meeting. Thank you, everyone.
Good morning and welcome to
the Legislation Committee
meeting on this Thursday, JULY
9th. The time is now to 31 in
this meeting shall come to
order the 4 I call roll. I
would like to give
instructions on how to submit
a speaker card for items on
this agenda. If you're here in
person would like to submit a
speaker card, please fill out
a speaker card and turn it
into a clerk. Representative
either before the item is
called or 10 minutes after
this meeting began. Again,
this meeting started at 10.
31. So that time will 10. 41
will stop receiving in-person
speaker cards on lines. Hearts
were do 24 hours before this
meeting began. So those will
no longer be accepted at this
time. With that, we will now
call roll. On role for this
meeting. Moment Council member
Brown PRESIDENT Councilmember
Fife. Councilmember
Ramachandran PRESIDENT And
Chair Jenkins PRESIDENT. Good
morning morning. We have 4
members present. But before I
go to the first item, do you
have any announcements
council, PRESIDENT Jenkins?
Yes, we are calling a special
meeting that 3rd. 13th at 10,
30 special meeting of the City
Council. Thank you so much for
that. So noted it. We will now
move The time in 30 am. Thank
you. Also, we will be
canceling JULY 23rd rules.
23rd 20rd incoming on camera
looking crazy. Thank you for
that council PRESIDENT Uses
just so Reno to Henry stating
that you have called a special
meeting on JULY Monday, JULY
13th at 10:30am, as well as
canceling JULY 23rd rules.
Correct. Thank you so much
with that. We will now move to
the first item item. Number
one is approved the draft
minutes for the committee
meeting on MAY 28th JUNE 18th
and JUNE 25th 2026. Have one
speaker for the side. Move
move approval. Let's go to the
public speaker. Thank you so
much. I have Blair became and
if you would like to speak to
this item. Blair, please raise
your hand in the queue so we
new chowan give you the
opportunity make your
comments. You've ut MAY begin.
Play a peak I signed item. I
think I'm going to pass this
time and that could let Thank
you. Thank you so much for
your comments. There was a
motion by council member Brown
seconded by Councilmember 5 to
approve item. One. The
committee meeting minutes for
a mate 28th JUNE 18th in JUNE.
25th on that on row
councilmember around. I life.
Councilmember Ramachandran. I
ensure Jenkins. I item number
one is approval for ice. Thank
you for that. Moving to item
number 2. Number is the
termination of scheduling
about standing committee
items, which is your pending
list for rules. And I have 2
speakers. Anything from the
administration, no changes at
this time. Thank you. Let's go
to our public speakers. Thank
you so much for that. I have
this La Bala in Blair Beekman
for item. Number 2, your?
Lists. And it looks like data
is passing on that. We're big
i see you in the queue. You
mute yourself to begin your
time. Big also thank you.
Thank you so much. You know,
motion for item number 2.
Pentagon lists. Was a motion
by council member Brown
seconded by Councilmember
Ramachandran to approve item
to ask is on a roll
councilmember Brown. I
ramachandran I and
Councilmember Jenkins item
number 2 is approved as is
with 4 eyes that now takes us
to item 3 new scheduling.
Starting with item 3.1, which
I believe there will be a
title change ready to make it
happen. Thank you. Good
morning. Candidate, director
of economic and Workforce
Development Development are
real. 24 justification is that
we need to bypass committee
because we just came to terms
that Laci yesterday and we
need to accommodate to city
council meetings before recess
to enable a potential sale as
early as SEPTEMBER. The type
the revised title is as
follows ordinance. Number one,
authorizing the city
administrator to amend the
purchase and sale agreement
with the city of Oakland's
undivided, 50% interest in the
Coliseum complex located at
7,000 Coliseum way. Oakland,
California, to allow the
simultaneous sale of the arena
parcel for the lump sum
payment of 50 million dollars
in the stadium. Pursell for
60 million dollars with seller
financing from the city
crediting the 5 million dollar
deposit held by the city prior
to the sale. Number 2,
authorizing the city
administrator to negotiate and
execute an agreement pursuant
to which the buyers agree to
pay to the city. 6 1% of the
annual gross ticket sales for
any event at the arena.
Personal in the stadium,
personal less applicable
taxes. Number 3. Amending
ordinance. Number 1, 3, 8, 0,
one c Ms conditioning the sale
to require development of
onsite, affordable housing and
other benefits to solely the
sale of the city's interest in
the seat and personal number 4
authorizing the city
administrator to facilitate
closing prior to DECEMBER
31st. 2020 26 by redirecting
to the buyer of the stadium
parcel a portion of the pro
rata share of the city's
annual subsidy. Stadium
personal based on a per day.
I'm out of $16,000.
$416,438.36 limited to the
period between the stadium.
Pursell closing DECEMBER 31st.
2026 and number 5 adopting
California Environmental
Quality Act findings. Thank
you. Thank you so much for
that title change being read
into record in just noting
that this item as it shows in
the scheduling JULY 14th, this
actually will be going to the
JULY 13th Special City Council
meeting at 10 30. That was
just caught by council
PRESIDENT. And we will now
move to item number 3. Is a
title change I will read in
the new title. Under title is
a resolution authorizing the
city administrator to amend
the professional services
contract with outs of
planning. Plus design for 7th
Street Connection project by
increasing the contract amount
747 7, $747,288 for the total
contract not to exceed
3 million, 955,000 $404
extending the contract
expiration date to DECEMBER
31st. 2030, To the extent
required further advertising
competitive bidding.
Competitive selection
requirements under the Open
Sea. Sec Shoes and adopt teen
sequel. Binding to this item
is being requested to be
schedule for the JULY 14th.
