2026-10-20 - Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council

Good afternoon council members. If you kid. Come to your seats so we can go ahead and get started. Good afternoon and welcome to the council meeting of Tuesday, OCTOBER, 20th before call roll. I will be a speaker card instructions if you like to speak on any agenda item, please fill out a speaker's card to return it to the clerk representative at the front, the cards and the agenda are on the front table. He must fill out a speaker's card 2 hours at the start of this meeting this week. Was caught at 3.32 So the last opportunity to turn it is because high will be at 5.32 Today or before the item is called for discussion, whichever occurs first. As we get to roll for this meeting. On a roll councilmember Brown, I Councilmember Councilmember Gallo, PRESIDENT Councilmember Houston present Councilmember Ramachandran his excuse councilmember under there was a member won. He's also excuse and share Jenkins. Showing 6 members present at this time. Do you have any? It from a challenger. A present from She's in the vicinity. Showing 7 members present at this time. You have any announcements. No announcements. My distinguished colleague, councilmember around reminding me helping this meeting, we are going to acknowledge the Oakland model, which is love life. And we have a people here to do the love life. Anthem as well as a performance. And we are also going to hear from MR. Lacey, who was pivotal in ensuring that we got love life past watching that meeting. And the hard work and dedication that MR. Lacey has devoted to ensuring that our city is a better place after experiencing the tragedy that he did. And so I encourage all everyone to celebrate opens model 2 ensure that we are living out the model love life. And I'm gonna pass it to council member Brown. Excellent. Thank you so much. Council PRESIDENT Jenkins for your kind remarks. Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday as we kicked off Love Life Week. Today, I'm honored to bring legislation officially recognizing OCTOBER 19 through the 25th as Love Life Week in Oakland. Yesterday I shared in my remarks that Oakland's greatest strength has always been its people community. Our resilience, our compassion and our William willingness to show up for one another. And that spirit is at the heart of love life. Our city's official motto honoring the life and legacy of Lowy Shea Lacey, MR. Donnelly, c, thank you so much. For nearly 3 decades of turning unimaginable last into a movement rooted in love, peace and community action. In addition, also want to recognize and Aaron Walker of gallery, as you all entered into the chambers today, you should seen some beautiful artwork. And so her art work can be found, of course, at the e gallery. But the artwork also reminds us of the power of art and in. The pardon power of art used to heal and to bring communities together and so love life is more than just a model. It's a commitment that we must put into action every day. And now I will turn it over to I believe is Councilmember Fife Councilmember 5, who will read the love life acknowledgment and we will hear also brief remarks from MISTER Donald Lacy. Thank you council PRESIDENT Jenkins and council member Brown. I will be reading this love life acknowledgment in honor of this very, very special week. Thank you. We acknowledge that in service to our beloved city of Oakland and all people who inhabit this community. It hearing to the city of Oakland's official model Oakland love life established in 2016 and memory of 16 year-old Louis Shea Lacey who lost her life to a senseless act of violence in 1997, enter into this space committed to embody love as the guiding principle in her words, actions, spirit, tone intentions, and with regard to each other and all who engage and enter into this meeting space, we acknowledge love life is our motto as we denounce violence in all forms and the conditions that create violence we commit to working against these conditions to create a safe space for all to operate in love and peace on our streets. We acknowledge that when we demonstrate love, we also manifest qualities of respect, kindness, grace truth understanding, humbleness and forgiveness towards each other. We commit acts of love as an intentional force to generate tangible solutions regards to all policies. Declarations recommendations, resolutions, appointments and actions we recognize as leaders. We must set an example and precedent for those who have entrusted us with these duties. We accept the responsibility to make our city a better place by bringing inspiration instead of insults contribution instead of complaints, constructive feedback instead of criticism and even in our passion for all issues, no matter how difficult we lead with a guiding principle of love. We ask that all who participate in this event and it's proceedings to share with us and this commitment and practice of exhibiting love. Good faith, positive energy and respect and how you comment. Present information. Report out on form on this meeting. We appreciate all contributions to the space and even when expressing hurt harm, disappointment, dispute or disagreement. We request that we lead and love that you lead and love with your heart. We acknowledge loving practice. Even when there are differences in opinion strategies, procedures and process and we will seek to find common ground and tangible solutions that demonstrate love for a city, its residents and all constituents. We acknowledge and recognize that when we model this practice of love, it will establish norm that will resonate and be exemplified throughout our city and create the change we all wish to see in our communities. We acknowledge that when we lead with love, we're able to uplift a thriving city, rooted in equity equality, justice inclusion, an opportunity for all regardless of race, gender, age class, socioeconomic status, nationality, religion, housing status, sexual orientation or political affiliation. We acknowledge that when we uplift love, we uplift those impacted by violence of all and any kind. We acknowledge that when we uplift love, we uplift traditions of our ancestors. Our hearts, our culture, our businesses, our educators, our in-house, our civic servants, and all who contribute to the fabric and well-being of our community. We commit to the action of love life as a model entre. Thank you City Council. Thank you all for your service. Be a little grace. Today is the anniversary. Daughter's murders. Getting little grace, please. 29 years ago. 6.30 But 30 rounds rang out. My daughter, innocent victim to the intended victim of the shooting. 7 bullets penetrated her body. She was killed instantly. Flawed. I'm nowhere near perfect. But I tried to trust and obey the GOD that I worship. Makes no mistakes. He wants prior to her death on the state. 29 years ago. Friend of hers morning, the same day as her Jane's Valerie was murdered with snow. And she said. I'm tired of seeing all these black kids So the Love Life Foundation, which is now our city model. And thank you, Councilmember Gallo for being one of the 5 votes. Is her vision. She's a conflict resolution mediator Mcclymonds peace activists. She always led with How are still operating? 29 years later, only GOD Here we are. The 10 year anniversary of this motto. And on the day it was passed a profit 2016. And will budget was to $50,000. And here we are today. 29 years later. And I want to invite you all in this room to support our 12 of life. Scholars who are raising money for. I don't get a salary nor do I care too. We're mostly volunteer organization. 70% of our budget goes to the youth and their families and the services. If ever there's been an organization more deserving of support and think of the impact. And the impact report came out and said Weve reached 30,000 young people in 20 years. And like and I'm about to wrap up, I know my time is and like to say what I raise. Well, I lost one. I've gained thousands and these youngsters on the Black Sea. And lastly. I forgave on camera. The one man convicted of her murder. Why not? Because I necessarily want to. Because it's what GOD and my daughter. So please. City Council mayor, all the people sending in this room. This is GOD's My this organization deserves ongoing support so that when I'm dead and gone meet my maker, we're still serving young people. Thank you all for your service. Love life. It's a Now will have a performance by Stan, the man. J and I go by Jordan Gomes, a case that amenable to an already to give you the best alive. You get ready for that makes some noise. A total real quick out. Our Oakley. They also like love and life too much money. Energy right here. We want to take it all the way up here. So we're going to some simple call to call and response. That means on the tell you what the Yale. Yeah, yeah. Let me. But this time we go do it differently. You go into it from the bottom of diaphragm and we're going to want to celebrate 60 years. A Black Panthers. So every time. Yeah, yeah. I want to feel that. So that's practice real quick. When I say I love y'all say life. I love. I love. That's what I'm talking about. Dj Josh. You ready? Drop that. Come all. We celebrate. 60 years of Black Panthers makes no no. When I say key, y'all say got it. When I say key, y'all say got he when I say love ya, se When say love y'all say lives. A step in on Devils. When I came, he operates got back him. And I doubt that that was what is like doubled cod. But I'm trying you different judge trying to get the most time, you shows wgn further from got you need a pilgrimage. You need to go do that. Praise be to GOD, do a lot. Brave woman has not through a lot. I prayed what and that she could do a They try to box me it. I got some the pot, but I got no problem because I'd give it to GOD. Utah, do you look at better days? You need to give it up. The guy got some better ways you can get Did you just got a pride what we do? Get it. Don't think you still got to he got I he got a He got a life. I need job. When I say keep you all say got it. When I said you're on it. You all say, run it, run it. If you don't want put hands in the air if you love GOD, put him in If you don't want put your hands in the air if you love got ready I want to dance moves many snow Most let me dance moves. He's going. Come let me tell, you know. It is just what I got. My lyrics. Emoji. As do all of don't care you donate pull now you've got a ton lead given children say what they needed help me is that talk even messing with team is tight lipped you bichri was that to lead? It's a timely payment, you know, act. The put it must be just takes a bear. Married to my is it simply just leaving a lot got go to single Garlicky believe people to does not like all. You needed on You need to go. When I say to you all say salad a would not say y'all say got key. A e a t a s a l a e a t a s a l a d e a t a s a l a d ea t a s a l ada to salad. And while we own is high, I want to make sure we talked to the most high. So got thank you for everybody here. Allowing them to come here for a calm and unity to serve our community through love positivity in every way, mentally physically, spiritually, emotionally, psychologically, Morley, financially environmentally socially professionally and personally eliminating all silent battles making us feel light. And with that light shine bright for all ancestors, not hear the we we MAY have lost to violence, health. Anything. We thank you for that. Reminder that even though they MAY not be here physically, they still big step in what every way every day. Now want to say is a and I say it weighs Dale What what excellent way to start. City Council meeting love life. Excellent. A. Inspiration, not insults. And I hope that we remember that as this meeting those forward that we keep up the love life acknowledgment. And when you're reading that Councilmember 5, I thought to myself, we need to set our city council meetings. Not just council. But the people who come to the city council meeting stating that I'm coming here to make Oakland. That was busy. People com say they want to make Oakland a better place. Inspiration and not insults. Spoke on Clerk. Love life. Moving item 3 modifications to the agenda procedural items, including but not limited to request a reschedule items from consent to not consent. I am. So the next council agenda speak on consent calendar, register votes, change order of items. Reconsideration is pull items hitting killed in committee. They share. We do have a requests. We receive notification that the Post did not publish our notices in the paper. So we're going to as we make your motion for the consent calendar that you continue item 6.5 6.7 to the next council meeting. Believe, NOVEMBER NOVEMBER. Levin, thank you. Expensive. 6, 6.5, 6.6 In 6 points said yes, the final passage is. I make sure. NOVEMBER And I want to move item 5 point to the selection panel nominations for police commissioner appointment to the top of agenda. And that will come before 4.1 So 5.2 will be the first item hired and then we'll go in regular agenda. Order. Is Oakland Police Department. I have a title change for an item on the consent calendar. What evidence they've Any more modifications. If not, we will. Clerk will read in 5.2 Skipping to item 5.2 to be taking out of order. That one of the following pieces of legislation, a resolution accepting the police commission selection panel, slate of 2 commissioners, Jean Quan in Nicholas o'Brien Co Larry to serve on the Oakland Police Commission or a resolution rejecting the police commission selection panels late of 2 commissioners, Jean Quan and Nicholas o'Brien, Cove to serve on the Oakland Police Commission. And we have 10 speakers on this item. Thank you. Amber Jones from the city administration. So have a statement Yesterday. Selection panel nominee Brink of Ari formally withdrew from his kunce firmly withdrew from consideration to serve and put on the police commission. The nominee informed our office that he works for a law firm that represent parties with pending litigation against the city of Oakland. Today, MISTER O'Brien. Ax to rescind his written withdraw and that his eligibility to serve. The clarify. Oakland Municipal Code. Section 2.4, 5.0, 0, 2, 5, provides that any attorney who represents a person or entity with a pending claim, our lawsuit against the police department or any attorney who represents a person or entity that filed a claim or a lawsuit against the police department that was resolved when the previous year. So not be eligible to serve on the police commission. Our selection panel due to the timing of these events. Staff have no recommendations of the nominee slate at this time. Thank you so comics had a conversation the city attorney's office and we were advised to. First, why did you guys were you guys able to hear what birds Okay. One of the nominees and now wants to still be on there. So I was advised by city attorney today that we reject the slate. Allow the selection panel to bring back the candidate that they want. And another candidate but were advised to check the slate today so that the selection panel has the opportunity to bring forth the candidates that they Can Through the chair? Yes. And so that's correct. Pursuant to charter Section 604, see the selection panel must submit a single sleet to the city council to fill vacancies for which the expiration of the terms are occurring at the same time. And so, you know, once the panel. It's those that sleet, the city council must accept or reject the entire slate. And if they don't do with that within 60 days, the sleet is accepted. Councilmember anger. So can you explain why we can't just have a slate of one person that we vote on today because 604, so poor. We read in that we have to have a slight. It's the same issue that we've been going through. I think it was well-intentioned when it was written that they didn't want to take politics out of it. But we only accept slates are rejects lights we cannot buy for Kate have one candidate. I just I just one person No, it would be out city attorney, which felt I. Ryan Richardson, Oakland City attorney. So the way the charter is written is all of the selection panel seats that are up for to be filled at a given time have to be brought forward as a slate of the names are all and the council has to accept that entire slate or reject asleep. They can't bring forward when they met a time. Councilmember Houston than 5. Due to chair to the city attorney. This is what I asked prior. Could we do? Separately? You something like this could happen right? So to the city attorneys any way through the law and we can have a slate of one single person council member. Andrea, just see why couldn't we speak on this? Is it somewhere in a chair to see attorney Brian Richardson? Is this something that we can do so we don't come across this again. If something like this happens again. And that's why I want it one at a time. Anyway. Through the chair, the requirement that the names be presented as a slate is in the city charter. So to to change that process would require charter amendment. Looking forward to it. Councilmember Fife. Will we be here? Will we be hearing from the public speakers than today? Yeah, we'll be hearing from public speakers will invite Mayor Kwon up to speak Nicholas is here will invite him up to speak as well. I just hope that when this next slate comes back. Jean Quan doesn't somehow end up not on it, but that's not what's happening here. So I look forward to the next slate that we receive from the body. So I want to that and we can provide the documentation. Ys that one of the candidates withdrew his candidacy after questions from cake. You e d and so we can provide that documentation of someone wants to a public records request. This has nothing to do with any of the candidates. And I see the chair of the selection panel, Ginger Lee walking in here. If you want to have something to say. Through the chair, I just wanted to clarify our office's yet we. Candidate raised a question about whether he was eligible to serve based on a provision in the municipal code that that read. As we were looking into that the candidate withdrew his nomination. So we speak. We stop looking into it later, the candidate asked to rescind that withdraw. So there's now 2 issues that we would need to have looked at, which is. Can he rescind his withdraw and is he eligible both of which would have required more time than we had in in advance of this meeting. So to clarify, we're not suggesting that either candidate is or is not qualified. Our advice to reject this late is to simply reset the clock, reset the board. Both candidates are qualified. The selection panel can send them both back in the council. Can can vote them up or down? Councilmember Houston. Buttigieg's want to know even though that rejected because of that condition. Is it possible Jean Quan a question? It's very critical that really the fact that my district we will allow for questions of and statements that we will allow for statements and questions. After public comment, Alex, that you have some effect. MISTER Chair. Okay. You got 2. And because of commenters, what we will public speaking time will be 90 seconds quote, call As I call your name. Please approach the podium in any order. Please state your name for the record. When one question to the police election chair just if it does turn out. That o'Brien Cuffari is allowed to hurt his ultimately is nomination is rescinded. You all have alternatives that you can present readily. Yeah, yeah. We have reserve. Okay. Yeah, ok, thank you. And yes, I want to hear from public comment. Thank you. Public comment and will allow the mayor to come up after that. As a car in please oppose the podium in any order. Please state your name for the record before beginning. He also please raise your hand so I can easily identify you just for now for the person que with their hand, raise your name is not showing. Please repaired be prepared to state your name. Once we get there, Stuart Josephine. We Joe Maher. Alfred Lee, just zeroes more de La Bala. Kathy Leonard. MR. Hazzard Nanjing City Order. Please began. Stuart. Coming up. First door. Thank you. Alright Council PRESIDENT Members of council. Let's say I felt the love and a little disappointed that this resolution, it's not going to be to this afternoon. But regardless I have a prepared statement. 