Oakland public meetings in 2020

*Rules and Legislation Committee - CANCELLED

The Rules and Legislation Committee meeting scheduled for December 24, 2020, was cancelled due to the Winter Recess. The next meeting is currently listed as TBD.

• Rules and Legislation Committee cancelled
• Meeting scheduled for December 24, 2020
• Next meeting listed as TBD

Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council

The City Council is considering an emergency ordinance to amend the Salary Ordinance. The proposal would delay specific wage increases for various unrepresented employee groups and leadership roles.

• Delay a 1% wage increase for representation units Con, U51, Ug1, Tl1, Uk1, Uk2, Up1, and Us1 from January 2021 to July 2021
• Delay a 2.5% wage increase for Fire Department leadership (Units Ur1 and Uu1) from January 2021 to July 2021
• Delay a 3% wage increase for the Chief of Police and Assistant Chief (Unit Un1) from July 2021 to January 2022
• Authorize the City Administrator to impose up to 10 days of unpaid leave on the Chief of Fire and the Chief of Police

The City Council adopted an emergency ordinance to delay salary increases for various unrepresented employee groups and leadership. The measure also authorizes the City Administrator to impose up to 10 days of unpaid leave on the Chief of Fire and the Chief of Police.

• Approved emergency ordinance delaying 1% wage increase for representation units Con, U51, Ug1, Tl1, Uk1, Uk2, Up1, and Us1 from January 2021 to July 2021 (8-0)
• Approved emergency ordinance delaying 2.5% wage increase for representation units Ur1 and Uu1 (Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief of Fire, and Fire Marshal) from January 2021 to July 2021 (8-0)
• Approved emergency ordinance delaying 3% wage increase for representation unit Un1 (Chief of Police and Assistant) from July 2021 to January 2022 (8-0)
• Authorized City Administrator to impose up to 10 days of unpaid leave on the Chief of Fire and the Chief of Police (8-0)

Meeting of the Oakland City Council - CANCELLATION

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Oakland City Council on December 22, 2020, has been cancelled due to the Winter Recess. The next meeting is currently listed as TBD.

*Rules & Legislation Committee

The Rules & Legislation Committee meeting scheduled for December 17, 2020, was cancelled in observance of Winter Recess. The meeting was to be held via teleconference due to Governor's Executive Order N-29-20.

• Approval of draft minutes from December 3, 2020 meeting
• Review of draft agendas and pending lists for Council and Committee meetings
• Determinations of closed session items
• Open Forum session scheduled for 15 minutes

* Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and the Youth Advisory Commission

The Oakland City Council is meeting to decide on the strategies and funding priorities for the Violence Prevention Program. This plan covers funding from the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act for the period of July 2021 through December 2024.

• Resolution to approve Violence Prevention Program strategies and funding priorities through December 2024

The City Council adopted a resolution approving the program strategies and funding priorities for the Violence Prevention Program. These priorities apply to programs funded by the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act from July 2021 through December 2024.

• Approved Violence Prevention Program strategies and funding priorities (8-0)

Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council

The City Council is meeting to vote on several consent calendar items, including final approval of the Fox Theater asset transfer and loan termination, and amendments to the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center development agreement. The council will also renew declarations of local emergencies for HIV/AIDS, medical cannabis access, and homelessness, and adopt an ordinance updating the Public Ethics Commission enabling ordinance.

• Fox Theater: city to accept fee interest from ORSA, execute a 16-year leaseback at $247,500/year ($3.96M total), with option to purchase for $1
• Fox Theater subleases: city assumes landlord role for Oakland School for the Arts ($940,500/yr), GASS Entertainment concert hall, and Emporium Oakland restaurant
• Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center: second amendment to LDDA allowing up to $1.5M sponsorship from Kaiser Foundation for theatre renovation
• Renew declarations of local emergencies for HIV/AIDS, medical cannabis health emergency, and homelessness crisis
• Second reading of ordinance amending Public Ethics Commission enabling ordinance to conform with City Charter and codify hearing/fine process

The City Council approved a consent agenda (7-0-1) containing over a dozen items. Key decisions include an ordinance requiring all new buildings to be all-electric, the transfer of the Fox Theater to the city with a leaseback agreement, and renewal of local emergencies for AIDS, medical cannabis access, and homelessness. Also approved were grants, a major encroachment permit, and a resolution urging prioritization of educators for COVID-19 vaccine access.

