2026-10-06 - Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council

That afternoon, everybody. We're going to go ahead and get started. You can hear me Klatt once. You can hear me clapped Thank you. Welcome, everybody. Want to go ahead and get started. Welcome to the

City Council meeting of Tuesday, OCTOBER 6. Before I call roll, I will go over a speaker card instructions. If you like to speak on any item on this agenda, you must fill out a speaker's card before

the items con for discussion or 2 hours after the start of this meeting. This meeting was called order at 3.33 pm. So your last opportunity to submit a speaker's card will be at 05:33pm. Or before the

item whichever comes first. You can fill out as we getting a card at the front table in handing it back to the clerk, representative at the table. If you're looking to turn in an online card that time

has passed as they reduce 24 hours before the start of this meeting on a roll today, we have councilmember Brown, PRESIDENT Councilmember Councilmember PRESIDENT Councilmember Houston, excuse. I

thought he was obviously any remotely. I do not see him online yet. It's. Councilmember Ramachandran excuse. Councilmember under here, Councilmember Wang PRESIDENT And Chair Jenkins, PRESIDENT Showing

5 members present at this time. You have any announcements before we begin. Yes, because of the amount of speakers potential issues. The speaker time will be one minute. You're out of order. That's

your final warning. So item 5.1, it will go to the top of the agenda. And then after that, we will go in order. It's the Mayor. Eddie. On Thursday. Go inside of modifications to the agenda procedure

items, including but not limited to request a reschedule items from consent to not consent. So the next council, big on consent county. They're registered, no votes, change order of items. We

considerations and pull items held in committee. So we will move item 5.1 to the first item on the agenda. Then we will go in order after that. Noting the change in order of decision to starting with

item 5.1 Is the mayor ready to proceed? I will go ahead and read the item to record. Thank you. Receiving information report from Mayor Barbara Lee regarding the state of the city. And I do have 24

speakers on this item. MADAM Mayor. Good afternoon, Oakland. First of all, lead mean, just take a minute. To pause and just wreck. It is our our labor unions. The people who they represent, the

dedicated employees of our city. Who serve a city each and every day. And earlier I spoke with some of our union brothers and sisters and siblings and I reassured them. PRESIDENT Seconds and members

of the council that we are working very, very hard. Just to get a contract. But to get fair contract. Every city worker deserves this. And I know that our city council and myself are working

constantly Tory that. So I just want to take a moment say thank you all for being here. To join all of us today. Elected officials, members of the public to hear the state of the city. And what,

again, what let labor and what our brothers and sisters who work for the city. Have accomplished together. Now, let me just take a moment also because I know today Councilmember Fife heard legislation

leading the efforts on a data center moratorium will be voted on later this afternoon. And I want to thank her for her efforts. But I want to be clear, I support a moratorium as the city engages with

community members to have input on this important issue. I councilmember very much. On OCTOBER 19. Now we will come together for love. Life Week in Oakland, 10 years ago. Love like became I do. But

the story began nearly 3 decades ago in 1997 when 16 year-old Louis Lacy was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting. Her name location means love life. Now back in 2000 as your Congress woman, I

honor Donald Lacy and the Love Life Foundation because love life. It really is. It's more than a motto. It's a promise. It's a promise for Oakland. And so I want to also extend today, my deepest

gratitude to our dedicated again, city staff. Our colleagues on the City Council to Congresswoman Lateefah Simon, Senator Jesse out again, assembly members, Mia Bonta and bumpy our elected officials

board and commission members, faith, community volunteers, local businesses, activists, nonprofits and everyone, all of our residents who are working to lift up Oakland. Because of you. Oakland

continues to be, as I say, the city on the move. Now, I want to tell you the truth, however, about the state of our city. We have made real progress and we still face real challenges. We have a

structural deficit. You know that it's coming down, but we have it. We face federal funding cuts. You know that and we're dealing with it too many oaklanders our unhoused too many families are

struggling with the cost of living and too many neighborhoods still need basic services that they deserve and too many people are living in fear and we're not sweeping these realities under the rug.

We are be an intentional and transparent about how we meet these challenges. But we will not ignore progress either. Crime is coming down. We're building housing. Affordable and deeply affordable

housing. We're cleaning our streets. We're fixing our roads. We're helping small businesses. In fact, maybe you've heard by now just this morning we learned that Oakland ranked 6 and the Nast readers

choice of our awards for large cities obtained have a little bit of joy about what others think about You recognize this is a big deal and it's because of you. We're bringing new investment to

Oakland. We're making city hall work better. There's more to do. But make no mistake. Yes, Oakland is on the move. And let's start quickly public safety. I want to thank our chief there for being here

Department of Violence Prevention, cheat. Thank you so much. Because they are working together in their own lanes to make sure that these numbers continue reject burglaries. About 26% violent crime,

about 17%, the 3 decades homicides and shootings upon by double digits and gun violence dropping more than 50% in the last 33 months. And these aren't just statistics. Dozen lives. Families. These are

people who never made it home. But we must do more to make sure that everyone is safe. And yes, we'll say safe in your home. Safe, walking down streets safe, going to work. Safe, sending children to

school. We've also reached a historic moment for the Oakland Police Department. And yes, after 23 years, federal oversight apd has ended But I have to tell you, when I first appeared before the

federal court as mayor, I said, I want it Oakland to complete the 51 tasks required by federal oversight under my watch. And we did. This was an all hands on deck effort. And I want to thank everyone

who helped us get there. But ending federal oversight does not mean ending accountability. Quite the opposite. The responsibility is ours. Now. Constitutional policing months must remain our standard

accountability and civilian oversight must remain our standard community trust must be outstanding. We're improving our emergency response times. We're investing in care. First crisis response are

Non-sworn macro team answered over 7,000 crisis calls last year. That's the back 7,000. 7,000. We double a triple triple check numbers. Receiving 97% of them without police or ems intervention. And

that's remarkable. Recently in Oakland, mother shared how macro opd in crisis Clinton clinicians work together to help her son during a severe mental health crisis. Delivering care with dignity and

compassion. And we're breaking down the walls between systems within our city and a moment of crisis oaklanders experience. One thing. And I hope you know that. And people have told me that they're

beginning to believe. Believe We're a city that is there for them. A city that is there for everyone. And yes, we're city of refuge. We have our policies. We do not work with ice. We do not cooperate

with ice. Are police do not cooperate with ice? And we will not be militarized. We will not cross that line here in Oakland. I know this playbook. When it comes to public safety investing in. Are you

is a top priority for me. We advocated for almost 2 million dollars to restore the mayor's youth summer employment program. We connected you. With Oakland businesses to develop skills that will

support them for years to come. And that's a big deal. That was our first year more this year. We're going to raise we secured $500,000 in new resources to launch a pilot program that offers housing

and relocations support 4 systems impacted individuals. And we're working with the National Institute Criminal Justice Reform in this new national model. And let me just were leading this effort and

Dr, just I want to thank you very much for this because we're like the Northstar, whether we believe in here in Oakland or not. We are the North star in this. And we're working to make sure that every

young person. Has a job with an Young person with a mentor has support. A young person who can see a future and who can have some hope. So investing in young people. We're investing in young people

because they deserve us to invest in them, but also investing in them just happens to be also a public safety issue. And we will continue rebuilding our police force. We're recruiting from Oakland.

We're holding academies. We reinstituted the cadet program and we've deployed trust building offices increase, but patrols. And it let me just say we want a police force and I think you'll see through

these academies in the cadet program, a police force that reflects Oakland. Of course, that serves Oakland and that protects Oakland. We're working toward the said 700 sworn officers required by

measure in an and we continue to strengthen our Department Violence Prevention and cease-fire. We must have this comprehensive public safety strategy each doing the work that they do best. Because we

also must prevent violence before it happens. Public safety is also about the condition of our neighborhoods. And let me be Illegal dumping is unacceptable and it's a moral disgrace. No child should

have to walk past piles of garbage on their way to school. No senior should have to live next to it. No small business should have to clean it up outside his door. We're changing the way open bites

illegal dumping. We're not just clean it up. We're working to stop it before it starts. You know, we have the threes were working with Supervisor Nate Miley one. Thank you for that eradication

enforcement and excuse me, education. My office. We secured 9.2 million dollars investment to help us develop this new strategy. That's a big deal. We've been in office 16 months and I want to thank

all of you helped us get that investment and work with us. Our community work best to do this. Everybody, faith in action. So many organizations block by block. But this means more cleanup. Crews are

crews worked overtime on the weekends, better equipment, more enforcement and technology. Yes, approved by the Privacy Commission that helps us target illegal dumping while protecting people's

privacy. And of course, I'm very proud of our keep the town clean effort, which we started with our young people last summer. The city also we can't do this alone. It takes the city council, the

county Caltrans, our state and federal partners, businesses, residents, nonprofits, activists, everybody. The City Council unanimously approved a comprehensive ordinance to significantly increase

bison crackdown on illegal dumping. Thank you, councilmember Zac Unger for leading that effort here. Ad again, the author, legislation increasing penalties for people repeatedly dumpers people who

continue to dump in our neighborhoods and Assembly member Bonta's bill allows cities like Oakland to remove abandoned rv's. Clean streets. Are everybody's business. And together, taking our

neighborhoods back. We also have to tell the truth about homelessness. Housing for me. And for many of you, I know we consider housing a human right, a basic human right and homelessness remains one

of Oakland's greatest challenges. There are 2 things we must do. Keep people from becoming unsheltered and help people who are unsheltered get back into the housing with the services that they need to

not just survive but to thrive and to move on with their lives. And our responsibility doesn't end there, though. Every oaklander deserves a neighborhood that's a healthy, clean and accessible. That

means addressing the conditions that can grow around long-term encampments, protecting our parks, sidewalks, businesses, schools, public spaces and doing so with urgency, consistency. Yes, and

humanity. We should never have to choose between compassion for people experiencing homelessness and the health and safety of our neighborhoods. A strong city has to deliver both. That's a worker

advancing through Oakland's new homelessness, strategic Action Plan to our Office of Homelessness. Solutions. Our road map to preventing homelessness, expanding pathways into shelter and housing and

reducing unsheltered homelessness across our city. And we know permanent housing. That doesn't happen overnight. And that's why we're expanding interim housing. And other spaces where people can

safely come inside. Well, they work toward permanent housing with us because when we resolve an encampment, there should be somewhere and somewhere safe for people to go and a strategy for keeping

that neighborhood healthy after the encampment is gone. Now between 2024 2026. Homelessness and Oakland fell by 20% and it did in the past year. Our prevention programs help keep 1000 families in

their homes. More than 1300 affordable homes opened over the last 2 years. More than Seems no more than 1500 affordable homes are in the pipeline with 45% of units dedicated to people, existing

homelessness, but not enough. We need twice as much. And then the next year the city will award additional 50 million to affordable housing developments we created, as I said, the Office of

Homelessness Solutions. We have heard Oakland's first sheet of homelessness solutions, officer. We open transitional housing for young people in secured 750,000 in state. Funding for new housing. And

we continue to fight quite frankly, every single dollar Oakland deserves from the county, the state. And yes, what's left of the federal government? Again, I have to thank Congresswoman Lateefah Simon

for helping us tremendously to get. A federal resources here. Because Oakland, like every other city, we're losing millions and millions and millions of federal dollars. But we're making progress, but

not enough. But we're making progress. We can't solve homelessness simply by moving people from one street to another. We must create real pathways from the street. 2 interim housing to a permanent

home. And we cannot accept an unsafe or unhealthy conditions as inevitably simply because people living in them are unsheltered. That's that's not right. That's wrong. The answer to homelessness is

housing safe, housing, stable housing. Affordable and yes, deeply affordable housing. Interim housing that creates a bridge. Housing with dignity. And the measure of our progress must also be what

oaklanders experience outside their front doors safer, healthier neighborhoods and public spaces that work for everyone. That's Argo, fewer people become and shelter. More people moving from the

street to shelter and housing healthy neighborhoods for the people who call Oakland home and the path home for those who have lost one. Oakland is also open for business investment is coming into our

city. The historic Henry j Kaiser Center for the Arts has been restored and is an incredible asset. Samuel Merritt University opened its new downtown campus. We're moving forward on the Coliseum

property and we're working to bring investment in throughout our city. But economic growth cannot just be measured by buildings. It must be measured by people. Are oaklanders getting the jobs because

small businesses survive and thrive. Ken families, regardless of their income afford to stay here. We stop gentrification and displacement, do our policies have equity central to them? Can young

people build a future here? These are the questions that really matter. We're cutting red tape for small businesses and, you know, permitting is is something else here. But doing the work to shorten

the time for permitting commercial planning reviews that up once took an average. We'll have 10 months now take less than 2 weeks. And that's a fact. Less than 2 weeks. More permits can be handled

online. Some can be processed in a single day because if you want to open a business in Oakland, City Hall should help you succeed. Not stand in your way. City Hall needs to move at the speed of

business. We are investing in our local businesses and secured 2 and a half million in state funding to relaunch the city's Poseidon tenant improvement program. And as we welcome new investment to the

town. We will also and we do also insist on something else, Oakland's growth must benefit oaklanders. That's the bottom line. We can't talk about Oakland's economy also without talking about our

culture artists are musicians are dancers, are chefs. Our writers are designers are cultural institutions, arts and culture. They're not an extra Oakland. They're part of who we are. And people are

taking notice for 2 consecutive years. Conde Nast Traveler readers Choice Awards ranked Oakland, the number one best food city in the United States. This is the second year. So give yourselves a round

of applause it. Whereas Peter from visit Oakland, the speed or here, I want it year. Thank you, Peter. Because visit Oakland is is working working with our business community are nonprofits and city

hall to bring people here, to see what we know about our city. We're rebuilding the city's cultural affairs division. We're supporting more than 40 public art projects by local artists. We're

partnering with our lgbtq+ community to bring in art, entertainment and pride into the heart. Mind you of City Hall. And we're working again with visit Oakland and other partners on landmark

installations, like like Katrina in Fruitvale the tallest Katrina in America standing tall with her arms out stretch to welcome everyone to beautiful. If you haven't seen be sure to go down and see

like a tree. And we're fighting for meaningful investment Oakland's black Arts movement, business district and construction has started on the new Lincoln Square Park. Recreational and Resilience

Centre in Chinatown. Oakland's first resilience hub. And this is a project I have been supporting and working on since my time in Congress not just a couple years ago, but years and years and years.

So we were able to cut the ribbon and see this on the move. And it really has hate helped shape American culture for generations and together we we intend to keep it that way. We also have to get our

own house in order, as you know. We inherited a serious financial challenges and those challenges are not over, but we acted working alongside our city Council. We unlocked people said we would never

do this, but we are locked 334 million in bonds to rebuild our roads, modernize public facilities and build affordable housing. And while I street, I was on Financial Services Committee for many

capital markets, security, as you know, I'm not an expert in last year, but I know Wall Street and I want you to know our bond managers and I want to thank our city council members because it was I

was on the phone every Martin for 35 from Oakland working. And believe you it was difficult. But on that Thursday, they said, yes, we want to invest this in Oakland 334 Million. And so that's a

significant step in the right direction. We also launched and I said this during my campaign, an independent forensic audit of municipal contracting to ensure that every single dollar spent is spent

with accountability. And transparency. And we launched a comprehensive tax audit to modernize Oakland Systems and to bring city hall into the 21st century. Last month can was chosen as one of 3 cities

across the country to join tape or centers initiative. The Primal let alliance ensuring public results through impact and mission-driven entrepreneurship. We will work closely with Oakland

entrepreneurs and responsible mind you responsible tech companies to break down barriers in bureaucracy like procurement and payments. You own have to deal with the city. No about these systems. We

need to streamline them. And fortunately, our proposal out of yeah, I think was 100 proposals. We will one of one of 3 designated 2, big part of the Prime Alliance. And we must apply innovative

solutions to our city's most pressing challenges. And that will help us address teen safety, public health access workforce development because we'll be able to have a system of procurement and

payments that work so that we can solve Oakland's problems. We passed a ballot balanced budget that protects essential services. This is a tight budget, but it was balanced. We filled over 1000 vacant

city positions and we're working on reforms to make our city government more effective, efficient and responsive. Our goal is simple and that's city hall must work for the people. Your tax dollars

must be respected. Your phone calls must be answered. Your e-mails must be responded to. Your permits must not disappear into a bureaucracy. And when your government makes a promise, we must deliver.

We're also investing and the Oakland, the people experience every day. Now in the last year we've paved. And I know some of you don't believe it, but it's true. 30 miles of roads. We pay. We built

more than 1300 curb ramps. We've replaced nearly 240,000 square feet. A pedestrian walkways filled out a lot of potholes and a lot more to go. We're deploying automated speed cameras across high

injury corridors to reduce dangerous speeding and fatalities. The results are significant vehicles traveling 11 or more miles per hour over the speed limit dropped by 70%. Roughly 20,000 reducing

20,000 speeding incidents daily. And that's significant. Coupled with sliding scale fines and community service options. We're making sure that safety goes hand in hand with equity. And block by block

Street by street. We're rebuilding Oakland. And, you know, I wanted I went in Congress. During covid. We thought about build back better we don't especially like build back better. But the concept. I

think about each and every day here in Oakland because even before covid, even before the world was turned upside down, we have communities here that deserve more. So we are building back better.