90 seconds. Plus, he's against me. 3 minutes. Good afternoon. Members of City Council. My name's chant and I'm here today to strongly support the appointment of One. Oakland Police Commission. I have known gene for many, many years, both as a public servant. And as someone who has remain deeply connected to Oakland. Jean has devoted her life to serving city. A school board member. Then City Council. Mayor of Oakland. Dot experience has given her understanding of our city. Our time various neighborhoods. And a complicated yes, complicated challenges surrounding public safety. Personally seen James commitment to Oakland, Chinatown and the api community. She has consistently been Preston engage and willing to listen to our residents. Seniors, merchants. Community leaders. Particularly on issues of public safety. And Chinatown knows about public safety. We have had our shares. The police commission has an important responsibility. We need commissioners who understand the public safety and police accountability. Are not opposing goals. Both are essential. The building trust. But in law enforcement. And the communities. Jayne. Valuable perspective to this commission. Decades of institutional knowledge. Community relationships. And firsthand experience. But Oakland City government. We MAY not always agree on every single issues and no public official should be expected to do so. Really matters is having someone experience. Independent willing to listen. And committed to doing what she believes. He's right for Jean has spent much of her life serving this city. I believe she still has so much to give and contribute. I respectfully. Ask the City Council dec set and support. Appointment of Tink. One. Oakland Police Commission. Man JULY. Want to step case we need and endure. Why a lot? Order didn't You know, Tom Garfinkel 2 e j ordered a good chuckle. Go why you that? I'm going why? Why? I think this court hi JUNE hold tight. You know o Rourke door high. You can go ball. High and share don't show up records show with Paul. Well, so you work for to Doctor w? Why that? While Toto, why would you vote to Why hold Oak to you had to So go. You want your Jordan on call show law. Call. Young, taken from. Don't do a lot. Due to all know how do show Garcia now go geico. Lawful would do more. She JUNE on. Call. Hit Okay I'm Todd people. Okay. Motion. Call the Lord I'm concerned about, I want lie. Don't you out. To are going to I go to new you. Do ye not be got. We're told far. And I don't to I'm not. These are show, MR. Jump You got to be brief. It's right. So we gave you double the time for translation. So you've taken your one 30 and your person translating hasn't made it in 30 seconds to translate. Hello. Good have to know on the bowl. PRESIDENT. Kevin Johnson and all that my His name is Joe Jomana is the press. Then off the Tyson Family Association and also he is the guy pulled of the hour time that patrol team since 2021 much first. And until now we have Patrolling. I I believe his 2068 days. No, but no with they all raining. Our patrol team will be at that every day. And my name is Joseph I am the wise PRESIDENT Of the Tyson Family Association right now. I am going to simple. MR. Cho Mott. Week. MISTER Jomaa is not only the PRESIDENT Off the Tyson Family Association. He is also the Weiss PRESIDENT. All that Oakland, Chinatown improvement com Sul and his special job. O c I c u 15 seconds. 10 seconds. Jomaa is in his 80's. He's a came out of the hospital for me. It came to supporting one. All that just said. He strongly sportingkc want to be on the police commission. Thank you guys through roof through the chair to his Joseph me, I believe just at the was translating from his DeMar. She now has her own one minute and 30 seconds. Regarding the appointment of representative to the Oakland Police to have oversee the poll, put Gavin as public safety and law enforcement accountability. Big if. Fomo Open Mayor Jean Quan is a strong candidate for your consideration. I have Jean Quan full. 26. Yes, for those. Yeah, I have some come to appreciate from a lot with that open communities understanding of the people the department and his role in maintaining puppets. Safety. What has impressed me most about Bejing. Kwan Jen. The run that the nation to that community when the issue was setting all after leaving the office, I have often out on the street meeting with local business and resident listening to it that consent and staying connected with the people she She has also maintain a strong person and Chinatown when and for the community. All nice cultural celebration, public gatherings, all community u n Mayor Jane Con is often freak runs into action with Ressa, thin and local business. Refer next a longstanding commitment to it. The community based on my 26. Yes off of involvement in all, then communities, I experience community this band of local concern. Thank you, ma'am. Your time is up. Thank you. It's the most lovely commenters we've had in some time. I love Joe motto. And Jenks District 3, just a couple of points of clarification. First of all, I think that the thing that happened with that Nicholas o'Brien, mess up the other name. Had to do with his changing jobs. I looked him up on linked in. And so I think that the job he took. Engages more with lawsuit with the city of Oakland. It's not like he got a call from the press and suddenly I think that's what happened. But the the other issue is I was at the selection panel meeting and I didn't look that up because I didn't know this was going to be an issue. So. I'm not willing to like that. My current, but I bet my bike. That meeting. They actually created 3 slights. The kid they created the slate of to the already passed. That was the chair and the alternate. And then they separated Jean Quan and Nicholas o'Brien into 2 separate slates. Specifically because frankly, of the inappropriate actions of this council previously in service of the police union where people were being rejected. And so they created different slates. And if you go back and you look I'll give you my bike if I'm wrong. Nicholas was one slate and Jean Quan was her own slate. And therefore, I believe you still can vote for Jean Quan today. Thank you. Hi, just It's difficult to come here with love for my city knowing that police oversight and accountability is so important to it and watch our elected officials continue to undermine the charter and selection process that was meant to be independent from the meddling of the city Council. It's kind of hard to talk about police commission appointments and not think about what happened to Omar Farmer. I asked exactly anger in JANUARY 2026. He was going to reappoint if he's going approve the appointment of Farmer and Ricardo Garcia cost that when we come back to the commission after it was unceremoniously meddled with the panda politicized process by the City council. He said he was not going prove that appointment because of h are issues that he was not at liberty to discuss. This is a lie. This is a lie that's meant to slander and undermine a real true public servant that really brought great accountability. To our city. And I'm so afraid of what at the end of public that federal oversight means at a time like this, Zach and or if this was true, if this was not a lie that you said to me and many other people then explain Explain exactly what you meant. This thing that you are not at liberty discuss after when what preceded and proceeded. That is a politicized process that all of us could see. I'm so worried about what's going to happen with police oversight and accountability when people like you lie like this to the public. Thank you. Good afternoon. Kathy letter District I'm here to support the appointment of Jean Quan. She is heavily involved in the community. She served as a school board member. I believe the school board member, but definitely a council person and mayor and to this day, she is still involved in Oakland. All the past elected officials that I could think of. She is still around still contributing. And so I think that she would be a great addition to the police commission. And I also have to say that I'm pretty upset that Omar Farmer wasn't reappointed either. He had the he did the most resurgent anybody on the police commission. He always had pointed questions to police department. And I believe that he was a threat. He was a threat to the police officers association and to the Oakland Police Department. I believe there was some on hand an handedness to get rid of him and replace him on the police commission and is a dog on chain because if we are really concerned about police accountability, if we really concerned about the independence of the police commission, we should and the selection panel, we should let them do their jobs. Thank you. Jean has it. This is about 604, 3 c of the commission. the city's charter you have to approve a slate. If you don't. And this is, as I said, don't do it. Said that bat that help. Unacceptable slate. That you will need to do. I agree with the last Speaker Missus, farmer. Was an ideal candidate. But yet because the politics and we've got politics right now. That's what we're dealing with. It. There's no reason why this a former should not been a point. He had all the record. Put This is first time I've seen Misc want here. And the city council chambers in a long time. Issues regarding Peace Commission and please conduct or misconduct have come out. Where was she? It's parade group of folks here. Touting her past experience. I could talk about some of her past experience. But that's not what I'm here to do. The procedure requires you approving a And if it's not acceptable. Thank you, MR. Has it. Your time is up moving to speaker process of elimination. I'm guessing is Mississauga. Images often begin your This is a sign First, I want to talk about Jones in at the meeting of the selection panel talking awful in pre. She ate you laughing. Because you like the way at present what you did and you'll selection panel, Toma, Pharma when Jean Quan was interviewed. And again, sir, when she was interviewed and asked why she wanted to be on the police commission. She said because somebody asked to do it. History of involvement with the police department when she has was this asked routes. It was Chief Anthony Batts resigned in 2011 citing highly Oates restraint. Ups is a relationship with Jean Quan. Same thing happened with how a joint when he resigned in 2013. Jean Quan, his head deeply strained relationships when she costly politically plants with the police union and the police leadership. As a city council member, she voted to lay off roughly 80 to 100 police officers go on and on. But it's important that when it was on the police commission. Should have a lack of a bias towards police offices pa she does. You should be able to sit there and this and work with the police officers union, the police department. They are not comfortable with and I don't blame. Thank you, MISS All that was the last speaker. This make wine. Would you like to come works? I'm around the page for the application for the commission that summarizes my experience on police reform. So first of I'd like to say the city of Oakland has made a lot of progress in. Our work with the police department. And police reform doesn't mean that were less effective. A crime and facts the year that Jerry Brown was last. Mayor, we had 125 murders. Since then we reform the plea significantly and the borders have been in the 70's. I think, which is about the rate. It was I left office. So. We have as a city, I think should be proud of that. We should be proud of getting out of negotiated settlement agreement. So people keep on asking me, do I receive want to do I was asked by Barbara Lee, who is my political heroin to be on the police commission. And I think is a pretty critical time for the city. I want to making sure that we stay out of federal trouble. And that would continue to roll towards Democratic policing in the city. I think that's part of important future for all of us for our grand kids in I know that I'm a grandma I want to make sure that. All the work we've done. That we should be very proud of particularly cease-fire. I worked very h# # # o# ceasefire learning from Chicago and Boston. I was the first mayor to actually meet with the federal monitor, which really surprise me. I was thinking no wonder even under federal control over 10 years that the mayor hasn't been meeting with the federal monitor I. Did tough things like. We were the first large city have all more. Please where batch campers and that time was very controversial. Only I think sound of crews in our region at that time had done that. Afterwards. One of my last conversations with one of my favorite captains lows. It said, you know, we work for that. But its really actually been warfare to us and has helped us all more than we had feared at that time. This is sort of that time again, you know, I don't expect to Loved by police department that I think of is always fair. And for those of you of I worked with I and never running for anything again. So I don't have to worry about the police officers union putting in a million dollars in some kind of political campaign for those of you are worried about your political future because that really happens. Oakland Rebecca Council ally had. Million dollars spent against those when we first ran for city Council. All right. And I think that's one the reasons Barber all want to get on this on all. It's because I don't have anything to lose. I can't people it And I love the city and I'm very proud of the reforms that would make it. It's been a long time that that we were under federal control. I think. The love for Barber and the respect for Barbara. Got finally got this out. So that's my statement. And would you want to know county? One 0nd is Nick here. Next night here. Now in trial Contra Costa County open up to questions that same site. Kenny Councilmember can easily to people to come. You can won. Nate Miley so so I appreciate your constituents that are on the people from Chinatown coming up here. Really do they care about their community. I was elected in district 7. I was elected to fight the district 7 in their public safety. And I was significant. And making a change 2. Some of the laws that they have with the police commission has approved 5. A question for you. The police commission has considered approve several significant policies changes over the past year. Can you identify one specific policy? Our decision? The commission has approved that you disagree with. And it's a reason why I'm asking this because he's coming back to one of the policies that was real significant in changing what happened in my district. Please provide the name of the policy. Explain what commission actually changed. Identify improve the provision. You agree with and tell us what you would have recommended instated. And this is going to be going straight to something. And I was significantly involved with so councilmember, let's kind of break that question. Now. It seems to be several segments of it. Let's start with that. I think the first thing that you Aksed was. Is there a policy from the police commission that you disagree with that they've done in the past year basically with ok? I think the decision 2 enrich the policy on immigration. Was it important one? I've looked at draft. I've been following the draft because we we many years ago voted to be a sanctuary city. But I didn't don't think we first see it for Saul ice literally being in middle of our city interfering or for process is and all potentially the banding that place a system. So I think that was a good decision that. That bill, a lot of thoughtful work done on on it. I've been watching it change. I think that the fact that the commission has decided to take Paul's is also very timely and also could be a national. He's setting policy when we do it. So those are 2 policy to the decisions that the punishment Commission has made this year that I fully support. But I said disagree. Okay. Me move on to this one on the one that I wanted to really consider was the d g o j Dash 0, 4, what do you How that affected? What was your opinion on that That was change because it was changed in JANUARY to 26. Every vision went to the and Dash o for one. What it what do you think about this is one is really close to my heart right here to change the public safety issue in mice in my district. Don't quite understand. Okay. That was vehicle pursuit policy. That's very critical for the change that happened in my district with a smash and grab affect that. So those 3 changes was 3 changes. What do you feel about those to be changes? It's a pretty new change. I'd like to see the data on. How is it changes? Our arrest I see that in general. I was looking at the complaint. They're not easily. Is it a fine? Mostly the numbers of them and the general areas of that that one got more publicity than I think the mostly cause I did a fairly good job talking about it. But until I see data, I don't really have a strong opinion. Wow. That was a great choice. Ok? So let me read to 3 changes to 50 miles an hour restriction. The commission approve removing the special restriction requiring additional authorization once the pursuit reached 50,000 Aqui member, it was smashing and grabbing in 2 stores in my district. Officers must illnesses the dangers they created by this pursuit. So Arthur Eyes wants to pursue reach 50 miles an hour is the offers must still assist. The danger created by pursuit. That was one. The second one. Protection. For terminating the pursuit. And with that when they had to do that, the revised policy restores language protecting officers and supervisors from criticism solely 4 into that pursuit. Remember, that was being criticized. Been in the last one. Is this. The officers MAY began a pursuit, must notify the supervisors and get approval to continue those with 3 serious changes to that pursuit policy. Can you speak to each one? When I was mayor? I did a lot of ride Alongs. And probably about a dozen times. I was in the car when there was a shooting in our area, in fact, near district. As you remember, I adopted the park on 98 than Avenue d that is to be the home to the gang bangers in that area. I got to know all of the joint houses in the neighborhood. I often rode