• Approved consent agenda (7-0-1, Reid absent)
• Adopted resolution renewing HIV/AIDS local emergency
• Adopted resolution renewing medical cannabis health emergency
• Adopted resolution renewing homelessness local emergency
• Approved ordinance for all-electric construction in new buildings (reach code)
• Approved ordinances authorizing Fox Theater asset transfer and leaseback agreements
• Approved ordinance for tenancy-in-common agreement for former Raiders training facility (1150/1220 Harbor Bay Pkwy)
• Adopted resolution awarding $75,000 grant to Black Arts Movement and Business District CDC

*Rules & Legislation Committee

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Rules & Legislation Committee for December 10, 2020, has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting time is currently undetermined.

*Special Life Enrichment Committee

The Special Life Enrichment Committee will consider a resolution to adopt violence prevention program strategies and funding priorities for the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act, covering July 2021 through December 2024. The item was continued from a November 16 meeting, with additional staff reports requested including details on $1.25 million in Measure funding. Public comment will be taken at the start of the meeting.

• Resolution adopting Violence Prevention Program Strategies and funding priorities for 2021-2024 under the Safety and Services Act
• Staff directed to provide supplemental information on $1.25 million in Measure funding, outstanding jobs, youth life coaching, and stakeholder engagement
• Item continued from November 16 Special Life Enrichment Committee meeting
• Public comment on all action items taken at beginning of meeting
• Meeting held via teleconference per Governor's Executive Order N-29-20

The Special Life Enrichment Committee approved the staff recommendation for the Violence Prevention Services spending plan and forwarded it to the City Council. The committee also deferred the approval of minutes from the November 16, 2020 meeting.

• Approved staff recommendation for Violence Prevention Services spending plan and forwarded to City Council (4-0)
• Deferred approval of November 16, 2020 meeting minutes to the next meeting (4-0)

*Rules & Legislation Committee

The Rules & Legislation Committee is considering whether to place several items on future City Council agendas, including a $30 million grant increase for the Oakland Museum of California and a surplus land declaration for the former Raiders training facility. Other items include resolutions urging COVID-19 vaccine prioritization for educators, a moratorium on Ellis Act evictions, and directing the city to explore civilian crisis response positions. The committee will vote on forwarding these items to the December 15 or January 4 council meetings.

• $30M grant increase for Oakland Museum of California, extending term to 2031 and raising total to $73M
• Surplus land declaration for former Raiders training facility at 1150 and 1220 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda
• Resolution urging California to prioritize public school educators for Phase One COVID-19 vaccine access
• Resolution urging a moratorium on Ellis Act evictions during COVID-19 and repeal of the Ellis Act
• Resolution directing city to review options for civilian response positions for the MACRO program

The Rules & Legislation Committee met on December 3, 2020, and approved the minutes from November 19 and accepted new scheduling items as amended. No substantive final decisions were made; the committee solely voted to forward 10 resolutions and reports to the full City Council for action at upcoming meetings, primarily December 15, 2020.

• Approved draft minutes from November 19, 2020 (3-0).
• Scheduled a $75,000 grant to Black Arts Movement and Business District CDC for signage and capacity building (3-0).
• Scheduled resolution urging prioritization of public-school educators for COVID-19 vaccine access (3-0).
• Scheduled resolution urging moratorium on Ellis Act evictions and repeal during COVID-19 (3-0).
• Scheduled resolution confirming council committee appointments for 2021-2023 (for Jan. 4, 2021 meeting).
• Scheduled resolution honoring Councilmember Larry Reid for his service (3-0).
• Scheduled resolution honoring Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney for her service (3-0).
• Scheduled resolution directing City Administrator to explore in-house hiring for MACRO civilian response program (3-0).

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council

The Oakland City Council will consider renewing local emergency declarations for the AIDS epidemic, homelessness, and medical cannabis access. The body will also vote on a 60-day suspension of sidewalk repair enforcement and approve a license agreement for 1911 Telegraph Avenue.

