2026-10-13 - Community & Economic Development Committee

Good afternoon and welcome to the fight. Sorry to the community and Economic Development Committee meeting of Tuesday, 10/13/2026, the time is now one 34 pm and this meeting MAY come to order before

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excused Councilmember Ramachandran present Unger there and chair Brown PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have 3 members present one excused by chair at the time. You have any announcements. Good afternoon,

everyone. And thank you so much for joining us. Given the lengthy agenda that we and in an effort to stay on schedule. I mean, modify the public speaking time to 90 seconds. Thank you. Thank you for

the announcement. Starting off with item one approval of the draft minutes from the committee meeting of SEPTEMBER 22nd 2026. There are no speakers on this item. We just need a motion. Excellent.

Thank you so much. So moved. Thank you. That's a motion made by councilmember under seconded by Chair Brown approve the draft minutes from the committee meeting of SEPTEMBER 22nd 2026 on Row.

Councilmember tough. Remember much and run. And chair Brown. Hey, thank you. Item one passes with 3. I has won excused to accept the draft minutes from. SEPTEMBER. 22nd 2026. Moving on to item to

determination of schedule Boston Committee items and we have 2 speakers that signed up to speak picks thank you so to the administration. Any changes on this item? No chair. Excellent. Thank you. We

can hear from the public speaker calling in the names that signed up to speak on item. Number 2, societal of Allah and Blair Beekman. That includes speakers on item. Number 2, we just need a motion.

Thank you. Some of it. Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmembers Ramachandran second by councilmember under to accept the determination of schedule about Senate committee items as is on role

councilmember by excuse council member Ahmed Chandran. I I and chair thank you. Motion passes with 3 has won excused by to accept the pending list as is. Now reading in item number 3, adopt an

ordinance authorizing the city administrator to execute a license agreement between the Alameda County Flood Front control and watered conservation district as Licensors and the city of Oakland has a

licensee to provide trail maintenance and stewardship of a 0.7 mile portion of the San Leandro Creek Trail or license fee of $0 for a term of 25 years and of the she and execute a sub license

agreement with the nonprofit Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. To provide such trail maintenance and stewardship for an initial term of 5 years 5 year option with the fight 4 year. Sorry with

4, 5, year options for total term not to exceed 25 years making findings that the below market license fee is in the city's best interest and making California Environmental Quality Act findings. And

there are a number of speakers on this item and noting the presence of Councilmember Fife at one 30 pm. The perfect. Thank you so much. So for this item we will be hearing from Aar says the city

sustainability team Sheena. Thank you. Chair Brown. Just a few quick remarks The Stanley Andrew Creek, Urban Greenway, Phase One. Is 7 tenths of a mile starting from Hamburg are going up to Columbia

Gardens Park. It's owned by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. But fully within city borders. The site has been a community priority for well over 2 decades. Their

elders in the Deep East Oakland community who remember playing along the creek is kids and using the trail access the shoreline. In 2017. Among other Times Council made public statements pledging to

work with the county to provide ongoing maintenance and to patrol the creek corridor. The county received a 4.1 million Dollar, California Natural Resources Agency Grant in 2018 to construct the

segment of the trail. Contingent on the citing ongoing maintenance to another agency for 25 years via cooperate, maintenance agreement for various reasons that you can read in the report. The site was

going to be included in a better neighborhood, say neighbors project in Deep East Oakland, the transformative climate communities project. But it fell out of that. And at that point, East Bay Regional

Parks District was unable to perform that maintenance role. Since that time. Community partners have been providing consistent maintenance through the county adopt a spot program as well as doing lot

of their own fundraising. To date. They've raised over half a million dollars. They've been partnering with the Peralta Community College District Castleman High School. They designed built and

installed metal signs all along the trail. They've worked with planting justice to install and care for native plantings on the trail. The city and county have been negotiating a co-operative license

agreement for about 2 years at this point. And the current draft allows the city to terminate the license agreement if the city is able to secure a substitute maintenance agreement. If the city is

unable to find a replacement sub licensee, the city would work to secure public support for trail maintenance through the adopt a spot program and otherwise city would be financially responsible for

performing that maintenance, Pw estimated to cost around 20 to $25,000 a year. That's the 1st half of this item executing that agreement. The 2nd half of the item would immediately upon executing the

agreement with the county. It would immediately transfer maintenance responsibility over to the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. That peace would build on precedent set by Oakland Parks,

Recreation Foundation, Opr f at Lake Merritt at higher in Kearney Park and other sites where a pr f is working with community groups to to Stewart, click spaces and they have been doing an excellent

job and every site where they've been doing that type of work. Along the creek quarter. They're working with local groups, including the East Oakland Neighborhoods Initiative and the Broward Ellen's

Institute for Sustainable Policy. Studies which have raised the funding that we talked about before and they are committing to a total of 25 years of trail maintenance. That concludes my formal

remarks. Perfect. Thank you so much. I believe that we need to go ahead eye. I turned into a special meeting. Yeah. Will make a motion to adjourn. Into a special. Thank you. We have a story due to the

presence of Councilmember Houston. A quorum of the city Council is noted and a motion made by Councilmember 5 seconded by Chair Brown to adjourn. That meeting Economic Development Committee meeting

and to convene a special meeting of the full Council on Row Council members by I am a child. I grant I and chair Brown? I thank you. Motion passes with 4 eyes to convene a special meeting of the full

Council. Excellent. Thank you so much. Councilmember Houston, did you want to ask questions or comments now or can we hear from the public speakers? Firsts? Excellent. Thank you. Calling in the names

that signed up to speak on item number 3, in no particular order. You can come up to the podium state. Your name for the record before making your comments or raise your hand on zoom to be easily

identified. Robin Freeman, David Ralston. Marquis Price Ryan Jeffers favorite aside, all of Allah and Blair, big man. Again, in no particular order. If you signed up to speak on item 3, can come up to

the podium. Hello, I'm out. Robin Freeman with mayor chair of environmental program at all and co-director, Broward is too fussed a double policy studies and I am. Delighted to be here and that the

license agreement on the agenda and after 20 years and like you so much for staff putting it together. After 2006 community crested. Access to Sam Landry Creek and our Mayor. College students. Lena

Community design process along funding from we get that that time. Redevelopment agency Caltrans. And we designed something of an conjunction with the safe routes to school neighborhood to shoreline

connection. That's in line with General plan. Update. And youth have been involved all generations in the design and installation and made it so far. Aligned appear as Staff said 2 million was

allocated for community maintenance, but unfortunately was lost. Do. Dot report? Thank you for your comments. Your time is up. Good afternoon. Steamed council. My name is David Ralston, resident of

Oakland. I'm speaking in favor of this item. Thank you to staff for your commitment and hard work and especially thank you to our community partners, some of them who are here who have been working to

see this project come to fruition. As you've heard for over 2 decades. And I've had the pleasure of working with many of these partners. This is not been easy project at all. In fact, is, is a side

up. Our our real road did not allow this full extent of this project to going bring the park and that's something that we are hoping to work with. City Council and city staff to remedy we actually to

give money back to the states. We want change those conditions, but we are where you have before you here today. Israeli but environmental justice and equity investment issue needed connection

community connection from Deep East Oakland to open space resources safe for us to school. Offer exercise and also for workforce development opportunities. Already we've seen in the city plenty of

examples successful public partnership community, volunteer projects such as Bridgeview Trail Project. It's also Creek project. The Montclair Railroad Path to Moscow from park. Those are some are

familiar with. We have a chance here to bring this type of project to Deep East Oakland needed. Thank you. Going down a slippery s# . Of people decide they want to start doing stuff. That's the city's

responsibility seal. We can do it. Pollen thing that people have, you know, I can do Can do it. Have white folks, mostly. But anyway, they have. A liability issue that needs to be brought up. When you

allow non city employees. To be involved in a project for which there is the possibility of liability. We've taken responsibility for They taken responsibility for. I have never seen a rationale for a

contract came into outer and having to be 25 But that's what power people need. They need to have it full. 25 news this arrangement with a nonpublic group of people. Foundation. And this goes back to

that Park and rec advisory board that get power to decide on. Issues about pokes issue, about permits for trees. It's about fencing. They've made decisions on a lot of things. They don't have a right

to do that. Yeah, can somebody explain any contract. 25 years with no performance evaluation needed. Hey, good afternoon. My name. Is it a fiber I'm showing up today as a resident co-director for the

East Oakland Neighborhoods Initiative, we're asking for your support in approving the maintenance and license agreement needing to open the Stanley and to Creek Greenway Trail to the public earlier

this year, we came before you to present our community stewardship program pilot alongside the tire on Kearney Park Project. We train 14 residents from Deep East Oakland and foundational skills and

site maintenance community ambassadorship and care at multiple sites in Deep East. It was a success and its model will be carried forward by Brandon Park resident Action Council to support continued

stewardship. We see this as proof that investing in collaborating with community is not just something we want is essential to the long-term care and sustainability of our neighborhoods. We're working

to bring that same spirit coming of community stewardship. Back to Sam Landry Creek Greenway Trail Building on the project's original vision and to honor the many hands that have come together over

the years to bring the space back to life. As Pra he's willing to sign eaten something agreement has signed this agreement for Tyrell Kearney Park and is willing to do the same for the creek trail.

The infrastructure for long-term care is being laid in approving this license agreement is a critical step in moving that forward. Ultimately, our goal is to see Deep East Oakland be a place where

people can thrive in rainy risk and for it to stay. That means safe routes to schools, better connections between communities, meaningful access to our land and waterways and public spaces that are

cared for by the people who call these neighborhoods home. The chalice already activated and small but mighty ways we're committing We're committed to do this work and we're committing to continued

partnership with the city to see this vision through and sustain it for many generations to come. Thank you. So what doing? My name key to price known as planet. Grew up living between the shady 80's

install city. I learned about the semi-annual created engagement meeting at Robert Freeman and their students. Hill in East Oakland at the Open Box Association about 5 or 6 years ago. And I saw the

youth engagement. That was that I saw the opportunities to connect that to my favorite place without taking over lipa, Luis Elizondo Boulevard. I saw the opportunity for workforce development and for

communities. And for community city partnerships for maintenance. We knew from beginning that the Alameda County wanted to make sure that they had entity who could police and maintenance. And we

always was like making sure that we can advocate equitable partnership in the city had always known about that. This is the very first project that I consulted on as banner supporting community

engagement, design and planning in-store ship as a resident of the general Plan update advisory group I'm aware of and have contributed to the priorities of shoreline connections, including trails and

greenways from the hood to the shore. This project is in alignment to those priorities and has been supported by to be packed and others for some time. Now we would appreciate the city being more

collaborative with us in the community took in the community to figure out longtime stewardship. The flood distric has taken the re us. We have taken a wrist and exhausted tons of sweat equity and now

it's time for the city to step up and join us. We understand a liability in this a little unorthodox. But again, the creek is being used has been dumped and is being lived in before construction. And

now that is for parliament has been invested in the trail is actually constructed. We've been cw's in it. We have testimonies of folks like in it and want to see a stay. Thank you. At this time, all

names have been called excellent. Thank you so much. Councilmember Houston. I know this. This is in district 7 to want make space have you go ahead and ask any questions you MAY have. And to the chair

just like to thank for the presentation. I'd like to thank everyone that came in my district been underserved so long. Tyrone Carty Parker sat down to 23 years. 23 years from my friends being market.

