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Good morning.

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The. Rules committee we do
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that we can begin. Good
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rules Legislative Sheen

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Committee media on this
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is 10. 31 in this meeting

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shall come to order. The more.
I call roll, like to give

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instructions on how to submit
speaker card on items listed

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on this agenda. If you are

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here. A member of the audience
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like to submit a speaker card.
Please fill out a speaker
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representative. Either 2
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began war before the eye.

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Called it a record.
Registration to speak via zoom

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was do 24 hours before this

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meeting began, noting that
there we will no longer take
speaker cards for online

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registration. Once again, the

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meeting began at 10. 31 and
speaker cards will no longer

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be accepted. 10 minutes after

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the meeting began, which is at

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that time will be 10. 41 with
that council. PRESIDENT

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Jenkins to do you have any

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announcements before began a

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yes because of the potential
issues. Speaker time will be

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reduced to 90 seconds as

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opposed to 2 minutes. With
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we'll begin with roll on roll
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council member Brown. True too

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present. Thank you. Council

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member Fyfe is excused.

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Council member Ahmed Chandran.
I and chair PRESIDENT Council

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PRESIDENT Your Jenkins. I we
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excused. Now moving on to item
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for the committee meetings of

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FEBRUARY. 26 2026 3/5/2026 in

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MARCH 12 2026. Move approval.
I have a motion by council

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member Brown second about
Councilmember Ramachandran to
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them as is. Council member
Brown Eye Councilmember Fife
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Ramachandran. I and council

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PRESIDENT Jenkins. 3 one
excuse for item number 2

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approval. A draft minutes now

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moving to new scheduling.

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Starting with item 3.1
receiving information report
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Initiative and its partners
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and first, 5 Alameda County
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to be scheduled on the APRIL
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Partnership Committee agenda.

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Item. 3 point. Thank you so
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want to confirm the the slight

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change in the title. It should

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be Alameda County. First 5.

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Senator, thank you for that.

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Moving to item 3.2, it is an

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oral report from the director

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of Public works Liam Garland
regarding the illegal dumping
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campuses. And this is also

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being request to be scheduled
for the APRIL 13th Special
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Committee agenda. I believe we
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days. Council member Brown.
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Well, as the question. We just
needed a quorum on the days to
move forward. Thank you for

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that. Moving to item 3.3
receive information report

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from the Oakland Youth
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requested to be scheduled for
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item. 3 point for is
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Oakland Unified School usd

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regarding current school
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structures and strategic
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scheduled to the special.
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Partnership Committee agenda.

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Item 3.5 is from the auditors
Office and Information Report
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contracts authorized by the

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city auditor doing fiscal

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year. 24 to 25 in. This is
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scheduled for the APRIL 14th
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agenda on consent. I will now

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read in the rule. 24. Nc
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shall present to the city

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Council on an annual basis and
report listing all
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authorized by the city auditor

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doing the prior year. Moving
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information report from the

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city auditor. On the audit
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report. As of DECEMBER 31st.
2025 this is being request to

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be scheduled for APRIL 14th,
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on consent. The real 24 for
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charter states that is the
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semi-annual report to the

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council in public on the
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recommendations for the
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city. Auditor's report. Moving

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to item 3.7 resolution

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reappoint Lisa Raszler as the

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city Oakland's trustee to the
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Abatement District board. And
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scheduled for APRIL 14th has
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consent. And I apologize. Does

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this require able 24? Yes, any

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items that are bypassing

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committing going street to
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state a reason for your rules.
Please items bypass committee
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consent. Thank you for that.

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Moving on to item 3.8 item,
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from the city administrator on
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policy directives past by the

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City Council on the APRIL 21st
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scheduled. Excuse me on APRIL,
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Management Committee agenda.

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Harden. I do see side. Through
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would like to request to move

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this to that MAY 2012 meeting

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because the agenda is fairly
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themselves available to do one

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on with the committee members
ensure the information is made

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public in advance of the
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MAY 12th meeting. Thank you

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for that. So item 3.8, the
status of the implementation
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directives now be scheduled to
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Committee agenda. Thank you

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for that. Moving to item 3.9
adopt an ordinance authorizing

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the city administrator
negotiate and execute an

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agreement to purchase an
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away. To purchase in these

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excuse me to purchase an
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streets and utility purposes
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street. Case in family,
limited partnership in the

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amount not to exceed amount of

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$255,000 in adopting.
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Quality Act findings. This is
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for the APRIL 21st Public
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Committee agenda. Item 3.10,
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ordinance. Number 1, 2, 9, 6,

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0, and replacing it with the

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addition of mc Charter 15.80

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in Re referenced flood hazard
maps authorize the city

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administrator to designate a
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administer and develop

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regulations in support of the

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charter adopting appropriate,
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environmental Quality Act

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findings. And this is being
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APRIL. 21st 2026 Public Works
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agenda. It is also noted to go

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to the APRIL 28th Special City

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Council agenda as a public
hearing. But I believe staff
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you. My apologies. Can you
speak closer to the mike so we
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you capture you. Is the mic,

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Okay. Thank you. Yes, through
the chair. If I MAY request
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that MAY 5th. Public works and
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safety meetings already

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scheduled on the 28th. Some
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I could clarify the the item

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would go continue to go public
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Committee meeting on APRIL.

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21st. But the public hearing
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5th City Council meeting.

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That's correct. Thank you. So
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you. Moving on to item 3.11,
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works. Mean, it is a
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resolution, 8, 8, 3, 7, 9, to
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services agreement far.
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design services with k 2, a
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station. 29 project by an

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amount not to exceed $700,000
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amount from. 1 million, 800
$1000 to 2 million, waiving

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the request for proposal,
competitive selection
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sequel. Findings in this is
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for the MAY 21st Public Works
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agenda. Item 3.12 Is a

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resolution authorizing the
city administration negotiate

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and execute. A new exclusive
negotiation agreement with the
museum of Jazz and Art. But to

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the London Museum and Art
facility on the city-owned

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property located at 3.10, Oaks

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Street for 8 months condition

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on payment 10, $10,500
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with one additional six-month
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conditioned on payment of an

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additional $303,500 extension

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payment in adopting.
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Quality Act findings. This is
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the APRIL 21st Community and
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agenda. Item 3.13, is coming
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Department a resolution
accepting the planning

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Oversight Committee.
Recommendations to one award.

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9 grants with the youth summer
jobs. Mayor summer youth
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strategy, tolling and amount

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not to exceed 1 million,

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480,250 dollars and $0.60 for
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term grant cycles, JUNE first

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2026 to SEPTEMBER. 30th 2026

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in JUNE. First, 27 through
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contingent upon funding Bela
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performance. 2 or 12 grants
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Totally amount not to exceed
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$12,558. Summer. To the chair.

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sorry. This is Rob 11th in
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Human Services Department.
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haven't even got to the change
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the title every dot that
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out the pope's so sorry. Thank

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you. Staff recommends that the
city council adopt a

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resolution accepting the
planning and oversight

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committee recommendation to
one award 9 grants within the

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youth summer jobs. Mayor
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program, funding strategy out

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not to exceed 1 million,

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80,200 $53.60 4, 2 summer

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program service term Grant
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through SEPTEMBER. 30th 2027
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availability and program
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grants across for funding
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based expanded learning middle

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school based expanded learning
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and career access unemployment
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exceed 1 million, 712,558

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dollars. 4, 2 summer program
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through SEPTEMBER. 30th 2027
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performance. The 1000 was in

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the place previously. Thank

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you. I'm so sorry. Thank you.

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No Thank you. Rep moving to
item 3.14 This is an
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city. Auditor on audits of the
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agencies. The Oakland Police
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Police Review Agency in Office
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being requested the schedule
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Safety Committee agenda item
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from the Oakland Police
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Enforcement Agency Task Force
annual report. And this is
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scheduled for the APRIL 21st
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agenda. Item 3.16, is a
resolution authorizing the
city minister to enter into

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professional services

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agreement with. So I 4

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provisions of universal
forensic extraction devices
and related services for the

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Oakland Police Department for
a contract amount not to

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exceed $140,000 for the period

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of JULY. First 2026 to JUNE
30th 27 waiving the
competitive multi step

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solicitation process and
local, small local business
enterprise program

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requirements and 3 accepting

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the 2024. So you buy annual
report and making

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determinations regarding

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whether the city should
continue using this
technology. This is being
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the APRIL 21st Public Safety

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Committee agenda. Item 3.17,

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is ordinance amending Omc 10.7
for authorizing the city

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administrator at city to

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industry to assess fines on
sideshows, spectators,
promoters and facilitators

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Ixpe. Exempting law

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enforcement and members of the
media engaged in their duties

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and non participating members
of public. And this is being

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request to be scheduled for

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APRIL. 21st 2026 Public Safety
Committee agenda. I do see
staff. Are you approaching for

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item? 3.17? This ration. We
would like to move this item

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ending list. And will that be
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Committee? Penniless? Yes,

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yes. So no date. And item
3.17, is end Orel Information
report on the local police

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departments. Automatic
resource locator policy. And

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this is being requested to be

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scheduled for APRIL. 21st
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agenda. The administration and
also requests that this item

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the move to pending the
pending less no date specific
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Committee. So noted that items
3.17, the Oakland Sideshow

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ordinance in item 3.18, will
the information report on the
local police departments out

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of degree to store is located.
Policy is both being requested

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to be scheduled to public
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specific. Yes, please great.

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Thank you so much. 3.19, is a
resolution authorizing the

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sale of former Oakland fired

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boat known as the Seawolf has

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a little group 4. 25 $25,000

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in a finding the sale is the
best interest of the city.

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Pursuant scene. And this is
being requested to be

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scheduled for the MAY City

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Council agenda on consent in
the rule. 24 for bypassing

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committee is due to the

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impacted. APRIL 21st meeting

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agenda Now moving to the

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committees from MARCH 24th.
Starting with the Finance and

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Management Committee item
3.20, I'll be reading in the

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short titles is a man

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amendment to the ordinance.
Number 1, 2, 1, 8, 7, cms, the

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salary ordinance for various
classifications exemptions and

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the committee this consistent

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4 pieces of legislation. The
first piece of legislation,
the resolution was withdrawn

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with no new date items. 2, 3

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of this legislation of the

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resolutions. The committee

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approved to move these 2 items
along with the 4th item to

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APRIL 14th Special City
Council agenda at 3.30, on

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consent in the 4th of item
again scheduled for the APRIL

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requesting to be scheduled for
the APRIL 14th Special 3.30,

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council meeting on consent had
an amendment in part for

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updating the title of the

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ordinance to strike that says
at the full time

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classification of parking
administrator in the body of

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the ordinance on Page want to

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strike section 2 that says the
following classification is

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added ordinance. Number 1, 2,

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1, 8, 7, in the unit, u k to
pay great able to read as

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follows classification title

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class members step salary
parking administration.

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Details updating the related
attachment a to remove the

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park em in a straighter on

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Page 8, 1, 18. Moving to item.
3.0 21, the information report

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on the citywide staffing
FEBRUARY 2026. The committee

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approved that this item be

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scheduled to the APRIL 14th
Special City Council agenda at

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3.30, as a public hearing.

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Item 3.22 The salary survey

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results. This item was also
Rick because me was continue

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to the APRIL 21st 2026.
Finance and Management

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Committee agenda. Item. 3.0

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23. Is the Oakland's Pete
Peepers investment portfolio

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in actuary valuation report.
This item was received and

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filed in committing. And item
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26 0nd quarter revenue and
expenditures report this item

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was also received and filed in

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the Finance and Management
Committee moving to

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recommendations from the MARCH
24th Public Works and
Transportation Committee

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starting with item 3.0 25 is

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the 2020 3, 2025 progress

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implementation. Implementing

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the 2030, equitable climate
action plan and this was
received and filed in

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committee. Item. 3.0 26 to
2025. Be packed. Annual
report. This was also received

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and filed in committee. Item
3.27, the resolution in

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support of the California

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Senate Bill. 1218, this item
was requested by committee to

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be 42 the APRIL. 26 special
City Council agenda at 3.30,

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on consent. Item. 3.0 28, this

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was the commemorative street
renaming in collaboration with

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Beebe Memorial Cathedral
Church. This item was

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requested by committee to be

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42. The APRIL 14th Special
City Council agenda at 3.30,

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on consent. Item. 3.0 29, the
ordinance to strengthen
illegal dumping enforcement.

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The the committee approved as
amended the recommendations of

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staff to be 42. The APRIL 14
special City Council agenda at

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3.30, on consent with the
following amendments to page 7

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of the ordinance Section 5, 4
time calculations for

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assessment of penalties,

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adding a new whereas the
dumping constituents and

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commercial quality caught

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contains harmful waste matter

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is a mattress upholstered
furniture, appliances,

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furniture or electronic waste,
additional daily civil

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penalties of up to $1000 per

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day, maybe assessed. Into the

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new section b, they have
strict in the administrative

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citation into the new section
c they strict in the
administrative fines or

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penalties. Moving to item 3.30

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the resolution to authorize
Arab its peak pilot program to

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strengthen illegal dumping.
Nations and remediation is my

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apologies. And this is being
requested to be scarred. The
committee approved to schedule

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this item to the APRIL 14th

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Special City Council agenda on

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consent at now moving to the
recommendations from the MARCH

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24th Saeidi Committee. The
item 3.0 31 the lease

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agreement with the Oakland
Parks and Recreation

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Foundation from maintenance of

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Tyrone Kearney Park. The
committee requested the item

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be scheduled for APRIL 14th,
Special City Council agenda at

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3.30, on consent. Item. 3.0
32, which consists of 2 pieces

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of legislation is amendment to
the Rent Adjustment Ordinance

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and regulations. The committee
approved a request to withdraw

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the scheduling of this item to

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the U.S. Economy and move to
the Saeidi committee pending
list. No date specific. Both

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pieces. Now moving to the
recommendations from the MARCH
24th life enrichment Committee

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agenda. Item. 3.0 33, the 2025
Library Commission annual

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report this item was received

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and filed in committee. Item

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3.34 the citywide co-operative
agreement. The committee
approved as amended that the

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recommendations of staff into
before did to the APRIL 14th

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City Council agenda at 3.30,

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on non consent. The amendments
were to the first resolve

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class of legislation adding as
reference in the agenda report

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and accompanying attachment.
So spoke with the chair on
this one. This one will go

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straight to consent. So noted.
Thank you for that. Chair

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Jenkins moving to item 3.0 35,
this is the purchase of real

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property at 31. 0, 5, San

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Pablo Avenue for Hoover
Library. And the committee
approved the recommendations

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of staff to be 42. The APRIL

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14th, Special City Council

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agenda at 3.30, on consent.
Now moving to recommendations
from the MARCH 24th Public

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Safety Committee agenda item.
3.0 36, this is the let's

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throw phone. Contracts and the
committee approves staff
recommendations to before

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APRIL 14th, Special City

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Council agenda at 3.30, on

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consent item. 3.0 37, the opd
staff report the committee
received about this item in

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committee. And item 3.0 38,

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the opd gps tracker policy.
The committee is proof staff's
recommendations to be 42. The

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APRIL 14th, Special City
Council agenda at 3.30, on

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consent. And that concludes

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your item threes. And we have
3 most skinny. We have 3

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speakers for the site. That

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was a lot. Thank you. Clark.

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That said the speakers. Thank

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you for that. And calling

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those speakers who are here in
person or online, if you are
online, please river. He and

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so I can easily recognize you.

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I have a regime and al Kevin
Dally in Blair be committed

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any order and please state

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your name for the record. All

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right. This is Kevin Dally.
I've nit picky question on 3

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dot 20 on the salary

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ordinances as you mentioned,
salary for was amended to

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remove the part for the
parking administrator the

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intent of the committee, too.
Remove it in place it on the

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pending list along with
Section one or was it to

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strike completely? I know the
city administrator can add

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back in at a later date. Might

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make sense to have a detach 2.
Part one, which is the other

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part the city administrator.
The item as amended, I guess

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certain. Typically don't
respond. But I can talk to

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Sure. Okay. Thanks. Russian

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model district 4. I want to
connect 3 items on your agenda

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today because they point to
the same underlying issue.

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Governance clarity. First 3.1
for the city auditor's report

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on police oversight. The
important takeaway is not just

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staffing into structure. The

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report identifies overlapping
roles, unclear authority and

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gaps and accountability across

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oversight bodies before adding
resources. I would urge

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council to consider a combined
structural and performance
review. So we are not

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reinforcing a system that
lacks clear lines of

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responsibility. Second item,
3.1, 8, the opd automatic

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resource locator policy. The
city auditor specifically

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recommended enabling gps
location capability in patrol

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vehicles. So dispatchers can
identify and send the closest

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available unit. That is a
practical operational
improvement that can help

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reduce response times without

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additional staffing. But we
have not seen movements into

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pack discussion in 2024. We're

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also seeing policy drift. This
technology was introduced as a
dispatch to all but

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discussions have expanded into
questions of discipline and

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personnel monitoring. The
Oakland Fire Department
appears to have already

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implemented a gps unable

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dispatch pilot without council
approval. Could staff explain

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how that program move forward
operationally while the opd

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policy remains pending. 3.1, 5

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federal task force agreements

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under a one c 9.7, the Privacy
Advisory Commission must

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review and publicly discuss
and we'll use pd and federal

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agencies before they're

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executed. That gives that body
significant influence over

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complex intergovernmental law
enforcement agreements. But
pack is a privacy body. It is

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not a law enforcement body. It
does not have operational

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public safety or investigative
expertise that creates a

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mismatch. These agreements

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involve violent crime,

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firearms trafficking in
multi-jurisdictional

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investigations. Oversight is
essential, but we should ask

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for the Oakland has given a
privacy commission, outsized
gatekeeping authority over

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core public safety
partnerships and in a way that

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few other cities have. Across

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all 3 items. The issue is the

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same. We are assigned
responsibilities without

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clearly defining scope or
aligning them with the

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appropriate expertise.
Oversight is essential, but

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over state has to be aligned

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with x, he's in scope right
now. Authority is unclear.

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Scope is expanding and

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decisions are stalling. If we
want accountability, we need
to fix the structure. Thank

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you. Thank you for your
comments in our last speaker

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who signed up for item number
3, is Blair be Continuara
muted, please. I'm Beatrice.

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Something you MAY begin. I

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thank you. Blair first time
been around for a while. Good

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to see everyone. I wanted to

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speak out about 5 items I want

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I can combine items. 2.1, 4

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3.1, 5 and then combine items.

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3.2, 6 to 3.30 and a few

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moments. I guess only the full

476
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3 minutes. However, thank you

477
00:31:02,751 --> 00:31:04,751
to speak to item 3.1, 4 3.1,

478
00:31:07,723 --> 00:31:09,723
Thank you for police

479
00:31:10,626 --> 00:31:13,227
commission items for 3.1, 4.
I'm still hopeful there can be

480
00:31:15,931 --> 00:31:17,598
some ways to try to bring back
former police commissioners

481
00:31:20,169 --> 00:31:22,503
who retired, who I thought
were I'd incredible service.