We're building a greener Oakland. Our city was recently named mind you as the green is big City in America. Yes, that that's a big deal. We opened at the nation's first eco black in Brookville when

Stahl more than yes. Thank you very much, Winds down more than 500 ev charging stations. And we completed a 28 million community led project in Deep East Oakland that includes affordable housing

trails, trees and bicycle improvements. Environmental justice means every neighborhood in Oakland should be clean, green and without any negative health impacts. That's what environmental justice is.

So we're reopening also the places that bring people together. Tyrone Kearney Park reopened after 24 years. Mosswood Recreation Center is back after being destroyed by a fire a decade ago. The

Brookfield Branch Library was renovated and reopened. All right. Was really a wonderful reopening to all these events. And real reopening openings are so important for all of us to participate in

because it gives our young people, especially hope it gives our residents. The trust that we need to build that. Yes, we're doing this together. And yes, spending your tax dollars the way you want. It

spent meant for it to be spent. These are all more than buildings and I could cite so many more efforts over the last 16 months have been mayor of. But these a safe spaces where children learn where

seniors gather where neighborhoods me neighbors meet and where real community happens. So where do we go from here? We keep pushing crime down through our comprehensive strategy. We recruit more

police officers while supporting our Department of Violence, Prevention and cease-fire. We strengthen civilian oversight bodies and hold from to constitutional policing. We clean our study streets and

stop illegal dumping. We build more affordable and deeply affordable housing and move people out of homelessness. We support small businesses and bring responsible investment to Oakland. We get our

fiscal house in order and we make sure that every neighborhood gets his fair share every neighborhood. That's the work ahead. And I know that we can do it. And let me just a couple things I've been

through many, many emergencies here and I didn't see if have seen what Oakland does when we come together in emergencies. I want to thank our firefighters for always stepping up in emergency response

workers to come. A few weeks ago. A 3 alarm fire broke out in the middle of the night. 21 households were display. Some had very young children. Our firefighters responded. Everyone got out safety.

Safely. And I visited the shelter. I visited many shelters after fires when families have no places to go. Council members came city workers came. The Red Cross came community partners came,

neighborhoods came. Volunteers came and I'm so thankful for everyone because we have had many someone hit. The Do. We've had many emergencies our public safety team are opd. Our firefighters, our

volunteers, our residents, everyone. Hits the ground, working to help save lives and to help people through these traumas. So thank you to everyone. People bring supplies. I've seen so many people

come just wanted to do something offering to help. You know, Oakland shows up all the time. That's who we are. We show up for one another. We buy for one another. We debate each other. We care for one

another, but we do not give up on one another. So yes, Oakland has many challenges. We tell the truth about them. We don't sweep them under the rug and then we get to work because Oakland also have

something else. We have strength. We have creativity. We have history. You know, I think about my to my uncle today in the 50's. They were one of the few African-American property owners here and they

own property all over Oakland. Some in Adams point. And it my all cold have to pretend that he was the maintenance man and there. And I was very young girl, but we'd is it did. And my. Uncle again

pretending he was the maintenance manager at their buildings. And Scotty, his account and pretended he was the owner of the building and this black family 2 people. They did not have any children.

Some of you MAY know their history and Melvin Merle. They started the first black savings and loan here in Oakland, Oakland, Federal Savings and loan. And I share this story because so many people, so

many legacy families have so much history here. Some much resilience. I know my family have a lot of resilience and determination and in spite of the odds. People love this city enough to fight for

its future. And that's who you are. So let's keep moving. And we have to keep building. Let's keep fighting for every neighborhood in every oaklander. And yeah, let us remember the message. You know,

some say our way you talk about love, wishes name, love life. Sometimes we need to say less love life. Let's bring some joy into the work we do. Other cities not only here in America, but around the

world. Look at Oakland and they call me. I mean, I you think I know everybody in the world now did a lot relations in Florida for his work. They come in. They say you guys are doing a lot in Oakland.

We're seeing you were here. You would. And some say, would you tell your residents up and to continue moving forward? So proud. You know, feel good about our city, but also keep fighting for a better

future for our children because we know that every family, regardless of who they are, where they live, what their background is deserve. Everything that every other family with means have. And so we

want to make sure that we continue to work for safer Oakland, a cleaner Oakland, a stronger Oakland. And Oakland, where families can stay. Look, we have got to make sure families feel like and know

that they can stay in Oakland and work in Oakland and not have to worry about moving because they love this city. Where young people can dream and where young people envision buying a home here in

Oakland. We want them to do that. I bought my first house and Maxwell Park. It's $19,000. I was public assistance, but there was them the support of people like me right? So I want young people to

have be able to dream of home ownership. Want seniors to live with dignity. One small businesses here to be able to thrive. I had a small business for 11 years and it was hard. I would even do

business with the city. Oakland. It was so hard, but I want more. I want businesses to be able to what to do. Business logo includes or so. I want a city where every oaklander knows and I hope you

know this that the city below us to you. This is our work. This is your work. This is our promise. And this is our future. Oakland is definitely on the move. And together, we're going to Oakland

moving forward. So thank you all again and glad to see everybody here today. Have a little fun in our city. Guys. Don't have to stay and what you want to. Moving on to the public speakers for item.

5.1 as I call your name, please approach the podium any order or raise your hand if you're speaking to zone, as was standard practice the speakers in chambers will be taken first after that, the some

speakers will be taking and you have one minute to speak as the council PRESIDENT Has determined at the beginning of this meeting. David vote right? Millie, Cleveland. Missus, saddle of Kevin Valley

gradually mine Dow their vines and Jenks. Kathy Leonard. Amber Kennedy. Kathy DeLuca. Being a Granbury. Been mad law. Kirby Olson, Jonathan Arnold. Daniel Gonzalez, Gonzalez chemo, Joseph. Jonathan's

Seth, all year. Chase Valor. Maxine, this a a Michelle Stevens. Christina. Fire Cohn side by side. They incorrectly Casey Bowman. Andres, so c. Dave, the robotic. Cody Mesh burger. And the clock is

shown on the screen. Behind me. David Vo right District 4. I have spoken about this issue at council meetings during open for a man during council committee meetings. The council approves many million

dollars of funding for various projects each year, a large percentage of these authorizations involve grants to various entities to support various projects at present. There are no obligations

associated with these grants are require that periodic update. Updates. They provided to counsel committees sort of a council. Such update should include specific benefits resulting from these grants.

Statistical results alone are not sufficient justify these large grants. Specific benefits are especially important. Given the city's admission that is suffering financial hardship that merits taking

funds from reserves measures are ignoring measure requirements for the use of measure funds. At a reasonable initial threshold for such oversight would be $1000. Hi, my name is Maxine. I'm a local 21

member and it worked for the city for 13 years. I also live and raise my family here in District 6. I'm here today to ask Mayor Rita director administration to offer a fair contract for all city

workers. I find it difficult to reconcile the messaging from early on ktvu fox 2 this morning when town Oakland's new ranking as a top food destination city. That her vision is a town that creates

good paying union jobs. But the messaging by way of inaction that its own city workers aren't valuable that valued and have to be paid to keep up with art regions cost of living. The mayor herself

says the city is too expensive. And yet our own council members continue to push for cost of living. That is inadequate. Find your its successes in obtaining grants and investments that we can get

down to business and make Oakland move. But I wonder who's going to do the work when one in 5 positions remain unfilled here in the city. Good afternoon. My name is Chase Also have 2 people sitting

there Time Day Bureau back and Cody, much burger. As I say, the names again for me, please. Bureau back and Cody, much Burger. Thank you, gentlemen. All right. Thank you. Good afternoon. Mayor

Councilmembers. My name is Chase I'm a civil engineer. Odot and a proud member of Iptv local. 21. I can't tell you how disheartening it is as a city worker to hear mayor and the council members Talk

about this figure of 700 police officers. Can ask you all this. You know, how many are bicultural inspectors it takes to maintain our city's trees. How many civil engineers it takes to maintain our

aging infrastructure and streets. How many planners it takes to fully staff our permit counter. Where is your enthusiasm and passion for the basic public services that we offer as a city? Over 20% of

civilian positions that they can at the city. That's literally hundreds and hundreds, a vacant positions that are already in the budget that could be filled by workers like us to fix our streets,

staffer, senior centers and maintain our parks. Merrily. I want to hear your plan for filling these positions. 1000 positions having been filled. That is not actually on true. Our vacancy rate has

gotten worse. Year-over-year. Instead of working towards becoming the vacancy crisis that the city we received nothing but empty platitudes from your administration and no cost of living adjustment.

And over 18 months as inflation continues to rise. Leadership at finance and hr and your Barton team. I made it clear the bargaining table that they have no interest in fixing this issue. Structural

deficit is a convenient way up to 9 workers. These basic cost of living adjustments. Well, during the elephant in the room. But the cause of the structural deficit as 10's and tens of millions of

dollars and on monitored unchecked police overtime. Shortly. We will hear from the city auditor as he provides by annual update on the status of the recommendations resulting from his offices. Audits.

As you MAY be aware, there's been a recommendation dating back to 2019 for opd, develop a system to monitor over time usage. An auditor's report opd has and this auditor's report that we about be

spoken to today. Opd has pushed back implementation over time honoring another 4 years to 2031. Does that really sound like an administration that is serious about solving our structural deficit? How

many miles of streets could be paid with that money? I mean, more hours could be key person. You're rec centers open with that money. My coworkers and I we love doing what we do and what we do. Serve

oaklanders. But we can't do that with hundreds of vacant positions. Their focus is not just be on filling the police vacancies but feeling all vacancies at the city. Punters get the services they need

and deserve. Thank you for your time. All right. I'm Amber Kennedy. Public works. Oakland resident, I want to talk about the promises you guys like to make you like to talk a lot about how we're going

to pave streets. How gonna make safer streets? How we're going to clean up illegal dumping. How we're gonna deliver Lincoln Rec center. And who does that work? It's all of us. We are the ones that

when you make promises we actually make good on them. So I think. We need respectful partnership. Okay. For the past 6 months of bargaining, not a single offer has come across the table. That wouldn't

leave all these workers relatively more poor next year than they are right now. Not a single one. So for us to continue to function as a city to be able fill these vacancies, which, by the way, the 2

divisions that need to deliver Lincoln Rec Tyrone Carney, Mosswood are both at 50% pay cut. If you want us to continue to function and deliver the projects that you promised to residents, let's work

together to get a cost of living adjustment so we can keep people here and be able to live in Oakland where we work and where we love. Good afternoon. I'm Cathy DeLuca, local 21 member Andy 6

resident. I'm here to ask Mayor Lee, please, director administration to approve a fair contract with local 21 and local 10 to one. Sometimes, you know, we get stuck in her own reality of what's

normal. And I do know that you but I find that my spouse is a good barometer. So I've been talking to my husband about our fight to get her higher cost of living increase. And he said to me, wait a

minute, you don't get a cola. That's just tied to inflation automatically. You have to fight just to make this same pay every year. And guess what? Like Amber said, we've been fighting for 6 months

just to get the same pay. And what a waste of time for staff on all sides were trying. The city says it wants to save money, but you're wasting money and you're wasting all of our time. Look, I don't

want to go on strike. Nobody here wants to go on strike. We can't afford to lose one day's worth of pay, but we're going to do what it takes to keep our families afloat. So please show respect for all

oaklanders by ensuring that we receive a fair contract. Hello, everyone. My name is Kim Joseph. And I'm a member of local 21 and proud resident of District 5. I'm here to ask Mayor Lee City

administrator and city council to direct the administration to approve a fair contract with up 21. And seiu 10. 21 city workers have been bargaining for 6 months. The city started by asking us to take

a pay cut and are now stuck stuck on an offer they know does not keep up with the cost of living, but no call than the last 18 months and continued increase in basic living expenses. I'm forced to

make decisions on filling my gas tank and cutting back on groceries when it comes to creating fiscally responsible habits, polish increase for city workers should be included in the budget, not an

afterthought. Show your respect for all oaklanders by ensuring their workers receive a fair contract to retain those remaining so we can continue to focus on providing the services for the residents

that they deserve in the city that we left. Thank you. My name is Michelle Stevens. I'm a local 21 member and the district one resident and a homeowner. I'm here to ask Mayor lead to direct her

administration to approve a fair contract with local 21 and local 10. 21 are bargaining teams have been coming to the table repeatedly but fair contract terms and the city's representatives have been

dismissive of our asks and it's been incredibly disrespectful. We have been bargaining for half a year now and the city has not proposed a fair contract. We're honestly just looking for a fair wage

increases that matched the constant increase in cost of living. If you want, employees were able to afford to live in the city that we pour all of our work in 2. You need to provide fair wage

increases. Instead, you're representatives at the bargaining table continue to ignore our proposals and our bargaining in bad faith. We do not want to go on strike, but we will take necessary steps to

receive a fair contract. It's time for you to step up and show oaklanders that you care about them by caring about our city workers. Good afternoon. My name has been that law. I'm proud resident

district. 2 and the union, 20 local. 21 member. You all know why I'm here prices. Rose 3.8% this summer. And that was inflation. Cost of living adjustment for Oakland City workers with 0% this past 18

months has used her at the as you've heard. Berkeley City workers got a 44% cola Heyward, 4%, San Francisco, 4%, Richmond, 5%. We are getting nothing over the past 18 months and we're getting. Not

fair offer from the city right now. What we're asking is for a fair call it that is not a pay raise. That is just getting us at the cost of inflation. We're just trying to keep up with inflation with

this cola. We're also trying to get good benefits for the city. We know you guys want to do the right thing. We need you to come to the table and work with us to get a fair call, fair benefits and a

fair living wage. 4. If your name is Connie was to speak. Please approach the podium. Kerrville Sanama local 21 union member and district one resident. I find it very interesting that San Francisco

Mayor Daniel Lurie, who has not endorsed by any city unions and is known as a tech back centrist valued his civilian workforce enough to give them an early 12% increase over the next 4 years and its

police force, a 14% increase over 4 years, both months before their contracts expired and both contract ending up close to the Consumer Price index of 3.4% per year. Meanwhile, in Oakland, Mayor

Barbara Lee, who's considered a union-backed liberal, let's our contract expire, directed her negotiators to refuse reasonable terms over 6 months of protracted negotiations and is pushing the city

civilian workforce towards a strike. Her administration is offering 7% over 3 years, which is well below the 15% over 5 years offered apd and well below the standards set by nearby cities. Why is it

that Oakland's mayor seemingly values her civilian workforce, so much less than San Francisco's mayor? Thank you. Settle your PRESIDENT, local firefighters and just want to highlight a few items here

that my brothers and sisters by me have mentioned. The uft has a 12% vacancy rate but effectively well over 20% when you count for all the injuries sustained by this work that we do every day, local

firefighters are directly affected by the staffing crisis. And we are the only bargaining group in the city to has a minimum staffing agreement to guarantee service to every opener. Members have been

working for 5 additional 24 hour shifts per month, which means they're spending half of their life. Half of their life Oakland, Fire House often with no sleep. Without a contract for 4 months. We've

been negotiating for 8 months. Local firefighters need a cola to be able to keep up with the rising costs of area living improvements to retiree health care since no Oakland firefighter leaves this

job without the physical and mental injuries sustained a career of service before self. This is your end of the bargain. We need the leadership of the like this in this room to get open fire.

Everyone. My name is Andre. A local 21 member working for the city of Oakland's merrily. I just heard a lot in your address about a lot milestones and accomplishments that American the goals that

we're setting, but not a whole lot of attribution to the city workers that are making all that happened. All of us local 21 members, seiu, 10, 21 members, they're actually making this work happen on

the ground. The people that are staffing up, our senior centers are head start in managing those people that are pursuing grant funding. The people that out here filling in the potholes we're doing

the work out there and literally all we're asking for is keep up with inflation and were demanding also that you guys try to fill up our vacancies because we have all these vacancies and we're all

stretched thin and we're trying to make this work happen. And then on top of that, you all want to talk about fiscal responsibility, giving the police longevity premiums and there will a contract.

Meanwhile, we try to propose are equity dozens for our lowest paid members. And you are even trying to do that. So I mean, like less really, let's actually put like what's important front of first

first, first and foremost and give us a fair contract. Now. Can we get building maintenance to remove these extra chairs again? Can we get building maintenance, come remove these extra chairs. Thank

you so much. And from district 3. And I'd like to thank Mayor Lee for staying and listening to the comments that are being made. I also wanted to thank her for making a commitment to the federal

judge. Tough and independent police oversight. Now that we have to oversee ourselves. I'm sure the mayor was trimming every word in her speech. But when talking about accountability and oversight for

effective and efficient constitutional public safety, she skipped the most important word independent. Because police have shown over and over that they cannot police themselves. Please merely keep

your promise to the federal judge and fund independent police oversight. The mayor is recent budget disproportionately eviscerated independent oversight. Thank you for promising to reverse those

massive cuts in violation of the city charter. Against the will of the 82% of the voters. It must happen now. No excuses, no delays. Thank you. My name is Millie Cleveland. I live in district 4. I

also stand in solidarity with labor. I think one of the things that has not been addressed again over and over again pts over time. Not during the recent negotiations. Now, one of the 21

recommendations said auditors have made over the years to control opd was negotiated in the recent contract. I also want to say that. Despite open despite Opdc directly contract opdc overtime to

directly contributing to that. None of this has ever been brought he's ever been put on the agenda for any kind of deliberations. Not in public safety, not in the budget and financing, not in the

general counsel. It's time for you guys to speak openly. Good afternoon. Kathy Lehner District, one resident. Thank Mayor Lee. I support you 1000%. I'm so glad you're our mayor. I too concerned about

the police commission's underfunding, according to the charter, they must be well funded. Says it's not. It's mandatory. Now that federal oversight is over. I also want to thank you for mentioning

macro Mack was a vital program in Oakland. Thank you for mentioning Eagle Block. I worked on Eagle We use the built environment to address climate change on Blossom Street in the Fruitvale District

and now they are independent from pg any so it's a great project and we're looking to further it instead of one block in Oakland, 3 blocks plan. So City Council, I hope you support this project.

