steph

[51:30] decide on the energy

[51:31] efficiency standard for a new

[51:32] residential buildings? And

[51:38] then that's on page. 22.

[51:40] >> Yes. We looked through our

[51:41] our partner municipalities

[51:43] that have been going through

[51:44] the same process to again,

[51:47] find a pathway by which we

[51:49] then come in. And Taylor.

[51:50] Obviously looking at what they

[51:52] MAY have seen already has an

[51:54] impact. We were able to get

[51:57] herself spy. What was most

[51:57] cost-effective being the first

[51:59] and foremost and what could be

[51:59] reasonably implemented with

[52:03] less impact to that property

[52:03] owner.

[52:05] >> I see. And so with the

[52:06] changes that you making, it

[52:07] sounds like what I'm hearing

[52:09] is that there's a lot of

[52:10] comparison to what other kind

[52:11] of local jurisdictions are

[52:13] doing. That's correct. All

[52:21] right. Thank you. I just want

[52:22] to state for the record. I

[52:24] hate this new system.

[52:31] Microphones second, it.

[52:31] >> I

[52:32] >> One of the questions was

[52:33] answered by council member

[52:35] wants question about the fit

[52:37] financial impacts on

[52:38] affordable housing. So I

[52:38] appreciate that information.

[52:42] But I want to know, do you

[52:45] have any why the state changed

[52:46] their policies that are

[52:49] rushing us to get through our

[52:50] amendments faster than the

[52:51] they've been done in the past.

[52:52] Like, what's the rationale

[52:53] behind that? And then what's

[52:54] the consequence for the city

[52:56] of Oakland? If we don't?

[53:01] Actually meet that timeline.

[53:04] >> Through the PRESIDENT,

[53:05] Councilmember 5. Yes, the

[53:08] state wanted to provide more

[53:09] robust, quicker way of going

[53:12] through the development

[53:13] process. So in their mind

[53:14] said, being able to go through

[53:16] the codes, really look at them

[53:17] again or changes in before

[53:18] SEPTEMBER, 30th to see what

[53:21] was working at 22 code cycle.

[53:22] What would work in the 2025

[53:23] code cycle that would give us

[53:24] an opportunity to bring forth

[53:27] those changes or amendments so

[53:28] that we can get him in for the

[53:31] next 6 years. So the whole

[53:32] idea was trying to streamline

[53:32] our development process, make

[53:39] it easier.

[53:40] >> From MAY also to the chair

[53:43] for PRESIDENT. Accounts. We

[53:44] also only for city attorney's

[53:44] office MAY be able to speak to

[53:45] some of that as well. Lot of

[53:49] us had to do with the timing

[53:52] where it typically to cycle

[53:53] through. Later it was put with

[53:53] That's the change with this

[53:57] JUNE adoptions. So that also

[53:59] squeeze things in terms of the

[54:00] reasons behind them. The full

[54:03] range of motivation. Again, we

[54:04] would have to confer

[54:05] legislators on that. But I'll

[54:06] this over to the turning

[54:10] Murray.

[54:11] >> Good morning, Brian Murray

[54:14] from the city attorney's

[54:16] office looking at the

[54:17] legislation. It is pretty

[54:18] clear it's only applying to

[54:19] residential buildings. And

[54:20] what they're trying to do is

[54:21] create the state legislature

[54:22] trying to create certainty for

[54:25] residential home builders.

[54:26] Because there's, I think, been

[54:26] some complaints among the

[54:29] residential home builders that

[54:30] each locality has different

[54:31] requirements and that's making

[54:33] it much more difficult to

[54:34] build residential, you know,

[54:37] to build housing. So what the

[54:38] state has done and said, we're

[54:38] going to just freeze the

[54:39] building code as a residential

[54:41] buildings for 6 years. But

[54:44] they've given local

[54:44] jurisdictions until SEPTEMBER

[54:45] 30th to bring any local

[54:46] amendments. They want to

[54:50] bring.

[54:53] >> Yes, again to the council

[54:53] to the council, PRESIDENT

[54:54] Council defacto what that

[54:58] would do tend to normalize the

[54:59] code, the building code across

[55:00] jurisdictions. So again,

[55:01] there's a little bit more

[55:02] predictability from one

[55:03] jurisdiction to the other.

[55:05] >> Give this rate hike time

[55:05] frame in which we all have to

[55:06] adopt amendments. So that's

[55:13] also an outcome.

[55:16] >> And if I MAY also going

[55:16] through this process also

[55:19] allows ability implement reach

[55:20] codes that allow us to meet

[55:23] our our climate goals for the

[55:24] city.

[55:25] >> Wonderful my lap. The last

[55:26] piece of my question was,

[55:26] what's the consequence if we

[55:27] wouldn't need if we didn't

[55:31] meet that timeline?

[55:31] >> We did meet the timeline

[55:32] that we wouldn't be able to

[55:34] look at the new model code

[55:36] cycle, the 2025 coats to

[55:37] implement those for over the

[55:44] next 6 years.

[55:45] >> Councilmember Guy, thank

[55:50] you. Can hear me. Okay. When I

[55:50] Director Gil, Chris, first of

[55:52] all for the information and

[55:54] certainly from the federal to

[55:55] the state to the county and

[55:56] city level. We're seeing many

[55:59] changes when it comes to what

[56:00] we do at home energy wise and

[56:02] just an example, I had a

[56:04] couple people come knock on my

[56:07] door saying that I'm eligible

[56:07] and qualified for the solar

[56:11] panels on my roof. Right. And

[56:13] I know years ago we establish

[56:16] surgeons areas soanes and

[56:17] certain locations to do the

[56:21] solar energy so for that, I

[56:24] guess what I'm asking my

[56:25] question is, do are we

[56:26] providing this information to

[56:30] the public? And are there

[56:31] certain areas within East

[56:35] district that qualify for the

[56:36] funding for the implementation

[56:38] of these people knocking on

[56:41] our doors saying they're the

[56:43] with this company eligible x,

[56:43] y z and knew I wasn't even

[56:46] aware of it. And so are we

[56:47] providing that information

[56:54] directly? Our communities. And

[56:54] secondly directed Gilchrist.

[56:57] Do we have to staffing

[56:59] available? So when we do send

[57:01] developers and business people

[57:03] downtown, there's someone

[57:05] there to respond and answer

[57:08] their questions provide this

[57:08] information. Those are my

[57:12] questions to you. Go first and

[57:14] take them a little out of

[57:16] order. And in terms of the

[57:17] staffing you know, that's

[57:18] always a challenge that we're

[57:21] working to recruit and get

[57:22] more people. We will be

[57:23] looking at the task level.

[57:25] What it is going to take for

[57:26] us to meet this goal. Staff

[57:26] will know it's their

[57:28] responsibility to provide

[57:30] information

[57:31] >> and specific to the energy

[57:32] code Information. I'm gonna

[57:33] also defer to Sheena who can

[57:34] speak directly about that. But

[57:35] we will definitely have. That

[57:39] is part of the assignment. And

[57:40] on our regular updates around

[57:42] budget submittal staff, needed

[57:42] cetera. We will certainly make

[57:45] you aware of any gap or any

[57:45] capacity assistance that we

[57:46] need to make sure we're

[57:49] hitting a performance. Mark.

[57:51] So the council will clearly

[57:51] know within their district.

[57:53] What areas would locations?

[57:55] >> Or what type of housing

[57:57] eligible to receive the

[57:59] energy. And I will defer to my

[58:00] colleague to respond to that.

[58:01] Okay. Thank you. That's

[58:02] extremely important. Because

[58:05] like understood. 2 different

[58:06] companies knocked on my door

[58:07] eligible and I wasn't even

[58:10] aware. Because not no one in

[58:13] the neighborhood had when part

[58:14] of this whole process. Thank I

[58:17] threw the chair.

[58:21] >> They're as I said before,

[58:22] there are a lot of incentive

[58:22] programs out there understand

[58:23] that. There's also a lot of

[58:26] confusion and particularly for

[58:28] >> older folks get and which

[58:31] is not you, of course. But for

[58:33] example, my who I love with

[58:34] has answered the door many

[58:35] times and there's somebody

[58:36] there saying, hey, I have a

[58:38] free product for you and she's

[58:38] texting me. One network saying

[58:44] is this legit?

[58:44] >> So

[58:45] >> very much understand the

[58:47] concern of needing to make

[58:49] sure that, you know, folks in

[58:49] your in your district are

[58:53] aware of what's available.

[58:55] With current staffing

[58:56] constraints, we have had to

[58:57] make some tough decisions

[58:59] about allocating allocating

[59:01] our staff time.

[59:02] >> You know.

[59:05] >> 2.

[59:06] >> For example, policy versus

[59:07] planning versus public

[59:10] outreach and engagement. Our

[59:11] team does, however, work very

[59:15] closely with the citywide

[59:16] communications team, the

[59:18] citywide engagement working

[59:19] group and through our own

[59:20] direct communications. We have

[59:24] a monthly newsletter. Where

[59:25] we're trying to get the word

[59:28] out. We're also connecting

[59:31] local organizations, for

[59:32] example, organizations like

[59:33] Rising Suns Center property,

[59:34] which I mentioned great

[59:34] alternatives, which MAY have

[59:38] been somebody reaching out to

[59:41] you as well implement ERs of

[59:43] pg Power. My home. Which is an

[59:47] incredible program. We are

[59:50] working to connect those with

[59:52] local nonprofits. They the

[59:54] some of the implementer is of

[59:55] of those pg e funded programs

[59:57] have been showing up at the

[1:00:01] town nights programs over the

[1:00:03] summer, making sure oaklanders

[1:00:03] that family is ineligible

[1:00:05] neighborhoods are where of

[1:00:06] those programs we could

[1:00:10] definitely do a better job and

[1:00:12] our our team has been working

[1:00:13] on a better schedule and

[1:00:15] better format to kind allocate

[1:00:19] are scarce time. For the

[1:00:20] communication channels that

[1:00:21] make the most sense. One of

[1:00:21] the things we're trying to do

[1:00:25] a better job with is sending

[1:00:26] monthly announcements to your

[1:00:27] offices so that you can in

[1:00:32] turn pass a salon. I will say

[1:00:34] that powerful neighborhoods

[1:00:35] and empower my home are 2

[1:00:36] really important programs

[1:00:39] happening right now. Those are

[1:00:40] utility rate payer funded and

[1:00:42] they are specifically focused

[1:00:44] on energy efficiency and

[1:00:47] electrification in

[1:00:48] lower-income neighborhoods.

[1:00:48] >> Thank you. And make a

[1:00:53] motion to approve

[1:00:54] >> We have a motion that we

[1:00:54] need to hear from the public

[1:00:56] speakers. So will. Will hear

[1:00:58] your motion. Councilmember

[1:01:02] Houston.

[1:01:03] >> Yeah, just want to just a

[1:01:05] little bit of clarity in

[1:01:06] piggybacking on Kesennuma

[1:01:07] guidance about that threshold

[1:01:11] at 25 k I wanted to find out.

[1:01:12] Is it a grace period after

[1:01:14] that Code amendment and and

[1:01:17] and our seniors, this test?

[1:01:17] You know, I get the cost

[1:01:19] seniors about this. Can you

[1:01:21] guess I'm just a little bit

[1:01:24] more clarity and then on the

[1:01:25] is there Grace period on that

[1:01:31] code amendment that?

[1:01:34] >> So as we move forward

[1:01:35] through through the Press

[1:01:37] Council, Councilmember

[1:01:38] Houston, what we will be doing

[1:01:41] is shooting out information to

[1:01:42] the mast, the community

[1:01:42] members so that we make

[1:01:43] everybody aware that these

[1:01:46] changes are up and coming that

[1:01:49] way, there is enough time to

[1:01:50] prepare equally. You know, as

[1:01:51] we move forward, we're going

[1:01:53] to do our best provide that

[1:01:54] information. We'll be tapping

[1:01:56] into resources chain as well

[1:01:57] to see if there's anything out

[1:01:58] there that we can assist our

[1:01:58] community with this. Well.

[1:02:04] Keeping that in mind.

[1:02:05] >> From a gun to the

[1:02:06] PRESIDENT. Real quickly to

[1:02:09] counselor Houston and

[1:02:09] Councilmember Gallo, excellent

[1:02:10] points on communication and

[1:02:13] getting word out there. What I

[1:02:14] will say also and I think

[1:02:15] that's a good last several

[1:02:15] months. We've been working

[1:02:16] much more closely with the

[1:02:18] public information office.

[1:02:21] Also out of the CEOs office.

[1:02:22] The group has really been

[1:02:23] focusing us on ways to get our

[1:02:26] message out better to the

[1:02:27] community. So we MAY in

[1:02:28] addition to having the kind of

[1:02:29] direct outreach to

[1:02:29] organizations in the community

[1:02:33] is your guiding. We also use

[1:02:35] our Web pages and that we also

[1:02:36] use public information through

[1:02:37] sponsored announcements to the

[1:02:39] media to make sure that people

[1:02:41] are aware. But we do know

[1:02:42] think one of the big

[1:02:43] challenges in focus as we have

[1:02:46] just, you know, it's a culture

[1:02:46] among ourselves. It's a good

[1:02:47] word out just because we know

[1:02:48] something does not mean

[1:02:50] everybody does. And to really

[1:02:51] look at all the ways in venues

[1:02:52] that people can be made aware

[1:02:54] of this. So even if you're

[1:02:55] coming in the 4 permit for an

[1:02:56] appointment and this MAY not

[1:02:58] be your thing. We could have

[1:02:58] information up there so you

[1:03:08] can learn about it anyway.

[1:03:09] >> quick question when when

[1:03:13] approximately will you have

[1:03:13] information for the public

[1:03:14] either on the website or as a

[1:03:15] one pager about the changes

[1:03:27] people start make to make.

[1:03:28] >> Through the council,

[1:03:31] PRESIDENT Council member from

[1:03:32] Chandra and immediately after

[1:03:33] this is approved, that's

[1:03:35] typically the way that we try

[1:03:35] to get the information out

[1:03:38] soon as possible. Well, star

[1:03:39] meeting together and getting a

[1:03:39] plan in place to get that

[1:03:48] information out.

[1:03:49] >> When on the Web site so we

[1:03:53] can send the word to our

[1:03:53] constituents.

[1:03:54] >> Yes, absolutely. And just

[1:03:54] for awareness, this would go

[1:03:55] into effect JANUARY 1st. Thank

[1:04:02] We have

[1:04:03] >> And I'll second council

[1:04:09] member. I think Councilmember

[1:04:15] guys motion. Let's go to the

[1:04:17] public speakers moving to the

[1:04:18] public speakers as I call your

[1:04:18] name, please approach the

[1:04:19] podium in any order. Please

[1:04:21] state your name for the record

[1:04:22] before beginning.

[1:04:22] >> The rise and raise your

[1:04:23] hand so I can easily identify

[1:04:34] you. This is And Sam Fishman.

[1:04:39] >> I get an all-electric home.