Public Works and
Transportation Committee and
this will this has an urgency
finding. So I will read that
into record, which is staff
staff needs council's
resolution before the summer
recess. So the staff MAY move
forward with that project
design and meet the federal
funding milestones at the end
of the year. We will now move
to item 3.3, 3.3 is also a
title change. But only the
second piece of legislation is
the has a change in title. I
will read the first part in it
consists of 2 pieces of
legislation, one, a resolution
authorizing the city
administrator to remove
delinquent city of Oakland,
code enforcement liens. And
only these costs assessment
says civil penalties on
certain tax defaulted
properties for a period of 4
years to facilitate the
development of these
properties into affordable
housing. The Alameda County
chapter, a tax sale program in
limiting aggregate amount of
the liens remove pursuant to
this authorization Nunley
valued the not to exceed
2 million dollars
acknowledging trans mutation
of these code enforcement
liens into proper Kate. It
chapter 8 sale proceeds that
will be paid to the city of
Oakland and 2. I will read in
the new title, a resolution
authorizing the city
administrator to remove dilute
with city of Oakland, vacant
property tax liens on certain
tax default to properties for
period of 4 years for this
elite. 8 to facilitate the
development of these
properties and affordable
housing. The Alameda County
Tech sales program
acknowledging that trans
mutation of these vacant
property tax liens into.
Prorated chapter 8 sales
proceeds. That will be paid to
the city of Oakland and
limiting the aggregate amount
of the Remove pursuant to the
author this authorization. To
Normal Value, not to exceed
2 million dollars in. This is
requested for the JULY 14th
Community, Economic
Development Committee agenda.
This we'll need and urgency
finding staff will be present
to read that into record. Good
morning. Kim Smith for the
city of a fun hasn't committee
development department, the
urgency funding for this item
is as follows. This item is
urgent as the Alameda County
Board of Supervisors is
expected to approve a chapter,
a tax sale at the JULY 14th
meeting. The City Council will
therefore need to authorize
the release of an collectible
leans on Chapter 8 properties
by the end of JULY to avoid
possible disruptions to the
app. Chapter 8 of 82 15
MacArthur pull apart. Thank
you. Thank you so much for
that. Just the finding, we
will now move on to item 3.4,
which has a title change.
Again, this is 2 pieces of
legislation in that. The title
change is only at the second I
will be the first part in the
new titles. The second piece
following that the first
resolution is authorizing the
forgiveness of a city long to
act it Mt. Of up to 2 million
dollars in outstanding
principal. Plus, all accrued
and unpaid interest and fees
and a city revolving line of
credit too. So lash, sure.
With a final outstanding
balance of 1 Million.
$500,000. Plus, accrued and
unpaid interest and fees for
the foothills seminary point.
Retail project. Each
contingent upon the sale of
the transfer of the project to
a qualified purchaser and
making appropriate sequel.
Findings and 2, I will read in
the piece of legislation and
ordinance, the new title of
the second piece of
legislation ordinance
authorizing the forgiveness of
outstanding and future rent
balance in the amount up to
$40,000 for Point llc pursuant
to ground lease with the city
contingent on the sale or
transfer of the leasehold
interest in the property to a
qualified purchaser and making
sequel findings. This item is
being scheduled for the July
14th Community and Economic
Development Committee agenda.
And this too needs an urgency
by did. Hi, good morning. My
name is Teresa with public
Division and economic
Workforce development and the
agency finding is that. We
want to correct the ordinance
titles to that. It could be
heard on the JULY 40's cd
committee in JULY, 21st cd
Committee. And the Reason We
want this to be heard before
the break is that the property
is in forbearance. Lender
extended to APRIL 21st. If we
wait till SEPTEMBER, it will
extend the time period that
developers be able to sell the
property. He cannot sell it
without authorization to
forgive the loan, the debt
alone in the rent on the
property because he's
overleveraged. And that's why
we're pursuing this Resolution
ordinance thank you for that
emergency financing it on the
record. We're now moving to
item 3.5, 3.5 is a resolution
in support of Assembly Bill.
15 88 vehicles, sideshow
enhancements. And this is
being request to be scheduled
for JULY. 21st 2026 City
Council agenda on consent.
Because there were 24. And
just make a statement to the
council members counts rolls
has. Governance over these
legislations. And so we're
going to be substantively and
rules from here on out. But
we'll let these 2, though. So
coming up with the world, 24.
Good morning. Bridgett reserve
as staff for Councilmember.
Charlene Wang up until today,
these. Resolutions have
typically gone from Wall
Street to council. Some noted.
We will now move to item 3
point. 6. I'm 3.6 adopt the
following pieces of
legislation in one resolution.
Conditionally approving a
final map for the track.
Number 8, 6, 9, 7 located at
87 50 Mountain Boulevard for a
35. A lot subdivision within
parcel 9 of the track. 83 part
of the property owned by Oak
Knoll the insurer
Acquisitions, llc in adopting
sequel. Findings into a
resolution conditionally
approving a final map for
track number 8, 6, 9, 8
located at 87 15 Mountain
Boulevard for a 24 lot
subdivision within parcel teen
of the track 83 20, that part
of the property owned by the
Ensure Acquisition, llc and
adopting sequel. Findings. And
this item is being requested
the schedule for the JULY 20
for City Council agenda on
consent. And I see staff with
24th. Good morning Reginal
Basile right-of-way division
dot. This item. Concerns are
the approval final maps for 2
parcels at Oak Knoll. The
largest real estate
development project in the
city. And importantly, these 2
parcels 9.10 We'll bring
online some 54 units of
single-family housing. The map
approval for these 2 parcels
has been delayed on the city
side for several months. We
need urgent action to
demonstrate to residents of
the city of Oakland and our
real estate partners that
we're committed to being good
regulators and good partners
and bringing new housing units
online. Final urgency item is
that the chief engineer has
determined that the final maps
are consistent with the
tentative maps previously
approved. We've collected some
13 million dollars in
guarantees for the public
infrastructure work that will
be needed for these parcels.
The council approval in this
issue, as is always the case
for final maps, his
ministerial. So we won't be
question debate on these
matters. Thank you. Thank you
for saying that 24 on the
record. Now moving item 3.7
adopt a resolution authorizing
the city administrator to
enter into a governance in.