Mayor, I know you do support it and I want to thank you. Council members, Kevin. I come to these meetings for one reason. And that's a look at the state of foundational black Americans in this

country. I just found out something this important. The data that comes from the U.S. Census. Says Black. An African-American. We all combine with the individuals who come from Africa. Oakland has

27%. Migrants. All immigrants, 7% African. When you look at the data to says we are 20%. In this city, that's 7% are African. We 13% in this city, 7% of the African black population is African 13%

black. We all. The highest unemployment, 10%, the highest homeless, the highest expelled, highest suspended. The highest. If name is Connie, your Chamber z was to speak. Please oppose the podium at

this time. We're moving 2 dozen speakers dining with Kevin Dally. Please unmute yourself and begin your comments. All right. This is Kevin Delhi. Thanks to the mayor on district court and for the bond

sales paving inside what discussion? Let's talk a little bit more on traffic safety this Saturday. Another pedestrian was killed Lakeside sevens team by hit and run driver street. We're trying to make

safer. Ofd has been great are with the have slow down this traffic coming with Port. Quickly. Let's hear it from the city employees. Local 21 10 21 match the raises from opd. Let's implement more

recommendations Re-imagining public safety task Force Makris been great. Let's move traffic reporting from o p d to dot dot know the real causes of traffic crashes and more so than opd. Thank you.

Moving our next speaker rational Please unmute yourself begin your Rasheem District 4. Thank you, Mayor Lee, for your leadership and for breaking down silos and thank you to every single party that

was part of getting us out federal oversight. Congratulations. It. That is a huge milestone and I appreciate everything that you put into it. I just wanted to highlight a few items that will come up

in the auditors report next. Gps and police vehicles pending seiu contract negotiations. Opd is exploring tps on portable radios to measure response times improved police over time. Tracking requires

an upgrade to the entire city's payroll system currently projected for completion in 2031. And the police commission has rejected the auditors recommendation for independent study of staffing and

resources needed for civilian oversight. So please consider an ordinance requiring departments administration to come before council committees to explain why any audit recommendations older than 2

years are still on result. If we spend taxpayer dollars and undefined problems, we should. Thank you and all if your name was Connie wish to speak, please step to the podium or raise your hand on zoom

at this time. All speakers at Nicole, thank you to everybody that came out to speak money to the mayor for the state of the city of under 10, a motion to receive and file this. So moved. I can't. And

the motion by Councilmember 5, second by councilmember anger to receive and filed this report council member Brown, I Councilmember 5, councilmember I Councilmember Houston is excuse councilmember

Ramachandran. I councilmember anger. I councilmember Wang Chair Jenkins. I motion passes with a vote of 7 ayes, one excuse Houston. Going back to the regular order, the agenda. So that will be the top

of the agenda starting with item 4.1 Need a motion to open the public hearing. On the motion to open the public hearing move by Councilmember Gallo, second by council member Brown. Council member

Brown. I Councilmember 5. I councilmember Gallo. I Councilmember Houston is excuse councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember under remember one eye and shares motion passed with a vote of 7 ayes,

one excuse Houston. I will read the item. Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion adopt an ordinance as recommended by the Planning Commission. The Comidas title 17 chapter 17.8, 6 sections s 8

abundant and affordable homes. Their transit Senate Bill, 79 come coming. Zoning regulations to address comments received from California Department of Housing and Community Development and many of

the planning coach, every 17.8, 6 to exclude additional industrial zone. Parcels previously it is designated as an eligible for sb 79, within the areas that were not previously excluded. Excuse me

excluded. Making related Oakland zoning map amendment said day parcels designated within the coming zone in to update are combining zone. Update identification whether such designated parcels are

excluded from the Senate bill. 79 property development standards and making appropriate sequel findings. You have 2 speakers, this k through 5 minutes on the clock. Please. Good presentation. Good

afternoon council members. My name is Kelly chime here to present agenda item for appointment. At the chapter plant. The plant, which after 17 86, which basically has the Oakland Senate bill,

temporary exclusion with just to provide a brief overview and Senate Bill, 79 is a state law encouraging denser housing about changes stops. It was enacted in OCTOBER 2025. And to get back on JULY.

1st of this year. Well, ahead of its effective Oakland actually adopted its going local exclusion ordinance in MARCH and submitted to the state each cd, according to the law and in JUNE at back from

both the state each, dmc and pc. It's prompted this update. And in SEPTEMBER I stepped up this I-10. To the Planning Commission and the cd committee and received their support to forward staff

recommendation to the City Council without modification. And that's why we're here asking for City council's consideration and adoption of these amendments. This for your reference and just outlines

be 79 Sanders across the different hues of transit stops. And here are 3 categories of temporary exclusions that Oakland adopted back in MARCH. Citing it. The slide. And to amendment basically

addresses the feedback we received from hcd State Ecd and the mpc. The primary issue and involve parcels stone for open space and industrials under our ordinance. These were ineligible, however,

because both jobs owns technically allow some commercial uses in addition to their primary use is legal in space and industrial. The acp state Hcd considers then mixed use and therefore subject to sp

79, even though they were never intended for residential development. So at multiple discussions with the state, each city staff decided to update the ordinance and associated and zoning map to ensure

compliance with the state law. So that includes updating our maps to align with. They speak them. And he sees sb 79 regional map and that will resolve some minor discrepancies zones as well as adding

to site for new stops. So at to address their feedback, we have updated ordinance and zoning map associated with the s p 79, the open space and industrial zones were removed from list of ineligibility

and ineligible sites. And also the added 4 new stops to the tier 2 eligible list as well as that excluded t o De Lis in the ordinance and on the map itself, we have shifted open space on parcels from

another triple to covered. If they were in school area or excluded if not, but all industrial parcels now proposed to be excluded. That is because we are concerned with the land use compatibility as

well as some of environmental impacts with residential development these sites. These 2 maps are basically showing and highlighting industrial sites that are in in the areas that are not. But legible

for sb 79. So only those parcels highlighted will be excluded, everybody. Every every other parcels that are covered before it will remain covered. So it's I would like to also note that excluding

these industrial sites will not have negative impacts to industrial use because sp 79 only applies to residential development. Oh, I'm seating heating committed here. And as I've mentioned before, the

Planning Commission and a cd committee, both unanimously approved forwarding the staff recommendation to the City Council for adoption without any modification. And on the 22nd at the seeding

Committee committee requested to review letter is received from ntc and as well as a just state. A city. They are included as part of the supplemental report for this item. And upon First meeting of

the ordinance today at the item will be scheduled for 6 0nd reading and become effective on OCTOBER. 20th. This is the staff recommendation MADAM City clerk stated very clearly in the beginning. So in

summary staff requests that the city council look at the draft ordinance and zoning Amendment amendments and make the appropriate secret findings. And that concludes staff presentation ready to answer

any questions you MAY Thank you. Thank you so much. Councilmember Council member Brown. Thanks, Well, thank you so much. I was going to just thank staff for including the letters that were requested

in cd. We had a discussion in committee about this item. And so it was really helpful to see the the engagement like the feedback from mtc and kind of thing gauge Mont from city staff on this on this

item. So just really want to think I know that these changes that come from the state required a lot of effort. And so just really want to think, of course, Laura and all of the city staff that really

worked h# # # o# this one. And it also make a motion to close that. Public hearing as well. And take steps Councilmember under. I'll second All right. The question term sofa, what Landis available in

the city of Oakland. I don't think we have been clearly identified for this city council and for this city to clearly define what Landis available for us to do. The housing. For us to do there that

the for us to even be in cooperation with Oakland. It. Oakland is a city with in Alameda County. And within the city of Oakland, you have Oakland Unified. You have the port of Oakland. You have many

other governmental bodies to have access to land. We're not including Part of that. It's a give you an example. I'm working with the Veterans Association. They have the 35 million dollars to build

housing for the veterans and they're trying to do it on port of Oakland land right across from the park Embarcadero. They're in the city of Oakland just like that park. That this is there Barca

Darrell as port of open land. But the city of Oakland has a 40 year lease. For that land. So I guess what I'm asking. Tour include those properties that will be of that are plant. That government

governmental own or control. The weather is the state of California, the port of Oakland, Alameda County. Then you have Oakland Unified School district. That we had be able include in terms of what is

available to serve, opens community and we have an Oakland has not presented that or even with the property. So we do own we'll have an access to missed ago, Chris you have right behind home people.

They've been trying to get rid of that land sell lease it. Then we had a lot right across from Home Depot that we use that Bauer ran all the rv's up. Why do we run the homeless all? Because the

management company wasn't doing their job. And I placed all those rv's throughout the city. So for me is I need to get back what land is an Oakland that could be available for us to grow this. What

the mayor says, you know, it's not about what you say is what you do. And so I can talk all I want to see how great we are. But at the end of the day, we have some serious Rick demands within this

city for housing for taking care of our community that we need to include as governmental bodies working together to build that and all even just by the fact that I am a taxpayer in Oakland, I'm

paying for Oakland unified. I'm paying for the pay for the city, but we're not in unison trying to serve this open community and those are realities that we're not. So I I couldn't agree more

Councilmember Gallo and I think sb 79 specific with transit. But we need to have a holistic look at all the land that we have available. And so MADAM City administrator, if you guys can work Noel and

the other into be great. Thank you. Or we're happy to work Yet through through the chair. If if I could just I some response to what we have been working on. So one of the primary things that are

housing element was actually to look at sites that are good for housing. And one of the primary things we do is look at city-owned property as well as county owned property, other properties by other

public agencies. And we actually have quite a few housing element sites that are properties of other agencies that we thought would be prime for housing. And we also in our general plan that working

right now. Looking at for land use and transportation element. In addition, others areas that we can have housing. We've been working very closely with Oakland Unified School District to see what

sites they're looking at, potentially building housing on as well and making sure that we higher densities allowed on those sites so that we can maximize the housing that can be built on those. So we

are definitely looking at you all the other agencies and Oakland Unified School District in both the housing element process and our land use transportation element so that we can, you know, try to

build the housing that we need for Oakland. So the housing element is already, you know, it's been adopted so I send you the link to that. And that does have all the list of sites traders actually a

map as well. So you can look from a mapping perspective where that is and we can have some meetings with you to talk about what we're working on for the land use transportation element. The plan is to

adopt that the fall of next year. Obviously we're working with the council as part of that process and councilmember Gallo, I will commit that I will have a briefing set up with you and staff. Then of

the enrollment. Staff's. But now that they had a 31% drop in enrollment because families are choosing to go to Alameda saying the end or in other cities. So the bottom line is MR. Gil, Chris and I

share that with you. City of Oakland has a public works yard on Coliseum. And we're leasing that property for 3 to 5 million dollars a year where we could be another public land not have to pay 3 to 5

million dollars. And I think that's the cooperation because one time Oakland Unified one are to merge both facilities usc and the city to say All those millions of dollars because we I as a city now

cleaning schools and around the schools by we need to get that working together as governmental bodies. Thank Thank you. Thank you so much. And if there's no comments from my colleagues, we'll get to

the public speakers. As I call your name. Please watch the podium any order. Please state your name for the record before beginning as directed by the chair of the being of this meeting. You will have

one minute to speak and Alexis key. In any order. Please. The purpose the Senate bill, 79. Was to try to create housing near transit in bart stations, MR. Gallo. And in doing that, this body recognize

they might be some issues that your communities here in Oakland i find inconvenient and not to wear their standard, saw a values awe and having this done. So what you are doing is creating amendments

to 70 not. That can accommodate the best interests certain communities. But you don't accommodate. The interests of communities when gentrification becomes an issue in Oakland. You haven't come up

with one amendment to stop gentrification. So encourage you. To look at every community and every issue that's impacting housing and Gallo, we get. Thank you is all Alexis pr you in the chamber on a

zoom. Please oppose the podium or raise your hand at this time on is a thing called for this. See no more speakers. We have a motion and a second to accept staff's findings and close the public

hearing. There is a motion by council member Brown second by Councilmember anger to close the public hearing and approve this ordinance for introduction. Final passage will be OCTOBER. 20th. Council

member Brown. I Councilmember 5. His excuse Councilmember Councilmember Houston is also excuse councilmember around charging councilmember anger. I councilmember won. Ensure Jenkins. Do you want about

from back there? Designed for modus inside from Councilmember Fife and I for myself, threw the chair to the parliamentarian. Is that? I can pull up there with the council members need to be in the

vicinity of their seat when voting. Pretty much since. So that's a motion with 6 ayes to excuse Houston in of the city is. Role. 9 says every member of the council for speaking child rest, the

presiding officer, no member shall speak, except while seated standing. And in the immediate vicinity of their assigned seat. You want be I the table. From the sea. Through the chain. Do you want to

push eye on the table from you see? Decent and in to item 5.2 Receiving information report from the city auditor on that recommendation. Follow a report as of JUNE. 30th 2026. There are 6 speakers on

this item. Starter. Many minutes, which to 10, 10 minutes. Good afternoon Council. Well, good evening. Councilmembers and staff members of the public. Michael see Houston auditor. I'm here to present

audit recommendation. Follow-up report. As of JUNE. 30th 2026. So most of the work of the office of city auditor is conducting performance audits. We thought it services and programs of the greatest

impact to the city and oaklanders. The audits provided useful information on the performance of city operations. But the most important elements of our performance on it audits are to audit

recommendations designed to improve the effectiveness of services. We make recommendations, constructive infeasible and based on reliable evidence. But in the interest of independents, we cannot

implement recommendations ourselves. We rely and city administration to implement them. Following up on recommendations as a city charter requirement. Specifically the city charter requires the city

auditor to submit at a public meeting of the City Council. It's semi-annual report to the council and public on the extent of implementation recommendations for corrective actions meet in the city.

Auditor's reports. This is our 6, semi annual audit recommendation. Follow-up report. So this report covers 329 new. Recommendations from 50 performance audit issued from calendar Year 2014 through

JUNE. 30th 2026. We added 29 new recommendations from 3 audits. We released since the last up follow-up report as of DECEMBER 31st. 2025 23 recommendations have made have changed status from not

implemented to partially implemented, not implemented to implement it or from partially implemented to implement it. The number of audit recommendations varies by year depending on the number of types

of audits completed. Also not surprisingly, a higher percentage of the older audit recommendations have been rather you love have been implemented versus new ones. Some of our audit recommendations

take time to implement. Overall 234 audit recommendations about 71% have been implemented. We're close. Open recommendations have been partially floor not implemented. Close recommendations are

considered implemented but will no longer are not considered implemented but will no longer be considered open due to changed circumstances. From DECEMBER 31st. 2025 through JUNE, 30th 2026. 18

recommendations were implemented. For example, the Police Department's communications division updated the non-emergency phone tree to translate the initial greeting into Spanish and Cantonese as

required by the equal access to services ordinance. Public works has implemented its management action plan to increase outreach and education on bulky pickup. The city's secured funding to support

pilot to upsides household curbside waste carts to provide service volume increases without the additional costs were needed. The city administrator is offices, also host regular collaboration

meetings, too city Administrator's office excuse has also hosted regular collaboration meetings to convene staff from the police Department. Public works and the city attorney's office to improve

referral systems for illegal dumping enforcement. The revenue barrel developed an ongoing business tax performance metrics report, which includes key performance benchmarks and operational metrics.