I went over to. When they're Erie was council member, went up to office to one. I'm in right now and asked him shut it down. It down. Now we have individuals is going to be embracing it. Keep clean is

going to be beautiful. They they held it back a little bit for the grand opening. So be ready because I'm an announced it is going to be the real grand opening. So I want everybody to come out and

about this trail. It's been dumped on. The season. It this is going to be a beautiful piece and I heard Mississauga also at the same time, it's just some things when it comes to nonprofit

organizations and individuals in this is for you, ma'am. So can you step up do they have to have a certain amount insurance? Because I remember when I was running a nonprofit and a certain that. 2

million dollars. And I is that is that is and she on the trucks on the cars. It was just overwhelming. So how did they address that? It's being able to actually embrace these projects. Through the

chair. The Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation does have to provide adequate insurance per the city's regular contracting process. It's the same insurance that they are providing for the work that

they're doing entire in Kearney Park. And so they are they're using not mayor also complying with all of the city's other contracting requirements. So this covers for the in division is going to out

there working. Through the chair. Yes, ok and threw the chair. I heard you say before when up about beautification efforts with. Castle yes. Milam night where I went. I'm planning for justice. All my

folks work there. So has it working with him being engaged with this? Again through the chair, the groups that have been working on this site are very committed to the community because they are in

the community and they have been working together for far longer than I've been here. We have been organizing together to care for this trail they I don't I don't know how the group's originally came

together because like I said, their partnership preceded my working on this project. But I believe that the institute that Broadens Institute for Sustainable Policy Studies in East Oakland

neighborhoods initiative. I think they brought in planting justice and hunting justice to all of the plantings along the creek trail. The trails only on one side of the creek on the western side of

the creek and plenty justices maintaining those plantings through the beginning of 2027. Okay. Do you have the scope of work department? What they're going to be doing? The scope of work is embedded

in the contract. That is between the city and the county. So the co-operative maintenance agreement between the city Alameda County, Flood Control and Water Conservation District specifies all of the

maintenance activities that need to occur along the trail. And those become embedded in the license agreement. Sub license agreement that the city is going to execute with Oakland Parks, Recreation

Foundation. If the council directs the administration. So chance and that to me, please. Excellent. And I know one of the questions I was going to ask is I believe that your office was interested in

doing a briefing with. Councilmember Houston. So I imagine that more information could provide be provided to you. Councilmember Houston in the team. I also notice that there are, you know, as was

mentioned, some amazing stakeholders that will be involved and this project. So I'm definitely supportive. I did read in the report that the Coastal Commission grant needs to be spent by DECEMBER

31st. And so are Are feeling confident that that will happen? If we are able to execute these agreements as rapidly as possible going through without without any delays on our end, the community

groups have said that they will be able to spend those funds without having them in. Is that specifically going to just the like opening order? I think there are there's slew of activities that that

will go on with that funding. I'm not sure of the entire scope of it. I see okay that community members are here who have controlled excellent. And so make a motion to go ahead and move this to the.

OCTOBER. 28 City Council meeting just need a second for many of my side Councilmember 5. Are 5 and then councilmember Houston. I think you had another question. The question was, how much was that

overall grant? That 172,000. And out. Happy to make a second. I did have question about. Whether the volunteers and I remember when Tony was formed, I was just starting as a director at ace and

there's folks here that were part of that process a long time ago. And I'm I'm really happy to see people still working hard for Deep East Oakland. That's what we were doing. The Congress in

neighborhoods and all that stuff. Happy to support. I just want understand if the volunteers that will be supporting this project, will they be stipend did or how will is there any if you don't know

shaynah than happy to hear from. Maybe some of the organizations that are participating. I just wanted to know if there's some kind of compensation for the folks that are helping to steward the land.

Through the chair. I know that that is the ultimate goal. I don't know if the fund said the groups have in place right Allow for that. But there is ongoing fundraising. Our office stimulating resigns

division is committed to fundraising with these groups. So I don't know if the funds they haven't hands. We'll provide for that. By know, that is the ultimate goal. And that is what's happening with

Karen Carney Park. Excellent Councilmember Houston. I guess we have a motion motion in a second and no further questions from my colleagues. Okay. Excellent. Lets us move on. Ok, thank you. We have a

motion made by Chair Brown seconded by Councilmember fight to prove the recommendations of staff and to board this item to the OCTOBER 20th 2026 city Council agenda on Real council members by much

Andra eye and Chair Brown. I thank you. Motion passes with 4 eyes for this item to the OCTOBER 20th City Council agenda on consent, reading in. Item 4. Adopt the following pieces of legislation, one

endorse a resolution approving a termination plan for the Oakland Redevelopment, successor agency authorizing the transfer of all assets. Liabilities and interests of or sir, other than bomb

liabilities to the city of Oakland, including all remaining active loans, all disposition and development agreements and owner participation agreements and all real property assets authorizing an

assignment transfer. And a compensation agreement with the city of open with respect to such transfers, reading collectible or salones as bad debts and making related California Environmental Quality

Act findings and 2 resolution authorizing the acceptance by the city of Oakland of all assets, liabilities and interests of the open redevelopment, successor agency other than Van liabilities pursuant

to the oars termination plan, including all remaining active dispositions and development agreements and owner participation agreements and all real property assets authorizing an assignment transfer

and compensation agreement with or sent with respect to such transfers and making related California mental polity act findings in there to speak the center for the same. Perfect. Thank you so much.

Can really put 10 minutes on the clock for this item? As MAY be a lengthy discussion? And so we're here for some director candidate as well as Patrick Lane, the city's former redevelopment manager.

Thank you, chair Brown. I'll be brief, actually can attract of economic and workforce development. I just wanted to take just a moment to Fremont why we're bringing this forward to wt at this time. My

department, specifically the public-private development division has been responsible for overseeing the wind down of the city's redevelopment commitments. And we're looking ahead about 15 years to

win the final redevelopment, bond obligations or do. And we wanted to begin identifying and documenting a plan for that transition. While the details in the report are technical and there will

probably be some discussion. Anticipating that full wind down will occur in 2040. So there's time to work through questions in a thoughtful way. We also wanted to do this. Well, we have while with key

staff have been instrumental in managing the funds are managing these obligations while they're still here before their permanent retirement. So we can benefit from there institutional knowledge and

expertise. So today's item is really about responsibly planning ahead. Really want to thank our public private development team and our colleagues in finance and hcd for their collaborative work on

this. And with that, I'll turn it over to Patrick Flynn, a former manager of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency who returned as a new attempt to help with this work. Thank you. As stated. My name is

Patrick Lane. I was a 30 year employee and redevelopment for the city of Oakland. And I'm in a new attend today. The before you requires 2 resolutions. Request to resolutions one from the Open

redevelopment successor agency, an agency set up to wind down redevelopment activities that resolution transferred to the city of certain assets and liabilities and other agreements. The city

resolution except those agrees to a compensation of a the taxing entities for certain the revenue from those assets. So but upside down. Sorry. So the brief history of the redevelopment is for 56

years. The Oakland, building's agency existed and there are a number of redevelopment areas and projects over that time. Then in 2011, 12, the state defunded redevelopment and dissolved all read on

and agencies in the state. And since that time, the city soon responsibility for the successor agency open Redevelopment, successor agency. This board sits as both the city council and the board of

the successor agency in 2013 14. Or said did a number of activities related to completing the activities of the redevelopment agency, including a been spending been expenditure agreement with or sir,

by all the bonds that had been issued were transferred to the city. The city created a bond expenditure been spending plan allocating these funds. And then to the budget process is amended that did

Can. Successor agency continues to transfer bond funds to the city from program income. Next. Those mention that I'm retired and I will stop working soon. That's one of the reasons why we're doing

this now. But I was actually brought back to do this. They're number of activities that I will do before leave. And then there's a plan of what to be done in the next 15 years before is. Able to be

terminated or so. So the termination plan basically has 3 broad categories of assets that we transferred over their loans receivable. This is payments due to or From loans that were issued by the

redevelopment agency prior to disillusion. Then there's also development agreements. The issue on development agreements as that these contracts require. The agency to make stoffels about the property

condition under that agreement. And also times amend the agreement. Right now we're in discussion with the courtyard by Marriott to allow them to change the use of that site. Currently, it has to stay

a hotel if it ever changed, it would need some kind of amendment to Development agreement. And then the last thing is property owned by or And we go over that pretty quickly. But and there's just a

few properties left and then any other s sets its just a broad category. In case we forget something and they could be in one of these 3 categories, but they weren't on the list or anything else so

that it comes up in the future, the city can take care of that and they will have the authority to do that. So receivable are 3 broad categories, active commercial loans, their 3 loans in this

category. And we're kit collecting that money and the net proceeds will be transferred to the taxing entities. Affordable housing loans. These are loans that probably should have transferred to the

city as housing assets, but they weren't part of the low might housing fund. These are other funds like acorn Central District regular redevelopment funds. But for housing projects. So we're proposing

those be transferred to the city's housing assets and remain there is that and then the last one is doubtful accounts. And just to be clear, these loans and some of them. There's a one broad category

in the list of various loans. Those have listed as various loans for almost 20 years as doubtful. It went past the statute limitations for collecting on those debt. But it requires the board approval

to actually write them off. And so this could have taken place in due time last 20 years. But it's part of the cleanup. We're doing it for all the loans. Now. Development agreements. We've talked a

little bit about this. Examples swans market Uptown Residential Project Preservation Park. These are projects that have these development agreements on the land and any change in to them has to be

done by somebody we transfer to the city, the city can do it. And then the properties owned see there's only one major property owned by the city. It's Franklin 88 parking garage when the project was

developed. This was a surface lot in Chinatown. Parking to replace the parking that was on the site for the community. The demand for this parking is gone drastically down. It went down in the big

crash in 2008, it came. It came up a little bit until of covid and then it's just nonexistent since covid. This garages closed down and we have to sell it sometime in the near future. And then there's

7 scattered sites West Oakland in The Oaks Center Project area. These are small sites there. Wow, really drying sites where there's a 5 foot strip along the property. That's that we own. There's

little remainder site. These are not developable sites. None of them over 1000 square feet. But at some point we need to do something with them. And if we don't do anything with them, go to the city,

there's no cost to the city. We're doing nothing right now. Most of the neighbors probably think that there there's. And then actions that we're talking about the plan going to 3 broad categories

again, immediate action later action an ongoing until the end. And most of these activities are now we're cleaning up all the account and everything in the near future early next year. Hopefully. And

that includes transfer of most of the assets. Transfer. The unknown assets is just abroad, county grain and then the rocks loan payments and no Robson lesson from Rob's. Can happen in the near future,

but it will be one Robson will get payments. From that robs. It will cover all the years until the end and the last payments for that which is most of the payment to this point 2040, most of the

payments will disappear in 20 36. There's one bond that's longer than that. So they're gradually disappearing and they will be paid off. By 2040. And this is the agreement that's going to be between

the or set in the city. It's an assignment and transfer incompletion agreement basically lists all the things that transferred. Also pledges for the city too. Pay the net revenue from the assets the

taxing entities who would otherwise get it for Morrison. Now. This city is able deduct staffing costs from monitoring loans and selling property. But the net money will go to that activities. And

right now we have that same kind of agreement on the long-range property management plan. In that case. All. Property purchase with unrestricted funds. That is non bond funds. Will be paid is paid to

the taxing entities. Now and there are only a few properties like that. But the bond funded properties. The city keeps nets more revenue for the spending plan. Recommendation again approved the 2 a.

