[7:25] Good afternoon.
[7:29] Good afternoon. And welcome to
[7:32] the rule. The City Council
[7:35] today, JULY 21st, the time
[7:36] just 3.37 in this meeting show
[7:41] come to order. The 4 I call
[7:42] roll. I would like to give
[7:43] instructions on how to submit
[7:45] a speaker card to 4 items on
[7:47] this agenda. If you're here in
[7:48] person and participating and
[7:50] would like to submit a speaker
[7:51] card police not as a part in
[7:52] turning into a Clark
[7:54] representative either before
[7:56] the item is called in to
[7:57] record or late in the 2 hours
[7:58] after the meeting began again,
[8:03] the meeting began at 3.37 So
[8:07] on lies because cards are of
[8:09] all cards. Mission do 24 hours
[8:10] before the meeting began. So
[8:12] that has closed once again. If
[8:13] you would like to speak to an
[8:14] item on agenda again, thought
[8:17] a speaker card turning into a
[8:18] Clark representative either
[8:19] before the item is called in
[8:22] to record or 2 hours after
[8:24] this meeting began, whichever
[8:24] comes first with that. I will
[8:29] now call roll. On role Council
[8:32] member Brown is excused.
[8:36] Councilmember Fife is excused.
[8:36] Councilmember Guy, Crescent
[8:39] Councilmember Houston, here.
[8:45] Councilmember longer. Wang.
[8:49] And Councilmember Chandran.
[8:51] PRESIDENT. We have 5 members
[8:55] present for skews 3 excuse
[8:56] with that with I move on to
[8:59] the first item sheremet 100,
[9:01] you have any announcements.
[9:05] Thank you. Yes, I have 2 quick
[9:06] announcements because we are
[9:10] in a very tight situation. We
[9:11] will be with only 5 members
[9:12] present. We will be reducing
[9:14] speaker time to one minute. We
[9:16] will all. There's also a
[9:17] request from the
[9:21] administration to pull item
[9:22] 5.1, which will be the first
[9:22] on consent calendar. Thank
[9:26] you. Thank you for that. So
[9:27] with item, threes
[9:31] modifications to the agenda,
[9:32] assuming the council chair
[9:32] just know that that is there
[9:35] additional? Any other
[9:39] modifications Okay. That now
[9:40] moves through the agenda. Item
[9:43] number 4 is consideration of
[9:43] public hearings are no public
[9:45] hearings on this agenda today.
[9:49] We will now move to non
[9:51] consent items. 5 so item 5.1 I
[9:53] will read the item into
[9:56] record. It is adopt one of the
[9:58] following pieces of
[9:58] legislation want a resolution
[9:59] accepting the police
[10:01] commission selection panel
[10:02] slate of 2 commissioners,
[10:06] Ricardo Garcia, Costa and
[10:07] Johnny hears to serve on the
[10:09] Oakland Police. Police
[10:10] commission or it was Lucian
[10:11] rejecting the police
[10:14] commission selection panel,
[10:15] slate of 2 commissioners,
[10:16] Ricardo Garcia, Costa in
[10:19] Johnny here to serve on the
[10:21] Oakland Police Commission. I
[10:23] do have 3 speakers for this
[10:24] item. Thank to administration.
[10:29] Go ahead. Good afternoon
[10:30] Council. We're asking that the
[10:32] item is withdrawn from the
[10:34] agenda. The selection panel
[10:34] hasn't had the opportunity to
[10:35] consider the background checks
[10:37] prior to submission to
[10:38] council. And we would like to
[10:40] note that the city charter
[10:41] provides that if the city
[10:42] council does not accept or
[10:44] reject the slate within 60
[10:45] days after take after
[10:47] completion of the background
[10:49] checks and submission by the
[10:51] selection panel are designated
[10:54] replacement shall be deemed
[10:55] appointed. However, the
[10:56] Oakland City Municipal Code
[10:58] requires that the appointing
[11:00] authority here. The selection
[11:01] panel considers the background
[11:02] checks prior 2 submission to
[11:04] the council. And that has not
[11:06] happened as such. The
[11:07] background check process has
[11:10] not yet been completed in
[11:11] recommendation is not properly
[11:13] before the council at this
[11:14] time in there for the 60 day
[11:18] time period cannot starter.
[11:19] Thank MADAM Clerk. I know we
[11:20] still have to read in public
[11:22] comment even though the item
[11:23] this poll do want to make sure
[11:24] all the t's are crossed and
[11:26] the I's are dotted before
[11:28] voting on anything. So please
[11:28] read in the public we'll do
[11:31] thank you for that sheremet
[11:32] 100. So I will read in the
[11:34] speakers for those who are
[11:35] here in person. Please step up
[11:35] to the podium. When I call
[11:36] your name, please restate your
[11:40] name for the record. If you
[11:41] are participating online,
[11:43] please raise your hand so I
[11:43] can easily identify you. We
[11:45] will take those who are in
[11:45] person first followed by those
[11:48] who are online. I have Blair
[11:51] Beekman, gender in of Allah.
[11:55] Welcome to in one minute the a
[11:58] lot of time at this time.
[11:58] Something is going on. It's
[12:03] not right. 45 people apply to
[12:05] be on the police commission.
[12:09] One of those was Omar Pharma.
[12:09] Off 10 were selected from the
[12:14] 45. Off, although was not
[12:16] selected by any selection.
[12:18] Panel member off Alma has been
[12:19] on this on the police
[12:21] commission. He's been on the
[12:23] commission that deals with
[12:26] Measure x. He has been on the
[12:28] task force full re-imagining
[12:29] policing. He has been a part
[12:34] of the veterans. Issues. He's
[12:34] been a part of the board
[12:38] Security Committee. Pharma has
[12:39] been a relevant participant.
[12:44] He helped to develop the law
[12:46] false alarm system with rep
[12:49] Councilmember Kaplan. And
[12:52] nobody saw to put him. As one
[12:55] of the 10 candidates. That
[12:57] black man is being targeted.
[13:02] He's being top. Thank you for
[13:04] your It's all we will now move
[13:05] to the zone speakers. I have
[13:06] Blair Beekman please unmute
[13:12] yourself and you MAY begin.
[13:13] Big Ben. Really nice words
[13:15] from the previous public
[13:16] commenter shoppers. An
[13:18] interesting point of view. I
[13:19] also think there's a point of
[13:22] view that you're trying to
[13:25] allow the one of the previous
[13:26] candidates who supposed to be
[13:27] a part of the future of the
[13:30] police review process. You're
[13:32] giving him another chance.
[13:33] Omar, not so much. But this
[13:36] other you are. These are both
[13:37] people who are supposed to be
[13:40] there. That administration did
[13:41] not want, but you're still
[13:42] trying now anyway, it's going
[13:46] to more time now. Thank you
[13:47] that you're trying. It's
[13:48] really important that we try
[13:51] tried to make clear that
[13:52] community. Is that a really
[13:54] important role in creating
[13:54] good police review commission
[13:58] in the past 10 years? We don't
[13:59] I don't want to ruin that. I
[14:01] don't want to. And then and in
[14:02] most regions that people
[14:02] tinkering with it, it sounds
[14:04] like when they maybe shouldn't
[14:06] be. So thank you. Sounds like
[14:08] you are trying to address and
[14:11] good luck. You can. And Thank
[14:13] you for your comments. The
[14:16] next speaker I I do not see
[14:17] their hand raise in the queue,
[14:17] but I do see another name. Let
[14:20] me see if they. What name did
[14:21] you sign up to speak for what
[14:26] item? Hello? Yes. Can you hear
[14:27] speak into resolution about
[14:30] Riccardo Tisci a casa? Did you
[14:32] sign up? I'm sorry. Go ahead.
[14:33] Your My name is Judy Straw
[14:37] year apologize. We don't have
[14:39] a speaker card for you for
[14:40] this item. So that concludes
[14:42] our public commenters for this
[14:45] item. Thank you. And there's
[14:46] no action needed and he's been
[14:47] withdrawn so we can move to
[14:48] the next. I thank you so much
[14:55] for that. So apologize.
[14:56] Highland Terrier to chair to
[14:58] the body. If we would need
[15:00] vote on the action to withdraw
[15:04] this item. Okay. Okay. I will
[15:05] make the motion to withdraw
[15:05] this item on the request of
[15:12] the city administration. There
[15:13] was a motion by much on trans
[15:15] seconded by councilor be
[15:16] Houston to remove withdraw
[15:22] item. 5.1 on role. Council
[15:23] member Brown excuse
[15:25] Councilmember Fife excuse,
[15:31] Councilmember Gallo. Houston
[15:36] Long I. Sheremet, Andre, I
[15:38] item number 5.1 withdrawn with
[15:42] 5 ayes, 3 excuse that now
[15:43] takes us to item 5 point to
[15:45] one moments. Bear with me
[15:46] while reading this lengthy
[15:52] title. Item, s 5.2 is adopt a
[15:53] resolution authorizing the
[15:56] city administrator to award
[15:57] contracts to one Grand Prix
[15:59] for ink in the amount not to
[16:01] exceed 1 million, $400,000 to
[16:03] provide collision repair and
[16:05] body shops services for light
[16:08] vehicles for a three-year term
[16:10] SEPTEMBER. First 2026 to since
[16:13] SEPTEMBER. First 2029 in 2
[16:13] one-year options to renew in
[16:17] response to the rfq 2 quality
[16:18] body in vendor in the amount
[16:21] not to exceed 1 million,
[16:22] $50,000 to provide collision
[16:23] repair and body shop services
[16:27] for light vehicles for a
[16:29] three-year term in 2 one-year
[16:29] options to renew in response
[16:33] to the Rfq 3 Falcon collision
[16:34] repair eek in the amount not
[16:37] to exceed $525,000 to provide
[16:39] collision repair and body shop
[16:40] services for light vehicles
[16:44] for a three-year term and 2
[16:45] one-year options to renew in
[16:46] response to the Rfq for
[16:48] Mueller are brothers body shop
[16:52] any amount not to exceed?
[16:53] $525,000 to provide collision
[16:56] repair a body shop services
[16:58] for light vehicles for a
[16:59] three-year term and 2 one-year
[17:00] options to renew a response to
[17:03] the Rfq 5 Mola brother's body
[17:04] shop in the amount not to
[17:07] exceed 1 million, 750,000
[17:08] dollars to provide collision
[17:10] repair and body shop services
[17:11] for him heavy vehicles for 8
[17:15] the year term. And 2 one-year
[17:17] options to renew in response.
[17:19] The rfq Malkin collision
[17:21] repair eec in the amount not
[17:24] to exceed 1 million, 750,000
[17:25] dollars to provide collision
[17:27] repair shop services for heavy
[17:29] vehicles for a three-year
[17:31] term. And 2 one-year options
[17:32] to renew in response to the
[17:37] Rfq 7 making findings under
[17:37] Oakland Municipal Code.
[17:43] Section 2.0 4.0 5, 0 2.0 4.0
[17:44] 5, 1, and waiting for their
[17:47] formal advertising in bidding
[17:48] requirements. To the extent
[17:49] necessary and adapting
[17:50] appropriate California
[17:51] Environmental Quality Act
[17:52] findings. And I have 2
[17:56] speakers for this item.
[17:57] Figures thank you, MR. Be how
[17:58] many minutes do you require
[18:04] approximately? 3 minutes?
[18:08] Thank you. Please. Go ahead.
[18:10] Thank Richard. Better is the
[18:10] assistant director bureau
[18:11] maintenance, internal services
[18:14] of Oakland Public works. I'm
[18:15] here before you with contract
[18:18] for collision repair brought
[18:20] this before the Public Works
[18:22] Committee previously, it's
[18:23] approximately 7 million
[18:25] dollars. He's exactly
[18:26] 7 million dollars contract
[18:26] capacity in total for 3 years
[18:29] with 2 one-year extensions.
[18:31] The original proposal was to
[18:36] make multiple awards to the 6
[18:36] vendors noted during the
[18:41] discussion of Public Works
[18:42] Committee. There are some
[18:44] concerns raised by council
[18:46] members related to having more
[18:49] Oakland based businesses
[18:52] involved in that rfp. So
[18:52] there's a resolution attached
[18:56] to this agenda report that's
[18:58] recommending award 2 quality
[18:59] body and fender only Oakland
[19:03] base body shop on this agenda
[19:04] report. We do have some new
[19:05] information. I thought it was
[19:08] important to share with
[19:09] counsel Councilmember Houston.
[19:11] As we looked into the matter.
[19:12] I'm not sure if your questions
[19:16] were answered by purchasing,
[19:17] but as we research with
[19:19] quality body and fender, we
[19:20] discovered that there are
[19:21] smaller body shop. They're
[19:22] only able to take one job at a
[19:26] time from the city of Oakland.
[19:28] So we've currently got 25
[19:29] vehicles in accident repair
[19:32] status. 23 of those are opd.
[19:33] If we only award to quality
[19:35] body has proposed in the other
[19:37] resolution, it will slow down
[19:38] the body repairs that were
[19:41] able to perform. And also it's
[19:42] been brought to my attention.
[19:44] We have 280,000 an outstanding
[19:46] invoices to Mueller are
[19:48] brothers, which I'm not sure
[19:50] if we have contract capacity
[19:51] to pay all of those invoices.
[19:52] Plus the work that's currently
[19:55] at their shop. So there's a
[19:57] better more information now
[19:58] than we had at Public Works
[19:59] Committee. And with that, I'm
[20:00] available to take your
[20:04] questions. Thank you.
[20:05] Councilmember Houston, we are
[20:09] fixing your mike situation.
[20:11] But if you if but the club
[20:19] will unmute you race. Through
[20:25] chair. I have a a real issue.
[20:26] But this and I understand you
[20:27] get your research about
[20:30] quality body. What about
[20:31] Pacific collision in de 7 in
[20:32] turmoil. Auto body, Dana have
[20:32] out in the audience right now.
[20:38] The problem that I have. I can
[20:40] take that. The problem I have
[20:42] is with this is not with you
[20:43] is with the situation soon.
[20:46] When I into office, it was
[20:47] always waving the small local
[20:50] business. Urgent emergency
[20:52] right? So when you dealing
[20:54] with body fender, this is not
[20:56] mechanics because I understand
[20:58] what councilmember guy always
[20:58] speaks about. We have all
[21:01] these cars in. This in the
[21:03] yard. It's not being fix. So
[21:08] this remove that. This is body
[21:10] and fender. This is not some
[21:11] high-tech right? And through
[21:13] chair, I'd like to ask the
[21:15] city attorney a question about
[21:18] when they have to when we get
[21:22] a contract from the we can't
[21:24] use small local small local
[21:25] business participation. Is
[21:32] that true or not? Through the
[21:33] chair to councilmember
[21:35] Houston? We can. I can. We can
[21:35] get back to you on the
[21:39] specific item. One. It's that
[21:45] it's the same same one would
[21:46] get us of I go with so soggy.
[21:47] Be the answer. Answer is we
[21:51] cannot find instead of.
[21:52] Answers that we can at. And
[21:54] I'm not talking over you. City
[21:55] attorneys just that we cannot
[21:56] use to small local business
[21:56] when it comes to that. This is
[22:01] not something that's we urge
[22:02] it matter or we have to go out
[22:06] to a specialty is not. We have
[22:10] in ways. District district. We
[22:11] have many body shops well as
[22:13] dish. We have many body shops
[22:14] in my we probably have the
[22:16] most by the shops Oakland.
[22:21] Then the whole Alameda County
[22:21] have a problem with spending
[22:22] 7 million dollars outside of
[22:22] the city of Oakland. So with
[22:25] this quality with this quality
[22:27] you said is small. But I can
[22:34] have we're smart guy.
[22:37] Terrible. I do body because he
[22:39] wasn't even notified it. He's
[22:42] a vendor in ways District
[22:43] wasn't even notified. They
[22:43] said that he had to go online
[22:47] or something like that. This
[22:48] is request for qualification
[22:49] is that cannot go you here all
[22:50] day. Coming up here, real
[22:51] quick and ask and I haven't
[22:53] come up to the chair when we
[22:54] move to public speakers going
[23:00] on. So my issue is this. We've
[23:01] got to stop Russian. All these
[23:02] these projects outside of our
[23:04] city because when I look at
[23:06] this, I see here that and a
[23:09] light duty. It was 10
[23:11] companies that we reached out
[23:12] to 5 was out of the city of
[23:15] Oakland. If I was in the city
[23:17] of Oakland on the heavy duty,
[23:26] I see teen. There were. 3. 7
[23:28] is 7 outside 3 inside the city
[23:30] of Oakland. Right? That was
[23:33] requested qualification. I
[23:34] have a problem with this some
[23:35] other issues is coming on and
[23:38] does not have to do with you
[23:40] that we keep going outside of
[23:42] the city of Oakland to give up
[23:44] this work. And I got and I
[23:45] understand it now woke up in
[23:46] the middle of the night. I
[23:47] woke up and I was like, why is
[23:49] it so easy for people to give?
[23:52] Contracts out of my city?
[23:55] Because they don't live here.
[24:01] And I Watching him move. So
[24:03] don't want this to go through.
[24:04] I want this to be redone where
[24:08] we go out Companies not
[24:10] companies like Pacific
[24:11] Collision. All the body shops
[24:12] in our city and keep the
[24:15] 7 million dollars in our city
[24:16] because I'm not going city law
[24:16] got it now. I've got it now.
[24:21] So thank you really quickly.
[24:22] Councilmember Houston, your 3
[24:27] minutes are a minute. Ok?
[24:32] Sorry, okay. Thank you.
[24:33] Because I did my research on
[24:36] that one, too. You know, I
[24:38] know how many minutes that guy
[24:38] we had a fight when I first
[24:39] got in office about my
[24:45] minutes. But not for right.
[24:46] What are we going to do about
[24:46] this council members? We're
[24:48] going to take the 7 million
[24:49] dollars out and give it to
[24:50] others when we can keep it
[24:51] inside our own city. What are
[24:55] we going to do? Ask you I
[24:56] don't want this to go out to
[24:57] know other body and vendors.
[25:00] This is not some tank. This is
[25:01] body offender, right? So I
[25:03] want to keep it here, Want
[25:07] enough business to be? He
[25:08] wasn't even reached out. He's
[25:09] qualified to s l b e said it
[25:11] wasn't even notify 4 and he
[25:16] was he was. Had a serious
[25:20] situation. A car crashed into
[25:24] his business. Stopped his
[25:30] business. Now he's back up.
[25:31] Why we final $4,000 for some
[25:34] find out about that, too. And
[25:36] he had the encampments in his
[25:37] area which was harming his
[25:38] business. Now it's time to be
[25:42] able embrace him. And brace
[25:42] these companies. That's what I
[25:46] want to do. And almost and 10
[25:48] toes down for the company's in
[25:50] Oakland, a small local
[25:51] businesses, Latino, my black
[25:52] brothers and sisters. That's
[25:55] where I'm standing on. You'll
[25:55] the floor and I want to see
[25:56] what my council members had to
[25:58] say about this. Is that a
[26:02] motion accounts under 2? Hold
[26:05] this. To dispense of this item
[26:05] and ask public works to come
[26:07] back with other
[26:08] recommendations or yes, that's
[26:12] the motion. Okay to the
[26:12] parliamentarian. What is the
[26:14] right up to the city
[26:15] administrator place? Thank
[26:17] you. I just want to clear what
[26:19] clarify one thing that right
[26:21] now the public works is
[26:21] bringing back the proposal
[26:26] that was approved by the
[26:27] committee, which was to limit
[26:33] approval to the local. The
[26:33] local company called quality
[26:36] body and Fender. So that is
[26:38] the proposal in front of you.
[26:41] I did want to also encourage
[26:43] you to consider adding item 5
[26:45] the Mueller brothers contract
[26:49] because we do owe them money.
[26:50] And then the remainder of that
[26:54] money. Public works would come
[26:57] back and do another proposal
[27:00] based on further outreach to
[27:02] local businesses because of
[27:02] his knee will come back to
[27:03] that. I just want to clarify
[27:06] in the packet, the
[27:06] supplemental legislation. Does
[27:09] have what's be reflected from
[27:11] the committee. So all of these
[27:12] other companies except for the
[27:14] one that's from Oakland,
[27:15] quality body and Fender has
[27:18] been removed. If we vote on
[27:19] this item and we can take into
[27:21] consideration if we want that
[27:24] back. One of the non Oakland
[27:25] companies, because the money
[27:28] comes under long, the number.