[1:04:40] There's a probability I still

[1:04:40] have to deal with men in the

[1:04:43] water lead in the paint,

[1:04:46] asbestos pcb has its soil

[1:04:47] contamination and air

[1:04:51] pollution. So we fix this. But

[1:04:52] look at the magnitude of what

[1:04:53] we have to deal with in terms

[1:04:57] of some health issues. What

[1:05:02] confuses me is that the state?

[1:05:03] >> says that that there's a

[1:05:06] statement that this adverse

[1:05:06] impacts associated with the

[1:05:07] heist. And it's I don't know

[1:05:08] if y'all addressed what those

[1:05:11] are. You dealt with the coast.

[1:05:17] Cost impact. It also says that

[1:05:19] you not proposing all-electric

[1:05:20] requirements for new all

[1:05:22] existing buildings within the

[1:05:23] city. You are preparing

[1:05:29] amendments. 4 buildings in the

[1:05:30] future float electrification

[1:05:36] changes. You're not really

[1:05:36] doing anything right now. So

[1:05:38] when is the future identify

[1:05:40] the also have 40% of Oakland

[1:05:45] buildings. Word start a built.

[1:05:50] Before 1940, 40%. So depending

[1:05:52] on the age of the building,

[1:05:55] will the cost change related

[1:05:58] to what is required for this

[1:06:00] to have buildings to be

[1:06:00] electrify. Didn't the race and

[1:06:03] equity statement? What is a

[1:06:06] frontline community? Because

[1:06:07] you say you address an

[1:06:08] affront. You almost like you

[1:06:09] had was something the front

[1:06:10] line. What does it mean that

[1:06:15] you on the I mean, you created

[1:06:15] right is you don't want to

[1:06:19] say. Certain things like this

[1:06:20] is for black people on this is

[1:06:23] fall. Asian people get is the

[1:06:27] frontline community. And

[1:06:28] anybody wants to give me a

[1:06:28] clue as to what that means. Be

[1:06:42] happy to listen.

[1:06:42] >> Morning Council members,

[1:06:43] thank you for the opportunity

[1:06:46] to speak. My name is Sam

[1:06:47] Fishman. I'm a sustainability

[1:06:48] and resilience. Policy manager

[1:06:51] with the organization Spur. We

[1:06:53] have a focus on the carbon

[1:06:53] eyes the Bay area's buildings

[1:06:57] that have been working with

[1:06:57] cities throughout the region

[1:07:00] as well as the air district on

[1:07:01] policies to help the region to

[1:07:03] carbon eyes equitably and

[1:07:06] affordably. I think that this

[1:07:07] is a really important step

[1:07:11] towards that goal in Oakland.

[1:07:13] As she mentioned, the Bay Area

[1:07:14] Air district will be

[1:07:15] implementing rules that will

[1:07:16] begin phasing out gas

[1:07:18] equipment in the Bay area. And

[1:07:20] what these amendments do is

[1:07:21] really make sure that that

[1:07:23] happens in a planned and

[1:07:25] cost-effective way. What we've

[1:07:28] seen is that the

[1:07:29] electrification or building

[1:07:31] retrofits for efficiency and

[1:07:32] electrification are more

[1:07:35] expensive and more difficult

[1:07:36] when they happened at the time

[1:07:38] of a burnout of equipment. And

[1:07:42] when the home is not already

[1:07:43] taken, some measures putting

[1:07:44] in wiring making sure their

[1:07:46] ducks are more efficient. If

[1:07:46] those measures have been

[1:07:49] taken, customers end up with

[1:07:53] more complicated issues. These

[1:07:54] is exactly the kind of

[1:07:55] amendment that make sure that

[1:07:56] when work is happening on

[1:07:57] buildings, when new buildings

[1:07:59] are going up, they're ready to

[1:08:02] be electrified. They're ready

[1:08:06] to ensure that there energy is

[1:08:06] being captured and kept

[1:08:09] efficient within the building.

[1:08:12] So this is I think, a common

[1:08:12] sense proposal provides a lot

[1:08:13] of flexibility to so that, you

[1:08:15] know, different housing types

[1:08:17] with different problems can

[1:08:18] pick from this menu of option,

[1:08:21] which I think city really put

[1:08:23] together in a careful and

[1:08:25] considered way and that can

[1:08:29] ensure that that specific

[1:08:31] buildings needs can be met and

[1:08:31] that homeowners aren't forced

[1:08:32] to do something that's more

[1:08:33] expensive or that maybe

[1:08:34] doesn't make sense for their

[1:08:36] home. So I thank you for your

[1:08:37] time and for considering this

[1:08:39] very important and impact full

[1:08:42] set of amendments. Thank you.

[1:08:42] >> Thank Does that conclude

[1:08:44] our public speakers? What is

[1:08:53] frontline community?

[1:08:55] >> I threw council PRESIDENT.

[1:08:57] We use terminology an all

[1:08:58] encompassing communities. So

[1:08:58] we're taking into

[1:08:59] consideration everybody in the

[1:09:01] city.

[1:09:06] >> We have a motion a second.

[1:09:06] >> It was a motion by

[1:09:08] Councilmember Gallo, second by

[1:09:10] council member Brown. Was that

[1:09:13] too close? A public hearing in

[1:09:13] its app, the emergency

[1:09:14] ordinance and a resolution by

[1:09:19] that's a motion. Thank you for

[1:09:21] that. Going into the role

[1:09:21] Councilmember Brown, I

[1:09:22] councilmember 5, I

[1:09:25] councilmember Gallo. I.

[1:09:27] Councilmember Houston. I.

[1:09:29] Councilmember Ramachandran.

[1:09:31] Councilmember anger. I

[1:09:34] councilmember Wang, I. Chair

[1:09:37] Jenkins. I motion passed

[1:09:38] motion passes with a vote of 8

[1:09:46] eyes. Going to item 6.3 And in

[1:09:47] a motion to open the public

[1:09:53] hearing.

[1:09:53] >> Good morning, one one

[1:09:56] second. I'm sorry.

[1:09:56] >> Go ahead and jump in the

[1:10:01] queue. That make a motion to

[1:10:12] enter the public hearing.

[1:10:12] Oceans, open the public

[1:10:13] hearing, move by Councilmember

[1:10:14] under segment by councilmember

[1:10:15] around the challenging.

[1:10:17] Council member Brown.

[1:10:19] Councilmember 5. I.

[1:10:21] Councilmember Gallo.

[1:10:27] Councilmember Houston.

[1:10:29] Councilmember Ramachandran.

[1:10:31] Councilmember under eye

[1:10:36] councilmember Ok, before we go

[1:10:39] into the vote, I'm sorry. Do

[1:10:42] not get in the queue. What I'm

[1:10:43] calling the rule because to me

[1:10:44] myself and the way they can

[1:10:45] meet you to just let me call

[1:10:46] the roll. You don't have to

[1:10:48] press any buttons.

[1:10:53] >> Councilmember House and

[1:10:54] Pick Council. PRESIDENT

[1:10:58] Jenkins. I motion passes, will

[1:10:59] motivate as a public hearing

[1:10:59] is now open. I will read the

[1:11:02] item. It's a record and as a

[1:11:03] public hearing, their pod

[1:11:04] inclusion adopt the following

[1:11:06] pieces of legislation. The

[1:11:07] emergency ordinance repealing

[1:11:10] the Open amendments to the

[1:11:11] 2022. Edition of the

[1:11:13] California Model Building

[1:11:15] construction codes adopting

[1:11:16] local amendments to the 2025

[1:11:17] edition of the California

[1:11:19] Model bid building

[1:11:21] construction codes. Come units

[1:11:22] of a co champion 15 point 0,

[1:11:25] 4, comply with the changes to

[1:11:26] state law and adopting

[1:11:28] appropriate sequel. Findings

[1:11:30] and a resolution of finding

[1:11:31] supporting emergency

[1:11:33] ordinance. Repealing the

[1:11:35] Oakland Amendments to the 2022

[1:11:37] edition and the California

[1:11:38] Model Building building

[1:11:40] construction codes, adopting

[1:11:41] local amendments to the 2025

[1:11:42] edition of the California

[1:11:44] Model Building Construction

[1:11:46] codes and many open municipal

[1:11:48] Code chapter 15.0 4 to comply

[1:11:52] with changes to state law.

[1:11:53] Adapting appropriate secret

[1:11:54] You have one speaker on this

[1:11:57] item.

[1:11:57] >> Place 3 minutes on the

[1:12:03] clock.

[1:12:04] >> All right. Again, William

[1:12:04] Gilchrist director of planning

[1:12:05] and building department and

[1:12:06] the PRESIDENT Jenkins MAY

[1:12:10] please, the council. Very

[1:12:11] briefly, we are in a similar

[1:12:12] situation here as we were the

[1:12:13] previous item in turn to the

[1:12:16] state mandated deadlines. And

[1:12:17] again, given the same sense of

[1:12:18] urgency, I will turn this over

[1:12:19] to interim chief building

[1:12:24] official

[1:12:25] >> thank you. And good

[1:12:27] morning, Honorable Council,

[1:12:27] President Jenkins and members

[1:12:29] of the City Council can a

[1:12:32] queue up the presentation.

[1:12:36] Please. We are here can once

[1:12:37] more to be able I to present

[1:12:39] to you a plan, amendments to

[1:12:40] the California building and

[1:12:42] construction codes as required

[1:12:43] by the building Standards

[1:12:43] Commission upon the trial

[1:12:47] State building code adoption,

[1:12:48] these code amendments are said

[1:12:49] to be of mine with it. The

[1:12:52] California building code.

[1:12:53] >> take an account, tap a

[1:12:55] graphical geological and

[1:12:55] climatic.

[1:12:58] >> Changes. Next slide.

[1:13:02] Please. The California

[1:13:03] building codes are updated

[1:13:04] every 3 years by the state

[1:13:05] State Building Standards

[1:13:08] Commission California,

[1:13:08] building codes are based on

[1:13:09] the Coats issued by the

[1:13:10] International Code Council as

[1:13:11] they are model through their

[1:13:13] model Coats. The International

[1:13:15] Association of Plumbing and

[1:13:16] Mechanical officials and

[1:13:17] National Fire Prevention

[1:13:20] Association. Local

[1:13:21] jurisdictions in these coats

[1:13:24] to be more restrictive due to

[1:13:26] specific geological top, a

[1:13:27] graphical in climatic

[1:13:32] conditions. Next slide.

[1:13:33] Through the adoption of baby

[1:13:35] one 30 or 2025 codes became

[1:13:39] published on JULY. First 2025.

[1:13:40] With that. The effective date

[1:13:40] of JANUARY. First 2026 because

[1:13:45] of this change. Jurisdictions

[1:13:46] now have a more expedited

[1:13:47] timeframe for adoption. We're

[1:13:48] used to be 6 months to be able

[1:13:53] to adopt these amendments. How

[1:13:54] could is related to

[1:13:56] residential buildings will be

[1:13:56] subsequently frozen and till

[1:13:59] 2031 given a six-year freeze

[1:14:03] on code adoption. Maybe one 30

[1:14:04] for much better collaboration

[1:14:05] between state agencies and

[1:14:06] local jurisdictions to

[1:14:09] facilitate development process

[1:14:10] as well provide streamline and

[1:14:11] improve permitting process for

[1:14:11] board affordable housing

[1:14:15] projects. Which then allowed

[1:14:18] for urgency in being here

[1:14:18] before you today to be able to

[1:14:19] present these to you next

[1:14:24] slide. Once again. This here

[1:14:27] is a timeline that the

[1:14:28] California building standards

[1:14:28] commissions puts together for

[1:14:29] cities under the state of

[1:14:30] California so that they can

[1:14:32] themselves to coat adoption.

[1:14:35] Keeping in mind that this year

[1:14:36] special in the sense that we

[1:14:37] had an urgency based on a b

[1:14:39] one 30 in its adoption. Next

[1:14:45] slide. Please. Chapter 15. 0,

[1:14:49] 4, Represents the following.

[1:14:50] Oakland amendments. We're

[1:14:52] looking to establish peace and

[1:14:53] electronic document submittals

[1:14:54] to our administrative

[1:14:57] amendment process. And

[1:14:58] simplify permit application

[1:15:02] procedures and process On the

[1:15:03] technical side, we're looking

[1:15:05] to establish creating a very

[1:15:06] fat high fire severity zone

[1:15:09] provisions. We're looking to

[1:15:10] adopt California residential

[1:15:10] Code sound separation

[1:15:14] criteria? As well as adopt the

[1:15:15] California Essential Co tiny

[1:15:18] homes provisions. Establish

[1:15:19] higher standard seismic design

[1:15:22] provisions. And adopt an

[1:15:26] emergency housing provisions.

[1:15:26] For our development here in

[1:15:28] Oakland. Next slide. Please.

[1:15:45] Thank you for your time. Thank

[1:15:46] >> The sides mentions

[1:15:46] something about making the

[1:15:47] permit process simpler. Could

[1:15:51] you explain? Of these Code

[1:15:52] Amendment Clements would make

[1:15:57] the permit applications.

[1:15:58] >> Looking at new could option

[1:16:01] every try annual cycle when

[1:16:02] the codes are being developed.

[1:16:05] We look efficiency of

[1:16:05] procedures for could adoption

[1:16:07] buildings, code amendments and

[1:16:10] such being able to look at the

[1:16:11] 2025 coach, we often find

[1:16:15] pathways for approval and

[1:16:16] >> ways that one could then

[1:16:17] bring forth their development

[1:16:18] project. That would be much

[1:16:20] easier and turn making it

[1:16:21] easier for the development

[1:16:24] community to submit those to

[1:16:26] permitting process. Given

[1:16:28] these provisions in the

[1:16:28] amendments. It allows us to

[1:16:32] look at what I am property

[1:16:33] owner or developers proposing

[1:16:35] work with them to find a

[1:16:35] better pathway for approval of

[1:16:42] the project. Thank you.

[1:16:42] >> right, seeing no more

[1:16:49] comments from the can. Cause.

[1:16:56] I'm okay. Do we have to be

[1:16:58] able to implement the new

[1:17:03] Construction Co. So we have to

[1:17:04] staffing available business

[1:17:04] developers and so forth. And

[1:17:05] that's the requests that I

[1:17:08] get. I have to come to your

[1:17:09] office. But the developer to

[1:17:11] make sure that we get there.

[1:17:12] Prop there.

[1:17:12] >> Papers process in terms of

[1:17:16] development. Do we have the

[1:17:17] staffing available? Are they

[1:17:19] here Monday through Friday and

[1:17:20] sitting at City Hall where

[1:17:21] they can come in, get their

[1:17:25] permits.

[1:17:26] >> Yes, through the PRESIDENT

[1:17:28] Of the council Councilmember

[1:17:31] Guy. Yes, we have in recent

[1:17:31] months made changes to our

[1:17:32] staffing and availability had

[1:17:35] a front counters. So we do

[1:17:36] have staff available 5 days a

[1:17:38] week that could assist our

[1:17:38] development community on

[1:17:39] property owners when they come

[1:17:42] into summit for their

[1:17:42] projects.