With the Bexar Urban Area
Security Initiative approval
authority, which will provide
overall governance of s I
grant program as well as other
grant programs under
jurisdiction of the approval
authority across the Bay Area.
Regional. Effective 12/1/2025.
Through NOVEMBER, 30th 2030.
And this item is being
requested to be scheduled for
the JULY 21st City Council
agenda on consent. There's a
real 24. I'll read that into
record. The Bay area uas. I
operate on federal homeland
security grants funding cycle
with establishing established
deadlines for participate,
participate in jurisdiction
agreements. Delaine the
intraday introduced by the
full committee. Really process
risks. Jeopardizing Oakland's
eligibility to receive or
expand us. I allocated funds
within the current program
year potentially resulting in
for future federal dollars
already designated for
Oakland. Moving to item 3.8 It
is a resolution confirming the
appointment of Terri boxed
Buxton as a member of the
cannabis Regulatory
Commission. This item is being
requested to be scheduled for
JULY. 21st City Council agenda
on consent. The real 24 is due
to the recent challenges
experienced by the cannabis
Regulatory Commission. Item.
3.8 is a resolution confirming
the mayor's appointment of 3.9
Item, 3.9, a resolution
confirming the mayor's appoint
appointment Page Tomlin as a
member of the Head Start
Advisory board. This item is
being requested the schedule
for JULY. 21st Council agenda
on consent. The real 24 is to
build the recent vacancy on
his start advisory board. Item
3 point team is a resolution
confirming the reappointment
of Edgar Rodriguez, Ramirez
pry shot gun. Not that and
Ricky Jackson and members of
the Children's Initiative,
Citizens Oversight Commission.
This item is being request to
be scheduled for JULY. 21st
2026 City Council agenda on
consent. The will 24 is to
ensure continuation court
quorum for Children's
Initiative, Citizens Oversight
Commission. Item 3.11 is a
resolution confirming the
mayor's appointment of Jacobs
to the Cultural Affairs
Commission. This item is being
requested the schedule for
JULY. 21st 2026 City Council
agenda on consent. The rule 20
for us to fill the current
vacancy on the Cultural
Affairs Commission to ensure
continuation. Item. 3.12 is a
resolution confirming the
mayor's appointment of Braxton
Gunter and Ronald Busby to the
Privacy Advisory Commission
the ad this is being requested
the schedule for the JULY 21st
City Council agenda on
consent. Item. 3.13 is a
resolution in support of sb
954, a bill changing the Knott
House in California.
Environmental Quality Act
exemption. This item is being
requested the schedule for the
JULY 21st City Council agenda
on consent and we will need
staff read rule. 24 for this
item. Is customer wants
present to state road. 24 for
the record. Yes. Good morning.
Bridgett. We serve as Oak
staff member Councilmember
long. These items once again
typically go from rules, too
straight to cancel. And on
this item, I would like the
opportunity to be added as a
co-sponsor and then also I
know sending the street the
council would be beneficial to
ensure that the city support
is made known prior to the
final vote on this item in the
Senate. Great. Thank you.
Thank you for that real. 24
noting COUNCILMAN Brown was
added as a co-sponsor moving
to item 3.14 It is an
ordinance amending the
reenacting ordinance. Number
1, 3, 5, 6, 1, for the
Cultural Affairs Commission to
enable Quorum with the
majority of appointed members
establishing authority to
create standing Committee.
Allowing the commission to
appoint the chair person and
make other clarify edits. This
item is being requested the
schedule for the JULY 20 for
City Council agenda on
consent. I will read in the
real 24. Staff request that
item proceed directly to the
full City council in lieu of
consideration by the life
enrichment committee due to
the time, sensitive nature of
the proposed ordinance. Item.
3.15, it is to piece of
legislation. I will read in
the first piece of legislation
which is a resolution
accepting the police
commission selection panel,
slate, Ricardo Garcia Costa in
Johnny Harrison to serve on
the Oakland Police Commission
or a resolution rejecting the
police commission's selection
panel. Slate of Ricardo Garcia
Acosta Jenny Harrison, too,
serve on the Oakland Police
Commission. This item is being
requested to be scheduled for
JULY. 21st City Council agenda
on 9 consent. Moving to item
3.16 which is received the 25
26 informational
consolidation. Annual
performance in evaluation
report for Community
Development Block Grant Home
Investment Partnership,
Emergency Solutions, Grant and
Housing opportunities for
Persons with aids. This has
been requested the schedule
for the SEPTEMBER 15th City
Council agenda as a public
hearing. The rule 24 for this
item, is that the caper is due
to hood by SEPTEMBER 28th
2026. Now moving to item 3.17,
a resolution authorizing the
city administrator or designee
to enter into a co-operative
contract agreement with
government jobs dot eac dba
neoga for human resource
information Systems,
subscription services for a
two-year period starting JULY
first 2026 through JUNE, 30th
2028 in the amount not to
exceed 1 Million. 77,547
dollars and $0.98 and waving
the competitive multi step
solicitation process and the
local small business
enterprise requirements. This
item is being requested to be
scheduled for SEPTEMBER 22nd
Finance and Management
Committee. And that concludes
all of your new scheduling at
this time. I do have several
speakers this item. Council
member. So I also have a new
scheduling item. I emailed the
clicks. And so just read the
title a resolution authorizing
reimbursement for council
PRESIDENT Kevin Jenkins and
council members Rowena Brown
and Ken Houston travel costs
to Washington, D.C., for
attendance at the
Congressional Black Caucus
Foundation's annual
legislative conference from
SEPTEMBER 16th through the
20th. And that is to go to the
Tuesday JULY. 21st meeting.
