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To the Community and Economic Development

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Committee meeting of Tuesday, July 14th, 2026.

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The time is now 1:30 p.m.

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and this meeting may come to order.

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Before taking roll, I will provide instructions

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on how to submit speaker cards for items on this agenda.

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If you're here with us in chamber, would like to submit a speaker card, please fill one out and turn one into myself

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or clerk representative no later than ten minutes after the start of this meeting

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or before the item is read in to record.

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Whichever occurs first.

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Registering to speak via zoom is now due 24 hours

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prior to the start of this meeting,

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and this meeting came to order at 1:30 p.m.

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and speaker cards will no longer be accepted ten minutes after making that time, 1:40 p.m.

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we'll now proceed with taking roll.

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Council members five present Ungar here one

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as Ramachandran.

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Oh, sorry. Ramachandran. Excuse me.

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Transit excuse and chair.

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Well, present.

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Thank you. We have three members present.

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One excused. Ramachandran and chair, before we begin,

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do you have any announcements at this time? Yes.

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So first off, just want to make the announcement

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that this will be,

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one of our last, CDD meetings until September the 21st.

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I just want to thank all of the departments,

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that have presented over the course of the last couple of months. HCD

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planning and building.

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And thank you all for all of your hard work.

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I also did want to take a moment of,

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personal, privilege to shout out, to, interns

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in my office, since, as well as Mariana,

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who also served on the,

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the school board as the school board representative.

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And then we'll be heading off to college in the fall.

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But we're so proud to have you

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in the office during the summer.

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So, everyone, please feel free to go

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introduce yourself

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and learn all about, some of the

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things that they're working on.

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And then also, I would make the announcement,

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just to ensure that we are staying on time

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with the amount of, agenda items that we have, I will limit public comment to

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one minute. Thank you so much.

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Thank you.

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Chair. Noting the presence of Council Member Ramachandran at 1:32 p.m.

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reading in item one approval of the draft minutes

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from the committee meeting of June 23rd, 2026.

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We have no speakers on this item, just need a motion.

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Excellent. Thank you so much, colleagues.

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Councilmember. Fine.

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So moved.

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Thank you. Excellent.

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Thank you, thank you.

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We have a motion made by Council Member five,

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seconded by Council Member Ramachandran

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to accept the draft minutes from the committee meeting of June 23rd, 2026.

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Honorable Council Members five I Ravichandran

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Unger I and Chair Brown, I thank you.

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Item one passes with four eyes to accept the draft minutes

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from the Committee meeting of June 23rd, 2026.

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Item two determination of Schedule,

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outstanding committee items.

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And we do have a number of speakers

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that signed up to speak on this item. Okay.

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Thank you so much.

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So to the, administration, any changes?

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No changes at this time. Perfect.

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Thank you.

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We'll I'll go ahead and entertain a motion prior to hearing

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the public speakers.

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Council member Unger.

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So moved.

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Excellent. Second. Perfect.

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Thank you so much. And then we can hear from the public speakers.

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Okay. Calling in the names that signed up to speak on item number two.

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In no particular order, you can come up to the podium,

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state your name before making your comment.

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Or if you're on zoom, please

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raise your hand to be easily identified.

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Lawrence Cox.

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Aaron.

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Venues.

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Deshaun taller.

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Sorry.

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Give me one moment.

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Shinobi.

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Howard.

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Markel. Duncan,

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Joyce. Moran, Margaret.

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Grim. Alice.

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Sarah. Amir and Nita b.

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Again, in no particular order, you can come up

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to the podium, state your name for the record,

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and then noting the adjustment of the time to one minute.

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I'm so going so.

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Hi, my name is Margaret Clemens.

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I'm a long term resident of Oakland, California, over 60 years.

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I'm here to, suggest that an agenda item

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be added to the committee meeting to discuss the street

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vendor, enforcement plan,

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or rather, develop an enforcement plan

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or a compliance plan with the street vendors.

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And to ensure that the city

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is in compliance with state law, SB 946 and with the U.S.

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Constitution, and that they are giving the vendors due process

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and most importantly, that they engage the vendors in solutions

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for whatever the issues are, or that the city is determining

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the issues are with street vending.

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Street vending vendors are a vital

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and important and, necessary

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component of community and, Oakland's authenticity

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and destroying the street vendors

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and their source of livelihood

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in a city where it's so expensive.

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My name is Nina B, and I've been a street vendor

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in Oakland since I was 19 years old, and I'm 55 years old now.

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When I started street vendors, there were no laws that existed.

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So what I was doing was not illegal.

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The first set of laws that were implemented that, impacted

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my livelihood was six years ago and claimed

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that what I was doing was now criminal.

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The city should shift from its gatekeeping of street vendors

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into working in partnership with street

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vendors and include, longtime informal street vendors,

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both permitted and permitted, not permitted.

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The decision making to help us, to waive and subsidize part

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participation costs for low income vendors design programs.

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But in an equity and culture around street

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vending hubs like Lake Merritt, Fruitvale and downtown,

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advocate for a simpler, clear, streamlined, accessible

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permit systems.

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I know lots of vendors who try to get their permits is a runaround.

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They get their permits, and they're still getting messed

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with, that you didn't start treating.

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Vendors are participants in not problems

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that were leaders and culture keepers,

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and the city has been destroying property.

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Both permitted and unpermitted vendors and without warning,

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without receipt, and with no way to get people's property back.

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Hello, I'm Lisa Z.

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I am a home owner.

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Neighborhood is Cleveland Heights.

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I live near the Cascade Steps.

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I feel we need to keep these vendors here

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by educating kids today.

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Sorry to the speaker. Do you have a speaker card filled out for this item? Yes.

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Can you repeat your name?

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Lisa Z back.

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I don't have one for you.

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I'm sorry.

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The rich and historic street vending culture neighborhood.

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Please state your name for the record.

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Julius Murali. Thank you.

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Economic systems in the Oakland community

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should not be criminalized or erased.

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It is part of the Oakland identity

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and should be protected and supported.

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This is a quality of life for working

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class and black and brown folks.

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Now, because all of us have multiple jobs and side hustles to be able to exist in the city

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we're born and raised in,

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our culture and quality of life keeps getting negatively impacted in

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by the people who are not from here

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are can't figure out how to fit in.

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There has been talk about the trash and our noise at the lake,

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and we vendors all agree.

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We asked our city workers to help support

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us, as in getting us more trash bags so we can be able to hold each other accountable.

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And our customers.

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They are literally not enough trash cans anywhere in Oakland

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and definitely not around the lake.

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So the vendors have been organized

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to clean up the lake every Friday, Saturday and Sunday and making

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sure our customers pick up trash too.

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We encourage each other

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to turn off our music at the appropriate time.

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In the ordinance, which is at 9 p.m.

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when we have the funds, we have been able to put porta

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potties for our cell.

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Hello, my name is Shinobi.

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I'm also a vendor at, on Lake Shore, a lake Shore Avenue.

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So basically we just ask the city

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and especially public works.

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Can they help us with larger trash?

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And we can put more trash away. And we need porta potties.

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So we have porta potties for the vendors

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and for also the for our customers.

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You know, this is a cultural thing.

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You know what I'm saying? We've been other vendor out there since 20, since 2018.

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So I've been up there like about seven years now.

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also we have some of the,

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some of the city workers have been giving out fake tickets,

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fake parking tickets, which we've put downtown.

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They said these tickets are aren't even real.

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So I think there's just something to distract

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until people just don't come to the lake.

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Yes. That's it.

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Thank you.

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Oh, nice to be back to

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stay.

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Hello, my name is Sarah Mir.

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I am an Oakland resident, longtime Oakland ready student,

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and also a teacher here at USD.

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And I'm always concerned about how, the,

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you know, the boards and the governments

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here are actually working in collaboration

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with the communities here.

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So there's this, theory of practice

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defined by Paulo Ferrari called Praxis, which is the continuous

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and dynamic cycle of reflection and action.

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You use theory to guide your action,

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to guide your reflection. And it's continuous.

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It's working towards a shared goal in collaboration

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with community members

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and the most vulnerable. Here

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you have the most vulnerable standing here before you.

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And nowhere do I see anything showing that you are working with them.

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What about the attacks on the vendors is based on theory.

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What type of reflection is taking place and how is this

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committee actually protecting these community members?

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Hi, I'm Erin,

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yes, I live in the Fruitvale Dimond area,

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another area with plenty of street vendors.

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These are folks who are a crucial part of the area's,

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economy and community.

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They really want to serve their customers and neighbors

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safely and in compliance

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with all of the safety rules that would be needed.

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And the county and city

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is really punitive and possibly illegal.

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Code enforcement actions against them

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are making that impossible.

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Like, I have talked to folks who are trying to help street

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vendors in the Fruitvale area navigate the sort of the code

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compliance process with the county.

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And they are folks who have sometimes

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been trying for years and years and years

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to get their operations in compliance.

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And they can't because the city and the county

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are not supporting them, and the city and county

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are often setting them back by destroying their property

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without receipts, without any sort of like.

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Hello, my name is DeShawn.

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Once again I am a street vendor

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that make clothes and so clothes for Lake Merritt.

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I would like the city to not.

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Traders treat us like criminals and traders and traders

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like as a partnership. I know everybody's having it.

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Well, the city's having meetings.

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We would like to be involved.

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So you can understand where we're coming from.

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And we can meet halfway instead of

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just going about your way and destroying the culture.

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Because as us, as a community, that's what we are.

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We are family. So let's treat it like one instead of just having it

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be one sided.

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So I would like to see that from the city of Oakland.

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Thank you.

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My name is Marco Duncan.

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I'm a policy fellow at all of us.

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A nun and legal services children and Oakland resident.

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I see a lack of

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empathy.

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You know, you have people that are trying to do

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the best they can to to make it honestly,

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and it's a whole bunch of other stuff going on in this city,

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trash all over the place and everything else.

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And instead of doing the things

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that people care about the most,

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they messing around with the people

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that are trying to do better.

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And that's just not right.

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It's not right.

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No give, give people an opportunity to

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to to make conditions better for themselves and their families.

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And I understand that there's, you know,

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laws that, that and,

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you know, licensing and stuff like that,

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that people must have to sell stuff.

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But if that's the case,

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then apply the laws and policies equally,

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because it's only one group of people getting messed with.

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Good afternoon.

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My name is Lawrence. I am the regional advocacy and organizing associate for

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LPC, and all of us are known.

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And briefly,

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what I want to say is if community matters

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and the power is with the community,

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then when decisions are being made for the community,

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I think the community should be involved.

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We're looking at public safety,

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which should be important to everyone up here.

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The opportunities that we give those in our lower,

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lower socioeconomic, demographics is important.

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What we do for individuals

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who are returning home and may find themselves

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unable to be employed, but find that

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they have some type of hustle where they can do something

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legally, should not be discouraged

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or sent the wrong message as if they are

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still doing something criminal.

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And I think when we when we fail to realize that

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and create a conduit to where there's a two way street

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and there's understanding,

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we run the risk of jeopardizing our public safety.

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Because when you're killing the culture and you're

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killing economic opportunities for our communities,

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under the guise of trying to make better, it doesn't work.

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And it doesn't it doesn't make sense.

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And I'll stop there. Thank you.

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Thank you for your comments, chair.

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That concludes all speakers on this item.

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Excellent. Thank you so much. Just want to, acknowledge and thank, all of the speakers

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for coming out. I also saw the video that you that was posted online, about

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just some of the activities that have been occurring.

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And I do think it's very important

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that our street vendors have a

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seat at the table and are included

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in the conversations that involve them.

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And so, I look forward to, need to be and all of us

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at leadership, at all of us or none.

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I believe you all know how to get in contact with me.

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And so I definitely welcome, having a discussion,

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and seeing how we can move that forward.

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So thank you so much for the for those comments.

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Thank you. And we have a motion made by Council Member Unger,

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seconded by Council Member Ramachandran,

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to accept the determination of schedule,

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all Standing Committee items as is on roll.

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Council members five Ramachandran.

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Unger I and Chair Brown.

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Thank you. Item two passes with four eyes to accept the determination

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of schedule. All standing committee items as is reading in.

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Oh, sorry. Before reading in item S three.

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This does require an urgency finding vote as this was added at the three day.

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Okay. Thank you so much.

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I'll move with the urgency vote.

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Just need a second.

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Okay.

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Thank you. We have a motion made by council,

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by Chair Brown, seconded by council member

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five to accept the urgency finding on item S three on roll.

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Council members five.

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Ramachandran.

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Unger I and Chair Brown I thank you urgency

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finding passes with four eyes.

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Sorry to accept the urgency and urgency finding on item S3.

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Now reading in item S3,

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adopt the following pieces

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of legislation A resolution authorizing

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the City Administrator to remove delinquent

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City of Oakland code enforcement liens and unlink fees.

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Cost assessment

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and civil penalties on certain tax defaulted properties

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for a period of four years.

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To facilitate the development

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of these properties into affordable

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housing via Alameda County's Chapter eight tax sale program,

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and limiting the aggregated amount of liens removed pursuant

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to the authorization to a nominal well, you not to exceed

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$10 million, and acknowledging the transmutation,

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transmutation of the of these code enforcement

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liens at all into prorated chapter eight sales

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proceeding or sorry proceeds that proceeds that will be paid

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to the city of Oakland and

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a resolution authorizing the city Administrator

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to remove delinquent City of Oakland vacant property.

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Vacant property tax liens on certain

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tax defaulted properties for a period of four years.

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To facilitate the development of these properties

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into affordable housing via Alameda County's Chapter eight

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tax sale program, and acknowledging the transmutation.

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Sorry, these vacant property tax liens into prorated chapter

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eight sale proceeds

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that will be paid into or paid to the city of Oakland,

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and limiting the aggregated amount of liens removed pursuant to

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this authorization to a nominal

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to a nominal value, not to exceed $10 million.

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And we have

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one speaker the signed up for this item.

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Perfect. Thank you so much.

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We'll hear from staff

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on this item and we'll do, eight minutes.

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All right.

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Good afternoon councilmembers.

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My name is Kelly Smith. I'm a senior advisor in the city of Oakland's

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Housing community development Department.

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We have a brief presentation for this item.

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Thank you.

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So today's item, is related to

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the county of Alameda is a desire

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to move forward with chapter eight tax sale process.

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For some lots here in Oakland.

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So as we all know, there are a number of vacant

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lots in Oakland.

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A subset of these lots are effectively abandoned by their current owner

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and have entered a tax defaulted status.

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This means that they have failed to pay their property taxes

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for over five years.

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Normally when that happens,

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the county will first try

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to sell the property at auction

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to try to repay the local governments

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as much of those back taxes as possible.

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However, what we see are that

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some of them are unsuccessful in selling at that auction.

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Sometimes the properties are undeveloped,

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but they may have no road access.

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There may be other site conditions

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that make them difficult to develop.

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In other cases, the value of the back taxes

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is more than the value

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of the properties themselves, which deters people

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from buying the properties because under state law,

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the minimum auction price

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is the value of those back taxes and liens.

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This puts these properties in limbo.

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There's no one to pay these

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back taxes and liens, so they're effectively uncollectible.

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But the property remains vacant and without anyone

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to move it forward.

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There is a provision in state law

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that can help with this situation.

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The chapter eight tax sale process allows the county's

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tax collector to negotiate a lower fair price to sell tax

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defaulted properties to affordable

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housing nonprofits, or to public agencies

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or nonprofits for other public purposes.

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The chapter eight tax sale process has the potential

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to help address some blight concerns in Oakland,

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as we know that a number of these vacant lots

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are significant attractors of blight and nuisance activities.

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Many of these activities ultimately have to be abated

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by the city of Oakland at expense to the city of Oakland,

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with no one to recover those costs from.

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Now, in terms of the process here, this is very much

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led by Alameda County's tax collectors office.

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The city of Oakland is in a supporting role,

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the Alameda County Tax Collectors Office,

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because they it's their responsibility

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to collect taxes and dispose of properties

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where they cannot collect of the taxes

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they identify the locations that are suitable

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for sale under chapter eight tax sales.

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They identify which parties to sell those to,

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they identify the sales price,

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and they complete the mechanics of the transaction itself.

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The city of Oakland sprawls primarily later in the process,

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after a property has been sold

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to a potential affordable housing developer.

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The city of Oakland has land

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use authority through our zoning code,

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and we also are oftentimes a funder of affordable housing.

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Now, today's council action is fairly narrow.

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We are primarily in the role

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of removing a constraint on this process.

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Most of the time when there's this tax sale,

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whether that is an auction

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or through this chapter, a tax sale process,

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the outstanding taxes

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are wiped out via the sale under state law,

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based on guidance from our city Attorney's office,

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as well as conversations

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with the county council and Alameda County,

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we've identified that there are some specific actions

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the council would need to take to unblock

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these kinds of transactions from moving forward,

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primarily removing vacant property tax liens and code

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enforcement liens to make sure that these historic liabilities

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do not unduly burden the new owners of the property,

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who we want to take control of these properties and then exercise

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responsible ownership moving forward

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and ultimately develop affordable housing on them.

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This item has an upper

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limit of four years, or $10 million in liens that we expect,

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the actual amount of waived taxes and liens to be far lower.

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The city will receive a prorated share of whatever the sale price is,

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even if we're not able

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to collect the full value of those back taxes.

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If the city had 50% of the outstanding taxes on a property,

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then whatever the sale price is, the city would expect

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to receive about 50% of those proceeds.

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Now, this is,

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here is a list of properties that Alameda County

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has identified as the ones they think are most suitable to development.

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I'd like to emphasize that this is just Alameda

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County's first pass at this.

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There in our follow up conversations,

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there may be additional properties that are identified,

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whether that is properties that become tax defaulted,

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that are not currently tax defaulted,

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or whether there are properties

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that are currently tax defaulted

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but have barriers to development,

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that in further conversation, we can help address.

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So in terms of the next steps here,

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that we've been coming towards this for a long time,

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I know that council member five in particular has been,

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seeking to use this as a lever opportunity to address

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some of the issues with these tax defaulted,

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blighted lots in Oakland for a number of years.

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Really? And it's just a mechanically relatively complicated process,

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which is required,

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this sort of coordinated city county action.

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Today, later today, we're expecting the county

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Board of Supervisors to approve the first chapter eight tax sale, this decade,

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for 8215 MacArthur Boulevard, to the Black Cultural Zone

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Community Development Corporation.

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After this item went to, print,

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we heard that there's actually a second

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affordable housing developer, which is interested

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in a different, property here in Oakland.

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We're still gathering more information about that.

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We also are hoping to expand the range of properties

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available to affordable housing developers in Oakland.

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We know that

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there are a lot of brownfield sites in Oakland

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with environmental contamination,

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which can deter developers from wishing

525
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to move forward with this process.

526
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:18,768
Just last month, we got word that the city and county

527
00:26:18,768 --> 00:26:21,968
had successfully won $1.5 million from the Environmental

528
00:26:21,968 --> 00:26:23,680
Protection Agency

529
00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:24,969
for a Brownfield Assessment grant,

530
00:26:24,969 --> 00:26:27,935
which will help us understand which of these properties are

531
00:26:27,935 --> 00:26:30,301
relatively clean and are able to move forward

532
00:26:30,301 --> 00:26:32,401
into redevelopment into a productive,

533
00:26:32,401 --> 00:26:34,101
affordable housing use quickly.

534
00:26:34,101 --> 00:26:34,968
And which of them

535
00:26:34,968 --> 00:26:36,968
need additional funding

536
00:26:37,436 --> 00:26:41,835
to address historic pollution issues before they can receive a more permanent yes.

537
00:26:41,835 --> 00:26:45,635
So we do expect a majority of that $1.5 million grant

538
00:26:45,635 --> 00:26:48,200
to serve these, tax defaulted properties

539
00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:50,235
in Oakland, as well as some other sites

540
00:26:50,235 --> 00:26:53,134
that are going to be used for affordable housing.

541
00:26:53,134 --> 00:26:55,734
So that is a brief overview of this item.

542
00:26:55,734 --> 00:26:58,503
Now please take any questions.

543
00:26:58,503 --> 00:27:01,635
Thank you. Excellent. Thank you so much, Caleb, for a comprehensive presentation.

544
00:27:01,635 --> 00:27:03,968
I don't have any questions on this item.

545
00:27:03,968 --> 00:27:05,340
Colleagues.

546
00:27:05,340 --> 00:27:07,340
Councilmember five

547
00:27:07,735 --> 00:27:10,468
I can't state enough through the chair how elated

548
00:27:10,468 --> 00:27:14,168
I am that there has been some movement on this, process.