482
00:31:25,107 --> 00:31:27,374
Important job. And I feel
that, you know, as we have

483
00:31:29,111 --> 00:31:30,778
made a shift in Oakland
towards a more conservative

484
00:31:35,551 --> 00:31:37,551
approach to address City

485
00:31:37,586 --> 00:31:40,389
issues. I you know, I I think
the previous commissioners,

486
00:31:40,389 --> 00:31:42,123
they operate a progressive
approach that's needed for the

487
00:31:42,992 --> 00:31:45,126
process and offered an
important balance and what

488
00:31:45,861 --> 00:31:47,861
we're trying to work towards

489
00:31:48,297 --> 00:31:50,231
us as find the middle ground
of a conservative and

490
00:31:53,350 --> 00:31:54,669
progressive values are open.
So good luck that you can

491
00:31:55,103 --> 00:31:57,305
continue the efforts to
consider the good work in the

492
00:31:57,940 --> 00:31:59,607
previous commissioners. Their
thinking is truly needed in

493
00:32:00,476 --> 00:32:02,476
how move forward together.

494
00:32:03,178 --> 00:32:05,747
Good luck in those efforts
about the federal task force

495
00:32:07,516 --> 00:32:10,385
things. It's important to me
that the pa see get an

496
00:32:11,253 --> 00:32:13,321
incredibly important service
of oversight that can't be 9.

497
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I understand with the previous

498
00:32:17,626 --> 00:32:19,727
public comment said they
probably provide an incredibly

499
00:32:19,727 --> 00:32:21,462
important job of oversight
that we have to certainly find

500
00:32:24,433 --> 00:32:26,100
another. City department to
opt for that oversight. We

501
00:32:28,303 --> 00:32:30,638
can't just drop it and I hope
they can continue the good
work that the psc. They did

502
00:32:33,675 --> 00:32:35,675
incredibly important work.

503
00:32:36,645 --> 00:32:39,130
Oversight for the federal task
force agencies. We have to
continue. Those efforts could

504
00:32:39,681 --> 00:32:41,681
like how we find that and to

505
00:32:42,551 --> 00:32:45,419
go into the cleaning items.
You have a lot of new

506
00:32:47,556 --> 00:32:49,924
ordinances illegal dumping. I
was always from the point of

507
00:32:50,692 --> 00:32:52,360
view, if you really good tech
accountability for all the

508
00:32:54,763 --> 00:32:56,864
tech around illegal dumping
that creates kind of a

509
00:32:57,299 --> 00:32:59,000
community effort towards
positive that I hope can't be

510
00:33:00,680 --> 00:33:02,680
forgetting forgotten such a

511
00:33:02,637 --> 00:33:04,372
time. And when you're be pack
issues, 3.0, 2, 6, your yearly

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00:33:07,943 --> 00:33:10,279
review. Important reminder
that tech accountability again

513
00:33:10,279 --> 00:33:12,279
in the importance of what the

514
00:33:13,348 --> 00:33:15,490
pact tries to work towards. I
hope they they understand the

515
00:33:15,584 --> 00:33:18,453
importance of working towards
tech accountability as well

516
00:33:18,587 --> 00:33:21,489
clues effort from everyone is
how are community futures

517
00:33:21,490 --> 00:33:23,191
Bill. And that's what they're
going for to elect how we do

518
00:33:23,558 --> 00:33:25,558
that together. Thanks for your

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00:33:27,596 --> 00:33:29,297
time. Thank you for that.
Conclusion. Speakers for item

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3. Thank you to everybody who
came out to speak. Thank you
to the court for reading all

521
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that. So noting 3.1 title

522
00:33:41,843 --> 00:33:43,843
changed. 3.7 24 3 point APRIL

523
00:33:46,615 --> 00:33:49,416
to MAY 12 Finance and
Management Committee. 3 point
and dates going to be changed

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00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:53,320
to a public hearing on MAY

525
00:33:54,156 --> 00:33:56,457
5th. 3.13 noting the title
change 3.17 move to public

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00:33:57,425 --> 00:33:59,126
Safety Committee pending
lists. No date specific 3.18

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00:34:02,964 --> 00:34:05,167
move to public safety. Was
date specific and 3.3, 4 move

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00:34:05,167 --> 00:34:07,167
to consent entertain a motion

529
00:34:15,210 --> 00:34:17,311
as amended. Move approval. And
that was a motion by council

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00:34:18,914 --> 00:34:20,914
member Brown seconded by

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00:34:21,490 --> 00:34:23,217
Councilmember Ramachandran to
approve item 3 as amended,

532
00:34:26,488 --> 00:34:28,856
including time as amended on
row for this is councilmember

533
00:34:33,328 --> 00:34:35,328
eye on and run. And shared. I

534
00:34:36,164 --> 00:34:39,133
item excuse Councilmember Fife
is excuse item number 3

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00:34:39,534 --> 00:34:41,534
approved as amended with 3 I's

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00:34:42,370 --> 00:34:44,400
one excuse Councilmember Fife.
That now takes us to item

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00:34:48,644 --> 00:34:50,978
number 4. Item. Number 4 is
the review of the draft agenda

538
00:34:53,415 --> 00:34:55,490
is pending lists and the
council agenda means the

539
00:34:55,650 --> 00:34:57,650
council and committee

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00:34:57,686 --> 00:34:59,420
meetings. As we know, we are
about to come up on a break.

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So at this time it's a short
list of the APRIL second rules

542
00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,950
agenda, religion that and the
pending list for committees.

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00:35:11,660 --> 00:35:13,660
And I have 2 speakers.

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00:35:14,770 --> 00:35:16,737
Councilmember gender. Thank
you. I'd like to request to

545
00:35:20,642 --> 00:35:22,310
make the APRIL 21st Finance
Committee meeting a special

546
00:35:24,313 --> 00:35:26,313
meeting, moving it 30 minutes

547
00:35:27,115 --> 00:35:28,849
up to 09:00am instead of 9.30,
as we have the impacted agenda

548
00:35:31,453 --> 00:35:34,355
don't want to set the entire
day of meetings to delayed. I

549
00:35:35,390 --> 00:35:38,580
believe we do have we have
confirmed with staff of other
council members that will have

550
00:35:38,590 --> 00:35:40,590
a quorum. Can you state the

551
00:35:40,862 --> 00:35:42,996
date of the meeting and the
time again, APRIL, 21st

552
00:35:44,666 --> 00:35:46,367
Finance Committee currently at
hope would like to started at

553
00:35:56,778 --> 00:35:59,213
9 o'clock. Chair. Good
morning. Trinity Hall from the
office of the sort of like in

554
00:36:00,682 --> 00:36:03,484
Houston District 7 Council
member. I am making requests
on behalf of the council

555
00:36:03,952 --> 00:36:05,619
member to schedule the
encampment abatement policy

556
00:36:06,288 --> 00:36:08,288
for the special City Council

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00:36:08,457 --> 00:36:10,457
meeting on APRIL 14th at

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00:36:13,328 --> 00:36:15,830
09:38am. On non consent. Thank
being that. This is an

559
00:36:15,830 --> 00:36:17,833
important item. My request
would be that you guys get

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00:36:17,833 --> 00:36:19,833
that work with clerks items to

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00:36:21,837 --> 00:36:24,206
get the items posted as soon
as possible so that the
council members have a chance

562
00:36:24,206 --> 00:36:26,206
to digest the changes as well

563
00:36:28,443 --> 00:36:30,111
as the public possible with
the clerk's office 10 days

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00:36:33,114 --> 00:36:35,516
before that be great. Thank
you for that. And if I can
just really quickly, just for

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00:36:37,252 --> 00:36:39,252
the public's knowledge, the

566
00:36:40,789 --> 00:36:43,157
item that just was stated to
be scheduled for this special,
90 a meeting APRIL 14th.

567
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:48,529
That's on the life enrichment
Committee Pin De Lis. No date
specific under item number to

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00:36:52,967 --> 00:36:54,668
sell for clarity. Thank you.
The administration also has a

569
00:36:56,171 --> 00:36:58,973
few changes to the pending
lists for that. Now, special

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00:36:59,808 --> 00:37:02,409
Finance and Management
Committee. The item under

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00:37:04,346 --> 00:37:06,480
APRIL. 21st item number 3,
we'd like to request and

572
00:37:06,748 --> 00:37:08,748
that's the information report

573
00:37:09,284 --> 00:37:11,720
fir the city administrator in
response to the city auditor's

574
00:37:11,720 --> 00:37:14,155
recommendations in
substantiated whistleblower

575
00:37:14,155 --> 00:37:16,155
investigation regarding the

576
00:37:17,125 --> 00:37:19,426
city of Oakland uses
unauthorized formulas for
calculating overtime. That

577
00:37:21,896 --> 00:37:23,597
different from guidelines to
move that the MAY 12 Finance

578
00:37:24,199 --> 00:37:25,899
and Management Committee
meeting. Just because it's so

579
00:37:28,469 --> 00:37:30,469
impacted. And then moving on

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00:37:31,339 --> 00:37:33,339
to the life enrichment pending

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00:37:33,475 --> 00:37:35,475
west. We like to move item one

582
00:37:37,846 --> 00:37:39,846
under the APRIL. 21st pending

583
00:37:41,283 --> 00:37:43,751
list. The osc why 2024? 2025
final year and independent and
not devalue Asian report to

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00:37:48,857 --> 00:37:50,591
the MAY 12th. And then finally
moving on to the rules, ending

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00:37:55,163 --> 00:37:57,163
less. Item number 4 under the

586
00:37:59,534 --> 00:38:01,534
pending no date specific. We

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00:38:01,636 --> 00:38:03,403
are requesting to schedule the
reorganizing of the parking

588
00:38:04,305 --> 00:38:05,907
division recommendation from a
5th at the City Council

589
00:38:10,211 --> 00:38:11,945
meeting. And noting that the
parking administrator MAY come

590
00:38:17,686 --> 00:38:19,319
around then or later. And if I
made use that MAY 5th on

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00:38:19,821 --> 00:38:21,821
consent or on on consent.

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00:38:26,995 --> 00:38:28,995
Thank you. Thank you. Seems

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00:38:29,964 --> 00:38:31,964
like that's any public

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00:38:32,734 --> 00:38:35,336
comment. Yes, I have Kevin
Dowling and barely or plan
come Please raise your hand if

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00:38:37,872 --> 00:38:39,873
you are on zoom. And I will
take the in-person public

596
00:38:45,547 --> 00:38:47,314
commenter spares. MR. Dalli is
passing on his speaker. So we

597
00:38:48,983 --> 00:38:50,718
do have big men in the queue.
You're on muted. Please unmute

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00:38:57,250 --> 00:38:59,127
yourself. And you MAY begin.
Blair. Big Ben. I think I'll
be I'll do the same as Kevin

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00:38:59,127 --> 00:39:01,127
has been a pass. Also, thank

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00:39:01,529 --> 00:39:03,263
you. Thank you for that. We
have no more speakers for this

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00:39:08,937 --> 00:39:10,937
item. Thank More speakers. So

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00:39:15,576 --> 00:39:17,879
melting. For 21 finance and
management committee will be a

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00:39:17,879 --> 00:39:19,879
special meeting at 09:00am

604
00:39:23,885 --> 00:39:26,186
item for on the pending Lewis
for 21 Fmc item. Number to MAY

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00:39:31,326 --> 00:39:33,326
12. At least see item moved to

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00:39:38,990 --> 00:39:40,990
MAY 12. Rules number to MAY

607
00:39:45,273 --> 00:39:46,907
5th City Council meeting.
Noting Elysee item number

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00:39:52,114 --> 00:39:53,781
moved to MAY 12. I will take a
as amended. Take motion as

609
00:40:02,724 --> 00:40:04,791
amended. Move approval. And
that was a motion by

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00:40:05,793 --> 00:40:08,462
Councilmember Ramachandran
seconded by COUNCILMAN Around
to approve item for as amended

611
00:40:09,597 --> 00:40:11,597
on role council member Brown.

612
00:40:11,599 --> 00:40:13,599
Councilmember Ramachandran. I

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00:40:17,338 --> 00:40:19,390
Chair Jenkins. And
Councilmember Fife is That

614
00:40:19,574 --> 00:40:21,574
makes 3 has won excused as

615
00:40:22,444 --> 00:40:24,444
amended. Item number 4 is

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00:40:26,247 --> 00:40:28,415
approved. Thank you so much.
That now takes us to our

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00:40:31,353 --> 00:40:33,320
discussion item item number 5.
It is an information report

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from the mayor, Charter Reform

619
00:40:37,392 --> 00:40:39,760
working group and I have
several speakers for the 32, I
believe speakers for this

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00:40:40,395 --> 00:40:43,363
item. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you for everybody that's
come out to participate. I

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00:40:46,768 --> 00:40:49,636
think it's in. The public
interest that we discussed
this item when the mayor was

622
00:40:51,839 --> 00:40:53,839
elected, she. Came on and

623
00:40:54,676 --> 00:40:57,277
wanted to embark upon
reviewing the charter and
seeing what kind of charter

624
00:40:58,246 --> 00:41:00,246
changes the people of Oakland

625
00:41:01,115 --> 00:41:03,115
wanted to see done. There's

626
00:41:04,886 --> 00:41:06,953
been immense public interest
in this and the charge or

627
00:41:08,222 --> 00:41:10,691
hasn't been significantly
changed with a structural of

628
00:41:11,392 --> 00:41:13,392
Oakland's government for some

629
00:41:15,363 --> 00:41:17,397
time. And so children and I
found important to have this

630
00:41:19,670 --> 00:41:21,468
meeting today take country and
then I will give Spring League
Women voters 7 minutes to

631
00:41:28,710 --> 00:41:30,710
present. Thank you. Just

632
00:41:31,446 --> 00:41:33,780
echoing council PRESIDENT
Jenkyns. I'm grateful to the

633
00:41:34,816 --> 00:41:36,550
mayor's office for
spearheading and starting this

634
00:41:38,686 --> 00:41:40,988
process that a year ago,
almost a year ago. And I look

635
00:41:42,490 --> 00:41:44,158
forward to discussing the
recommendations hearing the

636
00:41:47,929 --> 00:41:49,929
input of our residents. One of

637
00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:03,410
the voters.
Not sure that's

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00:42:07,348 --> 00:42:09,348
on. Good morning. Thank you

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00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:14,187
very much. Council PRESIDENT
Council members, staff and

640
00:42:14,856 --> 00:42:16,856
members of the public.

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00:42:17,658 --> 00:42:19,292
Presentation time to that.
Yes, could we please have

642
00:42:23,131 --> 00:42:25,365
representation be to get up?
Thank you. My name is Gail

643
00:42:26,534 --> 00:42:28,468
Wallace. I'm here on behalf of
the legal voters. And I'm here

644
00:42:31,172 --> 00:42:33,373
with Nicole manage from We
were the co facilitators for

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00:42:35,843 --> 00:42:37,544
the mayor's working group.
Next slide. Please. Know this

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00:42:39,147 --> 00:42:41,147
one's perfect. The mayor gave

647
00:42:43,884 --> 00:42:46,870
us and it the working group a
very targeted assignment was

648
00:42:46,870 --> 00:42:47,954
to look at charter changes
that could better define the

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00:42:49,724 --> 00:42:51,625
role of elected officials that
would help address more

650
00:42:52,894 --> 00:42:55,290
responsible. Citi Financial
planning. And that would

651
00:42:55,290 --> 00:42:56,563
improve government
accountability and

652
00:42:58,800 --> 00:43:01,101
transparency. Next slide.
There was a process from last

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00:43:03,938 --> 00:43:06,273
SEPTEMBER until this JANUARY.
That as well as the

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00:43:06,273 --> 00:43:08,341
deliberations of the working
group month after month. A

655
00:43:09,430 --> 00:43:11,430
great deal of community out

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00:43:12,246 --> 00:43:14,715
reach that included in-person
meetings in every council
district. Thank you for those

657
00:43:17,180 --> 00:43:19,886
of you who gave us some
assistance on standing those
up. There were also 60

658
00:43:21,889 --> 00:43:23,657
interviews with people
extremely connected to city

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00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:27,994
government past and present.
There was a survey put out and

660
00:43:31,866 --> 00:43:33,500
all of that input not brought
into the working group's

661
00:43:38,606 --> 00:43:40,975
deliberations. Just a little
bit of background context. And
we spoke with a number of

662
00:43:40,975 --> 00:43:42,975
people, as Bill mentioned, and

663
00:43:43,611 --> 00:43:45,579
they were kind of 4th key
themes that kept surfacing.

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00:43:48,482 --> 00:43:50,250
Everybody stated that
Oakland's charter can't really

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00:43:51,850 --> 00:43:53,850
be changed without the broader

666
00:43:53,488 --> 00:43:56,256
city context. So that's where
the severe fiscal distress

667
00:43:56,457 --> 00:43:59,126
Oakland is under the deep
racial wealth and geographic

668
00:44:00,428 --> 00:44:02,395
inequities Oakland experiences
across neighborhoods, the lack

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00:44:02,496 --> 00:44:04,496
of sufficient authority to

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00:44:06,133 --> 00:44:08,402
decisively over time and a
highly engaged and civic

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00:44:08,403 --> 00:44:10,103
culture and Oakland where
people want direct access to

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00:44:12,600 --> 00:44:14,600
their decision makers. If you

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00:44:14,208 --> 00:44:16,977
are the key findings,
misaligned authority is
creating a disconnect between

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00:44:19,460 --> 00:44:21,460
public expectations and actual

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00:44:21,682 --> 00:44:23,417
powers week. Institutional
alignment undermines long-term

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00:44:24,785 --> 00:44:27,521
planning, fiscal discipline,
effective oversight and
organizational complexity

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00:44:27,555 --> 00:44:29,155
leads to operational
efficiencies. That lack

678
00:44:29,590 --> 00:44:32,425
accountability and
transparency. We heard from

679
00:44:32,894 --> 00:44:34,628
many people that we talked to
that everyone is in charge and

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00:44:37,698 --> 00:44:39,698
therefore no one is in charge.