Resolutions, one or sent one city. Thank If you have any questions available. Well, I think that that's almost a for you finish right at 10 minutes. I was trying to hurry as a really Thank you so much

a comprehensive breakdown. While I have you, I did have a question It says it's like 1.6 billion and it's titled the Varias listed in the report and I guess he can you explain that and what that

means? And then in addition, as I was looking at the fiscal impact, I wasn't able to determine exactly which fun. The 1.6 would be coming from. In the report. So first of all that let's answer the

last question. This is saying we will not receive this money. This is money that's owed to the city that we're not going to receive. So we're just and so that would be the Central District Fund, its

operating fund. So it would be a fund that we wouldn't the city would never get the money from if the loans were repaid, it would have gone to the taxing entities and the city would have gotten these

29% in the boomerang money. Not money. That was. For the city. But ewg and financed put a lot of effort into finding these. We trace this back almost 20 years. It's been listed as doubtful account.

Various borrowers for that whole period. So we couldn't when it was done, it was passed. It was this is Doppler count. Was that pass? The statutory limits to collect. So legally we weren't in a

position actually collect it anymore. But it it required us to come to council and do this action before we could actually take it off the books. So the finance department is asking us to do this so

that they can actually remove it from the books at this time. I see. So the specific 1.6 of that various borrowers, we are never getting the that money back. But and so we're just at a loss that,

yeah, okay. Got it. Okay. Think this allows us actually say that officially in her books. I Ok, thank you, MR. Lane colleagues, any questions or comments on this item? Councilmember Fife. Just one

quick question. MISTER Lane. You said 2 things that stood out to me your report. One is that. The people, I guess the people living around the sites probably think they're theirs. And so just some

clarity around, what does that mean? And then? There are several parcels that are unusable because 1000 square feet or less. What is the plan for those? So none of the parcels, all 7 of the parcels,

none of them are developable. A couple of them are from road Ridings where there's literally a strip that's 5 feet wide along the property. So it's the full length of the property. It sitting next to

them and nobody's using it. And so it it seems like it's part of their property. I think there's a couple small portions that are just like little corners. And they're really like. 100 square feet. So

these are just remainders from the development. 40, 50 years ago. And so those will be written off. They're there be transferred city in the city is authorized to sell them, but they don't have any

real market value. But the city would be required to pay any net revenue from the sale to the taxing entities. But the city can sit on them or try to get the adjacent property owners to buy them. And

so those only 2 options to me. And my colleague asked, where are they? They're all in a corn I center which is West Oakland between. I think it's. Something like. 10th That's why I know it a center

It's all of Littleton. Okay. And then it can we work together just or can you keep my office abreast of reaching out to the adjacent property owners to find out if they're interested yet. This has

been on back burner since transfer controls. I think we have staff to actually do it and help. And I. We're just saying this will allow us to do something eventually. Thank you. I make a motion.

Thanks our second. Council recent MR. Leigh, Long Time. We do get back. I work part-time, ok, ok, and member you back what want to age both of us right? So I have some pieces and not. District similar

to that. So some similar to that now reach out to you about it, though, that he was just wanted to see how long you been back is face. I've been back 3 times since I retired and then left again and

came back. I thank you. Thank you. Chair. Excellent. Thank you so much. MISTER Council overall mission done. Very quick question. I appreciate the presentation. All of these transfer. So by starting

this process now, up until 2040, which will go on, will we? Will there be an anticipated additional revenue coming to the city compared to before. And I mention staffing class, but that's probably

pretty much So so the the only money that only money from this transfers that will come to the city or the sales in the loans and we money we can keep from those to act or the net money for the

staffing. So there any additional funds. I hear transfers. There have been a lot of property and bond funds and there's continues to be bond funds for more stuff from program revenue. So we have some

projects that are winding down and they're still revenue. That money is coming to the goes into certain restricted funds. They're 56 funds that are all redevelopment. Okay and what? But that's already

been going on that it's going on there that to be more. There might be more of it, but we don't know the exact amount. Ok, when will we know how much would go into our respective bond funds they get

swept annually. And so it Brown, JUNE, the for the financial year, they figure out how many is in the horses accounts in a sweeping over to the city that as much as possible. And it gets added later

to the city's budget in those lines. So the appropriate, the funds in the future based on actual Thank you. Because calling the names ascended to speak on item number form, a societal of Allah and

Blair Beekman. So become fixated with this idea that we only have 32% of all city employees live in Oakland. So when people come up and they give a presentation because of and do live in Oakland? And

it just seems like people that don't live in Oakland making decisions about what's best for me in Oakland is problematic. Now, he did say in his report that the 88 walking facility eventually we're

going to have to eliminate Get rid of it. So how do you get rid of a garage? What do you do with it? What do you do with it? Especially when he's connected to building a condominium. I think. So. My

question is is it all going to get rid of it all going to be stuck with it? And what other properties can we look at and say we probably not going to be we'll get rid of this. Going to be stuck with

that. And so being stuck means we have maintenance obligation. We have. I don't know what are the obligations we have. If we have property that we can't get rid of. And how do we deal with that? Thank

you for your comments on names have been called and we do have a motion. We have a motion made by Councilmember 5 seconded by Chair Brown to approve the recommendations of staff and support this item

to the OCTOBER. 28 City Council agenda on row Councilmembers spy. Ramachandran. I Unger and Chair Brown. I thank Motion passes with 4. I support item number 4 to the OCTOBER. 28 City Council agenda on

consent. Reading in item 5 receiving information report on the results of the transient occupation. Occupy occupancy tax sharing agreement with Oakland, Pro Soccer llc, open routes and soccer club.

And we have 4 Senate to speak on this item. Excellent. Thank you for this item. We will hear from Derrick to can it again. Thank you. That afternoon, the kid director of economic and workforce

development of a costume change for this item. Don. It as the as the presentations coming up you know, last year around this time, we are getting really excited about World Cup coming to the Bay Area.

The roots in Seoul soccer club are considering throwing their name into the hat and competing to have their practice facility selected by a World Cup team to be used as a base camp during World Cup,

the expense incurred to the roots. And so would be significant. But we anticipated that there would be positive substantial, positive, economic and fiscal impact. Wd introduced a resolution. It was

co-sponsored by council members from the children and Gallo that would authorize staff to negotiate a transient occupancy tax share agreement to incentivize the roots. Insel soccer club to work to

attract the World Cup team to recruit the city administration and the roots in Seoul subsequently entered into attack sharing agreement on MAY. 12th 2026. The agreement stipulated that of specific

performance targets were met. The city would share back up to $300,000 of incremental general fund dot revenue generated above the JUNE 2025. Baseline. And that JUNE 2025. Baseline amounts is 1.3, 5

million dollars. That's a JUNE 2025. Baseline. And we would compare that to the JUNE 2026. The revenues. So the month of JUNE was selected as a baseline because while the tournament officially began

on JUNE, 11th teams report to their team base camp early in the month. And then the last local game was played at Levi Stadium on JULY. First of the month of JUNE was made it easy for staff to

identify identify and the impact sleep impact. Some say fast forward a year. Was on the wrong side. All right. We are fast forward a year. The Oakland routes and still soccer club successfully met.

Performance targets aligned under the agreement. They secured an official fifa World Cup team to reuse the roots in Seoul facility as the team base camp during World Cup 2026. The Australia mens

national football team. The Socceroos puts the scarf year. And they delivered community access through public watch parties, local, neighborhood, activations and international business networking

generated room night demand within Oakland hotel stock to exceed the target to ut Increment threshold. One of the tools deployed was the Space Opera trail that matched World Cup games to advance and

watch parties in the East Bay. You could go online and search out again. You cared about, for example, in find venues that were hosting events around that particular game. Dozens of Oakland businesses

availed themselves of this promotional opportunity. And here just a few pictures of events and activations that Raimondi at Meadow's at the Oakland Athletic Club. There wasn't open practice at the

roots practice facility. Celebrations at the Aloha Club in La 20 to 70 even convenience store markets benefited from World Cup fever the picture and the lower left hand corner and all of this economic

activity generated sales for the businesses in sales tax revenue to the city. But it's difficult to isolate the sales tax impact and attributed just 2 World Cup. And it's why the agreement focused on

transient occupancy tax. So as I noted before we selected as I noted before we selected the month of JUNE 2025. As our baseline, the agreement was structured so the city would not be worse off

relative to JUNE 2025, the first condition is that we needed to collect at least 1.3, 5 million dollars in base to ut in our agreement was that we would share up to 300,000 of increment above that

JUNE 2025. Baseline. We ended up collecting in the neighborhood of 1.0, 7, 3, 5 million dollars in JUNE 2026. So we the city's general fund retain the base amount of 1.0, 3, 5 million, the roots and

still receive the next Increment 300,000 that we had agreed to and then the city retained an additional 80,000 above that. I think what's notable is that even with 5 fewer hotel room or 5 fewer hotels

in Oakland's inventory between JUNE 2025, into 2026. And 360 fewer hotel rooms, visitor activity in JUNE 2026. Was so substantial that it increased to ut by 28%. That month. A large part of this is

attributable to the fact that the Socceroos and their entourage all-state at the Claremont Hotel 2, it comes to Oakland from Claire Clairmont. The data shared by visit Oakland indicates that occupancy

was up from about 67% in JUNE 2025. To 73.6% in June 2026. And the average daily rate increased from $128 247. That's JUNE over JUNE. I've also been in touch with Kevin Boland, the general manager of

the downtown area. And while he wasn't able come here today to on this item, he wanted to share that quote, the fifa World Cup provided a significant tailwind for the Oakland Marriott City Center. The

event generated both direct demand from international visitors attending matches and indirect demand from travelers displaced by sold-out conditions and neighborhood markets. Also know that the 3%

measure c dot that benefits visit Bill Clinton. The the local museum should own fairs and festivals increased proportionately as well. So today's informational report was requested by cd is a

condition of forwarding the item to the City Council recommending approval. And even though it's just an informational item, there's no action before you today. It will need to be heard by the full

City council is a public hearing that would be consistent with section 53. 0, 8, 3, of the California government code that puts certain requirements in place when local jurisdictions, local

jurisdiction, grants and economic development. Some city. With that. We'll take any questions. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you so much for the update. Council member Robert 100, thank you for the

update and big thank appreciation to the Oakland Roots. Fair going above and beyond to activate the entire city and really, you know, can invent planners who carried the burden of a lot of other

entities that probably should have been helping with this effort. A whole lot more as someone that was deeply involved helping see how we can take open to the next level and use this opportunity for

economic development. The opening minutes played such and in pivotal part of that. I'm glad this is going to be able to help. Your efforts. All recovering the money that you already spent to build up

this training facility. Of I know there's other fact I when I first heard the numbers, I thought, well, I wish you could have done more, but I did do a lot of comparisons to other cities were not.