Let's go to the public
speakers. As I call your name,
please approach the podium in
any order and state your name
for the record. If you are
participating via zoom, please
raise your hand so I can
easily identify you will take
those who in person first
followed by those who signed
for Zoom. And add the speakers
aren't misses out on the Blair
beat both signed up for 3
items as well that all right,
Jon Jones, the 3rd and Zach,
who also signed up for 3. In
any order. If use signed up to
speak on to item 3 and you're
hearing chambers in person,
please approach the podium.
We'll take those. I just want
to remind our public speakers.
We have all art and turns in
here want to set a wonderful
example for all of our
interns. Johns on 3rd for the
record. Good morning through
the I want urge you all to.
Move the item related to the 3
point line Coliseum for to
full Council. And aside about
this because the sheer and
utter complexity that was
involved in this deal that I
know a lot of people are not
aware of. Lot of people are
not aware that real estate
transactions occur in closed
session. And when that
happens, it opens the door for
people to speculate. There has
been rapid and just grow
speculation Michael even get
into, but also his real
quickly is important people to
understand that was are really
tough because it was unique
because it was under the
authority of to the state
municipality's that happens.
Nowhere else in this country.
But this deal actually has 16
cities red. You got cj. You
have the a's. You have
communities will better
environment. So to do this
balancing act to meet the
needs of everyone involved was
like really a miracle. So just
want to thank everyone. I want
thank council member Rebecca
Kapnick is on her leadership
at the Coliseum. Specific.
Thank you for your comments
next. Speaker. In compliance
of 5 usc. 29 1, 6, 3, cfr. I
am analyst purchase the
Coliseum. Choose regard
question and are leaving
international and the right us
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Investments. I propose are
requesting instead of the
review that there be a
complete player application to
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do. I wish challenge 0 United
States and the tax sale
authorization as the principal
agent and capital of
Investments. Operation a
director cap capital as well
as the application as a field.
Analysts and Warburg Pincus
and on. Janice Capital. I
wished asked why want a
building has been purchased
for 2 years and has not been
redevelop and Beal low-income
housing to the surrounding
community. Based on
application. And the short and
moderna in cryptocurrency as
an investment. There is 16
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the of the art of state under
Lehman International. A field
agent and responsible
controllers, Ronald Jeffery
refill interest or Eisenhower
Camp Kennedy. I wish challenge
to write a review of the state
to Ministry application and vw
International for you. James
Herbert, Mercy Housing, be the
United States. By that point
of sale debt forgiveness. I
wish to challenge an
application and of revealed
interstate moving it against
the capital application via
the 2 in the 10 year Treasury
note. Based on the application
of the review of the state. I
do not believe that the
outstanding balance and the
debt forgiveness is enough. I
wished asked that voucher
program across the state. View
of understanding the
resolution to ask the the Bay
Area even skin to ascribe
initiative. Grant poster
jurisdiction across Bay Area.
I asked that be wondered to
the on. Where you what you
call I can't think of it. I do
all. Thank you for your
comments. Your time has
indeed. Thank you so much.
Thank you, sir. So I want to
know why going to Washington,
D.C.? Are you going to
Washington, D.C., to talk
about reparations? That's that
happening for black people.
You want to be talking about
the fact that we got 10%
unemployment, 70% of all
homeless. You want to be
talking about the fact that I
can't get you have a
discussion on gentrification
in this chamber and no way in
city. We'll have a discussion
on the fact that we haven't
had sanctuary city
intervention impact negative
impact. What the h#
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going talk about. Because not
come to every meet and talk
about black people that you
just sit there and look at me.
So I object to y'all going to
Washington, D.C., Now. Let's
talk about this beautiful
black on 3.5, 1, 5, nice. A
probability. You can go
through the process. Usually
go through way. Y'all
interview to people in this
room. But you want to pass it
Ricardo wasn't that the person
you attacked and you approve
recall do now. The Spanish
got. But the black man, isil,
45 people apply for this job.
Being on the commission? Only
members of the commission. By
the way, the selection panel,
you change. That was a
majority black selection
panel. Nice majority White. So
I guess you comfortable with
white people selecting these
people. So all of the
candidates, they had to select
10. Nobody a foot. A top 10.
Overall from a has a history
of involvement. That cannot be
disputed. History working with
veterans. He still does that
working with the Bot
Commission selection a
security issue. Working on
measures e hey, it Chan of
Measure z. Working on many,
many out all ad hoc
committee's full and caught
committees on the police
commission all but he don't
deserve to be back on it at
Black man. Don't deserve it.
But you got another black man
welcome on what has he done?
He's on the business
improvement. Association. Put
him cell. What is it that you
allow one woman to come in and
destroy the cat integrity all
You proceed to uplifted this
black me. Then you go through
a process of the police
commission. Well, we don't
know who was on selected to
Comey's police commission
today. The last time we had
the police commission
selection process, the public
got to see all of the
candidates not have done it in
secret. I don't know who else
was involved. But we had a
chance to hear all of those
candidates. Probably a black
man was left out. You
satisfied with do you got? Do
not go to Washington, D.C.?
All you do is and acting like
you're doing something for
black people. Thank you so
much for your comments. Side
your time has indeed. We will
now go to those who signed up
on MISTER Big Ben, please
unmute yourself. You MAY
begin. All right. Thank you
win. Thanks for the public
comment. Took rip items set up
3.7 3 point. Well, keep 0.15,
are you? Thanks for the words
of first public comment or
that open all over being done
to work on the future of the
Coliseum. And thank you for
the previous work up. Rebecca
Kaplan be mentioned from the
previous work of council
person's good luck to our
current council person's and
how they can navigate working
the county. It was a lot of
work previously and hopefully
maybe just this time around a
good mediation process can be
taken place. Good luck in your
after town. You can be working
council with the County. Well,
what the county at this time
in your new rules. I wanted to
mention the Bay Wi Fi. Okay.
This For Okay. I want to
mention with Bay, you watch
the issues that I'm I'm trying
to learn. I came here, you
know, back last year, number
through MARCH, just in a panic
he watched. It is going to
some serious, serious changes.