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Luckily, there are 2 models
that most city governments

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across the country use. One is
council manager where the

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00:44:46,574 --> 00:44:48,308
council acts as the unified
legislative body and the mayor

684
00:44:50,878 --> 00:44:53,713
sits on the council council.
The council appoints a

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00:44:53,747 --> 00:44:56,116
professional manager to run
city government. And there are
a few examples of each of

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00:44:58,653 --> 00:45:00,320
these these types of care
strong mayor government is

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where mayor is the chief
executive and runs the city

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00:45:03,525 --> 00:45:05,191
government. This is a balance
of power between the mayor

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00:45:06,293 --> 00:45:09,290
which is the executive branch
and the council, which is the

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00:45:09,263 --> 00:45:11,498
legislative branch, the
council serves a separate

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00:45:12,233 --> 00:45:13,933
legislative branch of
government and is responsible

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00:45:17,505 --> 00:45:19,906
responsible for oversight.
Just a quick history. I'm
we've operated in both of

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these forms of government for
a very long time. We had a

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00:45:23,611 --> 00:45:25,611
council manager from of

695
00:45:26,614 --> 00:45:28,614
government in the 80's. There

696
00:45:28,683 --> 00:45:31,285
started to be some challenges
with that form of government
and some intense to start to

697
00:45:31,285 --> 00:45:33,285
move towards a strong mayor

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00:45:34,555 --> 00:45:36,456
form of government. Jerry
Brown successfully championed

699
00:45:39,294 --> 00:45:41,294
measure acts 1998, which past

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00:45:41,629 --> 00:45:44,230
quite quite well. And that
gave a trial strong mayor
system that was set to sunset

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00:45:45,967 --> 00:45:47,969
after 6 years. There is a
commission formed and they
chose to move forward with the

702
00:45:47,969 --> 00:45:50,870
mayor council from him
government where the mayor and

703
00:45:52,339 --> 00:45:54,339
the council were separate

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00:45:54,675 --> 00:45:56,675
branches. However, they did

705
00:45:57,345 --> 00:45:59,712
not give the mayor veto powers
and things like that. That
would be typical in a strong

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00:46:00,414 --> 00:46:02,414
mayor form of government. So

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00:46:03,451 --> 00:46:05,552
this has created a blended
model at that that has

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00:46:06,220 --> 00:46:08,355
elements of both of these
models. But Lex, the benefits

709
00:46:10,580 --> 00:46:12,325
of both of them. The mayor
does not serve on the council

710
00:46:12,994 --> 00:46:14,727
but lacks the powers of the
strong mayors. They can't vote

711
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:18,640
for Oviedo its decisions. The

712
00:46:19,133 --> 00:46:21,335
city administrator manages
agencies and operations. I
apologize. You still have you

713
00:46:21,335 --> 00:46:23,690
have 3 minutes. So make sure
that you and to the rain going

714
00:46:23,637 --> 00:46:25,637
to yes, go straight to the

715
00:46:29,343 --> 00:46:32,178
recommendations. First. And
most importantly, the working

716
00:46:32,546 --> 00:46:34,546
Group recommends that Oakland

717
00:46:34,882 --> 00:46:36,882
change its charter to fully

718
00:46:37,852 --> 00:46:40,153
adopt one system or the other
in an integrated and complete

719
00:46:42,123 --> 00:46:44,123
fashion. Next slide. Please.

720
00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:47,894
Luckily, there are there is
research that tells you helped

721
00:46:50,764 --> 00:46:52,764
too. Identify which of these 2

722
00:46:52,967 --> 00:46:55,335
system actually is a match.
But the character and history

723
00:46:56,437 --> 00:46:58,437
of your city. Next slide.

724
00:47:01,809 --> 00:47:03,809
Please. The recommendation as

725
00:47:04,779 --> 00:47:06,880
to which system to adopt is to
adopt the strong mayor system,

726
00:47:09,249 --> 00:47:10,984
which nickel has already the
described in brief in which is

727
00:47:11,352 --> 00:47:12,952
much more fully described in
our report. Next slide.

728
00:47:15,622 --> 00:47:17,323
Please. I want to make it
clear that that research and

729
00:47:20,528 --> 00:47:22,395
just referenced talked about
what is the character of the

730
00:47:22,663 --> 00:47:24,663
city that would be best served

731
00:47:25,900 --> 00:47:27,667
by a strong mayor system. So
through all outreach I talked

732
00:47:28,769 --> 00:47:30,769
about, we heard about fiscal

733
00:47:30,804 --> 00:47:33,473
stress and that's where a
strong mayor system can help

734
00:47:34,709 --> 00:47:37,110
because it creates complex
intergovernmental challenges.
We heard about racial wealth

735
00:47:38,746 --> 00:47:40,746
and geographic inequities this

736
00:47:42,550 --> 00:47:45,218
also is where strong mayors
shines because it it serves
best where there are

737
00:47:46,187 --> 00:47:48,187
disparities across

738
00:47:48,356 --> 00:47:50,356
neighborhoods. You know, we've

739
00:47:51,910 --> 00:47:53,793
got a highly engaged civic
culture and strong mayor is
appropriate voters expect that

740
00:47:56,130 --> 00:47:58,898
visible executive leadership.
Finally can't really see my
last point there. But that's

741
00:48:03,804 --> 00:48:05,972
all right. We need someone to
lead decisively and the that

742
00:48:06,340 --> 00:48:08,340
is what people were telling us

743
00:48:08,909 --> 00:48:10,944
over and over again and
political fragmentation makes

744
00:48:11,846 --> 00:48:14,280
it difficult for collective
accountability. Helps the
favoring of the strong mayor

745
00:48:17,418 --> 00:48:19,119
system. So is the
recommendation is based both

746
00:48:21,155 --> 00:48:23,155
on feedback and on research.

747
00:48:24,358 --> 00:48:27,160
We also recommend it balancing
strengthening of the city

748
00:48:28,829 --> 00:48:31,397
council with creation of a
legislative budget. Analysts

749
00:48:32,900 --> 00:48:35,201
office return of the council
not number and clarifying

750
00:48:36,470 --> 00:48:38,438
certain things in the charter
about the city council's role.

751
00:48:40,374 --> 00:48:42,575
I want that close by pointing
out just one thing says

752
00:48:45,450 --> 00:48:47,450
there's reporting out saying

753
00:48:48,482 --> 00:48:51,251
that the repair report
recommends a salary raise for

754
00:48:51,986 --> 00:48:54,488
the council. Want to clarify
that because charter changes

755
00:48:54,488 --> 00:48:56,488
about structural things. It's

756
00:48:57,558 --> 00:49:00,360
about process. And so we noted
that all the other elect did

757
00:49:03,330 --> 00:49:06,320
officials auditor attorney
mayor have salary setting

758
00:49:07,835 --> 00:49:09,904
mechanism within in charter
that allows the entire package

759
00:49:09,904 --> 00:49:11,904
to be review. That's not the

760
00:49:12,406 --> 00:49:14,641
case for the City Council. The
provisions only allow for cost

761
00:49:15,750 --> 00:49:17,750
of living increases. So we

762
00:49:18,913 --> 00:49:21,147
simply recommended that that
process be changed to be

763
00:49:23,250 --> 00:49:26,850
consistent across all of those
elected offices and anything

764
00:49:26,887 --> 00:49:29,489
else would be a factual
evidence rebased thing as to

765
00:49:30,357 --> 00:49:32,558
what salaries any of the
officials in any of these

766
00:49:34,950 --> 00:49:36,950
elected offices would receive.

767
00:49:38,165 --> 00:49:39,866
Alright, just to close out and
there were a number of other

768
00:49:40,868 --> 00:49:43,569
things that came up during the
research. There were questions
about the city attorney and

769
00:49:43,904 --> 00:49:45,605
the city auditor and whether
or not this should be elected

770
00:49:46,474 --> 00:49:49,409
or appointed positions around
oversight bodies, including

771
00:49:50,611 --> 00:49:53,513
commissions and and financial
decision-making. Whether or
not there should be some

772
00:49:54,615 --> 00:49:56,616
long-range planning
controller's office, things

773
00:49:56,717 --> 00:49:58,717
like that. Those were all

774
00:49:59,686 --> 00:50:01,955
things that we we recommend
further analysis but went
beyond the scope of this

775
00:50:05,226 --> 00:50:07,600
review. And so some next
steps, any charge, charter

776
00:50:08,620 --> 00:50:10,620
changes must be approved by

777
00:50:10,130 --> 00:50:11,965
Oakland voters and the mayor
and the council are working

778
00:50:12,132 --> 00:50:14,132
together to determine which

779
00:50:14,801 --> 00:50:17,136
recommendations to advance to
a ballot. And we have done

780
00:50:17,571 --> 00:50:19,571
some polling in which we we

781
00:50:20,174 --> 00:50:22,174
shared with the council

782
00:50:22,176 --> 00:50:24,344
members today that really
shows strong support for the

783
00:50:25,312 --> 00:50:27,312
working group's

784
00:50:27,348 --> 00:50:29,482
recommendations any
implementation of this needs

785
00:50:29,716 --> 00:50:31,417
to be there needs to be
thoughtful transition periods

786
00:50:33,887 --> 00:50:36,756
so that we don't. At not fully
implement all of the

787
00:50:37,825 --> 00:50:40,920
recommendations and this
should be a living document.
The charter should be

788
00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:42,610
something that we come back to
regularly and make sure that

789
00:50:42,663 --> 00:50:45,598
it actually meeting the needs
of oaklanders. Just a quick

790
00:50:45,866 --> 00:50:48,402
note, Turner from creates
conditions for improvement but

791
00:50:48,402 --> 00:50:51,700
doesn't substitute for
effective leadership and
management. There are a lot of

792
00:50:51,338 --> 00:50:53,908
other things that need to be
done order to improve the way

793
00:50:53,908 --> 00:50:55,908
Oakland works. This is just

794
00:50:57,711 --> 00:51:00,113
the high level
recommendations. The real
floor report. We also

795
00:51:02,783 --> 00:51:05,451
developed a full very
extensive faq based on a lot
of the feedback that we've

796
00:51:05,719 --> 00:51:07,719
been in questions that we've

797
00:51:07,988 --> 00:51:10,456
been getting are all available
on the mayor's website. We
encourage you to take a look

798
00:51:13,327 --> 00:51:15,270
at the full report. Thank you.
Thank you so much. Thank you

799
00:51:16,897 --> 00:51:19,832
for your work as well. Council
members to you guys have any
comments before we go to the

800
00:51:23,300 --> 00:51:25,471
public Council member Brown.
Thank I was gonna offer than 2

801
00:51:27,410 --> 00:51:29,976
minutes of my time. Just in
case they would have because I
felt like they were rushing
through kind of the

802
00:51:31,450 --> 00:51:33,513
presentation. And so I just
wanted to give you the

803
00:51:33,580 --> 00:51:35,314
opportunity if there was any
additional input that you want

804
00:51:37,184 --> 00:51:39,452
to make sure members of the
public weather here are
watching virtually like you

805
00:51:41,722 --> 00:51:43,722
want to make sure that the

806
00:51:44,324 --> 00:51:46,993
message just the hard work of
the working group all of your
efforts, there's anything else

807
00:51:52,266 --> 00:51:53,866
you wanted to to say. That's
very kind of you and I

808
00:51:58,472 --> 00:52:00,472
appreciate To the second

809
00:52:00,474 --> 00:52:02,474
recommendation in the report.

810
00:52:03,844 --> 00:52:06,479
There are 2 choices that
almost all cities in the
United States, all that we've

811
00:52:11,218 --> 00:52:13,486
looked at and so what the
committee really wanted to get

812
00:52:14,388 --> 00:52:16,388
across was there is a problem

813
00:52:17,900 --> 00:52:18,924
with Oakland's structure that
it's a mix match that is

814
00:52:20,560 --> 00:52:23,362
dysfunctional. And therefore,
the first recommendation is do

815
00:52:28,100 --> 00:52:30,100
something. Moved to an

816
00:52:30,370 --> 00:52:32,839
integrated and complete system
that is recognized as such and

817
00:52:34,408 --> 00:52:36,408
tested by used in multiple

818
00:52:36,610 --> 00:52:39,110
other cities. The second
report, the thing I want, the
second recommendation is tied

819
00:52:42,950 --> 00:52:44,884
to the 3rd. They are really
recommending the street. What

820
00:52:45,652 --> 00:52:47,753
is called the strong mayor
model, but it really is a

821
00:52:48,422 --> 00:52:50,422
balance of an executive and

822
00:52:50,724 --> 00:52:53,660
the legislative branch within
the government. And therefore,

823
00:52:53,827 --> 00:52:55,528
there are recommendations with
respect to each and the final

824
00:52:57,970 --> 00:52:59,465
point. I want to underscore is
this is connected with the

825
00:53:00,167 --> 00:53:02,167
character of the city of

826
00:53:02,369 --> 00:53:04,370
Oakland. Otherwise it will.
You could just toss a coin

827
00:53:04,838 --> 00:53:07,807
because they're both formal
systems in deciding which one

828
00:53:08,208 --> 00:53:09,975
to choose. You really have to
ask what's the history here

829
00:53:12,913 --> 00:53:14,647
where we coming from? What is
the character of the city that

830
00:53:21,210 --> 00:53:22,655
we have? Thank Any other
comments from the council

831
00:53:25,659 --> 00:53:27,393
members. Okay. So you want to
public comment? That's amazing

832
00:53:28,695 --> 00:53:30,695
of it. All right. Let's go to

833
00:53:32,399 --> 00:53:34,567
public comment. As I call your
name. Please approach the

834
00:53:34,835 --> 00:53:37,170
podium in any order. If you
are participating via zoom,
please raise your hand so I

835
00:53:39,640 --> 00:53:41,640
can recognize you and as

836
00:53:42,175 --> 00:53:44,510
usual, I will call those who
are present in chambers first.
And then those who are

837
00:53:46,680 --> 00:53:48,714
participating via zoom after
starting with Mark. So this

838
00:53:51,118 --> 00:53:53,118
guy, Kevin Dally, Jonathan

839
00:53:54,855 --> 00:53:56,855
Corn, Dina bill cough, Dory to

840
00:53:57,691 --> 00:53:59,691
Biden. George Species, Orlando

841
00:54:00,961 --> 00:54:02,862
Perez wild will whilst Taos
Ski. My apologies but

842
00:54:03,597 --> 00:54:05,597
mispronounced that Blair, big

843
00:54:08,902 --> 00:54:10,902
men, Mike Boak. John Kerr s

844
00:54:12,172 --> 00:54:14,172
Rasheem and all Steve Coen.

845
00:54:16,910 --> 00:54:18,910
Naomi shift, Keith Brown amid

846
00:54:20,247 --> 00:54:22,247
Alibaba some zoo. Uber Charles

847
00:54:29,222 --> 00:54:31,222
long. Dan Marks. That's blue.

848
00:54:33,693 --> 00:54:36,462
Veronica Garcia, Nancy folk,
Steven Falk. David Vo, right,

849
00:54:36,830 --> 00:54:38,830
Elizabeth Silver, Ralph Kantz,

850
00:54:41,670 --> 00:54:43,670
Pamela Drake. Martell and

851
00:54:46,573 --> 00:54:48,573
image. Millie Cleveland,

852
00:54:49,376 --> 00:54:51,511
Richard Fuentes in Libby
shaft. Again, please approach

853
00:54:51,511 --> 00:54:53,511
the podium in any order.

854
00:54:54,800 --> 00:54:56,800
Please state your name before

855
00:54:56,316 --> 00:54:58,751
you begin the those who are
participating via zoom, please
raise your hand. We'll call

856
00:54:58,852 --> 00:55:00,520
you after we have those
in-person purse. You think

857
00:55:08,428 --> 00:55:11,297
you. Greetings. I'm Falk,
co-founder of the Oakland

858
00:55:12,232 --> 00:55:14,367
Charter Reform Project and my
comments are limited to 3

859
00:55:17,671 --> 00:55:19,538
quick and related points. My
first point is that I urge you

860
00:55:21,241 --> 00:55:23,242
not to adopt the strong mayor
recommendation because there

861
00:55:24,770 --> 00:55:26,770
is a better way for Oakland.

862
00:55:28,548 --> 00:55:30,984
My second point is that 97% of
California cities have

863
00:55:30,984 --> 00:55:32,984
rejected the strong mayor

864
00:55:34,288 --> 00:55:36,155
system. With the exception of
San Francisco, which is both a

865
00:55:37,791 --> 00:55:39,791
city and county, every single

866
00:55:40,627 --> 00:55:43,462
city in the Bay Area, large
and small has rejected the

867
00:55:46,566 --> 00:55:48,668
strong mayor model. Know
California City has transition

868
00:55:48,668 --> 00:55:50,668
to a strong mayor system in

869
00:55:53,340 --> 00:55:55,909
the last 20 years. Not one. So
basically do cities are doing

870
00:55:55,909 --> 00:55:58,877
what the working group is
asking you to do so you have

871
00:56:02,382 --> 00:56:04,160
to ask why is that? It's
because study after study

872
00:56:06,119 --> 00:56:07,887
after study has proven
professionally managed cities

873
00:56:10,790 --> 00:56:12,658
with a powerful city council
are more transparent, more

874
00:56:14,940 --> 00:56:15,761
responsive, more effective and
more efficient and far less

875
00:56:19,990 --> 00:56:21,968
corrupt. So my 3rd and final
point, a lot of the public

876
00:56:23,103 --> 00:56:25,137
conversation around this issue
in purse that you have only 2

877
00:56:27,140 --> 00:56:29,975
choices, either a strong mayor
or council manage or form of
government. That is false.

878
00:56:31,478 --> 00:56:33,478
That is not true. That is

879
00:56:33,613 --> 00:56:35,613
what's known as a false

880
00:56:35,715 --> 00:56:37,715
dichotomy. In fact, cities

881
00:56:39,853 --> 00:56:41,853
today rarely choose the pure.

882
00:56:46,693 --> 00:56:48,394
I apologize. Your time ended.
The David Albright. Okay. You

883
00:56:52,165 --> 00:56:54,333
have one more minute, MR. That
is what's known as a false

884
00:56:55,235 --> 00:56:58,204
dichotomy. In fact, cities
today rarely choose the pure

885
00:56:59,339 --> 00:57:01,339
version of either one of those

886
00:57:02,420 --> 00:57:04,977
systems. And instead craft a
hybrid system best suited for

887
00:57:05,178 --> 00:57:07,880
their city. And that's what
we're recommending with our

888
00:57:08,682 --> 00:57:10,315
3rd option, which features
leadership by a powerful

889
00:57:14,287 --> 00:57:16,287
mayor. With a veto. Oversight

890
00:57:16,456 --> 00:57:18,456
by a more powerful city

891
00:57:18,692 --> 00:57:21,227
council and the terrific
public services. The
professional management can

892
00:57:21,227 --> 00:57:23,227
deliver. Thank you for your

893
00:57:23,330 --> 00:57:25,330
attention. Thank you for your

894
00:57:29,369 --> 00:57:31,670
comments. Thanks for the
opportunity to comment. My

895
00:57:33,740 --> 00:57:35,740
name is Nancy Fall. My primary

896
00:57:37,410 --> 00:57:39,378
message is that oaklanders
need not settle for the strong

897
00:57:39,813 --> 00:57:41,813
mayor form as recommended.

898
00:57:43,984 --> 00:57:46,417
There's the better proven 3rd
option that includes several

899
00:57:47,420 --> 00:57:49,823
of the working group's
recommendations while better

900
00:57:49,823 --> 00:57:51,823
positioning Oakland, given its

901
00:57:53,660 --> 00:57:55,727
unique nature for the future.
This 3rd option has 3 key

902
00:57:58,665 --> 00:58:00,532
elements. Number one, it
embeds a more powerful mayor

903
00:58:01,534 --> 00:58:03,534
with the veto authority to

904
00:58:06,907 --> 00:58:08,507
serve as chair. To more
powerful full-time city

905
00:58:11,444 --> 00:58:13,513
Council. That's supported by
an independent budget and

906
00:58:13,513 --> 00:58:15,513
legislative analyst office has

907
00:58:17,650 --> 00:58:19,650
recommended. 3 who jointly.

908
00:58:21,788 --> 00:58:23,388
Mayor plus council oversee a
professionally trained

909
00:58:25,192 --> 00:58:27,493
executive. The city manager.
There's no need to settle for

910
00:58:28,895 --> 00:58:30,895
the strong mayor form because

911
00:58:30,897 --> 00:58:33,366
it's not the proven best
structure for delivering high

912
00:58:33,366 --> 00:58:35,366
quality efficient and

913
00:58:37,360 --> 00:58:38,737
effective city services.
Council manager of government

914
00:58:39,406 --> 00:58:41,406
upon which this 3rd option is

915
00:58:41,908 --> 00:58:44,544
based is the proven best
approach based on a lot of the

916
00:58:44,544 --> 00:58:46,111
research that is in the
working group's great

917
00:58:50,217 --> 00:58:52,518
appendix. This 3rd option is
10%. And this Mayor Kemp
Council manager formal

918
00:58:54,354 --> 00:58:56,354
government is more efficient.

