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DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.
• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
• Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation
Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
• Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
3.1 23-0888 Subject: City Administrator Emergency Contract Report, FY 2022-23
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On All Emergency Purchases And Contracts Authorized By The City Administrator, During Fiscal Year 2022-23, In Accordance With The Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.020; On The November 14, 2023 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.2 23-0895 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby
From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby For More Than 13 Years Of Exemplary Service To The City Of Oakland; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial
3.3 23-0891 Subject: Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As 'Escovedo Way'
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As 'Escovedo Way' Pursuant To The Policy And Criteria Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.4 23-0896 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Ken Katz Upon His Retirement
From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Community Leader And Splash Pad Park Steward Ken Katz Upon His Retirement After Decades Of Serving The Grand Lake Community; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.5 23-0892 Subject: AC Transit Update On Its Realign Bus Network Project
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Presentation From AC Transit On Realign, A Comprehensive Planning Process To Better Match Their Bus Service To People's Transit Needs In The Wake Of The Pandemic; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
3.6 23-0889 Subject: Day Laborer Program $440k Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause FY 23-25
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause And Its Partners, Street Level Health And Centro Legal De La Raza, To Administer The Oakland Day Laborer Program For Fiscal Years 2023-2025 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) Per Year For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($440,000); And (2) Waiving The Formal Request For Proposals / Qualifications Process For The Professional Services Agreement; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.7 23-0890 Subject: Workforce Development Prison To Employment $100k Grant Agreement For FY 23-25
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars And Twenty-Four Cents ($122,901.24) From The Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) And Authorizing A Grant Award Agreement With Mandela Partners To Provide Prison To Employment (P2e) Workforce Services To Justice Involved Individuals For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) For Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-2025; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.8 23-0894 Subject: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Cultural Funding Grants
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grants To Sixty-One (61) Oakland-Based Nonprofit Organizations Providing Arts And Cultural Services In Oakland For Fiscal Year 2023-2024, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,340,000); On The December 12, 2023 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.9 23-0893 Subject: OPD FY 2022 Justice Assistance Grant
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate The Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds In The Amount Of Three Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand, One Hundred Dollars And Thirty Cents ($383,100.30) For October 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2025, To Upgrade Equipment And Technology, And Fund Department-Wide Training; On The December 12, 2023 Public Safety Committee Agenda
5 23-0845 Subject: Resolution Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure
From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To Increase Public Access And Participation By, Among Other Things: (1) Changing The Times For Commencing And Ending City Council Meetings, (2) Amending Public Comment Procedures And Time Limits, (3) Amending The Rules For Maintaining Order During Meetings, And (4) Making Non-Substantive, Technical Edits
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* In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can be taken.
Agenda Items
The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways. OBSERVE: • To observe, the public may view the televised video conference by viewing KTOP channel 10 on Xfinity (Comcast) or ATT Channel 99 and locating City of Oakland KTOP - Channel 10 • To observe the meeting online from the City's Agenda Meeting Calendar, at the noticed meeting time, please click on https://oakland.legistar.com/calendar.aspx and click on the "In Progress" link under "Video" for the corresponding meeting. • To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85644242981 at the noticed meeting time. • To listen to the meeting by phone, please call the numbers below at the noticed meeting time: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or 833 548 0282 (Toll Free) or 877 853 5247 (Toll Free) or 888 788 0099 (Toll Free) or 833 548 0276 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 856 4424 2981 If asked for a participant ID or code, press #. PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE TAKEN ON EACH ACTION ITEM . ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD FOR EACH ITEM. SPEAKERS' CARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK. COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA WILL BE TAKEN DURING OPEN FORUM AT THE END OF THE MEETING. ELECTRONIC SPEAKER CARDS/PUBLIC COMMENTS: • eComment. To send your comment directly to Council members and staff BEFORE the meeting starts please click on https://oakland.legistar.com/calendar.aspx and click on the "eComment" link for the corresponding meeting. Please note that eComment submission closes twenty four (24) hours before posted meeting time. • To Comment In Person, Members Of The Public Must Submit A Separate Speaker Card For Each Item On The Agenda To The City Clerk Before The Item Is Called. • To Submit An Electronic Speaker Card, Members Of The Public Must (1) Visit The City Of Oakland Meeting Calendar Website At: https://oakland.