The report is submitted it semi annually to the city council's finance and management Committee. On the other hand, 95 recommendations remain open. 13 recommendations from the 2019 audit of the police

Department over time intend to improve over time planning management and tracking with several recommendations contingent upon the implementation of a management reporting system that provides timely

accurate and complete information on overtime news. Full implementation the choir act of oversight from City Leadership Cross Departmental coordination and appropriate budget allocations. And at least

10 open recommendations rely on the adoption of the draft, consolidated fiscal policy that the Department of Finance presented to the Finance and Management Committee. These include updates pertaining

to citywide policy and grants management maintenance of effort, specials and reserve policies. Many open audit recommendations are addressed to multiple departments where the city administrator's

office, the coordination required to implement some of these recommendations takes time and effort and resources. On a recommendation seeks to improve government performance. But the specific

attendant benefits vary most of the recommendations seek better efficiency and effectiveness, identifying opportunities to prove service outcomes. Save time or streamlined processes. They're also

recommendations that seeks to improve transparency and accountability recommendations to promote equitable access to or distribution of city resources. Some recommendations improve compliance to

ensure that city operations meet requirements of laws, regulations or ordinances resolutions, policies or contractual language. Some recommendation seeks to safeguard public resources by protecting

against fraud, waste and mismanagement. And some recommendations identify potential economic benefits or opportunities to increase revenues, reduce costs. Details on the recommendations and more our

independence ease of the report which is attached to this packet. And I'm also I'm happy to announce that we have implemented in on recommendation dashboard which accessible from a website Oakland

auditor dot com. The dashboard is a centralized tool that allows anyone to track the status and progress of audit recommendations. Nearly people to browse recommendations by department by status or by

The audit report by category of intended benefits and lever mechanism needed to fully implement audit recommendations. So whether that could be budget decisions, legislation, labor negotiations,

technology data systems, performance measurements are examples. I'm grateful to argue the Bruin who developed our dashboard during her internship with our office. That's part of her studies at the

Goldman School of Public Policy at uc Berkeley. And I would like to thank my team who followed up on verify the status of all the audit recommendations and all of us at the city auditor's office would

like to thank the staff from each of the departments for making progress in many cases and providing us with information and supporting documentation for this report. We also thank the city

administrator's office winner Court cooperation and commitment in Blushing the process to regularly follow up on and prioritize implementation of the recommendations. We recognize that many of the

recommendations will take time to accomplish. And we appreciate the city of Ministrations effort toward implementation. Lastly, I like to thank members of the public, particularly those who have risen

to the status of a lot of recognition. Paulo champions for the review of engagement on the audit recommendations. The people provide the ultimate oversight of operations of our city. The here

questions. Thank member Councilmember hunger and then councilmember plan. Thank you for that report. You know, I don't. Have anything to measure this against when when you talk to audit or friends in

other cities is 71% normal for the cause that typical? You know what? Better not comment on that, but I do like other cities do follow up recommendations. I don't know how reasonable it is. But I do

know that pay, but our colleagues all audit recommendations. Some of our recommendations are, you know, take time and money effort to to to implement. So I didn't do the math. If we were to strip out

the police department, then are you know, it. Our numbers are probably in 80's or something which feels more reasonable. So is it. Are there other departments that are having trouble? Achieving their

audit? Reports? It's interesting because we there was exhibit in that presentation or just made it's in the actual out of recognition. Follow-up report as well. We like the rate of open audit

recommendations or the departments that have the highest rates open, not recommendations. There is a I can't pull it back up, but it's on one of those lights. Exhibit 3 in the report them a 34 of the

open audit recommendations are to multiple departments in 17 to the city minister's office. The Finance Department, 15 police department, 11 public works 8 and then we have set for 6 fire department.

One police commission, one city attorney's office, one commission on homelessness. One and I will say, though, that note that the audit recommendations are different, right? Some of them are really

complex and have multiple parts and some of them are really simple. Okay. Thank you. And I just think we need to do everything we can to help the police department close those audits because as as our

staff of mentioned, the overtime issue is complex and needs to be dealt with immediately. Thank you. Councilmember Brown. Excellent. Thank you. Well, first off, I just want to say thank you to

standing team. I definitely always look forward to meeting over there. The reports that you all put together and I know it takes a lot of work. And then also I was going to applaud the dashboard. I

really like the ability to look each of the departments to see, you know what it was. You know, what's open implemented center and then additionally I also wanted to share. I I hosted a community

engagement event last Friday and I ran into some community members that ended your community engagement event that you all had. And they really appreciated all the insights that you shared and was

very informative. So just wanted share Share that first. And so and I'm not sure of is really a question, but maybe more of a comment as I was reading through this very lengthy report. And I guess it

was trying like really get an understanding of like when we really I feel like it's one thing to say like something has been implemented. In it and I'll just give an example. I was looking at the the

pay equity recommendations. There's a handful I think there on page. 38 39. And it says like one of the sentences says something like, you know, hr is, you know, working to create a dashboard that

will be up to Like it's like an effort to keep it updated and do this work. And so I think it I guess, in a way it's appropriate to say implemented. But what are actually the next steps to ensuring

that that recommendation is actually follow through in comparison to. I think it's like one up where the audit recommendation something about the use of debit cards and the administration needed to,

you know, check the usage had to do with Sabah grocery and then the it's a closed and the example of clothes was the city determined that we will no longer be using debit cards. And I guess like when

I think about a solution. I mean, that could be a but also it's 2026. And so I think that we we know that a lot of our operations are a little outdated. And so I'm not sure of the solution is like,

hey, we're not going to use debit cards anymore for said. Program when we actually probably could come up with something that actually better regulate these things. And then like the domino effect is.

You know, we no longer like as a city. Are you in shooting like debit cards, etc. Right. And so I guess and I know this is kind of broad, but I guess I'm maybe my question has more to do with like,

you know, how are we really talking like to implementation? Yeah, well, I to your second point, I'm going to Mike to Assistant City Auditor, Stephanie Noble Wilson to to talk about the pay equity

recommendations. But as far as recommendation rising from the solid girl says initiative audit. Yeah, that I understand it's like does it make sense to totally eliminate overall convenient,

competition in many cases. I'm not going to opine on that, right. But that was how administration has addressed that I think so. As time goes by service delivery approaches, change and then we want

probably be looking into how does a in the future? All right. Thank you for the question. Councilmember. So on Sabah item, I agree Houston, Michael, the change in service delivery is the distinction

between my colleague closest post implemented. Whenever we do implement something we do request from staff that they provide us with supporting documentation. And so in instance of the pay equity

audit recommendation, I did see a very multiple quarters. The dashboard that Department of race inequity staff put together with a shared apartment and it department it is currently hosted internally.

And so the next steps with to have broader access. But it's definitely working in a has the data being pulled directly from Oracle and this quick comprehensive. I will say I agree with you. The next

step is then to look and see where their pay gaps and disparities that need to be addressed. The deeper root cause analysis. Thank you. Thank next in the Queue. Turn your Mike a. So in testing 2, 3,

that thank you. Thank you for that information. I just 7 questions regarding the role that you have to play in terms of. Doing the audit work on different progress and activities and work, you know,

plan. Besides having an otter. We have many advice Street Commissions, Police commission advisory for this advice for overseeing the police department. And at the same time we But anyway, so for me

is. Then the council and administration and the mayor supposed to be monitoring and the activity from the fire, the police and other departments. But your role is very play your independent, right?

Your own independent. A cynic sample with the police department. You're doing the audit work to make sure that the overtime. Is handled according to a process administratively that Oakland has in

place. Your recommendation. Right? That's also had were shot were paying millions of dollars the year to monitor the police department to be in compliance. We councilmember we have just completed an

audit of the police oversight agencies. Yes. So we do have broad purview to audit all the city departments, divisions, including the Police Department, police oversight agencies any of the city and

the other example for the public's information bureau also overseen the Finance Department. Right in terms of providing advice. I guess the last thing that I want to see ever happen is for us to go

bankrupt. Well, you have a budget advisory committee. We have you doing the audit work. You have the administration from the Finance Committee got the mayor, then you've got the council members to

oversee the activities and actions that are happening open. And that's that's a challenge. So I'm trying just get clarity in terms 6 actually, when you provide a recommendation to the finance

department. Is that recommendation being implemented by the Finance Department with progress. At the end of the day here, the mayor is in control overseeing administration and the administrator

sitting here. So I guess and you said there's like 13 over here, 15 that have been. Corrected are implemented. But we just issued work for fiscal year 26. 27 right. One of the one of audits on that

plan is a audit of city's financial condition, right, which is a very fine and 70. We have several recommendation. So we'll be we'll be looking the city's financial management finance Department. Any

other department to whom we've directed product recommendations. You can search for those and We get there. Several open audit recommendations to several city departments. So AUGUST to just to be for

clarity is so at the end of the day, your recommendations clearly defines whether this we're moving direction financially to be stable balance as opposed to heading towards bankruptcy. Because I'm

being asked to support a different union request that requires more financial support. We do with opd. But I you monitoring evaluating that to advice the council. That if I give you a four-percent

increase, you're going to go. So the city son's school districts have done. We haven't preemptive kind of analysis, which I think you might be looking to forward. Are you saying like if visit the role

of the city auditor to project, how much? Like percent increase would cost the city? I mean, what we put could I mean, that theoretically could something that the city auditor's office. What do we

generally audit still, which is after the fact. As far as the bankruptcy I think that's a policy decision. Just we would talk about auditors use words like solvency. Thank you. Councilmember

Councilmember arms 100, the Councilmember Thank you. Thank you for that presentation. I have 2 questions. The majority of the recommendations since his 2024 check these 2014 audits. That were not

implemented. Do you see it as mostly because of lack of funding or is it also a high percentage of an unwillingness to from departments to for whatever reasons like I'm trying understand is funding

the main barrier or is there Reddick hurdles are unwillingness for other reasons. Yeah, thank you, councilmember. It's hard for me to answer that out. I'll be thinking about the question as I also

point out to take another opportunity to plug a dashboard because we do have in the dashboard the section where you're able to filter open recommendations by lever needed to implement the

recommendations. Like, for instance, in some cases like police over time on labor negotiations is what is needed to implement those outstanding audit recommendations. There's other cases policy reform

is needed legislation is needed and there's others where there's a technical investment is needed. I don't remember from the top of my head. You have So yeah, I would point you to Protess have great

time. And then each of the individual recommendations is going to have some description because it's going to vary. So it's fair to say that it's overwhelmingly one thing or another, but that would

give you an idea of money. Thank I forgot my second question will come back. We've they know where customer Thank you. So one question I've have, which is relevant to an item that we are discussing

later in this council meeting is cost controls around some of our contracting processees. There's like a truly eye-popping. Change order that we have that will be discussing today. Have you guys

looked at any of best practices or is there upcoming audit in that to make sure that our contractors are not ripping off the city or bidding purpose of purpose of Lee, low dollar amounts to win the

bid and secure the bid and then later, overcharging us with change orders in this. Our food report that think you councilmember one this are full reports. There are some recommendations related to

contracting contractors. Contract management such as to solve the crisis initiative. Recommendations have already come up but none come to mind that address exactly what you're getting at. But we did

just issue an audit of the capital improvement program. Financial management. And we do getting to some of most change waters and a lot of those issues. But that was issued in SEPTEMBER. And this

report AUGUST, I'm sorry, AUGUST. And this report is only through JUNE, but happy to to talk with you about that preview. Okay. Great. I knew also of high interest from the general public. Is these

every 6 months audit around the flock camera usage is where are we in that? What? What are we expected to see that? And that is under way as well. Really don't know what wind it's going to be complete

that 2. Well, I don't even think the contract has been executed on that. Also would so like I think the first thought it was supposed to what's contemplated that it would the actor, the contract

executed and then there would be recurring on thereafter. You might have to. I'm happy to talk to you about Also like. Ok, that is different for inserting because that doesn't match up with some of my

own internal conversations. My final question is just on the pleas over time. It is pretty eye-popping. I will say this is definitely the most far out timeline for the target. Date is FEBRUARY 2,030st

on just the implementation of the management reporting system. It looks like the response is that it's dependent on the implementation of a new enterprise resource program. Which understand we are

working with extremely outdated technology here in the city of Oakland. And we have extremely old legacy systems. But I'm wondering if in your own analysis of different cities, doesn't require an

entire overhaul. The payroll system to put in place in overtime management system or do people come up with other ways to track over time and is out exactly what you're recommending or could there be

a path forward that doesn't require us to wait until FEBRUARY 2031. Thank you for that question. The department has its idea as to how it's going to fulfill that recommendation. So the recommendation

that we had back in 2019 was at the departments of work on implementing integrated integrated management and scheduling system that will allow it to track You and policy requirements. The way that the

department in visions that it's going to take 2031 and I won't speak for them because I do think we have representatives from police department who could comment on them. But that's that's what they

say. It's going to take implement the solution that they That identify. Suppose I wondered about it, not to oversimplify the issue or the solution here. But have you seen other cities and apply? I

don't know Microsoft for him so we can track, you know, the overtime in is that something that would be adequate enough for you really expecting? Of I? Eventually we can get to that. But do we need in

the meantime, rather interim solutions here? We were intentionally not very prescriptive in the recommendation tax and we try to. Not be suppressed scripted. So there are many ways that recommendation

could implemented. I don't want to. Dive into what it will take to implement that one know right now on the spot. But ok, happy to think about it and talk with I-4 the problem sounds good. That's the

end of my questions. Thank you, Councilmember Fife. And then we will go to public comment after that. Actually, I feel like we deliberated quaint intensely. I would like to hear from the public. But I

also just before we go to public comment, did I hear correctly that the flock contract has not been executed. I think the police about that is what I said. I think that the police like the people from

the police department here and could probably give a more complete. Status report on that. I was my understanding. It's it's not executed. I have a lot of thoughts. Lots of times. But that is not what

his agenda diced for tonight. So follow up at another time. Thank you, councilmember. Let's go to the public speakers. As a kind includes opposed to putting me in the order. If you're participating,

the please raise your hands. I can easily identify you and you will be taking after the speakers in chambers. They the vote right? Millie, Cleveland, about in Jenks. MR. Hazzard. Ethan. Cambridge.

David Rowe, right District 4 city audits or an important component of oversight of city operations, component without enforcement powers enforcement is the job of city leadership given the number and

vintage of too many city audits. City leadership is not meeting its responsibilities. I encourage the council to utilize its leadership capabilities to help ensure city audit recommendations are fully

addressed in a timely basis. Millie Cleveland from District 4, one of the recommendations the auditor has made that would help track over time is at baiting cpa gps in the patrol cars. People a lot of

people don't realize there's no gps in the patrol car And on top of dead. Every time I talk to a police representative, they claim for the last 2 or 3 years that it's been in the meet and confer

process. And on top of that, they say, well, we can't do anything because, you know, seiu, local 21 is in the same department. That meeting confer occurs between the employer and in individual

bargaining unit, not the whole department. If that was true. Seiu and local 21 would be at the table When you get. Even Cambridge. So basically Oakland has not implemented 93 items from the audit.

There are of the open audit 13 deal with Oakland Police Department with being said it would be foolish to approve the memorandum of understanding pa with these open audit items, with what the auditor

just said. The Oakland Police Department has not implemented various things regarding over time and their best projection is 2031, which is from nba or business perspective. That's just insane to be

out that long in suggest that they're not trying to fix the one thing that would curb their misuse of the overtime system. You could be heroes if you hold off from approving the memorandum of

understanding. Thank you. And Jenks district 3. I just want to clarify a couple of things. First of all. The questions that the council could be asking how can we address over time? Prior to 2030 won

data, blah, blah. There's lots and lots of things that could be done to address and manage over time so that it's being used as needed and and and well, in terms of gps. There was a comment earlier

who said that the auditor had said the gps was waiting for these other unions to negotiate. That's incorrect. The auditor's report just boats. The opd explanation and the fact is that it's that

changes are implemented by bargaining unit so you can implement gps and the police vehicles tomorrow. If you've worked it out you don't have to talk to anybody else and it would be incredibly helpful

to. The report says that special on his of the police department. Development does not address the need for limits on the number hours an employee can earn any fiscal year, excluding mandatory

overtime. Consideration of how over time will be dealt with should be in the memorandum of understanding that you approve in. Without addressing anything rubber stamped. So it says in the memory and

understanding you need a process where overtyme calculations. But you don't say that you actually develop that. It also says on item 6.5 over time requires written chief of police written agreement. I

don't know if that's going on, but yup, you should a place that memorandum understanding separately. Instead rubber stamp in it. You also have Cipro all Jean has it for the record. Go to clean Oakland

dot com. How can you how can you have an audit report? And I didn't hear any figures at all. I thought the audit supposed to tell you about dollars and cents. This was a strict narrative. What I just

gave to you. I got my case number. 1, 7, 7, 6, on the transaction and use tax this special election. That was APRIL had APRIL. 15, 2025. They thought they were going to get rid of it. We're on our way

to the state Court of Appeals. That budget. Was predicated upon. What the voters approve, what the city attorney all be ballot measure tax. And misled the poll of voters. That was 30 million dollars a

year that went was enacted on OCTOBER one 2025. MR. Answer your Time's Up. And I names are called. They were speakers for this item. Thank to have a motion to accept and file. It's even tough. So

moved. Gallo. Second. On the motion to receive filed this report, move by Councilmember Gallo my councilmember under council member Brown, I Councilmember I councilmember Gallo. I councilmember using

his excuse councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember anger. Councilmember won. I changing motion passes with a bow to 7 dies. One excuse this item is received and filed moving to a 5.3 adopt a

resolution amending an increase in the construction contract with the Oliver d'silva. The va Gallagher number for the active Transportation program, 19 Street Bart to Lake Mary Devon Gate Greenway

Project Project. Number 1, 0, 0, 3, 2, 1, 1, by 4 Million. 185,000 $426.69 for a grand total contract amount not to exceed 10 million, $624,575 and $0.40 waiting for the advertising invading selection

requirements adopt appropriate sequel. Finding there are 4 speakers on this item. Good evening. My name is on salon specifically to Department Transportation. This item is to amend that increase the

consumption contact with going. For 19 speed by minute of been the MAY budget by 4.2 million would go to law. 7.6 million dollars. This product is on one tsp from Broadway to Haiti since the and on

Frankie speed between going speed on the second street. Key improvements in doing they do sink what means from do in each district. One widening sidewalks. Grams adding this me. Do if you use and

installing protected bike lanes. Addition, announcement features a distance gay, like thing Pickett's piping and finding signee fixing up upgrades and improvements to 90's. Speed botched mission drop-

off and accessibility. Consultants. So following the issuance of the notice to proceed in SEPTEMBER of 2021, the project expedience, the CDs of unforeseen conditions and challenges that's

significantly affected the construction schedule But major delays visiting from as it did from any this. The un-identified undergoing up these that requires that they should design and modifications,

ongoing coordination with your greedy owners and external stakeholders. Unforeseen field conditions in Concord during conception, accommodations for me end with public. Even Sandra, Likud constraints.