919
00:58:56,590 --> 00:58:58,290
That strong mayor has stronger
budget solvency, then strong

920
00:58:59,559 --> 00:59:01,559
their cities. And it's 57%

921
00:59:02,280 --> 00:59:03,929
less likely to have corruption
convictions. Then strong

922
00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:09,501
mayors, cities, so lets not
settle for the strong mayor
option and instead adopt a

923
00:59:09,536 --> 00:59:11,536
proven 3rd option for a

924
00:59:13,339 --> 00:59:15,339
better. Thank you for your

925
00:59:21,914 --> 00:59:24,384
comment. Speaker. This been a
cop, I apologize. Can you
please call go closer to the

926
00:59:24,384 --> 00:59:26,384
mike so we can make sure we

927
00:59:37,964 --> 00:59:39,798
can. Accomplish? I live in
district 3 I'm I'm here just

928
00:59:42,468 --> 00:59:45,700
to lend my support to the
council manager system, the

929
00:59:47,474 --> 00:59:49,474
so-called 3rd option. And I'm

930
00:59:50,577 --> 00:59:53,312
asking the council to put that
option. On the ballot and let

931
00:59:53,479 --> 00:59:55,479
let the voters decide. Not the

932
00:59:57,830 --> 00:59:59,818
strong mayor model. I'm
opposed to the strong mayor
model for the reasons that

933
01:00:02,880 --> 01:00:04,156
others have expressed. But one
is that with all due respect,

934
01:00:04,557 --> 01:00:07,292
I think the strong mayor
system is too dependent on the

935
01:00:07,660 --> 01:00:09,660
good faith of the person who

936
01:00:11,398 --> 01:00:14,266
occupies the mayor's seat, the
structure of our government
should include checks and

937
01:00:17,337 --> 01:00:19,638
balances, continuity of
professional management,
accountability of the City

938
01:00:20,540 --> 01:00:22,541
Council. In addition to the
mayor and we should look to

939
01:00:23,710 --> 01:00:25,710
what are other peer cities do

940
01:00:27,480 --> 01:00:29,348
all of this points to a
council manager system with a

941
01:00:32,885 --> 01:00:35,120
strengthened mayoral rule. The
3rd option. And and as others

942
01:00:36,156 --> 01:00:38,224
have said, this is the model
that is widely in use and we

943
01:00:38,224 --> 01:00:40,224
should not ignore that. Thank

944
01:00:49,350 --> 01:00:51,350
you. Thank you your comments.

945
01:00:52,639 --> 01:00:55,607
Currently Indy 4. I appreciate
the information report. I

946
01:00:56,743 --> 01:00:58,878
think the the working group
did a great job showing all

947
01:00:58,878 --> 01:01:00,878
the options. And while they

948
01:01:04,651 --> 01:01:06,651
have. Preferred choice. I

949
01:01:06,653 --> 01:01:08,653
really appreciate their point.

950
01:01:08,788 --> 01:01:10,788
Change something, choose a new

951
01:01:11,858 --> 01:01:13,859
system. I suggest the council
quickly set up its own working

952
01:01:14,600 --> 01:01:16,600
group so they can choose the

953
01:01:18,364 --> 01:01:20,364
best options. Mention a couple

954
01:01:21,601 --> 01:01:23,601
of points. I disagree with. We

955
01:01:25,571 --> 01:01:27,571
need an at large seat. I live

956
01:01:30,110 --> 01:01:32,110
in d for today. But I like

957
01:01:32,946 --> 01:01:34,946
most oaklanders frequently

958
01:01:34,947 --> 01:01:37,450
traveled throughout Oakland, 2
different districts. No 5

959
01:01:37,450 --> 01:01:39,450
districts in the last 24 hours

960
01:01:40,453 --> 01:01:43,221
for me, I suspect. Other
people have done better than

961
01:01:44,230 --> 01:01:46,230
tap. So we need someone who is

962
01:01:46,526 --> 01:01:48,526
able to look at the entire

963
01:01:48,828 --> 01:01:51,129
system and both Councilmember
Brown and Council member
Kaplan have done a good job

964
01:01:53,199 --> 01:01:55,199
with that. I fear large

965
01:01:59,105 --> 01:02:01,873
mayor's election. The last 4
districts, they're sort of the
last 3 district forced Yemen's

966
01:02:04,610 --> 01:02:06,211
all became mayor. We are not
getting to geographical

967
01:02:10,150 --> 01:02:12,117
equity. By having large
mayor's race. Only way we get

968
01:02:13,886 --> 01:02:16,722
a mayor from Deep East Oakland
is to have the council
PRESIDENT P from Deep East

969
01:02:18,991 --> 01:02:20,893
Oakland have recalled. We
can't depend upon as a way of

970
01:02:23,763 --> 01:02:25,464
getting a graphical equity
Thank you for your comments.

971
01:02:33,720 --> 01:02:35,720
Next picture. Good morning. My

972
01:02:36,543 --> 01:02:38,343
name is Steve Cohn. I'm a
long-term resident and

973
01:02:41,648 --> 01:02:43,582
homeowner in Oakland my
understanding try follow this

974
01:02:46,652 --> 01:02:48,652
hold process is that everyone

975
01:02:49,422 --> 01:02:51,491
believes that the system is
dysfunctional. The city

976
01:02:51,491 --> 01:02:53,859
council members have the power
to develop policy, but no

977
01:02:56,729 --> 01:02:59,640
power to implement it. The
mayor has the power to
implement it but has no input

978
01:03:00,466 --> 01:03:02,466
in developing policy. So to

979
01:03:03,269 --> 01:03:05,170
me, if you just have a strong
mayor, the city council still

980
01:03:08,441 --> 01:03:10,208
doesn't have any. To implement
the findings. By having a

981
01:03:14,580 --> 01:03:16,580
strong mayor who can the doh?

982
01:03:16,782 --> 01:03:19,618
Work process work process of
the council. That's the
council in a weaker position.

983
01:03:21,587 --> 01:03:23,587
Minutes in now in respect, it,

984
01:03:24,858 --> 01:03:26,625
people who've said that
there's a lot of interest in

985
01:03:30,630 --> 01:03:32,630
having strong mayor. There was

986
01:03:34,267 --> 01:03:36,267
a survey done by party for the

987
01:03:36,303 --> 01:03:38,303
working group and the number

988
01:03:38,305 --> 01:03:40,710
item was strength in the city
Council provide city council

989
01:03:41,607 --> 01:03:43,809
with more direct ways to hold
administration accountable.

990
01:03:44,844 --> 01:03:46,844
And then put mayor back on the

991
01:03:48,481 --> 01:03:50,215
dice with the second with 82 p
82% support give mayor role on

992
01:03:51,350 --> 01:03:53,350
the city council helps a

993
01:03:53,619 --> 01:03:55,619
policy laws. So I hope you'll

994
01:03:55,688 --> 01:03:57,422
take what's called the 3rd
option. Having a strong mayor,

995
01:03:59,459 --> 01:04:01,159
a strong city council and make
Oakland the city that really

996
01:04:01,794 --> 01:04:03,794
wanted to Thank you very much.

997
01:04:07,566 --> 01:04:09,901
Thank you for your comments.
Thanks. Chair and council

998
01:04:12,805 --> 01:04:14,805
member council PRESIDENT Mark.

999
01:04:15,742 --> 01:04:17,709
So we residents of district
one. I've worked for local

1000
01:04:18,440 --> 01:04:20,440
governments for 23 years,

1001
01:04:21,914 --> 01:04:24,416
including almost 5 years as
Oakland's director of economic
development. There's no

1002
01:04:25,718 --> 01:04:28,860
question that we need charter
reform. We have a
dysfunctional system and I

1003
01:04:30,590 --> 01:04:33,392
think we all know that. But I
disagree with the working
group's recommendation find

1004
01:04:33,826 --> 01:04:35,826
there support of their

1005
01:04:37,830 --> 01:04:39,931
recommendation to be very
strong. Their own website

1006
01:04:40,299 --> 01:04:41,933
provides a lot of material
which if you haven't gone

1007
01:04:42,468 --> 01:04:44,468
through it, you definitely

1008
01:04:44,871 --> 01:04:46,637
should. But I kasaan in
particular pages, 7 to 9 of

1009
01:04:48,774 --> 01:04:50,641
the working group's report.
Key differences between the

1010
01:04:51,644 --> 01:04:54,613
council manager and strong
mayor, the strong concentrates

1011
01:04:55,215 --> 01:04:57,115
power in a single elected
individual. It heightens the

1012
01:04:58,884 --> 01:05:00,619
risk of put put it political
politicization. That's a tough

1013
01:05:02,210 --> 01:05:03,755
word to say. Misuse of
authority decisions are driven

1014
01:05:05,658 --> 01:05:07,392
by short-term electoral
incentives and success depends

1015
01:05:08,594 --> 01:05:10,795
heavily on the competence of
the individual council manager

1016
01:05:12,765 --> 01:05:14,765
lays the foundation for

1017
01:05:14,934 --> 01:05:17,360
professional management. It
insulates decisions short-term
political pressures enables

1018
01:05:17,360 --> 01:05:19,360
the manager to make decisions

1019
01:05:20,720 --> 01:05:22,774
that are that are tough
politically. Long-serving
professionals provide

1020
01:05:23,476 --> 01:05:25,176
continuity, stability,
institutional memory and

1021
01:05:26,790 --> 01:05:28,790
consistency across election

1022
01:05:28,381 --> 01:05:30,516
cycles. Most importantly,
though, the council manager

1023
01:05:30,516 --> 01:05:33,451
system will distribute
political power across the

1024
01:05:34,487 --> 01:05:37,455
council and ensure that
district representatives have
equal standing in shaping

1025
01:05:38,391 --> 01:05:40,458
policy in advocating for their
communities. I urge you to

1026
01:05:47,990 --> 01:05:49,990
take charter reform. Thank you

1027
01:05:53,973 --> 01:05:56,741
for your comments. All right.
I'm good Morning Council
members. I'm Keith Brown,

1028
01:05:58,811 --> 01:06:00,512
executive secretary treasurer
of the Alameda Labor Council.

1029
01:06:01,130 --> 01:06:03,130
I'm speaking to you this

1030
01:06:04,717 --> 01:06:06,351
morning as a lifelong open
resident and resident of

1031
01:06:09,655 --> 01:06:11,856
district. And I want to first
of all, thank the work of the

1032
01:06:16,620 --> 01:06:17,729
working group. I think one
thing that almost all

1033
01:06:19,966 --> 01:06:22,667
oaklanders agree that the city
is slow to provide basic

1034
01:06:24,303 --> 01:06:26,538
services. Another thing we all
agree on is that the structure

1035
01:06:29,508 --> 01:06:32,770
of our city is not working.
Currently, everyone is in
charge would mean which means

1036
01:06:34,714 --> 01:06:36,348
no one is in charge. We must
establish clear lines of

1037
01:06:38,217 --> 01:06:40,217
responsibility. We must ensure

1038
01:06:40,319 --> 01:06:42,319
data structure of our

1039
01:06:42,455 --> 01:06:44,455
government can deliver for our

1040
01:06:44,557 --> 01:06:46,557
community and for better use

1041
01:06:47,626 --> 01:06:49,626
of limited resources. The

1042
01:06:51,831 --> 01:06:53,898
strong mayor position. Offers
clear direct accountability

1043
01:06:56,202 --> 01:06:58,703
speeds up decisions,
strengthens coordination and

1044
01:07:00,740 --> 01:07:02,740
delivers results on

1045
01:07:02,908 --> 01:07:04,709
homelessness. Public safety in
fiscal responsibility with

1046
01:07:05,712 --> 01:07:08,213
greater oversight and
legislative capacity to better

1047
01:07:11,183 --> 01:07:12,851
represent districts. So our
community has made it clear

1048
01:07:14,754 --> 01:07:16,588
that they want us of city
government to be decisive on

1049
01:07:20,920 --> 01:07:22,227
action and results and a
strong mayor. System allows us

1050
01:07:23,395 --> 01:07:25,960
to deliver for all open
neighborhoods faster and more

1051
01:07:27,333 --> 01:07:29,333
efficient. Thank you for your

1052
01:07:33,906 --> 01:07:35,975
comment. Hello, I'm Mike Polk.
And John Currie says with me

1053
01:07:35,975 --> 01:07:37,975
here is ceding his 90 seconds

1054
01:07:42,648 --> 01:07:44,648
to me. John and I have lived

1055
01:07:44,917 --> 01:07:46,917
and worked in Oakland for over

1056
01:07:46,986 --> 01:07:49,487
40 years. We're part of
neighbors for progressive
action and Oakland Group with

1057
01:07:52,358 --> 01:07:54,994
over 500 members, we support
charter reform as Oakland's

1058
01:07:54,994 --> 01:07:56,994
current charter system. Surely

1059
01:07:57,396 --> 01:07:59,731
clearly doesn't work. We do
not support the strong mayor

1060
01:08:00,500 --> 01:08:02,500
model recommended by the

1061
01:08:03,302 --> 01:08:04,969
working group. Only large
cities in California have a

1062
01:08:06,172 --> 01:08:08,172
strong mayor system in entire

1063
01:08:08,774 --> 01:08:10,441
state. 2 of those San
Francisco in la are special

1064
01:08:12,478 --> 01:08:15,214
being also counties. There's a
better alternative and

1065
01:08:15,214 --> 01:08:17,214
empowered mayor embedded in a

1066
01:08:18,217 --> 01:08:19,851
council manager of government.
This approach features a

1067
01:08:21,754 --> 01:08:23,621
citywide elected mayor with
significant leadership

1068
01:08:23,956 --> 01:08:26,291
authority, including veto
powers as recommended by the

1069
01:08:28,661 --> 01:08:30,328
working group. But also
features are professionally

1070
01:08:32,765 --> 01:08:34,833
trained city manager overseen
by the council in Manatee,

1071
01:08:37,503 --> 01:08:39,170
Mayor working together as
recommended by the national

1072
01:08:41,400 --> 01:08:43,400
Civic model City. City

1073
01:08:43,142 --> 01:08:45,142
charter, some variation of

1074
01:08:46,110 --> 01:08:48,246
this charter is used by 96 or
97% of the largest cities by

1075
01:08:50,182 --> 01:08:52,918
population in our state,
including 3 that are larger
than Oakland and they run the

1076
01:08:54,720 --> 01:08:56,720
slide that we saw just a few

1077
01:09:00,590 --> 01:09:02,590
minutes ago. And that's a long

1078
01:09:04,960 --> 01:09:06,397
beach, Sacramento. And a South
So this would this method
would give our city council

1079
01:09:08,134 --> 01:09:11,350
the leverage it needs to help
get things done in Oakland

1080
01:09:12,710 --> 01:09:14,906
that something that 83% of the
people that the working group

1081
01:09:15,674 --> 01:09:18,443
surveyed said they they think
is the most important, the
highest percentage of anything

1082
01:09:20,613 --> 01:09:23,470
on that survey was that they
want let the council to have
the leverage to get things

1083
01:09:24,750 --> 01:09:26,385
done in the city and you won't
have that leverage in the

1084
01:09:30,122 --> 01:09:32,122
strong mayor system. So one

1085
01:09:33,580 --> 01:09:35,590
other thing that 82% of those
surveyed said is that they

1086
01:09:36,128 --> 01:09:38,664
want the mayor to attend
council meetings. Now, Barbara

1087
01:09:38,664 --> 01:09:40,664
Lee has said she doesn't have

1088
01:09:40,666 --> 01:09:42,467
any problem with that ending
mayors. But the strong mayor

1089
01:09:43,536 --> 01:09:46,504
initiative doesn't require
that. And a future MAY or MAY

1090
01:09:46,639 --> 01:09:48,639
not want to. That's in fact

1091
01:09:50,709 --> 01:09:52,844
how we got where we are partly
let's pay attention to what

1092
01:09:52,945 --> 01:09:54,945
the voters asked for in the in

1093
01:09:56,715 --> 01:09:58,783
the survey some of you MAY
have seen maybe chefs a letter

1094
01:10:01,587 --> 01:10:03,587
to the editor with Council

1095
01:10:03,989 --> 01:10:06,792
managers widely used because
most of that's mostly sauces,

1096
01:10:06,792 --> 01:10:08,792
small cities. It's not it's

1097
01:10:09,261 --> 01:10:11,620
the opposite. As we just saw,
there's there's a lot of large

1098
01:10:12,531 --> 01:10:15,100
cities that have that so
mindful of the upcoming

1099
01:10:15,100 --> 01:10:17,100
chantelle trial. It's unlikely

1100
01:10:28,848 --> 01:10:31,649
that voters will vote for.
Thank you. Your time is that.