We're not in New York City. We're not in la but even cities as big as those did not get some of the rat. Lot of the revenue that they expected because of ticket prices because a fifa policy. So I know

that a lot of what I think you might have been anticipated by me, for example, was a little out of our control. So given what we had, I think we did quite well. Again, the route you really took the

lead on these efforts and I appreciate My question to direct your candidate is my understanding is Alameda County and the city of Alameda had similar agreements. Did they fulfill theirs as well? And

will they be giving the roots as share as well? It MAY be that the rich and solar able to speak to that during public comment. I know that the city of Alameda had offered up $250,000. I believe the

partnership with the county was a more around the provision of sheriff security services. But perhaps Lindsay can speak to that if speaks during public comment. Thank you for the question. And I'm

open inviting Lindsay did come up and share. Briefly to answer COUNCILMAN Robert. Hundreds question. Any additional information you want to provide. Sure. Thank you very much. MADAM Chair. We did have

a similar arrangement with Alameda City and we do expect that they will Sharing their trt revenue with us. We haven't received that those finances yet. Sorry, tense. An amount and the county did not

have a similar arrangement in place did not participate in funding this effort. All right. Thank you. Thank you so much. Yeah, I think the the activation across the city of Oakland for the World Cup

was just really dynamic. I was just going to share that. There's a beautiful picture actually from lot. 22, 70, I didn't know that that lot could hold so many people for one of the World Cup. Watch

parties like hundreds of people. They're activated in that You know, all in all, I'm glad that this agreement worked out in order take support the Oakland routes and just really support. You know,

giving the city of Oakland the visibility that it definitely deserves and so, yeah, super, very grateful that this worked out excellent council. Very 5. This is tangentially related through the chair

director. Can it do you know if Berkeley gets t o t do we have to split with Berkeley? When people stay at the Claremont Hotel or does that all come to the city? I believe it all comes to the city of

Oakland yet the street addresses city of Berkeley. And I think a lot of people think that clearly the tolls and Berkeley, but we have the the 2, 2 from that. I know the property line splits splits

through both cities. Parts of the structure, I was just curious if we have to split any of that to with my understanding is no. But I will check that and follow-up. Thank you. Councilmember Houston.

So a piggyback on councilmember f# Claremont is 41 tunnel. Well, Berkeley, California, 9, 4, 705. It's not. Oakland. I'm Yeah. I was going to say I remember when this item came before us. So your ago,

I believe that was one of the questions that were raised I believe it's definitely Oakland. But go ahead. Councilmember mission. Yeah, it is entirely in district 4. There is small portion of the

parking lot that's in Berkeley for that was one of my questions almost 4 years Okay. The District 4 council member. All legal. It is entirely in the legal jurisdiction of Oakland in District There is

physically a small part that falls in Berkeley. But for example, I have over 1000 addresses industry, Oakland's district 4 that have a Berkeley postal address, residential addresses as well. I don't

know why that residents of lobby the post office before even just a couple weeks ago, there was. A homicide in people thought that was Barkley. It ended up being in Oakland, the residential address

was Berkeley and it's near Berkeley's campus. An oddly enough, need to drive through Berkeley to get there, but it legally falls under opens jurisdiction. And the down, right? So so due to chair, they

need to correct that because that's very confusing to to the people. Even to me right. So and we speak about hotel usage as Clermont, right? What about district 7, right? We have hotels. How do we

identify which hotels were used in district notices about Oakland? I got it. Coliseum is and 6, 7, All right. So I want to know how and and the breakdown on what district 7 benefited from their

hotels, which we've had 5 hotels close as very important to me and was important to me also, is that the roots is now Alameda. So those hotels and Alameda around where that facility going to benefit

is not going to benefit my district. 7 and I don't come there. How do we work that out? Where if they're rooted in Oakland. But Dan Alameda, how do we still benefit if they're coming back? I don't

know the situation, but I do know this. Does the city of Oakland plan to give them some money? Is it something that they're supposed to be given the routes from this tax revenue to the chair. Did are

they still owed some money? And through the chair, we've completed the terms of our agreement. So they do today receive their money, ok? I so because I'm still concerned about the $700,000 that's owed

to the city of Oakland in the to Alameda County. So I just wanted to find out how that's going to be re embers, too, and getting given back. But I just want to know how this benefits and how do you do

the breakdown? The show that districts set district 7. Then the fitted not across the whole city because that's what needs it. Thank you so much. Council member Houston for the question. I think in

this moment the item that is before us is around the tnt agreement that the council passed a year ago. And and so I feel like there's a broader question that you're asking around. Hotel stays

potentially district 7. I think that separate discussion, but maybe we can follow up with Councilmember Houston that works. Get through the chair. Happy. Happy to do that. Follow-up that what you're

asking about is the segmentation of hotel performance district by district that I did not prepare for this presentation. Give it to office. Police sting. Thanks. Councilmember 5. And my question was

strictly. If there's any percentage of tea ot that has to go to Berkeley, that was my questions. I know in West Oakland I have so I actually lived in an address 9 9 for 608, zip code. That was also

listed Emeryville. So I have that same phenomenon of the split that said, I will make a motion to receive. And for this item to the OCTOBER 20th full City Council meeting as a public hearing. Jackman

and perfect. Thank you so much. And then do we have Publix? Because, yes, calling in the names that signed up to speak on item number 5 in the societal Apollo and Blair Beekman. Some Not There were

couple of the names they MISS Damian, rainy, rainy Lindsey barks. Yeah. No problem. Being a politician. Have to say. Anyway, this item you gave $700,000. Full. The. We pay all remodeling of the

training facility. Arrangement was the city of Alameda. You and the city of Berkeley were supposed to equally contribute to that. The city of Alameda gave $300,000. The city of Berkeley gave 0. So you

spent out $700,000 and you subtract that from whatever the amount is and what you're left with. That profit. 1.1 million dollars you have day take 700,000 a And how do we benefit watch parties were

free. All the other stuff about making the arrangements to do business deals. We didn't make any money off of that either. So it was a wonderful opportunity. It was a great event. I learned how to

appreciate Saka, but we didn't make no money. And so don't try And we got shafted because Berkeley didn't contribute. We gave 700,000 and Alameda where the site is located. The roots training camp is

in Alameda. They just gave gave 300,000. The Claremont Hotel. Addresses Berkeley. And dress this break. Good afternoon. I'm Lindsay Barons. PRESIDENT Can written. So thank you to the committee and to

Tenet today for this opportunity to chat with you all. When fifa shows the bear is a site for the 2026 World Cup. We set out to make Clinton the East Bay shared and the economic impact and the

community energy of the world's largest sporting event, the surest way to achieve that was to host a national team. We are proud to secure an official based camp designation and host Australian Men's

National Team. The Socceroos largest in Oakland at the Claremont and flew in and out of there. Oakland Airport. In addition during the World Cup, we hosted the East Bay Soccer Trail which promoted

World Cup activities of local businesses across all 7 Oakland City Council districts. We host a 21 watch parties for more than 15,000 fans. All free. We community days supported other events and

supported 8 tournaments in clinics that local rep right out local players and food trucks. Finally in partnership with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, we unveiled a fully renovated foot,

saw court at Rainbow Recreation Center with a new ground mural designed by international artist Shepard Fairey. We are very grateful to the city of Oakland for its partnership in facilitating our home

base and World Cup efforts. We are proud of the economic impact and community building. We accomplished in connection with this year's events. Thank you for your time. All right. Damian as I was going

through the report, there was a note in there about the actual revenue that was that could be attributed to the World Cup. You know, for instance, that set that the World Cup event days, the revenue

was inside the hotels and attribute that it could be possibly to 2 more so events in San Francisco so I think that is the point I'm really trying to make. And feels kind of weird to making this and

economic Development Committee. But a lot of times we get locked into thinking that. Sports and other cultural activities should produce an immediate economic benefit or, you know, being able to point

to borrow and in a certain way and it's great that we're able to tie this back to some boost and hotel revenue. But I would think I would consider in the future being a little more holistic and the

approach. So, for instance, maybe not sticking straits. Well, we gave him this much money. They brought this much money back. But thinking about larger, holistic effect that we had, that it had on

community. That's been pointed out. And there's a historian who kind looks at the history of Oakland and they talk about a lot of times we learn the right lesson but applied to the wrong instance. I

don't want the lessons from our interaction with sports. 2 effects. Thank you for your comments. Sure. That concludes all speakers on this item and we do have a motion. We have a motion made by

Councilmember 5 seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran to approve the recommendations to stop and to receive an order. This report to the OCTOBER 28 City Council role council members by ramachandran I

Unger I and Chair Brown. I thank you. Motion passes with 4 eyes to receive in port this to the OCTOBER 20th City Council agenda as a public hearing. Now reading in item number 6. Adopt a resolution

allocating funds for measure you housing bond and other non pond funds in a total amount not to exceed 50 million dollars inclusive of administrative expenses to fund affordable housing programs.

Including new construction of multifamily rental, affordable housing, Rapid response, homeless housing and home key acquisition and conversation to affordable housing and rehabilitation of existing

affordable housing and authorizing the city administrative to allocate and reallocate budgeted affordable housing funding from impact fees, Program, income loan repayment and other available

affordable housing fund in funds as funds become available and authorizing the city administrator to make development loans and grants under the Affordable housing programs contingent on funding

availability and others in the city administrator to reallocate previously authorized funds among Measure e u Trenches. 1, 2, and 3 and amending resolution numbers. 8, 6, 1, 2, 8, cms, 8, 6, 3, 6, 6,

cms and 8, 9, 6, 0, 5, cms to allocate an additional amount not to exceed 2 million dollars to the Health and safety rehabilitation program continued on funding availability in. There are 9 speakers

on this item. Excellent. Thank you so much. So for this item will be hearing from ect. I believe Deanna Calavera. And then just a note to my colleagues, I believe potentially all should have received

an e-mail with amendments on this item unless you all have pronounce to We have okay can provide proof yet. So good afternoon chair and members of the committee. I'm Deanna Tele Bear a housing

development services manager with the city's hcd department today. I'm asking the committee to recommend that the council authorize measure you tranche 3 funding and other department capital funds for

affordable housing, Alaska. Up. There we go. So before I walk through the recommendation, I wanted to flag a few corrections to the resolution language before you and read into the record. In the

first resolve paragraph of the resolution before you we added contingent on the issuance and sale of measure you tranche 3 bonds in a sufficient amount and approval of the final project funding

authorization legislation at the end of the paragraph. In the second for the result, a clause of the resolution clarifying language was added. Noting as consistent with measure kk and associated

resolutions approving the final project and program funding. And finally in the 4th for the result class, we added and as consistent with measure you and associated resolutions approving the final

project and program funding for each of the funding. Trash us. With those corrections right into the record will also recommend that the committee make a motion to approve the resolution with the

amendments spread into the record. So here are the recommendations that the resolution supports. As part of this year's budget process. The City Council approved an appropriated 50 million dollars of

measure. You tranche 3 funds for affordable housing programs. Similar to the allocation authority granted for tranches one in 2 staff is returning to request that council allow for the allocation of

up to 50 million dollars in measure you tranche 3 funds for affordable housing programs. To allow allocation of other hcd capital funding. Sources for affordable housing programs. Authorizing the city

administrator to enter into development loans and grants. Allow reallocation among the trenches. 1, 2, 3, without increasing the total amount and to recapitalize the health and safety loan program.