[27:30] Thank you. And yeah, I just
[27:34] wanted to support my
[27:35] councilmember fellow
[27:36] Councilmember Houston's
[27:37] comments. I think for me the
[27:39] concern is who gets the
[27:40] invitation, you know, in the
[27:43] first place right? The fact
[27:45] that we have if you go down
[27:47] International Boulevard, many,
[27:49] many auto body shops. Now I've
[27:51] learned that a number of them
[27:54] actually have the city's fl b
[27:55] e certification and they did
[27:58] not get the invitation that
[27:59] that is concerning. I think
[28:01] something that I would just
[28:03] agree that we need to. We need
[28:04] to do better and we need to
[28:06] make sure that the small and
[28:09] local businesses if you know,
[28:10] of course we want, we want to
[28:10] make sure they can do the job.
[28:14] But what people don't get
[28:16] invitation right. That
[28:17] automatically puts them at a
[28:19] disadvantage to not even
[28:20] respond to the rfq in the
[28:20] first place. And that's not
[28:25] right. Just a point of
[28:28] clarification for the city
[28:30] administration for Mueller are
[28:32] brothers. Is it item 4, 5, are
[28:35] just for that. I think you
[28:37] could do it. Just item 5. Just
[28:42] with item 5. And then 1, 1,
[28:44] other clarification in terms
[28:48] of who gets the invitations pw
[28:50] is not. I will be working with
[28:52] purchasing, which is the
[28:53] entity in the city that puts
[28:54] out the rfp. So it's pw its
[28:56] purchasing. And I'm happy to
[28:58] be working with them in
[28:59] concert with the council
[29:01] members to be sure that we
[29:02] have the appropriate list.
[29:03] Thank you. Okay. Thank you.
[29:07] Keep count on So my
[29:09] understanding is we're voting
[29:13] on the amended resolution as
[29:14] amended by Councilmember
[29:14] Houston and the rest of the
[29:17] committee to just go with the
[29:18] local vendor because if we
[29:20] don't do that, we will not be
[29:22] able to repair any of our
[29:23] vehicles until the until after
[29:26] recess. I think this is
[29:26] reasonable to just go with the
[29:28] local vendors that we can, you
[29:29] know, limp through the recess
[29:33] and then public works will
[29:34] bring us bring us back. But I
[29:35] would also like to make a
[29:42] motion to add in item 5. Thank
[29:43] you for MADAM Chair. If I can
[29:47] make one clarification both
[29:48] the committee's recommendation
[29:48] and the original item or
[29:51] before the spot. The for your
[29:53] full consideration just
[29:55] clarify. So you can. You can
[29:57] also consider the original.
[29:59] Has proposed I would like to
[30:00] go go with the item as amended
[30:01] by councilmember he's
[30:04] committee and add an item 5.
[30:05] Thank you. Councilmember
[30:12] Houston. Yes, understand a
[30:12] chance to what you're doing. A
[30:16] cast member on her is panned
[30:17] individual from Mueller's so
[30:18] they can get paid correct
[30:19] their company. How much of
[30:22] through chair, how much of the
[30:26] old not to the chair. 280,000
[30:27] okay, outstanding invoices and
[30:28] potential work that has not
[30:28] been invoiced yet. That's
[30:29] currently in their shop. And
[30:32] how much is that? Don't have
[30:34] that information give you
[30:35] estimate. Not at the assistant
[30:38] director level. Okay. So
[30:42] they're in San Leandro. Yes.
[30:44] Okay. Through I researched and
[30:46] San Leandro. So accept that.
[30:49] Given Mueller that money and
[30:51] the cars. It's already in
[30:53] there that we committed to
[30:54] makes no sense to pull
[30:54] something, agree with that.
[30:57] But moving forward, I'm not
[30:59] agree with that and that other
[31:00] none of that So accept that
[31:01] this move it like you said a
[31:06] cast member on. Thank you.
[31:07] Council member would like to
[31:14] second that motion amendment.
[31:15] Before move to public comment.
[31:17] I have a clarifying question.
[31:18] So I'm in full support of
[31:21] moving forward with the
[31:22] contract with one Oakland
[31:24] company on this list, quality
[31:25] body in fender and adding and
[31:26] Mueller are brothers because
[31:28] they have an outstanding
[31:31] amount owed. What is the
[31:34] approximate practices? The
[31:35] city administrator of looking
[31:38] into other Oakland vendors. I
[31:39] will be working with
[31:40] purchasing over the recess
[31:41] that we can bring it back.
[31:43] Hopefully on the first or
[31:46] second meeting. Thank you.
[31:48] MADAM Clerk, we can move to
[31:50] public. Thank you so much. As
[31:51] i call your name, please
[31:52] approach the podium. If you're
[31:55] here in person, if you're
[31:56] online, please raise your hand
[31:57] so I can easily identify you
[31:58] will start with those who are
[32:01] in person visits out on the
[32:01] Bala and she's in Blair
[32:07] Beekman. In any order you MAY
[32:09] postpone if your person and I
[32:10] called running in apologies.
[32:20] If I mispronounced names. Hi,
[32:21] my name's in it's good to see
[32:22] council members. Want to see
[32:27] you guys. And I run. But he's
[32:30] an open lot over. 36 years and
[32:35] I to come up labor. And are so
[32:36] I have knowledge he's going to
[32:37] him to take the intonation,
[32:42] prove it. And I reached and
[32:45] know that the city has auto
[32:46] repair program. So if you knew
[32:54] it, private too. So a lot. I
[32:55] really appreciate of you. Did
[32:57] it. You know, consideration
[33:00] lauding told one of my shop,
[33:01] too, put up a put 8 in the
[33:03] city on a cruise program.
[33:06] Thank you very much.
[33:12] Councilmember Houston.
[33:12] Apologize. MADAM Clerk, I
[33:13] think Council Houston's Mike
[33:15] is the only one that I can't
[33:17] tap on right there. Go to
[33:18] chair. Want to know if you
[33:20] have anything else to say
[33:21] because I would like for you
[33:24] to share with just real
[33:26] briefly about the condition
[33:27] that your company was in and
[33:28] the condition the things that
[33:32] it had to indoor. With
[33:33] business. And then that
[33:36] accident that happened where
[33:37] that car rammed it to go shut
[33:39] you down and you open company
[33:40] did been here for how many
[33:42] years 30. Think you over to
[33:44] over 36 years. You hear
[33:46] audience. Do you hear that?
[33:51] 36, shouldn't. We? Supporting
[33:53] our businesses that was here
[33:54] in the good and bad times of
[33:55] Oakland, California, where we
[34:01] live. Most of us. So. Go a to
[34:04] b. I know Clinton. My
[34:19] hometown. On 2 years of all.
[34:22] So one of ladies, young Navy.
[34:28] Some of all of thing. And I
[34:33] have a very hard time. I last
[34:34] 2 years over 16 and Donna
[34:39] Gross income. I have a more
[34:41] than 32 workers not always to
[34:45] the use of 14. And we had we
[34:46] tried to put out the permits
[34:49] to local n. Or so city down
[34:53] action line. And I talked to
[35:01] and there. I almost crossed
[35:01] And if taking other permitted
[35:04] to And then I have a from
[35:09] Open. There's still I rent
[35:14] power line for some Every
[35:19] month I pay for over $2000.
[35:20] I'm losing money for even
[35:24] year. If I keep team going
[35:25] like these I met, I MAY have
[35:29] to close down all regions. I
[35:30] have taken the key continues.
[35:34] Money. And to So I have one
[35:41] now 40 people from Thank chair
[35:42] some say this to the audience
[35:42] and taught of people is this
[35:46] it 2, you can sit down now. Do
[35:46] we want to treat up Oakland
[35:48] businesses like that? No, we
[35:55] do not. 36 years in the game
[35:56] support and hiring our folks
[35:57] and he had to suffer like
[35:59] this. We need embrace
[36:01] businesses so they stay and do
[36:02] not leave. Let me share this
[36:04] with everybody. I bought it
[36:06] now. It takes me some time to
[36:12] get it. When I got I got it.
[36:13] And I'm about to fight for my
[36:14] folks. And let me share this
[36:16] with you. In closing my
[36:16] cousin. Daryl Kerry used to
[36:20] say this. And I remember used
[36:22] to say to me all the time. He
[36:26] said if you not mad now. When
[36:27] you get mad and I'm mad
[36:28] because I'm with my for my
[36:33] folks. Think. Thank you. And
[36:36] if I MAY acknowledging the
[36:37] presence of Councilmember
[36:39] Brown who is now participating
[36:41] remotely for all 6, thank you.
[36:42] Thank you. And we have one
[36:44] more speaker for this item or
[36:47] do if we can pause to allow
[36:49] the parliamentarian to ask a
[36:49] necessary questions of council
[36:53] member Brown. Before she is
[36:57] allowed to proceed remotely.
[36:59] Pursuant to the ground at
[37:00] participating remotely under
[37:04] the just cause basis requires
[37:04] the member participating
[37:05] remotely to disclose whether
[37:06] there is anyone in the room
[37:07] with them. That is 18 years or
[37:11] older. No, there's not. Thank
[37:19] you. Thank you for that. And
[37:22] our last speaker apologies. Is
[37:25] Blair beat men. You've you.
[37:26] Did you manage your soap and
[37:26] begin your comments for item s
[37:34] by 0.2? I apologize. Lost know
[37:39] that. Just just for just for
[37:41] the council members reference,
[37:42] even though we have
[37:44] councilmember Brown online, we
[37:45] need 5 members present at the
[37:49] diocese for If any
[37:51] councilmembers need to take a
[37:52] break, we can call a short
[37:57] Just letting a thank you.
[37:58] They're beating. You MAY be
[38:01] resume your comments. Thank
[38:02] you. Well, thank you. Blair
[38:04] Beekman. I don't have any
[38:04] public comment. I passed for
[38:06] this item so that can help but
[38:08] things right now. Thank you.
[38:09] Thank you so much, Blair and
[38:12] that closure costs public.
[38:15] Commenters for item that 5.2,
[38:17] thank Believes is a motion a
[38:19] second. Thank you so much. On
[38:21] this item, we have a motion by
[38:22] Councilmember Houston,
[38:24] seconded by Councilmember
[38:27] Unger to approve item 5.2 as
[38:29] amended approving committee's
[38:29] recommendations from the JULY
[38:33] 14th. Committee meeting of
[38:36] noting that we're keeping
[38:37] contract quality body and
[38:41] fenders only and the
[38:43] additional amendment added
[38:43] today in Council of the
[38:46] Mueller Brother's body. Part 5
[38:50] of this, a title it. And with
[38:51] that motion on role for this
[38:53] item as amended council member
[39:01] Brown. As a Councilmember Fife
[39:02] is excuse councilmember Gile.
[39:08] I. Councilmember Houston. I
[39:09] councilmember Unger
[39:11] Councilmember Wang, chair
[39:13] Ramachandran. I item number 5
[39:14] is approved as amended with 6
[39:18] ayes to excused. And we are
[39:22] now going to move to item s
[39:29] 5.3, the appropriating
[39:29] allocating 50 million dollars
[39:31] of proceeds of the sale of the
[39:32] city of Oakland and divided
[39:33] 50% interest in the Coliseum
[39:37] complex of California. Public
[39:38] employees, retirement systems
[39:39] for a discretionary payment of
[39:43] the city's unfunded accrued
[39:46] liability. For Retirement
[39:47] benefits. And there are quite
[39:50] a few speakers for this item.
[39:51] And MADAM Clerk, we do need an
[39:54] urgency finding under the sun.
[39:54] Yes, miles from we see that
[39:57] does appear to provide the
[39:58] basis. Thank you. I will make
[40:04] the agency finding so staff
[40:06] will make holidays. They will
[40:07] request agency finding and
[40:11] then vote on it. Thank you to
[40:12] Terre 100 Johnson, director of
[40:13] finance. The urgency for this
[40:14] item is should the city agreed
[40:16] before council's returns from
[40:17] its recess and conclude the
[40:21] sale but of its transaction ac
[40:23] for the sale, the Coliseum,
[40:24] this city would be who to
[40:26] present to transmit the
[40:27] funding immediately to
[40:29] California public employees,
[40:31] retirement system to maximize
[40:33] the savings in long term costs
[40:37] from the copper system by
[40:38] accruing appropriate returns
[40:40] in the Calpers system from the
[40:42] supplementary investment. I
[40:44] should note that this
[40:46] particular item was included
[40:47] in the fiscal impact. Summary
[40:47] of your ordinance approving
[40:50] the Coliseum sale on the
[40:52] advice of attorney. Pull it
[40:53] apart separately. Just that we
[40:54] have clear directive and
[40:57] advice on this item. But this
[40:57] was the intent anticipated use
[41:01] of the sale proceeds. I will
[41:01] also note that the item
[41:06] itself. Does not include any
[41:09] allocation of the city savings
[41:10] in ongoing cost from the
[41:13] operating costs of the
[41:14] coliseum gpa. Nor does it
[41:16] preclude a particular costs on
[41:17] the revenue sharing agreement.
[41:18] That is also a component of
[41:20] that item. This is simply on
[41:24] the sale of the arena. I would
[41:24] have happy to answer any
[41:25] questions. And again, the
[41:28] urgency for the item is to get
[41:29] it to purse immediately so
[41:30] that it can begin Turner
[41:31] return and maximize the city's
[41:32] long-term savings. Thank you
[41:35] for that urges. We need a
[41:35] motion that we can Conroe for
[41:36] the agency. Now, I will make
[41:37] the motion. Is there a second?
[41:41] I got And there was a motion
[41:44] by much 100 seconded by
[41:46] Councilmember Unger to approve
[41:47] the urgency stated on Record
[41:51] Council member Brown.
[41:58] Councilmember Plant. Fyfe is
[42:00] excuse Councilmember Gallo. I
[42:00] Councilmember Houston. I
[42:05] councilmember I and chair
[42:07] Ramachandran. I item number
[42:10] skews me the urgency finding
[42:11] for item s 5.3 was approved
[42:16] with 6 ayes to excuse thank
[42:19] Now we can move council under
[42:24] comment. Okay. Thank So I will
[42:29] start with a quick question.
[42:30] How much pension liabilities
[42:34] does the city have right now?
[42:35] The city has over 2 billion
[42:36] dollars in liabilities, not
[42:37] attached to the Calpers
[42:39] system. Thank you. And a quick
[42:40] follow-up question by asked
[42:43] paying 50 million of it.
[42:44] What's the benefit to the city
[42:47] of starting pay this down as
[42:48] the city begins to pay down
[42:50] process, we achieve savings
[42:51] and I would liken this to
[42:52] paying down the bill on a high
[42:54] interest credit card. The
[42:58] sooner you make a payment, the
[42:59] lower your over the payment to
[43:00] make overtime is you'll accrue
[43:01] the savings on your future
[43:02] bill, because your minimum
[43:03] payments will be less. This
[43:04] will provide future ongoing
[43:06] savings. The city and future
[43:08] fiscal years. Thank you,
[43:10] colleagues. Any questions.
[43:12] Okay. We can move to public
[43:13] speakers. Thank you so much.
[43:14] As I call your name if you're
[43:17] here in chambers, please
[43:18] approach the podium in any
[43:20] order and state your name for
[43:20] the record. If you're
[43:21] participating online, please
[43:22] raise your hand. We will take
[43:25] those who are in person first,
[43:30] David Peters player, men.
[43:33] Dominique Riley, to Lani.
[43:36] There are Jon Santos, Jon
[43:41] Jones, the 3rd asada, Bala and
[43:41] Jeanne Hazard in any order
[43:42] again, if I called your name
[43:43] and I mispronounced name. I
[43:46] apologize in advance. But if
[43:47] you are participating in
[43:49] person and you want to speak
[43:51] to item s 5.3, please approach
[43:54] the podium. If not, we will go
[43:55] to those who are online. But
[43:56] if I called your name and you
[43:57] signed up for this item. Thank
[44:12] you.
[44:14] Good afternoon,
[44:19] everybody. My name is John
[44:20] Santos on Bay Area resident
[44:21] for 71 years and an Oakland
[44:26] resident for the last 36. If
[44:27] we citizens workers and
[44:28] artisan Oakland have come to
[44:29] understand anything at all.
[44:30] It's that the arts are not
[44:34] only a replaceable, but I
[44:35] absolutely and urgently
[44:37] necessary for our sanity. And
[44:41] for our very survival.
[44:41] Nothing's more important,
[44:42] effective and powerful lesson
[44:45] generator of unity and love in
[44:48] our efforts to confront the
[44:48] absurd and open hostility of
[44:49] the federal government towards
[44:50] people of color across the
[44:54] nation and the globe. The arts
[44:56] must be a priority if we have
[44:57] any hope of Oakland continuing
[44:58] to rise and represent real
[45:01] justice and solidarity among
[45:02] working class communities both
[45:05] locally and internationally
[45:06] wholeheartedly supporting the
[45:06] arts is the most logical
[45:08] investment you can make.
[45:13] You'll be generating jobs,
[45:13] revenue, wide-ranging
[45:14] collaboration, civic Pride,
[45:16] Great Beauty and real hope.
[45:18] Police said a glowing example
[45:20] and do the right thing by
[45:23] designee. I time crisis. Thank
[45:27] you so much for your comments.
[45:28] If I called your name, I have
[45:29] Mississauga Jon Jones that
[45:32] urging hazard I'm Jon Jones.
[45:34] The 3rd is waiving his
[45:35] opportunity to speak at this
[45:42] time for Adam by 0.3 Okay. I'm
[45:47] going to take. This time to
[45:50] make a statement. We had a
[45:52] public safety committee
[45:55] meeting and somebody video, my
[45:57] participation in that meeting.
[46:01] And they the video. Was
[46:02] misrepresenting what actually
[46:05] happened. It made it seem like
[46:09] Councilmember Wang. Was
[46:14] victimizing me. Councilmember
[46:15] Wang hit every white to
[46:18] request me. To stop disrupting
[46:19] the meeting. She did nothing
[46:23] wrong. The video is being
[46:24] shown as of Councilmember
[46:26] long. Was attacking his old
[46:29] Black lady. That is not the
[46:35] case at all. If I'm a victim.
[46:36] I know how to defend myself. I
[46:38] don't need no video out. They
[46:39] circulate an trying to help
[46:41] me. This was an effort to but
[46:43] it was not anything that she
[46:51] did wrong. Apologies,
[46:56] business. Think MISTER Has or
[46:57] you want to speak to item 5.3,
[47:03] if not, we will move MR.
[47:05] Hazzard are you speaking to
[47:10] item 3? I ok, thank One moment
[47:11] why we're having technical
[47:13] issues online that will go to
[47:13] it's a hazard is now speaking
[47:23] to item 5. Thank you. I'm glad
[47:25] that this first phase, the
[47:29] Coliseum. Has been completed.
[47:32] But we have a long way to go.
[47:34] This. Is that going to happen
[47:38] overnight? As hoopla would
[47:41] have us to really. It's going
[47:45] to be a long process. Breaking
[47:47] ground ribbon. Catty. Shovel
[47:52] in the ground. My guesstimate
[47:55] is only guess um. Maybe 10
[48:01] years. Before we see anything.
[48:05] So I would only caution Going
[48:10] forward. That's ain't going
[48:14] happen. Just like that. Took a
[48:14] long time to get where we are
[48:18] is going to it. Take a long
[48:18] time to get where we're
[48:28] supposed to be. Apologies.
[48:31] MISTER Has a juror time is at
[48:32] well now need it moved to the
[48:37] zone. Speakers. If I called
[48:39] name and you are here online,
[48:40] please raise your hand so I
[48:43] can easily identify you. Blair
[48:43] Beekman, you're on muted. You
[48:48] you to begin. I thank you.
[48:48] Blair, big front, very brave
[48:53] words from a all Thank you
[48:58] very much. I wanted to comment
[49:02] I'm interested in how isn't
[49:04] the Oakland Arena deal? A part
[49:07] of the a's county Part of the
[49:09] sale. Where is Oakland is the
[49:12] stadium's part of the sale?
