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item is withdrawn from the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