[1:17:43] >> Get in for the public's

[1:17:46] information. That information

[1:17:47] also available online. You can

[1:17:48] go online, do the paperwork or

[1:17:50] come to city Hall. That's

[1:17:51] correct. Yes, thank you. Thank

[1:17:59] you. Thank you to the chair.

[1:18:00] Your slides that something

[1:18:03] about tiny homes is that

[1:18:04] basically build things

[1:18:05] standard specially with

[1:18:06] measure w coming up everything

[1:18:08] for community cabin sites or

[1:18:08] is that?

[1:18:13] >> Like, you know? Those tv

[1:18:15] shows that at that you see on

[1:18:16] http on like tiny homes. Just

[1:18:16] want clarification on what

[1:18:21] that is. Exactly. Thank you.

[1:18:22] >> I went through the

[1:18:23] PRESIDENT Of the council. I

[1:18:24] yeah. So it would it would

[1:18:25] take into account anything

[1:18:26] that would fall under the

[1:18:26] provisions of what is

[1:18:29] considered a tiny home. So we

[1:18:30] have to look at we have to

[1:18:31] look at exactly what that

[1:18:33] means. Now, the state has

[1:18:35] recently adopted in into their

[1:18:36] appendix. So we're adopting it

[1:18:37] as well so that we're able to

[1:18:39] use that should be have this

[1:18:40] is situation or an instance

[1:18:41] where somebody is proposing

[1:18:44] that as far as it being a

[1:18:46] captain or temporary cabin? I

[1:18:46] don't I don't think that that

[1:18:47] seen 10 to the code. It's more

[1:18:48] to provide provisions by which

[1:18:50] it would be sustainable.

[1:18:50] Housing that has built

[1:18:53] adequately. All right. We'll

[1:18:55] some. That sounds great. Thank

[1:19:00] you.

[1:19:00] >> Seeing no more comments

[1:19:01] from the council members.

[1:19:02] Let's go to the public

[1:19:03] speaker.

[1:19:13] >> Missus, saddle of

[1:19:14] >> The document states that

[1:19:18] you establishing permitting

[1:19:18] requirements to ensure public

[1:19:23] safety and accessibility.

[1:19:25] >> So I just want to speak on

[1:19:26] a level of with public safety

[1:19:28] and accessibility is being

[1:19:29] challenge.

[1:19:30] >> When we are doing

[1:19:32] remodeling in the community.

[1:19:35] So when people all working on

[1:19:37] these buildings. When they

[1:19:39] tear down the structures, what

[1:19:43] they're doing is taking.

[1:19:44] You're eminence of what they

[1:19:47] have taken down. And to our

[1:19:50] community. Right now in

[1:19:53] Keller, the about 25 bakes of

[1:19:56] materials torn down

[1:19:59] construction site. That's been

[1:20:00] sitting there for 3 weeks.

[1:20:05] What's Those elements? It

[1:20:07] could be asbestos and could be

[1:20:08] lead. Pcbs.

[1:20:09] >> It could be mercury could

[1:20:12] be mole.

[1:20:13] >> And so we talking about

[1:20:15] safety. You have to have a

[1:20:16] permitting process that

[1:20:20] requires the contractor once

[1:20:22] he is taken down materials to

[1:20:23] produce where those materials

[1:20:27] have been brought. He's

[1:20:28] supposed bring it when he pays

[1:20:29] a fee or somebody pays the fee

[1:20:32] and you get a receipt. That's

[1:20:35] not happening. But all over

[1:20:38] the city, we have a lot of.

[1:20:39] Blight based on construction

[1:20:47] work. Being dumped Oakland. At

[1:20:47] and this is somewhat related

[1:20:49] to but not exactly public

[1:20:51] safety and accessibility. And

[1:20:52] this is in front of schools.

[1:20:56] It's in front of Holmes is on

[1:20:56] private property. That's

[1:21:01] that's happening. Do what you

[1:21:02] gotta do. But at some point,

[1:21:04] this has to be address. People

[1:21:05] do have respect and

[1:21:07] contractors don't want to pay

[1:21:11] full, eliminating that debris.

[1:21:13] And we have to make somebody

[1:21:13] responsible for them doing it

[1:21:19] the right way.

[1:21:20] >> Does that conclude our

[1:21:27] public speakers? Just had a

[1:21:31] comment. I know I'm not

[1:21:32] supposed speak to the public.

[1:21:34] So speaking to you, PRESIDENT.

[1:21:39] That's a wrap. People he's

[1:21:40] dumping that trash that best

[1:21:42] is that materials make sure

[1:21:43] prosecuted to the full extent

[1:21:46] of the law because it's a

[1:21:47] crime against our community.

[1:21:48] And that's what I stood on to

[1:21:50] be elected for make sure that

[1:21:52] happens. And that's a fact.

[1:21:53] And is that a motion close the

[1:21:55] public hearing?

[1:22:12] Second?

[1:22:16] >> And through the chair by

[1:22:16] that's a motion or adopting

[1:22:17] the item and closing the

[1:22:18] public hearing. Yep, that's

[1:22:20] what I heard. Thank you for

[1:22:22] that clarification. Council

[1:22:28] member Brown. Councilmember 5.

[1:22:29] I just told you guys not to

[1:22:32] get in the queue to let me run

[1:22:32] through it because I Not

[1:22:38] talking to you. Councilmember

[1:22:40] Gallo. I councilmember

[1:22:40] Houston. I councilmember

[1:22:41] Ramachandran. I councilmember

[1:22:45] under. Under Councilmember

[1:22:52] won, I. Motion passes with a

[1:22:52] vote of 8. I's noting that

[1:22:56] item 3006.1 is an emergency

[1:22:59] ordinance and will be

[1:22:59] introducing adopted on the

[1:23:00] same day. We're not ready for

[1:23:03] prime time. And that does

[1:23:04] conclusion. Public hearings

[1:23:05] moving on to the not consent

[1:23:08] portion of the agenda. Signed

[1:23:12] with item 8. Adopt a

[1:23:13] resolution accepting

[1:23:14] inappropriate in grant funds

[1:23:17] in the amount of 400, $70,000

[1:23:18] from the state of California

[1:23:20] Office of Traffic Safety for

[1:23:22] the fiscal year. 25 26

[1:23:24] Selective Grant enforcement

[1:23:26] program to be administered by

[1:23:27] the Oakland Police Department

[1:23:27] and authorizing the use of

[1:23:31] general purpose services but

[1:23:34] to contribute at 2, $76,308.

[1:23:37] I'm sorry, $328. So cover the

[1:23:38] related central services

[1:23:39] overhead costs. You have one

[1:23:47] speaker on this item.

[1:23:48] >> So we need to get you back

[1:23:49] on the street. So we're going

[1:23:50] to be 2 minutes. I appreciate

[1:23:52] it, sir. That's all I need.

[1:23:53] This is the same grant that

[1:23:54] we've accepted from Office of

[1:23:55] Traffic Safety for the last 20

[1:23:58] years for the city of Oakland.

[1:23:58] It's designed for traffic

[1:24:00] safety, traffic awareness

[1:24:03] education as well. So we

[1:24:04] participate in the every 15

[1:24:05] minutes program here in the

[1:24:06] city of Oakland. We educate

[1:24:10] the youth about drunk driving.

[1:24:10] It's also dui checkpoints,

[1:24:11] which is focal point of

[1:24:14] awareness as well and also

[1:24:15] traffic safety. Different

[1:24:17] operations or around the city

[1:24:19] of Oakland. We base all of our

[1:24:20] locations where we do the

[1:24:22] operations on the high injury

[1:24:24] network. So we look at

[1:24:25] collision data and we focus

[1:24:26] our attention is there. So

[1:24:27] it's spread out citywide or in

[1:24:30] the city of Oakland. To the

[1:24:36] parliamentarian.

[1:24:39] >> Through the chair to the

[1:24:40] body and 2 staff, the first

[1:24:42] resolve class in this

[1:24:45] resolution indicates I think

[1:24:47] there's a typo did indicates

[1:24:49] $500,000 and also $470,000. So

[1:24:51] we can just confirm, I think

[1:24:52] the correct amount is 470,000

[1:24:55] and in that case, yes And in

[1:25:00] that case, when the body makes

[1:25:01] a motion to adopt, if that's

[1:25:02] the of the body, if you can,

[1:25:03] can just correct that amount

[1:25:08] to 470.

[1:25:12] >> All right. See no comments

[1:25:15] Thank you. I threw the chair.

[1:25:20] Thank you so much for the

[1:25:20] report. There was also

[1:25:21] included around the

[1:25:21] collisions, injuries and

[1:25:25] fatalities. I. You know, I

[1:25:28] think we all recognize that

[1:25:30] traffic safety. It is real

[1:25:32] issue here in It's definitely

[1:25:33] something that I think we need

[1:25:34] to to work on. I'm trying to

[1:25:36] understand looking at this

[1:25:38] report, it's alarming to me

[1:25:43] that looking at the 2022 to

[1:25:44] 2023 year to 2023 to 2025

[1:25:48] that. If I'm reading this

[1:25:51] right, we went from 184

[1:25:52] victims in nighttime

[1:25:53] collisions to poor 178, which

[1:25:59] is at drastic increase. And I

[1:25:59] love understand what happened

[1:26:02] there what can we as a council

[1:26:06] do to support tackling this

[1:26:10] issue? Because as that is an

[1:26:11] unacceptable rise.

[1:26:12] >> well. As you know, the is

[1:26:15] going through some issues now

[1:26:16] with staffing. I'm here to say

[1:26:17] bad news as well that the

[1:26:19] traffic enforcement unit being

[1:26:20] disbanded here at the end of

[1:26:25] the week. So I don't know what

[1:26:26] the future looks like. I can

[1:26:26] only predict that maybe

[1:26:28] collisions will go up with

[1:26:31] losing this enforcement unit.

[1:26:32] We're on the trend right now

[1:26:33] for traffic fatalities to

[1:26:34] probably be around 40 for the

[1:26:37] end of this year. Usually

[1:26:38] average between 30 32 sore

[1:26:41] were up on that as well. So

[1:26:44] anything you know, we can get

[1:26:45] chp has been very helpful to

[1:26:46] with patrol inner cities at

[1:26:47] night. And I hope that

[1:26:48] continues on for a while as

[1:27:02] well.

[1:27:18] >> Yes, through the chair. I'm

[1:27:19] just curious if there's any

[1:27:22] flexibility on. How these

[1:27:23] funds are utilized. I know

[1:27:28] part of it is for education.

[1:27:30] Can any of it be used to

[1:27:32] address some of the serious

[1:27:35] issues that the city is

[1:27:36] experiencing around rv's and

[1:27:37] off-road vehicles on the

[1:27:37] streets of Oakland by any

[1:27:40] chance.

[1:27:41] >> Part of the grant does

[1:27:42] allow for an operation for

[1:27:43] reckless driving. So we do

[1:27:44] focus on that as well, too.

[1:27:48] What does that look like? It's

[1:27:49] camera, the exact dollar

[1:27:51] amount that's allocated for

[1:27:54] reckless driving. But we focus

[1:27:55] on an area of like likes of

[1:27:55] atv's around the lake is

[1:27:57] probably what you're talking

[1:27:58] about. Them so we put out it's

[1:28:02] quiet out there to deal with

[1:28:03] that for Forsman paid for by

[1:28:05] this grant. So one even cause

[1:28:06] open any money pay for the

[1:28:16] grant. Understood. Thank you.

[1:28:17] >> Moving to the public

[1:28:25] speakers Mississauga all

[1:28:26] >> so according to the

[1:28:33] documentation. $450,000 will

[1:28:34] cobble 15 different areas of

[1:28:37] focus. It would have helped to

[1:28:40] see each area the amount of

[1:28:44] money dedicated to that area.

[1:28:45] The area that I wanted to

[1:28:48] probably see more emphasis on

[1:28:52] spending, it says to Pacific.

[1:28:54] 2 special operations

[1:28:55] specifically on street racing

[1:28:59] and sideshows. 2 operations.

[1:29:02] This is a very serious area.

[1:29:04] And I don't know if we could

[1:29:06] have moved some spending

[1:29:07] allowed to have more

[1:29:10] concentrating on this area. So

[1:29:11] that's why I thought that was

[1:29:16] important. Then dealing with

[1:29:20] dea, DUIs you're dealing with

[1:29:23] traffic safety, drugs night

[1:29:25] time. You have all different

[1:29:26] areas. The one thing that I

[1:29:30] was concerned about is who is

[1:29:32] available for enforcement

[1:29:36] because of shortage of staff.

[1:29:38] Specifically who is going to

[1:29:39] be we don't have I don't think

[1:29:40] we even have any traffic

[1:29:41] offices anymore. So how will

[1:29:45] we? Manipulate this to work

[1:29:49] based on shortage of staff

[1:29:49] would be one of the questions

[1:29:56] that concern to us. Well.

[1:29:57] >> Thank you. As all of all of

[1:29:58] that was all of the speakers

[1:30:06] over 10, a motion.

[1:30:09] >> that's an excellent

[1:30:11] question. I'm a big was a big

[1:30:12] supporter your motor second

[1:30:16] squadrons years ago. And what

[1:30:17] is our enforcement when it

[1:30:20] comes to traffic?

[1:30:21] >> Right now the whole

[1:30:22] department is on mandatory

[1:30:23] overtime for a force on the

[1:30:24] weekends. So we have to do a

[1:30:26] rotation of Saturday and

[1:30:28] Sundays. So we already have

[1:30:28] dedicated on the average

[1:30:31] about. 30 cops on a Saturday,

[1:30:34] 30 caps on Sunday,

[1:30:35] specifically for sideshow

[1:30:36] enforcement. We need every

[1:30:38] Wednesday, 02:00pm. Look at

[1:30:39] what the Intel report looks

[1:30:40] like for the weekend. We just

[1:30:41] start times for that to deal

[1:30:45] with over the weekends also,

[1:30:47] there's talk of a club detail

[1:30:48] downtown after what happened 2

[1:30:50] Fridays ago in the morning. So

[1:30:51] I think they're going start

[1:30:52] doing extra enforcement of

[1:30:55] that in 2. But that's

[1:30:55] separate. And what this

[1:30:59] Granite Hills we did right in.

[1:31:01] We wrote this great. We didn't

[1:31:01] have all of the mandatory

[1:31:03] overtime for sites like we do

[1:31:05] currently. So we did right

[1:31:06] inside to operations, reckless

[1:31:09] driving operations to cover.

[1:31:11] And staffing is an issue. I

[1:31:14] wish could say it wasn't when

[1:31:14] I first started, I think we

[1:31:15] had in our cops and we're

[1:31:16] pushing around 6.15,

[1:31:20] strikeout. I would like to see

[1:31:20] a larger traffic enforcement

[1:31:22] in the years to come. But

[1:31:25] right now a lot of this

[1:31:26] operations that's listed here

[1:31:27] are all funded by over time,

[1:31:28] which is 3rd party over time

[1:31:31] doesn't cost the city money

[1:31:32] and we need to have regular

[1:31:32] officers work these events

[1:31:34] too.