The Beautiful performance was extended from the end date of JUNE. Going to going to But only 26 forward 2 years. The amendment would be funded by for don't million dollars and company can impact fee

for 500 poles and ducts. I'm really worried for questions. Thank you. Council members. Seeing no questions from the council members. Let's go the public speakers. As that named please approach the

podium in any order. Please raise your hand if you are on zoom. Tow ship Crystal, aside, all of Even even Cambridge and in a new order, please. All Even Cambridge, these projects are imperative for

Oakland meeting our housing goals. Also housing on schools like a council member that was a looting, too just makes sense. The housing should be, of course, prioritize towards families and it wouldn't

violate civil rights laws is family is in a protected class should be high density. Of course, I can think of several examples of my alma mater, Anthony Chabot Elementary has a huge greenfield behind

it to separate playgrounds near to a freeway and a bart station. Kaiser Elementary also has a huge field on its property. Lastly, we need enough issue to an initiative on fixing the rate of profit in

a rental units, fixing the rate of profit in rental units to lower inflation. At some point, can we get a total amount of money? That we've invested around? Lake Merritt. Because it's excessive. Lake

Merritt is a very important part of the city. The fact that we have spent so much money. On this particular area. Where are you going to West Oakland east Oakland? You don't see that amount of

investment. The the the scope of what needs to happen does not happen no matter where you on what every you know, we speaking about is a balance of equity and fairness. And some communities and

neighborhoods get more than not this. We talk about 10 million dollars. You go around Lake Merritt today with those bike lanes. And I can just tell you this, we've turned this whole city into one lane

city as we join me to call one lane city. Thank you, Mike. Thank you. My foundation. Hello. Good evening. My name is to Shia Crystal. I'm an Oakland native. I'm a business owner here. I work here. I

live here and I would like to piggyback there is so much focus on downtown and around the lake. I'm a biker a public transit user, a walker of Oakland from West Oakland to east Oakland. I see a huge

deficit bike lanes and pave roads disappear. Once you leave the lake. You head East. They disappear literally if you're coming from Stanley and Ron, you're heading west into Deep East Oakland, the

bike lane disappears as soon as you hit the sign that says welcome to Oakland. There are no bus stops, bus stops have been removed. So we are waiting in the rain. There are barely garbage cans at bus

stations and bus bart stations in east Oakland. Downtown is a hot mess. It's like a concrete jungle. There is no parking. We need more green spaces. We talking about turning. Thank you. So the names

are called. There are no zoom's business for this item Thank you. Is there a motion? Either So. This it could This recommendation. Again, if you read the report actually adds in total, 65% on top of

what was the base contract amount. That means that. This contractors getting 165% of the funding that they originally proposed to win and secure this contract. Has there really been an analysis that?

The cost-effective thing is to just amend the contract to continue to give this contractor war funding instead of doing it open rfp and opening up the ban and in light of the disparity. The racial

disparity study to to really, really look at opportunities for more small businesses. Thank you for that question. I would like to to stock that the and this project was big. We do in DECEMBER 2020 we

have engineers estimate for 5.6 million dollars. That's what building do paying extra cost to be this budget based on that, latest trends, number was the sponsor bigger. Get 6.4 million dollars 14%

above the about thing to this to me. For to big That is up early in Florida. Doing big business is. So what we do is we compare all the big items and what I wouldn't give has proposed and what impact

it has bubbles and we look at it and we can be of that according and we try to make sense why a that is a difference. If there a significant difference, for example, if somebody is beating Donald,

then that is a that We can always of the Bigfoot that purpose we can. We commend to a warning the budget, but like 10% within 10, 15%. And then we look at that hold the cost is increasing. And then

the time because in a maid like we are going make a unit will be for the big maybe 6 months ago. So we had be done as does us. The story. Why the different from the contractor? And ad targeting the

question for 65 night know with latest as a nation, we have 25% 100 funding and see that have executed the Meaning for the person we have not negotiated be have not executed those to just because we

need alteration from the city council. Once the city Council. Provides us authorization to negotiate. Then we're and if you potential change orders, a venue at them negligent with the convicted and

executed the change. Our Chris and I'm positive that it would not going high. This is gets in at 11 talking about. All Latino does that have repaired and the and negotiated the partygoer, big

specifications and you would buy a different level is based on the text alerts. By other concern with this is that you're seeking mostly measure you funding to fund this change order. I actually know

because I used to work at the Department of Federal Department of Transportation where a federal grant is actually funding another portion of this green Way Project east of Lake Merritt. And so to me,

I have concerns that this is also taking away funding for many of the other local projects that we could have for this change order where just have not seen enough evidence that. We are trying to do

our best to to bring down the cost, going out the door to this contractor. My concerns with this are huge. And I would also say we had a vigorous discussion and public works and transportation around

moving from design bid, build to design. Build. Maybe we do. Some piloting are just really encourage. We look at that models awaiting to better cost containment around these contracts. Thank you.

Councilmember Fife. Yes, I just wanted to know if this project would utilizing the mentor protege program. So this is a federally funded projects so we don't do not to like your look the claimants.

Think is it possible for the city to go above and beyond what the federal government requires in these My understanding is even if one don't once that relations apply we can on to use over this small,

not locals, more local business requirements. Do you ok? So it's not a gen dies out all talk offline to you all. And I'm concerned about us not reaching the goals that suggested in the disparity.

Study. And I want to find out how we make sure that minority contractors are able to access some of these large contracts and how and when they can be broken up into smaller chunks for minority

contractors. So what we can talk more about that I'm bringing something to the life enrichment committee to discuss it. So we're good with. Was there a motion? Do you want to second second and thank

you for talking about what such and I appreciate that. Let's normalize it. You always do that. On a 5.3 move by Councilmember Anger segment by council member by. This is to approve the staff

recommendation. Councilmember Brown. Councilmember 5. Councilmember Gallo. I around the challenger and I councilmember anger. Councilmember Wang know and Chair I motion passes with a vote as 6 ayes

one know Wang one excuse to stay Points 5.4 And that's a resolution granting a conditional revoking the major encroachment permit to Edward k him not in a rush on Hester. Trustees of the covid coli

and Rashaan him. It 2001 trust to allow portions of 5 out. We're swinging doors. So Associated Planters serving as pedestrian varias 2 approaches to the public right away adjacent teen 21 45th Avenue

and it's acting appropriate sequel. Findings. There's one speaker on this item. Good evening. Reginal Basile division manager right-of-way Here to talk about a major encroachment permit. That's for

10. 21 45th Avenue. This is an existing structure that has 5 outwards swinging doors. Each store will be protected by 2 plantains. We need an encroachment permit to guarantee access and safety for the

traveling public. We're pleased to say that after the encroachment. That is after the doors swung out 3 feet. We will still have a 9 and a half feet of usable sidewalk available for the Walking

Public. And happy take any questions. Councilmember guy. The property and appreciate your recommendation. And with that, I make a motion to approve the Is there a second before we get to the public

speaker? All right. Let's go to the public speaker. This aside, all of ala. My decline. Thank Thank you. Is all one out of 5 point. Sorry. Decision. There's a motion by Councilmember Gallo, second by

councilmember anger, too approve. The staff recommendation. Council member Brown. I Councilmember Fine. Remember guy. I councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember under. I also never won. I and Chair

Jenkins. I. Motion passes with a vote of 7 ayes, one excuse Houston. Moving to the it's got a consent calendar. Moving to the consent counter, which includes all the sixes at this time, I believe have

about 67 speakers. So bear with me, we'll get to that point. And of 6.1 approve the draft minutes from the meeting of SEPTEMBER 15th 2026. Adam 6.2, declaration of a local emergency due to the a's at

epidemic item. 6.3, a resolution regarding a declaration of medical cannabis health emergency. Adam 6.4 resolution regarding a declaration of a local emergency on homelessness. Item 6.5 in ordinance

from it for you between the city. And the Oakland Police Officers Association. This item will be final passage of approved today. And 6.6 was information report fir the performance audit of the vacant

property tax. Adam, 6.7 In ordinance, amending ordinance. Number 1, 2, 1, 8, 7, which is a salary ordinance item, 6.8, a resolution for parks, Restoration Services contract. 6.9, a resolution for

residential sees me permit zone changes. Adam 6 points in a resolution for 98 Avenue crossing improvements. Constructions contract award. I'm 6.11 resolution for 1, 0, 0, 6, 2, 6, 6, Martin Luther

King Junior way Complete Street wrists resurfacing project. Item 6.12, an ordinance amending. Chapter to improve waste disposal requirements and 0.13, a resolution for a grant for service opportunity

for seniors, for Meals on Wheels, Food delivery program for fiscal year. 25 to 27. And 6.14 resolution for early care and education emergency contractors Measure c item 6.15 And ordinance for a

moratorium on data centers. I'm 6.16 information report fir opd information report on human trafficking. I'm 6.17 resolution for chp, toxicology Crime Laboratories, grant for the dui I'm 6.18 a

resolution affirming appointments to I'm sorry, come farming in ratifying the mayors. The actions during the mayor's annual recess 6.19, a resolution affirming there's appointments to the head Start

advisory board. I'm 6.20 a resolution for professional services agreement with for Red for signage and wayfinding services. Item. 6.0 21 a resolution honoring scouts. Excuse me, Scott Seafood and

Grill where the 50th anniversary item. 6.0 22 a resolution reappointing council members, Fife and Ramachandran in anger to a 6.0 23 resolution for opd atf, you renewal. 6.0 24 resolution for the opd

dea task force You. 6.0 25 a resolution for me. The mayor's appointment. So the police and fire is hiring a boy 6.0 26 a resolution confirming the mayor's appointments to the commission on

homelessness. 6.27, a resolution. For settlement for Willie Wilson versus the city of Oakland. Adam, 6.0 28 a resolution recognizing SEPTEMBER is National Hispanic Latinx Heritage Month item. 6.0 29

resolutions celebrating the 15th anniversary of so lovely 6.30 a resolution. Honoring the Black Panther Party, commemorative street renaming and that concludes sure. Consent calendar. It's got a staff

nurse. Good evening Council PRESIDENT Members of the council person Hathaway assistant director for Oakland Public works staff would like to read in a language modification to item 6.12, the language

modification is related to the language or Section 8 point to 8.2, 9, 0 of see modifications, the language read e the provisions c sections. 8.2, 8, 1, 8.0, 2, 8.1, 80 through a point to 8.2, 50 are

hereby incorporated by reference and will apply to this Section. 8.2 8.2, 90 as a fully set forth herein and will prevail in any conflict between this section. 8.0, 2, 8.2, 90 and sections. 8.2, 8

0.1, 80 through 8.0, 2, 8.2, 50. All right. I want to take chairs, privilege talk about 6, 22 6, 2, one happy to reappoint. Councilmember Fife from turned around and under to a bag. It said very

important committee and no council 5 has been doing some good work there for years and they say very nice things about them about And then 6.2 1 as we're seeing businesses and Jacqueline in closing

left and white. It's a testament and honor that Scots has been there for 50 years serving the community and deeply appreciative to service to the city of Oakland and Romero. The managing partner

taking shares privilege. Would you like to come up? Perhaps some alerts? And happy to sponsor this item with Councilmember 5 and the mayor's office. Thank What a great honor to be standing here before

you. The mayor's office given Cairo, thank you for your support. Want to thank the city of Oakland. Scots employees and we use this is our first 50 years and we look forward to the next 50. Thank

Thank How many people to be on board? 85 right now. Beautiful. Several Black. Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you. Foundation. A black. Thank you, America. And through the chair. Just if I could

noting that it's I believe. At that councilmember Houston was on. But I do not see himself. Disregarding Scott's if we Well, I'll make a request to have the to tar tar on the full menu. Not just

catering. Thank you. Councilmember around. Excellent. I want briefly highlight a few items on the calendar here. So want start first with 6.1 5, as I said in the life enrichment committee. Thank you.

Councilmember 5 for bringing the item. There are a lot of important questions that were raised. But of course, I'm in full support of this moratorium. So just wanted to see that. In addition. Thank

you so much for this item. 6.0, 2, one honoring Scots personally, my favorite salad and fried combo. Are there. And celebrating 50 years. In addition for item, 6.2 8, I look forward to honoring my

honor. Reid, thank Councilmember Gallo for bringing the item honoring his that Hispanic and Latinx here month. Hopefully your office. We'll talk a little bit about the event that's upcoming. And then

lastly, I just wanted to highlight item 6.0, 2, 9, where we are honoring some amazing folks in our community. Dj Lady Ryan as well as emancipation who have put on amazing event supporting lgbtq+

community for over 15 And I want to really highlight that, you know, next year they're looking to bring a so lovely festival to the city of Oakland. And so I hope that all of my colleagues can really

rally to. It was something that they were trying to pull off in 2026 but was unable to. And so I hope that all of my colleagues can help support that. They were look wanting to do that event at Snow

Park. Thank you. So I want to just publicly say my apologies to COUNCILMAN Wang for Nye, including you on the Scots. I know the lines get very squiggly over there and we don't know if it's your

district is 3. Okay. But yet it's the 3. But next time include you on that. I'm reminded Council for item 6.15, the moratorium on data centers that this takes 7 affirmative votes. We have 7. 6 council

members here right now. And so. I think it's imperative that we picky with our comment so that we do not lose But I'm sure 100 will be back, but we cannot lose one member if we lose one member, this

will not pass. If we did an hour would have asked. Okay. So with that, if there are no more comments, let's call the public commenter Cent. Calling on names. If you're in the chambers, police up to

the podium. Any order, please state your name for the record before be any of you are on zoom. Please. Raise your hand so I can easily identify you if you wish to speak. If your hand is not raise, you

will not be caught on. Madeline. Stacey long that real loud. Kevin Sierra Warrick, Linda Warwick, Bailey, Hurley I mean, Audrey Luna, Isabel cider. Jacqueline So Sherri cabal, Jessa that are in sci-fi

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Stephanie Murphy. Erica, death by data centers, Donna, Camille Davis, Shelby Alejandra, you're Reno. Do cam? Amari? And so I can't read the last name. And Jonathan. Friends and her. 3 minutes on the

clock from MR. Hazzard. 3 minutes thank you. So go can dot com. Let me just first of all, why do you keep having? Cannabis as a public health emergency? I keep telling you. It's not cannabis is legal.

If you didn't know. So why do to have said no, people do die. AUGUST 13, 2026. They did a major. Operation in Oakland. On that note. This is not coming from the border. It's in this town. 13th Avenue.

And 78th Avenue. And you're not doing nothing about it. You're Cited Gallo. You talk about how value our children are. Di Maria behind fit know. Shame on all of you. So what I gave, you court of

Appeal, case information. The notice of Appeal found on the date set forth above has been lot and the Court of Appeals. The following case number and diffusion have been assigned 2. They appeal this

information must appear on all correspondence documents filed in the Court of Appeals case number 8, 1, 7, 7, 6, division, 4. This is around. The transaction used When your city attorney lied to the

public. Change. Language. And I'm not talking about what I don't know. Cassie filed with the Alameda County tax Voter Register on. JANUARY 16, 9 days after the council approved. Reza Artemis one. 38.

33. And you sit there and be silent. Brian Richards said. And the court on JANUARY. 25. And they've been a dimmer. And they say it's the state them are without leave. 2 men. Trying to get rid of But I

said on MAY 19, 2025, I will take it all the way to the appeals court. Little did I know all the c# # # that I had to go through? Nearly 400 days. But we got there. And the OCTOBER one 2025. Sales

tax. That's an illegal sales tax. What's wrong with you? All of you? PRESIDENT Jacob, you running for reelection. Thank you. Mr. Has is your time is up. Looking forward. Theresa 3 minutes for this

moment as well? Kathy Leonard. Born and raised in Oakland Living in district one now. But I've lived in many districts in Oakland. It's interesting that not one police officer showed up on item 6.5

You know why? Because they got everything they wanted. City workers. Around here striking. But the police, whenever they come before this body, they get whatever they want, but we can't rein in

overtime. It's going to take 5 years. That's absolutely outrageous. As usual, things continue with Obeidi. Mlk junior way. I'm glad to see this is happening. I want to thank I'm going to mispronounce

his name calling pithy with the with Odot. In 2017 or 18. I. Called the city about all the accidents that happened. On mlk between 52nd and the Berkeley border. People have been killed. That's the

widest street in district. 1, 3, lanes in each direction. I'm happy Kdot took up the cause. We now hopefully in DECEMBER construction will start left 2 lanes in each direction. We'll have a bike lane.

Sorry, but we need that bike lane. We'll have pedestrian fits as we can even cross the street because we get in the middle Lane. The first lane and the 3rd lane of traffic. Are driving like during

Indy 500. We have 3 senior citizen homes. Are apartment buildings. We have the North Oakland senior center and they can't cross the street. So I'm glad that this is happening. Meals on wheels. Cost of

food, highest hail. Our seniors need to be fed. So I don't know if we're giving them all the money that they need. But we have got to feed our seniors. Yeah, the food must be delicious because some of

it is c# # # . I'm sorry, but it is what it is. Moratorium. I agree with the moratorium. Trafficking every day. When I go to my to and from my office on a Barca, Daryl, I passed by the blade. There

are minor children, minor girls, 12 13 years old. Make it on the streets. Their whole bodies are exposed. I see cop car sitting on the size, trees doing nothing why are we arresting the pimps? That's

what I want to know. Why are we allowing minor girls to be marketed on the streets of Oakland. And, you know, we decide we do, though we could have some barriers. What how is that going to The Johns?

