Meeting adjourned I.
Good morning. And welcome to the rules and legislation
Committee of APRIL. 2nd, before I side before Conroe, I
will go over guard
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meeting. Going to Roll Council member Brown PRESIDENT
Councilmember Fine PRESIDENT Council member Ahmed charges excuse and Chair Jenkins will
be chairing this meeting. PRESIDENT Showing members present one excuse councilmember around the child
run. There are no minutes to approve at this meeting. Going
to item 3. Which is. New
scheduling. Item. 3.1 As a resolution affirming the
mayor's appointment of engine. So the bicyclists possessed
pedestrian advisory board disaster goes with the APRIL 14th Special City Council
agenda on consent. Road. 24 reason the bicycle and
pedestrian advisory commission currently has a special
vacancy filling the seat now ensures the commission can
continue its work without disruption, basically as a city advances, critical safety
and infrastructure initiatives affecting cyclists and
pedestrians. Item 3.2 a resolution affirming the maze
Reappointments of Ingrid
Severson Cynthia Elliott and Jacqueline Long as members of
the community Policing advisory board, sas Acosta, the APRIL 14th, Special City
Council agenda on consent. The
row. 24 reason the Oakland Committee Police Advisory
Board currently has multiple vacancies and MAY experience quorum issues filling the
seats now is essential to ensure the board can continue
his work without disruption, particularly as it addresses
the critical matters related to police, oversight, accountability and community
trust. Item. 3.3 a resolution amending and restating the council rules of procedure in
their entirety in order to add route. 33 regarding hybrid
meetings and technological disruptions on the APRIL 16th rules and legislation
committee agenda. At a 3.4 a
resolution approving the appointment of a new a team without a 180 day break in
service where the appointment
is necessary to fill a need position before 180 days at
pass since the employees retirement in accordance with
government code sections 2, 2,
to 4. And 75 to 2.5, 6. This is asked to go to the APRIL 21st Finance and Management
Committee agenda. Through that
chair. Her council member on
the child runs request office requesting to move this item
to the MAY 12 Finance and
Management Committee because the APRIL 21st meeting is so
impacted. So noted item 3.4 is requested to go to MAY
12th Finance and Management Committee 3.5, a resolution
accepting public public infrastructure improvements directing the filling Devon
and conditional certificate of completion for the MacArthur
Transit Village Phase One per
the subdivision improvement agreement for the for
construction of public infrastructure improvements
and making Siegel findings asked to go to the APRIL 21st Public Safety in
Transportation Committee. And 3.6, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to
execute a grant agreement with all the Parks and Recreation
Foundation as fiscal sponsor for the East Oakland
neighborhood initiative in an
amount not to exceed $25,000 to disperse resilience have
grant funds previously awarded
to the city of Oakland by pg e
on APRIL, 21st cd committee.
Item 3.7 Resolution to declare for city-owned parcels located
at 28 24 82nd Avenue in 83. 27
through 83. 29 golf links road
as sir surplus land pursuant to the Surplus Land Act authorize the issuance of
notice of availability and of
the Surplus Land Act pri prioritize offers that provide
affordable housing consistent
with the Surplus Land Act. And
make related sequel. Findings on the APRIL 21st cd
Committee. And a 3.8 is a title change already the new
title. Resolution authorizing
the city administration negotiate and execute a nuke
slow exclusive negotiating agreement with the news emerge as an art for development of a
museum in our facility on the property located at 13 Sand
Oak Street for an 18 month
term condition on payment of
$10,500. The 8 exclusive negotiation payment with one
additional six-month administrative extension
condition on payment. On sees
me as an additional $3,500 in adopting sequel. Findings on
the APRIL 21st cd Committee.
Item 3.9 a resolution amending a professional services agreement which trustees of
the University of Pennsylvania for a term of JULY one 2025 to
DECEMBER 31st. 2028. To add $200,000 for a total amount
not to exceed 639,000 $952 evaluate the city of Oakland
cease-fire life. My strategy
wave in the city of Oakland, local, small local business
enterprise program requirements and bidding process in awarding a grant
agreement to faith in Action East Bay for the time or JULY
one. 2026 to JUNE 30 2027 for services related open
cease-fire life. My strategy
for total cost not to exceed
$150,000 on the public safe. I'm sorry, able 21st public
Safety Committee agenda and this this conclude all your
items for new scheduling. You
do have speakers on this item.