[1:31:34] >> Make a motion to approve

[1:31:43] the item.

[1:31:45] >> On the motion moved by

[1:31:46] Councilmember Guy a second by

[1:31:49] Councilmember long and MADAM

[1:31:49] Clerk.

[1:31:50] >> Sorry to interrupt me. Does

[1:31:52] that include the amendment

[1:31:53] which would be to strike the

[1:31:54] words $500,000 and at the

[1:32:00] words, $470,000.

[1:32:01] >> Just confirming that mover

[1:32:01] in the second or a friend that

[1:32:07] be. $500,000 beach removed and

[1:32:11] it will be $470,000 Council

[1:32:11] member Brown. I Councilmember

[1:32:16] Fi. I. Councilmember Gallo.

[1:32:20] Councilmember Houston. Excuse

[1:32:22] Councilmember Ramachandran. I.

[1:32:26] Councilmember hunger.

[1:32:31] Councilmember won. And Chair

[1:32:32] Jenkins. I motion passes with

[1:32:33] a vote of 7 ayes excuse

[1:32:37] Houston. Going to the item 9.

[1:32:42] Adopt an ordinance providing

[1:32:43] that barring of funds and the

[1:32:44] issuance and sale general

[1:32:45] obligation, bonds in an amount

[1:32:49] not see. 300 million dollars

[1:32:51] authorizing the issuance and

[1:32:52] sale not to exceed 55 million

[1:32:54] aggregate principal amount.

[1:32:55] The city of Oakland general

[1:32:58] obligation, refunding bonds in

[1:32:58] approving certain related

[1:33:04] matters. Good morning.

[1:33:06] PRESIDENT Jenkins and council

[1:33:09] members, David Jones of the

[1:33:10] Treasury Bureau before you

[1:33:11] this morning is the second

[1:33:14] reading of the ordinance that

[1:33:15] staff recommends council adopt

[1:33:17] for the borrowing of funds and

[1:33:18] issuance of general obligation

[1:33:20] of bonds in the mount.

[1:33:20] >> Not to exceed 300 million

[1:33:25] dollars. And also 55 million

[1:33:27] dollars and be funding bonds.

[1:33:30] We came before you in JULY

[1:33:32] with the first meeting at this

[1:33:34] particular ordinance. And this

[1:33:38] is basically just a formality

[1:33:39] prove this ordinance for the

[1:33:44] bombing of funds. We are

[1:33:45] anticipating approximately

[1:33:46] 78 million dollars to streets

[1:33:48] and sidewalks, 15 million for

[1:33:50] city facilities. And another

[1:33:52] 180 million or so for

[1:33:55] affordable housing. We are

[1:33:59] anticipated to price this

[1:33:59] particular transaction on

[1:34:02] Tuesday, OCTOBER, 21st with

[1:34:06] the expected close of

[1:34:07] NOVEMBER. 4th of a perfect

[1:34:16] answer. Any questions.

[1:34:19] >> Yes, for the record.

[1:34:22] Borrowing money from a bond to

[1:34:25] for other activities. I mean,

[1:34:26] we have legal support to be

[1:34:29] able to do that.

[1:34:31] >> Yes, particularly

[1:34:32] transparent transaction has

[1:34:34] been that it through outside

[1:34:37] counsel. So legal experts have

[1:34:38] already weighed in on the

[1:34:39] legality, the bombing of the

[1:34:41] funds as well as the refunding

[1:34:44] of the 2015 bonds that were

[1:34:48] issued. And we have some

[1:34:49] savings that we can capture

[1:34:52] that all the legal framework

[1:34:53] for this point, particularly

[1:34:56] fans, action is all is all his

[1:34:58] own. Good go, if you will. So

[1:35:01] outside legal counsel gave us

[1:35:02] up.

[1:35:03] >> Perhaps absolute 5 borrow

[1:35:04] the money. That means someone

[1:35:06] to replace it. Eventually.

[1:35:06] Yes, you will be paying the

[1:35:10] debt service for the next 30

[1:35:12] years. And these are general

[1:35:13] obligation. Bonds and paid for

[1:35:14] by ad valorem taxes. Is there

[1:35:14] a timeline for me replace

[1:35:17] Cent? Restructuring is for 30

[1:35:21] years. No, you know, the

[1:35:23] reason I ask you, Stuart,

[1:35:26] going through some serious

[1:35:27] budget issues. Great. Want to

[1:35:30] come back and be no. This will

[1:35:30] not have Now have this is all

[1:35:32] voter approved money.

[1:35:33] >> That will be paid outside

[1:35:35] the general fund. Some doubt.

[1:35:35] All right. Thank you. Thank

[1:35:41] you.

[1:35:42] >> I understand. Thank you.

[1:35:43] Thank you. Chair Jenkins

[1:35:48] through the chair. That the

[1:35:49] the funds for paving typically

[1:35:51] go through the the paving

[1:35:55] process. They have a list of

[1:35:56] streets that they prioritize.

[1:35:57] That's already being been

[1:35:59] agreed upon. But for the other

[1:36:00] projects, do we have a cip

[1:36:04] list that is is available. 2

[1:36:04] council unavailable publicly

[1:36:06] where we can see. It's it's in

[1:36:07] your packet for for the

[1:36:08] projects in order of priority.

[1:36:11] It's in your packet item 10,

[1:36:15] which is the next item. The

[1:36:16] second resolution as exhibit

[1:36:17] with all of the projects.

[1:36:21] Thank you, MR.

[1:36:22] >> We'll go to the public

[1:36:26] speakers. As a kind name is

[1:36:27] opposed to putting money where

[1:36:29] police say name for the record

[1:36:30] before beginning.

[1:36:31] >> The Orange Zone, please

[1:36:31] raise your hand so I can

[1:36:32] easily identify you. We will

[1:36:34] take the speaker's in Chambers

[1:36:36] first and then immediately go

[1:36:38] to the Speakers, MR. Seidel of

[1:36:40] MR. Hazzard it.

[1:36:42] >> Krish Iyer shot.

[1:36:45] >> Marion Lamb. Glenn Martin,

[1:36:49] Tory half. Nicole Guzman,

[1:36:52] Andrew Wagoner. The b n her

[1:36:57] off. Arthur Liu. Here on key

[1:37:02] key Flaherty. Jenner for re.

[1:37:05] It be a very Verma. Ready. 10

[1:37:11] 0. So can't regional asked

[1:37:26] with any order, please.

[1:37:39] >> home, 80. Voigt. 24 hours.

[1:37:40] That MAY give you what your

[1:37:43] failure. A failure to comply

[1:37:46] with the Brown Act rules for

[1:37:48] special movie can lead to

[1:37:49] severe consequences for the

[1:37:49] Oakland City Council,

[1:37:51] including criminal charges for

[1:37:53] individual member, says Civil

[1:37:56] action that can overturn

[1:37:57] Council's decision enforcement

[1:38:00] typically handled those civil

[1:38:02] lawsuit with initial

[1:38:03] opportunity for city to cure

[1:38:08] and correct. Action is void

[1:38:09] and avoidable. Any action such

[1:38:11] as shortness, our contracts

[1:38:14] that is approved during a

[1:38:15] special meeting that violates

[1:38:16] a brown. Is at risk of being

[1:38:19] notified by a court legal

[1:38:20] action, an injunction, a

[1:38:23] member of the public like

[1:38:24] myself, all the district

[1:38:26] attorney can bring a lawsuit

[1:38:27] seeking to stop current

[1:38:30] prevent future violation. If

[1:38:35] suit is successful.

[1:38:36] Misdemeanor charges in the

[1:38:36] council member who participate

[1:38:39] in the meeting and votes on an

[1:38:41] action in violation of the

[1:38:43] Brown Act within depriving the

[1:38:44] public information is guilty

[1:38:48] of misdemeanor. The most

[1:38:49] common pathway addressing a

[1:38:50] violation starts with the

[1:38:53] civil complaint and give city

[1:38:54] chances to rectify its mistake

[1:38:58] on on. 24 hours, you didn't

[1:38:59] have to go to a special

[1:39:03] meeting. You have to identify

[1:39:05] emergency for that. I'm gonna

[1:39:10] Brown is

[1:39:10] >> city attorney, if I'm not

[1:39:15] correct. Pastor. But you

[1:39:18] refuse asked the question.

[1:39:19] Gosh, you afraid of what their

[1:39:20] answer is going to beat? Given

[1:39:23] you.

[1:39:25] >> The rule I giving you your

[1:39:26] own charter. I'm giving you

[1:39:28] the sunshine that I've given

[1:39:31] you Crown you sit there on

[1:39:47] your property re,

[1:39:50] >> Martin, I'm the general

[1:39:51] manager of the Oakland ice

[1:39:55] Center. Council member I would

[1:39:56] like to think of the

[1:39:57] opportunity to speak about the

[1:40:01] Oakland nicer and its future.

[1:40:02] Probably know him better as

[1:40:03] the oh, I see it's not just an

[1:40:04] ice rink. It's a community

[1:40:06] help. It's where kids and

[1:40:07] adults alike, learn discipline

[1:40:13] and teamwork. Where families

[1:40:15] gather for competition,

[1:40:16] recreation, where future

[1:40:16] champions lace up their

[1:40:18] skates. Now, I know some of

[1:40:20] you might think. Use in

[1:40:24] Oakland. Heck, I don't even

[1:40:25] have to use refrigerated for

[1:40:28] Michael Lynch during JULY. But

[1:40:29] the truth is the facility has

[1:40:31] a pool part of the city's

[1:40:34] culture for decades. We we've

[1:40:35] seen world class athletes like

[1:40:40] Christiane Gucci. Come through

[1:40:41] these doors, inspiring the

[1:40:42] next generation of skaters

[1:40:45] right here in Oakland and with

[1:40:47] the right investment vision. I

[1:40:50] said it continue to place with

[1:40:51] dreams of leads, meet the and

[1:40:53] the community comes together

[1:40:56] looking forward. Our goal is

[1:40:57] to continue strengthening our

[1:40:59] partnership. Modernizing the

[1:41:00] facility and ensure the

[1:41:01] remains accessible to all. So

[1:41:05] Oakland, kids. And adults

[1:41:07] alike can keep chasing their

[1:41:08] dreams. Whether skating in the

[1:41:11] Olympics are just learning to

[1:41:12] stand up holding the boards.

[1:41:14] In short, the Oakland Mason

[1:41:16] has been a cornerstone for the

[1:41:17] city and with your support, it

[1:41:21] can continue to shine not just

[1:41:21] as a nation as a gathering

[1:41:23] place for entire community.

[1:41:25] I'd like to thank you for your

[1:41:26] time. And let bring a little

[1:41:33] chill to the meeting today.

[1:41:34] >> Good Morning Council

[1:41:35] members. My name is if are

[1:41:35] best the business development

[1:41:37] manager at the Knee Council,

[1:41:38] we would like to thank council

[1:41:39] for moving to release chance

[1:41:42] to funding. We have a project

[1:41:43] with an existing trends to

[1:41:43] commitment that is on track to

[1:41:44] close financing and begin

[1:41:47] construction early next year.

[1:41:48] It is critical that council

[1:41:48] releases funds so that city

[1:41:49] can make good on its

[1:41:51] commitments. These funds will

[1:41:52] support desperately needed new

[1:41:53] affordable housing units,

[1:41:53] including many permanent

[1:41:57] supportive housing units. As

[1:41:57] well as conversion of existing

[1:42:00] housing to affordable

[1:42:01] affordable units. We urgently

[1:42:02] support this measure. Thank

[1:42:07] you.

[1:42:08] >> Good Morning Council. My

[1:42:13] name is Mary. I'm I'm I'm.

[1:42:14] Vice PRESIDENT Of portfolio

[1:42:17] finance policy at h housing.

[1:42:18] I'd like to thank the Council

[1:42:20] for moving to really stretch

[1:42:22] to funding these funds will

[1:42:23] support new construction of

[1:42:25] affordable housing units and

[1:42:27] homeless exits into permanent

[1:42:29] housing as well as supporting.

[1:42:31] We have existing affordable

[1:42:32] housing and preservation

[1:42:33] conversion of affordable

[1:42:37] housing. There are some

[1:42:38] projects in the Oakland

[1:42:39] Affordable Housing pipeline

[1:42:40] that have been awarded funding

[1:42:42] from the state of California,

[1:42:44] Housing and Community

[1:42:46] Development Department. But

[1:42:49] those funds are at risk of

[1:42:51] being due to delays in

[1:42:53] construction. Start many of

[1:42:55] these projects in need of

[1:42:56] local funds for feasibility

[1:42:58] and the funds would also make

[1:43:00] projects more competitive to

[1:43:01] leverage additional federal

[1:43:02] funding through the low-income

[1:43:06] housing tax credit. Timing

[1:43:06] timing of issuing the bonds is

[1:43:10] critical for Oakland.

[1:43:11] Oakland's affordable pipeline

[1:43:11] to be able to compete and

[1:43:14] leverage other state and local

[1:43:21] federal funds. Thank you.

[1:43:22] >> Good Morning. Council

[1:43:24] members. My name is tunnel

[1:43:25] Trachtenberg. I'm a senior

[1:43:26] policy manager at the

[1:43:27] nonprofit Housing Association

[1:43:29] of Northern California or m p

[1:43:31] h no. This is more of a

[1:43:32] formality. So we're here say

[1:43:33] thank you to the Council for

[1:43:37] your leadership and be

[1:43:38] responsive to their urgency

[1:43:38] and understanding the

[1:43:39] timeliness of issuing these

[1:43:43] bonds and 2 staff. And finance

[1:43:43] department and the Housing

[1:43:44] Department public works for

[1:43:47] collaborating to make this

[1:43:47] happen. And I'll say again,

[1:43:48] it's a great opportunity as

[1:43:52] other local sources have then

[1:43:52] drying up, Oakland is really

[1:43:54] well positioned to continue to

[1:43:56] compete for competitive state

[1:43:57] funding with this these bonds.

[1:43:57] So thank you again for your

[1:44:05] leadership. We appreciate you.

[1:44:06] >> Hello.

[1:44:07] >> I if if I'm ready, project

[1:44:09] manager at the Asian, Local

[1:44:10] Development Corporation or

[1:44:12] able see, I would like to

[1:44:13] thank the Council for moving

[1:44:14] to really stretch to of

[1:44:17] measure you funding our

[1:44:18] project. 30th in Saint Pablo

[1:44:18] has all the funding

[1:44:21] commitments in place to start

[1:44:22] construction by the 1st

[1:44:24] quarter of 2026, the 7 million

[1:44:25] dollar commitment from the

[1:44:27] city of Oakland includes a

[1:44:29] portion of the measure eu

[1:44:32] funds with the funds 34th of

[1:44:33] Pablo will provide 60 new

[1:44:35] affordable homes in West

[1:44:37] Oakland, 30 of which are

[1:44:38] dedicated to health will hold

[1:44:39] household at risk of

[1:44:47] homelessness. Thank you.