with the officers when there were calls and shouldn't and sometimes I could give the officer's directions because they didn't know drug houses area between district 6 in that district 7. But because I'd walk that neighborhood again and again, I knew where most of the more. In my experience when that happened. There wasn't enough time. First of all, most offices just took off any help, but there is enough time for the officers to get their supervisor's permission and to let them know that they were heading there. So I personally, again, life sea. The data in the change. But I think the most important thing is the safety our citizens in our community. And so it. You don't want officers just going off by themselves. Anyhow, you want the whole crew that's working that night to know were each are. And again. Why officers when possible to ask permission for his supervisor's and to be on the air. So people know where each other's are and will be safer for the community. I really was an answer for these 3 to go see the council member. So I have a question. You had a border councilmember on. Thank Council PRESIDENT Jenkyns first want to thank you for your interest in this role. I frankly think you're maybe a little overqualified, but I think anyone who has dedicated their life to public service to the city of Oakland and actually wants to do this difficult and incredibly time-consuming job. I commend anyone. I also want to commend you for your you're groundbreaking birth with cease-fire that we continue to uphold as a model for reducing gun violence. For today. I also think that we do desperately need api representation on this. Please commission and I hear all the time from the sex trafficking advocates, though I work closely with that. You really did amazing work both as district. City councilmember as well as the mayor. So I want to thank you for that. Do you have any thoughts or ideas in terms of the sex trafficking? What are some of the ways that were still the gaps, things that we could pursue is a is is a government. He related back to the police commission. As it relates to opd specifically. I track on Friday. It looked like to me and to love the girls are from out town. I think that it does a good work we've done with the county was the foster care system. A lot of the girls as you know, all of those highest, a walk with him every Friday. And he's very because is there is one of the most heavily effective by the judge, sex trafficking I don't judge here feeling but the girls I at least on Friday night looked like they were from out of town. And that's what happens because we've got a rep alright, until they bring in the girls. We did a lot of strategies with the county onwuasor sing a slide like to look at to make sure that we're in the county are clobbering as much as we can, particularly with the girls in foster care to make sure I mean, literally when I was mayor, I got a call from foster mom that I very well. The Penske literally came to her front door and dragged out the girl that that she was fostering. And that's when we developed a system of safe houses and safe apartment like this one in district 4, which we establish as apartment girls transitioning foster care and we had to get extra security to keep the pumps all of that area and to keep them safe. I'd like to see us work more closely with the county to make sure we're doing that for dating again because people leave a lot of this was based on relationships right on. We established safe houses outside of Oakland. And so I think we could do more coordination again with nearby cities so that we can girls in safe places on the area. And particularly because so many of them are from outside the city. I think we need to if we make the rest on Friday night and we can over weekend, we need to make sure that we have intervention. Was those girls to give them an alternative see if we could get them even if they don't take advantage of this time. But to let them know that there are safe houses and places that they could go to get away from the life. Thank you, Mayor Cohen. All I and I will be supporting your appointment. Thank you. Councilmember Fife. Thank you. Threw the chair for Merck won. Are you planning to come back if that you're approved for the slate with members of the community? Are you coming back again? To speak after all this trouble? Of this was a lot of work trying to run. You guys all about you know, you've been you've been very busy and so Like I not ready for office again. I'd like to do some good, hard work for Barbara Stabilize the commission, stabilize our police reforms continue to work, particularly the Asian community because I think the issue is a bilingual immigrant citizens are little different And so to me, it's not just Asian community, but all our immigrant communities. No knows my Spanish is not that good. But I try. The reason I ask is because colleagues feel like if this latest coming back and Jean Quan is a part of the slate coming back. This is not the best use of time to get in into this level of death on questioning. So I humbly request that we can move the agenda. These questions can be asked again when this leak comes back before this body and particularly questions about sex trafficking while are important or more are better suited for the public safety Committee versus a police commission. Candidate. So I just wanted to state that have a significant agenda and last to discuss, appreciate the time. But we had a whole concert at the beginning of this meeting and I would love to move the agenda. Appreciate your time and for the entire community coming out. But I'm asking if we can move the agenda. So it's no one else has anything. That's that councilmember his son. Due to chair just have one more question. And I said that the pursuit policy is dear to my heart does dear to my heart. I just wanted to ask this one. The question about to pursue college policy because that what stop crime in District 7 and when that was revised, what would you do if the pursuit in apprehensions increased? And collisions and injuries also increased with the revision of this pursuit policy. What would you do? So your question is this this policy change seems to be detrimental to the community and that people, community people get hurt yeah, I would change. It with asked to change I think I can I think everything we do in the city is days has to be gathers support. It. And But I also think training would have to be a part of that. How people pursue. How they drive in the I mean, I don't ride. Alongs have felt much more uncomfortable with officers than others. In terms of being very calm, knowledgeable about the streets, particularly like Axel Park area there on the edge of your dish of his history. People in the community put up a lot of barriers and I've seen officers almost crashed car with me on because they didn't know the neighborhood. They didn't know the barriers. So if we strengthen. The beat system in particular where officers are assigned to a community and they get all of their car and they know that community to know where the bears are. They know where the junk trafficking houses are. I feel much more comfortable. Are you complete? Just wanted to know that chair because it took so long the governor had to send a letter. To the police commission. It took like a year and a half to even address this and get this changed. Took so so long. And that's why these questions are really important to me. Cause a change. The public safety of my district. It changed. Thank you. So with that, I make a motion reach at the slate. To adopt item to move by council PRESIDENT Jenkins second by council member Brown. Council member Brown. I Councilmember 5. I councilmember Gallo. I councilmember Houston I councilmember Ramachandran I councilmember under eye councilmember won. I and Chair Jenkins, I motion passes with a vote of 8 eyes. Going back to the regular order of the agenda. Starting with item 4.1 Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion receive information report on the results. The transient occupancy need a motion to open the public hearing. That councilmember Councilmember Fife. Gallo, Graham. I didn't see him in the queue. That was a motion by council member Dai and seconded by council member Brown. So when the public hearing Council member Brown, I Councilmember I councilmember I councilmember Houston. Councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember under eye as a member long, I share Jenkins. I motion passes without 8 ayes. I will read that and incomplete. That's a public hearing. And upon conclusion receive information report on the results of the transient occupancy tax. She an agreement with Pro Soccer llc, known as open routes. And so soccer Well, 5 minutes of ice, 4 minute. I'm sorry for speakers on this item. I'll do my best. Yes. Excellent. Well as dj Josh pulls up the presentation get started last year around this time we're getting really excited about World Cup coming to the Bay area. The route Cecil 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. And today's informational report was Rick tested by saeidi last act. Tobar as a condition of forwarding the item to the city Council in recommending approval at that time. And even though it's just an informational item, no action before you today, the item is required to be heard by the full City council is a public hearing to meet the requirements of state law. That's why we're here today. So backing up. Last year, economic workforce development introduced a resolution was co-sponsored by Councilmembers Ramachandran Kuzma that would authorize staff to negotiate it dot or transient occupancy tax share agreement to incentivize the regional soccer club to work to attract a World Cup team to Oakland and the expense incurred by the richest hole would be significant than we anticipated that there would be substantial, positive economic and fiscal impact to the city. And we wanted to encourage them to participate in the process. So council approved the resolution and the city administration and the region's sole subsequently entered into a tech sharing agreement on MAY. 12th 2026. Earlier this year. The agreement stipulated that if specific performance targets were met, the city would share share back up to $300,000 of incremental general fund to ut revenue generated above the JUNE 2025. Baseline of 1.3, 6 million dollars during the JUNE 2026 fifa World Cup Tournament the month of JUNE was selected as a baseline because well, the tournament officially began on JUNE. 11th teams report to team base camp about 2 weeks ahead of time. And then the last local game was played at Levi Stadium on JULY. 1st. So to support staff's ability to east easily isolate and measure the impact the month of JUNE was selected. Fast forward a year in the open, which soccer club successfully met all performance targets outlined under the agreement. They secured the Australian men's National Football team. The Socceroos an official fifa World Cup team and to use the region so facility as the team's base camp, they delivered community access to public watch parties, local, neighborhood, activations and international business networking and the associated activity generated room night demand within the Oakland Hotel stock to exceed the target to ut Increment threshold. And according to visit Oakland, every hotel in Oakland experienced higher occupancy and upward great pressure. One of the tools deployed with the space soccer trail that match World Cup games to events and watch parties in the East Bay. Dozens of Oakland, businesses availed themselves of this promotional opportunity. And here are just a few pictures of events and activations that Raimondi Nieto's at the Oakland Athletic Club. There is an open practice at the roots practice facilities, celebration at the Aloha Club in La. 22 70, even convenience store markets benefited from World Cup fever and all of this economic activity generated sales for the businesses and sales tax revenue to the city. But it's difficult to isolate the sales tax impact and attributed just a World Cup. It's why the agreement focused on the transient occupancy tax. So as I noted before we selected the month of JUNE as the base for the agreement was structured so the city would not be worse off. Then the JUNE 2025. Baseline. So the first condition is that we needed to collect at least 1.3, 6 million dollars in base, transient occupancy tax and agreement was that we would share up to $300,000 of increment above that baseline. So we ended up collecting about 1.7 million in JUNE of 2026. So we retained the base amount of 1.0, 3, 6, the roots and still receive the next increment of 300,000 has agreed upon and the city retain the $80,000 of of that as well. And what's remarkable is that even with 5 fewer hotels in Oakland's inventory between JUNE 2025, in JUNE 2026, 360 fewer hotel rooms, visitor activity in JUNE 2026. Increased ut by 28%. And then just because we were interested, we look back several years and that ut in JUNE of 2026, was the highest it had been since JUNE of 2022, which was, by the way, when another major sporting event took place, the Warriors playoff run and winning the nba championship. So a large part of this JUNE 2026 surge is attributable to the fact that the Socceroos and their entourage all state at the Claremont Hotel. The hotel has a Berkeley address as discussed in cd, but 100% of the 2 it comes to Oakland from the Claremont Hotel and data shared by visit. Oakland indicates that occupancy in Oakland was up about 67% in JUNE 2025. To 73.6% in JUNE 2026. And the average daily rate increased from $128 to $147. JUNE or JUNE. Just note also that the 3%, the measure c to visit Oakland the museum should fairs and festivals. It was and also increased proportionately during the month of JUNE. So to wrap up today's public hearing is a requirement of Section 5, 3, 0, 8, 3, of the California government code which requires that when granting an economic development sub city in an amount of $100,000 or more, the information must be shared in a public hearing. But other than receiving this report, no action is required. And with that, I'll take any questions. Council member. Thank you. Thank you so much for the update. I know that in cd we had a very good conversation on this item. So I will make a motion to close except the item in close the public hearing. Councilmember Fife and then Very robust conversation community economic development Committee. Thank you for reiterating that the majority of the property is located in Oakland and that's where that dot tax goes to is the city of Oakland's coffers. And I will second the motion. Well, I to the motion or and the seconder, I think the sponsor one, some action and that. Put my hand But I don't. Happy to remove my second. To you, Michael. Just a moment to thank you for the information. You know, have you taken a look at Miami, the city of Miami? They're going through a similar experience where they had a he had few huge golf course. Property. But their soccer team is building the stadium. 26 e stadium. But they did overall program and this is what look open saw was been lacking. We talk talk, talk. But as supposed give me a picture. Right? Not only the are they creating a a stadium for their soccer team, but they're also developing that the whole tells the motel sitting sources or even putting a private high school to bring people. They're not just once in a time but to have a regular attendance. So I would advice I would advise you economically to take a look at what the city of Miami is doing because they're going through a similar experience. But they're doing in more business economically generating more aggressive, more participation from the community as well as from outsiders coming in. And I think it that open was certainly, you know, could utilize that model. And be able to develop what we currently have and not getting to these arguments know we're going to play Jack London Square built a stadium there. No, we didn't do the other and no work on the stadium and arena doing a lot of talking about it. But to date there, there's some model this taking place Miami that you had to take a second look at it because they've got a lot further more productive, more inclusive and at the same time, they're building that community. And I would. Be happy to join you with that. I have the debt and information on that. But Miami good model for us to look at in terms of future development for the Coliseum, the arena and certainly for professional sports. Thank you. I Georgia where a trip to think. Councilmember Houston to chair. Thank you. We had a conversation about it being at the Claremont Hotel my concern and you heard my robust questioning on to pursue policy. If that pursue policy would have been done a year and a half prior, it would be in the condition that it get into the Coliseum. I mean, getting to the root PRESIDENT. We would have more individuals stain. In my district. And that's why I was so intense with question about his pursuit policy. So they stay in Clermont. Where did they play? Played the 6, 7, y where they stand in the 6, 7, where we can have that revenue, even though the revenue goes to Oakland, its steel. Helps. The starving and businesses there Sabae. I just wanted to make that comment because it there Oak comment to the committee about where that the tax revenue came from. The West Clermont in Oakland are wasn't it? And I did my research and it is in Oakland. The parking lot is. Thank you. Thankful for those dot dollars. So there was a motion a second accept the report and close the public hearing. How did you? There is a motion by council member Brown seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran to cause a public hearing and receive. I'm sorry, there are speakers for this item. Yes, there are. Missus side. All Lindsay Berger David Peters and Salvon. Also survey said that incorrectly. Thank you. Council PRESIDENT Council members and director, can it. I'm Lindsay Barons and live in the Laurel and I'm the PRESIDENT Of Oakland written so that c. When fifa chose the Bay Area as a site for the 2026 World Cup we set out to make Clinton the sage shared in the economic impact, the community, energy of the world's largest sporting event. We secured an official fifa home base and hosted Team Australia. The Socceroos lodged at the Claremont Hotel and flew in and out of the Oakland Airport. With Oakland Sports Group Partners. We built the East Bay Soccer Trail which promoted World Cup related events at local businesses across all 7 Oakland City Council district. We host a 21 watch parties for more than 15,000 fans. All free. We supported 8 tournaments in clinics that brought out local players. We launched Australia, Ala Cart and initiative that created Australian inspired menu items through partnerships with 70 East Bay Restaurants and businesses. We filled hotel rooms, restaurants, bars, helping open small businesses and generating tax revenue for Oakland. We also launched a Shepard Fairey ground 0 at that Rainbow Rec center. The first ground mural by this famous artist in Oakland. We're very grateful for the city of Oakland and its partnership in facilitating our home base and World Cup efforts. We're proud of the economic impact and the community building. We accomplished in connection with this year's event and we can. Good afternoon members of the city Council. So someone Hauser, Jacqueline, an improvement district. We are one of the district's organizations that are happy anecdote of some of the economic impact that was illustrated by director Ashley cannot mentioned by Councilmember Gallo Lindsay has as well. Our key goal shared with the city and our major stakeholders as an organization is impact unlock the economic development potential and the social and cultural development, potential of bringing people to our waterfront. The roots collaboration. Was it? It was creative and meaningful because we seize the opportunity of the World Cup and it was extended far beyond the event from a multiple day. Arts activation could put a f c which flex the collaboration of dozens of artists from Oakland and abroad. A community watch party Ozzy inspire tastings invented at Reims, California. Arab Street food original patterns, flight of beers. We also partnered with the Roots and Oakland near let's Kalani along with many hands from our community to fill an entire intersection with roots inspired mural. And that's quickly come becoming the epicenter of so many of our community festivals and events. And but you to come down and see it. And this obviously has tremendous potential to unlock as that councilmember discussed. We look forward to an even greater presence and partnership with this movement. The Oakland roots and welcoming more people to find joy and connection at our waterfront. Thank you so much. David Peters. I even the chambers. Movement Speaker Missus side ballot. Please unmute yourself and begin your comments. Thank you. MADAM Chair. This item represents was important to vote no on measure e e. It's absolutely necessary that you have the opportunity as members of this city to have transparency and accountability. In an open forum. I sit in meetings on know what happened when this came up for the city to provide funding for the remodeling of the routes facility. You had an agreement with the city of Alameda the city of Berkeley. All 3 cities contribute $300,000 to that we modeling project Alameda, Gay, $300,000 approved by consul Berkeley. Nothing 0. And you gave $700,000. 