549
00:27:14,168 --> 00:27:17,201
I've been working on it for almost a decade.

550
00:27:17,201 --> 00:27:20,101
And to see this type of, action

551
00:27:20,101 --> 00:27:24,703
happen at the hands of HCD, I just.

552
00:27:24,703 --> 00:27:28,468
My hat's off to you. This has been a Herculean task, for whatever reason, to get

553
00:27:28,468 --> 00:27:29,802
the county to move forward.

554
00:27:29,802 --> 00:27:31,268
And I know this is on the city side,

555
00:27:31,268 --> 00:27:33,368
and we're working in partnership with them,

556
00:27:33,368 --> 00:27:36,134
but I just wanted to thank you publicly for that.

557
00:27:36,134 --> 00:27:38,134
And I wonder,

558
00:27:39,102 --> 00:27:43,350
I'm looking at page six and the majority of these sites

559
00:27:43,350 --> 00:27:46,368
that are currently listed are in district three.

560
00:27:46,368 --> 00:27:49,368
Are they all zoned residential?

561
00:27:51,168 --> 00:27:53,169
Through the chair to council member five

562
00:27:53,169 --> 00:27:55,568
for the initial list of sites that the county's identified,

563
00:27:55,568 --> 00:27:57,635
they are indeed all zoned residential.

564
00:27:57,635 --> 00:27:59,200
There are a number of other tax

565
00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:03,135
defaulted lots in Oakland which have nonresidential uses.

566
00:28:03,135 --> 00:28:07,134
However, rezoning is a, complicated process at time.

567
00:28:07,134 --> 00:28:08,935
So at the moment the county has been

568
00:28:08,935 --> 00:28:11,568
focusing on sites which do, under current zoning,

569
00:28:11,568 --> 00:28:13,869
allow for residential use. Outstanding.

570
00:28:13,869 --> 00:28:18,535
I know several of the lots I've, I've investigated

571
00:28:18,535 --> 00:28:20,668
have, a need for potential rezoning,

572
00:28:20,668 --> 00:28:22,335
and that adds to the complication.

573
00:28:22,335 --> 00:28:24,902
So I'm happy that these are all residential.

574
00:28:24,902 --> 00:28:28,100
And then what role would planning and building

575
00:28:28,100 --> 00:28:31,601
play in potentially, working with HCD

576
00:28:33,302 --> 00:28:36,734
to see if, like, tiny homes could be put on these lots?

577
00:28:36,734 --> 00:28:38,135
Do you know if,

578
00:28:38,135 --> 00:28:42,680
there would need to be a zoning change for, for tiny homes

579
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,201
or if there would need to be an existing

580
00:28:44,201 --> 00:28:47,502
dwelling on the parcel in order to have additional,

581
00:28:47,502 --> 00:28:49,502
dwelling units.

582
00:28:49,934 --> 00:28:51,368
So the chair accessory.

583
00:28:51,368 --> 00:28:54,340
I'm sorry. Through the chair to council member five.

584
00:28:54,340 --> 00:28:56,200
I might have heard some of my colleagues

585
00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:57,902
here from putting a building department on that.

586
00:28:57,902 --> 00:29:02,168
I think it probably to the developable capacity of the lots

587
00:29:02,168 --> 00:29:04,401
probably depends on a case by case basis.

588
00:29:04,401 --> 00:29:05,869
Based on the current

589
00:29:05,869 --> 00:29:09,802
zoning as well as the specific use intended.

590
00:29:09,802 --> 00:29:13,100
I know that our, colleagues at the planning building

591
00:29:13,100 --> 00:29:14,735
department are always happy to talk

592
00:29:14,735 --> 00:29:17,635
with potential developers about different,

593
00:29:17,635 --> 00:29:19,635
potential development approaches

594
00:29:21,350 --> 00:29:24,100
and get a better sense of which might be suitable for current zoning or what

595
00:29:24,100 --> 00:29:25,602
the options might be if,

596
00:29:25,602 --> 00:29:27,767
additional zoning actions are required.

597
00:29:27,767 --> 00:29:29,134
Okay.

598
00:29:29,134 --> 00:29:30,401
I'm sorry, and I have a colleague here

599
00:29:30,401 --> 00:29:34,340
from Planning Building to add further to that.

600
00:29:34,340 --> 00:29:35,435
Good afternoon, committee chair.

601
00:29:35,435 --> 00:29:37,935
And through the chair, Council member five

602
00:29:37,935 --> 00:29:41,702
to answer your question, yes, I would my bureau

603
00:29:41,702 --> 00:29:43,502
as well as the planning bureau would have to meet

604
00:29:43,502 --> 00:29:47,802
and discuss how that would look for tiny homes on a parcel

605
00:29:47,802 --> 00:29:49,401
and what approaches we might take

606
00:29:49,401 --> 00:29:52,635
that would basically straddle both our permitting process

607
00:29:52,635 --> 00:29:54,702
as well as the planning review process.

608
00:29:54,702 --> 00:29:58,302
And, I'm just asking for the public

609
00:29:58,302 --> 00:30:01,350
because through the chair, I've asked Director Gilchrist this question many times.

610
00:30:01,350 --> 00:30:04,201
And there are a couple I see, back there.

611
00:30:04,201 --> 00:30:08,301
I know Roots Clinic wants to put some tiny

612
00:30:08,301 --> 00:30:10,701
homes on parcels in district three.

613
00:30:10,701 --> 00:30:11,802
They primarily operate

614
00:30:11,802 --> 00:30:13,134
in East Oakland. And so we've been

615
00:30:13,134 --> 00:30:16,301
in conversation about utilizing some lots.

616
00:30:16,301 --> 00:30:19,702
They're privately owned, but it's similar in nature.

617
00:30:19,702 --> 00:30:21,368
So I just wanted to state that for the record,

618
00:30:21,368 --> 00:30:23,768
this is exciting and I'm happy to make the motion.

619
00:30:23,768 --> 00:30:26,735
I know we have a public speaker, but happy.

620
00:30:26,735 --> 00:30:29,350
I cannot again express how happy I am

621
00:30:29,350 --> 00:30:31,101
for this particular moment. Thank you both.

622
00:30:31,101 --> 00:30:33,101
Thank you. Yeah.

623
00:30:33,401 --> 00:30:35,168
Thank you. Remember Councilmember Ramachandran.

624
00:30:35,168 --> 00:30:37,335
Thank you. Thank you for the report.

625
00:30:37,335 --> 00:30:40,200
This is, This is great.

626
00:30:40,200 --> 00:30:45,268
I wanted to know, per the chapter eight sale laws

627
00:30:45,268 --> 00:30:48,535
from the county side, could it be used for

628
00:30:48,535 --> 00:30:52,435
not only affordable housing, but like safe RV parking

629
00:30:52,435 --> 00:30:55,680
and other and transitional housing as well?

630
00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:57,350
Or is it limited to

631
00:30:57,350 --> 00:31:01,835
a housing developer and a building going up?

632
00:31:02,969 --> 00:31:05,335
Sure. Through the chair to Council Member Ramachandran.

633
00:31:05,335 --> 00:31:08,235
I think that that's a question that may require

634
00:31:08,235 --> 00:31:09,502
some further analysis.

635
00:31:09,502 --> 00:31:12,235
With the county's attorneys.

636
00:31:12,235 --> 00:31:15,502
The chapter eight tax sale law does allow for uses

637
00:31:15,502 --> 00:31:17,635
beyond strictly affordable housing.

638
00:31:17,635 --> 00:31:20,802
Public agencies are allowed to purchase properties.

639
00:31:20,802 --> 00:31:24,901
And there may be other kinds of public use which is allowed.

640
00:31:24,901 --> 00:31:26,235
I think that the county task

641
00:31:26,235 --> 00:31:29,902
collector's office has given some early thought

642
00:31:29,902 --> 00:31:31,969
to what additional categories of public use would be eligible here.

643
00:31:31,969 --> 00:31:36,569
But I'm sure they would be happy to participate

644
00:31:36,569 --> 00:31:39,702
in the conversation about additional opportunities, because some of these sites,

645
00:31:39,702 --> 00:31:41,768
like the ones here, may be highly suitable

646
00:31:41,768 --> 00:31:44,402
for permanent affordable housing development,

647
00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:46,568
but there may be other sites that would be a better fit for other uses.

648
00:31:46,568 --> 00:31:48,468
Okay. Thank you. Perfect.

649
00:31:48,468 --> 00:31:51,200
And we can hear from the public speaker

650
00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,168
calling in the name that signed up to speak on item number S3.

651
00:31:54,168 --> 00:31:56,568
Miss Asada, Ola Bala.

652
00:32:00,701 --> 00:32:02,568
So no more

653
00:32:02,568 --> 00:32:06,335
tiny home projects until we can stop

654
00:32:06,335 --> 00:32:08,680
the destruction that takes place.

655
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:10,350
When we put tiny homes

656
00:32:10,350 --> 00:32:13,802
at Lake Merritt and West Oakland, we had to destroy

657
00:32:13,802 --> 00:32:18,502
After the the use of them were, well finished.

658
00:32:18,502 --> 00:32:21,901
This item says that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors

659
00:32:21,901 --> 00:32:23,668
expected to approve the chapter

660
00:32:23,668 --> 00:32:27,568
eight tax sales at their July 14 meeting.

661
00:32:27,568 --> 00:32:32,869
So they're meeting today to approve the use of chapter

662
00:32:32,869 --> 00:32:36,668
eight. Expected to the timeline is is that you would wait

663
00:32:36,668 --> 00:32:41,468
until Alameda County Board of Supervisors approves this.

664
00:32:42,101 --> 00:32:44,235
Just to say they expecting to do it.

665
00:32:44,235 --> 00:32:47,335
You need to have them officially do it.

666
00:32:47,335 --> 00:32:49,201
And why is this?

667
00:32:49,201 --> 00:32:52,435
Is that the reason why this is rule 28.

668
00:32:52,435 --> 00:32:57,269
And you have to do this by the end of July.

669
00:32:57,269 --> 00:33:00,235
And that vacancy tax, another absurd tax where you have people

670
00:33:00,235 --> 00:33:02,635
paying up to $6,000 annually.

671
00:33:08,700 --> 00:33:11,435
Thank you for your comments, chair. That concludes all speakers that signed up to speak. Perfect.

672
00:33:11,435 --> 00:33:15,503
Thank you. I'll second, Council member five motion.

673
00:33:15,503 --> 00:33:17,268
Thank you. We have a motion made by council member five second by Chair Brown

674
00:33:17,268 --> 00:33:20,202
to approve the recommendations of staff

675
00:33:20,202 --> 00:33:23,680
and to forward this item to the July 21st City Council agenda on roll.

676
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,268
Council members five I Ramachandran K, Unger

677
00:33:28,335 --> 00:33:32,690
I and chair Brown I thank you motion passes with for

678
00:33:32,690 --> 00:33:35,335
I support this item to the July 24th City Council agenda

679
00:33:35,335 --> 00:33:39,368
and to the maker of the motion or on consent.

680
00:33:39,368 --> 00:33:40,801
Thank you. On consent.

681
00:33:40,801 --> 00:33:42,668
Before reading in item three.

682
00:33:42,668 --> 00:33:45,734
This does require an urgency finding vote as this was added

683
00:33:45,734 --> 00:33:48,134
at the three day.

684
00:33:48,169 --> 00:33:54,702
Perfect. Thank you so much. So moved on the urgency finding a second that.

685
00:33:54,702 --> 00:33:56,335
Thank you. On the urgency finding motion, we have a motion

686
00:33:56,335 --> 00:33:59,268
made by Chair Brown, second by Councilmember Ungar,

687
00:33:59,268 --> 00:34:02,134
to accept the urgency finding on item

688
00:34:02,134 --> 00:34:05,134
four on roll Council members.

689
00:34:06,235 --> 00:34:10,435
Sorry, Council members five I Ramachandran I,

690
00:34:10,502 --> 00:34:12,869
Ungar I and chair Brown

691
00:34:12,869 --> 00:34:16,134
I thank you motion passes with four eyes

692
00:34:16,134 --> 00:34:20,334
to accept the urgency finding One moment.

693
00:34:22,134 --> 00:34:24,134
We need to.

694
00:34:24,368 --> 00:34:26,768
Once he sits down.

695
00:34:30,268 --> 00:34:34,634
It's just a motion to adjourn into a special meeting.

696
00:34:34,634 --> 00:34:35,501
So moved.

697
00:34:35,501 --> 00:34:36,602
Thank you.

698
00:34:36,602 --> 00:34:38,468
Do, we have a motion made by Councilmember

699
00:34:38,468 --> 00:34:41,468
Ramachandran, seconded by Chair Brown.

700
00:34:41,502 --> 00:34:43,102
Due to the presence of council members,

701
00:34:43,102 --> 00:34:47,302
Council President Jenkins, to sorry to adjourn

702
00:34:48,268 --> 00:34:53,100
the meeting and to reconvene as is city Council on roll.

703
00:34:53,100 --> 00:34:55,401
Council members five Ramachandran.

704
00:34:55,768 --> 00:34:58,902
Ungar. And chair Brown Thank you.

705
00:34:58,902 --> 00:35:02,100
Motion passes with four eyes to adjourn that meeting.

706
00:35:02,100 --> 00:35:03,735
Economic development Committee meeting

707
00:35:03,735 --> 00:35:06,468
and to reconvene as a special city

708
00:35:06,468 --> 00:35:10,680
council reading in item as S4.

709
00:35:11,690 --> 00:35:13,935
Adopt the following pieces of legislation a resolution

710
00:35:13,935 --> 00:35:17,802
authorizing the forgiveness of a city loan to Athena.

711
00:35:17,802 --> 00:35:21,935
Empty, LLC of up to $2 million in outstanding principal,

712
00:35:21,935 --> 00:35:25,735
plus all accrued and unpaid interest and fees.

713
00:35:25,735 --> 00:35:30,340
And be a sorry a city revolving line of credit

714
00:35:30,340 --> 00:35:33,168
to sub app Shah with a final

715
00:35:33,168 --> 00:35:35,168
outstanding balance of $1,500,000

716
00:35:36,802 --> 00:35:40,201
plus accrued and unpaid interest and fees for the Foothill

717
00:35:40,201 --> 00:35:43,201
Seminary Point retail project, each contingent upon

718
00:35:43,201 --> 00:35:44,602
sale of the transfer.

719
00:35:44,602 --> 00:35:48,680
The sale or transfer of the project to a qualified purchaser

720
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:51,668
and making appropriate SQL findings and

721
00:35:52,235 --> 00:35:54,869
to an ordinance authorizing the forgiveness of

722
00:35:54,869 --> 00:35:58,336
of outstanding and future rent balances,

723
00:35:58,336 --> 00:36:01,680
and an amount up to $40,000 for Seminary Point, LLC pursuant to the ground lease

724
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:03,268
with the city, contingent on the sale

725
00:36:03,268 --> 00:36:05,869
or transfer of the leasehold interest

726
00:36:05,869 --> 00:36:08,102
and the property at a, sorry property

727
00:36:08,102 --> 00:36:10,401
to a qualified purchaser and making Sigma findings.

728
00:36:10,401 --> 00:36:14,202
And we have two speakers that signed up to speak. Perfect.

729
00:36:14,202 --> 00:36:18,350
Thank you so much. So for this item, we'll hear from the our director of

730
00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:23,768
IWD as well as someone from the team as well.

731
00:36:23,768 --> 00:36:26,535
Good afternoon, chair Brown, Council president KD Committee members.

732
00:36:26,535 --> 00:36:27,768
My name is Ashley it, director

733
00:36:27,768 --> 00:36:30,350
of economic and workforce development,

734
00:36:30,350 --> 00:36:33,568
Seminary point was developed on city owned land to address

735
00:36:33,568 --> 00:36:35,668
a long standing need for neighborhood

736
00:36:35,668 --> 00:36:39,868
serving retail in the Foothill Seminary area.

737
00:36:40,135 --> 00:36:42,201
And like many commercial centers, it was hit hard by the pandemic

738
00:36:42,201 --> 00:36:44,168
and the departure of its anchor tenant created

739
00:36:44,168 --> 00:36:45,435
additional challenges

740
00:36:45,435 --> 00:36:48,468
and has contributed to decreased activity.

741
00:36:48,468 --> 00:36:51,935
Today, the project is at risk of foreclosure.

742
00:36:51,935 --> 00:36:54,968
The recommendation before you is a practical, forward

743
00:36:54,968 --> 00:36:56,435
looking solution.

744
00:36:56,435 --> 00:36:58,502
Staff is recommending the forgiveness

745
00:36:58,502 --> 00:37:01,435
of the city's existing loan and line of credit,

746
00:37:01,435 --> 00:37:04,535
but only if a qualified buyer acquires the leasehold

747
00:37:04,535 --> 00:37:07,690
and takes over stewardship of the center.

748
00:37:07,690 --> 00:37:10,401
This action removes a significant barrier to a sale,

749
00:37:10,401 --> 00:37:13,401
improves the project's marketability,

750
00:37:13,635 --> 00:37:16,235
and gives us the best opportunity to attract an experienced owner

751
00:37:16,235 --> 00:37:17,835
who can stabilize the property

752
00:37:17,835 --> 00:37:20,668
and preserve this important community asset.

753
00:37:20,668 --> 00:37:24,350
Without this action, foreclosure becomes much more likely

754
00:37:24,350 --> 00:37:26,802
and the city would likely lose its investment regardless.

755
00:37:26,802 --> 00:37:30,690
Because our debt is subordinate to the senior lender,

756
00:37:30,690 --> 00:37:33,135
this recommendation offers the strongest path towards

757
00:37:33,135 --> 00:37:36,435
protecting neighborhood retail, supporting existing businesses

758
00:37:36,435 --> 00:37:40,869
and positioning Seminary Point for long term success.

759
00:37:40,869 --> 00:37:42,768
With that framing, I'm going to turn it over to Teresa Lopez,

760
00:37:42,768 --> 00:37:46,268
manager of the public private development division within,

761
00:37:46,268 --> 00:37:47,667
to move through some of the details.

762
00:37:47,667 --> 00:37:49,667
Thank you.

763
00:37:55,901 --> 00:37:58,468
We have a PowerPoint presentation.

764
00:37:58,468 --> 00:38:00,168
And, good afternoon.

765
00:38:00,168 --> 00:38:02,368
As it's mentioned, my name is Teresa Lopez.

766
00:38:02,368 --> 00:38:03,901
I'm the development manager in the public

767
00:38:03,901 --> 00:38:05,468
private development division.

768
00:38:05,468 --> 00:38:06,835
And I'm going to give you provide

769
00:38:06,835 --> 00:38:10,768
an overview of the Foothill Seminary retail center.

770
00:38:10,768 --> 00:38:15,668
And, the history and to date, what has occurred.

771
00:38:15,668 --> 00:38:20,468
So a new POI is located on Foothill Seminary.

772
00:38:20,468 --> 00:38:23,668
It is made up of 1.69 acres,

773
00:38:23,668 --> 00:38:27,868
with 29,950ft of commercial space with parking.

774
00:38:28,735 --> 00:38:31,502
And the city developed the site in partnership

775
00:38:31,502 --> 00:38:35,335
with Sunfield Development via a land, a lease disposition

776
00:38:35,335 --> 00:38:39,535
development agreement and a 66 year ground lease.

777
00:38:42,235 --> 00:38:44,235
As you can see here from the aerial,

778
00:38:44,235 --> 00:38:48,635
an example of the tenants on the in the property,

779
00:38:48,635 --> 00:38:51,350
it has provided services to the community.

780
00:38:51,350 --> 00:38:55,201
There is a Bank of America ATM, a grocery that provides,

781
00:38:55,201 --> 00:38:58,935
women and an infinite children's grocery services

782
00:38:58,935 --> 00:39:01,935
and we, wireless, Verizon, MetroPCS.

783
00:39:02,801 --> 00:39:04,535
And it's a great cafe and pizza.

784
00:39:04,535 --> 00:39:08,735
A more recent tenant is the flower of Yemenis,

785
00:39:08,735 --> 00:39:12,335
restaurant that will be opening soon.

786
00:39:13,369 --> 00:39:16,869
There. We do have a vacancy where the old Walgreens was located

787
00:39:16,869 --> 00:39:22,502
and was left in January 2025 as a part of a larger

788
00:39:22,502 --> 00:39:26,702
local Walgreens closing in the Bay area.

789
00:39:28,969 --> 00:39:32,702
So the history of this site is that the former Oakland Redevelopment

790
00:39:32,702 --> 00:39:37,435
Agency acquired 11 parcels at the corner Foothill Seminary.