They are. You it maybe not so
bad. As first thought, there
MAY be parts of democratic
process that will continue all
they are, although they
consolidating their process,
it seems like how they do that
openly. And clearly I hope you
can still work with them on an
asset of them and demand that
of them. Good luck in the
efforts and working with a one
and that man, it is a place
that is a public meeting place
and the community should
really go to their meetings
and see what their
contribution is to our local
national security and and and
law enforcement priorities. I
mean, if you want to have a
question that it's important
to attend those meetings and
see what they do. And on to
item 3.15, sounds like you are
possibly going to bring back
one of the previous police
commissioners. Thank you. If
you can doing that is pretty
amazing. But to me, if you can
be as a he really deserves it.
And thank you that we're
trying You're trying to
mediate a new feature in
Oakland that invites all parts
and you're listening to that
and thank you. I can't thank
you enough doing So good luck
to the meeting previous
commissioner can be returned
to case play to that record
correctly. Earlier. And then
there was one more item on pa
on a person be 8 to be
appointed. Good luck that we
can talk about buck more. We
can talk about it at the not
war, actually. And that's an
interesting concept. Teacher.
Good luck. How we can work
towards that. Thank you for
your comments. That concludes
our speakers for this item.
Thank you so much. Everybody
that came out and spoke noting
3.1 title change. 3.2 urgency,
finding 3.3 urgency finding
3.4 finding in a title change.
3.5 full. 24 3.6 3020.13 20 4
and it requests Councilmember
Prounced to go to the JULY
20st on consent. With that. An
emotion as minute. So moved.
Second. Thank you. And that
was a motion by council member
Brown seconded by
Councilmember Ramachandran to
approve item 3 as amended on
role Councilmember Brown. I
councilmember Fife. I
ramachandran I Chair Jenkins.
I item number 3 is approved as
amended with 4 eyes. That now
takes us to item 4. Item
before his review of the draft
agenda is pending list. City
Council in committee meetings
we have here your JULY 14th
committees, JULY 16, Rule's
your pin De Lis and your July
21st Council in JULY 23rd
Legislation Committee agenda.
Thank you to ministrations.
Any changes. Administration
has changes at this time. And
we will move to public
comment. Thank you. As I call
your name, please approach the
podium. Order. And again, if
you are participating via
zoom, please raise your hand.
I a societal of Allah, Zach
and Blair Beekman in any
order. Good morning. Missus,
Attar. First, new report on
the overpayment of city
employee employees. When get
that money back. You committed
$700,000 for the we modeling
of the routes. Soco you
weren't supposed to pay the
full 700,000. Alameda in
Berkeley, the city of Berkeley
was supposed to make a
contribution. But what the
reports that reflect what do
we gain in terms of finances
as a result of committing to
the World Cup? You have
$81,000 that was spent by
children's initiative to
remove Portables from Skyline
High School. That was on the
agenda last week at the school
board meeting. That money is
supposed to be use for early
childhood development. You
need to find out how that
happened. You need to have a
report on sanctuary cities and
how it impacts the lives of
jobs and housing needs of
African-Americans. You need to
have a report on
gentrification, how it impacts
the lives of
African-Americans. You need to
have a report on the city
administrative spending up to
$250,000. The last report was
done in 2023. That's supposed
to be annual report and has
not happened and it is
scheduled to happen in 2027.
He did have a report on ca
school environment is status.
That's serious. You need to
have a report on new so-called
reparations that everybody's
talking about. But you have
never taken a position created
an ordinance resolutions
related to reparations. You
have to you need to have a
report on the parking
violation. Sorry. The parking
validation that's allowed
anyone that uses the city ice
Center. You can report on the
schools of thoughts use of
that land when we got get that
land back so we can use it for
housing. You need to have a
report on the waiting list of
5,000 people while waiting to
get housing. According to the
Open Housing Authority. You
need to have a report on all.
How it Durant library funding
when that funding is going.
Thank you for your comments.
Mississauga next speaker.
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on my understanding of this is
that I believe with the
approval. I do understand I
have a little bit issue with
the public works and
Transportation Committee. Art
is real list will not been
sent in to any of the
circuits. Based on how you
guys writing based on the bond
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seeing I have to hack your
systems in 9 different
languages to validate the
wonderment cryptocurrency
knowing that nonprofits offer
3 one-day passes as a way it
any of the nonprofits and
that's executive order to no
questions asked. And you inner
pole. How that is wondered pre
and post the door assignment
to atf standards. Yes, there
is an issue when you guys ask
that that is wondered in these
types of forms of being able
to pound them Biden walk and
show you as a grant of the
city and the county is a he
not among this issue based on
the view of federal
legislation to the two-year
Treasury note. When this is
wondered a little bit public
safety is a request Mont. I do
believe should be. 28 to 34
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and say you don't understand
community fundraising. Sba or
there is a police credit union
in this community and why the
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consulting fees in the country
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language. When this is wonder
to the Port Liaison Committee
draft. I do have a little bit
issue with knowing that
they're going through it from
the environmental on q e c d I
do have an issue with the
housing. I believe it's
absolutely bull ship. And I'm
gonna say it's student. Please
mind your language.
Understood. Look at the
community and county
legislation office only says
that there are 8200 within the
county that are homeless. We
have 5,000 just city. That's
Thank you for your comments
make Speaker Blair Beekman
please unmute yourself and you
MAY begin. All right. Up
impeachment. On your upcoming
committees this JULY. I what
you're starting to hint at in
JUNE, you're going to be
budget deficit issues a bit
more. I think I would how we
can have those conversations.
I don't exactly know how you
guys want to work. That idea.