Every project awarded this funding will still go through our normal competitive process. The same program specific. No fun rfps. We'll be in place and this request carries no new fiscal impact its

allocation authority for funds that have already been approved. Dan appropriated. Hcd will report out on how this funding is used through our annual reporting process in the Eye upon Committee updates

just as we do today. And with that, here's how this fits into Hcd is broader plan. Here on the slide. You'll see our strategic action plan in plain terms. This is how we prioritize every dollar more

than three-quarters ghost permanent, supportive and low-income housing. And Trump's 3 is anticipated to follow the same formula. Here's what that formula has built through our programs. Our new

construction nophah funds ground up fully affordable rental apartments. And that program alone has committed 180 million dollars creating over 1300 units and helping 468 people move out of

homelessness. 5 projects have been completed for under way. And 6 more coming online. Our acquisition and preservation program also known as a cop allows for the acquisition and conversion of existing

buildings and has committed 30 million dollars to date. Our 2 h 2 and homekey program which pairs housing with supportive services for people exiting homeless has 18 million dollars. 18.5 million

dollars committed and 7 more to be committed. It's resulted in 147 units and 147 homeless exits. And finally, our rehabilitation program which protects the affordable homes that we already have in our

portfolio. This program has 7 million dollars ready for its first no funding round in 2027. So for us in Hcd, these aren't just numbers are line items. They're individuals and families that through

these programs will have keys to their own homes. I'm going to briefly handed off to my colleague Sean Garcia, ph d s manager for the are to each to program to tell you what that's look like for some

of our to each to residents. Thank you, Diana and good afternoon council members. My name longer see it. And as Dana the homeless housing development manager. I manage both the home key in our 2 h 2

program that she was speaking about earlier. Part of why I'm here today is just a share in support of what Dana is recommending some outcomes that we've had with the success that we've had. Some of

these sites. Just recently our program started ar Race and our race and equity impact analysis across our home key projects across our 2 h 2 projects and we have more than about 50% participation from

the residents living in the properties. So these are accounts of what their experience has been not which part of the media or from hearsay, but directly from the residents and what we got overall was

overwhelming sense of gratitude to the city of Oakland for bringing bringing housing developments for people who are unhoused for bringing opportunities for the services that were provided that came

with that housing. Most of the residents reported that their stress has gone down. Their overall mental health has improved a lot of them. Majority than reported that they were able to get access is

set up for benefits through this programming support and from getting access to their benefits. They've also been able to get tied to medical appointments or doctor's appointments to get health care

services. And so great to hear the only a complaint that we had is that some of friends have been they were wanting us to have more housing in order to get their friends off of the street. That was

the only complaint that we've actually heard across the board as we wish you could do more because a lot of them were lamenting filling some remorse for their friends who have been left behind or not

able yet to access to housing. And I know this is this has to be super brief, but just want to share one success story. Okay, it's our transitional age youth housing at the friendly manner. I just

wanted to share this since JULY as clap and clap for this part for sure. Since JULY, it's only been since JULY, this property, which is located at 22 98 San Pablo serves. That's 26. 26 units with 52

beds to serve Choose. Since JULY, they've had 10 of the youth actually obtain full-time employment of the 10 that have obtained full-time employment to have actually gotten positions as chefs working

at. I want to say the right place kitchen of champions with Saint Vincent de Paul. Another 2 secured full-time positions as Pates who chefs Im Pei to chef internships at the Oakland Dream Center. And

then the rest are actually either in a security guard training program to become security guards with the promise of jobs being offered at the completion of their training. And then another 8 have

outside of the 10th of an inch and 8 were in temporary paid internships for a community outreach event that they volunteer to what they volunteer to do, what they got paid. So just want to share that

the housing with supportive services and he's operating subsidies and funny that you guys approve are it's really having great impact, a positive impact on residents that were serving. That's I'm

going to stop there and turn it over turn it back over to dig in. Thank you. Show on if I can bring back up the power point place. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry. Just needed the clicker. So as Shalon

mentioned, demand continues to outpace available funding. You know. As I'm sure the committee is aware of that fact as well. Our last new construction, no 5 around drew. 24 applications with funding

requests totaling 424 million dollars of city funding of which we were able to fund 144 million dollars. Since then, the project list of potential affordable housing projects has grown to about 15 to

20 projects totaling around 1200 units with roughly 350 million in funding still needed to move those projects forward. Deploying our funding to some of these projects is how we help close the gap.

And timing just got a little bit more important. The state is rolling several of their funding sources into one new application process through its newly established housing Development Finance

Committee or Hdfc. If NOVEMBER's statewide housing bond passes, that funding will move through this process. Committing our local dollar early will allow Oakland's projects to be more competitive for

state financing. And that's why this upcoming new new for around is designed to have projects ready for the states. First hdfc round in APRIL. So as mentioned Hcd plans to open the know and we plan to

open it in JANUARY. We're hoping to commit funding in MARCH and have projects ready to apply to the states. First round. The funding in APRIL. The new construction, no phone will be open to new

applicants and projects already in our pipeline scored on a variety of areas, including but not limited to readiness, funding, leverage in the other criteria listed on the slide. Moving at this pace

means every each cd program needs to be funded and ready, including one that is running on empty. And that program is our health and safety loan fund. It provides up to $250,000 per project interest

free for emergency repairs. All existing funding has been expended if a roof or to fail tomorrow. We don't have the funding to respond. So recommendation 5 is seeking to add 2 million dollars back

into this fund from available hcd capital funds so that we can respond quickly if needed and deploy the funds in these emergency situations. On this slide here, we're showing the bigger picture. Each

CDs full portfolio totals 175 properties that have affordability. Covenants 152 of them are city-funded. And about 9,000 units in total, there's housing from this portfolio and every district today in

closing the gaps, bringing more units to the districts that need the most is part of what the spending plan is built to do. Here's roughly where the 50 million dollars of measure you will go.

Anticipating about 35 million dollars towards the new for process. 5 million dollars each to our 2 h 2 and a caught and 2.5 million going towards administration costs. The numbers well, likely deviate

slightly. Israel projects come in and the funding need to realize. So next steps again, the no 4 will open in JANUARY 2027 and we are doing this to align with state Hdfc application cycles and tax

credit cycles. On an ongoing basis. Staff will make awards and allocations based on application scoring and underwriting. We will come back to report out on progress regularly through the I Bond

Committee and our annual report process. With that. We are asking for the committee's recommendation onto council with the same 5 items I opened opened with with the same structure that has been used

for trenches. One and 2 again, every dollar will still be competitively awarded. Every results will still be reported back to the council. And I'm available to answer any questions. Thank you so much.

Comprehensive detailed appreciate you. Did at the top. Councilmember out there. So looks like you spent 30 you're asking for authorization to spend the last 50 million dollars. 3rd, 35 million of

which will go to just general. New construction. The remaining a less clear about how you plan to spend was 5 million for homekey like that. Is there an actual budget or is that just sort of that wish

list? So through the chair, we have our various funding pots. One is the new construction nophah process. It's a competitively awarded process. The a cop program also has their own process to award

funding based on projects submitted and that it and the same for our 2 h 2. So each of these is a standing program. It's a competitive process and that's how funding will be deployed. Okay. And after

the 50 million dollars. We are and tell tell you 3rd, tell me what happens to the world affordable housing in Oakland. Once we're Thank Through the chair, Emily Weinstein, director of Housing

Community Development after this troche there will be about another 50 Million. That would be part of the trying for. But that depends on the budget by no budget process. And we would allocate it

basically to kind of fill in the end of our strategic action plan. So it's a combination of looking at how prioritizing the strategic action plan. And so how exactly those funds would be divided while

also looking at what's happening at the state. So as the state changes and some of their programs are capitalized, they MAY have more funding for. MAY have more funding for like portfolio. We have

than they do from new construction or they MAY have more more money that we can leverage in new construction than they do in portfolio we have. So we stick to the privatization of the strategic action

plan with some so that come the science of it and then some art to make sure we can leverage is much state or county funds. Is this welcome speak myself? This feels like crisis to me that we're about

to beat out of this money. And you guys have done a great job of getting the money out the door. That's exactly what you're supposed to do. But, you know, we have not sought affordable housing. I

mean, our are you worried about what comes next? Through the chair? Yes, we will need. We don't need additional sources. Thank you. Council member Ahmed 100. Thank you. A couple of questions first

following up count of them gers the 15 million you expect in next year's biennial budget. Where does that come from? Is that based on an anticipated? Until because my understanding was that? From the

past on sale, it's been exhausted. So through the the the 50 million we're discussing today is 3.22 Of them in completely allocated or awarded to programs. So there's something. And then this is the

3rd tranche. What remains based on The total for measure you was 350 Million. So in 22 we spent 248 Million. This is the additional 50 Million. So we have about another 50 million that would come

that. But that require the bond sale to occur because we don't have correct. Okay. We and we we need the bond sale for this tranche and then in the future you need the bond sale for the first time. So

can you explain? The cop program a little What does what does that involve? I could be wrong. But I feel like I recall the last round of funding was Alton New construction. I Through the chair to

councilmember women, children. The know that the second Trump, the first tranche all went to new construction. The second tranche was divided based on the strategic action plan to a variety of the

different programs. 30 million of that went caught. That program. We have a partnership with the Housing Accelerator Fund. We work with them. The goal of the program is to acquire properties that are

on the market to take them off the suspect. It's kind of our naturally occurring, affordable housing, program. So it's purchasing power. Helping developers or a community land Trust Co lot co-ops

emerging developers acquire properties that are on the market and ensuring that they remain affordable housing. So through the funding, we then put a deed restriction on so that they're affordable for

the next 55 years. So it's basically purchasing them at market rate and then make their their affordable for then onwards. I wouldn't say that market rate, it's with what's what's on the market. But

it obviously depends on the timing of the market coming out of that, you know, of the recent market where it has been depressed has been a real opportunity. So it was great to have the partnership and

to be able to roll out the funding the pace of the market to take advantage of the soft market. Great and then the My last question is the rehab excited about that one. I think that we have thousands

of properties here that could become affordable. How would this one Through the chair the council member Thompson, we have portfolio is specifically designed for projects that are in our portfolio,

which means either the city has invested them in them in the past or there's there's some sort of a regulatory agreement that the city hold so their existing affordable housing, affordable, as opposed

to a car which is kind of little affordable housing. And so we just recently conducted a survey. We're digging into that information to have a sense of what the capital needs are for those properties.