[1:44:48] >> Good Morning. Council

[1:44:50] members, my name. You saw 30

[1:44:52] you. I'm tourney and small

[1:44:53] business owner in downtown

[1:44:55] Oakland and also the proud

[1:44:57] father of 5 of the sudden you

[1:45:03] and that a nation. Exactly 15

[1:45:04] years ago. You SEPTEMBER in

[1:45:06] this exact months it could

[1:45:07] Lisa and her siblings to the

[1:45:10] Open Eye Center and then she

[1:45:11] started it skating there. And

[1:45:15] Philly. Now was this point and

[1:45:17] the rest is history. He became

[1:45:19] the youngest to U.S. Women's

[1:45:21] national champion at age 13.

[1:45:25] >> She's the first. Theme of

[1:45:28] skater history. He worked. He

[1:45:29] street, men need to treat for

[1:45:32] acts or international

[1:45:33] competitions. She's the first

[1:45:34] lady's figure skater to happen

[1:45:37] and it a quick 2 part jump and

[1:45:38] the triple axel in the same

[1:45:41] program, international

[1:45:41] competitions. If you don't

[1:45:44] know, think of skating, a

[1:45:47] cheaper acso have to jump up.

[1:45:48] Dyson wrote a sweet have turns

[1:45:51] in there and then down the

[1:45:52] ice. 1 o'clock. John Bcf take

[1:45:57] 4 times before you land. So

[1:45:57] she's the first female skater.

[1:46:03] Work history to done that. I'm

[1:46:06] recent most mostly sunny MARCH

[1:46:07] 2025. Austin should be can the

[1:46:11] first U.S. Ladies work

[1:46:14] champion 19 years. I'm not

[1:46:18] here to brag about my color

[1:46:20] I'm here to tell you that we

[1:46:23] saw can't ice center. To have,

[1:46:26] you know, a nice you

[1:46:27] accomplishing all shifts

[1:46:29] accomplished her life at age

[1:46:36] 20. So I'm here to seek

[1:46:36] support to to ask you to

[1:46:40] continue invest. You Oakland

[1:46:49] ice Center, thank you so much.

[1:46:49] >> Good morning. Honorable

[1:46:50] PRESIDENT, Honorable Council

[1:46:51] members. I'd like to

[1:46:51] acknowledge it's a very tough

[1:46:52] act to follow. Thank you.

[1:46:53] Thank you, Arthur, for coming

[1:46:55] out today. My name is Chris

[1:46:56] Shea of senior vice PRESIDENT

[1:46:57] Government affairs on behalf

[1:46:59] of Shark Sports entertainment

[1:47:00] in support of the proposed

[1:47:01] general obligation, bonds

[1:47:03] passes today. The Oakland I

[1:47:04] center is a truly a community

[1:47:06] treasure each year it welcomes

[1:47:07] an average of 400,000 visitors

[1:47:11] into our downtown built by the

[1:47:12] redevelopment agency in 1995.

[1:47:14] It remains a city-owned

[1:47:14] facility. One that continues

[1:47:15] to bring people together

[1:47:17] nearly 30 years later. But as

[1:47:18] you know, equipment ages much

[1:47:22] what's inside center today

[1:47:23] original from 1995. That means

[1:47:24] it's now more than double the

[1:47:28] expected useful life. Shark

[1:47:28] sports entertainment worked

[1:47:29] very hard to stretch the life

[1:47:30] as far as possible, far beyond

[1:47:31] what anyone could have

[1:47:34] anticipated. We take great

[1:47:35] pride in managing this

[1:47:37] facility, opening the doors,

[1:47:38] families, neighbors and kids

[1:47:39] who come here to skate,

[1:47:40] learning connect. In fact, can

[1:47:42] I center provides more than

[1:47:44] 5,000 free skate. It's great

[1:47:45] experiences every year for

[1:47:46] Oakland Unified School.

[1:47:47] District's with your help. We

[1:47:47] like to double that to 10,000

[1:47:50] free skate every year. That's

[1:47:52] thousands of young people each

[1:47:53] year who get to try something

[1:47:54] new, build confidence and feel

[1:47:57] part of the great city. This

[1:47:58] bond measure is about more

[1:47:59] than replacing old equipment.

[1:47:59] It's about investing in a

[1:48:00] facility that's been serving

[1:48:02] Oakland for decades and we'll

[1:48:03] continue to do so for

[1:48:06] generations to come on behalf

[1:48:06] of Shark Sports entertainment.

[1:48:08] We strongly urge your support

[1:48:09] so center can remain a

[1:48:10] vibrant, welcoming place for

[1:48:10] the entire community. Thank

[1:48:19] you.

[1:48:20] >> good PRESIDENT Jenkins and

[1:48:21] council members. My name is

[1:48:24] Mikel. These men. I'm

[1:48:25] currently a senior project

[1:48:26] manager working at satellite,

[1:48:27] Affordable Housing Associates.

[1:48:28] And I just wanted to thank you

[1:48:30] all for considering to

[1:48:32] released ranch to funding.

[1:48:33] This would help one of my

[1:48:36] current has a partial ward.

[1:48:37] It's a partnership project

[1:48:40] with Saint Mary's Center

[1:48:43] located at 31 35 San Pablo and

[1:48:43] plan and it would be 73 units

[1:48:47] of senior housing. And I would

[1:48:49] definitely appreciate that.

[1:48:53] You all consider. Releasing

[1:48:54] the funds because it would

[1:48:55] really help our projects start

[1:48:57] construction in early 2026. So

[1:48:58] thank you so much for your

[1:49:07] consideration. Good Morning.

[1:49:09] Council members.

[1:49:14] >> name is Andrew Wagner. My

[1:49:15] daughter is a member of that

[1:49:15] 12. You, Oakland, there's

[1:49:18] hockey team. She plays you're

[1:49:21] just kind blocks away and she

[1:49:22] led me to where her jersey

[1:49:25] this morning. That she wears a

[1:49:26] pride that she represents

[1:49:29] Oakland across California. As

[1:49:30] you know, the ice facility is

[1:49:32] relying on city funding

[1:49:33] through measured the to

[1:49:34] continue functioning. It badly

[1:49:37] in need of repair. The

[1:49:38] facility, isn't it? The

[1:49:40] facility is repaired. We'll

[1:49:40] lose. Not just a sports

[1:49:44] facility. But one represents

[1:49:44] the diversity in values of

[1:49:48] Oakland. As we travel to other

[1:49:49] cities in California to play

[1:49:50] our games. And sometimes

[1:49:53] beyond. We see how it's all to

[1:49:57] unique. That we play on teams

[1:49:59] that lift up youth regardless

[1:50:00] of gender, race and color, cut

[1:50:04] culture in sight. Eggnog. You

[1:50:05] have a number of difficult

[1:50:06] funding decisions here this

[1:50:08] morning. Please do not let

[1:50:10] this opens them fall into

[1:50:12] darkness without the rink.

[1:50:20] Oakland happy does not exist.

[1:50:25] >> I am Jen Reeve. I'm a

[1:50:26] resident of Oakland for the

[1:50:29] last 27 years. The ice, the

[1:50:30] Open Eye Center. I'm also here

[1:50:32] to speak for is a safe place

[1:50:36] for youth and for adults to

[1:50:37] explore a completely new

[1:50:39] physical experience, social

[1:50:39] experience and opportunity for

[1:50:41] exercise belonging, learning.

[1:50:44] >> Joy and leadership.

[1:50:46] >> I'm a resident of Oakland

[1:50:48] for the past. 26 years and

[1:50:49] active user of I see for all

[1:50:53] 26 of those years.-2 breaks

[1:50:54] for pregnancy. But I was back

[1:50:54] on the ice at 6 weeks.

[1:50:55] Postpartum for both times.

[1:50:57] Thank you very much. I am not

[1:51:01] a good hockey player. But I'm

[1:51:01] a passionate player and I'm

[1:51:05] passionate about playing

[1:51:05] about. I'm passion about

[1:51:06] playing and grateful for the

[1:51:09] community. So much so that

[1:51:10] I've been a volunteer coach

[1:51:11] for the Oakland Tech High

[1:51:15] School Ice hockey program for

[1:51:16] 5 years. And it has further

[1:51:16] deepened my appreciation of

[1:51:17] the incredible resource at the

[1:51:22] o I c each year we introduced

[1:51:23] 15 to 20 new teens from

[1:51:24] Oakland Tech to a sport at no

[1:51:29] cost to them. And let me know

[1:51:30] that at least one-third of

[1:51:32] those kids each year identify

[1:51:34] as queer. It is the only safe

[1:51:35] sport that trans athletes can

[1:51:38] play in right now. Now I

[1:51:41] learned how to skate in 1997

[1:51:42] and started captaining. My

[1:51:43] first team at Oakland, ice in

[1:51:47] 1998. A few decades later. I'm

[1:51:49] still capturing all gender.

[1:51:52] All everything team that has a

[1:51:54] range of players from 18 to 67

[1:51:58] years old. My youngest child

[1:51:59] was born to physical

[1:52:01] challenges and required

[1:52:02] occupational therapy and

[1:52:05] physical therapy. As a toddler

[1:52:06] and we dressed him in hockey

[1:52:06] closing, got him on the ice

[1:52:09] and he was able to use the ice

[1:52:10] as his physical therapy and a

[1:52:16] normalized way. With his

[1:52:17] peers. He is now 18 and an

[1:52:17] assist in helping us coached

[1:52:20] the Oakland Tech program. A

[1:52:20] recent graduate of Oakland

[1:52:23] School for the Arts where he

[1:52:36] played in the ice rink. Every.

[1:52:37] Good morning council members.

[1:52:39] My name is Kirin Kiki

[1:52:40] Flaherty.

[1:52:42] >> I am weekly hockey player

[1:52:44] at Oakland, ice and a resident

[1:52:45] of Oakland for decades in the

[1:52:47] Golden Gate neighborhood. It's

[1:52:48] an honor to speak before you

[1:52:51] and supported the measure and

[1:52:54] also the PRESIDENT Of the a

[1:52:55] California non-profit

[1:52:56] corporation, the sf

[1:52:59] Earthquakes, lgbtq+ Ice Hockey

[1:53:02] Club. We provide a safe,

[1:53:04] healthy non-discriminatory for

[1:53:08] lgbtq+. And also other hockey

[1:53:09] players as youth, many of us

[1:53:11] chose to leave for never

[1:53:13] started playing hockey because

[1:53:14] we encountered and welcoming

[1:53:17] or even hostile environment.

[1:53:18] But we found a partner here in

[1:53:22] Oakland, a center. They have

[1:53:23] enthusiastically hosted our

[1:53:25] hockey with Pride event where

[1:53:27] my club welcomed 40 queer

[1:53:28] identified players from

[1:53:30] Oakland and beyond. As we seek

[1:53:31] to grow interest in starting a

[1:53:35] second team. Additionally,

[1:53:37] when my team hosted our

[1:53:38] California Pride Invitational

[1:53:41] 2025. With the support of the

[1:53:44] Sharks Foundation lgbtq+

[1:53:45] players from Oakland as well

[1:53:47] as the teams from Los Angeles

[1:53:49] in Coachella chose downtown

[1:53:50] Oakland and the uptown

[1:53:52] neighborhoods for our host

[1:53:55] hotels for our Pre and Post

[1:53:57] tournament parties at locally

[1:53:57] owned independent restaurants

[1:54:02] right here on Telegraph and

[1:54:03] also caterer for Pride, Hockey

[1:54:05] Bank with that's right here on

[1:54:07] San Pablo. This is all because

[1:54:08] Oakland, a center and its

[1:54:10] diverse staff of workers from

[1:54:13] the local community. They

[1:54:13] welcomed us. They accommodated

[1:54:15] all our needs and they helped

[1:54:18] us to promote the tournament.

[1:54:20] In fact, several parents of

[1:54:22] children who identify as

[1:54:23] lgbtq+ asked if their

[1:54:26] teenagers could join the team.

[1:54:27] That's not possible because we

[1:54:28] are an adult league. I'm old

[1:54:30] enough to be their

[1:54:32] grandfather, but we could say

[1:54:34] with complete confidence that

[1:54:35] the lessons and the youth

[1:54:36] league at Oakland ice provide

[1:54:39] a welcoming safe space for

[1:54:55] lgbtq and people. At its best

[1:54:56] in Oakland. There's no doubt

[1:54:56] that we want to support more

[1:54:59] housing.

[1:54:59] >> But you have a

[1:55:02] responsibility. Not to

[1:55:03] compromise the fiscal

[1:55:07] stability of the city. And you

[1:55:10] are currently in a situation

[1:55:14] you are negative rating. And

[1:55:17] when you proceed to do this, 2

[1:55:18] things are going to be

[1:55:20] happening. It's a wrist.

[1:55:22] Component. You putting the

[1:55:25] city at with us. From going

[1:55:28] more deeply into debt. And

[1:55:30] you're going to have to deal

[1:55:33] with the possibility of higher

[1:55:35] interest rates because of your

[1:55:40] negative status rating status.

[1:55:41] >> You've been told by the I

[1:55:43] remember hearing this wait

[1:55:47] until DECEMBER. When we could

[1:55:47] possibly have rating to

[1:55:52] change. And then we could move

[1:55:55] more safely into doing this,

[1:55:56] MR. Gallo, thank you for

[1:55:57] bringing up some points of

[1:55:58] concern because these are the

[1:56:02] concerns. Out. What are we

[1:56:03] going to have to pay? How much

[1:56:04] we're going to have to pay all

[1:56:07] we at risks. You insist on

[1:56:11] doing this. And I insist that

[1:56:14] you become more of fiscally

[1:56:16] responsible and making

[1:56:17] decisions. And this is not a

[1:56:20] fiscal responsible decision.

[1:56:20] And people who are advocating

[1:56:24] for their needs. The continued

[1:56:24] advocate. You have a right to

[1:56:29] do that. But we all at risk

[1:56:30] for the whole picture of what

[1:56:32] can happen to everybody if

[1:56:35] this becomes a Moore. In debt

[1:56:40] problem. And I don't know why

[1:56:41] finances recommending news.

[1:56:43] They have a responsibility to

[1:56:47] make make you a of the risk.

[1:56:48] Make you aware of high

[1:56:57] interest rates, MR. Gallo.

[1:56:58] >> Thank you. Is all about

[1:57:01] moving to Speaker Tory half.

[1:57:02] You can begin your comments.

[1:57:02] You have 2 minutes to address

[1:57:06] the council.

[1:57:07] >> Good Morning. City Council,

[1:57:09] many Mistry half and I work

[1:57:10] for Eden, Housing, nonprofit,

[1:57:10] affordable housing developer

[1:57:13] that works here in Oakland.