You know, I've just been
describing what what San
Diego's been going to have,
the second highest budget
deficit for a city only to
Oakland. And I described in
Oakland, you guys that made
feel important effort that you
concentrate on social services
first and then talk about the
budget. Diego really been
learning those lessons and I'm
just interested now how
exactly the programs you know,
you have to be considering for
budget deficit issue that I
think has been included in
ideas such you know, how
workers can take pay cut in
health care. And in their
retirement plans. I've been
trying to say I don't think
that's quite the right
approach and they can take a
cut all together, you know,
like 50 bucks a month, 600
bucks a gear that brings the
budget savings of almost
2 million dollars. If you have
a staff of a 2500,000 workers.
So, you know, I'm I'm I'm. You
know, how do we navigate those
things and have that
conversation and make the
connection that there is
important deficit? You guys
have to acknowledge and work
on you guys have been doing
incredibly Thank you. So good
luck out how you can be
working on that and that we
can do it. Well. To quickly
conclude. Yeah, as I said Icac
Underwrote writer. I outlines
working towards peace for our
community. Peter I it's an
important concept that we're
trying to understand could
look how we can be learning
that we can create a policy
that. Thank you for your
comments that concludes our
public speakers for this item.
Thank you. If there are no
counts in there, comments we
have posh U.S. District 7
office. Please go ahead. 2026.
There was an item that was
presented in conjunction with
the other That item was 5.5
titled and Counting to in
management. Team operations
and had a presentation that
was not presented during City
Council meeting on JULY 7th
2026. That would have answered
questions from other council
members. Councilmember Houston
would like to request this
item to come back to next
council meeting on JULY. 21st
2026, we're asking for real 24
to bypass committee and go
straight to council due to the
ap going into effect on JULY
14th 2026. It is important for
the council members to have
clarity on the incumbent
management abatement team
operations. Thank you. So just
for clarification so MADAM
City Clerk, Reed City, her can
click of the council. So
during that meeting, those 2
items were taken together. And
I believe one of your
colleagues say they were going
to work with council member
Houston to bring a different
item bat possibly for action.
But that item is was it
dispensed with? Through the
chair to the body just for
clarity. If you're trying to
schedule line of that would be
done under items. 3 of this
agenda, which has already
occurred, so need to be
brought back as a new
scheduling item at this point.
Thank you. I will entertain a
motion. So moved second. And
that was a cold ocean by
Councilmember 5 seconded by
council member Brown to
approve item for as is on row
Councilmember Brown. I
councilmember 5. I council
member Ahmed Chandran. I in
Chair Jane King is excused.
Item 4 is approved with 3 eyes
won excused. That now takes us
to item number 5. Number 5 is
receiving information report
from the city Attorney office
regarding the cases the city
attorney's office has brought
pursuant to the open. This
Bull Code chapter 1.1, 0. I
have 4 speakers for this item.
Thank you to the city tend
Deputy city attorney pennies
here to present the report.
Think Good Morning Council.
Here to present the
information report on the
civil protection of the people
of Oakland ordinance. So we
call say for short for those
of you are on council in JULY
2023, you might remember this
ordinance and for those of you
who are not on council at that
time, this ordinance was
passed unanimously by City
Council. And what it did was
it gave the city attorney
explicit authority to enforce
all of the Oakland Municipal
Code prior to this. The city
attorney couldn't for some but
not all of Oakland's laws. And
by and for us. I mean, when
one of our violated the city
attorney can file a lawsuit, a
civil lawsuit under the law.
The ordinance also gave the
city Attorney authority to
seek a range of meaningful
remedies for the city. And for
Oakland, residents, tenants
and workers and others who are
harmed by our laws being
violated. Importantly, the
ordinance was designed to
promote equitable enforcement
of our laws, equity with built
into the ordinance. We had
worked with the Department of
Race inequity to conduct a
racial equity impact analysis.
But prior to passage and that
was in the staff report and
that's attached here
attachment b. And the reason
that we're here today is
because the ordinance required
the city attorney to collect
data on lawsuits filed under
the ordinance and to present a
report to council within 3
years of passage. And the
reportedly publicly available
on our website. So we have
this report that we we put
forward to the committee and
as the report says, the city
attorney filed 5 lawsuits
under the ordinance over the
last 3 years, including
lawsuits to protect the rights
of Oakland, tenants, workers
and residents to the lawsuits
are still pending. One was
dismissed. One was settled and
one is mostly resolved. And
the details of those lawsuits
is in the report. The city
attorney also included this
ordinance in demand letters.
We are often able to resolve
issues short of filing a
lawsuit. And and overall c one
point has been. Useful for
office, we continue. We plan
to continue using this tool
and we have some next steps
that are included in the
report, too. Make our use of
this tool more meaningful in
robust, for example, we will
be creating a plan to collect
enforcement data more
thoroughly inconsistently
across the teams that are
using ordinance in the office.
We will follow the current
cases through collect
demographic data on the
outcomes and impacts of
litigation. We will develop
additional training for
attorneys in our office about
conducting an equity analysis
when c 1.1 Now and we will be
consulting with Dre, the
Department of Race inequity in
this process. We have
consulted with them and they
continue to be a partner for
us. I'm happy to answer any
questions about the report.
Thank Colleagues. Okay, I'm
not. I will ask a couple of
quick questions. I very much
remember this being brought
forward back in 2023 glad to
hear that office had success
in utilizing it in a few
cases. My first question is
mentioned that it's also been
invoked in demand letters.
What type of cases are those?
This is primarily used by the
affirmative litigation
division and our office and
the types of cases that we
bring. There are a lot of
housing cases. So cases where,
you know, tenants complained
to the city about their rights
being violated by landlords.
We also have used it worker
protection cases cases where,
you know, I've wage and paid
sick leave. Another worker
protection laws are being
violated and their complaints
the city or to our office
about that. We also have a
fair number of public nuisance
matters where. There there's
you know, a business that is
engaging in conduct that's
creating a public nuisance.