[49:15] How is that? The negotiation
[49:16] process going Alameda County
[49:18] and Can we count on them to
[49:19] come through with this plan? A
[49:21] retirement plan for the
[49:21] Oakland community? I really
[49:25] hope you can. We're working on
[49:26] tax Lee and forgiveness, ideas
[49:27] that I think can be a good
[49:29] negotiating tool with Alameda
[49:31] County towards best practices
[49:32] for everyone. Good luck and
[49:36] those efforts good luck we
[49:38] address retirement plans, it's
[49:40] really this is a really
[49:41] important item for open. We
[49:42] can't. And our retirement
[49:42] plans for Oakland City
[49:43] workers. Can we take a cut in
[49:45] pay 50 bucks a month
[49:49] translates to 600. Thank you
[49:56] for your I. Hello if you
[49:57] signed up to speak for an item
[49:58] under 5.3, can you state your
[50:05] name? On any day? Bpd in
[50:06] yearly. Thank you, MR. P's,
[50:07] you MAY begin your time. Thank
[50:13] you very much. I want to
[50:16] remind this council of the
[50:18] work fire town says I believe
[50:25] in 2014 council passed. As
[50:26] part of a consolidate
[50:28] consolidate House, the
[50:30] resolution that directed that
[50:34] net gain of the city's did
[50:35] city sure the gain from this
[50:35] property and other similar
[50:36] properties would go to the
[50:38] Affordable Housing trust.
[50:41] Clearly the 2014 council was
[50:42] much more cognizant and
[50:45] willing to direct money to
[50:46] affordable housing. So I think
[50:47] now we have a lot of people
[50:49] that talk about what they're
[50:50] going to do for affordable
[50:51] housing when the opportunity
[50:54] comes actually direct these
[50:55] 50 million dollars to the
[50:57] Affordable Housing Trust Fund
[50:58] as designated by prior counsel
[51:02] council drop the ball. And so
[51:03] it's very unfortunate that we
[51:05] say what we were going to
[51:06] about homelessness and
[51:07] affordable housing when the
[51:08] money is actually there. We
[51:09] decide to stay in house we're
[51:12] at. Thank you for your
[51:16] comments. I a all names have
[51:17] been called for this item, but
[51:18] if I MAY through the chair,
[51:21] the air is some technical
[51:22] issues. The live streaming
[51:23] right now. So I don't think
[51:24] that is accessible. So we just
[51:27] need to make that known for
[51:28] the public that our online
[51:29] streaming is currently having
[51:30] technical issues and we're
[51:44] trying to get that up.
[51:46] So if
[51:47] you search Kate, have my
[51:48] apologies. If you Kate have
[51:50] online, it's live. But link on
[51:52] the Web site is not accurate,
[51:53] but it is currently streaming
[51:53] live. You just have to lock
[51:54] onto it. So just knowing that
[51:58] the So again, that closure
[51:59] speakers for this item, 5
[52:04] point 3. Thank you. I will
[52:04] entertain a motion to move the
[52:08] item.
[52:15] Second, Thank you for that. I
[52:16] do. We got believe we got a
[52:17] second from Councilmember
[52:19] Gallo. So there was a motion
[52:22] by Councilmember Unger,
[52:22] seconded by Councilmember
[52:25] guile to approve item. S 5.3
[52:29] And as is on role. Council
[52:33] member Brown. 5, his excuse
[52:36] COUNCILMAN Guy. I
[52:38] Councilmember Houston. I
[52:43] councilmember anger. I Wang
[52:44] thank you. Missus Can I say
[52:48] that? Okay. And chair
[52:52] Ramachandran I item s 0.5, 5.3
[52:54] was approved with 6 ayes and
[53:00] to excused. That now takes us
[53:01] to item to the consent
[53:07] calendar. I will read in the
[53:09] short titles to the consent
[53:10] calendar item. 6.1 is
[53:12] approved. The draft minutes
[53:15] for the committee meeting on
[53:16] 7/7/2026 item 6.2 declaration
[53:18] of a local emergency due to
[53:20] aids item. 6.3, a declaration
[53:23] of a medical cannabis health
[53:24] emergency item, 6.4
[53:25] declaration of a local
[53:27] emergency of homelessness.
[53:31] Item 6.5, League of California
[53:33] Cities 2026 annual conference
[53:37] in Expo reimbursement item.
[53:38] 6.6 Congressional Black
[53:40] Caucus, 2026 legislative
[53:44] conference reimbursement.
[53:50] Item, 6.7 Is the consolidation
[53:50] of the city of Oakland's
[53:51] NOVEMBER. 3rd, general
[53:52] municipal election. This
[53:56] ordinance is proved on final
[54:02] passage item. 6.8 amendment to
[54:04] the ordinance. Number 1, 2, 1,
[54:06] 8, 7, the salary ordinance for
[54:08] the bear. Various
[54:09] classifications. And this
[54:10] item, this ordinance was
[54:14] approved on final passage.
[54:15] Item, 6.9 amendment to the
[54:16] ordinance. Number 1, 2, 1, 8,
[54:21] 7, Salary for the council
[54:22] members, city attorney and the
[54:26] city auditor. This ordinance
[54:28] is approved on final passage
[54:32] item. 6.10 It is the sale of
[54:35] the 3.19 Chester Street. This
[54:38] ordinance will be approved on
[54:42] final passage item. 6.11 for
[54:42] me. The city of Oakland,
[54:45] Sanctuary City policy. This
[54:46] ordinance to will be if
[54:47] approved on final passage
[54:55] item. 6.12 This is the 2026
[54:56] municipal Planning Code
[54:57] amendments. This ordinance
[54:58] will be approved on final
[55:05] passage. Item. 6.13, a
[55:09] resolution in support of ab 15
[55:13] 88 item. 6.14 consists of 2
[55:14] pieces of legislation in this
[55:16] is the final contract map.
[55:18] Number 8, 6, 9, 7, a
[55:21] subdivision map in final track
[55:24] map Subdivision map on parcel
[55:26] 10 item 6.15, is the Bay Area,
[55:30] urban areas, Security
[55:32] Initiative 2025 to 2030 m o
[55:38] you. Item 6.16 district, 6
[55:39] appointment to the Cannabis
[55:43] Regulatory Commission item
[55:45] 6.17 point minutes to the
[55:49] state advisory board item 6.18
[55:51] is a reappointment to
[55:51] children's initiative.
[55:55] Citizens Oversight Commission.
[55:56] Item 6.19 is an appointment to
[55:59] the Cultural Affairs
[56:01] Commission item 6.20
[56:03] appointment to the privacy
[56:06] Advisory Commission item 6.0
[56:07] 21, a resolution in support of
[56:11] sb 954. Item, 6.0 22 amendment
[56:12] to the Cultural Affairs
[56:14] Commission enabling ordinance.
[56:16] This ordinance is approved
[56:17] introduction. Final passage
[56:20] would be SEPTEMBER. 15th item
[56:21] 6.23 Encampment management and
[56:27] abatement re shuns. Item. 6.0
[56:28] 24 Ray Mueller versus the city
[56:34] of Oakland. Item s 6.0 25
[56:37] Second Amendment to Coliseum
[56:40] complex and sale agreement.
[56:43] This ordinance is a proved on
[56:49] final passage. Item s 6.0 25
[56:51] the grant funds for the
[56:52] Oakland fun for the purpose of
[56:56] the technology audit. This
[57:02] item item s 0.6 To 7 the
[57:04] fiscal year. 25 through 28
[57:06] citywide strategic plan. One
[57:09] yr update item 6.0 28 the
[57:12] parking operations contract
[57:16] extension item. 6.0 29 is the
[57:16] reimbursement resolution,
[57:18] general obligation, but bonds.
[57:24] Item 6 point 3, 0 professional
[57:25] services agreement with that.
[57:27] We very until Ted, we'll ll
[57:28] for llp for Forensic Audit
[57:33] Services. Item. 6.0 31 is the
[57:34] ac transit Fruitvale Avenue.
[57:35] Corporate co-operative
[57:39] agreements. Item s 6.0 32
[57:42] municipal facility, energy
[57:45] Assessment, Professional
[57:47] Services agreement item 6.0 33
[57:50] is $750,000 Bay Area. Air
[57:50] Quality Management District
[57:58] Grant. Item s 6.0 34 the
[57:58] Broadway streetscape
[57:59] improvement Construction
[58:05] contract award. Item s 6.0 35
[58:07] is re ap 2 point oh, hit funds
[58:08] for the west. Oakland Uvm
[58:14] pilot. Item s 6.0 36, the
[58:16] city's response to the 2025
[58:16] 2026. Alameda County Civil
[58:21] Grand Jury report. Item s 6.0
[58:22] 37 is the professional
[58:23] services contract amendment
[58:25] with the alta Planning and
[58:25] Design Eac for the 7th Street
[58:33] Connection Project. Item s
[58:36] 6.38 2 pieces of legislation
[58:38] and it is the charter 8 tax
[58:44] and sale authorization. Item s
[58:46] 6.0 39 seminary point bit and
[58:48] went forgiveness. This consist
[58:50] of 2 pieces of legislation.
[58:54] The first is approved and the
[58:57] second piece the ordinance is
[58:58] being approved on
[58:59] introduction. Final passage
[59:04] will be 7 SEPTEMBER 15th. Item
[59:05] s 6.40 professional services
[59:09] agreement with the raw Dough
[59:10] Co for signage and wayfinding
[59:16] services. Item. 6.0 41 is
[59:17] acceptance and appropriation
[59:18] of workforce development funds
[59:22] for the fiscal year. 26 to 27.
[59:25] Item. 6.0 42, this is a
[59:25] construction resource center
[59:31] grant agreement for him.
[59:32] Prestige Program, Support
[59:34] Services item. 6.0 43 is
[59:40] continuum of cater program.
[59:43] Item s 6.0 44 is the old cap
[59:44] 2026 s of c s bg of
[59:48] resolution. Item s 6.0 45 is
[59:55] Oakland. 4 elderly and
[59:56] disabled program measure be
[1:00:01] fines for the 26 27. Item. S
[1:00:03] 6.0 46 is the opd surveillance
[1:00:03] technology. 2025 annual
[1:00:09] reports. Item s 6.0 47 is
[1:00:10] operational agreement between
[1:00:12] the city of Oakland and
[1:00:14] Alameda County, a period from
[1:00:14] ratification through DECEMBER
[1:00:21] 31st. 2030, 5. 6.0 48 is the
[1:00:22] apricot 2026 and a report in
[1:00:28] amendment used policy. Item. S
[1:00:29] 6.0 49 is the contract would
[1:00:33] buy research group for
[1:00:33] training in capacity, building
[1:00:39] services. Item. S 6.50 is the
[1:00:42] opd fiscal year. 24 25 Edward
[1:00:43] Bryant Memorial Justice
[1:00:50] Assistance Grants. Item s 6.0
[1:00:51] 51 is the opd r a s h
[1:00:51] helicopter maintenance
[1:00:56] contract. Item. S 6.0 52 was
[1:00:57] you between the city of
[1:00:58] Oakland, California Highway
[1:01:07] Patrol. Item s 6.0 53 is the
[1:01:08] grand performance material
[1:01:08] which will need and urgency
[1:01:11] find. You read into record. If
[1:01:13] staff is available to state.
[1:01:16] The urgency up. One moment,
[1:01:19] Councilmember. I'm sorry,
[1:01:23] which which one is This is
[1:01:23] item s 6.0 53 the Grand Vera
[1:01:32] Wang Councilmember Wang.
[1:01:32] There's needs to be an urgency
[1:01:33] finding as item was added to
[1:01:37] the agenda that the 3 day.
[1:01:38] Excuse I was not following.
[1:01:41] Can you repeat the sigh item s
[1:01:42] 6.0 53, the grand performance
[1:01:44] mural. This item was added to
[1:01:45] the agenda at the three-day so
[1:01:48] that we need to be an urgency.
[1:01:51] Oh, yes, I did my colleagues
[1:01:52] thank you clerk. But the
[1:01:53] reason we need and urgency
[1:01:54] finding is we have a set of
[1:01:57] artist and muralist who are
[1:01:57] interested in restoring the
[1:01:59] grant performance Purell in
[1:02:02] District 2 and they need to
[1:02:02] meet. They would like to do
[1:02:07] this in OCTOBER, SEPTEMBER
[1:02:08] They need to do it before the
[1:02:08] winter time. And when the race
[1:02:09] season hit. So this is might
[1:02:11] be the urgency finding. Thank
[1:02:12] you. I hope my colleagues
[1:02:25] agree to this. Okay. And that
[1:02:25] was motion by council member
[1:02:26] was seconded by COUNCILMAN
[1:02:27] Houston to approve that
[1:02:28] urgency, finance as stated on
[1:02:29] the record Council member
[1:02:34] Brown. Thank you.
[1:02:35] Councilmember vices by Kuz
[1:02:39] excuse Councilmember Gallo. I.
[1:02:39] Councilmember Houston, I
[1:02:40] councilmember under
[1:02:42] councilmember along eye and
[1:02:46] share Ramachandran. I or just
[1:02:47] finding was approved with 6
[1:02:50] ayes to excuse item s 6.5 3
[1:02:55] now move to the last consent
[1:02:56] item. S 6.5 for the contract
[1:02:59] agreement for James the year
[1:03:01] as the Oakland Police chief.
[1:03:04] And this also will need and
[1:03:05] urgency finding from staff. I
[1:03:05] see them approaching. Thank
[1:03:09] you so much. Good afternoon.
[1:03:10] Council PRESIDENT Ordered the
[1:03:11] tube stuff. Never really. Yes.
[1:03:12] We're requesting emergency
[1:03:15] funding for a 6.5, 4 for this
[1:03:17] item to be on the JULY.
[1:03:18] Today's agenda to ensure the
[1:03:19] city promptly execute an
[1:03:19] employment agreement with
[1:03:22] Chief James Beere following
[1:03:23] his appointment as chief of
[1:03:24] police prior to the City
[1:03:29] Council summer recess. Time
[1:03:30] the proposed agreement will
[1:03:30] allow the city to move forward
[1:03:31] with the terms of the Chiefs,
[1:03:32] employment and compensation
[1:03:33] and support the city's ongoing
[1:03:34] public safety priorities.
[1:03:38] Thank you for consideration.
[1:03:40] And that was a motion by
[1:03:42] Councilmember Gallo, seconded
[1:03:43] by Councilmember Houston to
[1:03:43] approve the urgency finding
[1:03:45] stated on Record Council
[1:03:50] member Brown. Councilmember
[1:03:53] Fife is excuse Councilmember
[1:03:54] Gallo. I councilmember
[1:03:57] Houston, I councilmember I
[1:04:00] long I and share Ramachandran.
[1:04:03] I the urgency finding for item
[1:04:04] 6.5, 4 was approved with 6
[1:04:09] ayes into excused. And that
[1:04:10] concludes the reading of the
[1:04:11] consent items on this agenda.
[1:04:12] We have quite a few speakers
[1:04:15] for this item. Thank you. I
[1:04:18] will first call the mayor's
[1:04:19] office to make to requested
[1:04:23] amendments. Good afternoon.
[1:04:24] Again, pressed toward of seats
[1:04:27] that they were really the
[1:04:27] mayor's office like to request
[1:04:30] a minor amendment to item 6.1
[1:04:32] 9 appointment to the Cultural
[1:04:33] Affairs Commission. We would
[1:04:36] like to make a end result line
[1:04:39] for Nia j Cups to the existing
[1:04:41] language is Jacobs to serve a
[1:04:42] three-year term on the
[1:04:44] Cultural Affairs Commission
[1:04:46] beginning JULY first 2026 and
[1:04:49] ending SEPTEMBER 30th 2029.
[1:04:50] We'd like to change that to
[1:04:53] me. A j Cups to serve a
[1:04:55] three-year term on the
[1:04:57] Cultural Affairs Commission
[1:04:58] beginning OCTOBER. First 2025
[1:04:58] and the ending SEPTEMBER 30th
[1:05:05] 2028. Will vote on them
[1:05:08] together. We will the
[1:05:10] amendment and and your Second
[1:05:12] Amendment. Thank Councilmember
[1:05:14] from runs in the second. One
[1:05:16] is item 6.2, 0, appointments
[1:05:19] to the Privacy Advisory
[1:05:21] Commission. Another minor
[1:05:24] Amendment. Ronald Busby lane
[1:05:25] for changing is robust. Be
[1:05:26] replacing the Beacon seat
[1:05:28] previously held by Heather
[1:05:30] Patterson. Ronald is actually
[1:05:31] replacing the big can seat
[1:05:32] previously held by Sean
[1:05:35] Everhart. And so the language
[1:05:36] is robust, be replacing the
[1:05:36] vacancy previously held by
[1:05:42] Sean number. Thank And I will
[1:05:44] second, but do have to go to
[1:05:44] public comment. And
[1:05:45] councilmember comments comes
[1:05:50] Denver. If I'd like register
[1:05:55] at no vote item. 6.40, please.
[1:06:00] Thank you. Councilmember
[1:06:02] Houston, I like to the chair.
[1:06:02] I want to make sure that
[1:06:08] amendment. Has 6.2, 8 was at
[1:06:09] it because I didn't hear it
[1:06:09] because member in your
[1:06:11] committee. I didn't like the
[1:06:14] three-year to 2 year the month
[1:06:16] to month. That's added into
[1:06:18] that. Yes, I will. I will
[1:06:20] clarify. So in Finance
[1:06:20] committee, we heard the item
[1:06:25] regarding the parking operator
[1:06:26] contract extension is Director
[1:06:31] Johnson here actually to just?
[1:06:32] Referenced the changes briefly
[1:06:34] that we made from committee
[1:06:35] that we're going adopt today
[1:06:37] if passes. Thank you. Brent
[1:06:41] Johnson to the chair, the
[1:06:44] revised language only extends
[1:06:44] the contracts for the garages
[1:06:47] to the end of the calendar
[1:06:48] year. And the staff report
[1:06:49] supple report provides the
[1:06:51] additional information that
[1:06:53] was requested by the
[1:06:55] committee. And there will also
[1:06:56] be an informational report
[1:06:57] that were provided to the
[1:06:59] Finance too. Second. And that
[1:06:59] has already been scheduled
[1:07:02] pools. Thank you. And I just
[1:07:03] for the record, I want to
[1:07:08] clarify that. There most of us
[1:07:10] and not all of us and finance
[1:07:11] committee when this item was
[1:07:11] discussed, had some deep
[1:07:16] reservations about. The
[1:07:16] performance of these
[1:07:20] contracts. And we welcome the
[1:07:20] initiatives that the finance
[1:07:21] Department is trying to put
[1:07:24] forward to improve performance
[1:07:26] of our existing parking
[1:07:28] garages not only in collecting
[1:07:29] revenue, which is certainly a
[1:07:31] problem, but also safety,
[1:07:32] accessibility, ours that are
[1:07:33] they're available open to the
[1:07:34] public. So there are a number
[1:07:35] of questions that we did bring
[1:07:37] up in committee that when the
[1:07:41] informational report about a
[1:07:41] planned overhaul of our
[1:07:43] parking garage system comes
[1:07:45] up. I look forward to hearing
[1:07:46] in SEPTEMBER the consummate
[1:07:48] Houston, and through the chair
[1:07:49] at thank you for your
[1:07:51] leadership. Seeing that right.
[1:07:55] And that Texas company. Texas
[1:07:58] Company. So thank you.
[1:08:07] Appreciate. Councilor Wang.
[1:08:08] Yes, thank you. I will also
[1:08:11] just log a no vote for item.
[1:08:15] 6.4, 0 as well. Thank you.
[1:08:17] Thank you. And week counts
[1:08:19] Houston. Just one was can we
[1:08:20] speak on a couple of these
[1:08:22] items or do we want the public
[1:08:24] to speak? Because I wanted you
[1:08:25] can speak. Yeah. Just wanted
[1:08:29] to speak on the sanctuary city
[1:08:32] piece I want thank council
[1:08:33] member Gallo and I want to
[1:08:34] thank council member Wayne for
[1:08:36] accepting my amendments. And
[1:08:39] as I always say, that my mom
[1:08:39] is black. My father's that he
[1:08:43] know. And I was always wonder
[1:08:47] since 1986, you know, when my
[1:08:48] Latino side of my family was
[1:08:49] being represented for 40
[1:08:52] years. I had to go home and
[1:08:56] see my friends passed away and
[1:08:58] I and we ever a part of this
[1:09:01] say 2 area refuge city. And I
[1:09:02] want to just share a couple
[1:09:05] things that I wrote Down. Let
[1:09:06] me pull that up. Real quick
[1:09:08] should have been ready, but I
[1:09:22] was not. And I apologize. In
[1:09:23] 1986. Oakland was first
[1:09:24] declared as a saint. You are
[1:09:28] refuge city 1986. 1983. Just
[1:09:30] remember 1983 National
[1:09:31] Journal. We for Oakland as
[1:09:35] what the crime capital crime
[1:09:36] capital, revolutionary leader
[1:09:42] Huey p Newton was killed. 1989
[1:09:42] seen bunch of my friends died
[1:09:49] in 18. 89 and then 92. Dorn.