[1:57:16] Eden. Housing currently an

[1:57:16] existing property in city of

[1:57:19] Oakland, the on time with 174

[1:57:21] units heimer built over 100

[1:57:23] years ago is in need of

[1:57:24] substantial rehabilitation. We

[1:57:28] also projects in our pipeline

[1:57:30] Liberation Park, Dr Kenneth

[1:57:32] Anderson, senior Housing and

[1:57:33] 77th and Bancroft representing

[1:57:36] a total of 276 additional

[1:57:37] units. Thank you to the

[1:57:38] council for moving to really

[1:57:40] strives to funding of measure

[1:57:41] you funds. These funds are

[1:57:42] critical source of support for

[1:57:46] new construction of of

[1:57:46] affordable housing units and

[1:57:49] homeless exits to to permit

[1:57:51] housing as well as the

[1:57:52] rehabilitation of existing

[1:57:54] affordable housing and

[1:57:55] preservation and cons of

[1:57:56] conservation affordable

[1:57:59] housing. The timing of

[1:58:01] distribution of these funds is

[1:58:02] critical. Oakland needs to

[1:58:03] make awards in time for the

[1:58:04] next round of state funds at 2

[1:58:04] black or we risk leaving

[1:58:06] millions of dollars on the

[1:58:07] table for projects that have

[1:58:10] already received awards

[1:58:12] availability of these funds

[1:58:12] will be critical to help

[1:58:13] bridge. Any remaining gaps as

[1:58:15] they begin the construction

[1:58:19] closing financing process.

[1:58:21] Affordable housing is

[1:58:23] fundamental for building

[1:58:25] strong, equitable communities.

[1:58:26] Thank you from moving release

[1:58:27] the trench 2 funds. The

[1:58:29] measure you funding that will

[1:58:30] make a meaningful impact for

[1:58:30] our communities today. And

[1:58:37] tomorrow.

[1:58:38] >> Thank you for your

[1:58:38] comments, MR. PRESIDENT. That

[1:58:45] was the last speaker.

[1:58:46] >> They're a couple things.

[1:58:48] First of all, I want to thank

[1:58:49] all the folks who came from

[1:58:50] the Oakland I center. You

[1:58:53] heard some of the stories that

[1:58:56] have benefited Oakland

[1:58:56] residents and Glenn, you still

[1:58:58] haven't given me my daughter's

[1:59:01] tooth. She lost at the Open

[1:59:05] Eye Center. But I I think its

[1:59:05] important to state that they

[1:59:06] provide so many free resources

[1:59:09] to Oakland, public school kids

[1:59:10] that most people don't know

[1:59:13] about. So I encourage people

[1:59:14] listening to go in, find out

[1:59:14] what what they offer it. It's

[1:59:17] an amazing resource. And the

[1:59:18] fact that we have an Olympian

[1:59:20] that was strange right here in

[1:59:21] Oakland says a lot for what we

[1:59:24] are able to do in the city. I

[1:59:26] did a tour in final and that

[1:59:27] they're so many things that

[1:59:28] need to be done regarding the

[1:59:30] infrastructure. That space

[1:59:33] that I'm excited to move this

[1:59:34] item forward. And I would like

[1:59:36] for the public to be clear

[1:59:41] about our credit rating and

[1:59:41] what it means in terms of

[1:59:43] having expensive debt versus

[1:59:46] less expensive debt. And so

[1:59:46] through the chair MR. Jones,

[1:59:48] if you could speak a little

[1:59:53] bit too, why?

[1:59:54] >> Our that our credit rating

[1:59:57] was downgraded, but it still.

[2:00:00] >> Significantly reasonable to

[2:00:02] go out for for bonds at this

[2:00:02] time. If you could just

[2:00:03] clarify that a little bit.

[2:00:04] Appreciate it. Threw the

[2:00:09] chair. Yes, absolutely. The

[2:00:10] city's credit is strong. Can

[2:00:14] weaver. Downgrade, ok? Moody's

[2:00:15] took us from double a one, a

[2:00:17] deadly, too.

[2:00:19] >> I just want to make it very

[2:00:20] clear that prior to the

[2:00:21] downgrades and even right now

[2:00:25] the cities. Credit rating is

[2:00:28] is is that we have access to

[2:00:31] the markets. Okay. We have

[2:00:32] that at You know, through the

[2:00:36] financing team. Obviously

[2:00:38] there's volatility in the

[2:00:40] markets. We're not market

[2:00:40] timers here or anything along

[2:00:42] those lines but I just want to

[2:00:44] make it very clear that, you

[2:00:45] know, we've spoken to the

[2:00:48] experts. Been doing this long

[2:00:52] time. And there is an appetite

[2:00:56] there for the city's credit.

[2:01:00] So, you know, very optimistic

[2:01:01] on OCTOBER. 21st is the day

[2:01:03] that were slated price. Will

[2:01:06] be able into the market.

[2:01:06] Cheese and very attractive

[2:01:10] rates.

[2:01:11] >> And I just want to say this

[2:01:13] is so critical for us being

[2:01:14] able to deliver the

[2:01:15] infrastructure needs in

[2:01:15] affordable housing needs the

[2:01:19] exits to homelessness. For all

[2:01:19] of the back to basics needs

[2:01:23] that oaklanders expect. The

[2:01:24] bond market and going to the

[2:01:25] bond market is critical to

[2:01:27] making those things happen. So

[2:01:28] thank you for your diligence

[2:01:29] on this and thank you for

[2:01:30] pointing out that the

[2:01:33] legislation isn't the have

[2:01:40] sent present. Thank you.

[2:01:40] >> Yes, thank you. And thank

[2:01:44] you for that information. And

[2:01:45] certainly I think I recognize

[2:01:48] I value the services that were

[2:01:50] trying to address immediately

[2:01:51] today. But to the

[2:01:55] administrator.

[2:01:55] >> Since it is your

[2:01:56] responsibility or role to

[2:01:59] maintain. A balanced budget

[2:02:04] for the city of Oakland. And

[2:02:05] and so I I just need to hear

[2:02:06] from you. I've been through

[2:02:11] this practice before. Where we

[2:02:12] do x, y c, the balance,

[2:02:14] six-way c and 3 months later.

[2:02:18] Guess what? You're back And

[2:02:21] this is what Oakland unify

[2:02:22] went through that I wind up

[2:02:23] having to borrow 100 million

[2:02:24] dollars from the state of

[2:02:25] California, but they took over

[2:02:27] the school district and which

[2:02:29] is the 20 years later finally

[2:02:33] making the payment. So I'm

[2:02:35] asking you directly that is

[2:02:37] your role because I've heard

[2:02:39] not only the budget deficit

[2:02:40] for this year, but for the

[2:02:41] coming years going to be

[2:02:45] works. That's the members that

[2:02:47] I kept seeing as see. That's

[2:02:49] why the police department, as

[2:02:51] understaffed. That's why other

[2:02:52] departments are way onto

[2:02:55] service because we don't have

[2:02:57] the money and that's when we

[2:02:59] deal with our contract

[2:02:59] negotiations. Well, we can

[2:03:00] meet their knees because we

[2:03:03] don't have money. And I just

[2:03:05] want to be very clear for the

[2:03:08] record from to be able to stay

[2:03:10] that borrowing the money. To

[2:03:14] provide a service. That we

[2:03:15] will be able to replace the

[2:03:21] money back. Since I don't have

[2:03:22] and I have to go borrow from

[2:03:26] one bomb to the unit deliver a

[2:03:26] service from now. I heard for

[2:03:27] the last 6, 8, months there

[2:03:32] wrote. So so anyways, I just

[2:03:34] need to hear from a city

[2:03:34] administrator directly this

[2:03:35] action that we're putting in

[2:03:38] place. It's a legal action and

[2:03:42] one that you recommend.

[2:03:42] >> city administrator, in

[2:03:43] addition to that, can you have

[2:03:44] a staff member come up and

[2:03:45] explain general obligation,

[2:03:49] bonds as well? To the chair,

[2:03:50] the council Gallo, thank you

[2:03:51] for the question. Appreciate

[2:03:52] the historical context of what

[2:03:53] you experienced during a time

[2:03:56] of the school board. So yes,

[2:03:58] so through this process, we

[2:04:00] have vetted this decision by

[2:04:01] both inside and outside

[2:04:02] counsel. We have been council

[2:04:05] that has been with us from the

[2:04:06] very beginning. And so I'm

[2:04:07] confident that decision solely

[2:04:09] a prudent one.

[2:04:10] >> And we have the ability to

[2:04:11] pay down the debt service

[2:04:12] payments of the appropriate

[2:04:14] schedule. Thank you.

[2:04:15] >> And I through the

[2:04:18] challenges like to add that,

[2:04:19] you know, general obligation,

[2:04:22] bonds are paid by the property

[2:04:25] taxpayers, ok? So this is

[2:04:25] insulated from your general

[2:04:26] fund. This is money that is

[2:04:32] paid. By voter approved debt.

[2:04:32] The city of Oakland voters.

[2:04:35] You was like almost 80%.

[2:04:40] Approved measure you okay. So

[2:04:41] this is a strong one of the

[2:04:43] strongest credits out there

[2:04:44] and he's not relied upon your

[2:04:48] general fund. We thing like

[2:04:50] that. It is paid by the ad

[2:04:51] valorem property tax of the

[2:04:55] city of Oakland.

[2:05:04] >> Order in the chambers. Just

[2:05:05] want I just want reaffirm what

[2:05:07] you just said. These are

[2:05:08] property taxes that have

[2:05:09] already been approved by the

[2:05:10] voters. We're just moving to

[2:05:11] do with the voters told us to

[2:05:14] do to sell them. Yeah, they're

[2:05:15] not secured by the general

[2:05:15] fund their secured by the

[2:05:17] property values of our voters.

[2:05:18] That is absolutely correct.

[2:05:22] And is that a motion? Is that

[2:05:25] a second? So we have a motion

[2:05:29] a second.

[2:05:31] >> On the motion and second

[2:05:32] move by Councilmember 5 second

[2:05:33] by councilmember under for

[2:05:36] item 9 Council member Brown. I

[2:05:38] Councilmember 5. Councilmember

[2:05:45] Gallo. Councilmember Houston

[2:05:47] is excuse councilmember

[2:05:47] Ramachandran.

[2:05:50] >> Is also excited. I thank

[2:05:51] you. Councilmember

[2:05:51] Ramachandran Councilmember

[2:05:56] hunger. I councilmember For

[2:06:00] the Mike. I and chair Jean

[2:06:01] King r Motion passes with a

[2:06:02] vote of 7 eyes. One excuse

[2:06:06] Houston.

[2:06:13] >> going to item 10. Adopt the

[2:06:14] following pieces of

[2:06:15] legislation adopt a resolution

[2:06:16] approved approving the

[2:06:16] issuance and sale of one or

[2:06:19] more series of city of Oakland

[2:06:21] general obligation, bond

[2:06:23] measure you in aggregate

[2:06:25] principal amount not to exceed

[2:06:26] 300 million dollars and city

[2:06:28] of Oakland general obligation,

[2:06:29] refunding bonds and they

[2:06:30] aggregate principal amount not

[2:06:33] to exceed 55 million dollars

[2:06:34] approving the terms of sale of

[2:06:36] said Bonds approve in the form

[2:06:38] of of unauthorized and

[2:06:39] execution delivery of the

[2:06:42] fiscal agent agreement

[2:06:43] continuing discloses

[2:06:46] disclosure certificate in Van

[2:06:47] Purchase agreement approving

[2:06:48] the form of an authorizing the

[2:06:50] distribution of a preliminary

[2:06:52] official statement and

[2:06:53] authorizing the execution and

[2:06:55] delivery of an official

[2:06:55] statement and authorizes the

[2:06:58] necessary actions related

[2:06:59] there, too. And a resolution

[2:07:00] identifying projects

[2:07:03] authorized for funding with

[2:07:03] proceeds of city of Oakland,

[2:07:06] general obligation, Bonds

[2:07:09] series, 2, 0, 2, 5 be dash.

[2:07:11] One series, 2, 5, 2, 5, to 0

[2:07:15] to 5, be dash. 2. Taxable

[2:07:16] social bonds in series 2, 0,

[2:07:19] 2, 5, be dash 3 taxable issued

[2:07:22] pursuant to the 2022.

[2:07:23] Affordable housing and

[2:07:24] Infrastructure Bond ordinance

[2:07:26] measure you and allocating

[2:07:28] bond proceeds identify

[2:07:30] projects and a resolution

[2:07:31] declaring the City Council's

[2:07:33] official intent reimburse

[2:07:34] certain expenditures from

[2:07:38] proceeds of indebtedness.

[2:07:39] >> Sure, everybody read the

[2:07:39] package. Can you just explain

[2:07:40] the difference between this

[2:07:45] and the last item? Excuse me.

[2:07:45] Can explain that difference

[2:07:47] because unlike

[2:07:51] >> The previous item item

[2:07:52] number 9, it's just an

[2:07:52] ordinance. Okay. So through

[2:07:58] the city's charter, we are

[2:08:00] obligated approve an ordinance

[2:08:01] for the borrowing of the

[2:08:02] funds. Okay. So now what you

[2:08:04] have before you and item

[2:08:06] number 10, 3 different

[2:08:07] resolutions. The first

[2:08:09] resolution is basically

[2:08:12] authorizing the issuance as

[2:08:14] well as approving the

[2:08:16] documents. So the preliminary

[2:08:17] official statement, the

[2:08:19] continuing disclosures

[2:08:21] certificate, fiscal agent

[2:08:23] agreement. All of these

[2:08:23] documents are resolution.

[2:08:28] Number Okay. Resolution number

[2:08:30] 2 is identifying the projects

[2:08:33] authorized to funding with

[2:08:34] proceeds of the general

[2:08:36] obligation. Bonds measure you

[2:08:38] tax-exempt and taxable and

[2:08:42] then the 3rd resolution as a

[2:08:43] proving for the reimbursement

[2:08:45] of certain expenditures. So

[2:08:46] there's certain expenditures

[2:08:47] that are allowed to be

[2:08:51] reimbursed before we actually

[2:08:52] close the bonds projected at

[2:08:53] this time on NOVEMBER 4th and

[2:08:57] receive those funds. Okay. The

[2:09:01] proposed. Financing live ants,

[2:09:03] city priorities such as

[2:09:06] housing as we've ivory

[2:09:07] infrastructure with the

[2:09:09] rehabilitation of city streets

[2:09:11] and sidewalks. As I mentioned

[2:09:11] earlier, approximately

[2:09:15] 78 million will go to streets.

[2:09:16] 15 million dollars for

[2:09:17] facilities. 10 million dollars

[2:09:20] for the eye Center and

[2:09:21] approximately 180 million

[2:09:23] dollars for affordable housing

[2:09:26] and given the complexity of

[2:09:27] this particular transaction in

[2:09:30] the refunding bonds associated

[2:09:31] with this. Issuance is going

[2:09:35] to be so through it negotiated

[2:09:36] basis with Siebert. Williams

[2:09:37] Shank concede Manor senior

[2:09:39] manager excuse me, Loop

[2:09:41] Capital has become an utter

[2:09:42] and Bank of America as the

[2:09:45] other competitor. And as I

[2:09:46] mentioned before, you know,

[2:09:48] we're looking in getting into

[2:09:51] the market around OCTOBER.