And Oakland and residents are
being harmed. And so we make
include this in. This is
actually a great tool to
address public nuisances
locally. So we have used this
tool and some of our public
nuisance matters. Those are
some examples of the types of
cases that our our team has
worked on. We work on a range
of issues, but those are some
of That's great. And I
understand having written a
lot of demand letters in my
previous legal career that
these can be very impactful.
And on that note. How can
members of the public have a
complaint? Obviously, your
office cannot take all of
them. How does, for example,
if there is a serious is that
of tenants that have a major
issue in want to seek the city
attorneys use this see how to
engage with their office
based, you know, it's a great
question. So we do get lots of
complaints from the public and
we have 3 units within the
affirmative litigation
division. That, you know, we
work together, but we also
have have different focus
areas. We have a housing
justice initiative. That's one
of the units that focuses on
tenant protection cases and so
the members of the public can.
So that there's also the
neighborhood La La Core, which
as a team 4 to 5 attorneys
that we'll address complaints
that come in. I think that the
contact information that we
probably have on the website
is for the neighborhood lock
or because they're a little
bit closer to the ground they
can also so they can contact
the neighborhood lock or if
you look at the Oakland City
attorney's website and you
find the neighborhood block
where the firm Litigation
Division you should find there
at least email if not also a
phone number. So that's one
way to contact our team. And
that's where a lot of direct
complaints and inquiries come
through is the neighborhood
lock or and sometimes look at
rooted then to the Housing
Justice Initiative. For
example, if it's a tenant,
like a large tenant protection
case, I also we you know, we
hear from council members
about complaints that have
come to the city. We hear from
nonprofits, legal aid
organizations. And also filing
complaints with diversity
departments. So for example,
the Department of Workplace
unemployment standards is sort
of the first stop. For worker.
Rights violations. If you
think you're not being paid
minimum wage or that your your
rights are being violated in
the workplace, you can file a
complaint with the Department
of Workplace unemployment
standards and that information
is on their website and we
have worker protection
attorneys on our team who work
with that department and you
know, help them with resolving
cases, filing lawsuits cetera.
And you can file complaints.
Tenants filed complaints with
our building Code Department
all the time. And we also work
with code to address some of
those issues, especially when
seeing pattern and practice.
Okay. Thank you. And remember
2 and a half. 3 years ago
asking this question. But he
and a fresh and ready. How is
1.1 0 different from the
powers that the affirmative
litigation team already So the
city attorney already had the
authority to enforce a number
of Oakland laws, but not every
single Oakland law. And so
when this ordinance passed, it
became gave the city attorney
clear authority to enforce all
of the Oakland Municipal Code.
And it also. Gave the city
attorney and meaningful
remedies that were not
available under every single
Oakland. Last of some laws
say. When the city attorney
brings a lawsuit under this
the city attorney can seek,
you know, penalties that we'll
go to the city. Some of the
ordinances had said the city
attorney can seek money for
residents or workers are
tenants who are harmed. Some
ordinances didn't say that. So
this c 1.1 0 provides clear
authority to seek a range of
remedies that make our work
meaningful. That can be a
deterrent. 2 actors that are
repeatedly violating the law.
And that allow the city to to
recoup money for the city as
well. As for people who are
armed and who might be owed
back rent or who might be
owed. You know, back wages and
things like that. We can move
to public speakers. Thank you.
As I I apologize, discounts on
MAY use and have a question or
comment on this nat of this.
But something Then a little
bit for this item to be
distant. Thank you. Thank As I
call your name, please
approach the podium. You
signed up via please raise
your hand so I can easily
identify you. I have societal
of Barry Bonds, Blair Beekman
and Zach for item number 5 in
any order, please. That I'm a
full-time angry black woman.
And like James Baldwin said.
To be black and conscious in
America. You have to be in a
constant state of reach. And I
agree with that. Now what take
from this is the thing that
made in first angry with the
city attorneys offices, wind
as Brooke, to sue the city
attorney's Office for not
appropriately with that Elaine
Brown issue. I remember
Jonelle Harris when she said
on the police commission. And
it was far gently represent
that she was doing something.
Wasn't happening related to
the former police chief.
Fitzpatrick City attorneys
office did nothing. And this
Harris a foot a break
misunderstanding of account
integrity. It has cost dearly.
I remember the Bay case that
the city attorney on many
occasions has done nothing to
bring resolve to the big case
where police officers killed
the Bay Brothers. I remember
the police commission having
to defend itself on several
occasions because the city
attorney's office did nothing.
I have no respect for the city
attorney's office of the way
they handled to has it on his
number of the cases had the
avoid and do not do things
appropriately. So that issues
with the city attorneys
office. Particularly when it
relates to. This case. Coming
up with the $900,000 that you
all being sued, put the
streets. That's fine. I want
to add a city attorney's
office will handle that when
you're probably going to have
to end up. Doing a settlement.
Which is absolutely
ridiculous. You should
intervene in any in the first
place before this happened.
But the city's attorneys
office no respect for. Thank
you for comments. Next.
Speaker. In regards to this
case, I wish challenge and
then or appellate application
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barn holding and the view of
the Oakland Promise and the
contempt and ask that it be an
inner appellate review for
great. Gross, blatant malice,
unintentional negligence.
Malice claim against the state
of California. Malice claim
against the state or the city
of Oakland and the county of
Alameda for purposes of gross
negligence. Asking that the
case Anthony Cassesse the
state bar. California shows it
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on performance based or
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that bond liquidity and
applications to it based on
debt financing across multiple
regions. Patrick van shows it
to compensation based on
intrinsic property. The
intrinsic property would be
the short of Thank you for
your comments. I will now move
to speakers. If you've signed
up to speak on item 5, please
raise your hand so I can
easily identify you. I have
Blair beat in Derrick Barnes.
Lady have been a muted. You
measure something began. All
Good luck the continuing
impact that equity with this
item, how we can do that
better is a city and a
community. It takes a lot to
understand just extend kids to
clean, working towards equity
like what you can be doing,
what it can all be coming
together with item can help
contribute Charcot future.