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (2) Click the hyperlink labeled 'eComment' in the far right column of the meeting you wish to participate in, (You Will Be Redirected To The Specific Meeting Webpage); And (3) Register To 'Sign In To Speak' For Each Agenda Item(s) You Wish To Speak to. *To Be Recognized To Speak Via ZOOM, Electronic Speaker Cards Must Be Submitted and Received Before The City Clerk Reads the Item Into the Record. • Once You Have Submitted Your Electronic Speaker Card - To Comment Via Zoom, Your Zoom Profile Name Will Be Acknowledged To Speak When Public Comment Is Being Taken On A Eligible Agenda Item At The Presiding Officers Discretion. You Will Be Permitted To Speak During Your Turn, Allowed To Comment, And After The Allotted Time, Re-Muted. Instructions On How To "Raise Your Hand" Is Available At: Https://Support.Zoom.Us/Hc/En-Us/Articles/205566129 - Raise-Hand-In-Webinar. • To Comment By Phone, Upon Submitting An Electronic Speakers Card, Please Call On One Of The Above Listed Phone Numbers. You Will Be Prompted To "Raise Your Hand" By Pressing "*9" To Speak When Public Comment Is Taken. You Will Be Permitted To Speak During Your Turn, Allowed To Comment, And After The Allotted Time, Re-Muted. Please Unmute Your Self By Pressing *6. If you have any questions, please email the Agenda Management Unit at cityclerk@oaklandca.gov - Office of the City Clerk
DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
2 23-0812 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 19, 2023
3 New Scheduling Items
3.1 23-0888 Subject: City Administrator Emergency Contract Report, FY 2022-23 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On All Emergency Purchases And Contracts Authorized By The City Administrator, During Fiscal Year 2022-23, In Accordance With The Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.020; On The November 14, 2023 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.2 23-0895 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Outgoing City Auditor Courtney Ruby For More Than 13 Years Of Exemplary Service To The City Of Oakland; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial
3.3 23-0891 Subject: Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As 'Escovedo Way' From: Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemoratively Renaming E 21st Street And 9th Avenue As 'Escovedo Way' Pursuant To The Policy And Criteria Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.4 23-0896 Subject: Honoring And Celebrating Ken Katz Upon His Retirement From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring And Celebrating Community Leader And Splash Pad Park Steward Ken Katz Upon His Retirement After Decades Of Serving The Grand Lake Community; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.5 23-0892 Subject: AC Transit Update On Its Realign Bus Network Project From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Presentation From AC Transit On Realign, A Comprehensive Planning Process To Better Match Their Bus Service To People's Transit Needs In The Wake Of The Pandemic; On The December 5, 2023 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
3.6 23-0889 Subject: Day Laborer Program $440k Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause FY 23-25 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Causa Justa::Just Cause And Its Partners, Street Level Health And Centro Legal De La Raza, To Administer The Oakland Day Laborer Program For Fiscal Years 2023-2025 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($220,000) Per Year For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($440,000); And (2) Waiving The Formal Request For Proposals / Qualifications Process For The Professional Services Agreement; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.7 23-0890 Subject: Workforce Development Prison To Employment $100k Grant Agreement For FY 23-25 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating One Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred One Dollars And Twenty-Four Cents ($122,901.24) From The Alameda County Workforce Development Board (ACWDB) And Authorizing A Grant Award Agreement With Mandela Partners To Provide Prison To Employment (P2e) Workforce Services To Justice Involved Individuals For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) For Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-2025; On The December 12, 2023 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.8 23-0894 Subject: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Cultural Funding Grants From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grants To Sixty-One (61) Oakland-Based Nonprofit Organizations Providing Arts And Cultural Services In Oakland For Fiscal Year 2023-2024, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($1,340,000); On The December 12, 2023 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.9 23-0893 Subject: OPD FY 2022 Justice Assistance Grant From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate The Fiscal Year 2022 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds In The Amount Of Three Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand, One Hundred Dollars And Thirty Cents ($383,100.30) For October 1, 2021 Through September 30, 2025, To Upgrade Equipment And Technology, And Fund Department-Wide Training; On The December 12, 2023 Public Safety Committee Agenda
4 23-0813 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
5 23-0845 Subject: Resolution Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To Increase Public Access And Participation By, Among Other Things: (1) Changing The Times For Commencing And Ending City Council Meetings, (2) Amending Public Comment Procedures And Time Limits, (3) Amending The Rules For Maintaining Order During Meetings, And (4) Making Non-Substantive, Technical Edits
Open Forum
Adjournment
Americans With Disabilities Act If you need special assistance, including translation services to participate in Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings. Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit Phone: (510) 238-6406 Fax: (510) 238-6699 Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386 Telecommunications Relay Service:711
MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30AM TO 5:00PM
* In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can be taken.