791
00:39:37,435 --> 00:39:39,435
From 2027 to 2012,

792
00:39:42,669 --> 00:39:45,235
the city worked on demolition of the buildings, cleaning up the property,

793
00:39:45,235 --> 00:39:46,602
the soil,

794
00:39:46,602 --> 00:39:50,802
and when that was completed, we released in 2012

795
00:39:50,802 --> 00:39:54,201
a request for proposal to develop on the site.

796
00:39:54,201 --> 00:39:58,200
The specific goal was to create a retail center

797
00:39:58,200 --> 00:40:01,268
for the community to provide goods and services.

798
00:40:01,268 --> 00:40:04,502
So we were able to to complete that process.

799
00:40:04,502 --> 00:40:08,702
And in 2013, after release of the RFP,

800
00:40:10,301 --> 00:40:11,735
some field development

801
00:40:11,735 --> 00:40:15,868
was selected to construct and manage the property.

802
00:40:15,868 --> 00:40:18,668
In 2015, as part of the closing

803
00:40:18,668 --> 00:40:21,680
for construction, we provided,

804
00:40:22,100 --> 00:40:23,869
well, we provided a $2

805
00:40:23,869 --> 00:40:27,135
million C loan and a $1.5 million

806
00:40:27,135 --> 00:40:31,401
line of credit to the developer to support the project.

807
00:40:31,401 --> 00:40:33,668
After signing the Ltda and the ground lease,

808
00:40:33,668 --> 00:40:36,668
completion of construction was in 2017.

809
00:40:37,668 --> 00:40:40,435
And the property the center has been was doing

810
00:40:40,435 --> 00:40:42,835
well until the pandemic.

811
00:40:46,201 --> 00:40:49,100
Since the pandemic, the property has struggled,

812
00:40:49,100 --> 00:40:52,435
to retain tenants and to pay

813
00:40:52,435 --> 00:40:57,468
the debt on the senior loan, which was used for construction,

814
00:40:57,468 --> 00:41:02,568
which is now at 6.2 million, and to pay the city's loan,

815
00:41:02,568 --> 00:41:07,668
that $2 million loan and the 1.5 million line of credit

816
00:41:07,668 --> 00:41:11,668
some feel has, we have been working with some fields

817
00:41:11,668 --> 00:41:15,268
during this time to see if he could refinance alone

818
00:41:15,268 --> 00:41:19,701
or sell the leasehold interest, because we are,

819
00:41:19,701 --> 00:41:22,102
the owners of the property.

820
00:41:22,102 --> 00:41:25,468
The he has not been able to because of the debt

821
00:41:25,468 --> 00:41:30,268
on the property, with our loan and the line of credit

822
00:41:30,268 --> 00:41:34,601
and the senior loan, it's over 8.5 million.

823
00:41:34,601 --> 00:41:36,169
So it's it's

824
00:41:36,169 --> 00:41:40,335
the value that puppy is less than the debt on the property.

825
00:41:40,335 --> 00:41:44,350
So again, since 2023, we've been working with

826
00:41:44,350 --> 00:41:48,268
some field real estate agents and its lenders to stabilize

827
00:41:48,268 --> 00:41:52,702
the project and sell or refinance the lease interest.

828
00:41:52,702 --> 00:41:55,335
And our efforts have not been successful

829
00:41:55,335 --> 00:41:57,735
because of this debt.

830
00:41:58,935 --> 00:42:02,201
So the problem that we have now is that if we do not take

831
00:42:02,201 --> 00:42:06,368
any action, we have a very high risk of foreclosure.

832
00:42:06,368 --> 00:42:09,401
We're going to lose the city loan and line of credit

833
00:42:09,401 --> 00:42:12,768
because it will not be recoverable through foreclosure.

834
00:42:12,768 --> 00:42:15,768
It may create threats, threaten

835
00:42:15,768 --> 00:42:20,301
the stability of the retail center and, the services there,

836
00:42:20,301 --> 00:42:24,435
and it may create negative impact for the neighborhood.

837
00:42:24,435 --> 00:42:28,701
When you don't have a property that's being managed

838
00:42:28,701 --> 00:42:29,935
that cannot pay debt

839
00:42:29,935 --> 00:42:32,802
issues that come up if it's in foreclosure,

840
00:42:32,802 --> 00:42:36,168
the lender, will wait to get a buyer

841
00:42:36,168 --> 00:42:40,968
or it may stay, unmanaged for some time.

842
00:42:41,168 --> 00:42:43,335
So that's our concern as well.

843
00:42:43,335 --> 00:42:46,335
So the action we're requesting again is to forgive the $2

844
00:42:46,335 --> 00:42:47,768
million city loan.

845
00:42:47,768 --> 00:42:50,568
Forgive the $1.5 million line of credit

846
00:42:50,568 --> 00:42:54,768
and forgive the, the rent to a $40,000,

847
00:42:55,368 --> 00:42:59,568
all contingent on finding a qualified buyer.

848
00:43:02,269 --> 00:43:04,735
And the benefits of doing this, it would avoid foreclosure.

849
00:43:04,735 --> 00:43:08,202
It would place the project in the hands of a qualified buyer.

850
00:43:08,202 --> 00:43:12,735
It avoids retail vacancy blight, and it maintains sales

851
00:43:12,735 --> 00:43:16,602
tax and local economic activity for the community.

852
00:43:16,602 --> 00:43:19,968
It preserves our relationship with the ground lease,

853
00:43:19,968 --> 00:43:22,968
and the purchaser and ensures

854
00:43:24,236 --> 00:43:28,801
the center can continue to serve its Oakland residents.

855
00:43:28,801 --> 00:43:31,201
So in conclusion, we,

856
00:43:31,568 --> 00:43:35,335
would request your approval of the resolution

857
00:43:35,335 --> 00:43:37,869
that's being recommended to forgive the $2 million

858
00:43:37,869 --> 00:43:41,169
in the 1.5 million line of credit and the ordinance

859
00:43:41,169 --> 00:43:47,169
to forgive the $40,000 in rent ground rent that is due.

860
00:43:48,902 --> 00:43:50,934
Thank you. If you have any questions, I'm here. Perfect.

861
00:43:50,934 --> 00:43:52,268
Thank you so much, Teresa.

862
00:43:52,268 --> 00:43:55,268
Let's go ahead and,

863
00:43:56,401 --> 00:43:59,768
turn it over to, our council president.

864
00:43:59,768 --> 00:44:03,134
For his question, since this is in district six.

865
00:44:03,134 --> 00:44:04,502
Oh, thank you so much, Chair Brown.

866
00:44:04,502 --> 00:44:07,368
And thank you, Committee, for allowing me to join.

867
00:44:07,368 --> 00:44:09,301
This is truly a crown jewel

868
00:44:09,301 --> 00:44:12,401
in the neighborhood that absolutely needs some work.

869
00:44:12,401 --> 00:44:16,135
I know, many residents use this place

870
00:44:16,135 --> 00:44:19,235
to get coffee, pay their cell phone bills in the past.

871
00:44:19,235 --> 00:44:22,135
Got a sweet fingers, a number of things.

872
00:44:22,135 --> 00:44:25,100
And we're really happy that we have a new restaurant,

873
00:44:25,100 --> 00:44:28,100
Yemeni restaurant in the facility.

874
00:44:28,401 --> 00:44:30,935
And I'm happy that district three got sweet fingers.

875
00:44:30,935 --> 00:44:35,535
And I know they will definitely be successful. But

876
00:44:35,535 --> 00:44:37,335
this truly needs some help.

877
00:44:37,335 --> 00:44:38,735
And I've talked with C.J.

878
00:44:38,735 --> 00:44:41,690
from the black Cultural zone, and I'm really interested

879
00:44:41,690 --> 00:44:43,335
in the black cultural zone running this facility.

880
00:44:43,335 --> 00:44:45,200
But a barrier to

881
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:47,901
that is the city loan and the city line of credit.

882
00:44:47,901 --> 00:44:49,901
And so we,

883
00:44:51,100 --> 00:44:54,601
as a city, need to ensure

884
00:44:55,690 --> 00:44:57,635
that we are uplifting East Oakland and doing everything we can to make sure

885
00:44:57,635 --> 00:45:01,468
that the residents have the amenities that they need.

886
00:45:01,468 --> 00:45:03,535
And I am in full support of staff.

887
00:45:03,535 --> 00:45:05,835
And I know staff has been working diligently.

888
00:45:05,835 --> 00:45:09,735
I've been working with staff to ensure that this

889
00:45:09,735 --> 00:45:11,101
this parcel doesn't go to waste.

890
00:45:11,101 --> 00:45:15,901
This, and the community has, access to coffee,

891
00:45:16,235 --> 00:45:18,435
which might not mean much, but in East Oakland,

892
00:45:18,435 --> 00:45:20,102
it has access to coffee, access

893
00:45:20,102 --> 00:45:22,602
to restaurants, access to a police substation.

894
00:45:22,602 --> 00:45:25,534
And so I ask that you guys approve this.

895
00:45:25,534 --> 00:45:26,935
Thank you.

896
00:45:26,935 --> 00:45:28,834
Thank you so much, Council president.

897
00:45:28,834 --> 00:45:30,401
I also agree.

898
00:45:30,401 --> 00:45:33,268
And, you know, I hope that,

899
00:45:33,268 --> 00:45:35,568
you know, whoever takes over the property,

900
00:45:35,568 --> 00:45:37,201
I know that there was,

901
00:45:37,201 --> 00:45:41,902
a lot of feedback about the current, owner and,

902
00:45:41,902 --> 00:45:46,835
just really making sure that we're able to attract,

903
00:45:46,835 --> 00:45:51,568
an owner that can really pour into this space and attract,

904
00:45:51,568 --> 00:45:56,902
you know, actual, businesses that the community needs, right?

905
00:45:56,902 --> 00:46:00,134
Whether it is, no matter what that may be.

906
00:46:00,134 --> 00:46:04,802
And then they can it could also be sustained.

907
00:46:04,802 --> 00:46:06,268
Right. And avoid some of the things that you mentioned

908
00:46:06,268 --> 00:46:09,535
in the PowerPoint around blight and different things.

909
00:46:09,535 --> 00:46:14,935
And maybe, you know, welcome Walgreens back or something.

910
00:46:15,202 --> 00:46:17,602
Right. I know, I know, so many community members

911
00:46:17,602 --> 00:46:21,667
had reached out about, the Walgreens when it closed.

912
00:46:21,667 --> 00:46:23,435
So, I am in support.

913
00:46:23,435 --> 00:46:26,101
Thank you so much, council president, for your presence.

914
00:46:26,101 --> 00:46:29,401
As well as supporting moving this item forward

915
00:46:29,401 --> 00:46:30,734
for it as well.

916
00:46:30,734 --> 00:46:32,734
Council Member Ungar.

917
00:46:35,360 --> 00:46:37,869
Yeah. Thank you. So, you know, I support moving this item forward, but, you know, sort of pulling back

918
00:46:37,869 --> 00:46:41,469
and looking at it from a larger perspective.

919
00:46:41,469 --> 00:46:45,468
This is the third loan forgiveness we've voted on this year, over $16 million with the

920
00:46:45,468 --> 00:46:48,135
about the item and one in district three.

921
00:46:48,135 --> 00:46:51,340
And it just feels like we're always in a subordinate

922
00:46:51,340 --> 00:46:52,767
loan position with no real ability

923
00:46:52,767 --> 00:46:54,335
to drive these projects

924
00:46:54,335 --> 00:46:57,502
forward, even in this case, when we own the land.

925
00:46:57,502 --> 00:46:58,969
And I'm all for the city

926
00:46:58,969 --> 00:47:02,902
taking risk and helping make important projects

927
00:47:02,902 --> 00:47:05,401
like this happen. This is a key space that would that we need to, help.

928
00:47:05,401 --> 00:47:10,636
But I just think we need to have a larger, serious conversation

929
00:47:10,636 --> 00:47:13,735
about how we participate financially in real estate development.

930
00:47:13,735 --> 00:47:18,835
And I also would love to have more of an analysis

931
00:47:18,835 --> 00:47:22,135
in general from finance and maybe the auditor.

932
00:47:22,135 --> 00:47:24,502
I don't think we've budgeted for receiving this money,

933
00:47:24,502 --> 00:47:27,734
so it's not going to hit our in our general fund or anything.

934
00:47:27,734 --> 00:47:30,134
But I just wonder,

935
00:47:31,502 --> 00:47:33,835
you know, where where we are,

936
00:47:33,835 --> 00:47:37,468
are we going to be for giving a lot more loans in the future?

937
00:47:37,468 --> 00:47:40,969
Are we at sort of, are there other properties

938
00:47:40,969 --> 00:47:43,102
or investments that we have that are likely to go bust?

939
00:47:43,102 --> 00:47:45,568
Is this the end of the wave or just the beginning?

940
00:47:45,568 --> 00:47:48,302
You know, and obviously I'm not asking that directly to you,

941
00:47:48,302 --> 00:47:50,202
but I just think that, you know, we're in this space where

942
00:47:50,202 --> 00:47:53,869
we're for giving a lot of loans and what that means for us

943
00:47:53,869 --> 00:47:55,835
and how we start getting ourselves out of the subordinate position

944
00:47:55,835 --> 00:47:57,635
and make ourselves more of the driver

945
00:47:57,635 --> 00:48:01,168
when when these things go belly up.

946
00:48:01,168 --> 00:48:03,202
I think you raise a really good question.

947
00:48:03,202 --> 00:48:06,335
And I'm like, I'm almost curious exactly what you said.

948
00:48:06,335 --> 00:48:10,168
Like, and I imagine that our team,

949
00:48:10,168 --> 00:48:12,802
potentially has a list of,

950
00:48:12,802 --> 00:48:15,201
we do of, some of these properties

951
00:48:15,201 --> 00:48:16,802
and what may or may not be coming.

952
00:48:16,802 --> 00:48:19,201
And so that may be something we may want to request,

953
00:48:19,201 --> 00:48:20,935
like as an informational item,

954
00:48:20,935 --> 00:48:23,868
just so that we can get the lay of the land.

955
00:48:23,868 --> 00:48:25,235
So thank you for flagging that.

956
00:48:25,235 --> 00:48:26,568
Councilmember Ungar.

957
00:48:26,568 --> 00:48:29,568
Do we have public speakers?

958
00:48:29,935 --> 00:48:34,269
Yes, we can hear from the public speakers

959
00:48:34,269 --> 00:48:36,401
calling in the names. I signed up to speak on item number four, Mrs.

960
00:48:36,401 --> 00:48:40,100
Sardo, Ola Butler, and Blair Beekman.

961
00:48:42,168 --> 00:48:44,268
I want to respond to Mr.

962
00:48:44,268 --> 00:48:46,268
Ungar comments.

963
00:48:46,268 --> 00:48:49,835
You've done a lot of things related to forgiving loans

964
00:48:49,835 --> 00:48:52,869
and helping, certain parts of the city

965
00:48:52,869 --> 00:48:57,468
remain viable, but we haven't done a lot for

966
00:48:57,468 --> 00:48:59,468
Councilmember Jenkins district,

967
00:49:00,135 --> 00:49:03,935
where we look at the economic struggles of district

968
00:49:03,935 --> 00:49:07,668
six and district seven, and we come up with a way

969
00:49:07,668 --> 00:49:10,668
to deal with those struggles.

970
00:49:11,368 --> 00:49:16,350
And so the balance here is not so much we got to look at.

971
00:49:16,350 --> 00:49:20,301
We got to put this as a priority because this district

972
00:49:20,301 --> 00:49:22,134
has many economic needs.

973
00:49:22,134 --> 00:49:24,435
And this is one opportunity

974
00:49:24,435 --> 00:49:29,568
for for the community to have access to services.

975
00:49:29,568 --> 00:49:32,667
And so that's why I'm supporting it.

976
00:49:32,667 --> 00:49:36,267
And we got to give more

977
00:49:36,535 --> 00:49:38,935
economic opportunities for African-Americans

978
00:49:40,200 --> 00:49:43,602
to have opportunities to be sustainable

979
00:49:43,834 --> 00:49:46,234
and to be viable.

980
00:49:49,302 --> 00:49:52,201
Thank you for your comments. Switching to zoom user Blair, you can unmute yourself

981
00:49:52,201 --> 00:49:54,601
and begin your comment.

982
00:49:56,636 --> 00:49:59,680
All right. Thank you. Thank you for the words of the previous, public comment.

983
00:49:59,680 --> 00:50:02,101
This is, item is to be helping,

984
00:50:02,101 --> 00:50:05,101
the future, communities of Oakland.

985
00:50:06,101 --> 00:50:07,680
We need the color.

986
00:50:07,680 --> 00:50:09,680
Real congratulations.

987
00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:12,368
And I wanted to quickly comment that,

988
00:50:12,368 --> 00:50:15,735
thank you for the previous item that you were able to,

989
00:50:15,735 --> 00:50:20,401
work out, a nice effort with, Alameda County,

990
00:50:20,401 --> 00:50:22,201
the kind of things that that previous item

991
00:50:22,201 --> 00:50:24,535
can be working towards and addressing,

992
00:50:24,535 --> 00:50:26,902
is in the good spirit of what,

993
00:50:26,902 --> 00:50:29,168
working on the Oakland Coliseum, things are about.

994
00:50:29,168 --> 00:50:31,802
And good luck bringing those sort of items up.

995
00:50:31,802 --> 00:50:35,968
When the previous item up here, Oakland Coliseum things as

996
00:50:35,968 --> 00:50:39,100
a way to develop dialog and,

997
00:50:39,100 --> 00:50:39,701
good discussion.

998
00:50:39,701 --> 00:50:41,701
Thank you.

999
00:50:43,269 --> 00:50:45,268
Thank you for your comments, chair. That concludes our speakers on this item. Excellent.

1000
00:50:45,268 --> 00:50:46,101
Thank you so much.

1001
00:50:46,101 --> 00:50:48,101
Councilmember five

1002
00:50:48,134 --> 00:50:50,869
yes, I just wanted to ask through the chair if,

1003
00:50:50,869 --> 00:50:55,535
there is not another entity that takes over the space

1004
00:50:55,535 --> 00:51:00,935
by April of 2027, then what are the next steps?

1005
00:51:01,568 --> 00:51:04,368
If there isn't, the lender

1006
00:51:04,368 --> 00:51:05,702
will foreclose

1007
00:51:05,702 --> 00:51:07,934
and then we we'd have to go through that process.

1008
00:51:07,934 --> 00:51:09,869
We may be able

1009
00:51:09,869 --> 00:51:12,901
to negotiate with the lender and see if we can extend it.

1010
00:51:12,901 --> 00:51:14,935
So that is an option.

1011
00:51:14,935 --> 00:51:17,568
But we're going to work diligently with them

1012
00:51:17,568 --> 00:51:21,768
and with, the developer to find another,

1013
00:51:23,201 --> 00:51:25,702
purchaser to take over the leasehold interest.

1014
00:51:25,702 --> 00:51:29,568
So that is something actively that needs doing and working

1015
00:51:29,568 --> 00:51:32,535
to find another. Yes. Use. Okay. Yes, yes, yes.

1016
00:51:32,535 --> 00:51:34,835
Thank you. Perfect. Thank you so much.

1017
00:51:34,835 --> 00:51:37,835
And I think maybe my last comment would be, just

1018
00:51:37,835 --> 00:51:41,200
as we are looking at a potential buyer,

1019
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:44,268
just really ensuring that they have the track record,

1020
00:51:44,268 --> 00:51:47,268
in order to, really like,

1021
00:51:47,301 --> 00:51:51,501
live up these, retail spaces and attract,

1022
00:51:52,200 --> 00:51:56,690
you know, key businesses and to also be a very good,

1023
00:51:56,690 --> 00:51:59,502
I guess, landlord, because I'm sure you all maybe heard

1024
00:51:59,502 --> 00:52:01,268
some of the feedback that came from

1025
00:52:01,268 --> 00:52:02,969
some of the business owners

1026
00:52:02,969 --> 00:52:05,340
that were renting the spaces as well.

1027
00:52:05,340 --> 00:52:06,668
So those were some of the areas

1028
00:52:06,668 --> 00:52:10,435
of opportunity with the existing yes owner. Yes.

1029
00:52:10,435 --> 00:52:14,200
We we have the ground lease, so we will have the,

1030
00:52:14,200 --> 00:52:19,200
the say in the person or purchaser who's taking over.

1031
00:52:19,200 --> 00:52:23,134
And we have our criteria is the financial capacity history

1032
00:52:23,134 --> 00:52:25,767
and we're kind of similar,

1033
00:52:25,767 --> 00:52:27,134
area and

1034
00:52:27,134 --> 00:52:29,534
addressing issues of tenants.