Thank you. Thank you for your
comments in Derek. Barnes. If
you wish to speak as you
signed up for item 5, muted.
You MAY begin MADAM No
comments from me. I sent note
earlier this morning to remove
me from the speaker to thank
Thank you. Includes just
because for the side. Okay.
Thank Eleanor. 10 motion. Make
the removing the item to the
full That So under your
council rules, you of course,
have the authority to receive
a here are move it to the full
council. I think the
recommendation from our office
that this body can receive it
in committee. Okay. Make that
motion to receive in filing
committee second. And that was
a motion by council member
Brown seconded by
Councilmember Fife to receive
and file item number 5 in
committee on role
Councilmember Brown.
COUNCILMAN Ramachandran I and
share Jenkins is excuse. This
item was received about in
committee with 3 ayes and one
excuse. We'll now move to open
forum. I have Mississauga Ohl
of Allah. Derek, Blair man
ends Zach. To show you
ridiculous the selection panel
issue is. Of the 45 candidates
that applied. One of the 10
that went through was Doug
Law. The person that y'all
rejected 2 times out of the 45
candidate. Doug Long made it
to the top 10. That shows you
credible this process. Let me
go back to the sanctuary city
thing. Sanctuary city. The
problem with it from me. It's
not having people come here
illegally on legally. It's
once they get here. There is a
impact that happens. The
impact is jobs. The impact is
housing. So they have been
here. People who have come
here in the immigrant status.
African Americans are now 10%
of the unemployment, 70% of
the of the homeless. We are
not getting jobs. And when
that getting homeless and
people who are coming
illegally and what I mean.
Apologies misses out of your
time. Isn't it?
Kuzma the Houston? Would you
like to speak before we move
to the next? Yes. Good
morning. Colleagues have a
question and I want to speak
to the city attorney on this.
If you don't mind to the chair
at the meeting at 3.30, on
Tuesday, 7, 7, 26 I had had 2
items to come forward. And
that was 5.4, 5.5 and our
PRESIDENT Merge together. All
right. But what happened was
when MR. Que become came up. I
don't know if it was k top of
whatever councilmember Fife
that he was saying that he had
the power play right. But then
he spoke to it and then the
power point of 5.4, which was
receiving information report
on inventory of city-owned
property. He kind of went over
that. And councilmember Brown.
So so Councilmember 5 had had
a couple questions that were
very critical, right? And if
she would have got that
information, she would have
been able to understand some
of the things that you do with
needed to be addressed. But
that. Power point. Was not
present. And I said it when I
sat in this chair. Wait, whoa,
The power point isn't present.
It. And now I'm here and that
I got to wait till SEPTEMBER
to for this power point to
come up. I want to ask you the
city attorneys office. This
power plant was very critical
for the Eap has been launched
on 7.14, right. And my
colleagues needed to
understand what was in here.
And it was overlooked. I put
it on the agenda. It wasn't
done on purpose. Cast member
Brown things do happen. But I
understand, but I should not
have to a public shouldn't
have to wait. And my
colleagues. Even though they
they understate they can get
it. I wanted it explained by
that. Amari that understands
this on the ground. So I'm
very disappointed. This was
not present. And I have waited
for this. Now we're going
break. So to chair. To the
city attorneys office. How do
I get this scene presented?
Because I had asked for it to
presented before we went on to
break. This is critical that
they explain this to me and my
colleagues. So why do I have
to wait something I had
planned that I had went
through the process. I went
through the process. So how do
I do this? Because I'm not
gonna wait that long because
the public needs to hear this
and my colleagues needed given
presented to him that from
their interpretation. Through
the chair to the Rules
Committee, Councilmember
Houston first want to know
open forum. And so this item
is not agendas right now. But
just to respond briefly, as
MADAM City clerk said earlier,
both of those items were
dispensed like finally
dispensed with council. So
they were both received by the
council and therefore, that
item is dispense with as of
now, of course, you can bring
a scheduling request for a new
item. Back to this body. And
that would be submitted to the
clerk and then taken up on
items 3 at the next rules. And
I'd be happy. Happy to talk to
you after when is the next
rules? Next Thursday. Next
Thursday. So so let me ask
this question, is brought to
make sure those next Thursday
will be the earliest meeting
that this could be presented
to my colleagues and the
public. The public needs to
see this. It could go to the
JULY 21st Council meeting if
the body and that this body
and the council make an
urgency finding to hear it
with less than 2 days, not a
case. I need urgently find him
because I have put it on the
calendar. Listen to me. Cali
put it on the calendar was
overlooked. I need council
member Brown a need you to see
it presented by them.
Councilmember Fife. I need you
to see my whole collies that
to stand that this is what's
been happening and then it's
my answer. Some of the
questions from the individuals
that's actually implementing
this process. So Trinity's,
you hear that. Ok? I need that
done so we can come back to
the rules and get this done
before our break. Thank you.
Through the chair,
understanding that we are open
farm, just making it clear
that. There are city Council
and city Administrator
Processees. That must line up
for staff to end up on the
agenda. So please make sure
that you're in contact with
the administration. For
scheduling. Your item saw the
components come together and
just because I am over the tv
station that was mention, it
is also important that
alignment saw the correct
materials end up in the pac,
Eat in with Kate after
presentation and I'll leave it
there. Thank you. Translated.
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right. Thanks to the meeting
to try further talk about the
Oakland, strong mayor issues.
You know, I I I meant to add
on the previous meeting, you
know that you guys, they're
working on it. A process like
the city of San Diego are
already has. San Diego is not
having success with it. They
need organization or the
actual programs. You know,
city programs at themselves.
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guys can work that without
work that out with the ipa.
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of, you know, of a
coordinator. It can be like a
small the 30 minute. It kind
of job to help organize. And I
that can be considered for
yourselves as well. There are
some important issues around.
What is the future role of the
city administrator of Oakland?
Is their role going start to
change a bit more? Thank you
for your comments that
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