[1:09:50] Per per capita homicides in
[1:10:00] 1982. Record. 175 homicides.
[1:10:00] And many of them were my
[1:10:01] friends, my classmates, people
[1:10:06] that I knew my cousin.
[1:10:11] Appreciate. You accept MR.
[1:10:17] Revisions of bringing in. A
[1:10:19] refuge and a sanctuary for my
[1:10:22] black residents right? Because
[1:10:25] we were left out for so long
[1:10:25] so long in this historic, 40
[1:10:27] years, 40 years. We weren't a
[1:10:30] part of a bit now. We're part
[1:10:31] of it. So now we've got to put
[1:10:33] money to that right? So I'm
[1:10:34] saying is thank you
[1:10:37] councilmember way. Thank you.
[1:10:39] Councilmember Gallo think Sept
[1:10:41] in that because I feel that 40
[1:10:42] years of us being left out of
[1:10:43] my other side of my family be
[1:10:47] left out was. Was hurtful for
[1:10:49] what I had to go through. What
[1:10:49] my family, many of people
[1:10:50] that's out here in audience
[1:10:51] right now, seen it. So thank
[1:10:55] you so much on that one. And
[1:10:57] then the last one I like to
[1:10:58] speak on. Thank you. Thank
[1:11:04] you. To last one was. You
[1:11:06] know, I spoke on that one. So
[1:11:07] let it go. Thank you so much.
[1:11:09] Appreciate it. Thank you.
[1:11:13] Council under long. Since
[1:11:16] we're talking about the
[1:11:17] sanctuary city policy. And of
[1:11:19] course, I want to also thank
[1:11:21] you, Councilmember Houston,
[1:11:23] because truly a true city of
[1:11:26] refuge must acknowledge both
[1:11:27] the contributions of the black
[1:11:31] community as well as a lot of
[1:11:33] the ways that the black
[1:11:34] community has been
[1:11:35] disinvestment has been subject
[1:11:39] to systemic discrimination and
[1:11:41] and block from opportunities.
[1:11:44] And so it is only just to add
[1:11:45] those amendments that that you
[1:11:48] added. So thank you. I also
[1:11:49] want it's just think because
[1:11:50] this body for supporting the
[1:11:52] sanctuary city policy. Want to
[1:11:56] thank the faith in action
[1:11:57] community that really pushed
[1:11:59] us and has been the primary
[1:12:01] advocate for this piece of
[1:12:03] legislation. I also want to
[1:12:04] thank council member Gallo for
[1:12:07] his partnership as well as for
[1:12:08] being the legislator for much
[1:12:08] of the proceeding
[1:12:09] sanctuary-city policies that
[1:12:11] lead to this day. So thank
[1:12:23] you, everyone. Thank you.
[1:12:27] MADAM Last comment that today
[1:12:31] promise you, to it. 6.2, 3
[1:12:34] encampment abatement
[1:12:35] management team operation that
[1:12:39] was supposed to not consent
[1:12:42] bring that back in us. Okay.
[1:12:43] That it was it went to consent
[1:12:46] bring it back because I need
[1:12:46] on my council members to hear
[1:12:47] doesn't need Jenkins two-year.
[1:12:50] He's not here. And the
[1:12:52] brownie, Erin and I 5 to hear
[1:12:52] that some a brain that back
[1:12:55] because that was supposed to
[1:12:56] be on. Not consenting Amari
[1:12:58] was due to rep present. It.
[1:12:59] And that was this one right
[1:13:01] here. Office of Homeless
[1:13:03] Solutions. It was supposed to
[1:13:04] be brought up in a small
[1:13:04] mistake, but I will bring it
[1:13:07] back. So everyone can see
[1:13:08] what's going on encampment
[1:13:12] abatement policy. Thank you,
[1:13:13] councilmember MADAM Clerk, we
[1:13:16] can read in the speakers.
[1:13:17] Thank you so much. Council
[1:13:19] reason. Thank you. Chair
[1:13:21] Ramachandran as I call your
[1:13:22] name. Please approach the
[1:13:24] podium. Any order in please re
[1:13:25] state your name for the record
[1:13:27] when you approach the podium,
[1:13:28] if you're participating online
[1:13:29] and I call your name, please
[1:13:30] raise your hand so I can
[1:13:31] easily identify you. Please.
[1:13:35] Again, note that the speaker
[1:13:36] time was reduced to one minute
[1:13:39] due quorum issues. So if you
[1:13:41] signed up for multiple items,
[1:13:43] it'll be the max with one
[1:13:45] minute starting. So we have
[1:13:48] Jennifer Inlay Dan Damien
[1:13:52] Rennie. We're man, David
[1:13:58] Peters add to Stacey. Jyoti
[1:14:09] Singh. Ronnie's 10. Coast by
[1:14:14] Vanessa long. Betty Robinson,
[1:14:19] Tony Mo. Samantha Wise, James
[1:14:24] Wood, Robert. Medley. But boy,
[1:14:28] I think sorry, Ole John
[1:14:35] Santos, Jon Jones, that 3rd.
[1:14:36] Giselle Bahar us out all of
[1:14:41] Allah. Daniel Galvin is Alice
[1:14:47] Stephenson Stevens. That Tosh
[1:14:51] a year spring bit. Jamal, true
[1:14:58] love. He and the gyms.
[1:14:59] Charlotte, I know, you know,
[1:15:03] skews me. Por algo ms
[1:15:08] Arlington. Tongue. Well,
[1:15:10] Allison Wall, Jennifer at
[1:15:14] Wood, Ted Russell, Alana. Lip
[1:15:21] set. And Jeanne Hazard Ajay
[1:15:23] Kay Flowers, Carissa Gauthier
[1:15:33] is. Armando g. And Laura
[1:15:35] Watts. In any order, please
[1:15:35] state your name in the record.
[1:15:36] And if you getting time cws
[1:15:39] also state that. Good
[1:15:41] afternoon, John shows that
[1:15:42] there. Good evening. MADAM
[1:15:45] City clerk up to the chair of
[1:15:46] the records on zones of 3rd. I
[1:15:47] want to begin by thanking the
[1:15:47] city clerk's office. Your team
[1:15:51] is so amazing. You're so
[1:15:52] professional, courteous coming
[1:15:53] here. I don't know what I'm
[1:15:54] the one at the time, but Shell
[1:15:57] hit me out. So I appreciate
[1:16:00] saw I don't real quickly item.
[1:16:00] 6.40, not 6.4, 9. I support
[1:16:05] bright research group. 6.11, a
[1:16:08] sanctuary city won. I support
[1:16:11] that one wholeheartedly. Thank
[1:16:12] councilmembers Councilmember
[1:16:13] Gallo in Councilmember. He was
[1:16:13] that and I want to say is I'm
[1:16:15] going to raise east Open. The
[1:16:15] thing I love the most about
[1:16:18] the towns of diversity. Right?
[1:16:19] So we it's important that we
[1:16:22] don't get caught up in how the
[1:16:23] system was separate because
[1:16:25] we're not enemies. We got do a
[1:16:26] better job identifying how the
[1:16:26] system pits one against
[1:16:30] another. Now with that man
[1:16:31] said item, number 6, 0.2, 5,
[1:16:35] the Coliseum. I want to start
[1:16:36] by thanking cities everyone
[1:16:37] who played a role in this hour
[1:16:41] a lot when of this. I want to
[1:16:41] thank all the council members
[1:16:42] because right now we've got to
[1:16:43] be real is a lot of hate and
[1:16:45] going right now. It's a lot of
[1:16:47] people who hate the city of
[1:16:48] Oakland and I'm glad you are
[1:16:50] wise enough to see through
[1:16:52] that. It's one thing to
[1:16:53] disagree on a proposal.
[1:16:55] Everyone have a right to their
[1:16:56] opinion. But when it's coming
[1:16:57] from people who seemingly
[1:16:59] celebrate whenever there's a
[1:17:00] tragedy or challenge in the
[1:17:02] city of Oakland that represent
[1:17:05] the spirit of Oakland. Any
[1:17:06] time there are people who
[1:17:09] openly speaking a matter.
[1:17:10] That's misogynistic,
[1:17:11] homophobic and transphobic.
[1:17:11] That does not represent the
[1:17:15] values of the city of Oakland.
[1:17:16] And quite frankly, all respect
[1:17:17] know about who can come in
[1:17:19] here and but they were put man
[1:17:20] the face behind what they got
[1:17:21] to say because we've got to
[1:17:24] see it here. Do business.
[1:17:25] We've been doing this for a
[1:17:27] long time Matt, what they want
[1:17:29] to for folks MAY not
[1:17:31] understand my involvement with
[1:17:31] the Coliseum goes back to
[1:17:35] where I deal with in my 30's.
[1:17:35] I mean, glasses. I was 35
[1:17:36] pounds lighter. I didn't have
[1:17:40] any great. I was working on
[1:17:42] the minimal ways. I was making
[1:17:42] $10 an hour working at the
[1:17:43] Burger. King are used to be at
[1:17:44] 13th and Broadway. And I heard
[1:17:48] about Coliseum City. That's
[1:17:50] someone who born a race here
[1:17:51] in left sports. I got involved
[1:17:51] in a meeting with the
[1:17:55] developers. And then when it
[1:17:55] got to a point to where it was
[1:17:57] clear that the writers want to
[1:17:57] move, there was an effort led
[1:17:58] by Ronnie Lott. And that's
[1:18:01] where I'm it. My brother Ray
[1:18:02] bought it and we met with
[1:18:04] council member Gallo. It was
[1:18:05] the effort. So by the Raiders
[1:18:08] that didn't work out. So then
[1:18:10] the next step was to sue the
[1:18:11] nfl. So again, with the
[1:18:13] support of Councilmember
[1:18:15] Gallo, you was always there
[1:18:17] with us. Former city attorney
[1:18:18] Barbara Parker. There was
[1:18:20] effort to sue the nfl for
[1:18:21] violating the relocation
[1:18:24] policy. So I want people to
[1:18:24] understand that this didn't
[1:18:26] just happen out of nowhere.
[1:18:29] There was 6 entities and 2020
[1:18:30] who vie for opportunity to
[1:18:33] enter the dna with the city of
[1:18:34] Oakland, nuns habit the closed
[1:18:34] doors. Then today I want to
[1:18:37] curb people. All this happened
[1:18:38] during a pandemic. All these
[1:18:39] meetings are recorded. So
[1:18:42] there's no excuse people to
[1:18:44] keep spreading lies and
[1:18:45] misinformation. We love open.
[1:18:46] If you don't love hope and get
[1:18:46] the h#
[1:18:46] #
[1:18:46] #
[1:18:47] up out of here
[1:19:00] because I'm here. Good
[1:19:01] afternoon Council. My name is
[1:19:03] Doctor Betty Robinson. Harris,
[1:19:05] I'm here as an educator to
[1:19:09] support culture arts. I was
[1:19:11] deeply dismayed to learn that
[1:19:12] Oakland arts funding had good
[1:19:16] at it. And the cold to affairs
[1:19:17] during a rough and
[1:19:19] contribution was eliminated at
[1:19:25] the end of 2024, what shame.
[1:19:26] Research is adamantly clear
[1:19:28] about the developing brain,
[1:19:30] the healthy brain and how the
[1:19:32] hill in brain is positively
[1:19:37] influenced by the arts. The
[1:19:38] Coliseum sale presents a rare
[1:19:40] opportunity to secure a
[1:19:45] permanent funding source. As a
[1:19:46] resident over 40 years, I was
[1:19:47] present at the open and that
[1:19:49] the Alice along the Art Center
[1:19:54] Performing Arts 1982. I have
[1:19:55] personally visited that
[1:19:59] building weekly to date.
[1:20:01] Oakland is a has a natural
[1:20:05] reputation as the art magnon.
[1:20:07] I apologize. Bitty your time
[1:20:07] is up. Thank you so much for
[1:20:12] your comments next. Speaker.
[1:20:15] Good afternoon. My name is
[1:20:15] James Wood Faith Action East
[1:20:18] Bay. And I'm here today to
[1:20:23] celebrate. I'm anticipating a
[1:20:23] vote to Spain, they do a
[1:20:26] devoted sanctuary city. But
[1:20:27] I'm here to say that this is a
[1:20:30] day that all of us should be
[1:20:31] proud to call. City of Oakland
[1:20:34] are home. And in this I turn
[1:20:38] and grateful to the. Tenacious
[1:20:39] leadership of council member
[1:20:42] guy over all these years. For
[1:20:43] the leadership and direction
[1:20:46] and power of cast member and
[1:20:46] to thank council member
[1:20:48] Houston for opening all of our
[1:20:50] eyes to the need of a
[1:20:51] sanctuary city and the
[1:20:53] broadest possible sense. I am
[1:20:54] proud to be open. I am proud
[1:20:55] that you are representing us
[1:20:56] Oakland and thank you for your
[1:21:01] vote today. Thank you so much
[1:21:07] for your comments. Hi, I'm
[1:21:08] Miller was from a policy
[1:21:09] manager at the non-profit Save
[1:21:10] the Bay where a regional
[1:21:11] organization protecting and
[1:21:12] restoring campuses that. I
[1:21:16] work right across the street
[1:21:17] where offices and we're really
[1:21:19] happy to see 6.2 one on the
[1:21:20] consent agenda. That's the
[1:21:23] resolutions Port of sb 954.
[1:21:25] We're super that it made it
[1:21:25] this far. And we really urge
[1:21:28] your support today. The
[1:21:29] purpose of this is in support
[1:21:31] of a clean-up bill in the
[1:21:33] state legislature. And that
[1:21:36] bill is in response to a
[1:21:38] really devastating bit in a
[1:21:39] trailer bill that was passed
[1:21:42] last year. That essentially
[1:21:44] removed advanced manufacturing
[1:21:45] projects from the sequel
[1:21:48] process, meaning that if you
[1:21:50] are to build a battery
[1:21:53] recycling facility or a data
[1:21:55] center or other refinery here
[1:21:56] in our Bay area. You no longer
[1:21:59] have to go through the secret
[1:22:01] process. Those are obviously
[1:22:03] projects that are known for
[1:22:04] causing environmental
[1:22:04] contamination and public
[1:22:06] health impacts. The sequel
[1:22:07] process is what people used to
[1:22:11] understand thank you for your
[1:22:12] comments. Your time is up
[1:22:21] next. Speaker. Thank you. Good
[1:22:23] afternoon Council. My name is
[1:22:24] Alana Litz said I'm a district
[1:22:25] one resident and a member of
[1:22:27] the Cultural Affairs
[1:22:28] Commission speaking on behalf
[1:22:30] of a few of other of fellow
[1:22:31] commissioners who couldn't be
[1:22:32] here, including our Vice
[1:22:35] chair. I want to congratulate
[1:22:35] you on getting to this point
[1:22:38] of the cell sale of the
[1:22:39] Coliseum. Undoubtedly it will
[1:22:43] benefit the whole city. And
[1:22:44] we're in support and in
[1:22:44] support of a vote for the sale
[1:22:45] agreement and wanted to ask
[1:22:49] that the council invest the
[1:22:51] new 6% ticket revenue share
[1:22:52] from the sale into the arts,
[1:22:54] cultural and creative economy
[1:22:55] and doing so would repair
[1:22:57] years of disinvestment. Like
[1:22:58] you heard earlier, our budget
[1:23:00] is effectively 0 now for
[1:23:03] making grants. This is not a
[1:23:05] novel idea. Other cities from
[1:23:05] Columbus to Portland to
[1:23:09] Seattle at a ticket fee to
[1:23:09] support the cultural
[1:23:10] infrastructure that makes the
[1:23:11] city's desirable to begin
[1:23:14] with. And I emailed you all a
[1:23:15] report yesterday about the
[1:23:16] benefit that investing in the
[1:23:17] creative economy has on the
[1:23:20] overall economy. And would
[1:23:21] allow us to bring back
[1:23:22] programs like the cultural
[1:23:23] strategist and government
[1:23:37] programs support.
[1:23:37] Good
[1:23:39] afternoon. My name is Roberto
[1:23:40] Am the former cultural affairs
[1:23:41] manager for the city of
[1:23:42] Oakland. I was in that
[1:23:46] position for 7 years and
[1:23:48] experienced the highs and lows
[1:23:50] around budgets. And one thing
[1:23:52] that didn't go away is a
[1:23:54] dynamic alum and of our
[1:23:55] culture community. And they've
[1:23:57] been here in front of you any
[1:24:00] time to talk about value.
[1:24:01] Here's an opportunity for you
[1:24:05] to remedy that. Patter. Bad
[1:24:09] pattern of a broken record of
[1:24:10] and actually invest in finding
[1:24:11] a dedicated revenue stream for
[1:24:14] your cultural community, this
[1:24:15] money that could potentially
[1:24:20] come out of this a sales
[1:24:23] agreement a way for him. What
[1:24:27] our culture community brings
[1:24:28] to us to affirm that we are
[1:24:30] city of belonging and artists
[1:24:36] belong here and come from. You
[1:24:41] validate us. Not be.
[1:24:42] Apologies, MR. Bo Diddley
[1:24:43] thank you so much for your
[1:24:44] comments. Hope you're enjoying
[1:24:45] your attack. Next speaker.
[1:24:52] Please. Hello. My name is to
[1:24:54] seeing. I directed dance
[1:24:55] company called it a dance and
[1:24:56] drum. I'm a resident of
[1:25:00] district 5. And I'm also on
[1:25:01] the Cultural Affairs
[1:25:01] Commission. I'm here speaking
[1:25:05] on my own behalf, the sale of
[1:25:07] the Coliseum is an incredible
[1:25:07] opportunity to restore local
[1:25:10] arts and culture funding with
[1:25:11] that ticket revenue stream and
[1:25:14] without burdening taxpayers
[1:25:14] investing this revenue stream
[1:25:17] in artist makes good business
[1:25:18] sense. Artists are small
[1:25:19] businesses like myself and we
[1:25:22] bring business to the city as
[1:25:23] a place that takes immense
[1:25:27] pride in Oakland, Rees talent.
[1:25:28] We must walk that talk and
[1:25:29] invest in the arts sector
[1:25:30] which makes Oakland the
[1:25:32] culturally rich place that it
[1:25:34] is. We need this ticket
[1:25:36] revenue to support artists,
[1:25:38] grants, arts in schools,
[1:25:38] cultural strategist in
[1:25:41] government and more. And we've
[1:25:42] been defending defunding the
[1:25:43] arts in Oakland for years. And
[1:25:46] now we have the opportunity to
[1:25:47] enhance the lives of all of
[1:25:48] our residents by investing
[1:25:50] this ticket ticket revenue
[1:25:51] back and to the arts. Thank
[1:25:53] you so much. Thank you for
[1:26:01] comments. Good afternoon.
[1:26:03] Council members. My name is
[1:26:03] phony Stratton. I'm the
[1:26:04] executive director of Oakland
[1:26:05] and a fellow for California
[1:26:08] for the Arts. I want to speak
[1:26:11] to item 6.2, 5, as you
[1:26:12] consider the future allocation
[1:26:13] of the city's new 6% ticket
[1:26:16] revenue from the Coliseum. I
[1:26:16] urge you to make a dedicated
[1:26:18] investment in the Artis
[1:26:19] cultural workers and
[1:26:21] organizations that make
[1:26:24] Oakland Oakland, I know to
[1:26:25] make incredibly hard difficult
[1:26:26] budget decisions and I
[1:26:27] appreciate all the work you've
[1:26:29] done to improve our city's
[1:26:30] finances and arts and culture
[1:26:32] was extremely impacted by
[1:26:34] that. Currently, the budget is
[1:26:36] only $300,000. More or less 0%
[1:26:40] of the total budget. That
[1:26:42] matters because culture powers
[1:26:44] Oakland, it defines our town's
[1:26:45] identity. It drives our
[1:26:46] economy by supporting local
[1:26:48] businesses, attracting
[1:26:50] visitors improves our
[1:26:53] wellbeing and mental health
[1:26:53] and its treatments. The public
[1:26:55] safety by making neighborhoods
[1:26:57] safer, safer. This is a chance
[1:26:58] to create a sustainable
[1:26:59] funding source for the culture
[1:27:00] and infrastructure that powers
[1:27:01] our city. Thank you. Thank you
[1:27:08] so much for your comments.