Let's go to the speakers. As I call your name. Please approach the podium in any order, please raise your hand
on zoom so I can easily
identify you. Kevin Blair, be
men. And Brianna Horton in any order, please approach the
podium or raise your hand so I
can identify you on Sunday. Again. If you're in chambers,
please step to the podium. Otherwise we will move on to
speakers. Is no one is at the
podium. We will go citizens speakers. I see Billy a beak man. I have you with multiple
items. Please unmute yourself
in the in your comments. I thank you where the front
happy APRIL. I wanted to comment on items. 3.0, 1, 2,
0.2 3.3 About the appointment of a person to the bicycle
pedestrian advisory committee
be packed thanks again for
this committee. I think they do interesting work. I hope
main point to always ask.
Groups like the pack and the pa, see connect and have good
connections and understandings together. I they can be they
they share similar thinking on a lot items. And yet in some
ways they can be very different. I hope it can be
ways to bring the 2 groups together and in the importance
of the pack, building a safe, safe roads for their bicycle
future for the bicycle
picture. I hope they can want to be accountable with the
tech involved learning that language and understanding
together. Good look how we can
do that as a community process item. Distinctly appointments
to community police advisory
board. Am I getting the sense
that these persons recommended are the people taking over from the previous people who
have dismissed. I'd said if
this is a case, it is the case
this is as happening, I hope they're the previous
leadership that previous thinking can find a place in
the future of Oakland and that it can be a good voice and a
respected voice and an important voice and we can
continue. The balance in what
our future can be. Good luck. How we find a really good
balance and that all voices can be respected and have a
place in our community
process. 3.3 is. Council rules
and procedure of my gosh, call-up the state of
California created Senate Bill
707. All public meetings in California Underground Act
rules have to follow Zoom in the future. So I think this is
what this is addressing. Good.
It's it's a very nice thing to
do. Offers a lot more public accessibility that people can
call you. Zoom Republic
meetings now, I don't know how Oakland's going to use it. Good luck in in working with
community on that. And it does have to address, unfortunately, voices from
many different people. Good
luck working out good. A legal
concepts and that we can all understand is a community
process and that the is incredibly important trustworthy and good luck that
we develop that as a community. We all can do that
together. And I'm yeah. So thanks. Thanks for the items
here today. Thank you. MISS A
beat going sit MR. Dalli Kevin, please unmute yourself
and begin your comment. Hi,
this is Kevin de Le. Concerned
or interested in tree dot for the exception to the 180 day waiting period for retired and
do it. Right now. I I don't
yet see a description how the city administrator determined
that there a critically needed
position to allow an exception
for the state law that 180 day period. I'd like to see a
description of that. I hope that has nothing to do with
the park. Administrator. The
previous speaker. Next item. I'm also interested seeing
zoom installed yet. Meetings besides city council when I definitely appreciate it.
Today, but looking forward to seeing it at the packed
meetings which are currently
listed only availability and hoping open table to ahead
with that. And looking forward
to rides And The pack. Thank
you for your time. Thank you for your comments Masoud Ali.
Brianna, Horton, are you in
the chamber on zoom set to the podium or raise your hand
otherwise at this time on
names have been called. Noting the change of item 3.4 being
moved to the MAY 12 Fmc. I'll
entertain a motion. So moved.
The second. On the motion by Councilmember 5 second by
council member Brown. To
approve item 3 as amended. Council member Brown. I House
member 5. Councilmember Ramachandran is excuse Chair
Jenkins. Hi motion. Passes
with a vote of 3 eyes. One excuse once item for review. A
draft agenda is pending. La City Council and committee
meetings. You do have speakers
on this item. Reminding the
public that APRIL 21st Finance
and Management Committee will start at 09:00am. And I see representative from district
2. On behalf of Councilmember
long time. There is a item on the as us for APRIL 21st and
the first item adopting a resolution authorizing the
city administrator to negotiate terms and enter into
an advertising signs.
Resolution agreement with out front foster interstate she
would like to put that on pending this with no date
specific. If I MAY council PRESIDENT That works for as sheriff's e d that works for
me. Thank you. Get Did the chair. Can you please clarify
what the agenda item is on that list and under item for
on the agenda. It's APRIL 21st
Saeidi. Agenda. So it's not
state. The pending this. Is it items. Number one item number
one on the pending
Anything
else? Speakers? As a please
approach pope. As a push the podium in any order. Please
state your name for the record
before beginning. Kim and Ali.
Blair beat Brianna Horton and
rising Mundial. Rushdie mental
district. 4. I'm asking that
item 24, 0, 3, 3, 6, be placed back on a future council
agenda. For months. We've heard the same concern.