1101
01:10:41,727 --> 01:10:43,428
Thank you for your time. Good
Morning. Council members. My

1102
01:10:45,531 --> 01:10:47,432
name is Pat Martell. I'm here
today representing the

1103
01:10:49,168 --> 01:10:51,690
international City County
Management Association, a

1104
01:10:52,805 --> 01:10:55,600
professional organization that
advances transparent,
responsive, effective and

1105
01:10:55,741 --> 01:10:58,100
efficient local government
through good governance

1106
01:10:58,100 --> 01:11:00,100
leadership management,

1107
01:11:00,613 --> 01:11:02,313
innovation and ethics. As the
West Coast regional director

1108
01:11:03,315 --> 01:11:05,149
of I want to urge your
consideration of a viable 3rd

1109
01:11:09,121 --> 01:11:11,422
option. To move more
effectively to deliver the
results and vision by the

1110
01:11:13,392 --> 01:11:15,260
mayor's working group
recommendations. A strong

1111
01:11:16,828 --> 01:11:18,828
mayor with veto power actively

1112
01:11:19,698 --> 01:11:21,698
participates in city council

1113
01:11:21,734 --> 01:11:24,402
meetings leading a fully
engage city council city

1114
01:11:25,700 --> 01:11:26,671
manager structure. This option
creates clear lines of

1115
01:11:27,606 --> 01:11:29,606
responsibility and

1116
01:11:29,742 --> 01:11:31,409
accountability. Elected
officials set policy and a

1117
01:11:32,378 --> 01:11:34,212
professionally trained
managers accountable to the

1118
01:11:35,247 --> 01:11:37,247
mayor and city Council for

1119
01:11:37,382 --> 01:11:39,382
execution. Local governments

1120
01:11:41,153 --> 01:11:42,854
have become larger and more
complex over time and benefit

1121
01:11:43,956 --> 01:11:46,257
by having trained
professionals manage
operations that best serve the

1122
01:11:48,527 --> 01:11:50,261
needs of the community. This
structural model clarifies the

1123
01:11:51,730 --> 01:11:53,730
role of the mayor and city

1124
01:11:54,633 --> 01:11:57,368
council and eliminates
politicizing administrative
decisions while preserving

1125
01:11:59,405 --> 01:12:02,306
strong democratic control. It
balances strong political

1126
01:12:04,409 --> 01:12:06,770
leadership with results-driven
professional administration

1127
01:12:07,446 --> 01:12:09,446
allowing the mayor and city

1128
01:12:10,483 --> 01:12:13,117
council to to focus on
community vision policy and
the priorities while leaving

1129
01:12:13,117 --> 01:12:15,117
operational decisions to the

1130
01:12:16,822 --> 01:12:18,523
city manager. Thank you
comments. I apologize before

1131
01:12:20,359 --> 01:12:22,359
the next speaker goes. If I

1132
01:12:23,610 --> 01:12:25,610
can take one person threw the

1133
01:12:25,230 --> 01:12:27,698
chair with his discretion to
take one of the members of the

1134
01:12:28,400 --> 01:12:31,136
public that are participating
online. I'm going give them
their 2 minutes. Thank you so

1135
01:12:31,136 --> 01:12:33,136
much for your patients for

1136
01:12:34,173 --> 01:12:36,173
Monica. You are a muted. You

1137
01:12:39,445 --> 01:12:41,679
MAY begin your 2 minutes. 90
seconds. Thank you so much for

1138
01:12:42,810 --> 01:12:44,810
that changes for me. Yes, you

1139
01:12:47,419 --> 01:12:49,821
MAY begin. Ok? Thank you. Good
morning. Council members free

1140
01:12:51,290 --> 01:12:53,324
Oakland in the room. I just
want to start by saying that I

1141
01:12:53,625 --> 01:12:55,625
really appreciate the work

1142
01:12:57,296 --> 01:12:59,300
that's gone into this and the
effort to improve how the city

1143
01:13:01,267 --> 01:13:03,534
of Oakland operates. I don't
think anyone with this agree

1144
01:13:04,436 --> 01:13:06,737
that Oakland, it's a faster
action and more clarity around

1145
01:13:08,106 --> 01:13:10,106
who is responsible when things

1146
01:13:12,411 --> 01:13:14,411
aren't working. That's a I do

1147
01:13:16,448 --> 01:13:19,150
have some real concerns about
the recommendation to
eliminate the at-large council

1148
01:13:21,200 --> 01:13:23,200
seat. If that happens, the

1149
01:13:25,490 --> 01:13:28,126
council would be made. Made up
entirely of district 3% of and

1150
01:13:30,963 --> 01:13:33,197
system aired Dustin Vote on
legislation. We would lose

1151
01:13:34,333 --> 01:13:37,235
state only citywide elected
voice and the legislative

1152
01:13:39,370 --> 01:13:42,600
branch and that matters
because as we all know,
Oakland, U.S. And just deal

1153
01:13:44,176 --> 01:13:46,944
with district issues, we deal
with things that impact the
entire city that need a

1154
01:13:49,480 --> 01:13:51,684
broader perspective. The
at-large t helps connect

1155
01:13:51,684 --> 01:13:53,684
neighborhoods. Bring attention

1156
01:13:54,253 --> 01:13:56,287
to citywide needs and make
sure no community gets

1157
01:13:58,957 --> 01:14:00,957
overlook like Melrose, which

1158
01:14:01,259 --> 01:14:03,259
sits in both district 5 and

1159
01:14:05,364 --> 01:14:07,364
district 6. From where I stand

1160
01:14:08,366 --> 01:14:10,670
removing that creates gaps at
the time when we really need

1161
01:14:10,636 --> 01:14:12,636
to be more connected, connect

1162
01:14:13,505 --> 01:14:15,505
that asked the city. So I just

1163
01:14:17,576 --> 01:14:20,545
want to hurt you to move
forward is that in prank you
for your comments? Your time

1164
01:14:23,150 --> 01:14:25,683
is up. Thank you for your
patients. Member of the

1165
01:14:26,185 --> 01:14:27,818
public. You MAY approach
state, your name for the

1166
01:14:30,210 --> 01:14:32,210
record. Thank you so much.

1167
01:14:32,324 --> 01:14:35,194
Thank you. Good Morning.
Council members. My name is

1168
01:14:35,194 --> 01:14:37,194
Ahmed Ali. Bob Muddy 6

1169
01:14:37,729 --> 01:14:40,598
resident, a dad. And I've had
the chance to serve both

1170
01:14:43,100 --> 01:14:44,669
inside the city and in the
private sector working with

1171
01:14:47,306 --> 01:14:50,141
Oakland businesses. I was part
of the mayor's working group
on charter reform and got to

1172
01:14:51,776 --> 01:14:53,411
hear from hundreds Oakland
residents and the biggest

1173
01:14:55,470 --> 01:14:56,647
thing I heard over and over
was the need for clear

1174
01:14:59,217 --> 01:15:00,885
accountability. Residents
expects that when they vote

1175
01:15:01,320 --> 01:15:03,320
for a mayor, the buck stops

1176
01:15:05,591 --> 01:15:07,591
there. At my house, my home

1177
01:15:07,626 --> 01:15:09,360
when accountability is
unclear. My five-year-old just

1178
01:15:12,364 --> 01:15:14,500
runs the whole house. Speaking
from experience. That's not a

1179
01:15:14,500 --> 01:15:16,500
model that we should replicate

1180
01:15:19,370 --> 01:15:21,720
at City Hall. Right now, our
system spreads responsibility

1181
01:15:21,339 --> 01:15:23,339
across too many places when

1182
01:15:23,441 --> 01:15:25,441
something goes wrong. It's not

1183
01:15:26,440 --> 01:15:27,945
always clear who owns it. And
that makes it harder to

1184
01:15:28,647 --> 01:15:30,647
actually solve problems on

1185
01:15:30,715 --> 01:15:32,715
behalf of our residents. This

1186
01:15:34,152 --> 01:15:36,152
is about aligning authority

1187
01:15:36,154 --> 01:15:37,822
with responsibility. So when
decisions are made, there's

1188
01:15:38,891 --> 01:15:40,891
clarity on who is accountable.

1189
01:15:41,326 --> 01:15:43,600
And when outcomes fall short.
It's clear who needs to answer

1190
01:15:46,331 --> 01:15:48,650
for. At the same time, these
recommendations strengthen the

1191
01:15:50,903 --> 01:15:53,838
council's ability. To provide
stronger legislative and
financial oversight, which is

1192
01:15:55,774 --> 01:15:57,774
just as important. I believe

1193
01:15:58,370 --> 01:16:00,370
this most Oakland in the right

1194
01:16:00,779 --> 01:16:02,446
direction. Thank you for your
comments and thank you for

1195
01:16:08,787 --> 01:16:10,787
your patience. Speaking. Hi,

1196
01:16:11,890 --> 01:16:14,158
my name is Charlie. Long 21
year, resident of city of

1197
01:16:17,162 --> 01:16:19,162
Oakland in District 4. And I

1198
01:16:19,598 --> 01:16:21,598
have city manager 4 times, but

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01:16:23,468 --> 01:16:25,236
also I've invested 100 million
dollars into downtown Oakland

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01:16:27,539 --> 01:16:29,539
with 2 of her projects. I

1201
01:16:29,975 --> 01:16:31,975
served on the bill go,

1202
01:16:32,244 --> 01:16:34,579
development advisory
Committee. And let me tell

1203
01:16:34,579 --> 01:16:36,579
you, my observation, based

1204
01:16:37,683 --> 01:16:39,683
upon my awareness of how

1205
01:16:40,652 --> 01:16:42,652
organizations work. And how

1206
01:16:45,230 --> 01:16:46,557
development works. Oakland's
or organ Oakland's

1207
01:16:48,493 --> 01:16:50,493
organization is broken. There

1208
01:16:52,164 --> 01:16:53,831
is no sense of common purpose.
Departments are silos. They

1209
01:16:55,834 --> 01:16:57,534
don't talk to each other. They
don't they don't have a sense

1210
01:17:01,406 --> 01:17:03,406
of common purpose. I am here

1211
01:17:04,776 --> 01:17:06,776
strongly request. That you

1212
01:17:08,790 --> 01:17:10,790
reject the strong mayor option

1213
01:17:10,248 --> 01:17:12,248
because all it does is it

1214
01:17:12,618 --> 01:17:14,318
says, okay, we've got a broken
system. Where do? We're

1215
01:17:16,254 --> 01:17:18,989
basically there are silos.
Let's create another broken

1216
01:17:20,826 --> 01:17:22,726
system where there are silos.
Where the mayor basically is

1217
01:17:24,696 --> 01:17:26,696
not a participant. The council

1218
01:17:30,100 --> 01:17:32,100
manager of government. Makes

1219
01:17:32,971 --> 01:17:34,971
the city manager accountable

1220
01:17:35,400 --> 01:17:37,400
the mayor to the council and

1221
01:17:37,709 --> 01:17:39,610
the mayor sits on the city
council. It has veto power and

1222
01:17:41,113 --> 01:17:43,881
is an active participant.
Let's create that kind of

1223
01:17:47,652 --> 01:17:49,253
unified approach. 2. Thank you
for your comments next.

1224
01:17:56,695 --> 01:17:58,962
Speaker. Good Morning Council
members. My name is Denmark's

1225
01:18:01,399 --> 01:18:04,101
excuse me. I can resident in
district 2 and of work in and
for local governments for more

1226
01:18:07,806 --> 01:18:10,740
than 40 years. I'm a employee
in the city former to
committee velvet director in

1227
01:18:12,177 --> 01:18:14,780
the city of Berkeley. And it
worked as as a ploy in several

1228
01:18:14,813 --> 01:18:16,813
Bay Area cities. And for the

1229
01:18:18,500 --> 01:18:20,385
past 15 years, I've been a
management consultant on local

1230
01:18:20,385 --> 01:18:22,520
government effectiveness all
around the country. And in

1231
01:18:25,590 --> 01:18:27,591
California. I want to thank
the mayor for putting forward

1232
01:18:28,827 --> 01:18:30,528
the the mayor's task force and
bringing the issue of charter

1233
01:18:31,997 --> 01:18:34,932
reform to the city's attention
and carry it forward as issue
that we have to address in

1234
01:18:36,534 --> 01:18:38,534
Oakland. Clearly we need a

1235
01:18:38,703 --> 01:18:40,404
more effective government that
can deliver the services that

1236
01:18:42,541 --> 01:18:44,375
people have open want. And in
my opinion, did not received

1237
01:18:46,845 --> 01:18:48,847
over the last many years. And
I think most local residents
would agree with me that we

1238
01:18:48,847 --> 01:18:51,649
need a more effective
government. Not a political

1239
01:18:55,860 --> 01:18:57,288
one. City managers are trained
in and spend their whole
careers making local

1240
01:18:58,189 --> 01:19:00,157
government more effective.
Mayors were elected for their

1241
01:19:03,729 --> 01:19:06,298
political You meant not their
organizational skills. It's
for this reason that almost

1242
01:19:06,298 --> 01:19:09,266
all the cities in California
has been spoken earlier, adopt

1243
01:19:10,340 --> 01:19:12,870
a city manager form of
government and I along with
many of the other people have

1244
01:19:13,737 --> 01:19:15,906
spoken here today based on our
long experience in local

1245
01:19:17,475 --> 01:19:19,176
government. Believe that the
3rd option is the best option

1246
01:19:20,178 --> 01:19:21,812
for the city of Oakland and
urge that you carry that

1247
01:19:23,581 --> 01:19:25,249
option in some fashion forward
to the citizens of Oakland.

1248
01:19:25,650 --> 01:19:27,650
Thank you so much. Thank you

1249
01:19:30,589 --> 01:19:32,590
for your comments. Rajon Rondo
District 4. I want to start by

1250
01:19:34,392 --> 01:19:36,600
acknowledging the effort here.
Easier to point out what's

1251
01:19:37,228 --> 01:19:38,929
broken that to try and fix And
appreciate that this process

1252
01:19:40,499 --> 01:19:42,599
is attempting to do that. What
I hear from my community is

1253
01:19:43,568 --> 01:19:46,400
very consistent. People want
basic things to work like
roads and public safety and

1254
01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:48,400
many residents don't feel we

1255
01:19:49,441 --> 01:19:51,910
have that. Charter reform is
part of the solution along
with fiscal in broader

1256
01:19:51,910 --> 01:19:53,910
governance reform. But my

1257
01:19:54,412 --> 01:19:57,281
concern simple. Who is
accessible to the regular

1258
01:19:57,282 --> 01:19:59,984
Oakland resident. When
something needs to get fixed
and how do we ensure that it

1259
01:20:01,219 --> 01:20:02,853
actually happens? It's already
difficult to get regular

1260
01:20:05,457 --> 01:20:08,425
residents. Voices heard. That
makes be cautious about

1261
01:20:08,560 --> 01:20:10,695
concentrating more power in a
single office where access can
feel even more limited to

1262
01:20:10,695 --> 01:20:12,695
those without influence and

1263
01:20:15,433 --> 01:20:17,801
power. We need a balance clear
leadership with accountability
and full representation,

1264
01:20:19,270 --> 01:20:21,672
including the at-large seat.
That's why I'm leaning towards

1265
01:20:22,407 --> 01:20:24,409
a balanced approach. Like the
3rd option. But I really urge

1266
01:20:24,409 --> 01:20:27,440
council choose a structure
that will truly deliver

1267
01:20:28,346 --> 01:20:30,548
results with accountability
and transparency and
accessibility to all

1268
01:20:31,490 --> 01:20:33,490
Oaklanders. Thank you. Thank

1269
01:20:37,922 --> 01:20:40,257
you for your comment. Thank
you. My name is Elizabeth
Silver activated that the

1270
01:20:46,131 --> 01:20:48,131
silver. I I've lived here for

1271
01:20:49,167 --> 01:20:51,402
48 years. Am a retired lawyer.
I was city attorney of several

1272
01:20:55,740 --> 01:20:58,576
cities for a total. Of 37
years. So I know what you

1273
01:21:02,580 --> 01:21:04,615
doing and I thank you for it.
I'm in favor of the council

1274
01:21:05,450 --> 01:21:07,450
manager of government. The

1275
01:21:08,553 --> 01:21:10,220
most important thing that the
city council does, that the

1276
01:21:12,958 --> 01:21:15,560
whole city does is its budget.
And the budget is the

1277
01:21:15,560 --> 01:21:17,560
blueprint for what gets done

1278
01:21:24,569 --> 01:21:26,604
in the city. Council. Then
house to put a point somebody

1279
01:21:26,604 --> 01:21:28,339
is going to implement the
budget. Just doesn't happen by

1280
01:21:31,543 --> 01:21:33,510
itself. So the city
administrator or city manager,

1281
01:21:34,780 --> 01:21:36,460
whatever you want to call the
position is the person who

1282
01:21:38,750 --> 01:21:40,451
implements the budget. The
budget includes the council's

1283
01:21:41,252 --> 01:21:43,252
goals, how many will be spent

1284
01:21:44,289 --> 01:21:46,289
but programs will be adopted.

1285
01:21:46,558 --> 01:21:49,459
It cetera. And it's important
to have a professional in the

1286
01:21:52,960 --> 01:21:53,797
role implementing budget. The
mayor can be on the city

1287
01:21:58,836 --> 01:22:00,704
Council. The city manager.
Really works from council

1288
01:22:02,974 --> 01:22:04,974
meeting. Council meeting. So

1289
01:22:08,646 --> 01:22:10,581
the council has control. The
implementation of its

1290
01:22:14,719 --> 01:22:16,420
objectives because the council
points and can fire the city

1291
01:22:24,496 --> 01:22:26,496
manager. Thank drinking, does

1292
01:22:36,808 --> 01:22:38,442
not speak. My name is Millie
Cleveland. I also live in

1293
01:22:41,913 --> 01:22:44,815
district 4. And move one plot
30 years ago, District 5.

1294
01:22:48,853 --> 01:22:51,522
Ended up in 4. I want to throw
a little twist to the

1295
01:22:52,957 --> 01:22:54,957
discussion about the

1296
01:22:56,227 --> 01:22:57,961
underlying assumptions about
the council developing policy

1297
01:22:58,930 --> 01:23:00,930
but not being able to enforce

1298
01:23:02,734 --> 01:23:04,734
it. The mayor can't develop

1299
01:23:05,603 --> 01:23:07,604
policy, but it's responsible
for enforcement. My

1300
01:23:08,673 --> 01:23:10,673
observation coming to council

1301
01:23:12,143 --> 01:23:14,143
meetings is that our council

1302
01:23:15,146 --> 01:23:16,880
representatives have abdicated
their responsibility,

1303
01:23:18,749 --> 01:23:20,651
enforcing things that in
making sure the city manager

1304
01:23:25,357 --> 01:23:27,357
follow through. The macro. A

1305
01:23:27,458 --> 01:23:29,458
unit, the chief of the fire

1306
01:23:29,594 --> 01:23:31,828
department change the scope of
work and not one council

1307
01:23:36,334 --> 01:23:38,334
person race issue. We've had

1308
01:23:38,469 --> 01:23:40,570
decades of city auditors
making recommendations on how

1309
01:23:43,740 --> 01:23:44,775
to deal with opd over time,
which have been dismissed by

1310
01:23:50,348 --> 01:23:52,150
the council. The council voted
to civilian eyes almost 40

1311
01:23:53,585 --> 01:23:55,585
positions in opd, putting 40

1312
01:23:56,955 --> 01:23:58,955
cops back on the street. And

1313
01:24:00,992 --> 01:24:03,693
the council. He's done nothing
to force a city administrator
to speak on the work that he's

1314
01:24:05,797 --> 01:24:07,797
been accomplish. So I am

1315
01:24:09,167 --> 01:24:11,167
against Philly. My time is up.

1316
01:24:11,836 --> 01:24:13,836
I'm against the strong. Thank

1317
01:24:19,177 --> 01:24:21,177
you, Emily. Naomi I'm only

1318
01:24:23,414 --> 01:24:25,148
speaking for myself. I support
something like the 3rd option,

1319
01:24:26,551 --> 01:24:28,551
an effective mayor and

1320
01:24:29,554 --> 01:24:31,255
ineffective counsel. I got to
Oakland when John reading was

1321
01:24:34,459 --> 01:24:37,327
Mayor. And before district
elections. And I've attended

1322
01:24:38,290 --> 01:24:40,430
city Hall meeting since Lana
Wilson and his city manager

1323
01:24:43,835 --> 01:24:45,602
Henry Gardner. I served on a
commission that vainly

1324
01:24:49,373 --> 01:24:50,974
attempted to fix Jerry Brown's
unworkable, incompetent

1325
01:24:54,245 --> 01:24:56,245
measure acts. People want

1326
01:24:57,282 --> 01:24:58,882
effective and accessible
district representation

1327
01:25:01,219 --> 01:25:02,920
publicly accountable. Mayor.
The word strong shouldn't be

1328
01:25:04,923 --> 01:25:06,923
used here. It's pejorative

1329
01:25:09,127 --> 01:25:10,794
because it implies week. We've
had way too much talk about

1330
01:25:11,496 --> 01:25:13,496
strong stuff at the national

1331
01:25:15,767 --> 01:25:18,668
level. Let's get rid of that.
Most cities our size used
council manager system. And

1332
01:25:23,240 --> 01:25:25,240
lastly. I support a point of

1333
01:25:25,443 --> 01:25:27,443
city attorney and auditor.