[1:27:09] Good afternoon Council. Name
[1:27:10] is Todd Russell on a home and
[1:27:14] district one and temescal and
[1:27:15] today's vote and the cost him
[1:27:18] sail. His historic and one of
[1:27:19] the most important things we
[1:27:20] can do even though you're not
[1:27:22] deciding allocation today is
[1:27:23] to dedicate the full 6% to
[1:27:26] arts and culture. As you've
[1:27:28] heard, the Cultural Affairs
[1:27:28] division has been starved for
[1:27:32] decades. The funding peak was
[1:27:36] actually in 1992 when it was
[1:27:37] 1.6 million dollars. That's
[1:27:38] nearly 4 million dollars today
[1:27:41] in 2 days funds consider
[1:27:44] inflation General fund
[1:27:45] contributions was zeroed out
[1:27:48] since the end of 2024. And my
[1:27:49] main point here is that the
[1:27:51] arts are not a luxury line
[1:27:52] item in the budget that
[1:27:56] contribute to public safety
[1:27:57] neighborhood vitality, the
[1:27:58] education of children, youth
[1:28:02] and adults. And I would just
[1:28:03] want to point out a recent
[1:28:04] national port that was
[1:28:05] released just last week some
[1:28:07] new data are to national arts
[1:28:08] researcher. And it found that
[1:28:13] public investment, the arts.
[1:28:14] Thank you for your comments to
[1:28:20] next speaker. My name is
[1:28:21] Charlotte. I live in district
[1:28:27] be on at 2.3 Before you head
[1:28:29] up our I want to hear. But in
[1:28:31] a couple of things at
[1:28:33] encampment, closure is a
[1:28:34] euphemism. What actually is is
[1:28:36] it's a sweep is an eviction
[1:28:36] that might seem like
[1:28:37] semantics. But I think that
[1:28:40] makes a difference if you
[1:28:41] actually go to sweep and talk
[1:28:42] to the city administrators,
[1:28:42] talk to opd, they know that
[1:28:45] it's a dirty job. They know
[1:28:46] that people might lose their
[1:28:47] rv's, their home, their
[1:28:48] documents, the medication that
[1:28:50] might lose contact with loved
[1:28:50] ones. They might come home
[1:28:51] from work and find the
[1:28:54] everything they own is gone.
[1:28:55] They also are very clear the
[1:28:56] same officials on the fact
[1:28:58] that where people go next.
[1:28:59] What they do next is not their
[1:28:59] problem, not their job to
[1:29:00] worry about that. I don't
[1:29:02] think they would dispute that
[1:29:03] the people being swept are
[1:29:05] clear on all this. And they're
[1:29:07] all so clear on wherever they
[1:29:08] go next. It's not going to
[1:29:09] perturbed businesses per term
[1:29:10] House neighbors. It's going to
[1:29:12] be to survive. So when you
[1:29:13] hear this report, I hope you
[1:29:14] really, really drill down on.
[1:29:15] How much does this cost could
[1:29:18] be done with that money? Why
[1:29:19] are there so many bank? It
[1:29:20] lots and vacant buildings in
[1:29:21] Oakland and why is the rents
[1:29:22] so high? Thank you for your
[1:29:30] comments. Hi, my name is
[1:29:33] Allison My doctor is in opera
[1:29:34] performance and I love living
[1:29:34] in a town where my
[1:29:38] representatives also a singer.
[1:29:39] Oakland has so many artists to
[1:29:40] be proud of and the revenue
[1:29:41] percentage from the Coliseum
[1:29:42] complex can provide sustained
[1:29:44] support for Oakland's creative
[1:29:45] powerhouse and will create
[1:29:46] opportunities for the next
[1:29:47] generation of artists right
[1:29:51] here in our town. Other cities
[1:29:52] already do this. It's not a
[1:29:53] novel idea. So let's refill
[1:29:55] the artistic cup of our
[1:29:57] community keeping that revenue
[1:29:59] here with our artists who are
[1:30:00] making music and and art and
[1:30:03] dance and all types of cars.
[1:30:04] Here in specially, especially
[1:30:04] in light of the recent cuts
[1:30:05] have been made. Thank you very
[1:30:14] much. Thank you. Good
[1:30:15] afternoon. My name is Daniel
[1:30:19] Galvin is Oakland resident and
[1:30:19] your list. And I'm here to say
[1:30:22] thank Thank you. And thank you
[1:30:24] most especially to Charlene
[1:30:27] Wang in giving us the go ahead
[1:30:28] to do the restoration of this
[1:30:31] beautiful mural painted over
[1:30:33] 40 years ago, the Graham
[1:30:34] performance mural. They gave
[1:30:35] us opportunity now to move
[1:30:38] forward. It's been funded
[1:30:41] publicly. There's been no city
[1:30:42] money foundation. Money likely
[1:30:43] yes zone about family fun.
[1:30:49] Gave money in the and the a
[1:30:53] reward. So $100,000 was raised
[1:30:54] by the people by the community
[1:30:56] in helping get this nearly
[1:30:57] restored. And I'm very
[1:31:01] thankful your support. And
[1:31:02] with all going nowhere as we
[1:31:03] are now lower first will be
[1:31:05] the restoration beginning
[1:31:07] performance. And that's that's
[1:31:08] at the 5.80, freeway
[1:31:10] underneath the Grand Avenue.
[1:31:12] And of course, the boulevard.
[1:31:12] And we'll see you up there and
[1:31:16] give the home. Thank you.
[1:31:17] Thank you for your comments in
[1:31:23] you next. Speaker. I'll be
[1:31:27] interpreting for quitting.
[1:32:29] Good afternoon Council
[1:32:30] members, my name is according
[1:32:31] Gomez and I'm a leader with
[1:32:33] faith in Action, East Bay. I
[1:32:35] urge you to pass the City of
[1:32:35] Refuge ordinance on second
[1:32:39] reading and make it law into
[1:32:40] Oakland. This ordinance
[1:32:40] matters because it does more
[1:32:43] than repeat. Values. It
[1:32:45] codifies them in the Oakland
[1:32:49] Municipal Code replacing prior
[1:32:51] scattered resolutions with one
[1:32:52] enforceable chapter that
[1:32:52] clearly picked Texas, civil
[1:32:55] and human rights of Oakland
[1:32:57] residents. It says city
[1:32:58] services and not contingent on
[1:33:00] citizenship status and it bars
[1:33:02] city employees from using city
[1:33:04] money, resources or personnel
[1:33:06] to enforce federal civil
[1:33:07] immigration law. That means
[1:33:08] families can go to school. Sea
[1:33:10] kelp report harm and
[1:33:12] participate in civic life
[1:33:14] without fear. A law that
[1:33:15] builds trust improves public
[1:33:17] safety and strengthens the
[1:33:29] whole community. Thank you.
[1:33:30] Elsa Stevens with Faith in
[1:33:34] action item 6.11, letting your
[1:33:37] tourist or student visa lapses
[1:33:37] equal to letting your parking
[1:33:40] meter run out. Ice dogs don't
[1:33:42] care about, you know, humid
[1:33:44] ration status. Ice is jailed
[1:33:46] Native Americans for the crime
[1:33:49] of looking or sounding forint.
[1:33:50] Their new targets are Syrians
[1:33:55] and Haitians. Ignorant
[1:33:56] white-supremacist have no clue
[1:33:58] of what a Syrian or Haitian
[1:34:00] looks or sounds like. We must
[1:34:02] prepare for a new wave of
[1:34:03] kidnappings of our family
[1:34:06] members, friends and neighbors
[1:34:09] over 6 65,000 people rot in
[1:34:12] American concentration camps
[1:34:13] today for the crime of not
[1:34:16] looking Aerion. Many die
[1:34:17] there. Please enact the
[1:34:26] ordinance. Good afternoon
[1:34:28] Council members. My name is
[1:34:29] not the dna to speaking on
[1:34:33] items as 6.0 2, 5, I serve as
[1:34:35] Co executive director of
[1:34:35] emerging Arts professionals
[1:34:36] representing a network of more
[1:34:39] than 3,000 artists. Arts
[1:34:40] administrators, teaching
[1:34:41] artists and cultural workers
[1:34:43] in the Bay area, many of whom
[1:34:44] live in work in Oakland, such
[1:34:46] as myself District. One. I
[1:34:47] urge you to approve the
[1:34:49] Coliseum deal and dedicate the
[1:34:50] city 6% ticket revenue share
[1:34:51] to rebuilding Oakland's arts
[1:34:54] and culture sector. There's a
[1:34:55] limited public investments
[1:34:57] have destabilized Oakland's
[1:34:57] arts ecosystem organizations
[1:35:00] have reduced programming
[1:35:00] artists and cultural workers
[1:35:02] are leaving the field getting
[1:35:06] really hard to stay here
[1:35:06] organizations are going
[1:35:09] through reserves and many are
[1:35:11] struggling to sustain
[1:35:12] institutions that make
[1:35:14] Oakland, vibrant, creative
[1:35:15] city without dedicated
[1:35:16] funding. We risk losing an
[1:35:17] essential part of Oakland,
[1:35:20] identity and economy. Police
[1:35:21] seize this opportunity to
[1:35:22] build a sustainable future for
[1:35:22] Oakland, art and culture
[1:35:23] sector. Thank you so much.
[1:35:29] Thank you for your comments.
[1:35:29] Good Evening. Council member.
[1:35:33] My name is most leader faith.
[1:35:35] Actually, also, I union
[1:35:37] electrician. I just want
[1:35:38] remind everybody the purpose
[1:35:39] ice is less about immigration
[1:35:41] and more about getting citizen
[1:35:43] accustomed to living in a
[1:35:46] police state. I all of Oakland
[1:35:48] just take a stand against
[1:35:51] atrocities because my own son.
[1:35:56] Young black man. That left
[1:35:56] work just looking for a meal,
[1:35:59] a suckling Chinese meal was
[1:36:00] stopped by ice, demanding his
[1:36:03] first get. He was terrified.
[1:36:05] Are going to take a stand
[1:36:08] against Organ is watch that
[1:36:10] rain come because nobody in
[1:36:12] here safe. The young black man
[1:36:12] born and raised in a bay area
[1:36:14] was stopped by ice. What's
[1:36:14] going to stop and to stop
[1:36:17] anybody else? You know, it's
[1:36:17] like how do we defend
[1:36:21] ourselves against that? So,
[1:36:21] you know, protect brown,
[1:36:23] protect black people. The
[1:36:24] tech, all people Oakland,
[1:36:25] thank you. Thank you for your
[1:36:34] calm. Council members. My name
[1:36:36] is j k Fowler. I'm a resident
[1:36:37] of deep 3 and here is part of
[1:36:39] the Oakland Arts and culture
[1:36:40] community representing the
[1:36:40] Matic bookshop them at Preston
[1:36:42] Bay Area Book Festival. To
[1:36:44] urge you to allocate the full
[1:36:45] 6% Coliseum. Ticket revenue
[1:36:48] shared arts and culture. We
[1:36:49] have a new recurring public
[1:36:50] revenue source in front of us
[1:36:50] and it's far from abstract.
[1:36:54] Its people in seats at the
[1:36:55] arena and stadium generating
[1:36:55] dollars that can be directed
[1:36:59] into creative infrastructure
[1:37:00] that makes Oakland a place.
[1:37:02] People want to live visit and
[1:37:04] root for arts and culture
[1:37:05] brings tens of millions of
[1:37:06] dollars to our city in direct
[1:37:09] and indirect. Spend.
[1:37:10] Conclusions. Cultural affairs
[1:37:11] division has been cut to the
[1:37:15] bone. Court grants to artists,
[1:37:15] organizations, festivals and
[1:37:16] youth programs have been
[1:37:17] stripped away. We're surviving
[1:37:19] and ingenuity and exhaustion,
[1:37:20] not on the level of support a
[1:37:21] city of this cultural
[1:37:22] magnitude deserves. Dedicating
[1:37:27] the 6%. To arts and culture is
[1:37:29] a smart self to see investment
[1:37:29] and stabilizes cultural
[1:37:30] organization supports arts in
[1:37:31] schools and youth program
[1:37:32] strengthens downtown in
[1:37:33] neighborhood quarters and
[1:37:34] keeps Oakland's creative
[1:37:37] workers in. Thank you so much
[1:37:44] for your comments. I excuse
[1:37:47] me. I was going to speak on 4
[1:37:47] items and I'm not sure what
[1:37:53] that means. Time policies. Can
[1:37:53] you please take your name for
[1:37:54] the record? Yes. Of the
[1:37:56] Knesset. Long. Okay. You get a
[1:37:57] total 3 minutes. 3 minutes,
[1:38:02] ok? Thank you so much. Thank
[1:38:03] you for this opportunity.
[1:38:04] Speak my name is Vanessa Wang
[1:38:05] and the chair of the Cultural
[1:38:09] Affairs. Commission for
[1:38:13] another Minute and one. I
[1:38:16] wanted to speak in support of
[1:38:18] 6.19 The appointment of Jacobs
[1:38:19] to the Cultural Affairs
[1:38:20] Commission. We have long
[1:38:23] sought someone who has the
[1:38:24] knowledge, bandwidth and
[1:38:24] commitment to sit on both of
[1:38:25] the commission and the public
[1:38:28] are advisory committee. And so
[1:38:31] we have that in and so I look
[1:38:32] forward to working with her
[1:38:35] with your support. Also want
[1:38:41] to thank you for hopefully
[1:38:42] supporting 6.22 The and a
[1:38:43] slight change in our enabling
[1:38:45] ordinance to the commission to
[1:38:47] allow as a body to elect our
[1:38:49] chair as most other
[1:38:50] commissions do. And this is in
[1:38:52] line with what the mayor
[1:38:55] desires. So thank you for
[1:39:00] that. I have often spoke to
[1:39:01] about the heart and soul of
[1:39:04] Oakland and the importance of
[1:39:07] our cultural life in this city
[1:39:08] and so I I also know that you
[1:39:11] have very important duties
[1:39:16] around the budget. And so I do
[1:39:18] want to share with you that
[1:39:20] there was a 2024 national
[1:39:21] study from the School of
[1:39:21] Public and Environmental
[1:39:23] Affairs at the University of
[1:39:25] Indiana that found that this
[1:39:29] is a nationwide study, the
[1:39:31] arts and creative Industries
[1:39:33] comprise 4.4% of us gdp. And
[1:39:36] that is greater than the
[1:39:37] percentage of construction in
[1:39:38] this country greater than
[1:39:39] transportation in this country
[1:39:44] and greater and agriculture.
[1:39:46] With 3 different and
[1:39:47] analytical models. They've
[1:39:49] shown that the growth in the
[1:39:51] arts sector positively impacts
[1:39:53] the growth of the overall
[1:39:55] economy. Not just our sector
[1:39:59] and then also the arts sector.
[1:40:00] Economy is resilient. The
[1:40:02] share of the economy derived
[1:40:05] from the arts sector has been
[1:40:06] consistent consistently in a
[1:40:09] range between 4 and 5% of gdp
[1:40:14] since 2001. And that time span
[1:40:17] includes 3 recessions. So I do
[1:40:21] want you to take the idea of
[1:40:24] the potential of using that 6%
[1:40:25] from the ticket sales from the
[1:40:29] arena stadium very seriously.
[1:40:30] Not just as an investment in
[1:40:31] the cultural sector, but also
[1:40:35] in the entire city. And and I
[1:40:36] want to also thank you very
[1:40:39] much for 6.11 council members,
[1:40:43] Gallo, Houston, long for the
[1:40:46] push to renew less as a city
[1:40:47] of refuge. When we're seeing
[1:40:48] people in this nation and
[1:40:49] virtually being executed
[1:40:51] without due process,
[1:40:52] accompanied by threats from
[1:40:55] our highest offices. And so I
[1:40:56] thank you for your courage in
[1:40:59] standing for what's right and
[1:41:00] also that's also about the
[1:41:01] culture of all of our
[1:41:12] community. Good afternoon
[1:41:12] council members. My name is
[1:41:13] Jun Atwood representing myself
[1:41:16] personally, speaking on 6 0.2
[1:41:19] 5. I live in district one. I'm
[1:41:21] an arts professional who's
[1:41:22] worked in arts grant making in
[1:41:23] San Francisco, Pittsburgh and
[1:41:25] cities across Massachusetts.
[1:41:27] Oakland is the only city where
[1:41:28] lived in work that is not
[1:41:29] currently making direct public
[1:41:31] investment through art and
[1:41:31] culture Grantmaking. And I'd
[1:41:35] love to see that change. I
[1:41:35] respectively respectfully
[1:41:38] asking the council earmarked
[1:41:38] to 6% gross ticket revenue
[1:41:39] from arena and stadium for
[1:41:41] arts and culture Oakland
[1:41:42] because the arts are essential
[1:41:46] to Oakland's future public
[1:41:47] investment in the arts pays
[1:41:47] dividends in returns. As a
[1:41:48] grant maker, I've seen how
[1:41:52] direct public arts funding. It
[1:41:53] leverages private investment.
[1:41:55] We're creating local jobs and
[1:41:56] economic activity. Also
[1:41:57] students with access to
[1:41:59] community arts and music
[1:42:00] programs are 5 times less
[1:42:04] likely to drop out of schools.
[1:42:06] Oakland's artists and cultural
[1:42:07] organizations are already
[1:42:08] doing the work that face
[1:42:09] capacity limitations from
[1:42:10] covid debt, recovery, federal
[1:42:11] and state funding cuts and
[1:42:15] rising inflation costs. Is at
[1:42:16] what your time is up. Thank
[1:42:23] you so much, Nick Speaker.
[1:42:24] Good afternoon council
[1:42:27] members. My name is Kani said
[1:42:28] with U.S. And Arts and Culture
[1:42:28] advocate culture Bear and
[1:42:29] community organizer. I'm
[1:42:30] speaking on Six-point-five
[1:42:31] because Oakland's cultural
[1:42:33] ecosystem is at a breaking
[1:42:35] point years of disinvestment
[1:42:36] culminated in the total
[1:42:38] elimination of general fund
[1:42:39] grant dollars for arts and
[1:42:40] culture and leaving the
[1:42:41] community space is an artist
[1:42:41] who pull the city together on
[1:42:44] life support. As my colleague
[1:42:46] stated Culture ii is the
[1:42:47] culture isn't a luxury. It's
[1:42:48] our identity, our resilience
[1:42:49] and the heartbeat of our youth
[1:42:51] education, approving the
[1:42:52] Coliseum deal gives us
[1:42:52] historic opportunity to
[1:42:55] protect this ecosystem by
[1:42:57] dedicating a 6% ticket revenue
[1:42:59] share. We create a
[1:43:00] self-sustaining streamer live
[1:43:01] entertainment directly,
[1:43:02] reinvest in local culture
[1:43:02] makers and makes sense that if
[1:43:04] you enjoy the pie, you pay
[1:43:06] your bakers reinvesting. This
[1:43:08] revenue will stabilize
[1:43:09] neighborhood anchors like
[1:43:10] Destiny Arts Center at
[1:43:10] Eastside Arts Alliance and
[1:43:11] Keep Oakland a vibrant,
[1:43:12] creative powerhouse. Please
[1:43:14] vote. Yes. Thank you. Thank
[1:43:14] you for your comments next.
[1:43:20] Speaker. Hi, my Name's Dan
[1:43:22] Kalb. I'm here representing a
[1:43:23] broad coalition of
[1:43:23] environmental Bible, justice
[1:43:27] and labor organizations
[1:43:27] supporting agenda item. 6.2 1.
[1:43:28] Thank you. Councilmember Wang
[1:43:31] for bringing this forward.