At the same time, like we mentioned, the housing Development Finance Committee's of the state programs are really changing. And there MAY be additional opportunity for we have dollars through tax

credits as well as other subsidy programs. So at this point, you have 7 million dollars for the next nophah. Likely in the 4th charge there would be additional funds that we would put want to be

happy. Okay. Thank you. Excellent. Thank you so Definitely agree with the lot of the questions and comments from my my colleagues and just want to offer like my gratitude for similar to what

councilmember under said. You all are doing an amazing job of getting the dollars that are the door to kids to support. He projects and I was really appreciative of that lists out all of the various

projects, whether it's new construction are 2 h 2, cetera. I curious as those kind of diving into the various projects across the city of Oakland. And I know the dna mentioned just the strategy that

you all are using in order to move forward with some of these projects. i'm curious what it looks like to you focus in on, you know, maybe more new construction in district 7 to shake 6. As I'm

looking here, looks like there's only one project which we're all excited about, which is the live Liberation Park, which is in 6. And then even for the art uh, to nothing in 6 or 7. And then in

addition for the only one project in District 6, nothing in 7. So just releasing a huge gap and like all the categories as it relates to like East Oakland Development. Yeah, absolutely. In our nophah

we have additional points that we waited points for projects an area of high displacement. And we're trying to line up the product, the funding with funding from the state so that they would be

competitive with the state at this 0. One of reasons why the city is at a real disadvantage has to do with the state's use of the high opportunity maps. And we've discussed that and current draft

guidelines for Hdfc has. Back those opportunity maps. And so that is an area where we are really advocating. So there's there's a kind of the priorities that we want to set as a city, but the

realities of needing to leverage our funds, basically 5 to one with state funds and tax credit. And so it's just a matter of kind of like threading that needle and making sure that we do fund

according to our priorities, but also ensure that those projects move forward. It doesn't help anybody to kind of tired from money and projects that won't move forward. Yeah. And then with some of the

items that have come before this committee specifically around like transit oriented development some of those changes are you all kind also working through that process with like planning and

building and even with our local developers as well. Yeah, In the more we can encourage development in those areas, the better in terms of, you know, our rule is really about like that. You know how

we are spending the funds and then making sure that advocating for Oakland's needs across the different funding sources. And so staying clued into a basic program at the state or the various different

kinds of programs at the state and ways that we can continue to benefit projects that are in your transit. Excellent. Hopefully I know that all of us will be offering a par, you know, recommendations

to our towns in at the state level. So hopefully it could be some advocacy around, you know, new construction Even the are to each shoe program as well around in East Oakland, advocating for east

Oakland could be priority but also thank you so much for everything. Councilmember Fife. Thank you for the presentation. Super and sweet spot for the development, friendly manner that happened for the

young people. Appreciate staff and the tour that was done to show what is possible when we put our money where our concerns are. And I know all of the young people that recently got access to these

jobs and job opportunities are going to see the benefit of having that permanent supportive housing for for youth that are experiencing Thank you for adding that. He report and aside want to clear up

that park at Sam Pavel on West grand for the babies, too, because they shouldn't have to walk through that when they're trying to get to, you know, creating a new life for themselves. So we can talk

more about that later. That said. Do developers or does the city have additional points for developers that want to do new construction in certain districts or is there some preference that they get

for being in locations that Jaime for various categories, economics or they're additional points for their their projects. Through the chair, Councilmember Fife, it would be the same about looking at

areas that have high displacement pressures. So we news that map to gauge where there's high displacement pressures and that's where you get additional points. Again, that's also weighted with the

competitiveness at the state as well as we look at, you know, that. Resources around area we look at so availability of transit. We also look emerging developers. Partnerships. We have sort of and

then also specific populations. So projects that are focused on today or seniors. Also, this is a part of reason I apologize. This is a part and I don't know if I'm pronouncing it right. The racial

equity impact analysis. Is it real or tlc? We say is a So as part of the we had a Ray acted and acted for new construction to evaluate Ares going criteria and ensure that that it is working to reduce

the racial disparities and then like Shalon just mentioned, we're in the process of doing the community engagement for our 2 h 2 home key program and based on the findings based on the data and the

findings and the community peas, do have recommendations for how we adapt are scoring criteria. Okay. And so I'm happy to provide a motion to move this to the full City Council on APRIL 20th. And I do

just also want to say thank you for your work with caught program formally the path program because we were able to help renters throughout East Oakland, keep their homes because when their owners

were trying to sell their properties and put these, some of them are immigrant populations. But most like working class families in east Oakland. Back when we started this program saved countless

people from ending up homeless. And that's part of our the 3 p's, which is preservation. So just hats off to you all for all of that work. Thank you. Excellent. And with the amendments as well. Those

are staff amendments just to it. Yes. So we read them into the record. A deferred to the clerk next steps. No, that's fine. I just wanted to ok? Yes, yes, with the amendment. And we can hear from the

public history case. Thank you. Calling in the names that signed up to speak on item number 16, no particular order. You can come up to the podium state. Your name for the record before making a

comment or raise your hand on zoom to be easily identified. Tesla Sharon, my faith, Kirkpatrick, Jessica Lynn side the ball Jeff Live in Angelina. Cornell h# David Peters and Blair Beekman. Good

afternoon chair and members of the committee. My name is Tesla. Make executive director of supportive Housing Community Land Alliance. We are a nonprofit Community Land Trust based in Oakland we serve

individuals with serious mental illness but created a plethora of different housing options in Oakland. We have access to top program and the benefit of that program and and and work closely Hcd. They

are 2 h 2 program created valuable resource for individuals with serious mental illness with extremely low income. We have worked a k Hartley end and half as a partner who's funding project and a high

opportunity neighborhood in Oakland. But we see this program being highly beneficial to many developers across the city and so are in strong support of this item. Thank you. Hello, I'm faith

Kirkpatrick director, housing finance at related California Affordable Lady, California has developed over 22,000 units of affordable and mixed income housing in California over the past. 36 years

speaking today in support of 50 million dollars of measure you funding local funding sources are critical to allow for double housing developments to compete for state and other funding sources that

the county or as people mentioned, hopefully we get a state housing bond in NOVEMBER. We appreciate the high standards and hard work of the Oakland hdc to facilitate a competitive awards process. For

measure, you money. And measure you has been a key component of Oakland's ability to fast track. A number of affordable housing developments over the past 2 years. And to keep up that momentum is

really critical. And as you MAY have that tend to build affordable housing is always yesterday. So we commend you for taking action today. Moving this forward. Among all your budget priorities. We

really need the 50 million dollars. Thank you. My name is David Chen. I'm speaking on behalf of Sharon lie on behalf of the East Bay, Asian, local Development We want to appreciate the city for its

partnership on, you know, as many of you MAY know our portfolios about 90% here in Oakland got it for 2000 units and a very strong incoming pipeline as well. And we are in full support advancing the

50 million dollars for measure. You to continue to produce and preserve more affordable housing for Oakland residents definitely want to echo what they The team said as well around, you know,

definitely urging the city to continue expand future opportunities. Beyond the measure your resources, you know, in order for us other developers like us to stay competitive for state and federal

resources. Definitely going to be critical. Don't have, you know, additional local funding available to our strong pipeline of projects going forward. So strongly in support of this of this measure.

And just echo many of the things that they've city team spoke about. My name is Jessica Lynn to us. I represent saw affordable housing associates and we are in support of item 6 allocating funds for

funds from measure you fund affordable housing program. Including new construction. Oakland has a robust pipeline of affordable housing projects that need local support to move forward and let state

resources to move into construction phases and example is one 25 East 12th Street, which plans to develop on city land after a long standing grassroots movement in district 2 to the lies public lands

for public. Good in partnership with Eastlake, United for Justice. It is a prime location and will provide 95 much needed affordable housing units to families extremely low and very low incomes. This

project has been entitled since 2020 4 is enough transit, rich location and well placed to leverage state resources. Thank you in advance for your support of this item like this items so projects like

this can move forward. Thank you. So how much money you getting from measure you 50? 50's it 50 Million? Well, it could have been 80 Million. Because you did not need to give 30 million to the friends

of Chinatown of what is called Lincoln Library. Know, the Lincoln Park. But does it go? Rexha? They agreed to build that reason. The money, some kind of way all decide to give him 30 million from

measure. Your plan was to renovate that facility. So we could hit 80 Million. But that favoritism s always in Well, given money to certain groups. So here's the issue. You are. City with 27%.

Immigrant community. And you have some data. That allows you to see who needs housing from that community. Like we have 1508 Ukrainians, 1911. Your money, 9,204 from Africa. That's data that he had.

But we got people that he and authorize. We have no data on that. So we live in the We don't know how many house and Eunice we really need because there's no data that is there to provide for that

group. At the same time, some. Thank you for your comments. Moving to Zoom user You can unmute yourself and begin your comments. Geoff Live You've you did. You can begin your comment. Last call for

Live in. Sorry Okay. You can begin your comment. Thank you. Good afternoon. Just living with the state house in organizations. We're strongly in support of this item. We first want to thank staff for

the detailed information on the city's affordable housing development programs and past performance. Can like most cities is not fully meeting its reena targets, which are quite large. It is firmly on

track to exceed affordable housing production in the previous housing element cycle. And this would not be possible without there's or use funding. Last spring, we urge the City Council to ensure that

this year's budget thing included 50 million dollars of measure eu funds to be issued as part of Trump's 3 and the budget was adopted with this appropriation in place. Today's action will ensure the

city can quickly commit those funds in a way that maximizes opportunities for developers to leverage, state and federal taxes. Residents and state housing funds and move forward quickly to actually

build these units, including housing for unhoused people and other extremely low income households in accordance with the city's policy priorities. We do want to underscore that the city will only

have 15 commune remaining and measured you funding. So it's not too soon to start thinking about what we will do next to maintain our pipeline. Lastly, I just want to because we didn't get a chance to

sign up. We are also support of all item 7, which makes funding available for things that cannot be funded from bond fund. Thank you for your comments chair. That concludes all speakers on item 6 and

we do have a motion. We have a motion made by Councilmember 5 seconded by Chair Brown to prove as amended the recommendations of stop and support this item to the OCTOBER 20th City Council agenda with

the following amendments adding to the first resolve clause contingent on the issuance and still of measure you charges 3 bonds in a sufficient amount and approval of the final project funding

authorization legislation. Adding to the second reserved for the result clause. As consistent with measure kk and Associated Resolutions approving the final project and program funding. And in the 4th

for the result clause striking among and replacing that with from and including. And as consistent with measure un associated Resolutions approving the final project and program funding for each

funding. Tranche. On Roald Council members by I ramachandran I I and chair Brown. Thank you. Item 6 passes with 4 eyes 2 before did as amended to the OCTOBER. 28 City Council agenda on consent. Now

reading in item number 7, adopt an ordinance amending chapter 15.62 of the Open Municipal Code to allow affordable housing trust funds from funds distributed to the city under redevelopment,

dissolution laws to be used for operating and rental subsidies for housing serving people experiencing homelessness and households with extremely low incomes and removing the 2027 cents at 8 using

such funds for anti displacement and homelessness prevention services. And there are 4 speakers that signed up to speak. Perfect. Thank you so much. And so keeping in mind, Public Safety Committee

will start at 4 let's keep our comments. And we'll have Caleb Smith from a cd. Good afternoon help Smith, senior adviser for the city of offense. Hasn't Comey Development department? I think if the

slides so this ordinance is to update the ordinance for the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Now, today's Council action is going to be doing 2 main things. It is going to repeal an existing JUNE 30th

2027 sunset date on using funds in the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for homelessness, prevention and Anti Displacement Services which from Scotts more detail. The moment this will also a new feature

allows affordable Housing trust fund monies to be used to invest in affordable housing as operating subsidy for those projects as well as the existing allowed capital. Yes, to be clear, this change

today does not have any fiscal impacts because there's no changes to the amount of affordable housing trust fund moneys that is going to be made by this change and then also this is not affecting any

service contracts that have to be a separate counsel item would be subject to separate counsel review. Now the Affordable Housing Trust Fund also known as fund 18, 70 was originally created to collect

affordable housing impact fees. When redevelopment agencies were abolished. Something I know y'all heard a lot about earlier today. A stream of property tax revenue that previously went to the

redevelopment agency was returned in part to the city of Oakland and the City Council set aside a portion of those funds to find affordable housing trust fund subsequently impact fees were moved into

a separate account for clarity of bookkeeping and therefore the for Housing Trust Fund is currently funded by these former redevelopment funds. Now under the existing ordinance, the former Housing