2 was the remodeling. Why did you do that? Why do we over pay a commitment for this project? And what we got back. It's not worth how you did not take care of the best interest of the city, an obligation for all 3 cities to equally take responsibility for the contribution for the remodeling project. I encourage the community's to stay on board and hold this council accountable because they all participated in misleading the public. What many items? That was the last speaker list. David Peters is in chambers or on zoom. I do not see him on son. Not one more point on Miami. They're even rebuilding their city hall. They're leaving historic city hall, but they take in their probe. They're rebuilding their Preston City Hall to have more activity, more business related in. That whole development that property, the city on. And but any was take a look at Miami's model. Certainly give us a ideas how we can grow and generate revenue and supporting community for the city Thank Thank you. There is a motion by council member Brown seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran to close the public hearing and receive filed this report. Council member Brown, I Councilmember Fi I councilmember guy. Remember Houston. Council member Chandran. I councilmember under Councilmember I and share Jenkins. Motion passes with a vote of 8 and 4.2 Sneed, a motion to open the public hearing. As a motion by councilmember anger. Second by council member Brown to open the public hearing. Council member Brown. I Councilmember 5. As a member guy. I as a member Houston, I as a member on Chandra, I was among under eye Councilmember, I and Chair Jenkins. Motion passes with a vote of 8 eyes. I will now read that item. That's a public hearing. And upon conclusion adopt an ordinance ca Municipal Code. 1.0 8 to raise maximum civil penalties for a nuisance of to $2500 per day for repeated or continuing violations and to $10,000 per day for and evaded news that new lot. Sorry, nuisances all property after notice and opportunity to abate. And there are. 5 speakers on this side. Thank you. Councilmember 5 minutes of ice. Yes, that would be more than enough. Please proceed. We have a lot of laws in Oakland, but our laws are only as good as the enforcement behind them and enforcement only works if paying the price hurts more than simply falling into the cost of doing In Oakland, we set the maximum penalty for breaking our laws at $1000 a day and we said it back in 1968. Lot of things have changed since 1968 an $1000 at doesn't buy what it used to. So it's got to the point where some of our worst offenders in open just continue with their bad behavior because they know they can afford it. That ends today with legislation that our district one office is introducing we are increasing the fines from $1000 a day to $10,000 a day and we're not doing this lightly. We are not talking about somebody who forgot to cut the grass last weekend or somebody who didn't bring their garbage cans in for an extra day. We are talking about the property owner who lets a building rot for years with broken windows and collapsing. Walls were talking about the guy who decides to use our public sidewalk as a junkyard. I the unpermitted construction project that just keeps putting up unsafe structures. Noise pollution, garbage pollution. People who disrespect clear stop work orders. These are the people who get notice after notice after notice from the city who know exactly what they're supposed to be doing and have decided that just paying the fine is worth it to that. We are not creating a system that is haphazard or unfair. This legislation still allows people to abate the problem in good faith. It still has an escalating latter of fines. Before we get to 10 grand and it gives latitude to the city administration to work with offenders to get on the right side of the law. Somebody asked me how much money this will bring into the city. I hope it brings in nothing. The goal is to get people to comply with our laws. This is not a moneymaker. This is about making our city livable. We have no tolerance and we should have no tolerance for the offenders who thumb their noses at those of us who work hard to be in compliance with the mutual standards of our community. So it's not 1968 anymore. I'm proud to introduce this legislation and I urge its support because we need to enforce our laws for Real. Thank you. With that. Would you like to make a motion? I would like make a motion to. Adopt item 4.2 Thank you. Councilmember Chad. Just want to just to share a view councilmember 100 said that before I was elected in this seat of in fighting illegal, dumping graffiti, vandalism, homelessness. To teen 2020 something years before I was elected, I was one of the signers on measure rr 6 years ago that actually. Change that. 1968 law. So I just want to make it clear that that that that that pat myself on the back, I just wanted to be known that I've the fight and this this blight the years, I mean, with supervisor Nate Miley, we created county Legal dumping task force. Years back to address illegal dumping. Now it's a statewide is this is this is not as want to make it clear. This is not new. This is something that I've been working on for years and years and when we moved it up to $5,000 and now this is moving up to 10,000 which is good. What I want to do is support it and we need to This is not about creating all these fines. We want to put people. I want to put people jail for doing this because it's a crime against my community. He's a crime for illegal dumping to be done my community. And I have to deal with this. So I wish it was 20,025 1000. And that's why in my budget. My budget. Putin money with my colleagues to support a council member Brown Council member Jenkins to train the ios to collect that evidence. So I can go to the district attorney's office because we all know that the city attorneys office only can do fines. Do if I if I get fined and I don't something worth $20,000 on the street. Only going get a 700 on the finer $5,000 fine was going to happen. Deo owes actually create document. The hazard is in contaminated materials so they can take that data. We'll say it again. Take that dated to the da's office to to her. This problem. So fines are okay. He's okay and I can see it 6 years ago to measure our Dan Copp. This was something that we we pushed before. I was elected. I looked it up. I see you on there as a signature It's great. Councilmember want. Thank you, councilmember under for your work on this. Just to confirm this is a law that basically sets the cap. If we wanted to increase penalties on a specific type of violation still have to change those ordinances. This is just a and overall cap. Or does this accomplish that as well? This doesn't change any of the ordinance is about what we can enforce. It just changes the amount that we can for and forced to sew anything that is already under our code. That was maxing out of the $1000. Days now, maxing out of 10,010 $1000 a day. If we want to peel off specific ordinances, that would have to be at a different piece of legislation. Okay. And I guess my question is less around whether reinforce them. But like the amount that is enforced for a specific, yes, violation. We still have change those laws. I know anything that was previously maxing out at 1000 is now maxing out of 10,000. Okay. Okay. Great. And this would be enforced to code Enforcement. Code enforcement. Great. Thank you for drafting this all second, the motion. I think you all right. It will cause a COUNCILMAN Kyle Massey Times. Icon and then we will go to the public speakers up to that as he turned mike on. So the question that I have is it's not so much racing. The fees is we don't do a good job collecting the fees that we're doing now. From whether at the the cannabis operations all the other businesses. Clinton, you're illegal dumping who's gonna I do this? Who's going enforce it? Going enforce? We have finds now. The problem is with a legal dumping. We don't go and enforce. The rules. Said we have. So I can ask you for a million. But who's going to go and collect the million? What department and who's going to be actually beyond the street, enforcing the rules and policies and fees that we need to be collecting code enforcement. Who sent the Code Enforcement department Cotto yet, but they're not collecting. Now. The few says should be. And that's open side of control when it comes to the dumping in all the other activity that's happening and your district. And West Oakland and certainly my kids were not enforcing the rules. So I think you know what I like to hear. I can raise the fees to find you. But who is going to go and collect the feet code and find So we have code enforcement officers to impose fees. We all of us just got an e-mail a couple of days ago about a smoke shop that was shut down because of the fees that we've assessed. We don't have enough code enforcement officers. I would like to add more in the next budget. I believe they're in the hiring process to hire more. But the fact is we are collecting fees, not as much as I'd like to, but this sort of enforcement is what deters bad behavior. So I don't think that the argument that we don't have enough people to collect fees, suggest that we should keep our fees at a level that is 50 years out of date. But I think you've got to include that. And I think that's been the challenge here. We're going through the union negotiations. All we're not electing defeat. We're not collecting the taxes and we don't have the money to take care of the street and I'm out there every day cleaning report it. We need to enforce the rules that I have. I have a lot like me wanting to get 10 million from use. Not gonna scare you away from doing it. So have a lot of respect for Code Enforcement Department. They are doing as much work as they can with an incredibly short staff. They have said that this will help them do their job. And I believe in them as the professionals on the ground. Alright, councilmember Houston, then we will go to the public speakers people are anxious to speak on this. I do support a But when we did it in 2000, 20 was 5,000. Now we wait another 5,000. He didn't stop it. Dan. So another 5,000 I feel that it MAY deter some and I'm going to support Support you. Councilmember hunger. I'm saying this. Those yields that we were supposed to put on that we put in the budget. We just hired right? Not sure if this budget what we're going through now with the budget. This is going cut him and we're gonna lose those. We need to collect that data. We've been to in this way to law. I'm 3rd generation. Oakland. I've been here all my life. I've been fighting this over 20 years and it's gotten worst. Worst worst worst finds finds finds not collecting the money, find spine spies, ok? We don't have you to do you report. Somebody that did so we're going to give you a reward. Didn't work. What I'm saying is supporting it. But this fine slap on the hand is not working. It has not worked for decades. I also want to point out that let me finish about that. Sorry, not respect. You. We need to put people in jail. It is embarrassing, embarrassed scene. When I go home on the one way in Deep East Oakland and my mother can't get in her driveway. Can somebody dumped in a driveway with they dumped in a driveway? Is? Things that have blood on it? Look like it came from out of nursing facility. What is that called? That's caught? I think contamination. I think that's caught Hazard is in a book that I it once. And then my cat walks through it. And it comes in the house and it cut ul's with me and I got what on me that I can't see. Think about that. Just think about this. Let me say this and I get angry when it comes to this. And that's why I went supervisor Nate Miley and I said, listen, this is a crime against my community against people. Some say this in closing. And working with the da's office. Some simple things in the budget. Simple. Support. My seniors. Give us the basic needs of the city at Englewood. High-level, complicated things. Hire me CEOs so they can collect data. So they can prosecute these pools and a Mercedes fools. Crimes against my community. I support this councilmember but I must say is we've got to take this to a different level than I'm willing to work with you councilmember to move this with the da so we can prosecute fools. And I say it. This commute and crimes against my community because I'm tired of the dead. My babies and this embarrass scene. So councilmember, I think you make a important point and this might be a legal question is what are the legalities for building it in automatic adjustments for inflation? Minute of play inflation and civil penalties. Through the Let's putting my colleague is online who work in this ordinance, but I think we'll probably have to get back to you. On that. And that's fine. Maybe some cleanup letting which might be appropriate as councilmember Houston. Okay. This like I see with your hand up, if you like to just the council, please go ahead. Thank you. Yes, this our land from Open City Attorney's office. Just want to explain that the ordinance, the existing ordinance allows the city administrator to or designee to issue a schedule of funds within this maximum of $10,000. So it's not going to dissipate. And that every violation would result in a $10,000 penalty. That's just the maximum that ordinances can be enforced under. So this ordinance applies to up. All of the departments that enforce nuisance conduct. It might not necessarily be building code enforcement, but it could also be, for example, a nuisance business that has been declared a public nuisance by deputy some other. Some other other departments that that. Regulate nuisances. Thank you. 2 counts of murder and councilmember Houston. I that question is important as we can help out future councils, legal by building an automatic adjustments for inflation studies policy so that fine so that they're not every 50 years. So we'll see what the lawyer said. But let's go to the public speakers. I just also want to point out that we do have the ability to lean properties when accrue significant finds this makes it easier to get to the lean process. If we have higher fines. As I call name, he's a bunch of order. Please state your name for the record before beginning they're participating to be please raise your hands. I easily identify you. As custom. We will take the folks in chambers for some move to speakers immediately after. Was this Kim Lucas, Matthew, listen. Jesse Rose more. Kathy Leonard. Going Kathy from District one. So this all be started with measure rr which the Golden Gate Community Association, the board chair began this process with Dan Kalb because of the company in the Golden Gate District that was. Building an permitted, build building on there. Business without obtaining permits. Harassing neighbors. Oh, my GOD, I could just go on and on. So just tell you what it's about the most Tories example in Oakland is the booming multi-million dollar meets distribution company, which is subject at the Golden Gate community to extreme noise, heavy truck traffic road obstructions and harassment for the past 13 years while appealing every violation. Notice and public nudity, nuisance declaration. In turn, this attracts additional bad actors to Oakland who are willing to make similar fortunes at the expense of their neighbors. Help while and safety. While draining the city's limited resources. So right now, this company owes the city over a million dollars in attorneys fees with the city's attorney's office and fines. And they keep appealing them. There has to be something that needs to be done. I can't believe I'm agreeing with the council person, Houston on this. We finally got a lien put against this guy's business. But we do need to do more in terms of enforcement. Thank you. MISS Limited time is Hi, just heroes more. I think Councilmember raised pretty fair point about the enforceability of this and like I'm how this is actually going to when pass, how it's going to be enforced in practice. And I it makes me think of sex trafficking legislation that Councilmember brought forward. And I in FEBRUARY was at the Public Safety Committee meeting. Month ago when semi annual report for this came up and we came to find out this legislation create brought in $0 for the city and that the things that we're going to the force for their. Had never gotten enforced. And we victims of sex trafficking and come to that committee meeting say if you're going to bring these laws forward, you have to enforce them because everyone knows that these aren't being enforced. Of course, we see very different rhetoric from the council member when she talks about this legislation and what has in fact been happening in practice. So I don't know what the future of this legislation is going to be in particular and how it's going to be put into practice seen what's happened with the sex trafficking legislation and how we have council members that talk a lot you know, it's like it's like we talk about what they want things to do instead of what they actually do. And that cognitive dissonance is that Israeli impressive if they weren't so harmful. Thank you. MR. Are moving to the zone. Speakers starting with Matthew Lisbon. Please unmute yourself in the in your comments. I'm sorry. Listen. Yes, I live next year. A property owned by Super Emma as previously mentioned, has been just a continuous troublemaker. Acting with impunity and the neighborhood no matter what we try, they're operating at all hours of the day. Just ignoring all the rules of the regulations. I strongly urge you to pass this proposal to health neighbors like me all thing to have to kind of suffer, not actors that are willing to take the current fines. That's just cost of business. You need to make it prohibitive for them in order to not just be able to eat that cost and continue indefinitely. Thank See the rest of my time. Thank you for your comments. Moving to MISS All about Please unmute yourself and begin your comments. Yes, it's very unfortunate that not only in Oakland but throughout this nation. We have disrespect. And so when I'm driving and Oakland speeding the going through red lights, the evil turns the number of houses that are built without getting permits and go on and on how people are not following moves. All procedures mandated for the best interests of the city. People just don't care. And that's across the board with many, many spectrums when we have rules and I can tell you this, you're going to be back at the table. To come up with ways because this is not going to be determined. It's a it's a coaching with people or not. Can not paying the fines? You have to go after them to make him pay the fines. And it's it's that cold, too. And I think coaches that Duquesne and I go back to Japan with cleanliness. We spent full property, respectful of people's well-being is in place. We don't have it in place here. Gotten worse and was sent on the what's happening. Maybe it's the Trump syndrome being pays down. I don't know. It's even in the White House's across this nation and it didn't used to 81. It didn't use, you know, it didn't used to be this way. Thank you. Is all about love for your comments. Moving to the last Speaker Kim Lucas, please Unmute yourself and begin your comments. I can hear me. Yes, okay. Yeah. I totally support this ordinance. I've lived across the street from Means since 2013 when they massively expanded their warehousing and distribution business, they doubled their warehouse, preserve, building open air loading dock right next to our homes all without permits to this day. They continue profit illegally out of these unpermitted for still facilities. They've lost all their appeals. They've even expanded to a second warehouse and the parking lot where they're now operating right next to homes at 03:00am. The noise is really extreme. There's dangerous instruction of the public right of way with drugs and forklifts. 