From exploiting minor children. There are pedophiles, for GOD's sakes. Are we allowing pedophiles to operate in the city of? Thank you. MISS Leonard. Love and respect to CHAIRMAN Fred. I saw him in a

room. Thank you. Council member of the senior take day was fantastic. Continue to look Al fussy news. I'm concerned with item 6.5 and his 2 of the items that have this. You have an item with the

agreement starts for the memorandum understanding with the police JULY first 2026. This is October. This 6, 2026. Are you saying you're gonna back pay? From JULY? First to? Pay these offices. Kate,

you can't do that. You can't do that legally. Wish you consul to tell you you have to approve any item before it becomes effective. That's what you're doing. You have a contractual rain with with the

police union that starts JULY first 2026 and ends JUNE 30. 2031. You're giving them a 14% pay. Raise over 5 years, whereas the source of funding for Not identify. Then when you go to item 6 point. 3,

6, point full same thing. You say in your report that the memorandum understanding with atf don't know why go messing with the federal government. Y'all. All you see it begins at home of the first.

SEPTEMBER. The 30th. When did it go to the? All Privacy Commission? You lied and said it went SEPTEMBER. The 3rd. And with last Thursday, OCTOBER, the first. Okay. The Privacy Commission reviewed

OCTOBER. The first that's the day. It's a postal spot. OCTOBER the first. What is today? OCTOBER know what? You approving something that was supposed to start with item 6 point. 23 at 6.20 fall with

the federal government. You approving something that was supposed to start at home of the first. Listen. People. I'm all let y'all school. With Trump because Trump was coming for ya behind any weight.

You've got to get you. You can't make a consul. Could you do this? Can you approve contracts? She's all about and I'd like do. He I know you hear me. You're not supposed allow council approve

contracts with the understanding they've already stolen it. And we have 3 items on there. 1, 3, agreements and one memorandum understanding involving money. And that should have been on the non

consent agenda to discuss. Where are we getting the money for So I pray. That you guys start doing the right. Good day. My name is Seth along Scott and I'm speaking for the Laney College. Poor

People's Campaign. Students organizes and neighbors committed tomorrow, resistance and collective action. I rise to urge this council to adopt COUNCILWOMAN Members by 45 day moratorium on data cause

planning code has been is out out of date. A large a large data center can use up to 5 million gallons of water a day and uses the same amount of like to see as tens of thousands of homes dangers it

could be. They're growing in their use in the country west in east Oakland already carry more than their share of pollution and poverty. Don't add to this Burton before the rules are in place. The

biggest tech companies are working to actor profit in power, not for communities and our health benefits. 45 days is really reasonable. More than 300. Thank you, ma'am. Your time is that? Thank you,

ma'am. Your time is up. Thank you, ma'am. Your time is that We even have it. You water. Please continue get good evening members of the council. My name is Philip Johnson. I'm a truck driver. Driver

Packard Truck. And the Bucs been truck. One of the biggest corporations in the United States and throughout. I'm in support of the data centers to come the Oakland because I'd go to Google. I go to

Microsoft. I go to Amazon and let me tell I've been doing this 42 years driving we need truck drivers who ever want to work. They can I have made sitting on a gold mine because I'd go to those

corporation aidala cost average into the s and p 500 and the company Waterhouse again, be sure is of the company. 33 years. I'm sitting on that never win been 33 years. I'm a landowner our house look

at If you want to get rich, you teach your kids to get richer. Lee with the father and mother, maybe we need for now to literacy in every school, in every home in Oakland. I grew up interest the

George religion or told my mother. Thank you. So your time is that? Thank Thank you, Sir. Your Time's up. Because Trump the Thank you, sir, your time. This out. Thank you. I appreciate that. Thank

you. You're out of order. Please proceed. Ma'am. It's are you about order? That's your second warning. Please proceed. Vanessa de to resident one play. I support the 45 day moratorium a more time for

city council to permanently ban all data centers, including the last minute. If we see ai companies profit off of Oakland, it's going to be our working class people losing their jobs, their rent be

increased their homes. This place. I don't want to see Waymo cars out on our. She's taking funding away from our public transit, which is already threatening funding cuts. Law enforcement is already

receiving so much of taxpayer dollars that could the invest it somewhere else. We've seen the 1990, and 20th through Tony 11 with the rise of big tech in the Bay area where Oakland lost close to half

of its black population mostly to transportation. Do not let history repeat itself. We must learn from our lessons to show that our people here are worth investing in. I want to name that. This is not

us against City Council, nor is the U.S. Against take as a tool. This is us against the billionaire corporations, Hardin trends of dollars of wealth. My name is Sharon Taylor, appreciate the

opportunity to address this council. I was born and raised Oakland. I've lived most of the areas of Oakland from the West Oakland, when my parents first got here and now that's considered affordable

all the way down by licking your own an apartment building and the Lake Eyre Lake Merritt area. What we call now, what we used to call more affordable people call low-income now. But really, it says

neighborhoods where people can afford to live. One of the reasons that my got here and we're able to flourish. It's because they could get a job. Data centers will bring jobs. They will not take jobs

away. I am in support of Oakland being vital and having factories back here. It's not gonna hurt people. They can do whatever they need to do to make them safe. And as Mindy Petchenik for Oakland is

trying to help bring more jobs to Oakland. I totally support that. And I think we shouldn't. Thank you, ma'am. Your time as a thank you, ma'am. And it was just good day. My relatives, my name is

Parker, executive director of United Native Americans. As far as it population, you know, we'd really like to see a ban. On data centers. These. A number of tribes have actually stepped forward and

implemented bans in our constitutions on our sovereign lands. We have an opportunity here today to start that process. To follow the leadership of a very strong, powerful black women. Why believe

them? And I hope that this community does believe in and will follow her lead. Thank you very much. My name is senior a e I have a national program homes and no help. Everybody. Because with city of

open. Everybody even knocking walk in front, the man got mid to Pines go hospital hot they can call who They all They lost and they all thought this touches. So crook get back today on number of that.

I do. But you're to get books. I got contact your school and usda defeat. They all important they know love them about the don't. They don't. Think I'm gonna do the interim. On the upswing for overall

It. I knew that usda most cooled This just moment, close you. I knew about unusual say You got talk a top university. 5 mom. Thank you, MR. Lammy your time is up. He can pull that mic down before you

Hello. My name is Linda a 10 year Oakland resident of native growth in East Oakland, family roots. My parents, Vietnam War, refugees classic. No classic post Vietnam story. My debt on a little

furniture factory near the Colosseum in the 90's. I oppose the moratorium on data centers and for the Dayton centers. And here's why there's a deep philosophical spiritual question here, ai robots and

computing is not human creativity ai or s I created by human serves as aids to human advancements. Now I grew up in the streets of San Francisco and Oakland at all, walking through the streets at all

hours of the day and night. And I remember a once thriving downtown Oakland with open bus, bustling businesses along Broadway today. I know many Oaklanders who don't even leave their homes pass a

certain hour and can you blame them? So how do you turn Oakland around I just isn't a chat. Bots were teenagers and college students cheat on their midterm papers. It will be critic. Thank you, ma'am.

Your time is that. Thank you. Thank you so much, excused. Thank you. Security. Councilmember Fife. I just want to reiterate what the council PRESIDENT Said at the beginning of this agenda item in

order to get through all of the speakers. Each speaker has to respect the amount of time that each individual is hit receives its the same time. It's democracy in action. So I'm asking the speakers to

please respect the 2 minutes. That's a lot of it per person. Please receipt. My name is Andrea Longtime resident of Oakland. We need the data centers. We need every form of modern science and

technology and industry. We can get Oakland is good at driving those things out of the city and then we turn around and we say how come we don't have enough money to give a raise to the city workers.

How how how can we talk we're talking about please pass time. Citibank for one 0nd one. Second, please. PRESIDENT. We need to be an order. Everybody has a right to their time. Please continue. So

yeah, we need we need more more industry, more technology people. Critics, you know, there were people that were afraid of all kinds of technologies in the past, some people tried to stop electricity.

They said it was dangerous. They said it was going be too expensive. They said it was going to take away jobs and look at look at the world They couldn't even imagine the kind of world that would be

made possible by the invention and implementation of that kind of technology. Let's not think backward. Let's not think like, you know, cave men. Let's bring modern science and modern production into

Oakland. We need the jobs. We need the science. We need to progress. Pensioner candidate for Oakland, mayor and I want to remind people this is not a Democratic or Republican question or an mpp

question. Remember PRESIDENT John f Kennedy when he developed the space program and what that did for the country and open new Frontiers. We had no idea how we were going to get to the moon when he

post it. And yet we put our human creativity to work. And we made breakthroughs in science in life. Things that affect us today was the same thing with the data centers, which is why I oppose wasting

taxpayers money on a moratorium which might get extended again better. We just use our resources and actually put us to work in the 21st century. And just to remind people very quickly in Cairo to

Japan, it was just the 23rd annual meeting of science and technology and society that countries like Argentina, Bulgaria, chilly Greece and Tunisia, Japan, coast and the United States United Kingdom

in others approved the use of this kind of tech. Thank you, ma'am. Your time is that? My name is Deborah Gelber. And I'm also in favor of the data centers. But I want to start with f# # # and

hopefully on spark a little bit of thinking serious thinking, not popular opinion but serious thinking. You know, I'm old enough to remember when people freaked out a nuclear energy, the 60's and

70's. I mean, people were crying. I mean, they were hysterical. I mean, there were protests. It was intense and you know, people really, really, really believe that they were going to blow our cities

and kill millions of people that they were going to leak and kill a saw. I mean, this is this was the discussion. I'm not like that like tonight. You this was the discussion, ok? So history is gives

us a different perspective on that. One. What I want to say is this. I pretty convinced that the moratorium is probably going to Thank you, your thank you. Your time is up. Good evening. My name's Ned

near a key. I've been to this podium many times over my lifetime. I'm here today to say yes. On data centers. Give you a real simple reality why you might want to. Elon Musk, the man that many people

used to love. Because of Tesla and the like the cart. He has a program where put you out of business. He's got the technology to take the data centers. Outside. The on the atmosphere. Beyond his

already existing. Wi-fi system called StarLink. He's got the capability with rocket lift. He'll be putting up way beyond this. Thank you, sir. Your time is up. Your time. Is that thank you. Thank you

for the warning. Very safe. You can put 3 minutes on the clock for ms James. Thank you. And Jenks district 3 and I really want thank all of you giving the time for some. Public discussion and public

consideration, decision that will be impactful to the city. And I appreciate Councilmember 5 for for getting this going. It is regrettable that this is not the way that this council approaches other

issues that are very impactful to the city such as the police union contract. It was really horrifying to watch at the last meeting when it was not on the consent calendar, the real lack of

discussion, the real lack of inquiry, the real lack of curiosity on council before making a vote. That's that that is going do more to our budget. Really any other vote that you're going to do? And

you couldn't bothered to ask basic questions. How is this going to affect the city's pension obligation when you're giving up. 25% bonus 2.20 year employees. That's going to affect what they get in

their pension if they retire. How is this hr stood here and said this contract is going to help with attention. But they also said that the people who were leaving where the officers with 5 years of

service, they get a two-year boat, that 2% bonus and a 3% bonus. Is that really going to stop them when they're being offered? $75,000 at a new at a new police Department. And why are the bonuses? 25

1% for a 20 year veteran. If you're trying to retain the 5 year officers, wasn't one question asked. We have urged the coalition for police accountability urge this council to have public open

discussions and you are post 2 earlier on during the negotiations before the negotiations about these issues that are so impactful to the city's budget and to public safety. This council did not do

that. And it's most regrettable issues like gps, which that the data available from heavy gps and police vehicles would help understand 9-1-1, response time. It would help understand overtime. It

would help understand staffing. But you have not acted upon that. You haven't acted upon. Civilian should so that officers can be involved in real public safety instead of administrative work. And

you've left over time. Well, fully on addressed. It's deeply regrettable. I'd ask you to give it the same level of attention that you're giving to the moratorium on the data centers. Thank you. Point

of order. I was just asking if I was on for 2 items. Thank you. You can raise the mic. All right. So even Cambridge item 6.5 a m o u of I am vehemently against approving you. There should be a

moratorium on that. Same as the data center. Most of the Oakland audit items deal pa or the opd. They haven't shown that they're willing to do very minimum amount of things to actually put in the

process is that would stop from one government overspend. I see all the people in the local 21 shirts from no blood for old men or a no blood for old men or something like that. But basically they're

drinking out of your cup. Okay. Opd is drinking out of the very resources that could be going to you. No, no country for old Something like that. Yeah. So yet they're drinking basically I resources.

So no way. Should this be funded once again, you guys could be heroes for not approving this item. 6, 6, in terms of land tax usage. It's a great way, example, of influencing it. Land usage on a

legislative point. We should mandate a tax is used specifically to abate our current housing task. Acosta land should be prioritized towards nonprofits as much as possible. We should also consider a

tax on for-profit business is buying single family homes in terms of the data center, we need to kind of change the way we're thinking we. The technology you can ever stop early adopting Uber driver,

Lyft driver. I was one of the people that was driving around pink mustache on their car. Here are some legislative things since you're the legislature that you should be thinking about taxing them.

Energy parameters, segregating their consumption from public noise constraints. Radiation met. Thank you, MR. Came for 2 items. Got to give us name first. Good evening to these distinguished I being

from the few guys. You know, why are so really get amount of time. Could you please give me your name? Came my heat. I'm here to support the cd. Put in a 45 We tell on the day to send In place. I

believe 45 days is a reasonable time frame. However, the cd. Most use this time to educate themselves. And specific district resident in the specific areas we have these day to send is a pools. You

need to be some zoning. Lows that district members need to be vast because don't get these tweets that at the end of the day. Davis and they saw also about providing jobs. And we must make so Oakland

stay in the mix of economic development. And Gavin team that these jobs up up by by Oakland as so that Oakland is can afford to stay in Oakland. We lost We just had an amazing week. Oakland, take

week. I've never seen people coming to get at. Try to be in the cd. We need to keep that momentum going. We need to have a lie-in, a blue times. When we look polls, we see the council members could

engage. Raise the so that we could all line to Ghana. Because realities use all the year nec it to state. So we need to in place the 8 we need to be. I had a feat. We need to educate our self. We need

to be in the We cannot afford to lose this opportunity. That is a big transfer off wealth that they can place. We need to get Oakland as but Pete, we need to get these programs on all of the pullout

to college east so that people can make informed the season. I yield the rest of my time here. Yes, this Gerald patching up the other pitch and hook. Related in the 44 years I think there's a couple

things the city Council. Really needs to know since the date of the hearing and the passage of the moratorium for 45 days. Because you are so wrong. You are roll along. Number one. It was a meeting on

the 29th of SEPTEMBER with the 30 top. Technology people in the country and it's speed ahead on ai Foles no moratorium and then OCTOBER 4th just happened. My wife said it. 16 countries called we stand

at the frontier of an immense opportunity to harness superintelligence. There's nothing on. Thank you, MR. Virtue. Nick, your time is at. Thank you. To share Cristo. I have some 5, 1, item addresses

and of course, the 6.15, 28 to 30 years as a taxpayer. I personally would just like to suggest and a request that at this point, right, that all taxpayers receive an invoice every year or sometime

report to see where the funds are actually being spit. I'd like addresses the business names, the dates of the work, the amount spent so that I can actually go and verify an audit for myself. Opd does

not meet that need more funds. They need more training. They need more education. I as a licensed cosmetologist require more education than a police officer. And that's a shame. Businesses in Oakland,

business fees are high. Water is high. Why are the fee so high dumping? We have flock cameras, but we don't have any cameras. To watch numbers. Housing. I am dreaming of housing. Like our mayor said,

I'd like to consider myself one of those young people in open. Can see themselves buying property here, but I can't I've been struggling to do that for 2 years in Oakland because it's so hard and

afford. France for open school parent, a resident of district 2. I'm here in support of the 45 day moratorium on data centers Oakland. We should also have a complete ban on these facilities to the

people's needs. Officially met instead of investing in data center. That one battle in the colon. How about we invest in our children's schools in court why babies can learn better instead of lease.