1334
01:25:28,646 --> 01:25:30,646
Because those posts are not

1335
01:25:32,850 --> 01:25:34,850
for anybody to run for. You

1336
01:25:35,553 --> 01:25:37,621
need somebody who has very
specific qualifications. It's

1337
01:25:37,855 --> 01:25:39,855
not the same as running for

1338
01:25:40,858 --> 01:25:42,526
other political offices. I
really appreciate the work

1339
01:25:45,430 --> 01:25:47,431
that's been done. I vehemently
oppose the strong mayor

1340
01:25:50,340 --> 01:25:51,701
concept. Thank you. Thank you
for your comments called on

1341
01:25:59,510 --> 01:26:01,510
names. Ralph former chair of

1342
01:26:02,647 --> 01:26:04,314
the Public Commission.
Commenting that this whole

1343
01:26:05,182 --> 01:26:07,182
process is corrupt. That

1344
01:26:09,420 --> 01:26:11,321
section 601 requires 6 inches
from 6 or the charter requires

1345
01:26:12,423 --> 01:26:14,570
an advisory group. The created
by resolution of the City

1346
01:26:14,726 --> 01:26:16,726
Council. That didn't happen in

1347
01:26:16,894 --> 01:26:18,894
this case. In addition with

1348
01:26:19,764 --> 01:26:22,632
that doesn't meant there was
no public meetings of this

1349
01:26:23,434 --> 01:26:25,102
working group for the public
to observe the process and

1350
01:26:27,338 --> 01:26:29,338
understand what took place.

1351
01:26:31,309 --> 01:26:33,420
Well, minor detail there, but
the only way you can literally

1352
01:26:36,681 --> 01:26:39,482
do this is. Do what they did
2003 and by City Council
resolution create a working

1353
01:26:40,951 --> 01:26:42,619
group that the public to
participate and understand

1354
01:26:45,222 --> 01:26:47,858
what's going on. I'm a public
records request of the mayor's
office back DECEMBER. That yet

1355
01:26:49,994 --> 01:26:51,994
to responded to evolving

1356
01:26:52,230 --> 01:26:54,631
things like were the agendas
and minutes of the meetings of

1357
01:26:55,990 --> 01:26:57,990
the working group. I'm still

1358
01:27:00,505 --> 01:27:02,505
way. I was reserve Quest is.

1359
01:27:02,673 --> 01:27:04,673
Were shot. Do guards contract

1360
01:27:05,143 --> 01:27:07,143
who paid for all this? Who

1361
01:27:07,712 --> 01:27:09,712
actually did the work? None of

1362
01:27:11,582 --> 01:27:13,249
that is public. It's all be in
bed done by a private group

1363
01:27:13,751 --> 01:27:15,751
with private money and secret

1364
01:27:18,322 --> 01:27:21,158
meetings. There's been no
public process that the law

1365
01:27:21,225 --> 01:27:22,893
requires. This is a violation
of the Constitution of the

1366
01:27:25,430 --> 01:27:27,130
Brown Act. And a disgrace that
it's been functioning. That's

1367
01:27:28,799 --> 01:27:30,799
why. Thank you for your

1368
01:27:35,600 --> 01:27:36,706
comments. Was trying to get
Levy chef to come up with me

1369
01:27:37,975 --> 01:27:39,975
so we could any debate. Want

1370
01:27:41,512 --> 01:27:43,380
to hear that right? First of
all, I need an extra 10

1371
01:27:45,820 --> 01:27:47,285
seconds before you start
counting time. I need to ask

1372
01:27:47,285 --> 01:27:49,886
somebody to translate to sign.
Doesn't make sense to anybody

1373
01:27:50,922 --> 01:27:52,656
so far. And I want to complain
about mobility issues for that

1374
01:27:53,591 --> 01:27:55,525
for this building. Please
don't take my time for that.

1375
01:28:00,498 --> 01:28:03,100
Please. Please stop the time.
And we time actually in

1376
01:28:03,100 --> 01:28:05,100
seconds. All right. When you

1377
01:28:06,170 --> 01:28:08,839
get out of the day garage and
you're walking with a cane or
at whatever pace to state your

1378
01:28:09,674 --> 01:28:11,274
name for the red. Oh, sorry,
Pamela. Draped with the

1379
01:28:13,578 --> 01:28:16,413
Wellston Club. You have to go
all the way around. Like about
an extra blocker and a block

1380
01:28:17,982 --> 01:28:19,982
and a half. Somebody should be

1381
01:28:21,652 --> 01:28:23,953
at the door at the other side,
there's you have somebody
sitting at desk there that

1382
01:28:24,922 --> 01:28:27,557
could come over and escort you
over to the security. So you
didn't have to go all the way

1383
01:28:28,459 --> 01:28:30,459
around. Hope this not

1384
01:28:31,662 --> 01:28:33,396
violation, but seems like one.
All right. Let me let me start

1385
01:28:35,320 --> 01:28:37,320
my name. How much time I going

1386
01:28:37,568 --> 01:28:39,568
to get to talk. 10 seconds

1387
01:28:42,940 --> 01:28:45,142
more. 20 seconds. You know,
I'm a post of the strong

1388
01:28:45,142 --> 01:28:47,142
mayor. I'm not in favor of the

1389
01:28:49,130 --> 01:28:51,482
whole move movement towards
authoritarianism that this
country's been involved in. I

1390
01:28:51,482 --> 01:28:53,482
think we're backing off of

1391
01:28:53,518 --> 01:28:55,218
that now on top of that,
there's really 2 issues that

1392
01:28:56,554 --> 01:28:58,554
are the ones that are up for

1393
01:28:58,823 --> 01:29:00,958
concern. One is that when the
council members have a
complaint from their

1394
01:29:00,958 --> 01:29:02,958
constituents, they don't have

1395
01:29:04,662 --> 01:29:07,530
any place for it to go so
higher. Some assistant city

1396
01:29:07,665 --> 01:29:09,332
administrators who work
directly with each council

1397
01:29:10,267 --> 01:29:12,235
member with each district MAY
be giving district 7 their own

1398
01:29:14,905 --> 01:29:17,807
and the other districts to to
council districts for one
administrator to get your

1399
01:29:18,342 --> 01:29:20,342
special. Want to say, Ken need

1400
01:29:23,481 --> 01:29:25,548
special anyway, that would
that that person would then

1401
01:29:26,317 --> 01:29:28,318
work directly when they have a
complaint say, ok, we'll see

1402
01:29:29,887 --> 01:29:32,210
what we can do about your
complaint and we'll work

1403
01:29:32,389 --> 01:29:34,230
directly with you say you can
talk to your constituents

1404
01:29:35,326 --> 01:29:37,394
about what's being done. The
other issue seems to be the

1405
01:29:38,128 --> 01:29:39,929
mayor should be sitting on the
council. The mayor should be

1406
01:29:42,600 --> 01:29:44,868
available for people to see
how she thinks how she
organizes her thoughts and

1407
01:29:45,136 --> 01:29:47,136
make sure decisions. Thank

1408
01:29:53,577 --> 01:29:55,577
ends. Thank you, MR. Inc. You

1409
01:29:55,813 --> 01:29:57,480
were given by the Chair 10
extra seconds. So allow the

1410
01:30:05,990 --> 01:30:08,124
mike to stay on long enough.
Thank you for your comments.

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01:30:09,159 --> 01:30:10,860
Next. Speaker signed up.
That's PRESIDENT First. Thank

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01:30:16,434 --> 01:30:18,768
you. Windows. Yes, my name
Richard Fuentes. I'm a leader

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01:30:19,603 --> 01:30:21,571
in the union movement with
asked me council 57

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01:30:25,442 --> 01:30:27,811
representing 26,000 workers.
Also small business owner here
in downtown Oakland in a

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01:30:29,980 --> 01:30:32,949
downtown up and resident. I'm
also a member of the mayor's

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01:30:33,170 --> 01:30:35,985
working group for the charter
reform. And I want to speak in
support of our recommendations

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01:30:37,255 --> 01:30:39,255
for storm Mayor. We did a

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01:30:40,240 --> 01:30:42,792
community outreach. We heard
throughout Oakland from every

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01:30:44,940 --> 01:30:46,930
single district from working
people that they wanted to

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01:30:47,640 --> 01:30:49,640
have strong mayor form of

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01:30:50,868 --> 01:30:52,969
government. We have serve ace.
We're brown and black
communities got to

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01:30:54,380 --> 01:30:56,380
participate. You're hearing

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01:30:57,174 --> 01:30:59,809
today about a 3rd option, a
3rd option that is not
recommended by the working

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01:31:01,278 --> 01:31:03,278
group. A 3rd option that has

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01:31:03,314 --> 01:31:05,681
no input from working people
from black people from Brown

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01:31:07,184 --> 01:31:09,184
people lets be cleared. A 3rd

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01:31:11,880 --> 01:31:12,755
option is a privilege option
working. People don't have

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01:31:15,192 --> 01:31:17,693
time to come today. At
10:30am, in the morning to
provide their perspective.

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01:31:18,896 --> 01:31:21,631
I've worked for 3
municipalities. I work for a
special district. I've served

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01:31:24,268 --> 01:31:26,669
on a e pension board federal
oversight committees where

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01:31:28,710 --> 01:31:30,406
I've served. Let me tell you,
Oakland is diverse. And
because of that, the diversity

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01:31:31,175 --> 01:31:33,175
that we have within our city,

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01:31:35,790 --> 01:31:36,679
a strong form former
government is really an

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01:31:37,748 --> 01:31:39,415
approach that was served up
lenders because Oaklanders

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01:31:41,452 --> 01:31:43,519
don't know who is responsible.
Oaklanders don't know who's in

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01:31:44,322 --> 01:31:46,689
charge. Oaklanders want to
know who is responsible for
Philly, their potholes. Thank

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01:31:46,891 --> 01:31:48,891
you. Thank you for your

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01:31:52,796 --> 01:31:54,430
comments next. Speaker. Well,
hello, my name is Libby

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01:31:57,134 --> 01:31:59,869
Schaff. I'm a lifetime.
Oakland or I am a 24 year

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01:32:01,739 --> 01:32:03,739
veteran of city Hall and I

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01:32:05,420 --> 01:32:07,177
speak to you as a private
citizen today. I do. I am

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01:32:07,177 --> 01:32:09,177
probably the only person alive

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01:32:11,849 --> 01:32:14,717
who was and East Oakland
Council staffer under Jerry
Brown, strong mayor form of

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01:32:15,653 --> 01:32:17,653
government. I was a council

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01:32:18,589 --> 01:32:20,589
member of district 4 and I, of

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01:32:21,458 --> 01:32:23,527
course, was the mayor for 8
years. So I do bring a unique
perspective on how these

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01:32:23,527 --> 01:32:25,527
different systems actually

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01:32:26,263 --> 01:32:27,997
have worked in the asked and
happy to answer any questions.

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01:32:31,435 --> 01:32:33,503
If you have any. I want start
by saying I was disappointed

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01:32:35,906 --> 01:32:38,841
to hear citations of the
survey and suggesting that

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01:32:41,110 --> 01:32:43,279
that represented voter
sentiment, the survey that was

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01:32:45,490 --> 01:32:47,490
done by the working group was

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01:32:47,852 --> 01:32:50,354
an opt-in survey and the
demographics of respondents

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01:32:50,354 --> 01:32:52,354
16% of respondents didn't even

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01:32:53,591 --> 01:32:56,392
live in Oakland. And an
interesting 23% were city of

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01:32:58,280 --> 01:32:59,862
Oakland employees. So I just
please do not regard those

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01:33:00,297 --> 01:33:02,297
survey results as voter

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01:33:04,568 --> 01:33:06,568
sentiment. 3 polls now have

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01:33:07,400 --> 01:33:09,772
been done about how do
oaklanders feel about this

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01:33:10,507 --> 01:33:12,507
proposal? All 3 have turned

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01:33:15,450 --> 01:33:17,450
back very clear mandates that

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01:33:18,215 --> 01:33:20,215
Oakland voters want a strong

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01:33:20,284 --> 01:33:22,351
mayor. 61% in the polls. The
polls of Pulse of Oakland pull

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01:33:27,491 --> 01:33:29,192
in the fall. 60 4% in the East
Bay Polling institute results

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01:33:30,995 --> 01:33:32,995
and then. Mayor or other

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01:33:33,664 --> 01:33:35,664
insights. You want to offer. I

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01:33:35,732 --> 01:33:37,732
I do have questions about how

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01:33:40,538 --> 01:33:43,406
the system worked. Yes, okay.
You know, under Jerry Brant

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01:33:44,608 --> 01:33:47,410
this working group's proposal
is essentially the same as we

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01:33:48,545 --> 01:33:50,413
had under Jerry Brown's strong
mayor before the council took

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01:33:52,382 --> 01:33:54,850
away the veto power. You might
not remember Jerry Brown had a
view to power because he

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01:33:56,353 --> 01:33:58,455
hardly ever used it. The one
time I remember was a piece

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01:33:58,455 --> 01:34:00,455
legislation. I actually wrote

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01:34:01,792 --> 01:34:03,493
when I was the legislative
aide to Council member De La

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01:34:06,497 --> 01:34:08,497
Fuente district 5 the council

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01:34:09,990 --> 01:34:10,767
had a lot of power in my
experience. It is actually

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01:34:12,369 --> 01:34:14,369
when the council and the mayor

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01:34:16,773 --> 01:34:18,574
had the best collaboration and
the council offices

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01:34:20,144 --> 01:34:22,478
constituent work, which was my
passion. When I worked in the

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01:34:23,130 --> 01:34:25,130
council offices actually got

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01:34:25,382 --> 01:34:27,382
done. There was more

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01:34:28,552 --> 01:34:31,254
responsiveness from the
administration wall. It is not

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01:34:32,256 --> 01:34:34,825
clear that this proposal
requires the 3, 1, 1, or

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01:34:34,825 --> 01:34:36,825
constituent response to be

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01:34:38,950 --> 01:34:40,290
under the mayor at that time.
It was the Oaklanders

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01:34:40,130 --> 01:34:42,198
Assistance Center was actually
part of the mayor's office and

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01:34:42,699 --> 01:34:44,699
it was much more responsive

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01:34:47,304 --> 01:34:48,905
than our current system. The
council had a full-time

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01:34:49,606 --> 01:34:51,606
legislative in budget analyst

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01:34:53,543 --> 01:34:56,245
that allowed us to write good
legislation, proactive
legislation and to have our

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01:34:58,181 --> 01:35:00,181
own independent budget analyst

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01:35:00,417 --> 01:35:02,986
to actually be an independent
validator of financial

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01:35:02,986 --> 01:35:05,722
information that we were
getting from the

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01:35:06,890 --> 01:35:09,525
administration. So those were
some of the qualities I
remember from the strong

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01:35:13,263 --> 01:35:15,298
mayor. Finally. Everyone
agrees that a hybrid system is

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01:35:16,333 --> 01:35:18,333
fuzzy and does not serve

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01:35:19,636 --> 01:35:21,636
anyone. Option. 3 is just

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01:35:22,873 --> 01:35:25,274
another hybrid proposal. I
would prefer to see Oakland go

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01:35:26,760 --> 01:35:28,770
back to a council manager for
of government rather than swap

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01:35:29,713 --> 01:35:31,713
one fuzzy hybrid for another.

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01:35:35,719 --> 01:35:37,954
I know that. That that would
based on my experience in

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01:35:37,954 --> 01:35:39,954
these 24 years in these

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01:35:40,657 --> 01:35:43,270
various roles. And if anyone
doesn't have any other

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01:35:43,270 --> 01:35:45,270
questions. I appreciate the

1505
01:35:46,597 --> 01:35:48,597
opportunity. All right. Thank

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01:35:49,366 --> 01:35:51,868
you. Thank you for your
Speakers have been called if

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01:35:52,970 --> 01:35:54,970
you are participating here in

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01:35:55,720 --> 01:35:57,208
chambers and signed up to
speak in her name was called
please approach the podium. If

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01:35:57,208 --> 01:35:59,208
not, we will move on to zoom

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01:36:00,544 --> 01:36:02,945
speakers. I see no one rising.
So we will go to those who
signed up to speak in zoom. If

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01:36:11,655 --> 01:36:13,322
you are. And America extra
time and ice speaking about

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01:36:14,725 --> 01:36:16,859
low mobility issues, not about
the strong mayor and I would

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01:36:17,127 --> 01:36:19,127
like 30 seconds to finish.

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01:36:21,898 --> 01:36:23,898
Changing it. You're out of

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01:36:26,103 --> 01:36:27,770
order. I signed up in time.
Yes, and I had to listen to

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01:36:31,842 --> 01:36:34,430
all that stuff. If I give you
extra time, I got to give

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01:36:34,278 --> 01:36:36,980
everybody else know, if you're
giving people who've been
involved in government, I

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01:36:36,980 --> 01:36:38,948
didn't give extra time because
he was involved in government.

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01:36:41,618 --> 01:36:44,119
I didn't say All right. Well,
I didn't get all my time
because I'm having a problem

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01:36:45,822 --> 01:36:47,822
with the mobility issues and

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01:36:48,492 --> 01:36:50,226
the city hall. And that
doesn't seem okay. So because

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01:36:53,396 --> 01:36:56,299
this is an issue. I will allow
you that the extra seconds.

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01:36:59,302 --> 01:37:01,704
Thank you. Okay. So the strong
mayor, the real issue, if you
think about strong Marin, you

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01:37:03,600 --> 01:37:04,707
think about a corporation, you
know that the idea person is

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01:37:07,440 --> 01:37:08,778
not the same as the detail
person. There's nobody who can

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01:37:10,881 --> 01:37:12,881
do both. Well. And it's really

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01:37:13,784 --> 01:37:16,752
a place that ends up it was
change because of all the

1528
01:37:16,786 --> 01:37:18,421
corruption. Now the current
mayor is not going to be

1529
01:37:18,822 --> 01:37:20,822
involved in corruption, but

1530
01:37:22,792 --> 01:37:25,494
whoever comes after her could
use this as a real power grab.

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01:37:26,960 --> 01:37:28,197
That's that's what it
essentially is. But the other

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01:37:29,766 --> 01:37:31,766
thing about the legislative

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01:37:31,868 --> 01:37:33,868
office, I don't want a plan

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01:37:34,170 --> 01:37:35,871
from the administrators the
city council office. I think

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01:37:36,573 --> 01:37:38,573
that's a bad idea. Thank you.

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01:37:38,742 --> 01:37:40,876
Thank you for your comments.
Now moving to the zoom

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01:37:41,945 --> 01:37:44,914
speakers. If signed up to
speak for this item and you

1538
01:37:46,717 --> 01:37:48,418
wish to use your time. Please
raise your hand in the queue

1539
01:37:49,519 --> 01:37:51,621
so I can recognize uic Blair,
man. You have been muted. You

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01:37:56,326 --> 01:37:58,326
MAY begin. I blame Beekman.

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01:37:59,930 --> 01:38:01,964
Thank you a lot for this item.
I'm living in San Diego. That

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01:38:02,966 --> 01:38:05,834
also has a strong mayor
system. And that also is
having a lot of questions
around the strong mayor

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01:38:11,408 --> 01:38:13,408
system. I was originally from

1544
01:38:14,411 --> 01:38:16,411
San and they had a quite

1545
01:38:17,447 --> 01:38:20,116
community process few years
ago to decide the future of
strong Mayor versus Council

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01:38:21,251 --> 01:38:23,251
mandate. City manager, ways of

1547
01:38:24,487 --> 01:38:26,689
working and easily. The
community came out in
supporting the future of

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01:38:28,959 --> 01:38:31,727
council manager system and
created a very clear case of

1549
01:38:33,300 --> 01:38:35,300
its importance. The strong

1550
01:38:35,865 --> 01:38:37,566
mayor simply is there to you
know, real estate interests.