6 days a week starting at 3 in the morning. Honestly, it's ruined my health. It's made my home completely unlivable. And I feel really trapped here. And I'm not I'm not alone in this. There's been dozens of notices of violation. They've had every chance every compliance plan. And the news is just keeps growing. As the business expands, it gets worse and worse. They've sued the city at least 5 or 6 times. They've lost every time the city is finally thankfully zooming They've been violating the preliminary injunction that the court ordered every single day all day long. All 3 properties. They're operating out of have been declared a public nuisance. Thank you, Ms Lucas for your comments. That was the last speaker. I think we have a motion and a second in the coming from Councilmember Houston. To the chair. Want to. Say thank us later for remember net measure rr the Dan Cub brought forward in 2020 that was signed by myself know, Councilmember Noel Gallo and Margaret Court I always say defines aren't enough. I wanted to find out to the chair to the city attorney. Is it any way we can at standard operation procedures to this deadlock, seen to my budget priorities which were? Higher in the ios training. The ios to be has met and contaminated training. How can we lock that in there? Because the spines are not enough. Through the chair to councilmember Houston. If I understand your proposal, that is not within the scope of how this item is notice today, which is specifically to ca Municipal Code chapter one point, '08, to increase the civil penalties. So that would have to come back as a a separate item and we can we can work with you on that. Okay. I just want to make sure ok, we councilmember Well, this is I just want to support him. Whatever he's doing. Yes. So this that that's that we cannot make that change this ordinance tonight has noticed. Ok, so 2 chair, you know, work with you councilmember longer to to to beat this up because like always say fines are not enough. In my budget. It MAY be small, but it's huge because it deters the problem when you know that you're going to get prosecuted instead of fight. I think adding enforcement officers would be part of the budget I support that. Thank you. We've got a motion a second. Their most. There was a motion by councilmember and are saying my councilmember won to close the public hearing and approve this item for introduction. Council member Brown. I councilmember 5, I councilmember Gallo. I councilmember Houston. Councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember under act councilmember long in chairs, you can. Hi. Motion. Passes with a vote of 8 eyes. Going to item 5.1 That was your last public hearing. Adopt a resolution affirming the mayor's appointment of Peter Smith to the City Planning Commission. You have 4 speakers on this item. Good afternoon Council. Present over here to be to SEPTEMBER. Billy, the mayor would like to appoint Peter Smith served on the Oakland Planning Commission later. You will also be voting on David Newton for the Planning Commission as well. As I mentioned, the rules Committee last week. Peter has a long history of service to the city, including previously serving as a member and chair of the Planning Commission and a share of the general think Congress. Peter brings more than 35 years of people experience, including extensive work in land, use. He has also served as a legislative services was council, of the Legislature and is currently a mediator and arbitrator his prior experience in the planning Commission where he served 2 one-year terms as chair, we believe just deep understanding the commission's work and the land-use issues facing Oakland Center, which is question of the rules committee meeting. So I know that Peter is here to answer any questions. You Thank you for consideration. Thank you. Can we get 2 minutes? Thank you. Present a kid's members of the council. I'm really here to answer questions. Be delighted to give given the opportunity to serve on the commission. A cab. I do think the challenges today are very different than what we faced in 90's. Back then we had significant regulatory. That was long overdue. We did that today. Their challenges such as Mr Kind was referring to in terms of attracting economic development. I think we have a challenge of working with poor. A lot of other things that I think will come up. Councilmember Fife asked question one a and displaced displaced housing regulations. I think we have a say in that. I don't know if we have primary jurisdiction all. A council life. I didn't hear any of that. Think we need the microphone closer. Such a status. 30 seconds I yes, took the note Councilmember Fife's question at the Rules Committee about displacement housing. I think that's an issue that the planning commission can have a role in the discussion, even though it's not our primary jurisdiction. And I would welcome that discussion. Any questions. To you, Michael? I'll second that. COUNCILMAN Houston. Committee chair on on planning the process is a put a committee together when a first became council brought in Gilchrist MR. Gilchrist what what's thoughts about? It's always problems about planning is slow work with someone and council member Fyffes district right now that I know for years that. Sta calls and some windows, he's having all these problems and how do we? Streamline? Because building we've got places. People want to stay. People want to live people like this gentleman. I'm just mentioned. Last 2 loans because of the planning process, was thoughts on streamlining f# # # # . It would certainly California in general, Oakland in specific have suffer from overregulation of many parts of the planning process. I also think a lot of well-intentioned laws have become procedural traps so that they could that. So the roadblocks go up that were not tended to been placed there. I can think of several, but certainly at the commission level we can streamline that effectively however, there is a significant administrative component where the planning and zoning staff is preparing things like a impact report or a staff report. We don't have as much say on that. They control how that information comes to us. We can act as an advocate to ask them to streamline it and bring matters to us. Quicker. Okay to ditch your I created is called the Development Advisory group to the city administrator's office. Looked because they're trying to streamline that. So I'd like you to be involved with that. Well, I appreciate that. And I very much like to I think it's important also recognize that planning and zoning function, which is the regulatory side and then there's a planning function which looking into the future and see what week can do and need to do to make sure city grows prospers. Those are 2 distinctly different once the second prong will be part of the general plan update, which will come next spring. I read the draft and that's good start. But I think they'll be a lot of robust discussions over the next 6 months. About things like economic development and across the city of Oakland, whether it's your district or others. Thank like you to work with Newly. Planning Commission, David knew what you guys we're close. We've met not yet. Still got to get them All right. Thank you. Let's go to public out. That's want. I really like your answer to that. I just ask that you be a fierce advocate for more housing on the planning commission because we truly a lot more, especially with i coming to San Francisco and the prices of rent drastically going up. The critical need. And it's a very complicated regulatory structure. I think we could do a lot to simplify that. A lot of the complications coming from the state. I do think we could do more things like inclusionary zoning, zoning bonuses of something that not only will create hopefully more housing, but also more affordable housing. Great. Thank you. Thank you for that. Let's get to the public comments. As a kind neighbor is, of course, the podium in any order. Please state your name for the record before beginning the Please raise your hand if you still wish to speak. Jesse Rose more of David Peters and MR. Hazzard. I just euros more. I'm pretty concerned about this appointment and I think it might be even really bad even for a council like yourselves. So I at the candidates said pretty plainly and rules that he's not concerned about this place manner gentrification, which is really the role of the planning Commission right now. It's changed quite a bit since he was on it 30 years ago. And there should also be some talk about him, how he's the former law partner of Harmeet Dhillon who is has a very obvious ties. The far-right very obvious ties that PRESIDENT Trump. I mean, you know, Councilmember Brown, when you like to gaslight your constituents, you decide to say they haven't done their research heavy. Perhaps Donald Wikipedia search on who Harmeet Dhillon is and on that highs appear Smith to Harmeet Dhillon and I Councilmember Wang. We see that Halloween is coming up early this year and your costume this year is that progressive and want to lean into that cost him a little bit and reject an appointment to someone who has such obvious connections to the far. All right. Tim maga, Trump, I mean, we saw what this candidate said. And rules. I think he's trying to correct his position a little bit now, but they're really needs to be more robust. Talk about what we're doing with this appointment. I love Oakland and I don't want to see our council to something that so undermines our city with an appointment like this. Thank you. MR. Hazzard. Yeah, Mitt to sign up for 4.1 On that transfer tax. I think this is Houston said the Claremont Hotel open no its and vocally. 41 tunnel road. Okay. So along with what Minnesota Bala said, why would we pay subsidize $700,000? We've got low vacancy rate in Oakland and you put somebody the Clermont Australian group in the a Claremont hotel that doesn't make sense and we didn't get a return on that investment. $700,000. And you voted for. Retroactively. Hotel and both 9, 4, 7, 9, 5, 0, 7, 7, The address. So those of you who think the Claremont Hotel is an open so they must take it. Annette. I like Missus, Mitt. No, him quite a number years. So that's the good choice. And what you did on that Commission. It's unconscionable because that should have been voted down. Should have been voted down. Thank you, MR. Has it your time is up. Moving to Speaker Mississauga please unmute yourself and begin your comments. Agree. It's important to have. People that can do anything about gentrification or displacement of foundational black people. Tanks and the do it. But you can't take anybody to do something. The city is not doing itself. You are not doing anything related to gentrification in plaques. Foundational black people in this city. You're not doing anything related to that. Hi displacement of black people foundation of like people in this city. This is another reason why voting for No on Measure e e. We already have them a a making substantial recommendations. 2 commissions in this city. And some of those recommendations have failed miserably. It was so insulting for Jean Quan to identify that she wants to serve on police commission because the main to do what conviction to do the work. And I think that's why a lot of these commission is particularly in election Police Election Commission committee panel. With an agenda they were put Not so well, MR. For me to have a chance to be on that. So. Would been more ability to make more appointments. To staffing jobs. Department heads is ridiculous in my way of thinking because I can see this commission appointments working well. Really, that was the last speaker list. David Peters is in the room or on zoom. Weeks. There's almost already. Councilmember Houston. Thank you to Chad made misquote last time when Looked at the Claremont Hotel, it did say that is in Berkeley. However, get thorough thorough. Search in part of the parking lot is in Oakland. Then Berkeley. So it is come parcel. It show you did that. The map related to planning. Great. Yes, we want to complain. Well, you know, Councilmember for him. Excellent. Already a motion for this on to a second. Okay. Excellent. There was a motion by Councilmember Gallo said my councilmember hunger Prue the staff recommendation for this item. Councilmember Brown. I councilmember 5. Councilmember Gallo. I Councilmember Houston. I councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember under councilmember won. I and Chair Jenkins. Just waiting until Came in. But I asked right motion passes a vote of 7 ayes, one excuse fight. Going to end a 5.3 Receive an information report from the city auditor it. Recommendations are the additive Capital improvement program, financial management in implementing comprehension. Excuse me, comprehensive systems, policies and practices to enhance oversight of capital project delivery. There are 2 speakers on this item. Please proceed. All right. Good evening, Michael. See Houston, the city auditor, i'm here to present on the capital improvement program. Financial management audit that we conducted in AUGUST 2026, this was requested presented this audit at the public works and Transportation Committee. Let's to stay. And this presentation is to be very similar hair shorter. I recognize us. It's city auditor's, Stephanie Noble Wilson, Henry Sumlin and senior performance audit or Jalen Wang actually conducted the audit and is here with me this evening. So the but we initiated the audit at the request. The Department of Transportation director back 2024 2025, the objective was evaluate the financial management of the city's capital improvement projects. The audit covers JULY first 2022. Through JUNE, 30th 2025. So that's put school years 2023. 24. And 25. So Pages. 10 to 23 of the audit report contains back room. The Capital Improvement program guides the city's strategic decisions forming the construction repair and replacement of capital projects, which a long-term investments and assets like roads, parks and other city infrastructure. They have a useful design life of at least 10 years. The city relies on contractors to deliver capital projects. All contractors can bid for open contracts. Well, only pre qualified contractors can bid for on call contracts. Public works and dot are responsible for managing the capital improvement program. Public works overseas. Capital projects are public assets, including buildings and structures, parks and open spaces. Sanitary sewers, wastewater systems and storm drains dot manages transportation in street related projects like roads and sidewalks prior to fiscal year 26, the Construction management division resided within public works and was responsible for construction execution for both public works and dot capital projects. And when a deal to project advance to the construction phase responsibility for the contract transition to public works. The capital contracts division within public works and ministers contracts both departments. It is also responsible for assisting project managers and developing our peas. It's and it's to follow state and city guidelines. The fiscal services teams within both departments public works in dot would be capital projects, payments submitted by resident and engineers. The construction management division, capital contracts, division and fiscal services teams collaborate with project managers to deliver capital projects, and so capital projects have 5 days is which are introduced on pages, 1920 of the audit report and detailed in appendix a page. A 68 to 73. So those are the 5 faces of the capital project. For fiscal year. 23 through fiscal year. 25 the city spent about 300 million dollars in capital projects. Van measures are largest funding source Measure k k account accounted for 153 million dollars. The first of our for finding says the city can adopt a more comprehensive systems, policies and practices to improve consistency, oversight and segregation of duties for Capital Project Management. Finding one is covered pages. 