And I last of the billionaires, while we creating a true jazz program community pay a 30 minute, $30, minimum wage like the calls being made by the Black organizing project. It is time like this where

we are called remember history here in Oakland 80 years ago 100,000 workers caught in demand for better wages working conditions as a community called 30 on minimum wage. A fair contract for a city

workers for weapons not to be sent to a public airport for more school to support a black and brown children. The community deserves their investment. First we address the needs of engines of the

billionaires. Invest in the people. Money, dissent. I'm sorry for you Put the mike down closer cause Madden closer. Minus minus. And I'm here to talk about 6.15 I have so much talk about. I'm kind of

like a refugee Apollo also and the fact that I can't really buy a home and where grew up its millions of dollars and priced out. My family is is just a lineup like top technologists, my grandparents,

my uncles, my of my dad, myself, my moms and real estate, my dad's in private. I mean, my brothers and private equity. This is the way things are going. It's very parasitic. We want to take we want to

make use of technology that's coming forth. But if we don't set a moratorium, it's going to take full advantage of us. We think you know, that we can make the most of it. But we need to follow the

lead of like the un Habitat International Guy guidelines on people sent smart cities. I recommend, you know that we take a look at that. You know, data center should be a public resource. If it's a

private resource, we're giving up the entire game and it's a duty, a civic duty in a human duty to make sure we do all this on our own terms and on the people's dreams. Hi, I have hate. Archer role is

going to see. It is time to me. Unfortunate. There's no seating time on the consent calendar. So just go ahead with your name. Okay. My name is Emily and the city worker and I live in district one in

1972, the Black Panther Party updated the last point of its 10 point program. It called for, quote, people's community control of modern technology. And quote, this was over 50 years ago. But these

revolutionary leaders understood what would happen with the development of technology continued to replace workers under the control of greedy corporations businessmen. Capitalism is going to drive us

off a cliff. The and the tech billionaires don't care as long as they make a buck. But the people open know how to fight. We have a part organization and we will fight for our future for a livable

planet, thriving planet. And we will fight for our city. We want to decide what gets built here and how the money gets spent. We want money for public transportation, affordable housing, health care,

education and city services. We don't want the Bering facility in downtown. I am asking city council not just to pass this 45 day ban but also to join our movement and fight for the interests of the

people open. This is about data centers, but it's also about community control of our city. All of these struggles are connected and I live in Oakland District 3, I just want to point out how inspired

and proud I am of all my neighbors here today. Yes, look at how the working class has shown up to show our commitment to Oakland into each other. This is the second City Council meeting of attended

were Oakland residents have made themselves heard public comment in regards to the status and I am in support of the moratorium our concerns have ranged from cost of living to environmental impacts

where is bearing? Aside from bragging about the interest in their fight from numerous companies in the press conference with Carroll Fife, I haven't heard any appeals or input from developer on how

this is good for Oakland. Yeah, support moratorium. And that really tells me all I need to about this company this proposed project. Thank you. My name is our buzz. I'm a resident of district 2 and a

sport. The 45 day moratorium on data centers in Oakland. However, this is just a start. And despite what we heard from mayor earlier, rents. Keep going up. Our food prices keep going up. Water and

electricity bills keep going up and to top it off, our airport continues to ship bombs and f 35 parts to kill kids have across the world. So until we demonstrate that we're able to meet the people's

needs, you know, to house our unhoused to fund our children's schools and, you know, we shouldn't be siphoning off our resources and mortgaging our people's futures ai bubble. That will undoubtedly be

of us holding the bag and the end. So until then we need to completely ban these facilities. I don't want to see any loopholes for converting existing facilities for closed-loop cooling for exemptions

on data centers below a certain size. None of that and none of the stuff around. You know what that squeezes this bearing one So thanks. He. Hello. I'm just see. I wanted to speak today as a

chronically ill and disabled person. Takes me every fiber of my existence. Just to be a semi functioning human being. And there are so many others in Oakland who can't even make it out here today,

even though we pretty much universally up opposed the construction of this data center. How is an ai data centers are supposed to help disabled chronically ill neuro divergent people like myself and

many others in Oakland, disability income is not keeping up with inflation. And most of us aren't getting any disability income in the first place. Most of us work full time jobs. And the reality is

that more of us are becoming disabled under capitalism. It is disabling to have to work 3, 4, jobs just to survive. Our utility bills are already too high. And this ai data center is only going to

contribute to that. I want to thank council member fight for introducing the 45 day moratorium and we will continue to fight for a permanent ban on data centers. My name is Dominique Howling. I'm born

in Oakland and the long-term resident. I'm in support of moratorium. I've worked in trauma and nature base healing for over a decade and fear the disruption. A data center will bring to our ecosystem,

the noise pollution use of excessive new natural resources and displacement will bring trauma here. We've seen and heard many negative impacts to communities where data centers have been built,

bringing a data center and to our community will be devastating to our health and all the beings that call this beautiful place home. We must invest in Oakland, but this will decrease our quality of

life. We will continue to fight for a permanent ban on data centers and our city. Thank you. Hi, I'm in percent locally here and I'm also in favor of this moratorium. We know we hear a lot that data

centers might bring jobs with. The fact is I a deletes or aces gets rid of our job. That doesn't create more. That's 73% of Californians oppose data centers. And we know that half of data centers in

the United States has been delayed or stopped by concerned local people, which is incredible and happens for a reason. And we should know that this is a really critical moment in Oakland or because

the decisions that we make right now about centers are going to determine the standards of what's acceptable here for people and for land. I there's a lot we don't know right now and move things we

don't know could absolutely hurt us. We don't know what the impacts are going to be environmentally on. For example, the the first Wildlife Preservation Center in in the in the country, actually,

which is and Lake Merritt. What we do know that the pairing company is trying to avoid doing the seat. Are the environmental analysis. Find out with the with the pollution would be to find out what

consequences would be with. Renee, come. My name is Rene. I'm in District. 2 resident and we've been hearing about companies like Anthropic meta Waymo and bearing and what these companies are doing is

they are gambling on oaklanders lives and livelihoods and either way Oaklanders are going to lose. They are dumping billions of borrowed money into ai investments with the hope that it will pay off

and what is paying off mean for them? It means that the best case scenario that I will replace human workers and hundreds of thousands of working class people will be laid off from their jobs. And if

a guy doesn't live up to all that is promised before their credit runs out, the bubble will burst and cause a recession that is projected to be worse than the 2008 crash when one in 4 Oakland homes

were foreclosed and the billionaires were bailed out. Oaklanders know what happens when billionaires make bets on our homes in our jobs. We are asking you to act. Thank you. Chase. Good tennis. So you

guys all talk about how Oakland has so many intelligent, creative geniuses. And I agree and what those is there vehemently against ai. So I also support the moratorium and banning data centers and

stopping the ai expansion, aka the to deterioration of society ai is taking jobs. It's riding brains and it's killing our planet. Billionaires are never the solution. History has shown us that every

time the city has invested in big tech, its only lead to gentrification and a detriment to the peak lore actually from that city. Let's look at our neighbors, San Francisco. There are a prime example

to me in that they invested in big tech and now they're black population is under 6%. That's not how used to be. I don't want that to happen to Oakland. So I go back to the artists and creatives where

the Superman shirt her mind and myself, the artist imitate life as the geniuses. They are super man fights for the people and literally fights big tech billionaires ak Lex Luthor. Now I'm not

Superman, but I and we are all fine. Thank you. MISS Seriously, time is up. Hi, I'm uvm adt. Does a I've been observing this often see for a long time and over time. I think that marketing is gone.

More more full of lies. If you believe them, he would be all using currency today to like, you know, John Sack live in a matter. Where had to stop or face isn't very likely go classes. So for every

product that we do, that member, there's a million that bond promoted by the exact same people with the same for Muncy that they're promoting this as the future, something that must get behind or we

would be left behind. I'm very happy be left behind from the cryptocurrency. I'm very happy left behind from all of these things. So I I I want us to not believe the marketing, And remember that the

big Foxconn factory that was supposed to bring 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin lays completely abandoned today making that led unusable for anyone around it in the initial interest in investment dried up. So

I doesn't provide 10,000 jobs. It provides practical use Eto'o. I support them on a pair em and then a total ban on to this bubble. Hello, my name is Angela Maddox and ice part the 45 day moratorium

on ai centers. If we truly want people to stay in Oakland in visit Oakland, then it's we cannot have the data center say just pollute everything around them. They destroy things around them. They make

people sick. The main job influx comes from the construction which will tell our far roads and then it'll be over. Honestly, it's an assault on to society and human living and that people who want

these data centers are companies like Palantir committing genocide. You had you on last withdraw, creating child porn. And I don't think it's any coincidence that you have these types of people

running these companies and the scene uptick of lynching in the South. We have kkk recruitment going on in the Midwest. And when you have people driving a country one direction whose we have these

beliefs and their open about them. It translates throughout the entire country. We need to stand up to them in general and say no to all ai data centers. Hello, I'm to Davis Iran yeah. Hello. City

Council once again. I'm a resident of district 3 in a public health nurse of 16 years. We know the results of d 3 have been disproportionately affected by environmental and health impacts seen by

freeways and industrial sites. These conditions are a direct result of decades of systemic racism and disinvestment in communities data center, harm reduction will never be enough to hold these techno

billionaires accountable. They will demand more land data centers have become a form of colonialism. They kill people land living and living beings. This is not responsible. Technological growth.

Oakland City Council, please support Councilmember Fife's moratorium and halt all data center development with the ban to follow. Starts look councilmembers. My name's emoji. And I'm here to for the

moratorium. I worked as a environmental and garden educating the school district this past year. So this issue does hit close to home yes, so I just wanted to mention how maybe he was talking about

how the city advocates for environmental justice and so and even outline some of the, you know, the main principles. And Barbara, just as right. So the the right to a healthy living environment free

from environmental hazards on so this due, in fact, pose a threat, environmental threat to are the health of residents here starts. But for some. And I think becomes But please, yeah. Time Hello. My

name is Megan. I'm a resident and student here in Oakland and I strongly support a moratorium on data centers. But more than a moratorium. I want to ban on the capitalist development of ai in Oakland.

Not because I'm against technology, but because I see how tech billionaires are pushing ai in ways that are destructive ways that sacrifice human needs and the planet for short-term profit. We keep

being presented with a false choice between big tech and empty store fronts. But both these options keep us in a box where billionaires are in control and we are told to ask for crumbs. That is a

false choice. We have agency and this belief in ourselves. The working class is what we need in the face of an existential climate crisis. We can't wait for someone to save us. We need to save us. So

please, listen to your constituents and vote in support of Councilmember Fife's moratorium. But we we need to organize because this moratorium is only step one in taking back power from the

billionaires. Hi, my name is Leon. A and I live in district 3. I want you guys to stop and look in your hearts right now. We all all of you. You have hearts. I know you do. And you know. Creating a

data center here is not right. Underneath the the greed or the oppression that creates internalized injustice that pours out words onto your people. You know that this is not the right decision. Our

children, their lives are at stake. We know what population Oakland this would be. An active in environmental racism because you all have not proven to us that you have the capacity to build an

infrastructure that will support these people in finding a place in tech. Also. Don't forget about the climate, you will be impacted, too. You will. Remember that. Any Murphy. I'm here today to talk

about the moratorium. Thank you. Council fi for bringing I've heard a lot of people talk about ai and the you know, whether it's good or bad. That's not what this is about about having a date or

center specifically in Oakland's. Where we've seen data centers. We've seen. Environmental crisis. We've seen utility prices go up. We've seen water quality go down. Noise problems. It's not going to

be good for the community. So we're not ceding time today. I'm Kristin Burkett. Hello from district. One. Please pass the 45 day moratorium on data center so we can work towards a full ban on all data

centers Oakland. Any short-term benefit to the city's budget does not outweigh the massive future financial implications on Oakland's residents as well as environmental and health implications. It

will have remember how many of your residents showed up at the last city council meeting in support of the moratorium and look at all the people here today to truly be a representative of the people's

wants and needs would be to pass a full ban on data centers in Oakland banning data centers in Oakland does not remove us from the forefront of technology. It only protects the health and wealth of

Oakland and its residents. The electricity demand profile for data centers requires 24 7 supply known as from power has more data centers come online. The utilities are under increasing pressure to

procure power for fossil fuels like natural gas. Oakland should not support or contribute to this long-term trend. And back to higher carbon emissions. Hello, my name is Donna Davis. I live in

District 3 and I work in Jack London. I'm in favor of the moratorium and beyond that, a full band. The question that keeps on coming up for me is if ai is so smart, why is it so destructive? I mean,

that's pretty dumb, right? Pairing good look at their acting like teenagers. Why are they so secretive? What are they hiding behind a loophole right? I mean, if they're on us, one of the come out and

say, let's talk about it. Let's talk about what doing. Let's talk about the impact they've been. They're not they're afraid, right? They're afraid of the truth. They know how harmful it is. Putting a

data center near a senior living center. That's like a but a couple blocks away to me. Stupid. Put it. Data center near the oldest wildlife refuge in Lake Merritt. It's pretty stupid. I mean, in this

JUNE 10 district, 2. Last Saturday, a canvas in the neighborhood of Crystal Glenn. I can this Renee Adams in district 2 after Charlene Wang repeatedly voted for flock cameras selling the people the

city out to big tech to mass surveillance to ai facial recognition. The houses in this neighborhood were beautiful brass door knockers in the Shape of animals, modern tables facing a wall of glass

overlooking a biodiverse front yard in every city. There are a few millionaires and even fewer billionaires. The rest of us live paycheck to paycheck. Try to do our friends and families right. Think

about how to map our routes to avoid deliriously long wait times on the Bay Bridge. Skyrocketing grocery prices dodging salmonella in eggs cycle sport. Let us we don't need a ai. We have never needed

a I we need functional city planning. We need to stop bombing Palestinians. We are currently debating ai which brings us closer a vote. Yes, on the moratorium support full vent. My name is Charlotte.

I'm from tee to. I'm in support of the moratorium and after that, I'm heartened to see how many people are out here to challenge the logic that we have to beg the oligarchy invest in our city. And

also the logic that says we have to shape our city to be attractive to them. When we talk about violent sweeps of homeless people and surveillance by shady take tech companies like flock, that is what

we are talking about. And one more thing I want to say that might sound a little bit silly, but but let it on to something. They understood that. What matters about technology is not just what it

does, but who controls what kind of power it has to concentrate power. We do not control this technology. In my mind is very little. We could do to actually control in a meaningful way. I think it is

a big mistake for us to gamble with the future of our city and trust of the oligarchs. Have a benevolent vision for us or a place for us in their vision at all. Rafi from district who I am here in

support of of the 45 day moratorium. And urge the city council to support a permanent ban on data centers in Oakland. At 2026. Gallup Survey shows that 71% of Americans oppose data centers in their

communities. 71%. We are concerned about our access to basic resources and quality of life. Do burying. And the tech elite convince you that we the people I confused are misinformed. We the people

very clear. We want permanent jobs that support our communities and the ability to afford a basic needs, including housing and utilities, a data center in Oakland threatens all of this and all of

Oakland already knows what happens when big tech moves into our town, working class and black people. I displaced and suffer direct harm. It isn't hypothetical. It's happened and it will happen again.

It's not data centers are empty storefronts, its data centers are thriving town support. Hello Council. My name's Ursula. Thank you. Council Mem COUNCILMAN Fly for the 45 moratorium and I agree on

that and I think we should have a total ban. I agree with what a lot of people said here today. Everything I I read about a lot of states and they regret it. Jus jumping in and, you know, tight as a

youngster on money and good money. And they could bring in all that money. But 4 held in it annoys in the water and energy saw that. So just really hope. You guys study it and just say no, we can do

something else with make Oakland great. Another way. Like old days. All right. Thank you. Boundaries. District 2, good evening community and council members and Councilmember Thank you. I appreciate

you. I'm a 4th generation resident and therapists here in Oakland. I urge you to pass the 45 day moratorium and use that time toward keeping data centers out of Oakland for good in our city with the

housing crisis that impacts the overwhelming majority of us. We're being asked to welcome a building whose main tenant is computing power, not people. Before we do. We should ask what it takes from

the people already here that have carried more than their fair share of pollution and systemic neglect. No amount of promise revenue makes that trade worth it. Oakland's land, water and energy should

the people that live here. Not machines. The answer to someone else. No to techno colonialism. Not today. Not ever. Good afternoon council members. My name is down and you and I'm resident in campaign

organizer here in Oakland as those before me have already stated, we are unwilling to accept a data center that puts public and environmental health at risk consumes so much of our resources and

further jeopardizes the economic stability of every day. Working class people. I do think it's very important to note time in a political climate where there exists so much division disagreement this

issue right here. Ai data centers has been putting people uniting people across so many political economic and cultural lines. People who've never taken an interest in civic engagement. People who

never stood up before a city council to speak. Their thoughts have done so for the first time because they recognize the critical nature of this issue. So I urge you to please listen to our please. I

think the people of Oakland have made it abundantly clear tonight that we do not want we do not need and we will not accept an ai data center here. Please vote to support the status center moratorium.

I just wanted to say to the public and to my colleagues that this is amazing opportunity. People speaking out. I don't want to lose quorum. So if there's anyone that thinking about leaving because we

need every single one of your votes, please reconsider that into the public. If you can consolidate your comments that would allow us to make sure that we retain our quorum here. Just want to

reiterate that to pass this item. We need 7 affirmative votes. We have 7 council members here. We are at risk of losing a council member is there and that 7 council members here, item 6.15, will not

pass. This is so he can and I'm going address all the 7 council members here. Encore a man holding your attention because tonight will be a historic vote. And I hope you are listening to the majority

of people here who are telling you how to vote. This is not only an environmental issue, but an existential one. And this is not only an open fight, but a nationwide and global fight against ai data

center creep infiltration and unjust development in our local community. Hope you have read the element, the environmental element in the city of Oakland where communities of color and indigenous

communities and low-income communities have historically been this invest. I live in West Oakland where a 30 minute walk to Lake Merritt is telling and I think we need to abolish colonial. And unjust

gentrified racial policies I data center creep is part of that and I support it for. Thank you, ma'am. Your time is up. Doesn't come closer to the mike so we can get through all quicker most during

the School. Alright Mining Shelby's Highness you and I was also encouraged by the couple days after the last time I came COUNCILWOMAN 5, 5, saw me out. Well, I was trying to retrieve some headphones

that I left here because I am. It made me feel really seen. And I hope that you guys still see the amount of people here. And I was also really surprised by the amount of people that came and talked

like against the moratorium. And I want to say that I think large population of people here who are very for the moratorium. And I think there's a big difference in the diversity in the population

that came out. You see every single kind of person here who is here for this moratorium. And I really, really hope that you guys that and please take that into account. Thank you. I counsel my name is

with start with the at District, 3 resident and an organizer with can use for a better environment. An amazing man, an educator named Marvin Boomer, one said to meet a group volunteers that the only

ai that we've only at me ever needed is ancestral intelligence. It's our ancestors who teaches about abundance, right? And that this world has everything that we could possibly need to survive. Right?