1551
01:38:40,360 --> 01:38:42,805
And those of the ridge. And I
think the majority of the
people are going to be for

1552
01:38:42,973 --> 01:38:44,740
this measure in Oakland are
going to be either in real

1553
01:38:46,900 --> 01:38:48,900
estate or rich people. And we

1554
01:38:49,879 --> 01:38:51,879
have to acknowledge that the

1555
01:38:51,948 --> 01:38:54,517
tech accountability ideas that
would create that whole new

1556
01:38:54,517 --> 01:38:56,517
charter ideas were created for

1557
01:38:58,688 --> 01:39:00,688
back in 2014 15. It was with

1558
01:39:00,957 --> 01:39:02,625
the intention to work towards
the future of community

1559
01:39:03,493 --> 01:39:06,462
participation and open
democracy as how to talk about

1560
01:39:07,798 --> 01:39:10,166
our future of how we practice
community together. And I
think we have to be committed

1561
01:39:12,350 --> 01:39:13,669
to those goals that the I've
been learning. This is a

1562
01:39:15,839 --> 01:39:17,540
learning process for my so but
the you know, council manager

1563
01:39:19,576 --> 01:39:21,645
city manager, way of working
works towards open

1564
01:39:21,645 --> 01:39:24,460
participatory democracy. The
strong mayor form does not. It

1565
01:39:27,584 --> 01:39:29,584
serves the weekend. Thank you

1566
01:39:30,587 --> 01:39:32,288
for your comments of the next
speaker. In you have unit mud

1567
01:39:36,593 --> 01:39:38,427
or I mean, don't eat about
time and I'm in district 6 in

1568
01:39:40,797 --> 01:39:42,565
have been here for many years.
And why appreciate the work

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01:39:48,638 --> 01:39:50,638
that the working that I

1570
01:39:50,707 --> 01:39:52,707
support council manager

1571
01:39:53,643 --> 01:39:55,911
system. We had one before we
step mean and worked pretty
well before we start to

1572
01:39:59,850 --> 01:40:01,850
tinker. Now we have a system

1573
01:40:02,850 --> 01:40:04,850
we all agree is not workable.

1574
01:40:05,822 --> 01:40:07,822
But with a council managers

1575
01:40:09,626 --> 01:40:11,460
system where we have. With the
mayor sitting on the council

1576
01:40:12,329 --> 01:40:14,329
and leading the effort. We

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01:40:16,166 --> 01:40:18,166
have a strong career, strong

1578
01:40:18,168 --> 01:40:19,701
council and we have the
professionals, city

1579
01:40:21,710 --> 01:40:23,710
COUNCILMAN. I mean, meant I'm

1580
01:40:24,841 --> 01:40:27,176
city manager who as
professional and can last

1581
01:40:28,778 --> 01:40:30,778
beyond just one administration

1582
01:40:32,449 --> 01:40:34,316
don't know exactly what that
don't want to depend on the

1583
01:40:37,754 --> 01:40:39,488
goodness of And the mayor.
Depending on who gets elected.

1584
01:40:40,824 --> 01:40:42,824
So I strongly support. Council

1585
01:40:43,493 --> 01:40:45,493
manager. With Strong Mayor

1586
01:40:46,863 --> 01:40:49,331
System. Thank you. Thank you
for your comments. I show one

1587
01:40:49,599 --> 01:40:51,599
last hand raised in Zoom was

1588
01:40:53,269 --> 01:40:55,671
listed under iPhone. When you
to please state the name that
it's written on your speaker

1589
01:40:57,240 --> 01:40:59,240
card that you signed up for.

1590
01:41:01,377 --> 01:41:03,178
Needed iPhone. Hi, hello. My
name is Fernando Perez. I did

1591
01:41:03,780 --> 01:41:05,780
find up yesterday. Great.

1592
01:41:11,870 --> 01:41:12,855
Thank you. You MAY be my the I
was raised no plan. I live

1593
01:41:13,890 --> 01:41:16,726
throughout the Bay area at
Livermore. I lived in Hayward.

1594
01:41:17,694 --> 01:41:19,694
I just bought a house 2 years

1595
01:41:22,999 --> 01:41:24,999
ago. Not back and I love open.

1596
01:41:26,936 --> 01:41:28,936
I love you. I love it I'm kind

1597
01:41:31,775 --> 01:41:34,676
of tired I'm kind of tired of
always kind of the unique
politically wise and all of

1598
01:41:34,944 --> 01:41:37,146
that and why can't we just do
what our neighbors in the Bay

1599
01:41:39,783 --> 01:41:41,450
area are doing and they're
doing great. They They're

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01:41:44,521 --> 01:41:46,588
following. The council manager
says do and I I've moved out

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01:41:49,250 --> 01:41:50,759
of open for over 15 years. So
I got I got an opportunity see

1602
01:41:53,496 --> 01:41:55,496
what a good strong city does

1603
01:41:56,766 --> 01:41:58,766
of basic track meet car

1604
01:41:59,202 --> 01:42:01,170
pickups are done a timely
manner. So why can't we just

1605
01:42:01,471 --> 01:42:03,471
do that? Why can't we just who

1606
01:42:05,208 --> 01:42:06,942
is the system that has been
working for our neighbors here

1607
01:42:09,146 --> 01:42:10,846
in the Bay area as well. So
those are my $0.02 to nothing

1608
01:42:13,717 --> 01:42:15,784
for your time. Thank you for
your comments. Again on the

1609
01:42:16,319 --> 01:42:18,319
names have to called. If you

1610
01:42:18,388 --> 01:42:21,290
signed up to speak for item 5,
please approach the podium or
raise your hand in the queue.

1611
01:42:23,693 --> 01:42:25,327
At this time chair. No more
Thank you. Thank you. To

1612
01:42:27,697 --> 01:42:30,650
everyone came out to talk
about or opinion on the way
that Oakland goes forward. I

1613
01:42:31,668 --> 01:42:33,668
know it's. That's because you

1614
01:42:34,838 --> 01:42:37,739
care about Oakland direction
that we go. And that's the
commonality that we have

1615
01:42:38,274 --> 01:42:40,274
between us. So this won't be

1616
01:42:41,440 --> 01:42:43,445
the last meeting that we have
to discuss. Potential charter

1617
01:42:45,515 --> 01:42:47,820
changes. Think it's important
that everybody has an

1618
01:42:47,517 --> 01:42:49,552
opportunity to weigh in in the
public forum. And so I work

1619
01:42:49,552 --> 01:42:51,552
with the mayor's office and

1620
01:42:53,389 --> 01:42:56,225
the council members too
schedule one other item at
some point in time so that

1621
01:42:56,326 --> 01:42:58,328
people have a chance to weigh
in with that. I'll open it up

1622
01:42:58,328 --> 01:43:00,328
to council members. If you

1623
01:43:03,320 --> 01:43:04,733
guys have any comments.
Council member Brown at-large

1624
01:43:07,870 --> 01:43:10,640
council member Brown.
Excellent. Okay. Well, thank
you all so much. So I would

1625
01:43:10,640 --> 01:43:12,241
just want to first start off
by thanking the mayor's

1626
01:43:14,477 --> 01:43:16,477
working group. Everyone who

1627
01:43:17,800 --> 01:43:19,800
was involved. I know it's it's

1628
01:43:20,350 --> 01:43:22,350
not easy to, you know, put

1629
01:43:23,486 --> 01:43:26,321
together the community
engagement events and
disorganized. You know, all
everyone's thoughts and

1630
01:43:27,724 --> 01:43:29,424
opinions. And so just want to
offer my gratitude and thanks

1631
01:43:31,961 --> 01:43:34,396
for for that. And then in
addition, really grateful for
everyone who showed up today

1632
01:43:37,167 --> 01:43:39,536
to kind of speak and share
about whether it was their

1633
01:43:39,536 --> 01:43:41,136
personal experience.
Navigating Oakland City

1634
01:43:43,172 --> 01:43:45,107
government and went in and how
you all think that we should

1635
01:43:46,509 --> 01:43:48,509
we begin to move forward. And

1636
01:43:49,379 --> 01:43:52,247
so, of course, you know, my
goal in all of this is a chain

1637
01:43:53,216 --> 01:43:56,184
that we are moving forward
with a government governance

1638
01:43:57,754 --> 01:43:59,754
structure that is based in

1639
01:44:01,524 --> 01:44:03,524
accountability. And we're also

1640
01:44:03,526 --> 01:44:05,526
ensuring that we are listening

1641
01:44:05,695 --> 01:44:07,763
to the concerns of our
constituency. Right? And a lot

1642
01:44:07,763 --> 01:44:09,763
of times, it's it's really

1643
01:44:11,634 --> 01:44:13,468
been very consistent around.
You know, at the end of the

1644
01:44:13,837 --> 01:44:15,837
day, community members want

1645
01:44:16,506 --> 01:44:19,308
their concerns to be addressed
now we get into the weeds of

1646
01:44:21,878 --> 01:44:24,713
how that takes place. At the
end the day, it boils down to

1647
01:44:25,782 --> 01:44:28,160
accountability. And so that is
what interested in. And so I

1648
01:44:30,687 --> 01:44:32,687
look forward to working with

1649
01:44:32,755 --> 01:44:34,456
my council colleagues. So
Councilmember Jenkins council

1650
01:44:34,824 --> 01:44:37,492
member entendre in to to
ensure that we move forward in

1651
01:44:39,763 --> 01:44:41,763
a path that is supportive of

1652
01:44:43,499 --> 01:44:45,499
our entire city. Of course,

1653
01:44:47,103 --> 01:44:48,637
there is a larger conversation
around just overall

1654
01:44:50,974 --> 01:44:53,109
representation. I just don't
think that in our day and our

1655
01:44:53,109 --> 01:44:55,109
day and age and just in this

1656
01:44:55,144 --> 01:44:57,144
moment that we should be at

1657
01:44:57,914 --> 01:44:59,581
any point overall
representation. One of the

1658
01:45:06,823 --> 01:45:08,523
public speakers talked about.
About investment like and how

1659
01:45:09,625 --> 01:45:11,927
we are investing in our
communities in it is the whole

1660
01:45:12,595 --> 01:45:14,595
reason why I ran for the

1661
01:45:15,497 --> 01:45:17,497
at-large seat had to do with

1662
01:45:17,533 --> 01:45:19,533
the the the blaring

1663
01:45:19,535 --> 01:45:21,535
observation of how communities

1664
01:45:22,471 --> 01:45:24,471
both in east and West Oakland

1665
01:45:25,808 --> 01:45:27,509
have underrepresented for
decades. And the truth of the

1666
01:45:29,479 --> 01:45:31,613
matter is, is that in this
moment that that is what we're

1667
01:45:32,582 --> 01:45:34,582
living through, right? And so

1668
01:45:37,386 --> 01:45:39,421
I just I can't I cannot get
behind and a recommendation

1669
01:45:41,991 --> 01:45:43,991
that seeks to eliminate

1670
01:45:44,961 --> 01:45:47,762
representation for for the
community and I have not ran

1671
01:45:48,831 --> 01:45:50,831
into any community members

1672
01:45:51,867 --> 01:45:53,635
that say they don't
understand, you the role of

1673
01:45:56,139 --> 01:45:57,873
the at large seat or there's
confusion between the mayor of

1674
01:46:00,543 --> 01:46:02,244
our amazing city. And so I
just wanted to make sure that

1675
01:46:04,614 --> 01:46:07,150
I see that on the record that
I just don't believe that that

1676
01:46:08,840 --> 01:46:10,840
is the direction we should be

1677
01:46:10,887 --> 01:46:12,988
going. The report also states
I guess the talking point is

1678
01:46:16,159 --> 01:46:18,159
that moving the council back

1679
01:46:19,596 --> 01:46:22,431
i've number of votes. I do
think that there's a simple

1680
01:46:23,990 --> 01:46:25,834
fix as far as that, which we
can all move forward with,

1681
01:46:28,471 --> 01:46:30,471
which is a simple as 5 votes

1682
01:46:31,274 --> 01:46:33,976
and the legislation passes.
And in the event that there is

1683
01:46:35,578 --> 01:46:37,578
a tie breaking vote, the

1684
01:46:37,613 --> 01:46:39,248
motion fails. And so in this
moment, I think more than

1685
01:46:40,183 --> 01:46:42,183
anything we should be 100%

1686
01:46:43,653 --> 01:46:45,653
focused on solutions to

1687
01:46:47,560 --> 01:46:49,691
improving how our city cling
governance works works. The

1688
01:46:52,361 --> 01:46:54,363
best for the people of Oakland
and so that is something that

1689
01:46:57,534 --> 01:46:59,534
I want to get behind. I'm

1690
01:47:00,202 --> 01:47:01,903
grateful for the the group
that presented their findings

1691
01:47:03,239 --> 01:47:05,239
around this 3rd option. I do

1692
01:47:06,750 --> 01:47:07,942
think that is important for so
many of the important

1693
01:47:08,644 --> 01:47:10,644
decisions that we make as a

1694
01:47:10,947 --> 01:47:13,114
council. I do think that there
is some value in ensuring that

1695
01:47:13,716 --> 01:47:15,716
the mayor can also weigh in on

1696
01:47:16,585 --> 01:47:18,320
those. And so I am supportive
of that door to option. I just

1697
01:47:18,888 --> 01:47:20,888
want see that on the record.

1698
01:47:21,991 --> 01:47:23,991
And as always, I'm always open

1699
01:47:24,160 --> 01:47:26,160
to engage further with members

1700
01:47:26,596 --> 01:47:28,596
of the working group. If they

1701
01:47:29,732 --> 01:47:31,732
would like as well. And that

1702
01:47:33,536 --> 01:47:35,570
also would know during the
working group's process and

1703
01:47:36,372 --> 01:47:38,372
when they met with me, I

1704
01:47:38,474 --> 01:47:40,309
offered multiple
recommendations of how I

1705
01:47:40,777 --> 01:47:42,777
thought that we can employ

1706
01:47:43,379 --> 01:47:45,460
improve the city of Oakland's
government structure. And I

1707
01:47:46,649 --> 01:47:48,649
did not see a single one of my

1708
01:47:50,419 --> 01:47:52,120
recommendations make it to the
recommendations. And I think

1709
01:47:56,358 --> 01:47:59,160
that that is something that in
my something that has been

1710
01:48:00,263 --> 01:48:02,300
missed, right? Because I think
all of us on the council we

1711
01:48:02,531 --> 01:48:04,531
have valuable insights that we

1712
01:48:05,468 --> 01:48:07,468
can share around how we can

1713
01:48:07,570 --> 01:48:10,173
improve city of Oakland,
governance. So that's that's

1714
01:48:10,173 --> 01:48:12,407
all in this moment.
Thank you. Thank you.
Councilmember Councilmember

1715
01:48:18,147 --> 01:48:19,848
Houston. I'm not on the rules
committee. So I like to pass

1716
01:48:22,510 --> 01:48:23,985
that to councilmember around
the child first before a

1717
01:48:24,954 --> 01:48:27,189
state, what I want to state.
But I do want to say
something. No, I do want to

1718
01:48:31,930 --> 01:48:33,930
say something about the timely

1719
01:48:33,863 --> 01:48:35,863
of scheduling item. 3.1, 3, 0,

1720
01:48:38,134 --> 01:48:39,467
2, 3.3 3.4 h#
something up so

1721
01:48:47,143 --> 01:48:49,712
everyone can see real quick.
And why health that up is that

1722
01:48:49,712 --> 01:48:52,581
I need to schedule a council
member Brown and you're doing

1723
01:48:52,715 --> 01:48:55,450
excellent job. Everything you
do work with me to an

1724
01:48:56,819 --> 01:48:58,520
excellent job. But yesterday I
said I need to schedule

1725
01:49:00,389 --> 01:49:02,389
because yesterday sat with the

1726
01:49:03,359 --> 01:49:05,393
PRESIDENT, the principal of
cast much and I had 150

1727
01:49:05,661 --> 01:49:07,661
students in Castle month

1728
01:49:10,199 --> 01:49:11,866
homeless. Are you guys talking
about the charter? We were

1729
01:49:13,269 --> 01:49:15,269
talking about the charter and

1730
01:49:15,938 --> 01:49:17,938
a charter we form because a

1731
01:49:18,173 --> 01:49:20,173
share this my district. 10

1732
01:49:20,276 --> 01:49:22,276
toes down for the mayor more

1733
01:49:22,411 --> 01:49:24,411
than any other district. My

1734
01:49:26,449 --> 01:49:29,184
district was for the recall.
Of the mayor and of of of the

1735
01:49:29,685 --> 01:49:31,685
d a more than any of the

1736
01:49:32,188 --> 01:49:34,222
district and everybody out
here knows I've been 10 toes

1737
01:49:34,824 --> 01:49:36,824
down for the mayor from day

1738
01:49:37,894 --> 01:49:39,894
one. Go back to my counsel to

1739
01:49:39,929 --> 01:49:42,897
my district because they're
waiting for what? How I feel

1740
01:49:44,366 --> 01:49:46,366
about this charter read by Tri

1741
01:49:46,469 --> 01:49:48,904
Reform. And I remember back if
you go back to rob or by how

1742
01:49:48,904 --> 01:49:50,904
good it was with proper Bob, I

1743
01:49:52,740 --> 01:49:54,740
mean, with that strong

1744
01:49:55,110 --> 01:49:57,110
council, manager. So my

1745
01:49:57,413 --> 01:49:59,413
constituents in d 7. They wait

1746
01:50:02,585 --> 01:50:04,986
non. My opinion, but I want
their opinion. But if they

1747
01:50:07,656 --> 01:50:10,260
live it to my opinion on the
charter reform, it would in

1748
01:50:10,260 --> 01:50:12,260
line with council member Brown

1749
01:50:18,200 --> 01:50:19,868
of the 3rd option because I'm
tired going outside. I'm a

1750
01:50:21,337 --> 01:50:24,500
scope of work in doing things
that shouldn't be doing

1751
01:50:24,540 --> 01:50:26,540
because we're not able to do

1752
01:50:30,679 --> 01:50:33,281
it. Be kuz. Council members
only legislation and policy.
I'm tired of going to remove a

1753
01:50:34,160 --> 01:50:36,160
car myself. I'm tired of

1754
01:50:36,850 --> 01:50:38,386
relocate an encampment myself
and that the city

1755
01:50:39,688 --> 01:50:41,556
administrator report it's to
the mayor but doesn't report

1756
01:50:43,559 --> 01:50:45,559
to us as a council right? We

1757
01:50:47,330 --> 01:50:49,297
should have that same.
Authority that the city

1758
01:50:51,834 --> 01:50:54,236
administrator reports to us
right? Unlike what Ryan, which

1759
01:50:54,236 --> 01:50:56,236
your son is I can just go on

1760
01:50:57,940 --> 01:51:00,643
and on and But I said I was
going pass it to you that you

1761
01:51:00,643 --> 01:51:03,411
put to you. But I got a couple
more days to say so no use

1762
01:51:09,952 --> 01:51:11,952
that as my time PRESIDENT.