1035
00:52:31,903 --> 00:52:34,168
Yeah. And then really having the ability to take the pulse of what the,

1036
00:52:34,168 --> 00:52:38,368
what the community needs in that space.

1037
00:52:39,200 --> 00:52:46,202
Awesome. Thank you so much. Was there a motion on this item?

1038
00:52:46,235 --> 00:52:48,235
Excellent and perfect.

1039
00:52:48,601 --> 00:52:51,100
Thank you so much.

1040
00:52:52,700 --> 00:52:54,340
Thank you. We have a motion made by council member five, second by Councilmember Ramachandran

1041
00:52:54,340 --> 00:52:56,869
to approve the recommendations of staff

1042
00:52:56,869 --> 00:52:59,568
and to forward this item to the July 21st City Council agenda on roll.

1043
00:52:59,568 --> 00:53:03,568
Council members five I Ramachandran I, Unger I

1044
00:53:03,568 --> 00:53:05,502
and chair Brown I thank you.

1045
00:53:05,502 --> 00:53:08,968
Item S4 passes with four eyes to pass this item

1046
00:53:08,968 --> 00:53:11,690
to the July 21st City Council agenda

1047
00:53:11,690 --> 00:53:14,435
and to the makers of the motion is that on consent?

1048
00:53:14,435 --> 00:53:15,100
On consent.

1049
00:53:15,100 --> 00:53:16,168
Thank you.

1050
00:53:16,168 --> 00:53:18,568
Reading in item five,

1051
00:53:20,202 --> 00:53:22,902
receive an informational report regarding the fiscal year

1052
00:53:22,902 --> 00:53:26,168
2025 to 26, quarter one and quarter two.

1053
00:53:26,168 --> 00:53:27,668
Update on the planning and Building

1054
00:53:27,668 --> 00:53:29,535
Department's Code enforcement activities.

1055
00:53:29,535 --> 00:53:31,968
And we have one speaker on this item.

1056
00:53:31,968 --> 00:53:33,768
Perfect. Thank you.

1057
00:53:33,768 --> 00:53:39,302
And so we can hear from staff on this item.

1058
00:53:39,302 --> 00:53:41,301
Good afternoon. Committee Chair Brown and members of the committee.

1059
00:53:41,301 --> 00:53:42,702
My name is CC Mueller, chief

1060
00:53:42,702 --> 00:53:45,768
billing official with planning and Building this afternoon,

1061
00:53:45,768 --> 00:53:47,802
principal supervisor for code enforcement,

1062
00:53:47,802 --> 00:53:50,335
Mariano Rajoy will be providing the bi annual report.

1063
00:53:50,335 --> 00:53:52,335
Mariano.

1064
00:53:54,535 --> 00:53:57,535
Thank you. Building official Mueller.

1065
00:53:58,436 --> 00:54:01,236
Good afternoon. Committee chair Brown and members of the committee

1066
00:54:01,236 --> 00:54:04,335
today, we are pleased to provide an update on the planning

1067
00:54:04,335 --> 00:54:07,100
and building Department code enforcement activities

1068
00:54:07,100 --> 00:54:11,201
for the first two quarters of th

1069
00:54:14,235 --> 00:54:16,869
Code enforcement plays an important role protecting

1070
00:54:16,869 --> 00:54:20,200
public health, safety and neighborhood quality

1071
00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:22,635
by ensuring compliance with Oakland's building,

1072
00:54:22,635 --> 00:54:26,235
housing, property, maintenance, and zoning regulations.

1073
00:54:26,902 --> 00:54:30,101
While today's report contains a significant amount of data,

1074
00:54:30,101 --> 00:54:33,668
I'd like to point out three key takeaways.

1075
00:54:33,668 --> 00:54:36,668
We are improving operational efficiencies.

1076
00:54:37,268 --> 00:54:39,768
We are reducing our backlog by closing more cases

1077
00:54:39,768 --> 00:54:43,902
than we open investments in staffing, technology,

1078
00:54:43,902 --> 00:54:45,902
partnerships and producing measurable

1079
00:54:45,902 --> 00:54:49,502
improvements and civil in service delivery.

1080
00:54:50,603 --> 00:54:53,690
Next slide. Oh, some of the things we're going to talk about

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00:54:53,690 --> 00:54:57,350
today is going to be quarterly complaint volume by category

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00:54:57,350 --> 00:55:01,680
enforcement actions issued and cases abated and closed.

1083
00:55:01,680 --> 00:55:03,680
Next slide.

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00:55:03,902 --> 00:55:07,568
This slide shows some of our top complaints by category.

1085
00:55:07,568 --> 00:55:11,200
It's important to note that some of these complaints

1086
00:55:11,200 --> 00:55:15,202
can be climatic in relation to summer or winter months,

1087
00:55:15,202 --> 00:55:18,535
where we experience unpermitted work taking place,

1088
00:55:18,535 --> 00:55:21,635
or heating and mold issues due to cold and rainy weather

1089
00:55:21,635 --> 00:55:25,835
and or blight resulting from overgrown vegetation

1090
00:55:26,202 --> 00:55:31,602
by grasses, trees, fruit trees, avocado trees, trimmings, etc..

1091
00:55:31,801 --> 00:55:33,801
Next slide

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00:55:34,702 --> 00:55:37,100
as shown here. We continue to receive high volume of complaints

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00:55:37,100 --> 00:55:38,680
each quarter.

1094
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:40,634
However, a key takeaway is not the number

1095
00:55:40,634 --> 00:55:42,690
of complaints received,

1096
00:55:42,690 --> 00:55:45,690
but how effectively we're responding to them,

1097
00:55:45,690 --> 00:55:48,335
as shown in the reduction of cases from previous quarters.

1098
00:55:48,335 --> 00:55:50,335
Next slide

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00:55:50,468 --> 00:55:53,101
as shown in slides five and six, increased

1100
00:55:53,101 --> 00:55:54,768
staffing and technology

1101
00:55:54,768 --> 00:55:58,902
have allowed inspectors to spend more time in the field,

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00:55:58,902 --> 00:56:02,934
resulting nearly 11,000 inspections during the reporting period.

1103
00:56:02,934 --> 00:56:04,934
Next slide please.

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00:56:05,767 --> 00:56:07,835
These are enforcement tools.

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00:56:07,835 --> 00:56:11,269
We use only voluntary when we when we don't

1106
00:56:11,269 --> 00:56:14,969
or to gain voluntary compliance efforts have been exhausted.

1107
00:56:14,969 --> 00:56:18,834
And these are stop work orders compliance plans

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00:56:18,834 --> 00:56:20,534
and cleanup contracts.

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00:56:20,534 --> 00:56:22,534
Next slide.

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00:56:23,168 --> 00:56:25,935
These before and after photographs

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00:56:25,935 --> 00:56:28,335
demonstrate the tangible improvements

1112
00:56:28,535 --> 00:56:31,535
occurring in neighborhoods throughout Oakland.

1113
00:56:35,101 --> 00:56:36,969
Perhaps one of the most encouraging

1114
00:56:36,969 --> 00:56:41,350
trends is the improvement in case resolution times

1115
00:56:41,350 --> 00:56:43,435
blight response improved approximately 35%.

1116
00:56:46,468 --> 00:56:47,702
If there's one slide, I

1117
00:56:47,702 --> 00:56:51,567
encourage the committee to remember it's this one.

1118
00:56:51,567 --> 00:56:53,567
We opened 3905 cases

1119
00:56:54,401 --> 00:56:59,201
and closed 4709 cases, meaning we closed more cases

1120
00:56:59,802 --> 00:57:03,690
than we opened open cases decreased.

1121
00:57:03,690 --> 00:57:05,634
That shows a source of code enforcement teams.

1122
00:57:05,634 --> 00:57:07,634
Great work.

1123
00:57:08,134 --> 00:57:10,134
The slide summaries.

1124
00:57:10,535 --> 00:57:12,834
The slide summarizes the enforcement fees assessed

1125
00:57:12,834 --> 00:57:15,234
during the reporting period.

1126
00:57:15,869 --> 00:57:20,350
I'd like to emphasize that the fees are not intended to generate revenue.

1127
00:57:20,350 --> 00:57:22,802
They're primary purpose. Purpose is to recover the city's costs associated with

1128
00:57:22,802 --> 00:57:25,202
investigating violations, conducting inspections,

1129
00:57:26,602 --> 00:57:30,200
performing administrative work, and pursuing compliance.

1130
00:57:30,200 --> 00:57:34,802
When property owners fail to voluntarily correct violations,

1131
00:57:35,350 --> 00:57:37,368
property owners are first provided an opportunity

1132
00:57:37,368 --> 00:57:40,401
to voluntarily comply through courtesy notices,

1133
00:57:40,401 --> 00:57:43,869
notices of violation, and the appeal process.

1134
00:57:43,869 --> 00:57:47,134
Fees are only assessed when those compliance efforts

1135
00:57:47,134 --> 00:57:48,535
are unsuccessful

1136
00:57:48,535 --> 00:57:52,135
and additional enforcement actions become necessary.

1137
00:57:53,736 --> 00:57:58,802
The next slide shows how these assessed field fees are ultimately collected.

1138
00:57:58,802 --> 00:58:02,802
One encouraging trend we've seen is a, improvement in fee collections.

1139
00:58:02,802 --> 00:58:07,302
It's important to note that collections in any given quarter

1140
00:58:07,302 --> 00:58:10,802
are not necessarily tied to fees assessed during the same quarter.

1141
00:58:10,802 --> 00:58:15,535
Many enforcement cases have take months to resolve,

1142
00:58:15,535 --> 00:58:18,735
and payments often occur after liens have been recorded

1143
00:58:18,735 --> 00:58:22,350
or when property taxes are paid through the county.

1144
00:58:22,350 --> 00:58:26,135
During the reporting period, we saw an increased collection

1145
00:58:26,135 --> 00:58:29,868
because staff, I mean, I'm sorry, increased collections

1146
00:58:29,868 --> 00:58:31,535
because staff continued to improve

1147
00:58:31,535 --> 00:58:34,702
follow up on delinquent accounts and transferred

1148
00:58:34,702 --> 00:58:37,401
priority leads to the county for collection.

1149
00:58:37,401 --> 00:58:40,602
As those leads are paid through the property tax process,

1150
00:58:40,602 --> 00:58:44,568
the city recovers costs that were previously outstanding.

1151
00:58:44,568 --> 00:58:46,902
This is why you'll notice collections in quarter

1152
00:58:46,902 --> 00:58:51,690
two exceed the amount assessed during the same quarter.

1153
00:58:51,690 --> 00:58:54,435
Those revenues reflect payments on enforcement actions

1154
00:58:54,435 --> 00:58:59,235
from prior reporting periods, not just new cases.

1155
00:58:59,235 --> 00:59:00,668
That being said, one of our

1156
00:59:00,668 --> 00:59:04,635
goals is to maximize voluntary compliance whenever possible.

1157
00:59:04,635 --> 00:59:06,435
When that does not occur,

1158
00:59:06,435 --> 00:59:09,435
we have responsibility to recover the public resources

1159
00:59:09,435 --> 00:59:12,435
expended on prolonged enforcement efforts,

1160
00:59:12,802 --> 00:59:15,202
improve collections, reflect better

1161
00:59:15,601 --> 00:59:17,601
fiscal stewardship.

1162
00:59:19,802 --> 00:59:22,680
As I conclude today's presentation,

1163
00:59:22,680 --> 00:59:23,935
I'd like to highlight some initiatives

1164
00:59:23,935 --> 00:59:25,869
that are strengthening our code enforcement

1165
00:59:25,869 --> 00:59:30,690
program and positioning us for continued success.

1166
00:59:32,401 --> 00:59:34,935
First, we're continuing to leverage technology

1167
00:59:34,935 --> 00:59:37,200
through our Code Enforcement Inspector app,

1168
00:59:37,200 --> 00:59:40,236
which allows inspectors to document violations,

1169
00:59:40,236 --> 00:59:43,201
generate notices of violations directly from the field,

1170
00:59:43,201 --> 00:59:45,368
and spend more time serving the public

1171
00:59:45,368 --> 00:59:48,368
rather than completing administrative tasks.

1172
00:59:49,768 --> 00:59:51,668
The investment has contributed to improved

1173
00:59:51,668 --> 00:59:55,680
inspection capacity and faster case processing.

1174
00:59:55,680 --> 00:59:58,340
Second, we've made significant progress

1175
00:59:58,340 --> 00:59:59,502
in building our workforce

1176
00:59:59,502 --> 01:00:01,801
by bringing in our code enforcement staff

1177
01:00:01,801 --> 01:00:03,702
and support personnel.

1178
01:00:03,702 --> 01:00:06,135
As reflected throughout today's presentation.

1179
01:00:06,135 --> 01:00:09,668
Those staffing investments are producing measurable results

1180
01:00:09,668 --> 01:00:13,200
due to reduced response times, increased

1181
01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:16,568
inspections, and reduction in overall backlog.

1182
01:00:16,568 --> 01:00:20,935
Finally, none of this work happens in isolation.

1183
01:00:20,935 --> 01:00:24,468
Our success depends on strong collaboration with our partners

1184
01:00:24,468 --> 01:00:27,735
across the city, including the fire department,

1185
01:00:27,735 --> 01:00:29,969
housing and community development,

1186
01:00:29,969 --> 01:00:33,569
economic and workforce development, public works,

1187
01:00:35,350 --> 01:00:40,135
the encampment management team, the City Attorney's office and many others.

1188
01:00:40,135 --> 01:00:43,350
These partnerships allow us to address complex cases more efficiently

1189
01:00:43,350 --> 01:00:46,701
and provide coordinated solutions to our community.

1190
01:00:46,701 --> 01:00:47,835
In closing,

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01:00:47,835 --> 01:00:49,702
this report demonstrates that the Planning

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01:00:49,702 --> 01:00:51,134
and Building Department Code Enforcement

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01:00:51,134 --> 01:00:53,735
Division continues to make measurable progress

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01:00:53,735 --> 01:00:57,834
and improving service delivery, reducing our backlog,

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01:00:57,834 --> 01:00:59,502
increasing inspection capacity,

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01:00:59,502 --> 01:01:02,502
and strengthening compliance throughout Oakland.

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01:01:02,768 --> 01:01:05,468
While there is still an important work ahead,

1198
01:01:05,468 --> 01:01:08,835
the results presented today reflect the positive impact

1199
01:01:08,835 --> 01:01:12,368
of our investments in staffing, technology,

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01:01:12,368 --> 01:01:15,368
operational improvements and strategic partnerships.

1201
01:01:15,767 --> 01:01:17,767
Thank you.

1202
01:01:17,767 --> 01:01:18,602
Thank you so much.

1203
01:01:18,602 --> 01:01:20,201
For the for the report.

1204
01:01:20,201 --> 01:01:23,200
And, you know, thank you to you and staff,

1205
01:01:23,200 --> 01:01:26,201
for bringing such a comprehensive report.

1206
01:01:26,201 --> 01:01:28,969
I want to say this is maybe the second time

1207
01:01:28,969 --> 01:01:32,668
that we've at least for myself, I've heard this item.

1208
01:01:32,668 --> 01:01:35,535
I am curious, as I'm looking at the slides, I think

1209
01:01:35,535 --> 01:01:37,535
is slide 26 and 27.

1210
01:01:38,668 --> 01:01:43,468
I would be curious if when we get this item again,

1211
01:01:43,468 --> 01:01:47,100
I guess in the next six months or before we.

1212
01:01:47,100 --> 01:01:48,602
Yeah, maybe in the next six months,

1213
01:01:48,602 --> 01:01:52,668
I would be interested in seeing the data presented.

1214
01:01:52,668 --> 01:01:56,767
I guess as a I know this is a quarterly report,

1215
01:01:56,767 --> 01:01:58,268
but I would be interested

1216
01:01:58,268 --> 01:02:01,635
in seeing it reflected like year over year

1217
01:02:01,635 --> 01:02:07,200
so that we could actually get a true understanding of like,

1218
01:02:07,200 --> 01:02:09,668
okay, these are, you know, these are all of the cases, these are the categories.

1219
01:02:09,668 --> 01:02:13,635
And so in 2025 we were able to close X amount.

1220
01:02:13,635 --> 01:02:17,268
And now in 2026 we have this many cases.

1221
01:02:17,268 --> 01:02:19,468
And this is how many we were able to close.

1222
01:02:19,468 --> 01:02:22,368
Just so that because as I'm looking at the numbers

1223
01:02:22,368 --> 01:02:24,201
there's this on page 28.

1224
01:02:24,201 --> 01:02:27,568
It says, you know, open cases at the end of Q4.

1225
01:02:27,568 --> 01:02:30,568
And then it immediately jumps to Q2.

1226
01:02:30,568 --> 01:02:33,301
And, you know, like I think I want

1227
01:02:33,301 --> 01:02:37,902
I want a better perspective of how well we're doing.

1228
01:02:37,902 --> 01:02:40,734
But when you're looking at these columns from left to right, as is presented,

1229
01:02:40,734 --> 01:02:42,169
it's it's,

1230
01:02:42,169 --> 01:02:47,269
and I'm looking at blight to be specific on the slide.

1231
01:02:47,269 --> 01:02:51,634
I'm not really. It just seems kind of stagnant, if I had to be honest.

1232
01:02:51,634 --> 01:02:52,635
But I would love to.

1233
01:02:52,635 --> 01:02:54,502
The opportunity to be able to see,

1234
01:02:54,502 --> 01:02:57,535
hey, this is the work that we've been doing in this year,

1235
01:02:57,535 --> 01:02:59,101
and then this is what's happening

1236
01:02:59,101 --> 01:03:00,635
in the next year as well.

1237
01:03:00,635 --> 01:03:03,268
Just a true like compare and contrast.

1238
01:03:03,268 --> 01:03:06,235
But all in all, thank you so much for

1239
01:03:06,235 --> 01:03:08,350
I think one of the key highlights

1240
01:03:08,350 --> 01:03:12,568
that I was really delighted to see was, it just showcase

1241
01:03:12,568 --> 01:03:14,968
the cross Departamento collaboration

1242
01:03:15,869 --> 01:03:17,934
in order to get all of this accomplished.

1243
01:03:17,934 --> 01:03:19,635
And that is something that,

1244
01:03:19,635 --> 01:03:21,635
you know, myself and my colleagues

1245
01:03:21,635 --> 01:03:24,535
were all on finance and we just had a report,

1246
01:03:24,535 --> 01:03:28,435
about the city's strategic plan plan.

1247
01:03:28,435 --> 01:03:31,502
And one of the key components there is around

1248
01:03:31,502 --> 01:03:33,502
cross departments collaboration.

1249
01:03:33,535 --> 01:03:35,767
And so I think that this is a clear example

1250
01:03:35,767 --> 01:03:36,968
of how that's happening.

1251
01:03:36,968 --> 01:03:38,735
So thank you so much.

1252
01:03:38,735 --> 01:03:42,868
And so I'll go to my colleagues,

1253
01:03:42,868 --> 01:03:45,268
So this is great.

1254
01:03:45,269 --> 01:03:47,680
You guys are crushing it. I love that you're closing more cases than are getting opened.

1255
01:03:47,680 --> 01:03:49,468
How's your staffing?

1256
01:03:49,834 --> 01:03:51,502
Through the chair.

1257
01:03:51,502 --> 01:03:53,902
Honorable council member Unger.

1258
01:03:54,902 --> 01:03:56,934
We're not currently fully staffed,

1259
01:03:56,934 --> 01:03:59,535
but we have an ongoing, recruitment.

1260
01:03:59,535 --> 01:04:01,401
And, in fact, we just have a first

1261
01:04:01,401 --> 01:04:03,968
round of recruitment that we're going to,

1262
01:04:03,968 --> 01:04:05,201
start the interview process.

1263
01:04:05,201 --> 01:04:07,201
Process shortly.

1264
01:04:07,736 --> 01:04:10,635
They've gone through the initial application process and then the vetting

1265
01:04:10,635 --> 01:04:13,401
and the testing, and we're just waiting for,

1266
01:04:13,401 --> 01:04:15,502
list to be given to us so we can start with just,

1267
01:04:15,502 --> 01:04:17,902
conducting the, the interviews.

1268
01:04:19,202 --> 01:04:22,201
But we're looking to get fully staffed as quickly as possible.

1269
01:04:22,201 --> 01:04:23,468
But that may take a while to get.