26 to 49. So we remove the Capital Manual, which is the primary source of guidance for managing capital projects. We found a manual specifies different contingency percentages that are used in practice management from the Senate staff City Council approval for change orders that exceed 25% of the contract. They But the man you advise is sick, seeking City council approval and much lower percentages for hire contract baseball use the manual currently requires that the city prepare official documents authorizing changes to original scopes of work costs under project timelines within 2 when the cost and time impacts of an order to precede are determined. As exhibit 13 on page. 29 shows in practice the process to issue change order takes much longer. The projects we review took an average of 79 days in a median of 35 days. Tuitions. The construction management manual is supposed to be the primary source of policies and procedures in managing capital projects, but neither public works ordeal. T have adopted the manual. We recommend that public dot adopt a construction management manual and regularly review it on t-shirts. Policies remain relevant. We also found that the city does not have comprehensive guidance on acquired approvals for change orders and orders to proceed orders to proceed authorized contractors to begin work. The man you Alexa policy and review and approvals for time. Adjustments in change orders that reduced a contract about usually due to reductions to the scope of work which are called negative balance, change orders and approval policy can help to ensure school productions legitimate the changes thoroughly document and it will not not negatively impact project the and approve a policy would also control against inconsistent approval practices. There's also no formal guidance on amending on task orders, which authorized start the start of professional services. The capital contracts division, advise that amendment succeeding. 25 1% of the original task order should receive city administrator or city Council approval based on the contract amount. But we found that this recommended practice was disseminated via email rather to inform policy. 3 on call task order amendments percent. We sampled lacked specific specified approvals. 2 on call task orders below $250,000 but amendments above that threshold did not receive city administrator approval and one task order above $250,000 with amendments exceeding the 25% threshold was approved by the city administrator, but not by the City Council. We also found that the construction change orders for paving project moved forward without City Council approval. Despite increasing the original work, out by over 25%. And we attribute all of these inconsistencies to a lack of specific formal guidance on when to obtain city council approval. So we also noted that the manual does not have clear approval requirements, borders to proceed for work orders about $10,000 less than 25 Dow Emanuel does not specify approval authority and appears to have contradictory information and authority of the supervising civil engineer and Emanuel does not provide guidance for issuing orders to proceed on. They're on call contract. This could lead to inconsistent practices and cost overruns. So public works and dot should create formal policies to the final approval and review requirements. But I'm just listening to palace change orders and change orders on call the contracts. From fiscal years. 23 through 25. The city spent 105 million dollars and 41% of its total contract, a capital project. Spending on all caught on on call contracts. We know that that the city has no centralized general guidance on when to use on call contracts or how to structure them. And we know that that no existing policies procedures to find the allowable duration from colleagues, tensions. So so in an exhibit 17 here on page, 39 of the audit report, the city's on call contracts were extended average of 2 years. But the longest extension being 4 years. They're also lack of guidance on issuing an approving on call task orders, which could increase costs to the city by reducing competition. So we made 2 recommendations. We recommended that the city administrator establish a policy on when city should use on call contracts and on call task orders. And we recommend public works a deal to establish guidelines for determining when to extend existing on call contracts or initiate who once. Staff are not consistently falling policies and Emmanuel observed multiple instances of staffs and consistency and following the manual over half, 34 out 6.65 of sampled orders to proceed were not issued line in line, but requirements, 11 out of 42 south pulled on call construction-related change orders lack com contract change. Order memos to describe proposed modifications to the work, a change order of over $50,000 was not signed, but his assistant director design manager. 10 out of 25 Review task orders lacked the required approvals, including authorization from the Capital contracts Division. So state director in Department director and in one instance, staff issued a task order to extend contracts existing work rather issuing an amendment. So we recommended that public works a deal to generate, put regular reports to allow management to monitor change orders and public works a deal teach and train staff on policies in the construction management manual and monitor staff compliance with the policies. All right. And rep you out uc of about 5 So they kits vacancy rates have been persistently high since 23 as soon exhibit 19 on page. 24 approximately half a construction management division, civil engineer positions remain vacant over the past 3 fiscal years fiscal year. 25 the capital contracts division had 7 over 7 vacancies out of 14 0.6 fde in that fiscal year. The fiscal services teams in the public works and transportation departments have also experience high vacancies in its own exhibit 20 on page. 45 on the screen. Taking multiple so vacancies led to staff taking on multiple roles, taking multiple roles MAY result result in reduced review project decisions over over-reliance on certain staff members and introduce potential conflicts of interests. Additionally, staffing shortages have caused delays in projects, especially dot for high vacancy. Rates have slowed, paving and street repair work. So we recommend that both departments implement a comprehensive segregation, segregation of duties, policy. And that includes independent oversight minimum approval signatory requirements and designated all to prove or spur staff serving an acting roles and departments should also configured ap portal to prevent individual staff members from holding multiple roles, payment processes. City does have The ap, capital. No city does not have a centralized project management system for capital projects and you have to hobbled together all these different systems that we have to refer to different systems just to get an accounting of the capital projects. There are no complete records of capital projects and there's inconsistent construction logs in financial data. And the lack of a centralized system take makes it challenging to monitor projects and maintain oversight. So we recommend that the city develop that system. We also had a finding that the city can streamline and improve management of its payment process for capital projects. And this finding is covered from page 50 to 56. We know that it takes a considerable amount of time. For To pay the contractors in many instances due to the fact a lot of contractors are working outside ap portal. So we recommended that the city enforce working people and if needed provide technical assistance to contractors. I don't know how to continue fighting. We have 2 minutes. Take we have some can I just take time or Please continue. Okay. But okay. So it's or so. I did that. The other 3rd finding is that the city could improve his oversight of bond funds. This finding spans. They just 57 to 59. The city has not provided adequate oversight of measure kk and measure you fall bond funds which are largest funding sources for the city's capital improvement program. We identified instances in which the city process bond payments without proper review, including one transaction that was incorrectly assigned to a bond fund and one transaction that incorrectly charged a transportation project payment to a fund reserved only for city's sewer facilities. We also noted that the city has not conducted annual required audits of the use of these funds and the city administration has reported that it will start on its from fiscal years. 25 27. On the Finance Department's Treasury bureau and the public works and dot fiscal services teams in coordination with it should enhance the ap portal to flag potential errors and the spending. The last minute. Which covers 2 pages, 63 pages. 63 62 short-term planning MAY affect the effectiveness of capital project delivery. The city has open bidding on projects that were not fully designed, which has led to additional change orders project sometimes move to bidding before designs are complete, largely due to bond in grant deadlines that require funds to be used within a specific timeframe of 92 change orders we reviewed. We reviewed 5 could have been avoided with more pre-construction planning. Gathering essential information from other parties early in the planning process. That's been a challenge in completing project designs. And while short-term planning can expedite project initiation, it can increase costs, extend timelines, obscure inadequate preparation and cause additional change orders. Unlike jurisdictions that have adoptable to multi-year capital plans, the city has not developed one since fiscal year. 23, but city has some long-term planning efforts like the the five-year paving plan and long-term sewer plant. It lacks a comprehensive long-term capital plan. And this limits effective planning and budget allocations. So we recommend it a long-term planning effort in the in line with best practices like that. Floyd. The g of f away by Dixon's to report annually on project status and act activities and to develop a long-term capital planned spending 5 to 25 years. And we also recommend that public works, dot should provide regular reports to the city Council on progress of the city's capital improvement plan. And that, in fact, of capital projects, least annually. So we think the city administration, in particular public works dot and it and finance for sustained cooperation throughout the audit process. Their responses to each of the audit, recommendations and timelines for implementation are included in the back of the audit report. Thank you, Mr. Auditor for report. Councilmember Brown. Excellent. Thank you so much as always. Thank Deter he stand in the team. I know that it takes a lot of work put together such a comprehensive audit and yes, want say thank you for that. So over 90 pages of Thank you so much. And so as you mentioned at at very end to the members of the public in also my colleagues at the very end, there's a table where the timeline. So over the next 2 years, it looks like public works died as well as at times the administration will be working on some of these key findings. And so I feel like most of my questions are potentially MAY be directed to maybe to the administration because, for see what I see that. And one of the recommendations that actually states that NOVEMBER of 2026, which is coming in soon, this is the public works and Transportation Department should establish guidelines for determining when to extend existing on call contacts or initiate new ones. And this would be an initiative, I guess, led by the administration. And so just it just wanted to get an update on that. And it's time line. And that guests also just for members of the public. I imagine that so much of the content and the work on this is, you know, public works and transportation for some time was was operating, you know, together. And now we have kind of a leadership separation where we have director Garland as well as director Rowan. And so I'm also curious how you know what the report that's kind of joint. How how what is implementation of these recommendations look like? Thank you for the question. So for the audit, we did have a team at public works and Department of Transportation that were heavily engaged and responsive to the recommendations and did work with the auditor to put together that public timeline. That group does continue to work together. I don't have a specific update at this time, but I'm happy follow Yeah, because what I'm looking at, for example, the response to recommendation. Number 4 in the chart on page, 91, it says what I stated, but then it says see above and where it says that the city administrator should establish a policy the city should use contracts. And I'm just noticing like a date discrepancy because it says NOVEMBER and then it says see above, which is now JANUARY. And so I just I am curious, like if we actually and it says that that would be a written update. I am curious like where we are in the process of that draft. I'm happy to get back to with that. Ioc rope. Just real quick. I want to remind everyone that we do follow up on the status of the audit recommendations twice per year. But and also I shoulder was the public works. Director. He was. Yeah, I would be interested and hearing from Erica Garner. Good evening. I'm Liam girl in open public works. Director I think the NOVEMBER 2026 date there. That is a little overly ambitious. And that's really the JANUARY 2027 date. That is accurate for both of those items. And then that's an error on my part. Thank you. Thanks. Can someone that I'm gonna go to the public speakers? Thank Excellent work as always. I found particularly alarming your section on the use of on call task orders and the fact that we've allowed, I think the amount the largest of 8.4 million compared to San Jose's sort of limit of 730,000. So think that was an excellent finding. One thing I have a question is you highlighted this tension between I think you so that our policies around the use of small local businesses are spectrum. And so we that sort of decreases some of the competition inadvertently, I think it can increase the cost. And at the same time we're hearing over and over again from like the disparity study that we're not actually contracting with many of small local businesses use. Seemed to allude to the fact that qualifications based procurement process would help thread that needle. Can you explain that? I couldn't quite follow that in report. Yeah. Thank you for the question. Councilmember. Yeah, we didn't so the reason why we even brought the small local business small business program was because that was identified as a potential driver of costs. In that it extends timelines limits competition because there's limited number. It limits the number the radically limits number of eligible contractors. But we did not test that. What we say in appendix p is. Even when we have this program. They're still you having this program has not need expanded. The number of contractors who have received city business. But that could be attributable to all kinds of things, including waivers to it. Right? So we didn't really assess assess the effectiveness of the program. We but when we heard that this was a potential driver of cost, that's why we look at the terms. So we did what we did. To your point, we did. We do have a table here. Outlined the requirements and Oakland's are stricter than other cities. Procurement. How does that differ than what we do now? Which I assume is lowest lows response like Lowe's Cos response. You talk about that in the report. The response of right. Can you explain the qualifications based procurement process? You discuss this in your report is something to look at. You have to remind myself, come back. Okay. No problem. Just have to look through the fine print the back of this appendix ok, thank you. All right. Let's go to public speakers. As a kind aim is push the podium in any order. Please state your name for the record. 2 speakers. Jesse Rose more and societal of Allah. Hi, just euros. For the love of my city and the city workers that have been negotiating for a contract since MARCH. Well, to see these negotiations are stalled. And they're bent, they've been pointing out over and over and over that one in 5 positions in our city are vacant. It's difficult to watch. The city council's sort of wax poetic about the auditors recommendations when he's playing out. So blatantly that these vacancies are leading to all of these findings and like what? What? And this damage to our city and the city services that that we need to be providing. This is the cost of a city council that bends to the winds and wishes of It is the new collective city services. It's the defunding of everything else of the things that we really need for our city. And I'd like to see some like real 5 taken to that. Our city workers are about to go on strike is not going to make the situations that our city auditors point out better or worse there. They don't want to go on strike, but they're going on strike because our city administration and our city council is not doing what they need, what they've been asking for over and over and over again. Council member Brown said that the nugget that the opioid contract was negotiated in closed session. Why has there been no public discussion about something that bankrupt our future and leads to more and more findings like this from our city auditor. It's insane. Speaker Mississauga h is often begin your comments. One of the things that really stood out. In this audit report was that the city has not provided. Adam quickly, the oversight, a measure kk in Asia. You Van. Funds. The city is not yet ducked it. Annual requirements of audit use of those funds. And because you haven't done all it, we've had things happen like measure eu funds being used for the Lincoln Rec Center, which the friends of the Lincoln Rec centers say they were going to fund it. And the Hoover Durant. A community, its been way over 20 years, although for the remodeling of the building of the library. And you put this project in front of them. No adequate opportunity to say Asia. You funds when the issues are unfairly use. We also have 2 incidents in which the city Percy but process bond payment with out proper procedure that serious. The city is not develop a long term capital plan in recent years. It also has concerns about staying thing. Vacancies concerned about over payment. On change on The whole lot of things that we are having to deal with. But who would do deserves a lot very old ally Berry over Thank you MISS All above. That was the last speaker. Okay. Auditor councilmember. I'm kind of in myself and then we'll talk It To revisit the question that councilmember one passed. So we know that in the audit report and variant and Appendix b one approach to minimizing costs for contracting capital projects is using qualifications based election. And so that approach involves firms competing for contracts based on their experience. A technical expertise rather than simply offering to the lowest speed. So that's but you And then we cited the American Council Engineering Companies endorsing that approach. Some it either. Thank you for your work on this. 3 things that I am especially concerned about is the overspending without calling that council for approval the change orders of over 50,000 that doesn't get signed off by respective managers and over payments and late payments. And some of this is a little hard fully understand the nuances of. But I really help that we can agree to what that public works. I look forward to seeing the changes to know that they put forward. I guess my question is what happens in a situation where let's say the menu lists changed and overspending without coming that 2 council happens again. There is that project which I saw was in my district where it was 300,000 plus