1763
01:51:11,987 --> 01:51:14,222
Thank you. I think today is
this meeting was very
enlightening myself and

1764
01:51:16,692 --> 01:51:18,692
council PRESIDENT Jenkyns

1765
01:51:19,561 --> 01:51:21,262
wanted to schedule this item
specifically to continue the

1766
01:51:23,966 --> 01:51:25,800
process of gathering community
input. Today we heard plus or

1767
01:51:27,803 --> 01:51:29,803
-20 comments that. We're

1768
01:51:29,872 --> 01:51:31,639
opposed to the strong mayor
system and open to some

1769
01:51:32,341 --> 01:51:34,341
alternative. We heard about 4

1770
01:51:36,245 --> 01:51:38,245
that were for the system, but

1771
01:51:38,280 --> 01:51:40,516
apart from what we hear here,
I can only speak for myself
and I know many of my

1772
01:51:40,516 --> 01:51:42,516
colleagues who are out and

1773
01:51:44,854 --> 01:51:46,854
about the community. I have

1774
01:51:47,890 --> 01:51:50,226
said at least 17 times in the
past month when I'm in
people's living rooms in my

1775
01:51:50,226 --> 01:51:52,226
district, on their street

1776
01:51:52,895 --> 01:51:55,363
corners and the business
districts that I am

1777
01:51:57,233 --> 01:52:00,135
information gathering stage
and this is very valuable

1778
01:52:01,470 --> 01:52:03,171
input. And I'm continuing the
process of listening to our

1779
01:52:05,875 --> 01:52:07,909
constituents and hearing very
different perspectives for

1780
01:52:08,444 --> 01:52:11,120
forgot to someone that
mentioned you can't come at
10:30am, that? That's correct.

1781
01:52:13,783 --> 01:52:16,718
Which is why after 05:00pm,
out in our communities talking
to people in meeting them

1782
01:52:17,553 --> 01:52:19,688
where they're at. And I've
heard very different

1783
01:52:19,688 --> 01:52:21,688
perspectives. And I think this

1784
01:52:21,757 --> 01:52:23,757
is important to us. I

1785
01:52:23,859 --> 01:52:26,628
appreciate the mayor is
working group in scheduling a

1786
01:52:27,663 --> 01:52:29,364
first round of community
outreach late last year near

1787
01:52:32,368 --> 01:52:34,368
the holidays. And I think a

1788
01:52:34,803 --> 01:52:36,504
lot of those sessions service
information to show ask what

1789
01:52:38,907 --> 01:52:41,442
is the charter? And now a
couple months into this
process, people are starting

1790
01:52:43,478 --> 01:52:45,179
to form an opinion one way or
the other. So I think this is

1791
01:52:47,583 --> 01:52:49,785
very helpful and I will take
all of this into

1792
01:52:49,785 --> 01:52:52,220
consideration. Plus, all of
the conversations that I have

1793
01:52:52,554 --> 01:52:55,490
and this is not the last time
this will be heard in council.

1794
01:52:56,580 --> 01:52:58,660
We will bring this to an
evening meeting at the full

1795
01:53:00,396 --> 01:53:02,396
City council as this process

1796
01:53:02,865 --> 01:53:04,865
continues. And I look forward

1797
01:53:05,670 --> 01:53:07,203
to continuing hear what people
have to say from not just my

1798
01:53:07,203 --> 01:53:09,203
district but all over the

1799
01:53:11,807 --> 01:53:13,807
city. Thank you. Some of the I

1800
01:53:20,582 --> 01:53:23,510
can speak in closing, I want
to say them have community
meetings from Sheffield

1801
01:53:24,486 --> 01:53:26,455
Village to the heels to the
flat to my Latino brothers and

1802
01:53:27,990 --> 01:53:29,990
sisters. This waiting for me

1803
01:53:29,992 --> 01:53:31,992
to speak about spoke in front

1804
01:53:32,940 --> 01:53:34,940
of 300 last week and I'm

1805
01:53:34,930 --> 01:53:37,650
speaking front 300 again this
Sunday. Getting pinion, get,

1806
01:53:39,340 --> 01:53:41,135
you know that what they want
because I'm I want to purple.

1807
01:53:42,438 --> 01:53:44,380
They won a green. If they want
to green us, want go no

1808
01:53:44,807 --> 01:53:46,942
matter. Even found one purple.
Talk to my constituents. But

1809
01:53:46,942 --> 01:53:48,942
I'm definitely gonna give my

1810
01:53:51,313 --> 01:53:54,282
opinion my opinion, 4 with
influence on how I feel and

1811
01:53:56,510 --> 01:53:58,620
whatever they decide to decide
be a community meetings for
sure about this for sure.

1812
01:54:01,290 --> 01:54:02,957
Thank you. Thank you.
Councilmember Houston Kuzma

1813
01:54:04,159 --> 01:54:06,461
Brandon. More comments can on
track. So make sure that I

1814
01:54:06,461 --> 01:54:09,297
work with city attorneys
office to send out a timeline

1815
01:54:09,431 --> 01:54:11,431
for and which things need to

1816
01:54:11,934 --> 01:54:13,934
get on the ballot. We need to

1817
01:54:14,103 --> 01:54:15,770
hear them at 2 regularly
scheduled meetings and that

1818
01:54:18,140 --> 01:54:20,208
timeline is tight. Encourage
people to continue doing the

1819
01:54:21,277 --> 01:54:23,978
research and continue reaching
out understand that's

1820
01:54:24,646 --> 01:54:26,646
apparently women voters will

1821
01:54:31,870 --> 01:54:33,322
be available for questions. As
Councilmember Robert Rinder
and said we will hear this

1822
01:54:33,322 --> 01:54:35,322
again at a regularly scheduled

1823
01:54:36,425 --> 01:54:38,590
meeting. During council so
that more people have the

1824
01:54:39,828 --> 01:54:42,196
opportunity to weigh in with
that, I'll entertain a motion
to receive and how this in

1825
01:54:50,138 --> 01:54:52,974
committee. Some of And that
was a motion by Councilmember

1826
01:54:53,108 --> 01:54:55,376
Ramachandran seconded by
councilor at Brown to receive

1827
01:54:57,346 --> 01:55:00,148
and file item number 5 on row
for that is councilmember

1828
01:55:01,317 --> 01:55:03,684
brown eye now to number 5 is
excuse Councilman
Ramachandran. I ensure

1829
01:55:05,654 --> 01:55:08,489
Jenkins. Item number 5 is
received and filed with 3

1830
01:55:10,225 --> 01:55:12,225
guys. One excuse Councilmember

1831
01:55:12,427 --> 01:55:14,427
Fife that now takes us to open

1832
01:55:15,130 --> 01:55:17,132
I will read the speakers who
signed up for this item. If
you are participating via

1833
01:55:17,132 --> 01:55:19,467
please raise your hand. So
you'll be recognized. And for

1834
01:55:21,537 --> 01:55:23,204
those who are here and
chambers in person, please

1835
01:55:23,572 --> 01:55:26,440
line up behind the podium in
any order. I have Blair

1836
01:55:29,311 --> 01:55:31,445
Beekman Kellie Kevin Dally
regime and Al David boat

1837
01:55:33,148 --> 01:55:35,148
right? Ralph cans, Millie,

1838
01:55:38,120 --> 01:55:40,120
Cleveland deal. Comey low and

1839
01:55:48,397 --> 01:55:50,998
any order. Thank you. David
Boatright district I agree
that council member should be

1840
01:55:53,402 --> 01:55:55,402
paid more. But only if the

1841
01:55:55,804 --> 01:55:58,639
council eliminates this city.
General purpose fund deficit.

1842
01:56:00,420 --> 01:56:02,420
They contributed to without

1843
01:56:04,246 --> 01:56:07,140
adding more taxes. The council
members dedicate their full to

1844
01:56:07,649 --> 01:56:09,649
that. Council members dedicate

1845
01:56:09,985 --> 01:56:11,987
their full time to their
council member
responsibilities as they

1846
01:56:11,987 --> 01:56:13,987
implicitly agreed to when they

1847
01:56:16,325 --> 01:56:18,926
ran for office. The council
members attend all city

1848
01:56:19,761 --> 01:56:21,761
council meetings and their

1849
01:56:21,830 --> 01:56:23,497
committee meetings with rare
exceptions for healthcare,

1850
01:56:26,340 --> 01:56:28,102
serious, personal reasons.
It's amazing that the city

1851
01:56:28,103 --> 01:56:30,103
council won't allow seeding

1852
01:56:31,673 --> 01:56:33,341
partial a new speaker time and
then allows only part of a

1853
01:56:36,612 --> 01:56:38,612
speaker's time to be seated.

1854
01:56:40,616 --> 01:56:43,484
How can multiple city
residents be given
preferential treatment,
especially if they didn't sign

1855
01:56:44,486 --> 01:56:47,455
up to speak by that deadline
and others were not allowed to

1856
01:56:48,524 --> 01:56:50,759
speak. And if cancel member
Houston wants to speak without

1857
01:56:50,759 --> 01:56:52,759
signing up to speak committees

1858
01:56:52,928 --> 01:56:54,928
not on. I don't understand the

1859
01:56:56,898 --> 01:56:58,898
rules. Thank you for your

1860
01:57:01,603 --> 01:57:04,438
comments. Rushdie Mundell
District 4. I want to connect

1861
01:57:04,540 --> 01:57:06,908
today's charter reform
discussion to another area
that deserves the same level

1862
01:57:08,543 --> 01:57:11,345
of scrutiny. Police oversight.
Right now council is asking

1863
01:57:11,413 --> 01:57:14,315
fundamental questions about
governance rolls authority and

1864
01:57:14,950 --> 01:57:16,818
accountability and those exact
same questions apply to our

1865
01:57:18,653 --> 01:57:20,756
police oversight system. The
recent city auditor report

1866
01:57:20,756 --> 01:57:22,756
makes it clear the issue is

1867
01:57:22,858 --> 01:57:24,592
not just resources in a
structure, including

1868
01:57:25,527 --> 01:57:27,294
overlapping roles, unclear
authority and gaps and

1869
01:57:28,230 --> 01:57:31,650
accountability across multiple
oversight bodies. And we're
seeing the consequence of that

1870
01:57:33,302 --> 01:57:35,503
structure in practice
decision. Stall
responsibilities are diffuse.

1871
01:57:36,204 --> 01:57:38,839
Becomes difficult to determine
who is ultimately accountable

1872
01:57:39,975 --> 01:57:42,376
for outcomes. But also like to
note that a significant number
of the city attorney public

1873
01:57:42,578 --> 01:57:44,578
opinions actually one in 4 in

1874
01:57:45,147 --> 01:57:47,147
recent years have focused

1875
01:57:47,415 --> 01:57:49,918
exclusively on these oversight
agencies that suggests ongoing

1876
01:57:49,918 --> 01:57:51,918
uncertainty about scope and

1877
01:57:53,688 --> 01:57:56,570
authority, not just capacity.
The mayor is charter former
King Group provides a useful

1878
01:57:56,158 --> 01:57:58,192
model here and brought
together community members,

1879
01:57:58,827 --> 01:58:00,827
experts and stakeholders to

1880
01:58:01,290 --> 01:58:03,464
evaluate governance and
develop clear recommendations.
Encourage council to consider

1881
01:58:03,932 --> 01:58:05,633
a similar approach for police
oversight. Thank you for your

1882
01:58:10,839 --> 01:58:12,506
comments next. Speaker.
Million Cleveland to street

1883
01:58:14,309 --> 01:58:16,309
for I would like you place on

1884
01:58:20,682 --> 01:58:22,682
rules over time. Opd overtime

1885
01:58:25,286 --> 01:58:27,286
for public safety. This is

1886
01:58:27,522 --> 01:58:30,324
significant effect on our
budget. I understand that it

1887
01:58:31,726 --> 01:58:33,726
was placed on the agenda for

1888
01:58:34,496 --> 01:58:36,496
it. Finance, but it is not

1889
01:58:36,731 --> 01:58:38,731
just a finance issue. It is an

1890
01:58:40,736 --> 01:58:42,736
operational issue for decades.

1891
01:58:44,390 --> 01:58:45,740
City auditors have made very
concrete recommendations on

1892
01:58:48,544 --> 01:58:50,678
how to control opd over time
that the city administrator

1893
01:58:50,912 --> 01:58:52,912
has never implemented. And you

1894
01:58:55,284 --> 01:58:57,284
guys ignored. I also think

1895
01:58:57,285 --> 01:59:00,221
that other issue that needs to
be placed on the agenda peel

1896
01:59:02,757 --> 01:59:04,757
ways m o u. It has a lot of

1897
01:59:06,428 --> 01:59:08,696
tweaking that needs to be
discussed out in the open.

1898
01:59:09,364 --> 01:59:12,333
People are trying to be at the
negotiating table, but there
is no law that would stop you

1899
01:59:14,903 --> 01:59:16,504
from putting that. Thank you
for your comments next.

1900
01:59:22,711 --> 01:59:24,713
Speaker. Well, you. I'm hoping
that you'll follow up on the

1901
01:59:24,713 --> 01:59:26,713
suggestion from the member of

1902
01:59:27,349 --> 01:59:29,349
the public Ethics Commission

1903
01:59:30,452 --> 01:59:32,860
to investigate whether you
whether the council it's

1904
01:59:33,989 --> 01:59:35,756
legally required to set up
public hearings on the charter

1905
01:59:37,559 --> 01:59:39,559
reform or whether we can just.

1906
01:59:41,497 --> 01:59:43,130
Move directly to a vote in in
counseling committee and

1907
01:59:45,400 --> 01:59:47,134
hoping that we have public.
Public forums for more than 90

1908
01:59:50,472 --> 01:59:52,840
seconds. Discussion out.
Looking forward to the answer
from the city attorney and

1909
01:59:53,575 --> 01:59:55,575
thanks. Thank you for your

1910
01:59:59,514 --> 02:00:01,514
comments. Good morning. And

1911
02:00:02,584 --> 02:00:04,885
you'll low. I me I'm a brown
guy. I'm a former resident.

1912
02:00:08,357 --> 02:00:10,240
I'm a former employee home hr
director here. Cardio city

1913
02:00:10,458 --> 02:00:12,458
manager and I've got 32 years

1914
02:00:12,527 --> 02:00:15,163
in public sector governance.
For me, the kid political

1915
02:00:15,163 --> 02:00:17,163
issue is how is the city going

1916
02:00:17,966 --> 02:00:19,966
to be managed? I care about

1917
02:00:20,680 --> 02:00:22,237
the city I run here every
week. I come from an to run it

1918
02:00:22,237 --> 02:00:24,237
around Lake Merritt every

1919
02:00:25,473 --> 02:00:27,141
Saturday morning. My point is
I really, really care about

1920
02:00:28,610 --> 02:00:31,445
this city. I can in my
hometown cause have been home
to for the last 40 since I got

1921
02:00:35,717 --> 02:00:37,717
off 10:00am flight governor

1922
02:00:38,787 --> 02:00:40,787
says the key issue. And

1923
02:00:40,922 --> 02:00:42,523
please, please, please do not
double down on a failed

1924
02:00:46,661 --> 02:00:49,296
system. Strongman system is a
failed system. What does work
consistently around the

1925
02:00:51,499 --> 02:00:53,499
country local city governance

1926
02:00:54,200 --> 02:00:56,638
is council manager from a
government. I can tell you
with 32 years of service,

1927
02:00:56,638 --> 02:00:58,638
including 3 years yet the city

1928
02:00:59,975 --> 02:01:02,877
of open and Cardiff, City
manager, that system works.

1929
02:01:04,980 --> 02:01:06,647
Please go to option 3. Thank
you for your comments next.

1930
02:01:14,289 --> 02:01:16,691
Speaker. Afternoon, Ralph
remembering the tension of
house flippers. Your attention

1931
02:01:18,293 --> 02:01:20,862
again. He keep ignoring those
the mayor's office will
respond. I don't know what's

1932
02:01:20,862 --> 02:01:22,862
going You're losing millions

1933
02:01:25,634 --> 02:01:28,350
and millions of dollars.
Permit fees are being
enforced. The leads don't that

1934
02:01:28,903 --> 02:01:30,771
placed on the property.
There's no actual constructive

1935
02:01:32,807 --> 02:01:34,807
notice to a buyer. Therefore

1936
02:01:36,344 --> 02:01:38,612
the fuse never get paid. The
city is losing millions and

1937
02:01:41,583 --> 02:01:44,170
millions of dollars. It also
adds to garbage being dumped

1938
02:01:46,721 --> 02:01:48,956
because the rules are out.
Disposal by under during
construction are being

1939
02:01:54,195 --> 02:01:55,896
followed. Why don't you want
do something when you have a

1940
02:01:56,197 --> 02:01:58,197
money trouble? That's all

1941
02:01:58,299 --> 02:02:00,299
about money. You're being

1942
02:02:00,335 --> 02:02:03,103
ripped off like crazy. Almost
none of these people are even
from Oakland. It's all money.

1943
02:02:04,972 --> 02:02:06,972
Leaving the city that you

1944
02:02:07,508 --> 02:02:09,209
should be getting a cut of
because of what the city does

1945
02:02:13,314 --> 02:02:15,490
for those people. And Jake, as
you're saying, oil, look at me

1946
02:02:16,500 --> 02:02:18,653
again. I mean, what is this?
You got there's a screen out

1947
02:02:18,653 --> 02:02:20,653
here. Thank you for your out.

1948
02:02:24,192 --> 02:02:25,859
There's a screen right here.
That's right. Thank you for

1949
02:02:26,928 --> 02:02:28,928
your comments. Brief said it

1950
02:02:30,298 --> 02:02:32,933
next. Speaker. I next. Next.
My next speaker is Blair
Beekman. Please unmute

1951
02:02:35,937 --> 02:02:38,506
yourself. You MAY begin. All
right. Thank Really

1952
02:02:38,506 --> 02:02:40,540
interesting meeting today.
Thank you. Really good public

1953
02:02:42,110 --> 02:02:44,712
comment here in open form.
Thank you. Good luck in

1954
02:02:51,319 --> 02:02:53,319
addressing the overtime pay

1955
02:02:53,488 --> 02:02:55,622
the MARCH committee meetings
overall seemed like a really

1956
02:02:56,524 --> 02:02:58,524
good session. Good learning

1957
02:02:58,626 --> 02:03:01,528
experience for myself. Really
happy just to learn things

1958
02:03:01,629 --> 02:03:03,330
from the MARCH 10 session and
overtime was a part of that.

1959
02:03:06,901 --> 02:03:08,901
So good luck. And that I think

1960
02:03:10,204 --> 02:03:12,306
it's going to take much longer
2028 carted changes can be can

1961
02:03:14,175 --> 02:03:16,511
come to a to a vote. Good luck
that we can have a community

1962
02:03:16,511 --> 02:03:18,511
discussion. I'm encouraged by

1963
02:03:18,813 --> 02:03:20,813
what people have said. Thank

1964
02:03:22,217 --> 02:03:24,785
you. And I wanted to comment
just another. Thank you for

1965
02:03:26,120 --> 02:03:28,555
the work of the flock issues
that we've created a
compromise process. We can

1966
02:03:31,260 --> 02:03:33,394
talk about a new flock vendor.
And that's an important
concept for all of us. We can

1967
02:03:33,394 --> 02:03:35,394
develop a good future. It's

1968
02:03:37,310 --> 02:03:39,601
good example California. Thank
you for your comments. That
was the last open Speaker.

1969
02:03:39,601 --> 02:03:41,601
Thank you. This meeting is