1270
01:04:23,468 --> 01:04:24,802
Yeah, I guess that's my question.

1271
01:04:24,802 --> 01:04:26,635
How's the process working for you?

1272
01:04:26,635 --> 01:04:30,340
Is it are there hiccups that we can help resolve or that

1273
01:04:30,340 --> 01:04:32,434
need to be resolved?

1274
01:04:33,767 --> 01:04:35,767
Through the chair?

1275
01:04:35,803 --> 01:04:38,802
Council member Unger yes, we have been working actually closer with a chart

1276
01:04:38,802 --> 01:04:42,301
to ensure that not only our job descriptions, but,

1277
01:04:42,301 --> 01:04:46,135
but the the type of work that we're looking for and

1278
01:04:46,135 --> 01:04:49,134
experience is clearly depicted so that we can allow

1279
01:04:49,134 --> 01:04:50,401
for more applicants.

1280
01:04:50,401 --> 01:04:52,235
I'm happy to report that this last go around

1281
01:04:52,235 --> 01:04:53,969
we did had about 65 applicants

1282
01:04:53,969 --> 01:04:56,835
for our principal supervisor position. That's great.

1283
01:04:56,835 --> 01:04:58,702
And that was just in a two week time frame.

1284
01:04:58,702 --> 01:05:00,502
So we were very excited to hear that.

1285
01:05:00,502 --> 01:05:04,802
So we are working closely with our HRT.

1286
01:05:04,802 --> 01:05:05,868
Very cool. Keep your foot on the gas I appreciate it.

1287
01:05:05,868 --> 01:05:07,969
Thank you. Perfect. Thank you.

1288
01:05:07,969 --> 01:05:11,768
We could hear from the public speakers calling in the name

1289
01:05:11,768 --> 01:05:13,834
that signed up to speak on item number five, Mrs.

1290
01:05:13,834 --> 01:05:15,834
Sarah Ola Bala.

1291
01:05:22,901 --> 01:05:24,901
The department's

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that collaborate to work on blight housing,

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01:05:29,301 --> 01:05:33,501
building code maintenance, noise complaints and zoning.

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01:05:34,901 --> 01:05:37,134
But in order for you to deal with,

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01:05:37,134 --> 01:05:39,534
environmental health code enforcement,

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01:05:40,969 --> 01:05:46,401
which is air and water and food quality or safety,

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01:05:46,401 --> 01:05:48,835
that is the Alameda County Department

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01:05:48,835 --> 01:05:53,635
of Environmental Health, and you haven't specified

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01:05:54,301 --> 01:05:59,100
related to code enforcement around those areas of water,

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01:05:59,100 --> 01:06:01,401
air and food safety.

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01:06:01,502 --> 01:06:05,102
How you collaborate with the county.

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01:06:06,335 --> 01:06:08,200
And this is very important.

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01:06:08,200 --> 01:06:11,301
So right now we got this explosive diarrhea thing going

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01:06:11,301 --> 01:06:15,201
on. And they're saying it is very serious.

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01:06:15,201 --> 01:06:18,201
And it has to deal with raw vegetables,

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01:06:18,201 --> 01:06:21,801
raw fruit, meat not being cooked correctly.

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01:06:21,801 --> 01:06:24,801
This is a serious issue.

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01:06:25,200 --> 01:06:29,667
And so how do we have the enforcement without vendors or with any

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01:06:29,667 --> 01:06:31,667
food vendor?

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01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:34,201
Thank you for your comments.

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01:06:34,201 --> 01:06:36,201
Miss Ola Bala,

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01:06:36,268 --> 01:06:41,680
chair, that concludes our speakers on this item.

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01:06:42,969 --> 01:06:45,568
Thank you. Thank you so much. Council member five on that note,

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01:06:45,568 --> 01:06:49,535
I just wanted to say to the public, Cyclosporiasis

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01:06:49,535 --> 01:06:52,802
cook, you cook your vegetables and I will make a motion

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01:06:52,802 --> 01:06:56,635
to accept, wash them and cook them.

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01:06:56,635 --> 01:06:59,235
You know, wash them really well.

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01:06:59,235 --> 01:07:02,235
I'll make a second.

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01:07:04,504 --> 01:07:07,301
Thank you. We have a motion made by council member five, second by Chair Brown to receive this receiving file.

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This informational report.

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01:07:09,101 --> 01:07:11,501
Honorable council members five

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01:07:11,735 --> 01:07:16,801
I Ramachandran I, Ungar I and chair Brown I thank you.

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01:07:16,801 --> 01:07:18,735
Item five passes with four eyes

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01:07:18,735 --> 01:07:21,350
to receive and file this informational report.

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01:07:21,350 --> 01:07:27,767
To staff is is to receive and file in committee or forward.

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01:07:27,767 --> 01:07:28,468
Does staff have,

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01:07:28,468 --> 01:07:30,868
preference on this item,

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01:07:31,767 --> 01:07:33,701
file and committee or

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01:07:33,701 --> 01:07:37,268
are forward to the full body?

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01:07:37,268 --> 01:07:39,401
Through the chair city administrators office,

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01:07:39,401 --> 01:07:41,134
receive our file.

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01:07:41,134 --> 01:07:42,935
Okay. Okay.

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01:07:42,935 --> 01:07:44,535
Thank you. This received file made sure through the

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01:07:44,535 --> 01:07:47,435
filing through the committee. Okay. Okay.

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01:07:47,435 --> 01:07:49,236
Thank you. Now, reading in item six,

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01:07:49,236 --> 01:07:52,690
adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to enter

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01:07:52,690 --> 01:07:56,690
into a professional services agreement with Burrito Co, LLC,

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01:07:56,690 --> 01:07:58,702
an Oakland certified small local business enterprise,

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01:07:58,702 --> 01:08:03,502
for signage and wayfinding graphic design services at 25.

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01:08:04,768 --> 01:08:07,690
Sorry. 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza for a one year

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01:08:07,690 --> 01:08:10,201
term with an option to extend for an additional one year

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01:08:10,201 --> 01:08:12,835
work contract amount not to exceed $300,000,

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01:08:12,835 --> 01:08:14,735
and waiving the competitive request

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01:08:14,735 --> 01:08:17,135
for proposal qualification requirements.

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01:08:17,502 --> 01:08:19,368
And we have one speaker on this item.

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01:08:19,368 --> 01:08:20,868
Okay. Thank you.

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01:08:20,868 --> 01:08:22,868
Oh, hey. Good to see you again.

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01:08:22,868 --> 01:08:24,868
Please go ahead.

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01:08:24,935 --> 01:08:28,134
Good afternoon, Chair Brown and members of the city committee.

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01:08:28,134 --> 01:08:29,235
My name is Rose ripple.

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01:08:29,235 --> 01:08:31,100
I'm an assistant to the city administrator

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01:08:31,100 --> 01:08:33,201
with the city administrator's office.

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01:08:33,201 --> 01:08:35,535
The proposed resolution before you would authorize

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01:08:35,535 --> 01:08:37,350
the city administrator to enter

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01:08:37,350 --> 01:08:40,835
into a professional services agreement with Burrito Co, LLP,

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01:08:40,835 --> 01:08:43,602
an Oakland certified small local business enterprise,

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01:08:43,602 --> 01:08:45,835
for signage and wayfinding graphic design

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01:08:45,835 --> 01:08:47,702
services, at the Single Storefront

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01:08:47,702 --> 01:08:51,535
Permit Center in 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza for a one year

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01:08:51,535 --> 01:08:53,690
term, with the option to extend

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01:08:53,690 --> 01:08:55,502
for an additional one year for a total contract amount

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01:08:55,502 --> 01:08:59,335
not to exceed $300,000, and waive the competitive request

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01:08:59,335 --> 01:09:01,735
for proposals. Qualifications requirements.

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01:09:02,235 --> 01:09:03,735
The proposed Professional Services

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01:09:03,735 --> 01:09:06,134
Agreement was initiated under the ongoing OGC

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01:09:06,134 --> 01:09:08,200
Permit Citywide Permitting program,

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01:09:08,200 --> 01:09:11,536
led by the office of the City Administrator,

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01:09:11,536 --> 01:09:14,535
to develop and scale efficiency solutions across various customer journeys

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01:09:14,535 --> 01:09:17,680
from digital platforms available through the city's website

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01:09:17,680 --> 01:09:18,535
to in-person services offered

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01:09:18,535 --> 01:09:22,350
at the permit center at 250 Franco Gold Plaza.

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01:09:22,350 --> 01:09:24,102
Under the proposed project, the city is seeking

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01:09:24,102 --> 01:09:28,902
design services for an updated wayfinding signage deployment

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01:09:29,169 --> 01:09:32,902
at the permit center commensurate with other physical and operational upgrades.

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01:09:32,902 --> 01:09:35,135
The public service areas of the permit center occupy

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01:09:35,135 --> 01:09:38,301
the first and second levels of 250 Franco Gall Plaza,

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01:09:38,301 --> 01:09:39,101
where in-person

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01:09:39,101 --> 01:09:40,668
permitting and related services

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01:09:40,668 --> 01:09:44,200
are provided by city agencies including planning, building,

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01:09:44,200 --> 01:09:47,200
transportation, public works, fire prevention,

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01:09:47,368 --> 01:09:50,401
housing and community development, and business tax.

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01:09:50,401 --> 01:09:54,803
On March 17th of this year, city staff issued

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01:09:54,803 --> 01:09:58,969
an informal request for proposals to nine firms in total for the vendors

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01:09:58,969 --> 01:10:00,702
were identified from the city's business directory and the other five

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01:10:00,702 --> 01:10:02,302
were identified from the City of Oakland

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01:10:02,302 --> 01:10:06,690
Local Small Local Business Enterprise Certified Directory,

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01:10:06,690 --> 01:10:08,935
each with North American Industry Classification system

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01:10:08,935 --> 01:10:13,200
codes related to graphic design, services design, manufacturing

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01:10:13,200 --> 01:10:15,535
and or interior design services, and with experience

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01:10:15,535 --> 01:10:17,335
performing similar relevant work

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01:10:17,335 --> 01:10:19,535
as depicted on their business websites.

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01:10:19,535 --> 01:10:22,690
Responses were due to the city by April 10th,

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01:10:22,690 --> 01:10:25,901
and staff received one proposal from Burrito Co LLC.

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01:10:25,901 --> 01:10:27,168
A cross-departmental team

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01:10:27,168 --> 01:10:29,168
of staff from the city administrators, Office

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01:10:29,168 --> 01:10:30,835
Planning and Building department and Oakland

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01:10:30,835 --> 01:10:33,102
Public Works Facility Services Division

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01:10:33,102 --> 01:10:36,735
evaluated the proposal from Burrito Co, LLC and engage

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01:10:36,735 --> 01:10:39,835
the firm, and in a Q&A session and presentation

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01:10:39,835 --> 01:10:42,902
of the proposed scope of work and other contract terms.

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01:10:42,902 --> 01:10:44,535
The review team found the proposal

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01:10:44,535 --> 01:10:46,702
to be extremely thorough and well structured,

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01:10:46,702 --> 01:10:48,602
and the firm's portfolio of past work

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01:10:48,602 --> 01:10:52,335
to be aligned with the proposed outcomes of the project.

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01:10:52,335 --> 01:10:54,135
The proposed agreement with Burrito Co,

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01:10:54,135 --> 01:10:57,235
LLC will deliver a comprehensive catalog of signage

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01:10:57,235 --> 01:10:59,635
typologies and associated specifications,

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01:11:00,368 --> 01:11:03,101
as well as a style guide with colorways, typeface,

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01:11:03,101 --> 01:11:05,501
hierarchy and other details.

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01:11:06,200 --> 01:11:07,502
A resource the city does not currently possess

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01:11:07,502 --> 01:11:10,568
for existing signage and wayfinding assets.

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01:11:10,568 --> 01:11:14,702
In 2023, the original design documentation for the facility,

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01:11:14,702 --> 01:11:17,102
including signage design specifications,

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01:11:17,201 --> 01:11:19,368
were lost in the ransomware attack.

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01:11:19,368 --> 01:11:23,536
Staff had intended to provide these original specifications

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01:11:23,536 --> 01:11:26,201
to the selected vendor to update and revise for the new signage program,

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01:11:26,201 --> 01:11:29,801
but after learning, from Facility Services

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01:11:30,336 --> 01:11:32,301
Division staff that the files have been lost, staff determined

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01:11:32,301 --> 01:11:34,468
the scope would need to be expanded and the dollar amount

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01:11:34,468 --> 01:11:37,635
increased to allow the vendor to develop specifications

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01:11:37,635 --> 01:11:40,268
for existing assets at the permit center.

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01:11:40,268 --> 01:11:42,401
Additionally, increasing the proposed contract

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01:11:42,401 --> 01:11:44,635
amount will also enable staff to include

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01:11:44,635 --> 01:11:46,368
an optional fabrication, planning

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01:11:46,368 --> 01:11:47,902
and management component,

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01:11:47,902 --> 01:11:50,568
allowing the vendor to deliver the newly designed assets

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01:11:50,568 --> 01:11:52,568
to the city for installation at 250

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01:11:52,568 --> 01:11:55,701
Franco Gold Plaza, rather than separately contracting out this

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01:11:55,701 --> 01:11:57,701
portion of work.

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01:11:57,802 --> 01:12:01,702
The expanded currently proposed Professional Services Agreement

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01:12:01,702 --> 01:12:03,668
includes the reconstruction of lost design

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01:12:03,668 --> 01:12:05,735
assets and consistent deployment of customer

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01:12:05,735 --> 01:12:09,335
wayfinding in a key public facility.

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01:12:09,636 --> 01:12:11,735
Staff expect this project will have citywide benefits as we anticipate

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01:12:11,735 --> 01:12:14,235
the deliverables to be applicable at many,

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01:12:14,235 --> 01:12:15,635
if not all, city facilities.

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01:12:15,635 --> 01:12:19,768
In addition to the permit center at 250 Franco Gallo Plaza.

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01:12:19,768 --> 01:12:22,935
Additionally, all design layouts and location specifications

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01:12:22,935 --> 01:12:25,168
produced through this project shall comply

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01:12:25,168 --> 01:12:27,435
with current Americans with Disabilities

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01:12:27,435 --> 01:12:31,101
Act requirements under federal Ada Accessibility standards.

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01:12:31,101 --> 01:12:33,134
Title three, chapter seven.

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01:12:33,134 --> 01:12:35,668
Some of the existing assets in the Permit center

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01:12:35,668 --> 01:12:37,236
do not meet current standards,

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01:12:37,236 --> 01:12:41,468
and this project will prioritize replacing these fixtures.

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01:12:41,468 --> 01:12:43,602
As mentioned earlier, the proposed vendor, Burrito

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01:12:43,602 --> 01:12:46,668
Co, LLC, is a small, minority owned creative agency

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01:12:46,668 --> 01:12:48,401
that is certified by the City of Oakland

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01:12:48,401 --> 01:12:50,201
as a small local business enterprise

1450
01:12:50,201 --> 01:12:52,101
for graphic design services.

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01:12:52,101 --> 01:12:54,350
The firm has completed similar projects

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01:12:54,350 --> 01:12:56,368
for the University of California, Santa Cruz

1453
01:12:56,368 --> 01:12:57,735
and the Jack London Business

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01:12:57,735 --> 01:13:00,135
Improvement District, among others.

1455
01:13:01,536 --> 01:13:05,701
Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.04.040 stipulates that contracts

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01:13:05,701 --> 01:13:07,690
procured through an informal

1457
01:13:07,690 --> 01:13:10,669
advertising and bidding process cannot exceed $50,000.

1458
01:13:11,369 --> 01:13:14,602
While staff initially believed that the scope of work or staff

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01:13:14,602 --> 01:13:16,690
initially believed that the scope of work

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01:13:16,690 --> 01:13:18,535
could feasibly be performed for this amount,

1461
01:13:18,535 --> 01:13:22,101
and again, this was through by not including

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01:13:22,101 --> 01:13:24,101
a fabrication component in the scope,

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01:13:24,101 --> 01:13:26,301
and also by providing the original design

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01:13:26,301 --> 01:13:27,668
specifications for the building,

1465
01:13:27,668 --> 01:13:32,134
which we've since learned we're not able to provide.

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01:13:32,134 --> 01:13:34,401
In addition, through discussions

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01:13:34,401 --> 01:13:37,535
with the proposed vendor and internally,

1468
01:13:37,535 --> 01:13:41,602
we we developed a much clearer picture of the tasks and steps

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01:13:41,602 --> 01:13:44,602
required to meaningfully achieve the project's goal

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01:13:44,602 --> 01:13:46,368
to create a visually cohesive,

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01:13:46,368 --> 01:13:50,102
brand aligned and Ada compliant wayfinding system.

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01:13:50,102 --> 01:13:53,102
Wayfinding signage system for fabrication to enhance

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01:13:53,102 --> 01:13:56,702
orientation and visitor experience at the permit center.

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01:13:56,702 --> 01:14:00,302
The revised currently proposed Professional Services

1475
01:14:01,703 --> 01:14:04,601
Agreement reflects. This facilitates the reconstruction of the lost

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01:14:04,601 --> 01:14:06,601
design assets

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01:14:07,402 --> 01:14:09,135
and in and will ensure consistent deployment of customer

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01:14:09,135 --> 01:14:12,635
wayfinding and signage in a key public facility.

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01:14:12,635 --> 01:14:15,200
For the sake of time, I won't go into it now,

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01:14:15,200 --> 01:14:18,350
but I'm happy to provide more of a breakdown of the costs

1481
01:14:18,350 --> 01:14:21,835
for, each phase of the proposed expanded, expanded, contract.

1482
01:14:21,835 --> 01:14:24,435
If there are questions about this.

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01:14:24,435 --> 01:14:27,102
So, in conclusion, staff are recommending

1484
01:14:27,102 --> 01:14:29,301
that the city council waive the competitive request

1485
01:14:29,301 --> 01:14:31,701
for proposals, qualifications, requirements

1486
01:14:31,768 --> 01:14:33,802
and authorize the city administrator to enter

1487
01:14:33,802 --> 01:14:37,468
into professional services agreement with Barretto Co, LLC,

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01:14:37,468 --> 01:14:40,169
an Oakland certified small local business enterprise,

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01:14:40,169 --> 01:14:43,635
for signage and wayfinding, graphic design services, at 250

1490
01:14:43,635 --> 01:14:45,602
Frank Ogawa Plaza for one year term,

1491
01:14:45,602 --> 01:14:48,335
but the option to extend for an additional one year

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01:14:48,335 --> 01:14:52,468
for a total contract amount not to exceed $300,000.

1493
01:14:52,468 --> 01:14:55,768
Thank you and staff are available to answer questions.

1494
01:14:55,768 --> 01:14:57,635
Perfect. And while while we have you there, Rose,

1495
01:14:57,635 --> 01:15:00,567
can you actually highlight the cost breakdown?

1496
01:15:00,567 --> 01:15:02,135
Sure, sure.

1497
01:15:02,135 --> 01:15:05,201
So just noting that, we are still kind of finalizing

1498
01:15:05,201 --> 01:15:08,201
the contract details and, negoti

1499
01:15:10,868 --> 01:15:13,268
There we have currently

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01:15:13,335 --> 01:15:17,468
laid out five phases of this, of this project.

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01:15:17,468 --> 01:15:21,680
So phase one would be, approximately 50,000,

1502
01:15:22,200 --> 01:15:25,101
this would include at least one site visit by the vendor

1503
01:15:25,101 --> 01:15:26,735
and allow for the creation.

1504
01:15:26,735 --> 01:15:29,635
As I mentioned, of the, design specifications

1505
01:15:29,635 --> 01:15:31,668
for existing assets of the permit center,

1506
01:15:31,668 --> 01:15:35,868
which were lost previously in the ransomware attack phase two.

1507
01:15:35,868 --> 01:15:37,868
Is, about $50,000.

1508
01:15:40,401 --> 01:15:44,502
This includes graphic design, styling and refinements.

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01:15:44,502 --> 01:15:46,502
Phase three is 75,000.

1510
01:15:47,201 --> 01:15:49,336
This includes creation and delivery

1511
01:15:49,336 --> 01:15:53,602
of a comprehensive system style guide and layout production

1512
01:15:53,602 --> 01:15:56,601
recommendations for all signage types.

1513
01:15:56,601 --> 01:15:58,601
Phase four is 23,000

1514
01:16:00,680 --> 01:16:02,235
and includes the delivery of templates

1515
01:16:02,235 --> 01:16:03,635
for signage, typologies

1516
01:16:03,635 --> 01:16:07,969
and production of digital files for all, digital assets.