• Renewal of local emergency declarations for AIDS, homelessness, and medical cannabis
• 60-day suspension of sidewalk repair ordinance enforcement
• License agreement for 1911 Telegraph Avenue ($2,250 monthly fee)
• Amendments to cannabis business equity and fee extension rules
• Expansion of dockless vehicle share program to include electric bikes

The City Council approved a consent agenda including the renewal of local emergency declarations for AIDS, medical cannabis access, and homelessness. The body also awarded two road safety contracts to Gruendl Inc. and approved various administrative ordinances.

• Renewed local emergency declarations for AIDS epidemic, medical cannabis health emergency, and homelessness
• Confirmed appointment of James Jackson to the Oakland Police Commission
• Approved 60-day suspension of Sidewalk Repair Ordinance No. 13549 enforcement
• Extended license agreement for 1911 Telegraph Avenue through December 31, 2022, at $2,250 monthly
• Approved salary schedule amendments for various city classifications
• Amended cannabis business permit requirements for equity applicants and fee extensions
• Approved $1,053,560 contract to Gruendl Inc. for Claremont Ave. and Shattuck Ave. pedestrian treatments
• Approved $2,108,039.55 contract to Gruendl Inc. for Telegraph Avenue Improvement Project

*Rules and Legislation Committee - CANCELLED

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Rules and Legislation Committee was cancelled in observance of Thanksgiving Day. No items were discussed or decided.

• Meeting cancelled; no agenda items considered

*Community and Economic Development Committee - CANCELLED

The Community and Economic Development Committee meeting scheduled for November 24, 2020, was cancelled. The cancellation was issued by the Office of the City Clerk in observance of the Thanksgiving Recess.

• Meeting cancelled for Thanksgiving Recess
• Community and Economic Development Committee cancelled

*Life Enrichment Committee - CANCELLED

The Life Enrichment Committee meeting scheduled for November 23, 2020, was cancelled. The cancellation is in observance of the Thanksgiving Recess.

• Meeting cancelled for Thanksgiving recess
• Life Enrichment Committee meeting cancelled
• Scheduled for November 23, 2020

*Rules & Legislation Committee

The Rules & Legislation Committee will decide on collecting delinquent trash and business taxes, awarding construction contracts for road safety, and approving a Broadway Shuttle subsidy.

• Collect delinquent trash fees and business tax liens
• Award $2,108,039.55 contract for Telegraph Avenue safety improvements
• Award $1,053,560 contract for Market Street pedestrian treatments
• Subsidize Broadway Shuttle operations through 2022
• Approve Oakland Army Base contractor penalties ($351,678.28)

The Rules & Legislation Committee approved the minutes from November 5, 2020, and scheduled several resolutions for future hearings. These items include vacant property tax rates, delinquent fee collections, and transportation contracts.

• Approved draft minutes from November 5, 2020 meeting (3-0)
• Scheduled vacant property tax rate resolution for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council
• Scheduled FY 2019-20 Q4 & FY 2020-21 Q1 R&E report for Finance & Management Committee on 12/7/2020
• Scheduled $351,678.28 Oakland Army Base penalties spending resolution for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council on 12/1/2020
• Scheduled delinquent trash fees resolutions for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council on 12/1/2020
• Scheduled delinquent business tax lien resolutions for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council on 12/1/2020
• Scheduled encroachment permits for 565 Sycamore Street and 7032 Sayre Drive for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council on 12/1/2020
• Scheduled $2,108,039.55 Telegraph Ave. construction contract for Concurrent Meeting of Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council on 12/1/2020

*Special Life Enrichment Committee

The Special Life Enrichment Committee will meet to discuss the Violence Prevention Services Spending Plan and approve funding priorities for the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act through December 2024.

• Approval of the Violence Prevention Services Spending Plan
• Discussion of funding priorities for the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act
• Public comment on action items at the beginning of the meeting

The Special Life Enrichment Committee approved the minutes from September 21, 2020. The committee deferred a decision on the Violence Prevention Services spending plan, requesting additional data and stakeholder engagement before the next meeting.

• Approved draft minutes from September 21, 2020 meeting (4-0)
• Continued Violence Prevention Services spending plan resolution to December 8, 2020 (4-0)