Trust Fund can be used for capital investments in affordable housing as well as staff costs. For those who are working on affordable housing and until JUNE 30th 2027, it can also be spent on the

city's investments in homelessness, prevention and other antes placement services. Now in terms of the current fiscal year, 26.7 budget, which is just a hair under 17 million dollars, slightly less

than half of that goes to staffing costs and hasn't come eat development. Department funding a wide variety of the work necessary to implement our housing investments portion. This also covers not a

city staffing costs for a few different departments. And there's also particular net and operations and maintenance. Line item. There is 2.3 million dollars for homelessness prevention. 1.4 million

dollars for eviction defense and then some other key support costs for the work that we do such as you heard in the previous item, there was also a city transfer out to non hcd use as part of the

budget bouncing strategies over the past 5 years. We've seen a reduction in the availability of 18, 70 budget from just under 25 million dollars to where we are today around 17 Million. And also I

should highlight that we have not had much capital investment in affordable housing recently. Only about 1.3 million dollars in these past few years. This is a bit of a change from what was previously

spent from the from Housing Trust Fund. Now, as we look over this longer time series were able to see in a little bit more detail. How the critical role that the for Housing Trust Fund is played as

the only flexible source available to the hasn't come you developments apartment which has been able to step up and serve growing city role in investing in homelessness prevention and these anti

eviction supports. We also see that this continues to be a critical source supporting hasn't come eat development departments staffing. You can see consistently over this year's. We get a lot out of

it. In addition to a lot of the critical role associate with spending issue, bond funds and supporting other programs rehabilitation funds. This also helps our department to go pursue additional

funding. Sources and staff funded by fund 18, 70 actually brought in more competitive state in federal funds to Oakland and then the staff cost of all the staff over this five-year period. So we're

getting pretty good. We're trying besteman from that. And then you'll also see that there's that city transfer out to nominate city uses. Because of the fiscal emergency over the past 3 years over 10

million dollars has been redirected from fund 18, 72 other city line items. We've also seen a decline in the fund balance over the past 5 years. From about 50 million dollars to where we are today at

12.3 million dollars, though, a portion of this is also due to the splitting out of impact fees and the former redevelopment funds. Now the thought current fiscal year fund balance of 12.3 million

dollars is fully committed. Yes, as we can see here, there's a little bit more of a breakdown about how it's committed. We see that actually there's a difference about $200,000 between the current

fund balance and our existing commitments. And you can see again a little bit more detail that city transfer out on a year-over-year basis. The funding that comes from the Affordable Housing Trust

Fund to fund things like homelessness, prevention and other anti eviction services really plays a critical role in the city's broader anti displacement strategy. We know that these are our top

priority investments in our city's existing anti displacement strategic plan. And we also know that this is a critical component of the city's homeless in strategic action plan as these are some of

the most cost effective ways of addressing homelessness by preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place. And then for the benefit, our audience, we have a little bit information here.

Just recapping that are current program is really focused providing flexible financial support to address a variety of needs for those who are at imminent risk of falling into homelessness and over

the past year, this has helped over 1000 open residents. Our city investment and the leveraged investment partners to stay housed in Oakland. We also know that this program's done very good job in

reaching those who are at greatest risk over 84% of those served told independent evaluation that they likely would have lost their house and if it hadn't been for this intervention. So thanks to a

large coalition of community-based organizations that we work with in the implementation of these programs. They are doing a good job in reaching the most about above funders and help contributes to

the most recent decline in the point in time, count, which was very not weather. I want a particular highlight today. The important role that the firm a housing trust fund has played in urgent needs

to respond to displaced households who are at imminent risk of unsheltered homelessness due to disasters. Unfortunately, we've had for significant apartment fires that our department has responded to

so far in 2020 secs affecting over 100 families due to funds from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. We've been able work with our partners to rapidly provide assistance to those displaced households

to ensure that they can have a continuity of housing. However, we don't have any other flexible funding sources that would have been available to program for this purpose. So by removing the sunset

date by providing flexibility to continue to use affordable housing trust funds for these purposes, we will ensure that we are in a position to respond to GOD forbid any similar events occurring in

future. So in conclusion, again, today's item is narrowly focused on 2 things. It is removing that existing sunset date in the ordinance. The JUNE 30th 2027 Sunset date. So council has the flexibility

to continue to authorize funds for homelessness, prevention and to displacement services. It will also allow for affordable housing trust funds to the extent that they MAY become more available in

future for investing in new development projects to be used as operating sources as well at instead of just capital sources. And this flexibility is use You were hearing earlier about how there's a

lot of changes afoot in how the state is prioritizing its affordable housing investments. And we have reason to believe that there MAY be an advantage to our Oakland projects. If we're able to

demonstrate that kind of operating support as well as that kind of local capital support. So as part of our broader logic to try to make our projects as competitive as possible to leverage the state

funds. This flexibility could help us in future with that effort. And again, this is a change in the overall budget and future changes to service contracts will need to come to the city Council for

the regular review and approval as has been the case in the past. So that just about concludes presentation are now please take any questions. Thank Excellent. Thank you. Order in the chamber. Any

questions colleagues on this item we can hear from the public speaking fees. Calling him the names that signed up to speak on item number 6 Logan make Darnold. David Peters a subtle of Allah and Blair

Beekman. Happy belated birthday. Thank. Thank you. Councilmember ground free Good afternoon. Council low the McDonald regional bpa backs. I actually just want to take time out to thank you. We first

kicked off the homeless prevention pilot 2023 and by 2024, we saw significant bottleneck in the inflow homelessness. We're only increased by 9% after seeing a jump by 26% 47% years prior to that. We

knew that for every person that got place in the housing to fell into homelessness and then we jam that revolving door because of your investment between 2020 for 2026. City of Oakland saw 20%

decrease in homelessness and that window of time. We have targeted 1600 households in the most distressed neighborhoods. The black neighborhoods to prevent the loss of housing. It's also why the

percentage of black and House residence has reduced in the past 10 years. It was 70%, 2019. It's about 50% now black residents make up about 60% of all new entries into homelessness. And because of

our targeting efforts over 70% of households we serve are black. Preventing homelessness is a fraction of the cost of getting back into housing. Please keep building on your efforts and make sure fun

18, 70 keeps open House. Thank you. At some point you're going to have to address the language a comfortable saying resident. Resident is not sufficient to make sure people who should be prioritized

all being prioritize. So citizens of the city of Oakland have priority over people who non-citizens. We don't all get in the line together. And whoever gets up to the front first, that's the way it

work. I am a citizen. Of this country and of this city. And I should not be expected to get in line behind anybody. That is not a citizen, but that's acceptable to you. It's not acceptable to me.

Then. The other thing is the gentleman just got up and spoke to. All the situation. What up black people who are? Descendants of slavery. Hope this he talking about saying that this is the talk group.

But when he gave the report, he didn't say that. He said we're dealing with the most vulnerable cleaners. So when the same views, the report. If the outstanding need community. Is descendants slavery.

And that is the group say it. It's very seldom that they speak to the homeless is. And you got to remember a lot of those homeless people are veterans. Thank you for your comments. Last call for Plan

Plan. And David, Peter and Kate at this time on into been called. Excellent. Any questions or comments on this item. Seeing none all make a motion to move this to the full council councilmember out

there. Second, not. Thank you. We have a motion made by Chair Brown seconded by councilmember longer to approve the recommendation stop and to port this item to the OCTOBER's 28 City Council agenda on

rule councilmembers by Ramachandran I I and chair Brown eyes. Thank you. Motion passes with 4. I support this item to the OCTOBER 20th City Council agenda on consent. Now reading in item number 8.

Adopt an ordinance amending Oakland Municipal Code. 1.0 8 to raise maximum civil penalties for new nuisance to up to $2500 per day for repeated or continuing violations. And up to $10,000 per day and

abated news nuisances on real property after notice and an opportunity to to a fate. And we have 2 speakers on this item. So you're from councilmember under. And i believe that their amendments on the

item as well. We all know we've had a lot laws in Oakland, but our laws are only as good as the enforcement behind them. And enforcement only works if the cost of paying the fine is hurts worse than

simply chalking it up to the cost of doing Can we set the maximum penalty for a lot of our code violations? At $1000 a day and we set that number in 19 68 and a lot of things have changed since then.

But our $1000 a day find level hasn't. And it's gotten to a point where some of our worst offenders just continue with their bad behavior because they know they can do it. We would like that. And

today with this legislation that our district, one office is introducing, we're increasing the fines for the worst offenders from $1000 a day to 10th out $10,000 a day and we're not doing that

slightly. We're not talking about somebody who. You know, hasn't cut their grass last weekend or somebody who left their garbage cans out for an extra day. We're talking about the worst offenders were

talking about the absentee owners who leave their vacant buildings falling into disrepair. We're talking about someone using our public sidewalk as you know, a storage area slash junkyard for broken

down cars with the engine oil running into the street. The unpermitted construction project that just keeps going on safely. Despite repeated stop work orders. These are people who get repeated notice

from the city over and over again who know exactly what they're supposed to cure and who have apparently decided that paying the fine is worth the cost of doing business. So we are not interested in

creating a system that is haphazard or unfair. This legislation still allows people to come into compliance in good faith. It still has an escalating ladder of fines before we get to 10 grand and it

still gives the city administrator latitude to work with offenders in order to get them on the right side of the law. But it allows no tolerance for offenders to thumb their noses. At those of us who

work hard to be in compliance with the mutual standards of our community. It's not 1968 anymore. 1000 bucks isn't what it used to be. And I'm proud to introduce legislation and I urge its support. So

let's enforce our laws for him. We do have a couple of minor amendments to k top. I don't know if you. Have them. This is just making it clear when give notice to people. So they're still still this

is, you know, we're not going to be imposing this on on people without notice. This is this is just for folks who are. Repeatedly refusing to come into compliance. That's what I got. Excellent. Thank

you. Wrong also had gotten know during my cd briefing that there is the amendment to the word major, like for the first major violation. I think we were able to get that into the pack it okay and

don't need to do it as a separate amendment. Correct me if I'm wrong. Councilmember high. Through the chair to councilmember longer with this address issues of. Blight. Under the definition of like

graffiti. Yes. But again, this is not we're not liked somebody who is is in good faith trying to come into compliance. This is for people who are essentially saying. We know we're supposed to do. You

told us a dozen times that we're not doing it? My district will love this, but I am in the process of examining all of the e-mails and calls that I get about graffiti abatement where it's it really is

the business. That's the victim. Some just trying to consider and the city administrator and the code enforcement folks have. Discretion about when to enforce this. This is not like an automatic. You

know, you've got graffiti for 7 days. It's going to be enforced. This is this is essentially the same system that we have now where we enforce the highest fines on the people who are. The worst

scofflaws. It doesn't. It doesn't change that. We still just it just increases the fine to at 2026 level. And then does it also addressed noise? Because it's also something that's really I mean, I I