Oakland's police oversight system has structural problems, overlapping roles,
unclear authority and gaps and accountability. The city
auditor was clear. This is not
just about staffing. It's about governance. And when
governance is unclear, the outcome is predictable and
consistent process on certain authority and decisions that
don't hold up to public
scrutiny. Item 24, 0, 3, 3, 6, begins to address this by
simplifying appointments and restoring clear lines of
accountability. But the bigger question remains, is this
system actually working dies 24, 0, 3, 3, 6, gives council
the chance to answer in that openly and with the public
because if we don't take this
up now we are accepting a system where accountability is
optional. Thank you. Thank you for your comments. Move into
the zone. Speakers. Starting with MR. Beekman please unmute yourself and begin your
comments. Wear big I want to comment on the upcoming
finance Thanks for the previous words, the public
comment that could speak to
concepts of balance and then we practice valens well in a
picture of appointment process, good luck. And those
sort of efforts. I mean, just
finance things coming up that you are going to continue to tough. Talk about public
safety overtime for opd. I
thought it was a really
discussion finance on MARCH 10
as all the meetings with her committee meetings that day,
it was just a really
informative lesson to me. And
public comment. I did. You know, the police operate. I that I felt good factual
information trying to be as honest as possible. And
community also offered really good public comment in return.
And I think it was just a
great session and I hope you continue those sort of effort
learning and understanding I'm interested finance They'll be
handling the future of the
traffic issues that count suppressing Gallo. Very
nicely. Spoke to back in
JANUARY, FEBRUARY the state of California can have an
important part in the future cast collection and we don't
have to pay for the services. How is that going? The the
recent funding from JANUARY? It's going to end probably
around late APRIL MAY. I would
guess how is that going over And just a good luck in in
addressing on the tech
accountability issues needed
in that not subject you know, littered check traffic issues
in step by. If do that openly
unaccountably, it invites better selves and best practices and that's how you
build a city. Thank you. Thank you your comments. MISS To
Beekman going to MISTER Dalli. Please unmute yourself and
begin your comments. But this Kevin Galley and to discuss
the pending list for the Finance Committee requesting
that replaced the items related to the position
parking administrator that on
the pending list for finance
and make sure that the item to appear on the Finance
committee before the items
made to count full, hoping
that they are put on when the city administrator slated to
present Partin minister that pulled from the finance
committee at a meeting in in
the back and forth. We never
quite but the 2 positions back on the pending lists buying
it. It's important or council that followed the normal
procedure and help finance committee consider the positions before they come to
the Polk Thank you. Thank you for your comments. All names
have been caught. So no ting
item one. Item one. See the sending that APRIL 20 for sending that to the pending
less. Is that correct? No date
specific entertain a motion.
And a reminder, APRIL 21st Finance Committee will start
at 09:00am. Move approval of
the penniless. On the motion by Council member Brown sing My Councilmember 5 to approve
that pending Liz Council member Brown. I Councilmember
5. I count. I'm sorry.
Council. PRESIDENT Jenkins. Noting that Councilmember
Ramachandran is excuse motion
passes with a vote of 3 eyes.
That was all of your scheduling in action items for
this meeting. Moving to open
form. Kevin Valley, the men in this crash, is approach the
podium. And region so I can
easily identify 3 years
resting on district. 4. The police commission just made a major decision off agenda and
out of public view. Commissioner was elevated in
closed session, but that decision was not listed on the
agenda. So the public had no notice and no opportunity to
comment. That alone undermines public trust. And that's
inconsistent in MAY 2024, this was handled in open session with the public agenda and a
vote. So the question is simple. Why was this handled
differently this time? This individual is rejected twice by city Council, but now its
position to become a full commissioner anyway, if
council said know, how does this process respect that
decision? Council Oakland is still under federal oversight
and the court has been clear
progress depends on alignment and collaboration. Actions
like this create confusion and conflict when the city needs
to be working together at a time in Oakland is so close to
exiting federal oversight that
carries real risk. Thank you. Speaker Blair Beekman. Please
unmute yourself begin your
comments. I thank you. Sb 707, starts the beginning JULY. The
zoom item for the public. Good luck. And what can do is
community together. Before
then. What else they want to
mention the strong mayor issues us a real good luck I
heard the words from public comment about governance and man, I thought that was such
beautiful tournament. So well
describe that. However, we move forward. I hope it's
toward governance and I I being from San Diego, you
know, they've been the council committee process has been
trying to develop, you know, really good examples of
governance, a better governance. A strong mayor keeps rejected it in San
Diego. Is that what's going to happen? And Oakland, we can only accept examples if it's from the strong mayor
position. Governance is vitally important good luck and how we can do that. I
think it can come from. A
council city manager position. Thank you. MISS A big move for
your Names have been called. Thank you. This meeting is