dollars. Overspent. And, you know, we don't know the contractor. We don't know which council when approved it. What happens if if it happens again. Nick, what's the consequence for it? The consequence Ike. Might take a little time to answer that question. But there are few recommendations to address what vote. Many of these recommendations are intended to address those kinds riches. Number one, it says having policies and procedures perspective, guidance so that these things can consistent and accurate you know, I meant with our rules right? But then there's having a system where these projects can be reviewed, essentially so that it's easy to refer We also call for the recommendation. Is. To bring bring the project bring put capital projects to this body right. Ideally, they be brought to the city council in a format where that would be the scene. I don't know what. Consequence would be. I reef. Was that was there any consequence for these other projects or do we not have? Because we are not council that has any direction her departments and so what happened like what happened in these instances? You, sir, of overspending by more than 30%. And that one case by 200, something percent. Plus was there any consequence and is there something built into our legislation or is that a legislative thing that this body can maybe have jurisdiction to take up. I can answer the second part more comfortably, which is yeah, I think that it Consequences I guess. Struggling to find a synonym for that but could be incorporated in policies and procedures and legislation. There were a lot of examples of exceptions as we call Pollens in this audit reports. So I I can't remember offhand what happened each of these cases. But largely. When necessary, the kinds of consequences pick that year. Describe guy. Thank you. And if your team wouldn't mind sending a copy of that power point that that play to that. Okay. Yes. Story was not in there. Thank Thank you. And so question might be appropriate for director Garland as we are wrapping up. What's left of measure you here in 2028 physically and mentally but if so, I wanted to look at. I want to look at running a bond so that we can improve city infrastructures, specifically senior centers, parks we have a horse Park Equestrian Center district 6 and we want ensure that the kids are able to go up there and enjoy a quality facilities. And so as we're looking to upgrade our facilities as a city, I want to know how much money is left. The measure you how much money U.S. Lieutenant measure as well. Council PRESIDENT. I don't have the numbers on but my head. But if you look at categories within the measure, there's one on parks and that is pretty well subscribed, meaning either there are already expenses that have hit those parks projects or those expenses might be in the design phase and to complete the project. We need some of those future allocations from the bond measure. On of Elise. Definitely some more capacity. Of for the fire stations, especially with fire station to couple of our big fire station projects. Those are pretty well subscribed. And then the overall citywide city facilities, there's more room and that that portion of those been funded projects. So one export that a little. Are we going to be able to spend every penny of major and are we going to be able to spend every penny of measure you before and here in 2020 before asking the taxpayers to give us another by potentially. I see if our finance director agrees. But I think for kk, we can say there's a very good chance of that happening. I suspect especially some of the large facility projects that are getting funded out of you that those might be in construction, for example, has a potential revenue measure would considered. The council PRESIDENT Brad Johnson, director of finance. It is highly likely that we will have done most of the spending on our Cape Cape funding by that point in time. By the time we get to 2028 as Rector Garland mentioned for your vertical construction projects, you'll probably have allocated the majority of those categories. But whether or not we love spent the money is a question of the construction phase. I would say that the parks projects a stricter limits are likely to be completely and the space where we definitely need locations. The 2 elements are not in public works, however, are likely to be completely spent by that point in time, I would strongly suspect that both the transportation funding sources and the affordable housing funding sources will be completely utilized by the time we get to. 22 8 cycle. So those 2 other spaces that are non than on public works elements. In addition to the public works, parks elements are likely to be completely wiped out by 2028. Last gets a councilmember fife do all of the projects have? The requisite amount of funding to complete them. No, you probably have projects that are in design construction spaces that have been approved that are not complete for full development. Someone sometimes that's intentional because projects are seeking additional grant matching funds in order to get approval of part of the process that I know dot aligns with when they go out for some of these bigger rebuilds, they're often looking for a federal matching funds to the project at initiation MAY not actually have the full amount of money to complete it. That can also be true for certain key facilities as well. But as director Garland mentioned, there are a number of projects that are probably in initial design study phase that will need additional funding to come in to actually complete and deliver them. Thank you. Councilmember 5. It just briefly. Meant I just want to agree with you council. PRESIDENT Jenkins on the course park. I get. Calls and emails from them all the time and it's a service that is intended to benefit Oakland youth, particularly underserved youth communities that don't necessarily get access to. Is it a quest but also just the cip list, which in my along the center is on or as one of the public speaker said, the Hoover Foster let library which we are actually moving towards building up. We still need additional funds. But the city of Oakland did purchase Community Foods, grocery store to converted into a library there. Just so many things most. What most House, there's our cip list is literally a mess. The deferred maintenance that we have on so many facilities in the city of Oakland is challenge. And with all of these recommendations through the chair our city auditor, I see the recommendations that you provided. I see what you're telling us that we need to work with the city administrator on I guess I'm deeply concerned about how. I'm trying to have this conversation without seeming like an blaming any individual department or or staff. But I'm I'm challenge to see how we get to address this long laundry list of recommendations that you have without the individuals that have that that task to do this work. And I don't know if that's a question for the city administrator. There are a lot of changes coming. We don't know if measure e e is going to pass but who's going to hold making sure that all of these recommendations are followed up on and that the council even knows. What we know now because you've on earth, all of these these challenges. But the recommendations that you provided them see who's going to make sure that they're getting done. And I just want to say for the record and for all of people watching and my colleagues, we could stop passing loss today and have enough work to do just following up on all of the recommendations from audit findings from pass legislation that we've done. If we just stop passing laws and just worked on. Where are we with abc, and d. We would have enough work for the rest of our careers because that's how much we need to follow up on in the city of Oakland to make sure things are done and done properly. How do get this done? Whose responsibility is this? Who does it sit with? And inside of staff through the chair to our interim city administrator and the city auditor. I'm happy to start as auditor. Houston knows and as you mentioned before, he does a biannual follow-up report. I am extremely focused as the interim city administrator on ensuring that all departments are looking at that report and implementing the recommendations. My department heads know that as well. I think we have seen some extremely focused responses and good activity and that front and I intend to keep doing that. And I'll defer over to either to his son. You have thank you for plugging semi-annual out of recommendation. Follow-up process. For our part. We will make sure you don't get about recommendations as far them being implemented. That's different matter. We do. We are experimenting with different ways to emphasize or highlight certain out, sending out at recommendations that either have a big monetary benefit or particularly timely for whenever cycle. We're in Des Des Cycle. France's we debuted our dashboard where you could sort the recommendations by about policy lever that's required for implementing them. So is it something that requires meeting for is a something that requires a bunch of city like money or some kind of system. We're trying to find ways to because there's over 300 out sending recommendations. So we're trying to find ways that people can particularly you as a council member find or or or get your get arms around them like there might be some that only require some kind of interdepartmental coordination and might be some that just require policy. And then some require direct legislation, right? So I think just getting to know the recommendations what's standing in the way of their implementation. Is It's a good first step and then also just this body you know, we rely on the body for providing oversight and setting kind of the cities policy priorities. To complete Councilmember To you, Michael. Thank you for the information and certainly appreciate that. But for me pretty much like a councilmember 5 fast. That's and to the city administration. What is the timeline? Did we have to be able to respond and get the work done? At the end of the day, you're providing information of things we're not doing should be doing and we agree. But somebody has to get the work done. And so to the administration your cooperation. When can you come back to the city council to give us a response and term. So when are we gonna with everything from facilities to talking a lot about East Oakland here we talk every day about the problems we're with illegal dumping and all the trash and all the negativity that we do. A lot of talk. And the problem still there and I go. But tomorrow morning 6, the morning. What picking up, what I think up today. And the week before. But we're not enforcing and hearing to employees. So we have to get the job done. So city administrator, when are we going to get a response? And what is being presented today? Thank you for that councilmember. We do have our city response attached to this river port. We have our biannual report outs. I encourage you to they do come before this body. You have any questions about those. I encourage you to reach out to me, but we are laser-focused. Thank you. Thank you. And it's just as an example. We facilities. We have a parking lot sitting behind City Hall. This been sitting there for years that we used to utilize not only for residents, but also councilmembers, but it's still sitting there. And I mean, that's an example of work that we need to get done. And city administrator, I mean, you were here and I was here when we used to utilize that parking lot behind City Hall. It's still. And not being utilized. So I mean, that's an example of work that we need to get done. And I just do a lot of talking and complaining. But at the end of the day is sub to assist elected officials and employees. That we need to get the job done. But so I so I'm looking forward to the timeline certainly you know, work with you So what we need due to get open to move forward. Thank you for that. And for information. So soak guy. Completely concur with you The facility behind us. That was parking. So here in 2028. And if I counseling store, torts, going to the public with a bond with these facilities that are the public facilities so that we can better utilize them as Councilmember Fife said Malonga is a challenge. That's a mess. But it's a These are facilities that people live that use live, horrible landlords that sunset public but we definitely need to upgrade our facilities. And I know there are a number of facilities in your district, but you probably wouldn't want to upgrade. So Councilmember Houston, are you ready for a motion? Ready for a motion to move it. But I just want to that ended and I might get off subject. But I'm just saying something that I heard each one of my councilmember say Councilmember Gallo said that the next day has to go clean it up again. MR. 7 is changing. I'm running. I'm about a district 7. So I don't have to go back and clean up trash because if I can still be a different level. So so here's the other thing I heard about council member. 5 something about these up. Policies right? We have enough. Right? We don't need any longer. And that's exactly why repealed the encampment abatement policy and revise didn't didn't have to create another one. And I just heard about the councilmember talk about the e. In the budget. It's pieces of the Eid is not in the budget. So that where is that money going come from? Highway is not gonna pass, but councilmember, let's please keep it to audit report grounds, ok, might get off the subject. Cute. We got a motion and your Okay. Let's take the vote. There is a motion to receive a 5 is report moved by Councilmember Houston, seconded Councilmember Gallo. Council member Brown. Councilmember 5, councilmember guy. I councilmember Houston Councilmember Ramachandran. I councilmember won. I'm sorry. Councilmember under remember along I council PRESIDENT Jenkins, motion passes with a vote of 8, has now moving to We took public comment. There's only 2 speakers for item. Rose more and Mississauga moving to the consent calendar. That is all of the 6 is item. 6.1 approve of the draft minutes from the meeting of SEPTEMBER 15 Adams. It's point to a resolution renewing and continue cities local emergency due to aids. Absence 0.3 resolution regarding declaration regarding medical cannabis health emergency. Item. 6.4 resolution regarding a declaration of a local emergency on homelessness. 6.5 is ordinance for s 8 ordinance amendments. Just reminder that we do need to continue those items to the next meeting. I'm 6.6 in ordinance amendments ordinance number 1, 2, 1, 8, 7, again, continuing that to NOVEMBER 10. So item 6.7, an ordinance amending on see Chapter 8.2, 8. To improve waste disposal also needing to be continued to NOVEMBER's 10, 6.8, a resolution for 2026. International lgbtq plus leadership leaders conference reimbursement. I'm 6.9 a resolution declaring OCTOBER 18 through. 24 as United Hate United Against Hate Week and 6 points in a resolution recognizing love life weeks 2026. Item 6.11, a resolution for resolution in support of Prop one. Item. 6.12, a resolution opposing prop 43. Item 6.13 information report. Fir Preston, Professional Services contract authorized by the city auditor during fiscal year. 25 to 26. 6.14 resolution opd Bay Area. Pl Services contract item since 2015, a resolution for fiscal year. 26 to 27 opd traffic safety grant item 6.16, the resolution acceptance of fema assistance to firefighters, grant. Item 6.17, a resolution to accept head Community project funding. Grant for working on base in. And a 6.18, a resolution for appointments to the city Planning Commission. Item 6.19 resolution for opd Paul Coverdale 2026 grant. Adam 6.20 a resolution for a settlement. City of Oakland versus Alameda. Hotels, Oakland, llc, 6.0 21 a resolution. Surrendered abandoned vessel exchange grants. Site is item also. Inquires urgent c. Urgency vote. I'm 6.0 22 a resolution for parking citation system agreement extension. Item 6.0 23, a resolution the East, Street Bikeway Construction contract award. Adam 6.0 24 resolution Mending resolution. Number 9, 1, 0, 9, 1, Item. 6.0 25 a resolution. For mlk streetscape improvement. Construction management, support services item. 6.27, a resolution for epa, San Francisco Bay Program. Grant 6.0 28, an ordinance for Stanley and your Creek trail cooperated maintenance agreement in sight license agreement. Item 6.0 29 includes muscle pieces of legislation. 4 Oakland Redevelopment, successor agency termination plan. Item 6.0 38 resolution for affordable housing funding and measure you capital funding authorizations. Adam, 6.0 31 an ordinance for affordable Housing Trust Fund Ordinance. Update. Item 6.0 32 resolution for opd firearm. Relinquished a grant. And that concludes your consent calendar before discussion. If you could just. Have that urgency, finding it, take their urgency, vote for a 6.0 21 10, a motion for urgency items, state statement first. That is good. Tracy Jones police services manager for local police department. For item 6.0 21, I have a title change 3 as well. Resolution authorizing the city administrator to accept inappropriate. The fiscal year 2026. 27 Surrendered an abandoned vessel exchange Grant in the amount of $75,000 for abandoned vessel uninvited services. I apology for I apologize. First. We need the outside Regency statement and then didn't take a vote on today. Certainly it's for a few reasons. So this grand term begins OCTOBER 1st. Also, Governor Newsom declared a state of emergency and so our marine units trying to remove vessels as quickly as possible and to spend this funding will assist them in doing so. That helps to be returned vessels as quickly as possible because becomes more expensive. The vessel safe. Thank you. You ocean did you summit? Thank you for your work on the second. Emergency motion moved by councilmember and are saying about Councilmember Wang Councilmember Brown. Councilmember 5. I councilmember Gallo tie some of the Houston councilmember I'm sorry, councilmember councilmember long. Remember around challenge I noting that Councilmember Jenkins is excuse motion passes with a vote of 7 ayes, one excuse Jenkins. No, go ahead and read the title. Thank Resolution authorizing the city administrator to accept inappropriate the fiscal year 2026. 2027 surrendered in abandoned vessel. Looks teach grant any amount of $75,000 for abandoned vessel beat related services to authorizing a 10% in kind personnel match of 7,000 $500. 