1517
01:16:07,969 --> 01:16:12,169
And then phase five is the, optional

1518
01:16:12,535 --> 01:16:14,935
$100,000 component, which would include

1519
01:16:15,368 --> 01:16:17,168
the fabrication of the site.

1520
01:16:17,168 --> 01:16:19,235
So construction of the actual signs

1521
01:16:19,235 --> 01:16:21,535
and associated material materials,

1522
01:16:21,535 --> 01:16:26,902
which would then be delivered to the city for installation.

1523
01:16:26,902 --> 01:16:30,602
And so in that, in that breakdown with the vendor, also be

1524
01:16:30,602 --> 01:16:33,200
actually doing the install,

1525
01:16:33,301 --> 01:16:38,302
we would I think that's still being somewhat determined,

1526
01:16:38,302 --> 01:16:41,635
but the idea would to have as much of that done in-house by facilities, services

1527
01:16:41,635 --> 01:16:45,335
staff, as possible, I see and this is,

1528
01:16:45,335 --> 01:16:49,535
this is my first time seeing, a contract of this,

1529
01:16:49,535 --> 01:16:51,535
amount for signage.

1530
01:16:53,601 --> 01:16:55,435
And so do we have,

1531
01:16:55,435 --> 01:16:57,401
some historical context

1532
01:16:57,401 --> 01:17:00,935
around, like, how much we've spent in the past?

1533
01:17:00,935 --> 01:17:05,736
I think so, I can start by saying that,

1534
01:17:05,736 --> 01:17:09,335
to our knowledge, a project of this type has not been undertaken by the city in

1535
01:17:09,335 --> 01:17:10,968
in quite a number of years.

1536
01:17:10,968 --> 01:17:12,968
And so through,

1537
01:17:14,100 --> 01:17:16,401
this process, through discussions

1538
01:17:16,802 --> 01:17:20,535
with the vendor and internally, there, there was

1539
01:17:20,535 --> 01:17:24,602
we really gained a stronger understanding of, of the tasks,

1540
01:17:24,602 --> 01:17:29,968
that would be required, to, to meaningfully achieve this.

1541
01:17:29,968 --> 01:17:31,501
Going to,

1542
01:17:31,501 --> 01:17:32,635
I don't know if.

1543
01:17:32,635 --> 01:17:34,101
Robin, do you have anything to add there?

1544
01:17:34,101 --> 01:17:36,834
I'm going to ask that my colleague Robin Abad.

1545
01:17:36,834 --> 01:17:39,834
Add to that as well.

1546
01:17:40,801 --> 01:17:43,201
Good afternoon, Chair Brown.

1547
01:17:43,236 --> 01:17:44,702
Council members Robin and Bob with the city administrator's office

1548
01:17:44,702 --> 01:17:46,869
working with Rose on this project.

1549
01:17:46,869 --> 01:17:51,934
You know, we basically lost all of our design documentation,

1550
01:17:51,934 --> 01:17:54,934
for the signage program at 250.

1551
01:17:56,200 --> 01:17:59,502
That's the entire facility that permit center is a key

1552
01:17:59,502 --> 01:18:03,702
facility for, conducting business and providing service

1553
01:18:04,601 --> 01:18:06,601
to, our constituents.

1554
01:18:08,802 --> 01:18:11,902
Currently, we have a very inconsistent strategy for ensuring that folks

1555
01:18:11,902 --> 01:18:14,734
can navigate the facility with clarity.

1556
01:18:14,734 --> 01:18:16,735
You know, with consistency

1557
01:18:16,735 --> 01:18:20,735
in language and with, graphics that are Ada compliant.

1558
01:18:20,735 --> 01:18:24,134
We've we've basically just been making,

1559
01:18:24,134 --> 01:18:26,801
new stuff ad hoc as we've we've gone along.

1560
01:18:26,801 --> 01:18:28,335
So one thing we'd like to

1561
01:18:28,335 --> 01:18:30,368
emphasize is that by creating,

1562
01:18:30,368 --> 01:18:32,401
recreating an asset that we lost,

1563
01:18:32,401 --> 01:18:35,350
which is basically design guidelines for 250,

1564
01:18:35,350 --> 01:18:37,969
this project is actually an investment in the building

1565
01:18:37,969 --> 01:18:40,368
that will pay forward for another decade.

1566
01:18:40,368 --> 01:18:44,869
Facility staff will be able to use this to update signage

1567
01:18:44,869 --> 01:18:47,340
not only in the public portions of the building,

1568
01:18:47,340 --> 01:18:49,680
but throughout the entire facility.

1569
01:18:49,680 --> 01:18:52,135
So we're really having to reinvest,

1570
01:18:52,135 --> 01:18:55,435
in something that was lost in the ransomware attack, I see.

1571
01:18:55,435 --> 01:18:59,301
And then in the selection of the said vendor,

1572
01:18:59,301 --> 01:19:02,368
would you happen to know offhand, what other

1573
01:19:02,368 --> 01:19:07,680
local projects they've they were able to complete?

1574
01:19:07,680 --> 01:19:09,468
I can share that.

1575
01:19:10,801 --> 01:19:14,690
They have done, as I mentioned,

1576
01:19:14,690 --> 01:19:18,302
a similar project for the Jack London Business

1577
01:19:18,302 --> 01:19:21,168
Improvement District. And I believe there are some other local examples

1578
01:19:21,168 --> 01:19:23,602
that I'd be happy to to share with you,

1579
01:19:23,602 --> 01:19:25,602
directly and follow up. Interesting.

1580
01:19:25,602 --> 01:19:29,401
And you know, specifically, what was it, a Jack London square,

1581
01:19:29,401 --> 01:19:34,350
I believe it was a similar sort of, signage type of,

1582
01:19:34,350 --> 01:19:37,635
development, a creation of a comprehensive

1583
01:19:38,835 --> 01:19:42,168
signage plan, for, for that entity.

1584
01:19:42,168 --> 01:19:43,340
Okay. Excellent.

1585
01:19:43,340 --> 01:19:44,340
Thank you so much. Rose.

1586
01:19:44,340 --> 01:19:47,340
And, Robin, Council member, Ungar.

1587
01:19:49,100 --> 01:19:51,269
Yeah. I mean, I

1588
01:19:51,269 --> 01:19:52,902
can't help but think that this seems like an enormous amount of money for signage,

1589
01:19:52,902 --> 01:19:54,835
and maybe I'm thinking about this wrong.

1590
01:19:54,835 --> 01:19:56,734
I mean, in my mind, this is like,

1591
01:19:56,734 --> 01:19:58,468
permit counter to the left,

1592
01:19:58,468 --> 01:20:01,568
pay your parking tickets to the right, and that's $300,000.

1593
01:20:01,568 --> 01:20:06,690
I mean, is there not a way to do this more cheaply?

1594
01:20:06,690 --> 01:20:08,834
That would also help people just find their way around the building?

1595
01:20:08,834 --> 01:20:10,301
Thank you. Council member Ungar.

1596
01:20:10,301 --> 01:20:12,869
It is a not to exceed.

1597
01:20:12,869 --> 01:20:15,935
So these are you know, the budget is built around a conservative element.

1598
01:20:15,935 --> 01:20:19,668
Important to note too, that fabrication is part of this.

1599
01:20:19,668 --> 01:20:23,868
So materials actually, you know, printing things,

1600
01:20:24,603 --> 01:20:28,868
fabricating things. That is a huge part of the, sort of, projected

1601
01:20:28,868 --> 01:20:31,268
cost of the project.

1602
01:20:31,636 --> 01:20:34,468
As you mentioned, we are wanting to rely on our internal facilities,

1603
01:20:34,468 --> 01:20:36,502
public works, to actually do install.

1604
01:20:36,502 --> 01:20:42,835
So my assumption is that if we were to go through,

1605
01:20:42,835 --> 01:20:44,535
for example, through a city contracting process

1606
01:20:44,535 --> 01:20:45,702
or that it's we're going to get

1607
01:20:45,702 --> 01:20:48,101
really high numbers when it comes to,

1608
01:20:48,101 --> 01:20:50,501
actually procuring materials, fabrication.

1609
01:20:51,768 --> 01:20:53,335
The production piece is really,

1610
01:20:53,335 --> 01:20:57,235
the largest share of this not to exceed budget amount.

1611
01:20:57,235 --> 01:20:59,235
And this is,

1612
01:20:59,468 --> 01:21:01,435
are we actually in a situation

1613
01:21:01,435 --> 01:21:04,435
where people are giving up on applying for permits

1614
01:21:04,435 --> 01:21:06,301
because they can't find the right office?

1615
01:21:06,301 --> 01:21:09,668
I mean, is this a genuine problem that, well,

1616
01:21:09,668 --> 01:21:11,968
that needs to be solved, or is it just like it would?

1617
01:21:11,968 --> 01:21:14,702
Is it just a nice to have?

1618
01:21:14,702 --> 01:21:17,835
I think that since we've, consolidated

1619
01:21:17,835 --> 01:21:21,350
more and more public services into building to 50,

1620
01:21:21,350 --> 01:21:26,435
this really that us wanting to create a dignified

1621
01:21:26,469 --> 01:21:30,435
and clear environment for our public to navigate is part of a general, program

1622
01:21:30,435 --> 01:21:34,102
we have at 250 to provide better service,

1623
01:21:34,102 --> 01:21:37,702
more efficiency, clarity, and continued consolidation.

1624
01:21:37,802 --> 01:21:41,869
So, part of the investment we're making here is developing

1625
01:21:41,869 --> 01:21:45,350
a scalable system and a standard that will

1626
01:21:45,350 --> 01:21:48,690
evolve with the building and the facility as we

1627
01:21:48,690 --> 01:21:50,802
consolidate more, you know, public facing services

1628
01:21:50,802 --> 01:21:54,368
into that facility as we're up staffing, the departments

1629
01:21:54,368 --> 01:21:57,768
that provide counter staff and creating more positions,

1630
01:21:57,768 --> 01:22:01,968
physically reconfiguring the permit center over time.

1631
01:22:02,868 --> 01:22:04,636
Right now,

1632
01:22:04,636 --> 01:22:10,369
we just don't have adequate guidelines to be able to provide the,

1633
01:22:10,369 --> 01:22:14,969
the, the wayfinding and the navigation that really our public deserves

1634
01:22:14,969 --> 01:22:17,668
when they come to visit. 250 and do you see this as a first step, as something

1635
01:22:17,668 --> 01:22:21,101
you're going to come back to us for, for more

1636
01:22:21,101 --> 01:22:23,101
signage later?

1637
01:22:23,768 --> 01:22:29,468
This is a big first investment for sure to create the system.

1638
01:22:29,468 --> 01:22:32,435
And so what we anticipate being able to accomplish with

1639
01:22:32,435 --> 01:22:34,835
this is a comprehensive,

1640
01:22:35,435 --> 01:22:37,301
implementation in the public portions

1641
01:22:37,301 --> 01:22:39,802
of the first and second floors of building 250.

1642
01:22:39,802 --> 01:22:43,302
So we do anticipate that this will cover that.

1643
01:22:43,302 --> 01:22:47,635
It's also important to note that this is funding that is not

1644
01:22:47,635 --> 01:22:49,102
coming out of the general fund.

1645
01:22:49,102 --> 01:22:54,301
These are this is fee revenue that's specifically collected

1646
01:22:54,301 --> 01:22:56,468
for fee related services

1647
01:22:56,468 --> 01:22:59,468
and facilities for the city.

1648
01:22:59,735 --> 01:23:03,368
So it is it's it's money that it's funding that we have

1649
01:23:03,368 --> 01:23:05,635
that's actually dedicated for us improving this,

1650
01:23:05,635 --> 01:23:07,435
the experience of our customers.

1651
01:23:07,435 --> 01:23:09,835
And my understanding is that those funds are more

1652
01:23:09,835 --> 01:23:13,435
in better shape than the general fund.

1653
01:23:13,435 --> 01:23:14,835
I would say for the moment,

1654
01:23:14,835 --> 01:23:16,235
thankfully they are council member.

1655
01:23:16,235 --> 01:23:20,690
I'm I'm a little bit,

1656
01:23:20,690 --> 01:23:22,100
relieved to hear that it's not coming from the general fund.

1657
01:23:22,100 --> 01:23:23,767
That that does help a little bit.

1658
01:23:23,767 --> 01:23:25,368
Thank you.

1659
01:23:25,368 --> 01:23:28,634
And I, just to piggyback off of what Councilmember Ungar

1660
01:23:28,634 --> 01:23:29,902
was bringing up,

1661
01:23:29,902 --> 01:23:31,902
you know, I, I really want to say out

1662
01:23:31,902 --> 01:23:36,335
loud that, I think it's not only 250,

1663
01:23:36,335 --> 01:23:40,168
that need some support in, you know, ensuring

1664
01:23:40,168 --> 01:23:42,680
that our community members know where to go,

1665
01:23:42,680 --> 01:23:46,200
when they just come to the plaza.

1666
01:23:46,200 --> 01:23:48,468
Right. And so, I would be interested in the future,

1667
01:23:48,468 --> 01:23:52,690
given the success of this very robust,

1668
01:23:52,690 --> 01:23:57,269
you know, wayfinding plan that you all have established,

1669
01:23:57,269 --> 01:24:00,768
what it would look like to expand that right to other coming into City Hall

1670
01:24:00,768 --> 01:24:04,368
or how to get up to the chamber, second floor, etc..

1671
01:24:04,368 --> 01:24:07,801
I think that that could be of great, great value

1672
01:24:07,801 --> 01:24:09,969
to the community as well.

1673
01:24:09,969 --> 01:24:14,235
And so Council member five, did you have your, hand raised

1674
01:24:14,235 --> 01:24:16,201
and then Council Member Ramachandran

1675
01:24:16,201 --> 01:24:17,935
yes, I wanted to just say through the chair

1676
01:24:17,935 --> 01:24:22,690
that I was actually happy to see 2415 listed in the actual,

1677
01:24:22,690 --> 01:24:26,768
packet to show where the funds were coming from.

1678
01:24:26,768 --> 01:24:29,768
It seemed a little high to me as well, so I definitely want to echo

1679
01:24:29,768 --> 01:24:31,969
what my colleagues have stated here.

1680
01:24:31,969 --> 01:24:36,835
But I also wanted to know, I know you stated

1681
01:24:36,835 --> 01:24:40,100
that you reached out to nine different vendors.

1682
01:24:40,100 --> 01:24:41,668
Is that the widest net

1683
01:24:41,668 --> 01:24:44,835
that could be cast for this type of quote,

1684
01:24:44,835 --> 01:24:49,102
or is that just what we had on hand

1685
01:24:49,102 --> 01:24:53,702
through our existing, partners, through the city's system?

1686
01:24:53,702 --> 01:24:57,503
In this case, and and being that,

1687
01:24:57,503 --> 01:24:58,735
you know, initially this was an in and through the chair,

1688
01:24:58,735 --> 01:25:02,602
this wasn't it, initially an informal process

1689
01:25:02,602 --> 01:25:04,435
and not subject to the same sort of advertising, you know,

1690
01:25:04,435 --> 01:25:07,668
noticing requirements that a, that a formal RFP would be,

1691
01:25:07,668 --> 01:25:11,768
we followed sort of the standard process,

1692
01:25:11,768 --> 01:25:15,968
for informal RFPs, whereby we, we went,

1693
01:25:16,690 --> 01:25:19,201
we went into those different resources and tried to identify

1694
01:25:19,201 --> 01:25:23,235
as many applicable firms as possible, to, to cast

1695
01:25:23,235 --> 01:25:26,602
that wide net, to the extent that we could,

1696
01:25:26,602 --> 01:25:30,502
I, personally heard back from a number of firms,

1697
01:25:30,502 --> 01:25:33,502
you know, responding that they

1698
01:25:34,135 --> 01:25:35,901
weren't able or don't typically do this sort of work and declining

1699
01:25:35,901 --> 01:25:37,168
to provide a proposal.

1700
01:25:37,168 --> 01:25:40,702
So, we did ultimately have to have the one

1701
01:25:40,702 --> 01:25:43,768
from burrito, but, but yes, that that's sort of

1702
01:25:43,768 --> 01:25:47,468
the background and process, that led us to those nine firms.

1703
01:25:47,468 --> 01:25:50,200
So to be clear, did you reach out to nine

1704
01:25:50,200 --> 01:25:52,401
firms and heard back from who you heard from,

1705
01:25:52,401 --> 01:25:54,201
or did you reach out to more than nine?

1706
01:25:54,201 --> 01:25:55,869
We we reached out to nine,

1707
01:25:55,869 --> 01:25:58,368
and that was based on the specific,

1708
01:25:58,368 --> 01:26:00,101
classification codes that I mentioned

1709
01:26:00,101 --> 01:26:01,935
to be able to do this sort of work.

1710
01:26:01,935 --> 01:26:05,535
And wanting to ensure, for primarily,

1711
01:26:08,302 --> 01:26:11,202
you know, a significant number of, of firms that we knew

1712
01:26:11,202 --> 01:26:15,834
to be certified as local small local business enterprises.

1713
01:26:15,834 --> 01:26:17,735
Okay. I'll talk more.

1714
01:26:17,735 --> 01:26:20,602
Yes. It just seems like, with signage

1715
01:26:20,602 --> 01:26:24,340
there would be more firms that could be responsive,

1716
01:26:24,340 --> 01:26:25,368
but maybe they're not in the system.

1717
01:26:25,368 --> 01:26:26,401
And if they're not in the system,

1718
01:26:26,401 --> 01:26:27,702
then we need to figure out

1719
01:26:27,702 --> 01:26:30,502
how to get more people, more small businesses

1720
01:26:30,502 --> 01:26:33,168
to be aware when these contracts come up.

1721
01:26:33,168 --> 01:26:34,301
Because for a small business,

1722
01:26:34,301 --> 01:26:36,502
a $300,000 contract could be significant.

1723
01:26:36,502 --> 01:26:38,469
Absolutely. Right.

1724
01:26:38,469 --> 01:26:42,201
So we want to make sure that I would like to see double digits, and and up

1725
01:26:42,201 --> 01:26:44,680
when we're reaching out to small businesses

1726
01:26:44,680 --> 01:26:46,680
for these types of contracts,

1727
01:26:46,680 --> 01:26:47,802
this is almost a half million dollars.

1728
01:26:47,802 --> 01:26:50,134
So through that, you know, that's understood.

1729
01:26:50,134 --> 01:26:52,534
Thank you, thank you.

1730
01:26:53,350 --> 01:26:54,201
Okay. Thank you so much for your your work on the ow.

1731
01:26:54,201 --> 01:26:56,201
Councilmember Ramachandran.

1732
01:26:56,768 --> 01:27:01,667
Thank you. How many signs are going to be

1733
01:27:01,667 --> 01:27:04,670
constructed total with this?

1734
01:27:06,350 --> 01:27:08,869
I don't see the chair. I don't know that we have a specific number yet.

1735
01:27:08,869 --> 01:27:14,736
I will note that it the scope sort of includes

1736
01:27:14,736 --> 01:27:18,235
not just development of of signs specifically, but also other fixtures.

1737
01:27:18,235 --> 01:27:22,435
There, for example, is a large, directory,

1738
01:27:22,735 --> 01:27:25,802
on the first floor of the building that has

1739
01:27:25,802 --> 01:27:29,680
at this point rather dated, and inaccurate information.

1740
01:27:29,680 --> 01:27:30,568
So this would include,

1741
01:27:30,568 --> 01:27:33,468
like those types of assets as well, beyond

1742
01:27:33,468 --> 01:27:36,101
just sort of directional signage or that kind of thing.

1743
01:27:36,101 --> 01:27:39,435
And see if Robin has anything to add or

1744
01:27:39,435 --> 01:27:42,567
if there's a range of the number of physical products.

1745
01:27:42,567 --> 01:27:44,567
Yeah.

1746
01:27:45,350 --> 01:27:47,502
We, we don't know for certain at this point.

1747
01:27:47,502 --> 01:27:49,401
I think, that's part of the scope

1748
01:27:49,401 --> 01:27:54,335
is for this contractor to come in, assess the building,

1749
01:27:54,335 --> 01:27:56,834
the various different ad hoc signs that we have.

1750
01:27:56,834 --> 01:27:58,134
Are they in the right place?

1751
01:27:58,134 --> 01:28:00,134
Are they duplicative?

1752
01:28:00,636 --> 01:28:05,836
Can we streamline and reduce the number of assets that are currently deployed?

1753
01:28:05,836 --> 01:28:08,734
Right now we have things made out of acrylic, out of aluminum, things that are printed on a photocopier

1754
01:28:08,734 --> 01:28:10,368
that are stuck up on the wall.