[1:43:31] This is to support a Bill sb
[1:43:33] 954, that is working to
[1:43:36] protect impacted communities
[1:43:37] from over industrial expansion
[1:43:40] and make sure that we don't at
[1:43:41] every particular units from
[1:43:42] being polluted even more than
[1:43:42] they already are. I'm just
[1:43:43] going to read a bunch of the
[1:43:45] organization supporting this
[1:43:47] bill. Clean Water, Action
[1:43:49] communities for a better
[1:43:49] environment. Save the Bay a
[1:43:51] pan actions. Sierra Club,
[1:43:53] California, Alameda Labor
[1:43:54] Council, California Nurses
[1:43:55] Association, state Building
[1:43:55] and Construction Trades
[1:43:57] Council Green Lighting
[1:43:59] Institute west Open
[1:44:00] Environmental Indicators,
[1:44:00] Project Blue Green Alliance
[1:44:01] Center for Environmental
[1:44:03] Health, Urban Habitat, 3.50,
[1:44:05] Bay Area, conservation voters,
[1:44:07] the spay United Auto Workers
[1:44:09] region 6 planning conservation
[1:44:11] patiently can more than 100
[1:44:12] other organizations. Thank you
[1:44:14] for supporting sb 3954. Thank
[1:44:15] you for your comments next.
[1:44:24] Speaker. Good afternoon.
[1:44:25] Council members. My name is
[1:44:27] Arlington, leader with a
[1:44:31] connection Bay. I'm here. That
[1:44:32] matter of fact that we just
[1:44:35] urge you. To pass the city
[1:44:39] refuge ordinance. It's not
[1:44:39] just for me. It's not just for
[1:44:44] you. It's for the people. The
[1:44:46] people put you in power in the
[1:44:47] trust to with his knowledge.
[1:44:47] And when you make to step
[1:44:48] forward and you opened up this
[1:44:52] door, you really you're not
[1:44:54] following your leading the
[1:44:57] people down a path to trolls.
[1:45:00] And I asked I urge you again,
[1:45:01] please continue to push
[1:45:02] forward because there are
[1:45:03] other shootings. Watch an and
[1:45:08] growing with you and we a team
[1:45:10] you guys have shown teamwork
[1:45:10] to come together to bring this
[1:45:14] for a second viewing so that
[1:45:17] he can so that he can beat a
[1:45:19] Ford plant to sate people can
[1:45:20] go to school. People can stay
[1:45:21] in the home. They don't have
[1:45:24] to be scared to come out.
[1:45:25] Continue to do the work that
[1:45:35] you're doing for the people.
[1:45:40] I'm at a mile and before it
[1:45:41] begins speaking, I do want to
[1:45:43] disclose that I'm a volunteer
[1:45:44] with Jamie Joyce's
[1:45:45] congressional campaign, but
[1:45:46] I'm coming here as a private
[1:45:48] citizen and these are my own
[1:45:49] opinions. I'm working
[1:45:50] filmmaker. I'm a working
[1:45:51] artist and I would highly
[1:45:53] support whole allocation of
[1:45:58] the 6% gross into funding and
[1:46:00] grant funding. I really would
[1:46:02] like to thank you for the tax
[1:46:03] incentives that you all have
[1:46:06] worked hard to fund. And if we
[1:46:08] have additional grants towards
[1:46:10] filmmaking in Oakland, we can
[1:46:12] bring a lot more production
[1:46:13] here. We can fund more
[1:46:14] production and that is job
[1:46:17] creation. And that is more
[1:46:18] business and more eyes on arts
[1:46:22] in Oakland and I think very
[1:46:23] important. I think there's a
[1:46:26] there's a big opportunity here
[1:46:29] to make Oakland in the East
[1:46:31] Bay into kind of film hub in
[1:46:32] in California and that this
[1:46:33] could help support that in
[1:46:35] addition to supporting youth
[1:46:36] programs and lots of other
[1:46:42] amazing things. Thank you.
[1:46:47] Madeline. Stacey. Start
[1:46:49] talking. Thank you. We
[1:46:51] previously received a vacant
[1:46:54] report from keeping Alexander.
[1:46:56] There are about 5 parcels of
[1:46:56] viable open public land where
[1:46:59] our unhoused neighbors would
[1:47:00] be able to exist without fear
[1:47:02] or threat being swept where
[1:47:04] water electricity could be
[1:47:05] provided. Medical teams and
[1:47:06] other outreach and housing
[1:47:10] navigators can find them. We
[1:47:11] don't want to Canton for
[1:47:12] businesses and schools and
[1:47:13] churches. Okay. Since zones
[1:47:15] map being developed. All
[1:47:17] right, that we must give our
[1:47:20] neighbors somewhere to go.
[1:47:21] What do we need to do to make
[1:47:24] this land ready and available?
[1:47:25] It's viable. It MAY cost a
[1:47:27] little money, but we cannot
[1:47:29] keep spending money on sweeps
[1:47:30] without having some place for
[1:47:33] people to go. Because when
[1:47:34] someone earnings and shoulder
[1:47:36] the cost is not disappear,
[1:47:36] it's just the most expensive
[1:47:37] and least effective parts of
[1:47:39] the public system. Police
[1:47:41] department's emergency rooms,
[1:47:43] shelters, correctional
[1:47:45] facilities, sweep operations,
[1:47:48] become the fault response. The
[1:47:49] system's absorb the cost would
[1:47:50] not exist up. Housing were
[1:47:53] provided. And right now we're
[1:47:55] not even asking for housing
[1:47:55] just land. Let's please make
[1:47:58] these parcels available. Year
[1:48:00] to date of the 78 encampment
[1:48:02] management and abatement team
[1:48:03] operations. There are 59 full
[1:48:06] closures by partial closures.
[1:48:08] 64 Sunday 82% of their
[1:48:11] operations. This costs money.
[1:48:11] And to be clear, a closure is
[1:48:14] the sweep. That's what the
[1:48:17] city now calls abatement. Bait
[1:48:22] asbestos, not people. Because
[1:48:22] of the certain cities
[1:48:23] currently do is continue sweep
[1:48:24] away any community they've
[1:48:26] built away from the resources
[1:48:28] from their foundation from
[1:48:29] there live in vehicles each
[1:48:30] week to it's one's mental
[1:48:32] health steals and trash is
[1:48:33] most of their possessions and
[1:48:34] makes it so navigators and
[1:48:35] advocates cannot find them to
[1:48:36] connect them to resources.
[1:48:39] Each sweep the harm. And even
[1:48:45] results in death. People are
[1:48:46] dying as a result of sweeps is
[1:48:48] not hyperbole. This is really
[1:48:49] happening to our neighbors.
[1:48:51] Our community members, Oakland
[1:48:57] residents. We need to do
[1:48:57] better. Invest in solutions,
[1:49:04] not sweeps. This 6.46, lprs
[1:49:05] provide indiscriminate,
[1:49:06] retrospective location, data.
[1:49:06] Any person with no
[1:49:08] intermediary on demand. That's
[1:49:12] a search without a warrant.
[1:49:13] Capability to track and Folsom
[1:49:14] to sensitive locations, such
[1:49:15] immigration hospital, hospice
[1:49:16] churches, Planned Parenthood.
[1:49:18] Their lover's House, etc. It's
[1:49:19] a violation of the 4th
[1:49:23] Amendment to me that goes for
[1:49:24] drone footage to and celebrate
[1:49:25] will be used extra
[1:49:27] judiciously. It will in the
[1:49:28] report actually agenda. But
[1:49:29] the original contract is
[1:49:29] discussed in addition to
[1:49:30] warrant it states that will be
[1:49:31] used to search mobile devices
[1:49:34] by authorized possess ERs with
[1:49:35] their permission and consent.
[1:49:36] We know how the consent is
[1:49:39] often up. Taint all of the
[1:49:40] state is sensitive and does
[1:49:43] not prevent Crime Stoppers.
[1:49:44] Surveillance state skews me
[1:49:45] stop the surveillance state.
[1:49:46] Cancel the contracts. Now.
[1:49:54] Thank you. Armando speaking on
[1:50:00] the encampment policy. Your
[1:50:01] report says the site and
[1:50:02] promotes health and wellness
[1:50:03] and access to interim and
[1:50:05] permanent housing. But that's
[1:50:07] not true. Your most recent
[1:50:08] again policy does nothing to
[1:50:09] increase shelter housing,
[1:50:11] permanent housing or health
[1:50:12] care delivery. To the
[1:50:13] contrary, you've been closing
[1:50:15] hundreds of shelter, pets just
[1:50:16] publishing a list of lands
[1:50:19] doesn't provide housing. There
[1:50:19] are people in some of that
[1:50:20] land right now providing
[1:50:21] housing for themselves. Are
[1:50:21] you going to keep sweeping
[1:50:25] than confiscating 10? Some
[1:50:26] vehicles making wide swaths of
[1:50:27] the city inaccessible to a
[1:50:30] certain class of people
[1:50:31] banishing seclude ing and
[1:50:32] dispossessed and then does not
[1:50:33] promote health and safety.
[1:50:35] Your report gives lip service
[1:50:37] to equity. But a recent uc
[1:50:38] Berkeley study found that
[1:50:40] since grants pass you've been
[1:50:40] pushing encampments deeper
[1:50:41] into black and brown,
[1:50:43] low-income neighborhoods.
[1:50:46] Contradicting your stated
[1:50:47] equity goals, Black and
[1:50:47] indigenous people are
[1:50:48] represented in the unhoused
[1:50:49] population double what they
[1:50:50] are in the general population.
[1:50:52] Don't talk about racial
[1:50:53] equity. Why you're subjecting
[1:50:55] them to stay violence. Thank
[1:51:00] you for your comments. Hello.
[1:51:04] My name is spring cows. I am
[1:51:05] 4th generation. Oakland
[1:51:06] resident. My kids are also 5th
[1:51:07] generation district. One
[1:51:12] voters. Proudly support the
[1:51:13] sanctuary ordinance. I'm a
[1:51:13] descendant of stolen Africans
[1:51:17] and European immigrants and
[1:51:17] ice targets. People who look
[1:51:18] like me, people who look like
[1:51:20] my family members, people who
[1:51:21] look like my neighbors and my
[1:51:26] community. Do not support this
[1:51:27] war against immigrants. It is
[1:51:30] nothing but racial terrorism
[1:51:32] from slavery to mass
[1:51:33] incarceration to mass
[1:51:37] deportation. We do not need
[1:51:37] scares Oakland resources that
[1:51:40] already far too sports sparse
[1:51:43] going to a colluding with ice.
[1:51:45] We don't need Oakland
[1:51:46] residents and community
[1:51:48] members living in Terre afraid
[1:51:49] to shop, afraid to live afraid
[1:51:50] to take their kids to school,
[1:51:52] afraid to patronize their
[1:51:54] business is afraid to it. Go
[1:51:58] out walks. We need the support
[1:52:00] of the council members and to
[1:52:01] stay 10 toes down for the
[1:52:03] community and support this or
[1:52:10] thank you for your comments.
[1:52:11] Hello Council. Marcher love
[1:52:14] here I am the founder Perry
[1:52:15] Farrell night. I like to
[1:52:17] knowledge Merrily City,
[1:52:18] administrative sg Lake,
[1:52:21] PRESIDENT Jenkins Sandra for
[1:52:22] the leadership moving this
[1:52:26] historic deal forward.
[1:52:27] Congratulations to the African
[1:52:28] American sports and the time a
[1:52:28] group on being one step closer
[1:52:31] to owning the kind of same
[1:52:32] complex where regard to the 6%
[1:52:35] of annual gross ticket sales
[1:52:37] that was earmarked for
[1:52:38] community benefits. I believe
[1:52:39] that those funds should go
[1:52:41] towards our in culture. More
[1:52:44] specifically a portion going
[1:52:45] towards making movies right
[1:52:46] here in Oakland, Oakland is to
[1:52:49] be a town of art and culture.
[1:52:51] It needs use the number one
[1:52:54] distribution of it. And that's
[1:52:56] film and I'm happy to share
[1:52:58] ideas. What PRESIDENT Jenkins
[1:52:59] and council member Brown
[1:53:00] Riverside any of you that will
[1:53:03] ultimately hear me out. We
[1:53:04] need to be making the movies.
[1:53:06] If we want people to be
[1:53:07] visiting Oakland, the
[1:53:09] influence the film. And I play
[1:53:10] everybody come here. Barry
[1:53:19] Field. Thank you for comments.
[1:53:22] All right. My name is Chris
[1:53:24] McCAnn with the Embarcadero
[1:53:25] Neighborhood Association.
[1:53:29] Recently the city a cleanup in
[1:53:30] the part. They did an
[1:53:31] excellent job tons and tons of
[1:53:36] garbage was removed. And they
[1:53:36] were smart about planning
[1:53:39] follow-up. Clean up after
[1:53:44] this. So that. It wasn't going
[1:53:44] to be the same story. It's
[1:53:46] been over the past 5 years has
[1:53:47] chased people out from one
[1:53:50] place to another. They need
[1:53:52] something permanent and it's
[1:53:53] not what they're getting when
[1:53:56] they're chased around. Without
[1:53:58] enforcement when there's a
[1:54:00] cleanup without enforcement,
[1:54:03] it just happens again and
[1:54:05] again. A ton of garbage was
[1:54:06] removed. Its now piled up.
[1:54:08] It's now being sorted through
[1:54:10] and being spread all around
[1:54:13] the neighborhood. We have a
[1:54:13] school in our neighborhood
[1:54:17] that's really important. And
[1:54:18] right now that's being
[1:54:19] occupied by people living on
[1:54:22] the railroad tracks. Thank you
[1:54:23] for your comments. Your time
[1:54:39] is that. Next? Speaker?
[1:54:40] Gallo,
[1:54:43] you always talk about it's not
[1:54:44] what you say. It's what you
[1:54:49] do. How long is it going to
[1:54:51] take you fix it? The coach,
[1:54:55] Fred, feel it. But you could
[1:55:01] emergency legislation. Vo Co 2
[1:55:02] Look how long it's taken for
[1:55:05] this black. Coach will fit in
[1:55:12] your district. Thank you.
[1:55:12] Councilmember Houston for
[1:55:16] bringing to the attention.
[1:55:16] Historical reference related
[1:55:17] to black folks in this town
[1:55:27] which, you know, guy Ryan got
[1:55:28] excuse. She's only been on the
[1:55:31] council for short time. And
[1:55:33] that's no real excuse. So what
[1:55:34] are you going to do about
[1:55:39] fentanyl? The most deadly,
[1:55:42] albeit on the street. You want
[1:55:45] to talk about. A public health
[1:55:47] crisis for cannabis. Did you
[1:55:51] know cannabis is illegal? And
[1:55:53] they got cafe so you can get
[1:55:57] smoke in the back. So when you
[1:56:04] got to deal with now. You
[1:56:08] know, Jala so hypocritical.
[1:56:11] And you give these and lever
[1:56:16] Speeches. They're known haul
[1:56:19] with me. They don't hold with
[1:56:23] a lot of people in this town.
[1:56:24] But because you sit where you
[1:56:25] sit, you think you could give
[1:56:26] us a bunch of c#
[1:56:26] #
[1:56:26] #
[1:56:28] . Well,
[1:56:29] know, bring it to your
[1:56:38] attention. Stop a guy You know
[1:56:39] how long black folks have been
[1:56:41] set for it. And what
[1:56:42] councilmember Houston said
[1:56:45] about the heat. Crime capital
[1:56:48] of the world. We ran parallel
[1:56:53] with the spelling out too. And
[1:56:53] that police chief came over
[1:56:59] here. Thank you. Stay with us.
[1:56:59] You do that. We'll see the
[1:57:02] rest of people every time it
[1:57:04] comes to black folks, you
[1:57:13] don't step up to the plate.
[1:57:13] And then when I tried to
[1:57:14] confront walk out of respect
[1:57:17] in there, I don't have time.
[1:57:20] City attorney. It's that city
[1:57:21] attorney told City attorney be
[1:57:28] lying to you, too. When y'all
[1:57:31] to it. The transaction and use
[1:57:35] tax. By inserting say And
[1:57:43] address that in open Thank you
[1:57:43] for your comments. Your time
[1:57:52] is up. Related to the police
[1:57:57] chief. I do not support the
[1:57:59] process. The selection of the
[1:58:00] chief, the last process. We
[1:58:02] got to see every candidate we
[1:58:04] got to hear from every
[1:58:06] candidate. We didn't have that
[1:58:08] same process. I don't know who
[1:58:08] else was out I don't want
[1:58:10] somebody else. I do not
[1:58:13] support this process of not
[1:58:15] knowing the other candidates.
[1:58:17] You have an item on here
[1:58:19] that's grant funding from from
[1:58:21] the Department of Homeland
[1:58:23] Security. It never went to
[1:58:25] committee. You don't know what
[1:58:27] Homeland Security grant money
[1:58:28] requires you to do related to
[1:58:32] people here and authorize. But
[1:58:33] you rubber stamping it. You
[1:58:34] really care about your
[1:58:34] sanctuary city status. I don't
[1:58:38] think so. Related to parking.
[1:58:42] How does the open ice rink
[1:58:43] validate free parking? You've
[1:58:44] never counted fall. How free
[1:58:47] parking goes on over there?
[1:58:48] You have on the agenda. A
[1:58:52] forensic audit to be done. You
[1:58:54] do identify what but a friend
[1:58:55] forensic audit is done to
[1:58:58] uncover evidence full up legal
[1:59:03] proceedings, fraud and also
[1:59:04] meant asset misappropriation
[1:59:05] in committee. You didn't
[1:59:06] discuss what this forensic
[1:59:09] audit is about. You have a
[1:59:13] grant 20350 dislocated
[1:59:13] workers. Know what that means,
[1:59:15] dislocated workers, but I do
[1:59:17] know African-Americans, a 10%
[1:59:18] of the unemployed in this
[1:59:19] city. Everybody else is close
[1:59:21] to full percent. Housing.
[1:59:23] That's another one hud
[1:59:26] housing. You don't have any
[1:59:33] information on who's on House.
[1:59:34] Open House and authority
[1:59:34] identified this 5,000 people
[1:59:35] in their waiting list for
[1:59:38] House. You have an item
[1:59:42] antipoverty grant. The county
[1:59:45] says you have 1000 Funny
[1:59:47] people who all identified is
[1:59:51] below poverty. And you only
[1:59:53] get 1.3 million dollars. How
[1:59:53] you're going to decide who
[1:59:56] gets the money. Will it be?
[1:59:57] Some citizens would be
[2:00:00] noncitizens. I don't know.
[2:00:02] Sanctuary City, sanctuary
[2:00:07] city. 42 to 46% of people.
[2:00:09] Will in this country on all of
[2:00:10] the rise here because they
[2:00:11] have expired visas. You
[2:00:16] protecting them? Is you
[2:00:17] protecting them as well?
[2:00:23] That's 42 to 46%. Sanctuary
[2:00:25] city background checks and you
[2:00:28] want to echo usd not have any
[2:00:29] background checks. Rick wife
[2:00:30] of volunteers to protect
[2:00:34] unauthorized people. You have
[2:00:37] ending increase of salary of
[2:00:40] council members, city attorney
[2:00:41] and city on on the agenda
[2:00:42] today, you can refuse to take
[2:00:47] a pay raise. These people
[2:00:47] don't they don't read the
[2:00:48] agenda to say something else
[2:00:50] on want to talk about.
[2:00:51] Situation is a lot of stuff
[2:00:52] and you need to be talking
[2:00:52] about people in audience.
[2:01:00] Okay. Yes. Thank you so much.
[2:01:01] Mississauga on a summit called
[2:01:03] for those who are
[2:01:03] participating via zoom or in
[2:01:04] person. If I called your name
[2:01:05] here in person and you have an
[2:01:07] approach, the podium et please
[2:01:08] approach the podium. Otherwise
[2:01:11] we will move to zoom speakers.
[2:01:12] With that. We will go to our
[2:01:14] zoom speakers. We have up
[2:01:15] Thurs Blair Beekman. Your
[2:01:21] community MAY begin. All right
[2:01:22] with band. I can place items
[2:01:23] on consent. I wanted to speak
[2:01:26] try to get to them Probably
[2:01:27] help, though, just speak to
[2:01:29] for us to item 6.4, 6,
[2:01:31] surveillance technology
[2:01:33] ordinance you're having having
[2:01:35] items of mail pr things being
[2:01:37] brought back to public safety
[2:01:41] committee either SEPTEMBER,
[2:01:43] OCTOBER, NOVEMBER. I think it
[2:01:44] shows that there's a serious
[2:01:45] problem going on with
[2:01:47] accountability about pr issue
[2:01:48] and that, you know, for as
[2:01:52] much as you put off signing
[2:01:54] the contract for what I could
[2:01:54] guess is some actual good
[2:01:58] reasons for the community. You
[2:01:59] can't be accountable here in
[2:02:00] JULY and you've had to push
[2:02:03] this off until late fall. I
[2:02:04] think that signals a problem.