[2:09:52] 21st number, they will answer

[2:09:53] your questions that MAY have

[2:09:56] and also have representatives

[2:09:56] from the departments here

[2:10:00] well. Let's go the public

[2:10:05] comments. As a kind name.

[2:10:06] Please the podium in

[2:10:08] any order missile, a violent.

[2:10:13] >> Marion Lamin Tory half.

[2:10:15] He's the problem related to

[2:10:19] measure you. You have been

[2:10:22] using measure you.

[2:10:23] >> And in an equitable, unfair

[2:10:29] way. The money that he's been

[2:10:31] allocated for measure you. For

[2:10:34] the Lincoln Park rec center

[2:10:37] over 32 million dollars. That

[2:10:40] project was submitted a new

[2:10:42] rec center by the community of

[2:10:46] Chinatown. And they initially

[2:10:49] said they would fund it. They

[2:10:52] started a funding process.

[2:10:57] Then through Basque. She got

[2:10:59] you to approve that you the

[2:10:59] city would fund the process.

[2:11:02] The project with 32 Million.

[2:11:03] Now the project itself is

[2:11:04] going to cause over

[2:11:10] 70 Million. So you gave

[2:11:11] 32 million people who can

[2:11:11] identify with the rest of the

[2:11:14] money is gonna come from. And

[2:11:15] this is not a high priority.

[2:11:18] They said they would do it.

[2:11:19] But we got things like the

[2:11:22] whole with Durant Library.

[2:11:23] It's been sitting on the table

[2:11:25] for years in West Oakland and

[2:11:28] he's got no Pacific funding.

[2:11:30] We still wait fall. The report

[2:11:32] to come back on how we can be

[2:11:35] done. But we do things like

[2:11:41] this. Certain projects get

[2:11:42] priority. We got police

[2:11:44] administration building. That

[2:11:48] should be demolished according

[2:11:49] to the recommendation and

[2:11:50] rebuilt. You say you don't

[2:11:54] have the money but should give

[2:11:54] 32 million dollars to the

[2:11:58] Lincoln Park Rec center. It's

[2:12:00] not that you do what you do

[2:12:00] with this. What you do when

[2:12:01] you get the money, it's

[2:12:05] unfair. And many cases is

[2:12:09] unfair. So when are we going

[2:12:10] to have the use of funds from

[2:12:12] this city done. Well, in terms

[2:12:14] of fairness, equity and racial

[2:12:29] group.

[2:12:31] >> Thank you, MISS All of name

[2:12:32] is Kani. Wish to speak. If

[2:12:33] you're in the room or on zoom,

[2:12:35] please step to the podium.

[2:12:35] Raise your hand at this Names

[2:12:37] have been caught.

[2:12:37] >> Seeing no more speakers a

[2:12:41] minute and a motion. Brown,

[2:12:48] the 5.

[2:12:50] >> most teen to adopt pieces.

[2:12:51] Little by council member Brown

[2:12:53] second by Councilmember 5

[2:12:54] moving through the role

[2:12:55] Councilmember Brown. I

[2:12:57] councilmember 5, I

[2:13:01] councilmember

[2:13:02] >> Councilmember Houston is

[2:13:02] excuse councilmember

[2:13:04] Ramachandran.

[2:13:10] >> Councilmember hunger.

[2:13:12] Councilmember I and Chair

[2:13:16] Jenkins. Motion passes with a

[2:13:16] vote of 7 dies. One excuse

[2:13:28] Houston. Going to item 11.

[2:13:28] Adopt the following pieces of

[2:13:33] legislation. Resolution

[2:13:36] approving them memo memoriam.

[2:13:37] >> Of understanding between

[2:13:38] the city of Oakland in

[2:13:39] confidential Management

[2:13:40] employees association.

[2:13:41] >> Representing employees and

[2:13:42] represent representation unit.

[2:13:46] You 3, 1, covering the period

[2:13:48] of JULY one 2025 to JUNE 30

[2:13:50] 2026. And a resolution

[2:13:52] approving you between the city

[2:13:52] of Oakland and the

[2:13:55] International Brotherhood of

[2:13:56] Electrical workers, local one

[2:13:57] to 4, 5, representing

[2:13:58] employees and representation

[2:14:01] units. I e one in tv one

[2:14:03] covering the period of JULY

[2:14:07] one 2025. Through JUNE, 30th

[2:14:09] 2026. And a resolution

[2:14:10] approving you between the city

[2:14:11] of Oakland and the

[2:14:13] International Federation of

[2:14:14] Professional and Technical

[2:14:17] Engineers. Local 21

[2:14:19] representing employees in

[2:14:22] represent representation units

[2:14:25] ca one tf one tm one tm to tw

[2:14:28] one you for weighing uh one u

[2:14:29] n one and you into covering

[2:14:31] the period of JULY one 2025.

[2:14:35] The JUNE 30 2026. And

[2:14:36] isolation approving the Emily

[2:14:37] between the city of Oakland

[2:14:38] and the Service Employees.

[2:14:39] International Union, seiu,

[2:14:43] local 10. 21 representing

[2:14:44] employees and representation

[2:14:47] units sb One it see one s d

[2:14:50] one. And as Bill one covering

[2:14:52] the period of JULY one 2025 to

[2:14:55] JUNE, 30th 2026. Have one

[2:15:00] speaker on this item.

[2:15:01] >> Good PRESIDENT Jenkins and

[2:15:06] members of the Council. My

[2:15:06] name is Krystal, Amy Adams and

[2:15:07] a principal employee relations

[2:15:08] analysts in the Human

[2:15:09] Resources Management

[2:15:11] department. I'm here today to

[2:15:14] present on before labor

[2:15:15] agreements that the city

[2:15:15] recently negotiated with a

[2:15:18] miscellaneous employee unions.

[2:15:19] Like to start off by thanking

[2:15:21] the Council for your direction

[2:15:24] and support throughout the

[2:15:25] bargaining process Council

[2:15:25] member on the shot. I'd like

[2:15:26] to thank you for allowing us

[2:15:28] to bypass finance and

[2:15:31] management committee and also

[2:15:32] like to thank Mayor Lee and

[2:15:33] City Administrator Johnson and

[2:15:35] this staff and budget

[2:15:36] administrative Bradley Johnson

[2:15:37] for the invaluable guidance

[2:15:41] throughout this process. We'd

[2:15:42] also like to thank Labor

[2:15:43] Partners, Peter Maisie Act,

[2:15:44] Antoinette Blue Rafeal Botelho

[2:15:45] and Ryan fat is from seiu

[2:15:50] local 10 to one Bound just can

[2:15:51] Joe in Julian, where from I of

[2:15:57] Pte local 21. Sheila Martin,

[2:16:00] Michael Patterson from ibew

[2:16:01] local 12. 45 in Jeanne Smith

[2:16:03] and Jamie Pritchett from see

[2:16:04] for their hard work in

[2:16:07] reaching these agreements.

[2:16:08] These interviews that are

[2:16:09] before for the confidential

[2:16:09] management and Praise

[2:16:12] Association. Sami a

[2:16:12] international brotherhood of

[2:16:16] electrical workers local 12 45

[2:16:17] International Federation of

[2:16:18] Professional and Technical

[2:16:21] Engineers. Local 21 and the

[2:16:22] service Employees

[2:16:23] International Union local 10

[2:16:25] to one and they all have

[2:16:27] one-year terms from JULY one,

[2:16:32] 2025 to JUNE 30th 2026. On

[2:16:33] economics. A city and each of

[2:16:35] these unions reached agreement

[2:16:37] on 2 turns. First, there's a

[2:16:38] onetime signing bonus of

[2:16:41] $3,000 for permanent full time

[2:16:43] employees. $2500 for permanent

[2:16:46] part-time employees and

[2:16:47] between 750 in $1500 for

[2:16:49] temporary part-time employees

[2:16:50] based on the number of hours

[2:16:54] paid in the previous year. The

[2:16:55] second economic item is a good

[2:16:57] wage increase of up to 3%

[2:16:59] condition on the city's fiscal

[2:17:01] year? 25 26 general purpose

[2:17:04] funds and respected that new

[2:17:07] exceeding the fiscal year. 25

[2:17:09] 26 general purpose funds and

[2:17:10] restrict revenue in the

[2:17:11] adopted fiscal year. 25 26

[2:17:15] about the policy budget. As

[2:17:15] reported in the city's fiscal

[2:17:18] year. 25 26 quick to me.

[2:17:19] Revenue and expenditures

[2:17:21] report audited financial

[2:17:23] report, the city and each of

[2:17:24] these unions also agree to

[2:17:29] other working conditions terms

[2:17:30] to their respective

[2:17:30] represented employees and

[2:17:32] those times a detailed in the

[2:17:33] agenda packet. We do want to

[2:17:37] point out that those a

[2:17:38] typographical error in an item

[2:17:40] listed one of the tentative

[2:17:40] agreements for local 21

[2:17:43] regarding the family bonding

[2:17:45] leave the number of weeks for

[2:17:46] ways continuation and the

[2:17:48] section 9.8 paid family leave

[2:17:51] for baby bonding should be 8

[2:17:53] weeks and was listed as 6

[2:17:55] weeks. We apologize for the

[2:17:55] error and thank local 21 for

[2:17:56] bringing this to our

[2:18:00] attention. We recommend that

[2:18:01] you adopt the resolutions that

[2:18:03] approved the memorandum of

[2:18:05] understanding between the city

[2:18:06] and the confidential

[2:18:08] Management Employees

[2:18:09] Association. See the

[2:18:10] international Brotherhood of

[2:18:13] electrical workers local 12 45

[2:18:14] the International Federation

[2:18:15] of Professional and Technical

[2:18:19] Engineers, local 21 and the

[2:18:19] service Employees

[2:18:21] International Union local 10

[2:18:23] to one. I'm happy to take any

[2:18:24] questions and thank you for

[2:18:24] your time. Thank you. Move

[2:18:37] approval. Second that.

[2:18:42] >> to the city administrator.

[2:18:42] And again, considering the

[2:18:48] action that we're taking.

[2:18:50] Considering the previous

[2:18:51] months and months, the bait

[2:18:52] about open have been financial

[2:18:53] challenges with the action

[2:18:57] were taken today. Where's

[2:18:59] going to have we have a

[2:18:59] balance budget for that this

[2:19:06] year in the coming year. Threw

[2:19:07] the chair to COUNCILMAN Got a

[2:19:08] yes. We'll continue to have a

[2:19:10] balanced budget, the main

[2:19:11] responsibility have his mentor

[2:19:12] to is to maintain that we do

[2:19:14] have a balanced budget and

[2:19:17] >> I too want to publicly

[2:19:18] thank labor partners. Many of

[2:19:19] them are in this room. Someone

[2:19:19] tell you, I think it was well

[2:19:20] and those that are not here.

[2:19:23] So to answer your question,

[2:19:23] yes, thank. You know, I just

[2:19:27] want to be clear that. And I

[2:19:28] don't want to come back. Like

[2:19:28] I said, a month or 2, 3,

[2:19:33] months later and

[2:19:33] >> and have us be in a

[2:19:34] position where we're

[2:19:36] completely in the hole and it

[2:19:37] was thank you for that

[2:19:42] information. Thank you.

[2:19:43] >> I just wanted to make sure

[2:19:43] that the motion included the

[2:19:44] amendment that was stated on

[2:19:47] the record by our staff.

[2:19:48] >> Yes, and we will go to the

[2:19:49] public speaker after that and

[2:19:50] talk about.

[2:19:59] >> This is about love.

[2:20:00] >> So the current m o u expire

[2:20:03] JUNE 30th of 2025. Is there

[2:20:04] any reason why this was not

[2:20:08] done in a timely manner? This

[2:20:09] should should have been done

[2:20:10] before the expiration date of

[2:20:12] JUNE. 30th 2025.

[2:20:14] >> It says that the bonuses

[2:20:16] contingent. It's not

[2:20:19] guarantee. Is contingent on

[2:20:23] the 25. 26. General purpose.

[2:20:25] Fun 3rd quarter if it exceeds

[2:20:29] the general purpose funds

[2:20:31] unrestricted revenue

[2:20:32] available. So you're not

[2:20:35] really giving them something

[2:20:36] until you actually have the

[2:20:38] money in place to do it. So

[2:20:41] that needs to be made clear.

[2:20:42] The other thing, it states in

[2:20:44] the documentation is that the

[2:20:45] city administrator can

[2:20:49] provide. On represented

[2:20:52] employees less compensation,

[2:20:55] then represented employees.

[2:20:57] And each category. What type

[2:21:01] identified. So Ali, Al is

[2:21:02] saying if you're not a member

[2:21:06] of the Union. You get might

[2:21:07] not get human. But if you are

[2:21:09] a member. Hugo Guarantee, you

[2:21:13] can get your money. Okay. So

[2:21:17] this is a onetime book bonus

[2:21:19] subject to require tax

[2:21:19] deductions.

[2:21:22] >> And MAY be paid.

[2:21:22] >> off cycle payments with

[2:21:25] that When you don't get the

[2:21:28] money. And what is the total

[2:21:31] costs? That you are

[2:21:36] obligating? The city of

[2:21:37] Oakland to be responsible for

[2:21:41] based on you. Broke it down to

[2:21:47] 3,000 to fit 2,51517 $750

[2:21:47] categories. But you never

[2:21:50] identified a total amount.

[2:21:51] That you possibly will Is this

[2:21:56] fiscally responsible behavior?

[2:21:56] That's a city administrator

[2:22:03] just say, oh, I can guarantee.

[2:22:04] >> Thank you. There's a motion

[2:22:06] a second chance some cent.

[2:22:11] Yes, when clarify what I

[2:22:12] understand about the contract,

[2:22:13] understand that there are 2

[2:22:14] portions. There's a bonus.

[2:22:14] What happens now, which is

[2:22:18] guaranteed.

[2:22:19] >> And raise which happens at

[2:22:23] the end. Only if revenues

[2:22:24] exceed.

[2:22:24] >> Our our current

[2:22:25] projections. So these are

[2:22:27] these these are 2 separate

[2:22:28] things. So 1, 1, there's a

[2:22:29] bonus now. And later that

[2:22:31] there won't be a raise if the

[2:22:33] money's not there to fund it.

[2:22:35] That is correct. Councilmember

[2:22:36] And then on the piece about

[2:22:39] the unrepresented employees,

[2:22:39] my understanding is that this

[2:22:43] is not referring to members

[2:22:45] who have exempt in the south

[2:22:48] to Janice, but members who are

[2:22:48] in a job classification that

[2:22:51] is never represented. That is

[2:22:52] also correct. Councilmember,

[2:22:54] thank you. Thank you. We have

[2:22:58] a motion a second clerk.