represent a district that has a lot of entertainment venues. And it's also we've seen petitions this year of how some business owners feel that the enforcement that that that they receive is very

racialized. So I want to be clear that there is an opportunity for the city administration to weigh in and view these on a case by case basis. So that individuals who are victimize or even if that's

their perspective, have an opportunity to petition the city for some. Review. Yeah, absolutely. Doesn't change that petition process. It doesn't change the city administration or code enforcement

discretion. It just modernizes the fine amount. Okay. I'm happy to second. Thank you. Councilmember Amish country. Thank I support this as well but has a few. Well have a couple of clarifying

questions. There's a lot of thing that things that could fall under public nuisance before this comes to council is your office where the city administration able to. Like a comprehensive list of

examples we can. It's the same items that are currently listed under public nuisance. We're not changing. Those were just modernizing the final. So it is the existing. Structure of of items that can

fall under there. But we can I mean it it would just be referencing. You did that our public code. The second question I have is so if I get this, if this is clear to Initially, when you're found to

violate a public nuisance, you'll get the civil fine of $1000 a day. And then the city administrator gets to review it to decide whether to bump it up to 2510,000 is that I think in general, what

happens first is that there's written notice to give you a chance to cure defense before a fine is. We're not trying that. The goal here isn't to collect money. The goal is to cure the problems. And

so I think the first step that could force usually does is to notify the potential offender. Hey, you've got this cleaned it up. And then if they don't, then that's when the fine structure starts

kicking in. Got it. Whether it's 1000 more 2500. But there'd be more notice for 2500. Yes. So we have there's 3 levels here. 1025 10 Grand. Okay, great. Thank you. Excellent. And then the only

question I had about time MAY be similar to Councilmember Fife's question. But I was here is what community engagement, community, stakeholders, like any feedback that you received. The increase in

fines we discussed it with Several chambers of commerce and they understand that like a lot of their members are trying really hard to do the right thing. And it's super frustrating for them too.

Watch other people do the wrong thing. And so they are in support of this. Excellent. And then I think maybe lastly, you know, I I get the opportunity to be on a lot of various e-mails, citywide under

this umbrella, which is very broad, right. We heard about blight. We heard about noise. There's a lot a lot of community engagement. I feel like a lot of times when we hear about these issues, it's

coming from community members. And so as we send this to the full body, you know, I hope that my colleagues district 6, 7, can also just have some awareness around on and also left. The community

members know about the shift and change because I imagine they will have some feedback maybe on both ends of the spectrum. And I know that a lot of times the opportunity is actually assessing these

penalties. And I think community members like want there to be accountability. I mean, we had a report from code enforcement a while back and I can remember the number of complaints they get every

year with some insanely large number. They actually send somebody out to investigate each one of them. So this is a tool that they are excited to have to, to bring the worst of the worst into

compliance both excited that this legislation is giving me the opportunity to say Scofflaw over and over again. That's just a cool all time. You are. So thank you council around we can hear from the

public speakers, I think act councilmember fact is, you know, the question also say they go. No worries. I just wanted to share with the assistant city administrator because we've been in

conversations with businesses who feel like they're being targeted by the city for enforcement that if there is an opportunity. For the council district offices to weigh in or be made aware of because

I don't want to get up call saying why are you doing this to me? And I don't know. That, you know, these fines have been applied so if there's an opportunity through the chair to city administration

and 2 councilmember longer to try to figure out what that process looks like. I think it would be prudent for us to do that. As I think it's nice to get the local council member involved. I do want

put all of us in the position of, you know. Waving people, fines and telling people that, you know, know, I don't I'm not trying to wave and I'm not trying to do any favors. I'm just saying I need to

know if there's a business per could this happen to Jeffries for Jeffries Inner Circle for years? And there are several other businesses that are like the city is trying to put me out of business

because I don't fit into the changing dynamics and demographics of the city. So I'm saying if this is moving forward in order for us to do the political work of being engaged in a process where you

know, certain businesses are experiencing these fines. I just want to figure out how we can be made aware not necessarily to intervene. But hey, you you should know that this is happening. So again,

we're not we're not changing that. The current system, the current structure, people can still appeal to As before I we had a couple of were there and that was there. Another amendment that needed to

get red in can you have it? I think there was one word in a whereas clauses that we needed to change. Matthew. Some Kongers This 3rd to last, whereas do read whereas fines increase above the $2500

limit are only given after receiving the initial fine and after sufficient time to rectify the violations is made. Administrator Baker. Thanks, chair and threw the chair just to address on the

concerns that you mission and brought up a council 5. The idea the sentiment behind this amendment is to provide more levers for larger businesses. To be able to enforce a minute. MISTER Lee, where

there MAY be difficulty in securing legal. Judgment, 6 cetera, which are time consuming and still do not necessarily affect the behavior. So we see this is an additional lever for those businesses

that are repeat offenders. To be able to enforce again. Minister Ali with a with a greater set of fines. That's the sentiment behind the amendment. Yeah. And I just think that there's like a

communication gap. Sometimes on these items. What sometimes the notices go out to the owner like the owner of the property versus the person who's operating the business and so I think, you know,

maybe we can discuss how I think that's part of the process. Concern, whereas in this moment I recognize what we're doing around the increase. And again, that's why there's discretion. You know, I

don't think that anyone wants to it imposed large fines, w# nilly. I think there's always. Sometimes maybe even too much of an attempt to work with with folks who willfully violating our laws. But the

goal is to get them to come into compliance, not to fund them. Sounds good. So the proper amendments are good to go. One more on that as well to okay. So this one, we just change the definition in our

legislation to call it a major violation said just by a leash. And so we're being sure that's reflected in the ordinance as well, too. So for this nice except as otherwise permitted by law, civil

penalties, excluding accruing interest shall not be assessed that more than $1000 for a first major violation nor more than 2000. $2,500 for each subsequent or continuing major violation in a calendar

year. If responsible person has failed to abate a public nuisance on real property after notice and an opportunity to abate civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day MAY be assessed until the new

census. Holy permanently abated. Civil penalties shall not exceed 3 million, $650,000 Italy, each calendar year for an individual parcel or separate structure. They're on or for any related series of

major violations. Excellent. Thank you so much. Councilmember a mission thank you. A quick question. More to this city attorneys office who I assume was involved in this process. I know there have

been fines and fees struck down a for not being grossly proportion on to the California constitution. Other things. Does this seem they're on not likely to be challenged? Through this year to

COUNCILMAN Robert 100? I'd like to ask supervising City it Attorney Laura Lane whose on zoom to respond to that com question. I'm sorry. Can you repeat the question, please? Sure. I know their hat.

Theirs. There's case law that and decisions that have struck down start in local fines and fees being not grossly proportional per the California Constitution, other things. And I want to get a sense

of. Does this range fees in your opinion make it not likely to be struck down if challenged. Well, in each case, staff will have to consider the factors that are set forth in ordinance assessing the

fees. So the ordinance sets forth 6 factors that have to be considered the duration and frequency recurrence of the major violations. The detrimental effects on the neighborhood history of compliance

effort. The viability of the penalty to affect the pavement. And we've a new one, whether the new since resulted from commercial activity are financially benefited the responsible person. And we also

other other factors that served justice, including equity considerations. So each case, if it's yes, it if staff were to you know. $10,000 penalty for minor blight that that would be subject to

challenge. You know, east after should be taken into consideration in each case. Council member also just just using at cpi $1000 in 1968, is 9700 today. Thank you so much. Public speaker

Councilmember fight. Just lastly at forgive me if this is Ben redundant. But I do want to stress through the chair to the city administrator that because we are changing the fines. We just want to be

as communicative with the public as possible. So even though this is just simply about increasing the fines, we should message to the public through memos or even the city of Oakland, social media

pages that this is going to change. And so that needs to be broadcast widely because if the process is our I mean, the fines are changing the process for letting residents know on businesses know that

it's changing should be made readily apparent to everybody. Think that will help. Manage some of confusion because even though some folks are scofflaws and I appreciate being able to say that as well.

We want to just be overly communicative and I think I'm done. I say we need to be communicative cause? I think we need to overly communicative. Thank you. Mission appreciate that council There's also

additional. Additional changes that we've already made. MISTER Lee We are now moving towards a proactive. Inspection model versus solely a reactive inspection model. Based on complaints because we

know complaints aren't necessarily. You know, submitted from equal communities, if you will, right. And so when we shifted earlier this year from only reacting to complaints to actually proactively.

Doing inspections and we increase the number of inspection officers. That was a step in the right direction, too equity. Right? So we've done that and so will announce that as well other measures in

addition to that one. But that's one that I want to point out. So I'd like to it. Move this full council. Is a public hearing as possible. The second interview? Yeah, I think we have a motion and

through the chair, just one minor clarification. Councilmember hunger for the First Amendment that was read into the record 4 sections c of one point. 0, 8 point o 6, 0, what is currently in the

printed agenda packages that penalties in excess of $2500 per day, shall not be assessed without notice and an opportunity to pay. Just wanted to clarify that you would like that to be amended to be

$1000. That's Final Amendment. So there are 3 amendments, ok? So one is in Section c of 1, 0, 8, 0, 6, so instead of $2500, that's 1000 and then the other 2 that subsequently, right, thank you. Excuse

me. Sorry. This is Laura Land yet. That creates an inconsistency. There's been a mistake it's either. That's the first correction that was read into the record of the beginning of of the meeting. Was

incorrect. It the ordinance. Provides that penalties in excess of $2500 a day shall not be assessed without no to notice an opportunity to abate. So All attorney Lane, would you like to just upstate

the want to change it to 1000, then we need to take away the correction that I know. I think I think 25 is fine. Yeah. Okay. Let's hold the 25. Okay. So 26 so of the 3 amendments, the very first one

that was read was incorrect. Only the last 2 amendments which were shared very test for the confusion. Okay. So that would mean the very the 3rd, whereas fine increases above. Now it's be $2500, not

1000. Okay. And then the Second Amendment only is that in. Section b of one point. '08, point o 6, 0, the word major should be inserted. So should be $1000 for a first major violation. And then

similarly, $2500 for each subsequent are continuing major violation in calendar year act. Only 2 minutes. Excellent. Thank you so much. Moving to the public speakers on this item to settle a volunteer

Beekman. And believe her time. So then we have a motion made by councilmember under seconded by Councilmember Fife to prove as amended the recommendations of staff support this item to the OCTOBER. 28

City Council agenda as a public hearing with amendment read into record by the parliamentarian on Row Council members by. Ramachandran. I I and Chair Brown. I thank you. Motion passes with 4. I

support this to the OCTOBER. 28 City Council agenda as a public hearing now moving on to open for him. All you sign up to Societal Apollo and Blair Beekman. Just want to give you an example of how

people try to avoid talking about certain things. The most popular high school sport in America. It's football. But if you notice here in the Bay Area, 16. Withdrawn did their teams from participation

because of low participation. And they say it's because people worried about these concussions and and that's not true. What we've had in the Bay area is very large culture change of demographics and

the majority of young people who are in now school districts from our Latino community. And if they don't a favor football. And so we've had a great reduction and participation skyline. His 12 1000

students and they couldn't get 20 students to play football. My point is. Thank you for your Us all a volunteer. That includes all speakers. Excellent. Thank you so much. This meeting is