[2:02:08] And I think you guys it's a
[2:02:09] council person's really have
[2:02:12] to work to create an acessible
[2:02:13] understandable informational
[2:02:14] process. Why you guys are not
[2:02:15] signing the contract and why
[2:02:17] you have it. If you have at
[2:02:18] this point, why did you wait
[2:02:21] so long to and what does that?
[2:02:22] What are the benefits of
[2:02:24] compared to signing the
[2:02:26] contract immediately and then
[2:02:26] working through our problems
[2:02:28] that way is Alameda County is
[2:02:31] done. They're going to the
[2:02:33] same rfp process. You guys at
[2:02:34] this time for a future alpr
[2:02:36] vendor yet they signed the
[2:02:39] contract to go through it You
[2:02:40] guys never to lawsuits. Now
[2:02:43] you more long. One of all I
[2:02:44] left vulnerable. Those sort of
[2:02:44] questions. Can you make clear
[2:02:46] to the public? What are the
[2:02:47] advantages of putting all
[2:02:48] signed the contract? Please
[2:02:49] work on that. Please make it
[2:02:53] clear to the public without
[2:02:54] all said to try to go back to
[2:02:58] remainder of the item. 6.7
[2:03:00] Consolidation of the municipal
[2:03:03] election. I'm not in of city
[2:03:04] government having some sort of
[2:03:06] say that they don't have to
[2:03:09] say what's on the agenda items
[2:03:10] voting time. The eu. There's
[2:03:11] legal ways that that is, but
[2:03:13] it doesn't make anything and
[2:03:14] more clear. Just give you guys
[2:03:15] superiority and not. It's not
[2:03:18] a good system. 6.8 6.9 or
[2:03:21] celery ordinance, things to
[2:03:22] try to offer to try to clarify
[2:03:27] what I said if city workers
[2:03:29] take a $50 cut in pay each
[2:03:35] month, $600 a year, 4, 202
[2:03:36] known for 200,000 workers or
[2:03:40] what is it yet? 20,000 for the
[2:03:41] city that work for the city?
[2:03:42] However, the numbers is a
[2:03:44] 20,000 sorry, whatever. That
[2:03:46] number is that works out to
[2:03:49] about 2 million dollars in
[2:03:51] savings. Just a small pay cut
[2:03:52] or year. And that allows you
[2:03:55] to continue the retirement
[2:03:57] fund. Things and health
[2:03:59] benefit things. I think that's
[2:04:00] the more important goal and
[2:04:00] it's worth taking a big guy
[2:04:03] but couldn't pay a month. It
[2:04:03] just creates a better morale.
[2:04:06] I think for people and there's
[2:04:07] so many items. I want to talk
[2:04:10] to thank you for the sanctuary
[2:04:12] city things and working on
[2:04:12] that cure weighing can the
[2:04:13] other council person and I
[2:04:17] hope they can work on the the
[2:04:17] street issues what is that the
[2:04:20] street? Thank you so much for
[2:04:24] your comments can we are on
[2:04:25] the consent calendar if you
[2:04:28] signed up to speak for the
[2:04:30] consent calendar, today's
[2:04:30] agenda, can you state the name
[2:04:34] that you signed up for? All
[2:04:36] right. No response from low
[2:04:37] can. We will go to the next
[2:04:42] speaker you are a muted if you
[2:04:44] signed up on today's agenda
[2:04:45] for the consent calendar, what
[2:04:49] name did you sign up for? 6
[2:04:52] dot to 5 underwent knee. It
[2:04:56] should be Kareem Ahmed.
[2:04:56] Kareem. Unfortunately, I do
[2:05:01] not have a speaker card. It
[2:05:02] is. I are a new did. You can
[2:05:08] go ahead give your comments.
[2:05:11] Are. My name's Curry. Mohammed
[2:05:12] Aman original founder of the
[2:05:13] African American Sports and
[2:05:14] Entertainment Group speaking
[2:05:16] in my individual capacity
[2:05:21] regarding item 6 dot to 5 on
[2:05:22] Monday, JULY 20th, co-founder
[2:05:23] and complain to Brian Dickson
[2:05:26] and I submitted a formal
[2:05:27] written notices concerning one
[2:05:30] result. Questions about the
[2:05:31] relationship among the
[2:05:32] African-American sports
[2:05:34] entertainment group Acg Land
[2:05:34] and Oakland acquisition
[2:05:36] company, including the
[2:05:37] authority for advancing the
[2:05:40] Coliseum transaction to these
[2:05:41] entities. These matters are
[2:05:43] connected to a pending
[2:05:44] arbitration and related
[2:05:45] Alameda County Superior Court
[2:05:47] action. We are not asking the
[2:05:47] council to decide the merits
[2:05:50] on those disputes and we're
[2:05:52] not opposing responsible
[2:05:54] redevelopment within the city
[2:05:56] of Oakland. We respectfully
[2:05:57] ask the City Council to Paul
[2:05:58] and continue the item as 6.
[2:06:01] That to 5 before authorizing
[2:06:03] are completing reversible cell
[2:06:03] transfer recording are
[2:06:09] closing. Thank you for your
[2:06:10] comments. I will give will can
[2:06:16] why believe is David Peters?
[2:06:17] If you are and you didn't hear
[2:06:18] me, you can unmute yourself
[2:06:25] and you can begin. We will go
[2:06:29] to Jen if you signed up to
[2:06:31] speak for an agenda item on
[2:06:31] the consent calendar, can you
[2:06:32] state the name that you signed
[2:06:37] up for? Iht under Jennifer
[2:06:38] Findlay? Thank you so much.
[2:06:46] Begin. Thank Yeah, 50 some
[2:06:47] items on that. The content
[2:06:51] calendar is a lot. I wanted to
[2:06:53] talk mainly about intersection
[2:06:55] of that of the sanctuary city
[2:06:59] ordinance. The you can't beat
[2:06:59] a beat policy which is
[2:07:01] ridiculous, offensive name and
[2:07:05] gop surveillance Tech report.
[2:07:08] Let's start with supposedly
[2:07:12] urgent contract from roughly
[2:07:13] Shangri. That is still not
[2:07:15] been executed. What's up with
[2:07:16] that eye had questions? Blair
[2:07:17] become covered some pretty
[2:07:19] well. Thank you for that.
[2:07:23] Regarding the tech
[2:07:23] surveillance report. First
[2:07:26] question is why opd still not
[2:07:29] treating on gps that would
[2:07:30] help response time close to
[2:07:33] being shipped out in some I
[2:07:35] saw last week's opd stats.
[2:07:36] Crime continues to go down
[2:07:37] across the board. They seem to
[2:07:42] be doing well. Senate. With
[2:07:44] their staffing right to say I
[2:07:45] oppose the encampment
[2:07:46] abatement policy, which
[2:07:47] targets the same people who
[2:07:50] are being targeted by ice who
[2:07:51] might unknowingly be sleeping
[2:07:55] reflect camera. I'm happy to
[2:07:55] see the new ordinance. But
[2:07:56] does the city of refuge apply
[2:07:59] to our unhoused neighbors? How
[2:08:02] does that overlap with ap? Yes
[2:08:04] vote flock is the polar
[2:08:07] opposite 2. Yes. Vote on a
[2:08:10] sanctuary city. The Flock ceo
[2:08:10] later this morning
[2:08:11] specifically said the company
[2:08:13] has no opinion on immigration.
[2:08:14] And if the states want to,
[2:08:17] they can use it for that. It's
[2:08:18] about so much more than
[2:08:20] immigration up with It's so
[2:08:22] much risk in the past. This
[2:08:24] reason that in the past 13
[2:08:29] months people people is nearly
[2:08:29] 60 municipalities cancel
[2:08:33] contracts ascent. But I heard
[2:08:34] morning, many are more
[2:08:35] deflating. Should kick cameras
[2:08:36] down there trying to get
[2:08:39] contracts canceled. They say
[2:08:41] that they're not going to
[2:08:41] access the debt, to think they
[2:08:42] can access the data. That
[2:08:43] might be what they say. But
[2:08:44] when you've got to believe
[2:08:46] them 2, it only means they
[2:08:47] can't access to it yet or if
[2:08:50] they're going to get hat some
[2:08:53] of them don't even a cat. Ben
[2:08:57] Jordan, a great work on this.
[2:08:59] And she many cameras that
[2:09:00] actually require, you know,
[2:09:02] lock in for the public to
[2:09:05] access including baby think
[2:09:09] sporting at playgrounds and
[2:09:11] these were available to the
[2:09:12] public live stream to stream
[2:09:13] later like they're watching
[2:09:16] Netflix. I don't want these
[2:09:17] cameras, which it me or my
[2:09:24] neighbors there was also
[2:09:25] instance Sir Lee being
[2:09:27] prosecuted for in Texas for a,
[2:09:31] quote, Self managed abortion.
[2:09:32] Because they were found Cs.
[2:09:36] This network of flock cameras.
[2:09:38] We don't talk about stories
[2:09:39] harmed the police They flock
[2:09:40] mistakes. The driver stopped.
[2:09:46] It Thank you for your comments
[2:09:47] next. Speaker here, West
[2:09:48] Oakland, Cultural Affairs,
[2:09:48] Action plan or is this David
[2:09:52] Peters? That is and thank you
[2:09:54] for giving me the unmute
[2:09:54] button because the weather
[2:09:55] going up to about a 2 time. So
[2:09:56] thank you. Hear me. Fine. Yes,
[2:09:59] we can. You MAY begin. Thank
[2:10:00] you. My name is David Peters.
[2:10:03] I am the founder and executive
[2:10:04] director of the West Oakland
[2:10:08] Cultural Action Network. And I
[2:10:09] have been going to before I go
[2:10:13] down that path. I heard
[2:10:15] earlier speaker talk about in
[2:10:16] can't and common abatement
[2:10:19] program in the context of
[2:10:22] racial equity. It's the racial
[2:10:23] equity analysis is around the
[2:10:25] ink, an encampment abatement
[2:10:25] program and so many other
[2:10:28] programs is missing lacking in
[2:10:31] this council has yet to direct
[2:10:33] and appropriate, fair and
[2:10:34] equitable racial equity
[2:10:37] announces for anything.
[2:10:39] Because if you fail to analyze
[2:10:42] the impact on my neighborhood
[2:10:45] and other black and brown flat
[2:10:46] land neighborhood from the
[2:10:49] keep a thin by folks who are
[2:10:50] claiming public territory as
[2:10:52] their private property, isn't
[2:10:57] Isn't it? The belief that
[2:10:59] black neighborhood, black
[2:11:01] businesses, black babies,
[2:11:02] black voters and black
[2:11:05] residents not deserve to live
[2:11:06] in an environment free from
[2:11:08] the encampment that are out of
[2:11:09] control that have become new
[2:11:10] physical of litter and in
[2:11:13] other kind problem behaviors
[2:11:14] because it's not encampment.
[2:11:17] It is the behaviors we are
[2:11:18] doing a great disservice to
[2:11:20] our historic neighborhoods and
[2:11:21] I need I need the people who
[2:11:22] come in here and talk like
[2:11:26] that to assess their impact
[2:11:28] and the role they play in
[2:11:29] Pushkin poor black people from
[2:11:29] shelter to street because
[2:11:31] y'all get it right now. What
[2:11:35] about that? But I'm going to
[2:11:36] coliseum longer any place to
[2:11:39] my grandparents. House. Every
[2:11:40] time I go in that place, I
[2:11:43] think I'm a grandma because
[2:11:44] that put that college team is
[2:11:45] so much of our history and
[2:11:47] culture, whether it was the
[2:11:50] soul patrol. The fog landed at
[2:11:50] the mother or nothing. Mandela
[2:11:55] coming here on his tore that
[2:11:55] that complex has meant so much
[2:11:56] for the history and culture.
[2:11:58] This town. We cannot begin to
[2:12:02] forget for get how much of
[2:12:05] that culture and what
[2:12:06] influence us in that in that
[2:12:07] city and how much of our
[2:12:11] history as well. We must have.
[2:12:12] A museum not just to the
[2:12:15] people who played at the
[2:12:20] Coliseum, so many a great
[2:12:21] oaklanders passes sports
[2:12:22] fields, including Bill Russell
[2:12:23] and Frank Robinson who were
[2:12:25] respectively. The first black
[2:12:26] manager in the nba, first
[2:12:27] black coach nba and first
[2:12:29] black manager in Major League
[2:12:30] Baseball. Both want to
[2:12:32] teammates and climbs high
[2:12:33] school. You would not know
[2:12:36] that are many other things. If
[2:12:37] Black Liberation walking tour
[2:12:39] had not been funded, people
[2:12:39] all over the world have been
[2:12:42] on this tour. It's nasty.
[2:12:43] Recognize it attracts people
[2:12:45] to come here. We must
[2:12:47] continue. We must dedicate
[2:12:49] funding dedicated stream of
[2:12:50] funding to our arts and
[2:12:51] culture community because
[2:12:54] Oakland is known for one
[2:12:57] unique thing. Our history and
[2:12:58] our culture, our unparalleled
[2:12:59] and a whole bunch. We all came
[2:13:01] move here. Cause us. Thank you
[2:13:02] for your comments, David
[2:13:03] Peters, that concludes your
[2:13:04] public comment. Speakers for
[2:13:13] item 6. Thank you. I will pass
[2:13:16] it to city administrator like
[2:13:17] thank you very much on the
[2:13:19] administration is requesting
[2:13:23] that item 6.4, 0, the
[2:13:24] professional services
[2:13:24] agreement with her at a
[2:13:28] company for signage and
[2:13:29] wayfinding services. The
[2:13:30] continued until the next
[2:13:35] meeting. SEPTEMBER 15th. Thank
[2:13:39] you colleagues any questions
[2:13:40] count. Some member, Gallo and
[2:13:49] Houston. And that was a motion
[2:13:51] by Councilmember Gallo,
[2:13:52] seconded by Councilmember
[2:13:53] Houston to approve the consent
[2:13:55] count, little calendar as
[2:14:03] amended on roll. And things
[2:14:04] comes another one. Yes. Thank
[2:14:06] you so much chair. Appreciate
[2:14:08] it. I did want to address a
[2:14:10] cup for more items in the
[2:14:11] agenda first fall on 6 points
[2:14:15] or 6.2, 1. Thank you, Dan Cow.
[2:14:16] First of all, for your service
[2:14:18] to the city, especially a
[2:14:19] leader in environment and in
[2:14:23] on the environment. Thanks for
[2:14:24] bringing to my attention as
[2:14:26] well as council member Brown
[2:14:29] Detention sb 954. I just hope
[2:14:30] that we can continue your
[2:14:32] legacy of environmental
[2:14:35] activism here in the city of
[2:14:36] Oakland. I also wanted to do a
[2:14:40] shout out Braxton gotten or i
[2:14:41] seen the audience as look
[2:14:45] forward to your expertise on
[2:14:46] the Privacy Advisory
[2:14:50] Commission. The other item, I
[2:14:51] want to dress a very quickly
[2:14:53] 6.2 5. I know that we are not
[2:14:55] making a decision around how
[2:14:56] the revenue for the Coliseum
[2:14:59] sales going today. But
[2:15:00] considering the voices in the
[2:15:04] audience. I did want to just
[2:15:04] logs some support for a
[2:15:05] portion of the revenue going
[2:15:07] to arts and culture,
[2:15:10] especially when I think about
[2:15:11] this vision that we have
[2:15:12] around the coliseum minute
[2:15:14] positioning to be calm,
[2:15:16] Oakland, to be a music city,
[2:15:21] right? I think about Austin,
[2:15:22] Texas, Nashville and these
[2:15:23] other music City's what
[2:15:25] they've done. Well is to bring
[2:15:29] up homegrown talent. Right?
[2:15:32] And so I also think this is a
[2:15:33] smart economic development
[2:15:34] decision that is going to bear
[2:15:38] out return on investment. And,
[2:15:39] you know, we've had to park
[2:15:41] Kalani come through city of
[2:15:42] Oakland. I'd like to see more
[2:15:44] of that homegrown talent make
[2:15:46] it onto, you know, and urging
[2:15:51] a soft stage. Finally, I just
[2:15:54] want to address a 6.4 6. This
[2:15:56] is the infirm at the
[2:15:59] technology. Opd reports. First
[2:16:02] of all, there was some
[2:16:03] misinformation just look, I
[2:16:05] think should have worthwhile
[2:16:06] debates about flock. I also
[2:16:09] think there's been some
[2:16:09] misinformation posted around
[2:16:14] how there was a deliberate
[2:16:15] intention around item sub This
[2:16:17] was the alpr item that was
[2:16:19] truly there. Isn't it? Opd
[2:16:20] came to me because they
[2:16:22] realize there is a legal issue
[2:16:26] with how it was posted. And so
[2:16:26] it would have been an issue
[2:16:28] for us to adopt it. So to be
[2:16:30] clear, we are not adopting
[2:16:32] anything related to the alp
[2:16:34] ours today that was stricken
[2:16:35] from the record and taken
[2:16:38] down. And I just think that
[2:16:39] when we have these debates,
[2:16:42] let's at least grounded in the
[2:16:43] facts. And finally, since I
[2:16:46] was unable to address
[2:16:48] Mississauga before sense, it
[2:16:49] wasn't actually part of this.
[2:16:50] I I really want to thank you.
[2:16:53] You didn't have to do that for
[2:16:56] me. So so thank you. And I
[2:16:56] think the thing about this
[2:17:00] asada is that. You and I have
[2:17:01] had my we've had our
[2:17:06] disagreements at times. But I
[2:17:07] really think this is not a
[2:17:08] first of all. You do war
[2:17:13] reading, on these items than
[2:17:15] anybody. Anybody on the city
[2:17:15] council, you really do. And
[2:17:18] you actually see it on the
[2:17:20] school board meetings, the
[2:17:21] county beatings, you are more.
[2:17:23] Well, you are reading every
[2:17:25] single piece and I actually
[2:17:26] think people need to do a
[2:17:28] documentary about your life.
[2:17:32] Your life story truly. Because
[2:17:34] and where you came from New
[2:17:35] Orleans and just your history
[2:17:37] and how you came to come to
[2:17:39] Oakland, all your
[2:17:40] contributions. And I think for
[2:17:45] me, you know, I actually want
[2:17:46] your voice to your perspective
[2:17:47] to ring through. Clearly when
[2:17:51] it comes to public safety.
[2:17:51] Unfortunately, I also have an
[2:17:52] obligation even when I agree
[2:17:56] with your point of view you
[2:17:57] know, just maintain order,
[2:17:58] even one. I think your
[2:18:01] perspective is incredibly
[2:18:02] important. But let's chat
[2:18:03] afterwards and again, thank
[2:18:05] you. You really didn't have to
[2:18:05] do that for me. So I I just
[2:18:15] appreciate you. Thank you.
[2:18:17] Councilmember Long and thank
[2:18:19] you. Missus councilmember.
[2:18:23] He's ok, we have a motion and
[2:18:25] a second. Thank you once
[2:18:25] again, so much for that. So we
[2:18:26] have a motion by COUNCILMAN
[2:18:29] The guile seconded by
[2:18:30] Councilmember Houston to
[2:18:32] approve the consent counter as
[2:18:33] amended on role Council member
[2:18:38] Brown. Thank you.
[2:18:39] Councilmember Fife is excuse
[2:18:40] Councilmember Gallo. I
[2:18:42] Councilmember Houston. I I
[2:18:50] Wang. And chair Ramachandran.
[2:18:51] Item number 6. The consent
[2:18:52] counter is approved as amended
[2:18:55] with 6 ayes and to excused.
[2:19:06] That now takes us to. That.
[2:19:08] Now takes us to the item. 7
[2:19:09] counsel counsel
[2:19:09] acknowledgements and
[2:19:14] announcements. Okay.
[2:19:15] Colleagues, any announcements?
[2:19:17] Well, there was a public
[2:19:18] speaker who started to mention
[2:19:19] this event, which I will
[2:19:23] gladly highlight right now on
[2:19:24] that Thursday, JULY 30th right
[2:19:28] here in council chambers. My
[2:19:29] office is working with Bay
[2:19:34] Area, Phil Knight, 2 to screen
[2:19:35] 2 amazing local made films.