And to thrive. That act industry isn't offering that s right. You can't computer chips. Last time I checked. More than that right? We have everything that we need to be abundant in the city, right.

But I think it really comes down to some of the things that are highlighted today around this manatee right of our of our funds and allowing the police to eat up majority of the funds that we have

available here. So we have exactly what we need. We have to be smart about the resources that we already have in past moratorium for that on the health and well-being of people in the south and west.

So Clinton. Tina, while. I'm in favor of the moratorium. And I also believe that there's a literacy crisis because of where everyone's using ai to save time. I understand that's even Tennessee's for

other things. But then we're losing that creative flow and also. Critical thinking skills of truly how to get from point a to point b, we lost b and c. So and for me, I personally love researching my

topics. It's going deep into it. And then like learning how to write down, look at it and then manufacture. How did how that and where are from? Because of robbing up with children? They don't. There

are a passing through that. I don't have that critical thinking skills, the creative flow of it. So in north adding on the data centers plan. We creating more problems for the children. And we don't

want that anymore. We don't need more of Hi, my name is Amy ago Young. I'm a district 6 PRESIDENT And also a policy organizer with High Power Utility Justice campaign. I'm in support of councilmembers

fights. 45 day moratorium. That's a pathway to permanent ban without your action. Today data centers and Oakland with as little water and sustainably keep fossil feels online, drive more pollution,

raised local temperatures and noise and displace oaklander jobs. Data centers also require massive power usage an urgent demand growth that will in turn require new electric infrastructure. This will

increase already outrageously high electric rates for communities who already cannot. Pga's high energy bills. Let's join other Bay Area cities. Richmond, Oakley, Gilroy. And just earlier today, San

Francisco impasse, the moratorium to protect our communities. Thank you. My name is Colin Logan, organizer with reclaim our Power Utility Justice Campaign and Coalition based in Oakland, we've been in

the movement to abolish pg any and replace it with a not-for-profit people's utility to put people and the planet over profits. Thank you so much. Councilmember Fife for your bold leadership in

introducing this moratorium on data centers, we will continue to fight alongside you for a permanent ban. Data centers are massive threat to oaklanders especially black and brown communities in the

flatlands were already on the front lines of pollution due to the ongoing legacy of redlining and environmental racism. Data centers would raise rpg any bills at a time when our rates are the highest

in California. When the end, when California's rates are the highest in the continental U.S. Occupied Turtle Island, Black and Brown and indigenous and disabled. People are harmed. First and worst by

these utility shut offs and utility debt. No to corporate greed. No to pg. Noted data centers stand with openers, not the techno fact. Matalin, Stacy Senate for 4 items. For for items. Okay. First I

want to again address the declaration local emergency due to the existence of the city's homelessness. I want to again emphasize that the existence of unhoused themselves is not the emergency. They

are not obliged. They are our neighbors. I want to make sure we keep the right frame as we move forward. And I also want to bring up Nino is coming. We're going to all feel the effects of the severe

weather situation and it's going to significantly impact our unsheltered relatives and neighbors. And so I want to propose and it's not something we're discussing now. I'm gonna put it into the

atmosphere. A moratorium on sweeps. During this winter season. I want to also address because Mayor Lee did speak about it about solving homelessness and the New Department, the Office of Homelessness

Solutions in our chief that keep it out Santa. That's new with it. And so much of what they're doing is focusing on the ema td encampment management abatement team and hurt there. Presentation at the

condition of homelessness. Just. Recently between MAY and SEPTEMBER for months. 86% of their operations were closures and those are sweeps. We're spending a lot of money every year, every week, every

month on sweeps. And that is not a solution to homelessness. The Office of Homelessness Solutions needs to focus on actually solving homelessness. And then I want to also speak an echo wet and Jenks

and said about you with the Oakland Police Department and especially the wage increases. I know last time we do with the first 2 portions of the last full city council meeting and now we're doing the

3rd portion about the salary schedule. And I just want to again emphasize that actions speak louder than words and your prior to station of rubber stamping the appeal ways requests. The city workers.

Who provide actual on-the-ground services for the city of Oakland. Are still. At the contract. People are Still in communication in are still trying to get a contract finalized. Peel away with higher

than cpi rates higher than cost of living are getting increases and raises and this me too agreement when we can't even get close to call up for the city workers and they still don't have a contract

finalized and not only have been going either 8 or 6 months with the contract negotiations but out of contract for several months. That speaks to the priorities that you happen to you answer to who

you prioritize, which and I'm not a time for what I want to say. But yes, the moratorium is low hanging fruit. Is just to pass. People not do anything crazy. Everyone should vote for. Thank you.

Stacey. Moving to speaker's starting with Jacqueline So please unmute yourself and begin your comments. Thank you, Jackie Compasso District want on behalf of Western States Legal Foundation, a

nonprofit organization based in Oakland District 3 working for peace and justice in a nuclear free world. I speak in support of the moratorium on ai data centers given the inevitable your current time

legs. We also support Councilmember Wang's proposed amendments which provide concrete measures to ensure 45 moratorium is used to produce a substantive analysis, including a strategy for community

engagement. Input, which can inform critical future decisions. Well, the proposed ordinance identifies a wide range of harms associated with a high data centers. It does not address the very real and

growing concerns about the multiplicity of dangers posed to humanity by a itself with the lack of leadership the federal level, it is incumbent upon local governments to protect public health and

safety and a public hearing held just yesterday by the New York City. Thank you for your comments moving. So learn that. And the police confirm your name. Loner. Audrey Luna, thank you. Go sorry. I

thought they had more time for opioids should take zeros for the next 5 years in the last city workers to catch up. But regarding 6.15 and asking the council to fully approve this temporary moratorium

and worked for the total ban on these new generation data centers during this time. I'm thankful for the mayor's comments. Her statement reminded me that Oakland constituents need to fight for the

Oakland that we know in an ad run, I will not repeat the same concerns that the hundreds of community members have voiced. I trust that the council is hurt and understands these concerns based on

their, you know, whether he'll support given by the life enrichment committee. Please remember this and our voices and their stories as you considered the future of Oakland be on the 45 moratorium.

You are the people the city has trusted to speak for the citizens of the city. We this into a future that are really said we need to fight for please vote to approve this ordinance. Please spend all

day the senators in Oakland, please don't sell us out to corporate tech and billion their interests. Our next after Bailey is Linda War. We MAY leap. He's or comments. Hello. My name is Bailey Hurley

and I'm in favor of the 45 day moratorium. Centers are known to make false promises, lie to the public and hide the truth about their environmental impacts on the land, which is why I wish the

moratorium had more systems to ensure transparency and mitigate the impacts of nba's in corporate secrecy around. And I did a sentence. I encourage the council to strongly consider enforcing

transparency measures on data center such as a ban on and the a's require public disclosure any plans to create or expand data centers are submitted and then did environmental reporting the public

deserves to know what's really happening and democracy depends on our ability to make informed decisions on data centers to those still in opposition to this moratorium. I encourage you to look

further into the predatory practices of these data centers. The money from the state Senate's going to tech billionaires, not our people. I am someone who does believe can be used for good. But these

are just a way to explain our community. This moratorium is a great first step. Thank you to everyone who's come out here to make their point. It's Linda. You are next after Linda is Elizabeth

Daughtry. The police being? Right? Yes, my name is Linda wore a constituent hearing for And I what the moratorium and a ban on the data center. Already have problems with our water systems and our

power plants. And we not add that. And also it will be addition of the air problems that we already have up. If you're going to be getting worse with downs the that this will not help bring jobs plan.

Really thank that councilmember fight for and need to slow down and think what we're doing to some of the dei. People are telling us that it's dangerous. We need to slow down. So I think we need to do

that for the city of Oakland and it's going spank you so much. Elizabeth. You are next after Elizabeth. We have seen year Christina, go ahead to begin. Elizabeth Daugherty from Holy h 2, 0, in

District. One Oakland is at threat and that threat stems from a to Cuellar group of Fascist billionaires. They're like a body whose head is personal gain. Their heart is a I their lungs or data

centers and all the other organs are the chips and other forms of associated manufacturing. The whole body must be kept out of Oakland. Here is what they are offering us. A massive increase in the use

and costs a very limited electricity and water resources, environmental impact on wildlife, environmental justice, impact on human communities. Musk and Bezos and other nefarious folks influence in

our local political scene. And the end of humanity past the moratorium. Don't let this body take a single foot. I can. You hear Yes. I'm District 4. Please vote yes on the moratorium with no

amendments. We know data centers have environmental impacts that they s# # # up water strain energy grids and poison the air with diesel fumes and noise pollution. We know lower income and bipoc

communities are disproportionately affected. You know that once built data centers must run 24 7, but Newberry few full-time staff. So those saying it will bring jobs are kidding themselves. We know

this, but we don't yet know the extent the 45 day moratorium is the first step needed for a full ban, which i support. But at the very least it will allow us to study this enormous on now. This is not

about whether you personally like ai. It is about studying how the dissenters harm Oakland and not charging ahead recklessly. It is your responsibility keep open state past the moratorium. But a study

this week, a move from knowledge. Thank It's seen a year or next. Just number 2 I support the moratorium that a permanent ban data centers. My concern is the infrasound and low-frequency noise

produced data centers in other industrial occupational and community contacts. What's called I know at the end this kind of exposure has been associated with documented worry. Health effects,

including sleep disturbance, cardiovascular stress response, cognitive impairments and That's to Buehler symptoms such as business. No idea disturbance. Okay. There don't need more health challenges.

We don't need to bring data centers into our city and creating sacrifice zones around them where to and healthy for people to be. So please pass the more than 1 Trillion. Thank you, everyone for your

comments on and to think out time. Thank you for everybody that came to speak. Councilmember 5. Yes, I want to make a motion to approve the consent calendar, including the data center moratorium. And

I want to give a shout out to myself 4. Not for that. For the renaming of the black paint the wrong way for the Black Panther Party. 60th anniversary. A motion as amended. I also want to register

noble for 6.5 motion as amended the changes to 6 point. Registering your no vote. Is there a second? Second from? I'm a timed run and and Brown, the Scottsboro. On the consent counter move by

Councilmember 5 seconded by everybody. But really councilmember around the chandran noting the amendments made to item 6.5 I'm sorry. Councilmember Five's no vote. Item, 6.5 Councilmember Brown. I as

a member I I remember Gallo, I councilmember Ramachandran I councilmember remember was I Chair Jenkins. I motion passes with a vote of 7 dies. So we will go to announcements or did you come here to

say something about Black Panther coming up? I moved to tears. So Lori are 3rd generation Oaklander. Thank you. I'm here to represent the Dr Julie Payment and Foundation co-founder Fred Rica Newton,

the widow of Huey Newton, the thousands of people who have kept this legacy alive. The people who have spoken today that really speak to that legacy of what the pet Panthers did, that thousands of

young women and men that kept survival program. 65 survival programs. A 10 point platform to lift everybody. There's still so much more work to do. And when we have these 3 blocks named the Black

Panther Party Boulevard, people really driving by the heart of activism in Oakland to see what we have done to keep it alive. And I am so grateful on behalf of everybody. That's here with me right now

to say thank you. We have a big celebration coming up next week. I look forward to seeing you guys there starting on Thursday night, Friday night Saturday. We're going to do the renaming because of

your support. Council. You've done great work and I say thank you. Made the rest of you be guidance. Thank you. Okay. Council member announcements, adjournment ce. Councilmember. I just wanted to

clear up the discussion around flock and City auditor Houston. He clarified with me over email that he didn't understand the question. The city auditor is going to be publishing a report by JANUARY of

this of next year on the flock. Contract. And it is not dependent. It is not dependent on that contract being signed an order to audit. Flocks use of our data. Thank you. Thank you for that.

Councilmember around. Excellent. All go really quickly. Just wanted to invite community members. I started my second annual community engagement tour happening during the entire month of OCTOBER. We

had a great first on first Friday. We'll also be at the Lake Merritt farmers market on Saturday. And I'm very excited to be partnering with Councilmember Houston as well as council PRESIDENT Jenkins

and so many of our city departments to bring city hall to East Oakland. That will be Friday OCTOBER. The 16th and then we'll also have another event where we're going to be talking about housing on

OCTOBER, 30th. Details can be found both. Newsletter as well as on social media. You have a handle. My social media he's really Brown Oakland. Make sure everybody follows her. Anybody else. Council

member Brown. Yes, I just want to get my foundation confused. Where having another data sent center conversation my district Saturday, OCTOBER for 24th at 10:00am at that eating Baptist Church. 11 83,

10 street. I encourage everyone who still has questions or want to have more conversation to come to this conversation about data centers work or parading several folks from Oakland Tech Week to be a

part of the conversation. So please bring your voices questions and concerns Please repeat it. OCTOBER 24th 10:00am. At Beth Eden Baptist Church, 11 83 10 street in West Oakland. Can we find a flyer

on your social media? It is on my social media pages. You want a jacket handle here at Carroll for Council. Everywhere. Probably I don't. All right. Anybody else? Seeing none. Let's get open Provides

a platform as a kind name is opposed the podium positioning for the record before beginning. If you're on zoom, please raise your hand so I easily identify you. David vote right, Barbara, 10, Jerry

Millie, Cleveland, misses out on the ballot. Madeline, Stacey. So she Krista, Kathy Leonard. And MR. Has it? I don't know if you could see that this is a dangerous combination. This is Andy too long

and our PRESIDENT. Kevin Jenkins. Oh, there you go. This trial is starting to come up for the former mayor this week. I thought this week or next week, I think he's going to be a witness. Also vote no

on the mayor's proposed charter Change e g e vote no on that. That's a dangerous, dangerous situation that this city will be confronted with. Also go to clean open dot com and you could follow. Was

going to happen around by state Court of Appeals. We should be following that as soon a paralegal finishes the document. Thank you. David Vo right District 4 continuation of what I was trying to say

earlier. If the council in from its periodic required updates by grant recipients, it would signal council's commitment to funding only the highest priority projects and respect for their constituents

and non city funding. Sources. If such oversight is implemented and continuously executed, not just for grants, but for all significant city spending considered by the council. Hi, Kathy Leonard, I

know we always beat up on city staff and say they're not doing anything. But I want to give some thanks to some city staff who has been working with So and board chair of the Golden Gate Community

Association where 30 year organization the western most part of North Oakland, I want to thank our city attorney Brian Richardson for the work is done. His office is done and fighting the city over a

million dollars in fines and attorneys fees. Also our council person Zac Unger has been supportive in this in this effort to supreme has been tormenting our neighborhood for at least 20 years. And so

hopefully with this motion for summary judgment, we're going to see some some changes. So thank you very much to both of you. Also, with respect to Sutter Health. So to help is is coming to Oakland

welcoming to emeryville but impacting Oakland in a very negative way. I want to thank the mayor thank you for your comments. MS. Thank you. Good evening. My name is Barbra to In my search to find

someone to come and cut down a tree at the corner of. Where the Uptime apartment 500 William Street. And Telegraph Avenue I found and learn that the man that used to headed no longer does so I wanted

I came here to see a few council members can now fill that position because we do need trees and some of the things that need to be done. Thank you very much. Can follow up with her. Excuse me. Must

ask a follow up with you. No, Matt. Stacey. I want to quickly speak to thank it. They can to property tax. The city auditor forest in your agenda today did summit their audit of it. And it's vacant

properties assessed well and identified. Well, we can really get a lot more revenue by adjusting the fee schedule. I know prop that 13 limits jurisdictions ability to increase tax based on assessed

value but length of vacancy. Excuse me, light status. Property size can increase the money for the same cost of an administrative African work because just 4 and more importantly, just 4% up that they

contract tax revenue a little under a million has gone to housing and community development, a cd. And more than million a year is being spent on sweeps. We really need to as we move forward,

especially with budgeting in the future. Get more money to services and housing. Thank you so much for your comments. That concludes our speakers. Thank you. This meeting's adjourned. Start was like.

Just give it a second on the clock us here on our end. Probably take a second for okay top to pull back up. So you MAY begin. We've got you. Okay. Thank you so much. Christo. I just like to touch back

the housing situation. So write, our mayor said and quote it right. Some prices and was very proud about owning a home here in Oakland being able to purchase a home Oakland. I would like to be that

route. I would like to be able to have that opportunity to own a home in the city that I grew up and that I work in that I live in with my heart lives and literally for 2 years I've been searching and

have not been able to even obtain a home. It is not because of my credit is not because of any debt is because of systems. So I am dreaming for housing, not only for myself, but for all for the

homeless, for the un House for the first time, homeowners. For those who want to live unconventionally, everybody doesn't want to live in a high-rise. Some folks want to own a home like myself. When

will there be houses built in Oakland for Oaklanders to stay in Oakland like myself? Thank you. Thank you so much for comments. Thank you. This meeting's adjourned.