[2:22:59] >> Moving the Borough Council

[2:23:00] member Brown. I. Councilmember

[2:23:05] Fife. Councilmember guy. I?

[2:23:08] Councilmember Ramachandran?

[2:23:11] Councilmember anger.

[2:23:14] Councilmember along eye.

[2:23:14] >> Chair Jenkins us as

[2:23:20] amended. Motion is approved

[2:23:21] Motion's approval as amended

[2:23:24] with a vote of 7 eyes. One

[2:23:25] excuse Houston moving to item

[2:23:29] 12. Adopt a resolution

[2:23:30] amending to contracts that

[2:23:31] Townsend, Public Affairs to

[2:23:34] serve as the city of Oakland,

[2:23:35] State lobbyist and provide

[2:23:36] grants support by extending

[2:23:38] the term through OCTOBER one

[2:23:42] 2025. To SEPTEMBER 30 2027.

[2:23:43] And adding plans for a total

[2:23:47] amount not to exceed $420,000.

[2:23:48] And to serve as the city of

[2:23:50] Oakland, federal lobbyists and

[2:23:51] provide grants support by

[2:23:53] extending the term through

[2:23:56] OCTOBER one 2025. SEPTEMBER 30

[2:23:57] 2027 and adding funds for an

[2:24:01] amount not to exceed $252,000

[2:24:02] and authorizing the city

[2:24:03] administrator. With that for

[2:24:06] the council action to exercise

[2:24:07] an option to renew each

[2:24:07] contract for 30 years under

[2:24:10] the same terms and conditions

[2:24:11] for an amount not to exceed

[2:24:13] $210,000. For the 3rd year of

[2:24:19] state. Lobbyist contract and

[2:24:22] $126,000 for the 30 of the

[2:24:23] federal lobbyist contract and

[2:24:25] authorizing the city

[2:24:26] administrator. The city's

[2:24:26] local business, small local

[2:24:29] business program participation

[2:24:29] requirements. You have one

[2:24:31] speaker on this item. Move

[2:24:35] approval.

[2:24:36] >> We have a motion a second.

[2:24:37] Let's go to a public speaker.

[2:24:47] >> This is

[2:24:48] >> you make some powerful

[2:24:51] statements about Chalabi, U.S.

[2:24:53] You say that they chief high

[2:24:55] levels of success over the

[2:24:57] years and how many years were

[2:25:00] talking about since 2006.

[2:25:01] That's how long we've had

[2:25:03] these lobbyists in place. So

[2:25:07] over the years, what have we

[2:25:08] what have they accomplished?

[2:25:11] Specifically? What have they

[2:25:17] accomplished? They hit you say

[2:25:17] that they in Sacramento and

[2:25:21] Washington. They have been

[2:25:25] knowledge of Oakland issues in

[2:25:26] working on things that are

[2:25:27] going to help us. That's

[2:25:29] great. I don't see the

[2:25:32] evidence of it.

[2:25:35] >> So did they support the

[2:25:38] homeless services items sb

[2:25:42] 1361, and sb. 2835, which is

[2:25:45] homeless service sb One s 13.

[2:25:46] 61 is homeless service

[2:25:52] contracts. Exemptions from

[2:25:57] Cipro sb. 2835. Eases the

[2:25:58] placement of homelessness,

[2:26:01] individuals into hotels and

[2:26:02] motels along the stage. I'm

[2:26:03] just talking about 2 things

[2:26:05] having to do with

[2:26:06] homelessness. When did they

[2:26:07] how they work on that? What

[2:26:08] was your position on that? I

[2:26:11] never anything. What you say?

[2:26:11] We've taken a position every

[2:26:17] now and then okay. I just like

[2:26:18] to know at this a long time

[2:26:20] have somebody in place since

[2:26:22] 2006, I didn't get here until

[2:26:27] 2000 7. So I've been the a

[2:26:28] long time and I can't say

[2:26:28] anything about what I've been

[2:26:30] able to accomplish. Very

[2:26:33] little. How do you guarantee

[2:26:38] you how much we pain? This is

[2:26:38] how all do business. You

[2:26:39] rubber stamp everything.

[2:26:43] Mostly. So these lobbyists

[2:26:45] doing doing the work us. We

[2:26:47] pay them a lot of money. Yes.

[2:26:52] What you say?

[2:26:54] >> And go island by 2 back for

[2:26:54] a presentation on your where

[2:26:55] you usually come for

[2:26:59] presentation. Is correct?

[2:26:59] >> Absolutely. On a boat

[2:27:02] council, PRESIDENT Council

[2:27:03] members super grateful for

[2:27:04] this great partnership. We've

[2:27:05] had very grateful for support

[2:27:08] of the mayor. Administrator. I

[2:27:09] know we're not supposed to

[2:27:10] respond to the public. Proud

[2:27:12] of helping you all secure over

[2:27:15] 880 million between state and

[2:27:17] federal efforts. 38 open

[2:27:18] specific sponsored bills

[2:27:21] signed into law as it relates

[2:27:22] to homelessness. And I'm

[2:27:23] sorry, I'm a little exhausted

[2:27:24] because we've been running all

[2:27:26] week and the session. We are

[2:27:27] able to get a trailer bill to

[2:27:29] fast-track are hap around 7

[2:27:31] funds. Really great for the

[2:27:32] Bears help on that tissues

[2:27:34] person making phone calls to

[2:27:35] so very grateful for all the

[2:27:36] work looking forward to

[2:27:37] additional partnership. So

[2:27:38] thank you all. Let's keep this

[2:27:42] going.

[2:27:44] >> I don't know through the

[2:27:45] chair to our lobbyist. I don't

[2:27:48] know other firms that actually

[2:27:50] go into neighborhoods and

[2:27:51] communities with elected

[2:27:53] officials to talk to

[2:27:54] neighbors. But I'm deeply

[2:27:55] grateful that you went into

[2:27:58] West Oakland with me to

[2:27:59] address homelessness and to

[2:28:01] listen to my neighbors and to

[2:28:02] see what people living on the

[2:28:05] streets were experiencing and

[2:28:07] we're able to take that

[2:28:09] experience and bring that back

[2:28:10] in or that are helping us to

[2:28:12] address the situation that

[2:28:13] we're experiencing that went

[2:28:15] directly to the extended stay

[2:28:18] hotel. So I've personally

[2:28:18] benefited from being in

[2:28:21] relationship with this firm

[2:28:22] and my community has benefited

[2:28:22] and that's what makes the

[2:28:25] difference to me. So I'm happy

[2:28:28] to second this. This

[2:28:30] legislation and look forward

[2:28:30] to more opportunities to bring

[2:28:32] more resources to the city of

[2:28:32] Oakland. Thank you. Thank you

[2:28:35] very

[2:28:36] >> MADAM Clerk, let's go to a

[2:28:40] local. Moving through the roll

[2:28:42] on items. Well, move by

[2:28:42] council PRESIDENT Jenkins,

[2:28:44] seconded by Councilmember 5.

[2:28:44] >> Starting with council

[2:28:51] member Brown. Councilmember 5.

[2:28:53] Councilmember Councilmember

[2:28:54] Houston is excuse

[2:28:58] councilmember Ramachandran. Is

[2:29:02] also excuse councilmember eye

[2:29:04] Councilmember Wang I and share

[2:29:04] Jenkins. I motion passes with

[2:29:10] a vote of 7 ayes to excuse was

[2:29:12] I want excuse Houston.

[2:29:13] >> Councilmember around the

[2:29:19] happening, more and more oil.

[2:29:25] Councilmember Fife after

[2:29:27] >> I don't have an in

[2:29:29] memoriam, but I wasn't able to

[2:29:29] read a statement that I was

[2:29:32] asked by the chair of the

[2:29:33] Paramount Theatre's and I

[2:29:34] wanted to speak before council

[2:29:35] member Brown because hers is

[2:29:39] more serious. So I wanted to

[2:29:39] just 8 on the record because I

[2:29:42] told Ray Leon, that I would at

[2:29:43] the Paramount Theater

[2:29:44] completely supports the naming

[2:29:45] of 21st Street in honor of

[2:29:48] Michael Morgan. The maestro,

[2:29:49] the paramount was MISTER

[2:29:51] Morgan's canvas for his

[2:29:52] masterful performances. And we

[2:29:53] are proud to support

[2:29:53] Councilmember 5 proposal so

[2:29:55] that his memory and legacy

[2:29:57] will live forever Raley on

[2:29:58] chair board of directors,

[2:30:06] Paramount Theater. Thank

[2:30:07] >> didn't want to go to

[2:30:07] Councilmember Fife Council

[2:30:08] member long. I mean,

[2:30:09] Councilmember Brown Council

[2:30:13] wrong. I'll be back to you.

[2:30:16] >> Ok, why first wanted you

[2:30:16] know, just kind of recognize

[2:30:19] that here in I believe, 12, 30

[2:30:22] in front of city Hall. We will

[2:30:25] be having a rally celebrating

[2:30:27] the playoff, making it to the

[2:30:29] playoffs for the Golden State

[2:30:29] Valkyrie Zahn. This is their

[2:30:32] first inaugural season. And so

[2:30:34] just one in by all of my

[2:30:36] colleagues in on the community

[2:30:37] out for that because we are so

[2:30:39] proud of them. And then in

[2:30:41] addition on behalf of

[2:30:42] Councilmember Ramachandran, I

[2:30:50] did want to and turn in memory

[2:30:50] for doctors surely block a

[2:30:53] former youth counselor at

[2:30:55] youth uprising, a beloved

[2:30:58] community leader mentor and

[2:31:00] activists whose life left. An

[2:31:02] incredible mark on Oakland nb

[2:31:05] on. She lost her battle with

[2:31:07] count cancer on AUGUST. The

[2:31:10] 24th and for decades, doctor

[2:31:11] block poured love, guidance in

[2:31:14] hope into the lives of youth

[2:31:17] at-risk justice involve young

[2:31:18] people. She dedicated herself

[2:31:19] to walking alongside those

[2:31:22] impacted by trauma offering

[2:31:24] not only support, but also the

[2:31:25] believe that every young

[2:31:26] person deserves a chance to

[2:31:29] heal, to grow and to thrive.

[2:31:31] Her commitment went far beyond

[2:31:33] individual mentorship. Dr

[2:31:33] Block was a tireless community

[2:31:37] activists who made it her

[2:31:38] mission to change the

[2:31:39] trajectory for countless young

[2:31:43] people and young adult don'ts

[2:31:44] while do direct outreach,

[2:31:45] advocacy and building of

[2:31:48] programs and support. She said

[2:31:49] as a powerful voice for

[2:31:50] justice, compassion, an

[2:31:54] opportunity.

[2:31:55] >> All right. We'll go to open

[2:32:06] for him.

[2:32:07] >> Calling the names of those

[2:32:09] who signed up for open form

[2:32:10] asado Allah Jane Hazard and

[2:32:12] Kevin Choice. Don't forget

[2:32:14] about our c#

[2:32:14] #

[2:32:15] #

[2:32:15] . It's a

[2:32:16] disgrace how you haven't given

[2:32:17] him the honor that he

[2:32:21] deserves. The governor of

[2:32:23] California Newsom submitted to

[2:32:25] every city. Document that was

[2:32:29] called a model ordinance.

[2:32:29] Addressing encampments with

[2:32:30] urgency in dignity. The

[2:32:33] purpose of it was to do some

[2:32:36] changing in your cities

[2:32:37] related to the challenges of

[2:32:41] encampments. Your member

[2:32:42] representative, can Houston

[2:32:44] attempted to do that? None of

[2:32:48] you supported him publicly.

[2:32:50] What you have created now

[2:32:52] because you took no action of

[2:32:55] the cities have taken action.

[2:32:59] San Jose and San Francisco.

[2:33:01] Have taken action on

[2:33:02] encampment changes. Those

[2:33:05] changes have resulted in

[2:33:06] homeless communities, leaving

[2:33:07] those cities and guess where

[2:33:10] they have come. To Oakland. We

[2:33:13] have now had an increase

[2:33:13] amount of homeless

[2:33:28] individuals.

[2:33:30] Thank you for

[2:33:45] your comments with us either.

[2:34:03] >> Good afternoon Council

[2:34:04] PRESIDENT Jenkins, a state

[2:34:06] Good to see you all back to

[2:34:07] work. Just wanted to first to

[2:34:12] say thank you for passing the

[2:34:13] resolution to make Michael

[2:34:14] Morgan away. A reality on the

[2:34:17] board member will open a

[2:34:18] symphony. Why one? Michael

[2:34:19] Morgan came in Oakland in

[2:34:20] 1990. I was a sophomore

[2:34:21] Skyline. High school me spoke

[2:34:23] to be in common, inspire me to

[2:34:25] continue on my path as a

[2:34:26] musician. So just thank you

[2:34:26] for that. Look forward

[2:34:29] celebrating at what happens.

[2:34:29] Secondly, just to raise a

[2:34:30] couple of quick things on on.

[2:34:33] We have a little bit of time

[2:34:34] permitting around events in

[2:34:36] Oakland. I was supporting the

[2:34:36] high that we know moved to San

[2:34:39] Francisco this year. I want

[2:34:40] have continue conversations

[2:34:41] around how we can support

[2:34:43] events around permitting. It

[2:34:45] also does the amount of

[2:34:46] staffing that was unavailable

[2:34:48] from opd to kind of had

[2:34:49] prevented them from having a

[2:34:51] festival here in Oakland.

[2:34:52] Lastly, openly love life. That

[2:34:55] is our motto. While I was

[2:34:56] cultural strategist, we had

[2:34:57] open love life. They open a

[2:35:00] love life week. We had events.

[2:35:01] We have a city departments go

[2:35:01] out, feed the homeless, make

[2:35:12] so you can.

[2:35:14] >> Big issue regarding

[2:35:16] refinancing the joint

[2:35:17] obligation, bond is increase

[2:35:19] in debt service. Why don't ask

[2:35:21] Finance Department that?

[2:35:27] Member tell you? The Oakland

[2:35:27] City Council MAY call a

[2:35:30] special meeting to address

[2:35:32] pressing issues that require

[2:35:33] action before the next regular

[2:35:35] scheduled meeting. That would

[2:35:36] be tomorrow. You a special

[2:35:42] meeting today. Time sensitive

[2:35:43] issues. Matt is I cannot wait

[2:35:45] until the next regular meeting

[2:35:48] such as budgetary shortfall.

[2:35:48] Tomorrow is the regular

[2:35:52] meeting. This was order of

[2:35:53] emergency.

[2:35:55] >> and

[2:35:59] >> And you had this today to

[2:36:00] prevent public comments from

[2:36:03] here. Don't look at me the way

[2:36:08] you look at me. I'm ready.

[2:36:08] Rules in their charter. The

[2:36:10] Brown Act and the Sunshine

[2:36:13] Stop. Start to your hair. Got.

[2:36:21] >> This meeting's adjourned.

[2:36:21] >> We adjourn in honor of

[2:36:37] Doctor Shirley Block.

[2:36:42] >> Thank you. This meeting is

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