1755
01:28:10,368 --> 01:28:12,935
And so part of this is really to sort of

1756
01:28:12,935 --> 01:28:17,601
clean up and establish a, a more streamlined

1757
01:28:17,601 --> 01:28:19,601
number of fixtures.

1758
01:28:19,635 --> 01:28:21,835
We also have new digital wayfinding.

1759
01:28:21,835 --> 01:28:25,835
So, Rose has led a huge project at that building, 250 facility

1760
01:28:25,835 --> 01:28:29,435
for folks to be able to to sign up for appointments

1761
01:28:29,435 --> 01:28:33,468
or walk in for appointments and, you know, get get a ticket.

1762
01:28:33,468 --> 01:28:35,868
We have digital monitors

1763
01:28:36,200 --> 01:28:38,902
and displays that have, since the pandemic been installed throughout 250

1764
01:28:38,902 --> 01:28:43,102
that aren't graphically, aligned, nor potentially

1765
01:28:43,302 --> 01:28:46,768
sort of fully Ada accessible that we need to assess as well.

1766
01:28:46,768 --> 01:28:49,768
So part of the reason it was so difficult to.

1767
01:28:49,768 --> 01:28:53,502
Council member five question to get the right mix of skills

1768
01:28:53,502 --> 01:28:56,301
is because this is a highly specialized design project.

1769
01:28:56,301 --> 01:29:01,201
And, you know, sort of spatial space organizing project.

1770
01:29:01,201 --> 01:29:02,368
So we really need to,

1771
01:29:02,368 --> 01:29:03,869
needed to find a firm

1772
01:29:03,869 --> 01:29:06,869
that had the right profile that could do the design work,

1773
01:29:06,869 --> 01:29:11,350
that could do the spatial planning work,

1774
01:29:11,350 --> 01:29:12,768
and then also, you know, deliver on different kinds of access

1775
01:29:12,768 --> 01:29:16,968
assets, whether they were digital or, physical.

1776
01:29:17,468 --> 01:29:19,468
Okay. Thank you.

1777
01:29:21,360 --> 01:29:24,690
All right. Well, thank you so much. We can hear from the public speakers

1778
01:29:24,690 --> 01:29:26,501
calling in the name that signed up to speak on item six.

1779
01:29:26,501 --> 01:29:28,501
Mr. Sato.

1780
01:29:42,101 --> 01:29:45,101
So I was in the,

1781
01:29:46,734 --> 01:29:48,734
Let me see.

1782
01:29:53,768 --> 01:29:58,350
I was in the office of the, citation

1783
01:29:58,350 --> 01:30:02,835
parking citation office, and they had a sign

1784
01:30:03,502 --> 01:30:05,902
and a sign reference.

1785
01:30:06,435 --> 01:30:08,835
This office serves citizens.

1786
01:30:10,602 --> 01:30:14,100
And it also said if you act in a disrespectful

1787
01:30:14,100 --> 01:30:17,340
way, you'll be asked to leave.

1788
01:30:17,340 --> 01:30:19,634
So you're telling people you only,

1789
01:30:19,634 --> 01:30:21,634
dealing with citizens.

1790
01:30:22,702 --> 01:30:27,201
So y'all need to check that no signs will have citizens on it.

1791
01:30:27,201 --> 01:30:28,801
And then you say you have to leave,

1792
01:30:28,801 --> 01:30:30,635
but you got to pay the ticket

1793
01:30:30,635 --> 01:30:31,768
so you don't give no other instructions on

1794
01:30:31,768 --> 01:30:34,368
how they pay the tickets on the sign.

1795
01:30:34,368 --> 01:30:35,902
So the sign has to be complete.

1796
01:30:35,902 --> 01:30:38,169
If you're asked to leave, you will be

1797
01:30:38,169 --> 01:30:42,134
asked to pay the ticket through email or whatever.

1798
01:30:42,134 --> 01:30:44,602
Okay, so that's just one example.

1799
01:30:44,602 --> 01:30:49,635
Then I heard somebody say, we use the informal process.

1800
01:30:49,635 --> 01:30:52,168
How do you use an informal process in any way

1801
01:30:52,168 --> 01:30:56,968
having to deal with spending a public money?

1802
01:30:58,702 --> 01:30:59,868
Thank you for your comments, chair.

1803
01:30:59,868 --> 01:31:01,568
That concludes our speakers.

1804
01:31:01,568 --> 01:31:02,968
All right. Thank you so much.

1805
01:31:02,968 --> 01:31:07,768
I'll entertain a motion on this item.

1806
01:31:08,134 --> 01:31:10,401
I'll make the motion to move this item

1807
01:31:10,401 --> 01:31:13,802
to the full city council on consent.

1808
01:31:13,802 --> 01:31:15,802
I was going to make a motion with the definition

1809
01:31:15,802 --> 01:31:20,350
of what's the informal versus formal bid process?

1810
01:31:20,350 --> 01:31:21,201
Sure. If that if that could be answered by staff.

1811
01:31:21,201 --> 01:31:23,201
Okay.

1812
01:31:24,202 --> 01:31:28,668
These processes are outlined in the Oakland Municipal Code.

1813
01:31:28,668 --> 01:31:32,268
They have different requirements and procedures.

1814
01:31:32,802 --> 01:31:36,402
And also are associated with different

1815
01:31:36,835 --> 01:31:40,435
not to exceed dollar amount thresholds.

1816
01:31:41,568 --> 01:31:43,869
And I can so with the informal process

1817
01:31:43,869 --> 01:31:49,368
that is a not to exceed a $50,000, as I mentioned.

1818
01:31:49,368 --> 01:31:52,368
In order to execute contracts

1819
01:31:52,767 --> 01:31:54,767
above,

1820
01:31:56,602 --> 01:31:59,767
and I apologize, I'm remembering this off the top of my head.

1821
01:31:59,767 --> 01:32:01,767
But the,

1822
01:32:03,402 --> 01:32:06,101
contracts exceeding the $250,000 are outside of the city

1823
01:32:06,101 --> 01:32:07,768
administrator's authority and therefore

1824
01:32:07,768 --> 01:32:10,901
require council approval in order to proceed.

1825
01:32:10,901 --> 01:32:13,301
Yep. Thank you. Second.

1826
01:32:13,301 --> 01:32:15,701
Thank you, thank you.

1827
01:32:16,135 --> 01:32:17,902
We have a motion made by Chair Brown, seconded by Council Member five

1828
01:32:17,902 --> 01:32:20,803
to approve the recommendations of staff

1829
01:32:20,803 --> 01:32:23,435
and to forward this item to the July 21st City Council agenda on consent.

1830
01:32:23,435 --> 01:32:26,435
Honorable Council members by Ramachandran

1831
01:32:27,667 --> 01:32:30,667
Unger now and Chair Brown.

1832
01:32:31,100 --> 01:32:32,100
Thank you.

1833
01:32:32,100 --> 01:32:33,401
Motion passes with three eyes.

1834
01:32:33,401 --> 01:32:36,968
One no. Due due to the no vote.

1835
01:32:36,968 --> 01:32:38,801
This will have to go on on consent.

1836
01:32:38,801 --> 01:32:40,801
Okay. Thank you.

1837
01:32:40,868 --> 01:32:42,401
Hey. Sorry.

1838
01:32:42,401 --> 01:32:46,368
Reading in item number seven, adopt a resolution authorizing

1839
01:32:46,368 --> 01:32:50,902
the following actions in fiscal year 2026 to 2027 one.

1840
01:32:50,902 --> 01:32:54,134
Accept an appropriate workforce innovation and opportunity.

1841
01:32:54,134 --> 01:32:57,236
Title one formula funds for adult dislocated

1842
01:32:57,236 --> 01:33:00,801
worker and youth and rapid response services in an amount

1843
01:33:00,801 --> 01:33:03,201
up to $4,827,587 to accept

1844
01:33:07,502 --> 01:33:11,134
and appropriate California Volunteers Youth Service Corp.

1845
01:33:11,134 --> 01:33:15,334
funding in an amount not to exceed $1,993,914

1846
01:33:17,335 --> 01:33:19,735
from California Volunteers Youth Service.

1847
01:33:19,735 --> 01:33:24,502
So Service Corp's program for the Oakland Port Initiative

1848
01:33:24,502 --> 01:33:28,102
through December 31st, 2027, and three authorizing

1849
01:33:28,768 --> 01:33:30,801
the City Administrator to execute

1850
01:33:30,801 --> 01:33:32,735
grant agreement amendments

1851
01:33:32,735 --> 01:33:35,734
and related documents necessary to implement the programs

1852
01:33:35,734 --> 01:33:37,201
and for authorizing,

1853
01:33:37,201 --> 01:33:38,768
Sorry, authorize the City administrator

1854
01:33:38,768 --> 01:33:41,702
to apply for accept inappropriate grant funds

1855
01:33:41,702 --> 01:33:45,602
and contributions for workforce development service services.

1856
01:33:45,602 --> 01:33:49,268
Beyond the wire, a title one for formula funding

1857
01:33:49,268 --> 01:33:53,468
and other budgeted funding sources up to $250,000

1858
01:33:55,102 --> 01:33:58,268
per instance, with the approval of the Oakland Workforce Development Board

1859
01:33:58,268 --> 01:34:00,968
and we do have two speakers on this item.

1860
01:34:00,968 --> 01:34:01,968
Okay. Thank you.

1861
01:34:01,968 --> 01:34:05,100
We can hear from staff on this item.

1862
01:34:05,100 --> 01:34:07,100
Hello. Good afternoon.

1863
01:34:07,568 --> 01:34:10,535
Speaking to the mic, on Narada Lindsay, economic aid,

1864
01:34:10,535 --> 01:34:12,535
workforce development.

1865
01:34:13,102 --> 01:34:16,301
So staff is requesting an approval of a resolution

1866
01:34:16,301 --> 01:34:19,767
that will authorize the city to accept an appropriate.

1867
01:34:19,767 --> 01:34:21,268
It's approximately

1868
01:34:21,268 --> 01:34:25,468
6.8 million in federal and state workforce funding.

1869
01:34:25,668 --> 01:34:28,401
And this is for fiscal year 2627.

1870
01:34:28,401 --> 01:34:30,702
So the current fiscal year that we're at,

1871
01:34:30,702 --> 01:34:34,350
I also want to just start out by noting that this particular

1872
01:34:34,350 --> 01:34:38,602
item, it's not going to, approve any new service

1873
01:34:38,602 --> 01:34:42,935
providers, or create any new programing at this time.

1874
01:34:42,935 --> 01:34:45,668
The council already approved our, Workforce

1875
01:34:45,668 --> 01:34:48,668
Innovation and Opportunity Act, or what?

1876
01:34:48,668 --> 01:34:50,735
I'll refer to it now as we, our,

1877
01:34:50,735 --> 01:34:53,868
service provider contracts on June 2nd.

1878
01:34:53,868 --> 01:34:55,602
So that action already happened.

1879
01:34:55,602 --> 01:34:58,969
And so today, what we're, requesting is that,

1880
01:34:58,969 --> 01:35:02,802
this body does authorize the city to receive

1881
01:35:02,802 --> 01:35:05,834
the funding that's necessary to implement these services

1882
01:35:05,834 --> 01:35:08,834
that have already been approved.

1883
01:35:09,536 --> 01:35:13,902
So this funding package includes, two allocations, 4.8 million,

1884
01:35:13,902 --> 01:35:17,269
and we are fund eight, and then nearly 2 million.

1885
01:35:17,269 --> 01:35:22,302
So it's 1.9 million from the California Volunteers program.

1886
01:35:22,302 --> 01:35:26,268
And that is to continue our Oakland forward Youth service,

1887
01:35:26,268 --> 01:35:29,268
public Services Career Pathways program

1888
01:35:30,934 --> 01:35:32,102
for this program year.

1889
01:35:32,102 --> 01:35:36,690
These investments for Wioa are expected to serve

1890
01:35:36,690 --> 01:35:38,469
approximately 900 residents, Oakland residents.

1891
01:35:40,567 --> 01:35:42,734
It's not citizens,

1892
01:35:42,734 --> 01:35:44,401
Oakland residents

1893
01:35:44,401 --> 01:35:47,401
and, and the California Volunteers

1894
01:35:50,340 --> 01:35:52,690
funding will support approximately

1895
01:35:52,690 --> 01:35:55,802
45 youth and young adults in paid public service

1896
01:35:55,802 --> 01:35:59,134
positions through the Oakland Public Works Program.

1897
01:35:59,134 --> 01:36:02,101
And lastly, this item, has included

1898
01:36:02,101 --> 01:36:03,301
a request to authorize

1899
01:36:03,301 --> 01:36:06,535
the city administrator to accept and appropriate

1900
01:36:06,535 --> 01:36:07,568
future workforce.

1901
01:36:07,568 --> 01:36:11,168
Grant funding up to 250,000 per award

1902
01:36:13,200 --> 01:36:15,969
with approval of the Oakland Workforce Development Board.

1903
01:36:15,969 --> 01:36:18,635
And by doing so, this will allow the city,

1904
01:36:18,635 --> 01:36:21,869
to respond quickly to smaller grant opportunities

1905
01:36:21,869 --> 01:36:23,802
where we're able to remain competitive

1906
01:36:23,802 --> 01:36:27,635
for workforce funding, with out having to come back to council,

1907
01:36:27,635 --> 01:36:32,235
for a separate action for each individual award.

1908
01:36:32,235 --> 01:36:33,735
These funds are critical to

1909
01:36:33,735 --> 01:36:36,680
maintaining Oakland's workforce development system

1910
01:36:36,680 --> 01:36:38,690
and provide residents with access

1911
01:36:38,690 --> 01:36:41,768
to training, career pathways, and employment opportunities

1912
01:36:41,768 --> 01:36:46,135
while also supporting employers meet their workforce needs.

1913
01:36:46,135 --> 01:36:49,768
And also supporting the city's economic development goals.

1914
01:36:49,768 --> 01:36:51,969
Staff is respectfully requesting approval

1915
01:36:51,969 --> 01:36:55,168
of this resolution and I'm happy to answer questions.

1916
01:36:55,168 --> 01:36:56,235
Thank you.

1917
01:36:56,235 --> 01:36:58,869
Thank you so much for the the report.

1918
01:36:58,869 --> 01:37:01,968
And I guess, just for clarity, is it routine that

1919
01:37:01,968 --> 01:37:04,968
the item comes two times?

1920
01:37:04,969 --> 01:37:07,335
This is not this is again it this is a separate.

1921
01:37:07,335 --> 01:37:09,835
Oh, let me add some clarity.

1922
01:37:09,835 --> 01:37:12,634
So in the first item that we had earlier,

1923
01:37:12,634 --> 01:37:15,340
this year, we were

1924
01:37:16,368 --> 01:37:19,601
you know, approving the recipients of the

1925
01:37:19,601 --> 01:37:21,268
we owe a dollars.

1926
01:37:21,268 --> 01:37:24,301
And so can you explain what is what is the.

1927
01:37:24,301 --> 01:37:25,869
So that was for the recipients.

1928
01:37:25,869 --> 01:37:29,335
And so in this moment, we are simply allocating

1929
01:37:29,335 --> 01:37:31,101
the funds that we are going to receive.

1930
01:37:31,101 --> 01:37:33,301
Is that correct? That's correct. Okay.

1931
01:37:33,301 --> 01:37:37,468
And then so my question has to do with the table on page

1932
01:37:37,468 --> 01:37:41,901
four when you were looking at, the last component.

1933
01:37:41,901 --> 01:37:43,901
So can you,

1934
01:37:44,502 --> 01:37:48,200
refresh my memory, who who receives the funds

1935
01:37:48,200 --> 01:37:51,835
that are slated for program rapid response?

1936
01:37:51,835 --> 01:37:54,350
Who is the awarding the the program?

1937
01:37:54,350 --> 01:37:57,869
Rapid response dollars go directly to the city who has,

1938
01:37:57,869 --> 01:38:02,301
oversight of the services, directly to the businesses.

1939
01:38:02,301 --> 01:38:04,436
There's some funding

1940
01:38:04,436 --> 01:38:07,350
that's utilized there that goes out to service providers through,

1941
01:38:07,350 --> 01:38:10,734
the supports that are provided around the rapid

1942
01:38:10,734 --> 01:38:12,102
response activities.

1943
01:38:12,102 --> 01:38:15,301
The largest buckets that go out to the service providers

1944
01:38:15,301 --> 01:38:18,535
through the regular funding are going to be the adult,

1945
01:38:18,535 --> 01:38:22,768
the dislocated worker and the youth dollars I see.

1946
01:38:22,768 --> 01:38:27,602
And so to the T is the table with the table view,

1947
01:38:27,602 --> 01:38:30,268
the dollar amounts that are listed in the table,

1948
01:38:30,268 --> 01:38:34,200
are they also representative of the prior,

1949
01:38:34,200 --> 01:38:36,102
kind of funding that's going out of the that

1950
01:38:36,102 --> 01:38:40,100
is going out for those grantees that we awarded earlier.

1951
01:38:40,100 --> 01:38:41,568
It is inclusive of those dollars.

1952
01:38:41,568 --> 01:38:43,902
Okay. Perfect. Thank you for clarifying.

1953
01:38:43,902 --> 01:38:46,869
Any questions on this item, colleagues?

1954
01:38:46,869 --> 01:38:50,702
Okay. We can go to the public. Speaker

1955
01:38:50,702 --> 01:38:52,401
calling in the name of the sign up to speak on item number seven.

1956
01:38:52,401 --> 01:38:56,100
Mrs. Sardo Obama and Blair Beekman.

1957
01:38:58,202 --> 01:39:01,868
So the race equity statement says that she's going to provide

1958
01:39:01,868 --> 01:39:03,401
for the populations

1959
01:39:03,401 --> 01:39:05,468
that experienced the highest degree

1960
01:39:05,468 --> 01:39:09,680
of disproportionality of barriers to employment.

1961
01:39:10,703 --> 01:39:14,335
So that's going to be African-Americans, because we 10% of the unemployment that, in the city

1962
01:39:14,335 --> 01:39:19,135
the next group is Latinos, which is 4.7 unemployment.

1963
01:39:20,635 --> 01:39:23,602
Now, you are this is a department that has applied for a grant

1964
01:39:23,602 --> 01:39:28,834
from the state for non-citizen, support for small businesses.

1965
01:39:28,834 --> 01:39:30,768
So you serve non-citizens.

1966
01:39:30,768 --> 01:39:35,568
Of the 900 residents served, how many of citizens

1967
01:39:35,902 --> 01:39:38,968
are going to get that? How many non-citizens is that going to be equally done

1968
01:39:38,968 --> 01:39:40,968
halfway,

1969
01:39:41,301 --> 01:39:43,301
citizens halfway non-citizens?

1970
01:39:45,350 --> 01:39:48,368
How do you do it? How do you verify that a person is a non-citizen or a citizen?

1971
01:39:48,368 --> 01:39:51,634
You know, y'all just don't have these discussions at all.

1972
01:39:51,634 --> 01:39:53,168
But it's important

1973
01:39:53,168 --> 01:39:54,335
that that's

1974
01:39:54,335 --> 01:39:56,168
why South Africa is being torn up,

1975
01:39:56,168 --> 01:39:57,935
because the South African people,

1976
01:39:57,935 --> 01:39:59,767
black people in this city not addressing

1977
01:39:59,767 --> 01:40:03,367
this issue, you're not getting.

1978
01:40:03,368 --> 01:40:06,502
But you are not the party you got.

1979
01:40:06,502 --> 01:40:09,401
You guys, thank you for your comments.

1980
01:40:09,401 --> 01:40:11,134
If your name was called and you still

1981
01:40:11,134 --> 01:40:12,768
wish to speak on this item,

1982
01:40:12,768 --> 01:40:15,902
you can come up to the podium or raise your hand.

1983
01:40:15,902 --> 01:40:19,735
At this time, all names have been called perfect.

1984
01:40:19,735 --> 01:40:24,335
Thank you. Colleagues, is there a motion to move this item?

1985
01:40:24,335 --> 01:40:26,734
Councilmember Ungar so moved.

1986
01:40:26,734 --> 01:40:28,734
Second.

1987
01:40:30,436 --> 01:40:31,568
Thank you. We have a motion made by Councilmember Ungar,

1988
01:40:31,568 --> 01:40:33,468
seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran,

1989
01:40:33,468 --> 01:40:36,236
to approve the recommendations of staff

1990
01:40:36,236 --> 01:40:38,735
and to forward this item to the July 21st City Council Agenda on Roll.