[2:19:37] That will be a panel
[2:19:38] discussion after the event
[2:19:40] which I will not great. Thank
[2:19:41] you to Jim. Not true. Love for
[2:19:42] being here today and for
[2:19:48] putting on this event. And
[2:19:50] bringing speakers who are
[2:19:51] fantastic film makers as well
[2:19:51] as the executive director of
[2:19:54] the San Francisco Film
[2:19:55] Commission. It is a free event
[2:19:56] sign-up online. We hope to see
[2:19:58] you next Thursday at 06:00pm
[2:20:03] at Council Chambers any other
[2:20:07] announcements, if not. Well in
[2:20:10] please do consider attending
[2:20:11] the Laurel Street Fest on
[2:20:12] Saturday, AUGUST 8th. It's
[2:20:17] going to be beautiful. And the
[2:20:18] performances really, really,
[2:20:19] really amazing time again.
[2:20:23] Another free festival and if
[2:20:25] there are no other
[2:20:26] announcements or adjournment
[2:20:31] we will move to open farm.
[2:20:33] Thank you so much. We are now
[2:20:33] open as I call your name.
[2:20:35] Please approach the podium in
[2:20:37] any order state. Your name for
[2:20:38] record. If you're
[2:20:39] participating in a line and
[2:20:39] you would like speak once I
[2:20:40] call your name, you can make
[2:20:41] your hand as well. So I can
[2:20:42] easily identify you will start
[2:20:44] with those in person. Jennifer
[2:20:53] Findlay. Renay. David Peters.
[2:20:53] Natalie, near Jon Jones. The
[2:20:55] 3rd Mississauga on the Bala
[2:20:58] Lambertville Retana. Windy
[2:21:01] blooming marked the cruel
[2:21:05] Tracey tallest Williams
[2:21:12] Alexander Ridge, Windy. Martha
[2:21:16] Kohl ants, Madeline, Stacey.
[2:21:17] And Jeanne hazards in any
[2:21:22] order, MR. Hazzard. I was in
[2:21:27] court on JUNE. 25 2026 related
[2:21:29] to the transaction and use tax
[2:21:35] a special election. APRIL 15.
[2:21:43] This city after 4. 378 days.
[2:21:43] Vow to The only thing they
[2:21:48] found since MAY 19. To dismiss
[2:21:51] my case. The court sustained
[2:21:54] it. Without lead to a man on
[2:21:57] preparing. The opening before
[2:22:01] the appeals court, which I was
[2:22:01] already prepared for MAY 19th
[2:22:05] 2025. But what's interesting
[2:22:10] with all of this. 2 documents,
[2:22:15] a draft. And the proposed
[2:22:15] ordinance. There's no
[2:22:19] introduction. For what the
[2:22:19] council approved on JANUARY
[2:22:27] 9th. Thank you for your
[2:22:36] comments. Your time is up. I
[2:22:38] chair records zones. The 3rd
[2:22:39] want to say a few things. I
[2:22:39] appreciate the comments made
[2:22:43] by Councilmember Houston. I
[2:22:44] think its important to review
[2:22:46] all the contracts right? And
[2:22:47] look at how many times they'll
[2:22:49] slip requirements been weight.
[2:22:51] Know there's a tendency to do
[2:22:52] so. And I do believe that we
[2:22:54] be local support, locals much
[2:22:54] as possible. Another thing I
[2:22:56] want to share, that's very
[2:22:58] important with all the vacant
[2:22:59] and abandoned buildings and
[2:23:02] parcels of land. We got here
[2:23:04] when I was walking now
[2:23:05] international for the brt. I
[2:23:06] notice that first of all, a
[2:23:07] lot of these buildings are not
[2:23:08] even people from this country.
[2:23:10] 30's. So the merchant some
[2:23:11] time because that's the
[2:23:12] challenge for the owner to
[2:23:13] transmit the mission to the
[2:23:15] merchant. My point is as a
[2:23:16] city, we should be in the
[2:23:16] business of acquiring assets
[2:23:18] as much as possible because we
[2:23:19] don't know when the next
[2:23:22] pandemic. Mike, her, we see
[2:23:23] what happened with the parcel
[2:23:24] 83rd MacArthur High was sold.
[2:23:25] So I would encourage you all
[2:23:29] to do that work. Let's connect
[2:23:30] with the county assessor.
[2:23:31] Lsu's eminent domain for
[2:23:32] properties that are owned by
[2:23:33] people who are doing nothing
[2:23:35] with it. So thank you. Thank
[2:23:37] you for your comments. Want
[2:23:40] to? Thank MISS Candace, I'm
[2:23:43] gonna MISS You. I'm gonna MISS
[2:23:48] You so much. We always ability
[2:23:50] to put people in groups. And I
[2:23:54] have put. People into the
[2:23:57] groups that I understand. The
[2:23:59] people are in this country 3
[2:24:03] groups. The indigenous people,
[2:24:07] the original people. The
[2:24:09] people who immigrated to this
[2:24:11] country and the 3rd group as
[2:24:12] the people who came here
[2:24:15] against their will. The
[2:24:18] enslaved people better known
[2:24:19] as African-Americans. That's
[2:24:20] the group I'm talking about.
[2:24:24] Every time I come here. We not
[2:24:26] the same as those of the 2
[2:24:29] groups. We have a lot of
[2:24:29] things that are not in place
[2:24:34] for us. In terms of jobs,
[2:24:36] housing in terms of education.
[2:24:38] Appreciate what you did. That
[2:24:40] resolution but then identifies
[2:24:42] the issues of African
[2:24:43] Americans in this city. We
[2:24:44] have no action plan. To deal
[2:24:50] with those. Apologies.
[2:24:51] Mississauga you times that
[2:24:56] next Speaker. Thank you.
[2:24:58] Hello. My name Dana, I'm a
[2:25:01] psychotherapist at Children's
[2:25:02] Hospital. Oakland all sewn up
[2:25:02] the union member. And I'm here
[2:25:05] to talk about measure Measure
[2:25:06] c. But before I get to that, I
[2:25:08] want to extend some thank yous
[2:25:09] for a spot to for coming out
[2:25:10] to support us on JULY 9th,
[2:25:12] action there. And for the
[2:25:14] hospital second vote, we want
[2:25:17] to think Mayor Lee, who
[2:25:18] somehow found it in a way to
[2:25:21] persuade Nicholas Home Co to
[2:25:23] have a conversation with ice
[2:25:25] meeting. Labor as you MAY
[2:25:26] know, Measure c has Isaac
[2:25:28] about 20% for the hospital. 5%
[2:25:29] of which we are supposed to
[2:25:30] have some say. So with respect
[2:25:34] to how spent until Nichols
[2:25:37] home would have nothing to do
[2:25:37] with us. Making one making up
[2:25:40] one excuse or another. Now
[2:25:42] then cut to the chase. Were
[2:25:42] here to ask you to do
[2:25:45] something because we think
[2:25:45] that the hospice misusing
[2:25:47] measure c money, how do we
[2:25:51] know it looks like they're
[2:25:52] taking care open residents
[2:25:52] only cameras. It over to the
[2:25:54] city health care. And we also
[2:25:56] think that they're taking jobs
[2:26:01] that we do. Thank you for your
[2:26:06] comments next. Speaker. Hello,
[2:26:07] my name is Tracy. Tell us
[2:26:10] clinical life and scientists
[2:26:12] at Tall Children's Hospital,
[2:26:13] Oakland and I just want been
[2:26:15] working there for about a good
[2:26:17] 10 years. And we recently
[2:26:18] received a letter saying
[2:26:21] services will be moved out to
[2:26:21] China Basin, which is over on
[2:26:24] the east, the West Bay so that
[2:26:26] we are getting services cut
[2:26:31] in. There are several things
[2:26:33] that are detrimental for
[2:26:33] children at Children's
[2:26:36] Hospital. So one being blood
[2:26:36] cultures, that blood cultures
[2:26:39] are moved out. It we've had a
[2:26:42] case or scenario where the
[2:26:43] black culture turn positive in
[2:26:46] less than 6 hours. Pretty
[2:26:48] common for rapid for different
[2:26:49] type of organisms. But if it
[2:26:52] turns positive and is in route
[2:26:53] to being set up over there, we
[2:26:55] could lose at least 6 to 8
[2:26:56] hours. And that's really
[2:26:57] detrimental for children
[2:27:00] because, you know, there a
[2:27:01] really sensitive population.
[2:27:02] And this patient just happened
[2:27:05] to be oncology patient. So we
[2:27:06] would actually lose the
[2:27:09] ability to for accessibility.
[2:27:10] Thank you for your comments.
[2:27:16] Tracy. Next speaker. Hi, my
[2:27:18] name is Wendy Blum Unama rn
[2:27:19] and I've been in Oakland
[2:27:21] Children's Hospital for last
[2:27:23] 39 years since the affiliation
[2:27:24] with ucsf that started 11
[2:27:26] years ago. We have seen a
[2:27:27] steady decline and services
[2:27:30] offered in Oakland, ucsf
[2:27:31] receives funds from Alameda
[2:27:33] County's Measure c that
[2:27:34] funding should be used for the
[2:27:34] hospital services provided in
[2:27:38] the Oakland Campus. We want
[2:27:38] transparency and
[2:27:39] accountability for those
[2:27:40] funds. Please listen to the
[2:27:43] staff in the trenches and
[2:27:44] don't follow for ucsf. Spotty
[2:27:47] power point presentations. We
[2:27:48] do not want to see the for the
[2:27:48] loss of certain needed
[2:27:50] services for the families in
[2:27:52] Oakland. We've already seen
[2:27:54] our bone marrow, the bulk of
[2:27:55] our bone marrow transplant
[2:27:55] program is moved to Mission
[2:27:59] Bay in San Francisco. We're
[2:28:01] seeing the shift of college e
[2:28:04] services as well as complex
[2:28:05] cardiac surgeries. Our single
[2:28:07] cell program is world renowned
[2:28:08] to the longtime guidance of
[2:28:09] our position. Now, doesn't
[2:28:10] cheat. And we have really have
[2:28:12] fears that medical hits will
[2:28:13] cut those programs for the
[2:28:15] adults as well as that
[2:28:16] children services. So please
[2:28:24] help us keep care in Oakland.
[2:28:25] My name is Martha Cool. And
[2:28:27] I've been in our ins for 45
[2:28:28] years of those years. I worked
[2:28:30] 40 years at Oakland,
[2:28:32] Children's caring for sick,
[2:28:33] the sick and injured kids and
[2:28:35] specialize in care of kids
[2:28:37] with cancer. I retired but
[2:28:37] remain active in our community
[2:28:41] for health care. Right. When
[2:28:42] ucsf Health first affiliated
[2:28:44] Cho and 14 uc promised so
[2:28:46] much. But you can't trust
[2:28:49] them. We have all witnessed a
[2:28:50] diminishing level of services
[2:28:51] and care over time with the
[2:28:53] transfer specialties across
[2:28:56] the bay. Not only that they
[2:28:58] unilaterally cut our contracts
[2:28:59] and transferred us into a
[2:29:00] substandard contract that they
[2:29:03] don't even honor. More
[2:29:05] importantly, though, this has
[2:29:07] caused harm to many workers
[2:29:07] and families and working
[2:29:08] conditions have deteriorated.
[2:29:12] Morale is very low. More
[2:29:13] importantly, good working
[2:29:15] conditions are always the
[2:29:16] foundation that makes it
[2:29:17] possible to give great patient
[2:29:19] care without this patients MAY
[2:29:20] be at risk and all try to give
[2:29:22] even if we all try to do the
[2:29:23] best, they must be held to
[2:29:27] account. Thank you so much for
[2:29:33] your comments next. Speaker.
[2:29:34] Good afternoon, everybody. I'm
[2:29:37] ridge. I want to give a simple
[2:29:40] introduction about who I am.
[2:29:41] I'm a 14 year-old I live and
[2:29:43] also brought there and I am
[2:29:46] interning with close regroup.
[2:29:49] I'm shattered Isaac right
[2:29:51] here. You guys, many of you
[2:29:53] MAY be familiar with my
[2:29:54] grandmother, Jane Garcia.
[2:29:54] She's the ceo of a clinic at
[2:30:00] nasa. Jim, by that same spirit
[2:30:01] of community service. I'm
[2:30:01] deeply involved in local
[2:30:04] advocate advocacy at my school
[2:30:05] District, West Contra Costa
[2:30:08] Unified School District. I
[2:30:09] would like to thank you,
[2:30:10] MISTER Gallo, giving mine in
[2:30:14] the street. Thank you your
[2:30:23] comments. Next Mylan, Stacy,
[2:30:24] today, we had quite a packed
[2:30:26] agenda in terms of the consent
[2:30:28] items. There usually is a
[2:30:28] packed agenda, but I've
[2:30:31] noticed a trend in the past
[2:30:33] few months that every city
[2:30:34] council committee and every
[2:30:35] concurrent City council
[2:30:36] meeting has made the public
[2:30:40] comment cut down to one minute
[2:30:42] or as it's now essentially
[2:30:43] defaulted. And we all expect
[2:30:45] only have one minute. And I
[2:30:46] just like you to think about
[2:30:50] and consider how public isn't
[2:30:51] really fully able to give a
[2:30:53] voice to everything you want
[2:30:53] to, especially with the
[2:30:54] consent items where we had a
[2:30:56] maximum of 3 minutes when many
[2:30:57] of us wanted to comment on a
[2:31:00] handful of the items, it's
[2:31:01] just simply not enough time
[2:31:02] for public input actually be
[2:31:05] heard inconsiderate. Thank you
[2:31:06] for your comments next.
[2:31:11] Speaker. The little Damian or
[2:31:12] first of all, thank you very
[2:31:16] much for the grant performance
[2:31:17] year-old. One of those things
[2:31:21] that. Always is a route that
[2:31:22] you always rude to me back in
[2:31:23] the city. Whenever I would
[2:31:25] come back home from traveling
[2:31:26] or whatever, very few of the
[2:31:27] lake and then being able to
[2:31:31] see that that And then as far
[2:31:35] the Coliseum, I think it be
[2:31:37] very interesting if city was
[2:31:38] able to during this break to
[2:31:42] take a look at. The other big
[2:31:43] projects that we wanted to
[2:31:46] accomplish. Didn't happen and
[2:31:49] really identify where the city
[2:31:52] fell apart and try to get
[2:31:53] started and get infrastructure
[2:31:53] right, like MR. Hazzard said
[2:31:55] he's going to be a while
[2:31:56] before everything gets going.
[2:31:57] But it be great if the city
[2:31:58] could have some things in
[2:32:00] place. And on note, also
[2:32:01] thinking about the idea music
[2:32:05] City. It can also you can
[2:32:06] operate from the top down. But
[2:32:07] I think there's also some
[2:32:08] foundation made get put in
[2:32:09] place that we don't have to
[2:32:09] wait for that 6% to start
[2:32:11] rolling Thanks. Thank you for
[2:32:16] your comments. All names have
[2:32:17] been called. If you signed up
[2:32:18] to speak in your in person,
[2:32:21] please approach the podium. If
[2:32:22] not, we will go to Speakers
[2:32:23] blare become in your community
[2:32:28] MAY begin. Thank you. Really
[2:32:29] awesome words play a big win
[2:32:30] here. Really awesome words
[2:32:32] that you guys have over 15
[2:32:33] made it over efficient the
[2:32:36] public comment time. I work on
[2:32:38] that and come back in the fall
[2:32:39] with a better plan. Thank you
[2:32:42] for a person's words. I also
[2:32:43] want to comment. It's a
[2:32:44] sideshow issues that I hope
[2:32:45] that council person wearing an
[2:32:50] a Houston again get together
[2:32:51] on council person. Houston
[2:32:53] some interesting ideas on
[2:32:56] sideshow. Things. I hope that
[2:32:57] can be a work. I'm really
[2:32:58] hopeful. I heard how the movie
[2:32:59] business can be of help to
[2:33:01] Oakland. I think every
[2:33:01] practice. Good check
[2:33:02] accountability for the
[2:33:03] upcoming downtown development
[2:33:05] projects. That would be really
[2:33:08] helpful and just give people
[2:33:09] good reminders that best
[2:33:10] practices simply makes people
[2:33:11] feel good with technology and
[2:33:13] good luck. And those efforts.
[2:33:14] And finally, our council
[2:33:17] person wearing you had a good
[2:33:19] meeting today and that's a
[2:33:21] really important goal with
[2:33:22] tech accountability that we
[2:33:24] learn to be more clear, honest
[2:33:25] and straight forward with each
[2:33:25] other in our conversations.
[2:33:28] And I don't think you. Thank
[2:33:29] you for your comments. If I
[2:33:31] called your name and you are
[2:33:32] on zoom action, please raise
[2:33:34] your hand if not all names
[2:33:36] have been called for Open
[2:33:39] forum. Thank you so much.
[2:33:40] Before council members we
[2:33:41] Sorry, my apologies. I do see
[2:33:43] one of speakers raised their
[2:33:44] hand, I believe is David
[2:33:45] Peters. You eat yourself and
[2:33:48] begin. Thank you. MADAM Clerk,
[2:33:51] this is David Peters of West
[2:33:54] Oakland. It is that fine day
[2:33:55] and was the open right now? I
[2:33:58] hope you are fined as much joy
[2:33:58] in this beautiful find JULY
[2:34:02] afternoon. As I am over here,
[2:34:05] optimistic. I think that for
[2:34:08] the first time in a while, I
[2:34:08] think that we're pulling
[2:34:09] together play in the right
[2:34:12] direction. You know, we've see
[2:34:14] some significant outside
[2:34:16] investment at the Coliseum
[2:34:17] property in a deal it by 4
[2:34:19] brothers from the from the
[2:34:20] town. We continue to make
[2:34:26] strides in public safety the
[2:34:28] our budget, cliff that we seem
[2:34:29] to almost humble over last
[2:34:31] year, perhaps as bad for. I
[2:34:32] want to remind everybody
[2:34:33] everything accomplished
[2:34:35] through the culture spirit in
[2:34:36] this town come out on the
[2:34:37] black liberation walking
[2:34:39] toward this Saturday, AUGUST
[2:34:43] whatever it is. And again, the
[2:34:44] of JULY, whatever it is, the
[2:34:46] last will be on AUGUST. 15th.
[2:34:52] Its ceo down. Thank you for
[2:34:52] your comments. That concludes
[2:34:54] our open speakers. Thank you.
[2:34:55] Before we lose clam city
[2:35:00] clerk, please go ahead. Thank
[2:35:03] Just as the council its rating
[2:35:03] on as ida said, this is
[2:35:06] Candice Evans last meeting
[2:35:07] with this is she is moving on
[2:35:08] and I just want to thank her
[2:35:10] for her great work, a good
[2:35:12] service. We say many great
[2:35:14] people moved through the city
[2:35:14] clerk's office and she is once
[2:35:17] I just want to thank her today
[2:35:18] for her service and just we
[2:35:19] share the best. She who's on
[2:35:28] to do great things. Thank you
[2:35:29] so much. Musk and this wishing
[2:35:31] you the very best in your
[2:35:34] future endeavors. This is this
[2:35:35] is often a thankless and
[2:35:35] hijack that declare say they
[2:35:39] just read in, you know, in one
[2:35:42] single breath, 55 items
[2:35:43] consent. Plus, several others
[2:35:45] in this meeting and you help
[2:35:46] from these meeting smoothly
[2:35:46] everyone who works in the
[2:35:50] clerk's office says incredibly
[2:35:51] important work for
[2:35:52] transparency and access year
[2:35:54] in Oakland and getting our
[2:35:55] agendas clear and moving
[2:36:03] forward. So thank you come
[2:36:08] summer. His Due to change is
[2:36:13] hard for me. Change is hard
[2:36:14] you believe in and I'm used to
[2:36:18] you You steal Muzak. I hate
[2:36:20] change, but wish you the best,
[2:36:23] you know, and I'm used abuse
[2:36:24] everyone dry with somebody go
[2:36:25] over. Just used everyone. I'm
[2:36:30] used to structure. So you're
[2:36:31] congratulate you, but you mess
[2:36:33] it a structural what just
[2:36:34] structure here. So appreciate
[2:36:38] it. I love Thank you. Thank
[2:36:41] you. Enjoy recess, everyone or
[2:36:42] else he'll be here working.
[2:36:43] But this meeting is adjourned.
[2:36:58] See you in SEPTEMBER.