1991
01:40:38,735 --> 01:40:44,502
Council members by Ramachandran I, Ungar I and chair Brown

1992
01:40:44,502 --> 01:40:46,602
I thank you motion passes with for

1993
01:40:46,602 --> 01:40:48,235
I support this item to the July

1994
01:40:48,235 --> 01:40:51,268
24th city Council agenda on consent.

1995
01:40:51,268 --> 01:40:53,134
Moving on to open forum

1996
01:40:53,134 --> 01:40:55,100
calling in the names that signed up to speak.

1997
01:40:55,100 --> 01:40:56,101
In no particular order.

1998
01:40:56,101 --> 01:40:57,568
You can come up to the podium,

1999
01:40:57,568 --> 01:40:59,901
state your name before making your comment.

2000
01:40:59,901 --> 01:41:01,134
If you're on zoom, please

2001
01:41:01,134 --> 01:41:03,502
raise your hand to be easily identified.

2002
01:41:03,502 --> 01:41:05,134
Shinobi Howard, asado.

2003
01:41:05,134 --> 01:41:07,534
Walla Walla, Blair Beekman,

2004
01:41:07,834 --> 01:41:08,968
Margaret. Margaret.

2005
01:41:08,968 --> 01:41:11,368
Grimsley, Sarah. Amir, Julius.

2006
01:41:12,701 --> 01:41:14,701
Morale, DeShawn. Taller.

2007
01:41:16,134 --> 01:41:18,134
Nita B.

2008
01:41:24,501 --> 01:41:25,100
Marco.

2009
01:41:25,100 --> 01:41:26,268
Duncan. Lisa.

2010
01:41:26,268 --> 01:41:28,268
Zebra. Jack

2011
01:41:28,301 --> 01:41:30,201
and Aaron.

2012
01:41:30,201 --> 01:41:32,201
Venus.

2013
01:41:35,502 --> 01:41:38,502
Hi. I'm Margaret Grimsley.

2014
01:41:38,636 --> 01:41:42,201
I spoke earlier on behalf of the street vendors who are here to talk about the,

2015
01:41:42,201 --> 01:41:44,201
problematic enforcement of,

2016
01:41:45,768 --> 01:41:49,102
supposedly laws and regulations around street vending.

2017
01:41:49,102 --> 01:41:54,735
I mentioned that I've lived in Oakland for over six years.

2018
01:41:54,735 --> 01:41:58,340
Street vendors have been a major part of the community here for me.

2019
01:41:58,340 --> 01:42:01,535
And, I also want to speak, to,

2020
01:42:01,535 --> 01:42:03,368
the fact that I walk Lake Merritt every day

2021
01:42:03,368 --> 01:42:06,702
and have never seen vendors bring anything but like, joy

2022
01:42:06,702 --> 01:42:10,502
and community and love and delicious food,

2023
01:42:10,502 --> 01:42:13,935
I don't see any of the problems that are being cited.

2024
01:42:13,935 --> 01:42:17,502
I also want to read talk from talking points provided by Nida

2025
01:42:17,502 --> 01:42:21,135
that the city should shift from gatekeeping to partnership,

2026
01:42:21,135 --> 01:42:24,868
include long term and informal vendors and decision making.

2027
01:42:24,868 --> 01:42:26,735
Waive or subsidize partition

2028
01:42:26,735 --> 01:42:29,690
participation costs for low income vendors.

2029
01:42:29,690 --> 01:42:32,835
Design programs rooted in equity and culture advocate

2030
01:42:32,835 --> 01:42:36,100
for simpler, simpler, clearer, streamlined, accessible

2031
01:42:36,100 --> 01:42:38,401
permitting systems and treat.

2032
01:42:44,901 --> 01:42:46,668
Joy as morality.

2033
01:42:46,668 --> 01:42:49,935
Instead of going out to the lake and talking

2034
01:42:49,935 --> 01:42:52,934
to us about these issues, the city had meetings

2035
01:42:52,934 --> 01:42:54,502
and text messages and emails.

2036
01:42:54,502 --> 01:42:58,401
I did include us and decided to smash instead of communicate.

2037
01:42:58,401 --> 01:43:01,468
So we are taking it upon ourselves to handle it ourselves

2038
01:43:01,468 --> 01:43:02,635
and let you know.

2039
01:43:02,635 --> 01:43:05,435
We read up on the concerns and don't agree

2040
01:43:05,435 --> 01:43:07,568
with your approach, and we'll handle it ourselves.

2041
01:43:07,568 --> 01:43:09,502
Since you don't want to work with us,

2042
01:43:09,502 --> 01:43:12,468
protect our culture and support real grassroots community

2043
01:43:12,468 --> 01:43:14,200
economic development,

2044
01:43:14,200 --> 01:43:16,201
and for the neighbors who can't stand us.

2045
01:43:16,201 --> 01:43:18,301
Have you ever had a conversation with us?

2046
01:43:18,301 --> 01:43:20,401
Have you tried our food or our sweets?

2047
01:43:20,401 --> 01:43:22,969
Have we sat in the sun and listened to the live music?

2048
01:43:22,969 --> 01:43:25,235
The open natives make and share out there?

2049
01:43:25,235 --> 01:43:26,869
Have you supported your local clothes

2050
01:43:26,869 --> 01:43:30,767
and jewelry marketers that work and make everything from hand?

2051
01:43:30,767 --> 01:43:32,350
Or do you sit on your balcony

2052
01:43:32,350 --> 01:43:35,869
and see a sea of black folks in our own home town

2053
01:43:35,869 --> 01:43:41,369
and don't like what you see because it's not your people?

2054
01:43:41,369 --> 01:43:43,802
From what we have seen over the past two and a half months,

2055
01:43:43,802 --> 01:43:48,200
the city needs to stop all raids.

2056
01:43:52,734 --> 01:43:53,968
My names need to be.

2057
01:43:53,968 --> 01:43:55,767
I'm a local street vendor.

2058
01:43:55,767 --> 01:43:57,767
I want to

2059
01:43:58,169 --> 01:44:00,335
just make sure folks understand that street vending

2060
01:44:00,335 --> 01:44:02,168
isn't just commerce, it's survival.

2061
01:44:02,168 --> 01:44:04,401
It's mutual aid. It's ingenuity.

2062
01:44:04,401 --> 01:44:06,802
It's how working class black, Latino, and Asian

2063
01:44:06,802 --> 01:44:08,868
and immigrant families have made ends meet in informal

2064
01:44:08,868 --> 01:44:10,301
economies have shut us out.

2065
01:44:10,301 --> 01:44:11,702
What the city is currently doing to street

2066
01:44:11,702 --> 01:44:13,535
vendors is not meaningful legislation.

2067
01:44:13,535 --> 01:44:15,101
It's violent gatekeeping.

2068
01:44:15,101 --> 01:44:17,368
The shift transforms meaning from community

2069
01:44:17,368 --> 01:44:20,690
survival economy into a managed experience

2070
01:44:20,690 --> 01:44:22,468
that squeezes every dime it can get at a street vendors

2071
01:44:22,468 --> 01:44:24,202
through permits, fees, and licenses.

2072
01:44:24,202 --> 01:44:27,134
When vending becomes overly curated, someone decides

2073
01:44:27,134 --> 01:44:29,102
who gets to bend, who doesn't get to vent,

2074
01:44:29,102 --> 01:44:31,235
what they can vent, and how they can show up,

2075
01:44:31,235 --> 01:44:33,602
and whether they even belong in street vending at all.

2076
01:44:33,602 --> 01:44:35,602
This kind of thinking and behavior can't be separate

2077
01:44:35,602 --> 01:44:37,602
from the broader forces of gentrification.

2078
01:44:37,602 --> 01:44:39,435
The issue is how street vending is allowed,

2079
01:44:39,435 --> 01:44:41,435
who benefits and who's being excluded.

2080
01:44:41,435 --> 01:44:43,668
The same for dollar tacos and overpriced street food

2081
01:44:43,668 --> 01:44:45,602
celebrating upscale food halls.

2082
01:44:45,602 --> 01:44:50,402
Food halls become become they become legal vending

2083
01:44:51,200 --> 01:44:58,168
and then while the illegal vending are the $2 tacos where the street.

2084
01:44:58,168 --> 01:45:00,368
Oh, she's giving me her time.

2085
01:45:00,368 --> 01:45:01,602
My name is DeShawn.

2086
01:45:01,602 --> 01:45:05,202
I'm giving you my time.

2087
01:45:05,401 --> 01:45:07,969
The issue is how to be vending is allowed.

2088
01:45:07,969 --> 01:45:10,602
The same entrepreneurial hustle praised by the middle class

2089
01:45:10,602 --> 01:45:12,502
startup culture becomes noncompliance

2090
01:45:12,502 --> 01:45:14,802
when practiced by the flatland families curbside.

2091
01:45:14,802 --> 01:45:17,350
This is nothing short of cultural displacement.

2092
01:45:17,350 --> 01:45:21,690
Our culture gets stigmatized, is regulated out of existence,

2093
01:45:21,690 --> 01:45:25,604
and then repackaged. And so back to sanitize and expensive

2094
01:45:25,604 --> 01:45:27,502
from what we've seen over the past two and a half months, the city needs to stop all raids on the vendors

2095
01:45:27,502 --> 01:45:31,668
and do a serious legal review of Oakley's enforcement policies

2096
01:45:31,668 --> 01:45:32,935
and practices. The vendors and their advocates have collected

2097
01:45:32,935 --> 01:45:35,200
enough factual support for investigating

2098
01:45:35,200 --> 01:45:38,200
whether Oakland exceeds legal authority,

2099
01:45:38,236 --> 01:45:40,968
and whether or not his deprive vendors of property without due process,

2100
01:45:40,968 --> 01:45:42,802
and this destruction of property,

2101
01:45:42,802 --> 01:45:46,401
has happened without warning, without receipt,

2102
01:45:46,401 --> 01:45:47,902
without any appeal process

2103
01:45:47,902 --> 01:45:50,350
or any opportunity to get property back.

2104
01:45:50,350 --> 01:45:52,668
Our legal representative has requested documents

2105
01:45:52,668 --> 01:45:55,680
twice already around citations,

2106
01:45:55,268 --> 01:45:58,680
around enforcement documents about any kind of writing,

2107
01:45:58,680 --> 01:46:01,680
around any kind of implementation.

2108
01:46:01,135 --> 01:46:03,902
He's been ignored and Friday filed a lawsuit against the city of Oakland,

2109
01:46:03,902 --> 01:46:08,102
in violation of the California public act.

2110
01:46:13,701 --> 01:46:15,468
Hello, I'm Lisa Zbornak.

2111
01:46:15,468 --> 01:46:18,501
I am a homeowner in the neighborhood of Cleveland

2112
01:46:18,501 --> 01:46:19,735
Heights.

2113
01:46:19,735 --> 01:46:25,335
By educating kids today, we will all have a better

2114
01:46:25,335 --> 01:46:26,768
tomorrow.

2115
01:46:26,768 --> 01:46:30,134
It's important that we keep the vendors.

2116
01:46:30,134 --> 01:46:34,935
One of my wellness tools is going to the lake

2117
01:46:34,935 --> 01:46:38,502
and dancing and talking to all the vendors.

2118
01:46:38,502 --> 01:46:42,335
I feel it's really important to keep,

2119
01:46:42,335 --> 01:46:45,935
especially the local Oakland women vendors,

2120
01:46:45,935 --> 01:46:50,835
like the ones that help educate kids and cook

2121
01:46:50,835 --> 01:46:54,668
ethnic foods that are helpful for the community,

2122
01:46:54,668 --> 01:46:59,134
that are therapists, the local artists and educators

2123
01:46:59,134 --> 01:47:02,168
that are now dear friends of mine

2124
01:47:02,168 --> 01:47:05,701
and are teaching me how to educate.

2125
01:47:05,701 --> 01:47:07,735
I was born in Berkeley.

2126
01:47:07,735 --> 01:47:10,535
I was raised in Oakland, California,

2127
01:47:10,535 --> 01:47:13,834
and we need the vendors here to educate the kids.

2128
01:47:13,834 --> 01:47:15,834
Thank you.

2129
01:47:19,603 --> 01:47:21,401
Good afternoon. My name is Virginia Davis. I'm here representing the Black cultural Zone.

2130
01:47:21,401 --> 01:47:22,768
I wanted to speak,

2131
01:47:22,768 --> 01:47:26,667
just very briefly about, the seminary, the speaker.

2132
01:47:26,667 --> 01:47:29,680
It's okay. Thank you.

2133
01:47:29,680 --> 01:47:31,680
Want to participate?

2134
01:47:31,503 --> 01:47:33,935
And we congratulate you on being able to move forward past some of the,

2135
01:47:33,935 --> 01:47:36,301
financial obstacles and this project.

2136
01:47:36,301 --> 01:47:39,301
So thank you very much.

2137
01:47:42,934 --> 01:47:45,101
And finance again, district five.

2138
01:47:45,101 --> 01:47:48,969
During this meeting, we saw the City council show

2139
01:47:48,969 --> 01:47:52,335
tremendous amounts of supportive ness and leniency

2140
01:47:52,335 --> 01:47:54,802
toward the developers of a multi-million dollar,

2141
01:47:54,802 --> 01:47:58,902
commercial real estate project, because the council recognized

2142
01:47:58,902 --> 01:48:01,902
that that project is important to the economic

2143
01:48:01,902 --> 01:48:04,602
fabric of the city and to the community around it.

2144
01:48:04,602 --> 01:48:08,101
We just want to see the city and the county show

2145
01:48:08,101 --> 01:48:11,701
that same kind of consideration to

2146
01:48:12,235 --> 01:48:14,435
street vendors who are smaller interests,

2147
01:48:14,435 --> 01:48:17,435
but are also just as crucial to the fabric of the community

2148
01:48:17,435 --> 01:48:20,668
and giving the rest of my time to Sarah,

2149
01:48:20,668 --> 01:48:22,735
to the member of the public.

2150
01:48:22,735 --> 01:48:24,502
Once you start your time, you cannot see

2151
01:48:24,502 --> 01:48:26,567
the rest of your time. So, Sarah, you'll have one minute.

2152
01:48:26,567 --> 01:48:27,567
That's okay.

2153
01:48:27,567 --> 01:48:28,602
All right.

2154
01:48:28,602 --> 01:48:30,568
Hi again. It's Sarah again.

2155
01:48:30,568 --> 01:48:34,335
Just coming back to just end it off.

2156
01:48:34,335 --> 01:48:38,301
Closed it off with some, thoughts on Praxis again.

2157
01:48:38,301 --> 01:48:41,168
Making sure that this committee is,

2158
01:48:41,168 --> 01:48:44,935
dedicated to, you know, finding the theory.

2159
01:48:44,935 --> 01:48:47,602
Why exactly is all of this happening?

2160
01:48:47,602 --> 01:48:50,768
And making sure that the actions you take,

2161
01:48:50,768 --> 01:48:54,602
are in line with what the community is saying.

2162
01:48:54,602 --> 01:48:58,169
How again, answering the questions of what exactly

2163
01:48:58,169 --> 01:49:02,201
about the tax on the vendors and is based on theory,

2164
01:49:02,201 --> 01:49:04,134
what type of reflection is taking place

2165
01:49:04,134 --> 01:49:07,734
and how this community is actual

2166
01:49:09,350 --> 01:49:11,735
I want to just close it off by saying the city should shift

2167
01:49:11,735 --> 01:49:13,502
from gatekeeping to partnership,

2168
01:49:13,502 --> 01:49:15,468
including longtime informal vendors

2169
01:49:15,468 --> 01:49:17,268
and decision making, waiving

2170
01:49:17,268 --> 01:49:21,535
or subsidizing participation costs for low income vendors,

2171
01:49:21,535 --> 01:49:24,168
designing programs rooted in equity and culture,

2172
01:49:24,168 --> 01:49:25,802
advocating for simple,

2173
01:49:25,802 --> 01:49:28,969
simpler, clearer, streamlined, accessible permitting systems,

2174
01:49:28,969 --> 01:49:31,802
and treating vendors not as participants in problems,

2175
01:49:31,802 --> 01:49:33,968
but as actual leaders and culture keepers.

2176
01:49:33,968 --> 01:49:35,968
Thank you.

2177
01:49:40,368 --> 01:49:43,134
Margo Duncan, policy fellow at Legal Services.

2178
01:49:43,134 --> 01:49:45,680
Prince with children. All of us are none.

2179
01:49:45,680 --> 01:49:48,502
You know, at first glance, sometimes

2180
01:49:48,502 --> 01:49:52,502
things can appear one way and be another way.

2181
01:49:52,502 --> 01:49:55,134
And I think I see as some of you guys

2182
01:49:55,134 --> 01:49:58,101
said, all of you guys had no empathy.

2183
01:49:58,101 --> 01:49:59,635
And I don't think that anymore.

2184
01:49:59,635 --> 01:50:02,350
I think a few of you guys

2185
01:50:02,350 --> 01:50:06,235
understand what's going on, and I think you mean, well.

2186
01:50:06,235 --> 01:50:09,235
And I also think that,

2187
01:50:10,134 --> 01:50:11,668
you know, openly don't look like

2188
01:50:11,668 --> 01:50:15,101
it used to look 40, 50 years when I was growing up.

2189
01:50:15,101 --> 01:50:16,502
It's different now.

2190
01:50:16,502 --> 01:50:19,690
But people that are coming into this space,

2191
01:50:19,690 --> 01:50:23,200
they still need to understand the history behind it.

2192
01:50:23,200 --> 01:50:25,667
You know, people, we have a right to be here

2193
01:50:25,667 --> 01:50:28,670
just like they do,

2194
01:50:28,690 --> 01:50:29,134
you know, and they may not like a lot of things,

2195
01:50:29,134 --> 01:50:32,134
but everything for everybody to like,

2196
01:50:32,134 --> 01:50:34,768
you know, and, and and just I would just ask

2197
01:50:34,768 --> 01:50:36,602
that they be mindful of that, you know,

2198
01:50:36,602 --> 01:50:39,801
I mean when they want people to turn music down and don't

2199
01:50:39,801 --> 01:50:43,401
drive this way and don't.

2200
01:50:50,201 --> 01:50:54,680
You get all upset when you talk about privacy.

2201
01:50:54,680 --> 01:50:56,268
These people are talking about

2202
01:50:56,268 --> 01:50:58,268
their private property

2203
01:50:59,201 --> 01:51:01,201
is being confiscated

2204
01:51:01,468 --> 01:51:03,968
by the Oakland police Department, Public Works

2205
01:51:03,968 --> 01:51:05,968
and Code Enforcement.

2206
01:51:07,502 --> 01:51:10,802
That is a violation of their human right.

2207
01:51:10,802 --> 01:51:14,235
You have no right to take their property.

2208
01:51:14,235 --> 01:51:16,690
They can be cited.

2209
01:51:16,690 --> 01:51:20,269
You can confiscate illegal alcohol and drugs,

2210
01:51:20,868 --> 01:51:23,868
but you cannot do this.

2211
01:51:23,869 --> 01:51:27,680
And somebody needs to investigate what's going on.

2212
01:51:27,680 --> 01:51:31,268
And somebody needs to file a lawsuit

2213
01:51:32,236 --> 01:51:36,535
because you cannot you cannot take it upon yourself to want to have that space

2214
01:51:36,535 --> 01:51:38,201
at Lake Merritt appropriate for them.

2215
01:51:38,201 --> 01:51:40,201
White folks,

2216
01:51:40,768 --> 01:51:43,368
at the expense of violating the rights

2217
01:51:43,368 --> 01:51:45,835
of these black people and other people that decide

2218
01:51:45,835 --> 01:51:49,401
they want to be on that lake that is public property.

2219
01:51:49,401 --> 01:51:53,100
It is not private property for.

2220
01:51:55,336 --> 01:51:56,835
Thank you for your comments. If your name was called and you still

2221
01:51:56,835 --> 01:51:59,902
wish to speak for open forum, you can come up to the podium

2222
01:51:59,902 --> 01:52:03,335
or raise your hand to be easily identified on zoom.

2223
01:52:03,335 --> 01:52:07,536
At this time all names have been called excellent.

2224
01:52:07,536 --> 01:52:11,200
All right. Well thank you everyone for coming to KD and to all the public commenters.

2225
01:52:11,200 --> 01:52:13,201
I'll have some additional conversations

2226
01:52:13,201 --> 01:52:16,802
and get more information on the street vending issue.

2227
01:52:16,802 --> 01:52:21,200
But until then, this meeting is adjourned.