3 authorizing a general purpose. One central services operations contribution for Associated Services of 12,000 $180 in Fort waiving the city's advertising competitive Betty requests for proposals, qualifications for entering into professional services agreement with specialized vendors who can provide a pavement removal, storage and disposal of abandoned vessels on an as-needed basis. When marine unit experts determine such services are required based on the type of vessel. Thank you. That would actually be an amendment to head change. I will pass it to the parliament hand. For the clarification. Yes, to the chair to the body for believe you're making amendment to the resolution, which is to strike out the reference to pay sick leave remove the request for a waiver of the local, small local business enterprise requirements. So if the body agrees would be. From the title of the resolution and also from the excuse me, the results clause yes, so removing the resolve clause that states the city Council finds it determines that pursuant to ordinance number 1, 3, to 5 and based upon the reasons stated above and in the city minister's agenda report accompanying a resolution, it's the best interest of the city to waive the local, small local business enterprise requirements for vendors such as those listed above, but not limited to that list for staff to confirm. I believe that's that proposed amendment. Thank you. So we so then that that is the amendment that we would vote when we vote on the consent calendar colleagues, I'd like to hear public comment for such move to that. Thank As a kind name is a push the podium any order. Please state your name for the record. Second. Make sure you have the appropriate amount of time and just as a council rules of procedure state, there's no saving time on the consent calendar and folks in Chambers will be taken for Sun immediately after. We will go to the speakers. David Peters, a heavy with 2 items. This is about have you multiple items on consent for the maximum out of time. MR. Has heavy with the maximum amount of time. Jon Mimosa. Marks a heavy x amount of time. Jesse Rose more heavy with the maximum amount of time. Samuel Ramey Heavy with the max amount of time. Donald Lacy Sharon Lacey. Lowest downing. Kevin Smith. And marks. Go ahead. MISTER Has ready to go to clean open dot com. You do. They still haven't identified those 5 suspects that were arrested on AUGUST 13 15 with regards to fit note, grams seizure. Plus, matter of fact or apparatus. So what's going on there? I gave you cop here. 1, 7, 7, 6, It's my address the end. This appeal concerns fundamental question of law responded, avoid answering actual allegation property plant petition for simply by giving those allocation a different legal raise it and then invoke and unrelated statutory validation procedure that that's not given the pre. The petition hasn't verified There's a specific government after the Oakland City Council approval on one. 38. 33 the measure day the APRIL 15 special election transaction used newly installed city Attorney Ryan, which is safe. Let's have a cause. Soleil was submitted to the Allegheny County voters to contain the term sales rather than the language approved by the City Council where issues for Senate, whether the severe card period by sustaining responders, dimmer without lead to a petition verify pain in the that after the city Council approved AUGUST one. 38. 33 and the language measure 8 the city attorney and that really caused killed different version of the measure to be submitted to the Register, a vote. The question on is not whether respondent so part of preferred characterization. Petitions allegation. The question is whether the fact actually sun for the purposes state, a claim for where they're feeding states, the cause of action under any legal theory. We will be. The appeals court. What's my paralegal finishes? This threat. It's real meat. So you better be prepared to have a contingency plan for you have a collected 30 million dollars annually. That's what this is all about. So, you city attorney put you in back of a pickup. Starting. And that a measure in 2025. That's what's on the table. It you can stick your head in the sand misconduct. Because you were talking about a sales tax JANUARY 9. 2025. Thank you. MISTER Has Your time is up. Hi. Good evening. And marks with pg e I am here really just to comment on Donnelly, seeing the love Life Foundation, the Love Life Week. It is such a wonderful special thing to him, his organization, a legacy, you know, as a company, we're very proud to support the gala that's happening on NOVEMBER. 21st, I want to make sure that everyone here is invited and makes if he can to raise money for those scholarships. The personal privilege make you sad. Love the organization. And I love that in addition supporting those young scholars, they're going to be honoring some of those a personal hero of mine. And that's MISS This man watching here is so it should be a wonderful night. I hope everybody can be there if you believe in this city and public safety, please join us there. Thank you. Hi, I'm just here as more. And there's a couple things on consent calendar about the coming election you know, I really want a city council that is responsive to the people of Oakland, to the city workers that have been begging for a fair contract for months. So it's really hard to that one of the people on this ties committing very obvious fppc violations with their social media account. You cannot use his social media account to conduct official city business collaborate and cross posed with other city departments to make official statements and then with the same account advertised your reelection campaign. It's fppc violation. Of course, nobody on this council response to anybody in the public. Our city attorney and city administrator. Same thing. We don't have any responses. So what is happening with this blatant fppc violation being committed by Councilmember Wang on going on a social media account? You know, Council member Brown and Council member Ahmed Chandran have blocked a ton of us on their social media accounts. Councilmember Wang has been taking taking of that as well. But we still see right out there out in the open the use of this account to advertise a re-election campaign. You know, myself and so many people want what's best for the city. Mean, some fellow canvassers had a knife pulled on us while we work and the scene we will. We'll go back out again and again and again for the love of our city to what we know we need. We need a council that is responsive to the people. And so to see these blatant violations right in front of us. We do what we do because we love this city. We don't do it for a a we're treating of art. You go don't know what's going on. There's another thing on this consent calendar going over border wall recommendations to and rewarding a contract with painting coming anyway. Ice is in this city now. They are abducting our neighbors now and it is wild to come to this council and no one here. Speak to what is happening now on our city streets. And we have been asking for a policy that boxes and pro ice opd members and we have not gotten it from the head of our Public Safety Committee. We have seen nothing. We have asked about flock. We know that our neighbors are vulnerable. Neighbors come you. Patent data is in the hands of ice even though Rowena Brown is seen that I have not looked at state law which bans that we know that the Fed's happens anyway. It is we, you know, full well what I'm talking about, we have seen nothing from this council to do what needs to be done and you've had so long and you're doing nothing. Good afternoon. I'm speaking. My name is John Merck's. I'm speaking on consent and 6.4, 6.7, 6.3, 0, and 6.3, 1. And you guys and 6.4, you're ever standing. Another renewal things, local emergency on homelessness and and 6.3, 0. You are out there as and 50 Million. And as you you funds and then there's 6.3, 1 you even moving the 2027 cents said Former redevelopment chest funds can indefinitely bankroll operating subsidies and homeless service contracts. Wait before you hand another blank check without guardrails to Oakland's homeless industrial complex. You keep renewing in the emergency declaration. So lead to keep the funding speak open for unaccountable contractors. Human beings actually living on the pavement such as mean this dog are subject to abuse, neglect and no over say. Removing the 2027 cents it day and night and 6.3, 1 without I mean, how these nonprofits cheat on has people and where the money actually goes is legislative malpractice. And you know, it. Meanwhile, look at the hypocrisy of item. 6.7, you ending the municipal code to require permits for anyone hauling bulky trash out of the property, clean them effectively criminalizing informal community cleanups. Well, the city administrator zone homelessness, staff refused to provide basic sanitation, shelter or even on this public health information that are in Caymans do not remove the 2027 Accountability Sunset item. 6.3, 1 and stop treating the homeless emergency. And I'm 6.4 as a slush fund for contractors. Well abandoning the people on the ground. It is no in chambers. Speakers moving to the zoom Speaker missile about a heavy with the maximum carts. Please unmute yourself and being in your comments. Yes, MADAM Clerk, let me start by saying any item on the agenda. It calls for a waiver and you have to should go to the not consent agenda with an explanation. Reasoning, full waiver and not just be rubber stamped. You just spoke item for which a grant fun begins at home of the first. This is OCTOBER. The 20. Then you get in discussion just now about particular item is is that you have to produce matching funds of $7,500. Was the source of funding? You know, but was the source of funding. You have to an extent. Item, 6, 11, 6, 5, 6, 7, teams, 6, 24 6, 36. 31 all items that have to do with housing. You committing an unfair practice when you looking at housing, you're not looking at the impact of gentrification and you're not looking at the impact of being a sanctuary city where people are coming into the city unauthorized. But they are getting housing and when they get housing foundational black people on the main and not getting housing. That's why we large numbers on the streets. You look at items, 6, 9, 6, 10, 6, 8, 6, 12 never went to committee. 6.13, never went to committee. 6.15 was a contract extending the contract without coming to council for a total of 1.9 million dollars. No contracts should be extended and also on that same without some type of Ruled 20 full never went to the same. What never went to Cannes. Then you 6.19 accepting money from the Department of Justice. Now you've got this big issue with the Department of Justice, but you show will take the money. Item. 6.20, is a lawsuit with You clear on what this is about kid, but that's a little 28 and need to that this any public weight. Item. 6.2, 6 is a way of those sanctuary city contracting. Williams you're not serious about because you've done this before and the pace. You've got serious about sanctuary city. You've done this full when it to get what you need. You will weigh Leo Sanctuary City Responsability. Lastly. You have item 6.3 z 0 measure. Funds for affordable housing to fuel the camp that 30 million dollars from the Al Lincoln Park and gave it to house and feed 80 million dollars. Thank you, MISS All of your time was up. If your name is called, please approach the podium. Raise your hand at this time on names have been called for this item. Okay. Thank you. Colleagues. Any comments. Some of excellent. Thank you so No, no comments, but I'll make a motion to move the consent calendar. As amended with. With the continued of 6.5 and 6.7, we have won a couple more additional clarification Zahn. The deletions from the Grant item. I believe that you read in the title, could you then say which deletions are in the paragraphs and that will be complete. Tracy Jones, police services manager for opd. These are the items to amend and strike from the resolution. The 6. We're ask laws. In that wealth. We're ask was the words. And local, small local business enterprise requirements. Striking the 5th further resolve clause. Thank you we have a motion a second. I would like to make a quick statement about the item then bringing forward council member of United Against Hate Week. Just in addition to love life week, I wanted to talk a little bit about a movement that was also started here in Oakland and recognize Anthony rodriguez. I know you can get your speaker card in time, but thank you for being here. Open resident very involved in the United Against Hate movement since 2017 united against hate. Again, start co-founded here in Oakland was created in response to the rise of hatred, hatred and intolerance that really resurfaced after the first Trump election. It's become a national movement to spread messages of peace, equity in solidarity in the face of violence. You MAY remember that we Oakland named City stands united Against hate. That's these guys have been doing this and spreading it all over the country. They also have a film screening tomorrow, Minnesota neighbors from at the Grand Lake Theater filmed by District for resident Patrice o'Neal in collaboration with United Against hate. So check it out and thank you, Anthony, MR. Rodriguez and everyone else part of it for your work. On the consent counter. We have a motion by council member Brown seconded by Councilmember Mom, which includes continuing item 6.5, 6.0 66.7 in the amendment to item 6.2, 1. Council member Brown, I Councilmember Fife. I would like to register a no vote on item. 6.2, 6. Due to the waivers for. Not complying sanctuary city policies. Otherwise In the future, please do those on item 3. Council member. That was a eye on the rest of the consent calendar. Yes, councilmember is excuse councilmember Houston. Councilmember Unger, I councilmember Wang. I and Ciaran Chandra noting that councilmember is council PRESIDENT Jenkins and council member Dai or excuse the consent calendar passes with a vote of 6 ayes. Now wants a council member announcements. Colleagues, Councilmember Fife, the number. Thank you for my announcements for district 3 this Saturday. We are hosting town hall on data centers and the forthcoming work of the moratorium. So we'll have city staff from our planning and building department. They're at Beth Eden Baptist Church in West Oakland at 10:00am. So I invite people to get registered in attend that. That conversation about what the moratorium means moving forward. And then the following Monday right here in City Hall and hearing room, too district 3 will be hosting a town hall on illegal dumping. We will also have city staff there to talk about their 1st quarter updates as well as what is happening around specific hot spots in the district and other things that we're doing to address illegal dumping in the district. Thank you. Thank you. Councilmember. Ken Sundown. But at that, know, I'm sorry. Okay. Nevermind. I will make a quick announcement since cuts under Gallo is not PRESIDENT. Wanted to uplift the celebration. He is on Latinx Heritage Month on Saturday in Fayetteville Village. In addition to that in my district, we have really fun Halloween events in both Montclair Village on Sunday and and the on Councilmember Houston. I just wanted congratulate Councilmember Brown PRESIDENT Kevin Jenkins. Will we had that event in Deep East Oakland and we brought the city too, to our neighborhood that we brought the city of Oakland District 7. I want to thank you was beautiful people out there. They will hyped up. They were happy eat and where it was. Just a great event. I was so happy. I felt home. At home. So I just want to say. Thank you. MADAM Quickly to public speakers. Open for Mesa ca your name, please state your name. For the record begin your comments as Prescott chair Jesse Rose more Rooney, MR. Hazzard. Jon, the Marcus, Leonard. In any order. The Superior Court's was prejudicial because it prevented consideration of essential statutory question. California local 6 sections search 13 does not permit reversal for every technical error. But the air here was not says fear court ruling prevented Petitioner from obtaining judicial consideration of the central allegation. What language the city council approved what language was submitted to the register. A vote was their material different. Who authorized difference and what legal authority permit the change also vote no on measure he on NOVEMBER 3rd, but stay tuned on this appeals court and don't let the city attorney avoided giving you the full scope of the gravity of this issue. I've been at this is MAY 19, 2025. And I've completed. Kathy Leonard. I want to preface my comments by saying that a couple of years before the encampments were disbanded. I would take my vehicle and drive it every encampment in north and west Oakland to distribute food clothing, betting every anything you could think of tents. But recently my client has been experiencing some trouble at her property on press street. A woman who cut down a tree on on her land saying that you can't Parker van adequately. There's another guy got along encampment in front of her property and she can't rent it. So she's losing money and now people are breaking into her home. So she is call 3, 1, 1, She council person fights office. The homeless in Minot encampment administrator, nobody's able to help her and she can't read her property. So it's impacting Hi, just heroes It's been brought to my attention that some of my councilmember Wang commits blatant fppc violations that way to remedy, that is to talk to the Public Ethics Commission. But the Public Ethics Commission has been defunded and defamed by the city council and the city administration. So what are we supposed to do? You know, it's hard to hear r. You Ramachandran talk about the Trump administration wax poetic about that when we see a failure of democracy in our city politics in our city of Oakland, I want to have the city council one day. That doesn't just listen to the editorial board of the Oakland report and to the supposedly independent expenditure committees that are controlling our city and controlling the city politic. What are we supposed to What are we supposed to do? You define a democracy? Dollars an hour stuck with this I really hope we're not stuck with people like Thank you. MR. Marques ii wish to speak during over for him. Good evening, John and putting in public records, a textbook case of state created danger. But the city administrator's office at my former encampment at second and Bres and Jack London Square roughly the first week of JULY and new homelessness employee from the city administrators, Facebook that the second dress casually told us the Reds tested positive for leftist bureau says got in his car and drove away. No written notice, no sanitation, no shelter, a local vet serving. None has checked the cdc and county data bases and spend 0 report a month later that employee returned insisted it was too and take him 3 pairs disposable gloves and 3 surgical mask for wider going back to a disease that is needed. There been. And Joe Days later, vet to control verbally repeated the claim the left is the Because let this progress is fatal to dogs. Those forced to flee second b# # # # # to keep my service animal that which pushed me into a far more dangerous living situation. Where's the PRESIDENT Has stated second Bres has been severely sick for several weeks and given his testimony without the consent of the current residences. It said. Thank you, MR. Marks year time is up. Moving to speaker missus side the violent. Please unmute yourself and begin your comments. Yes, continue to say you're not are you are out of order. Your time is up and another speaker is speaking. Okay. Can you stop my time over please? I continue to say that you and not sue uses a sanctuary city. Your city hiring process coleslaw on heart, you will need to provide a valid documentation such as the green caught. We're putting it on point authorization document to fill out the standard from 1, 9, the quiet all U.S. Employees. Now I MISS You all ignoring because tend requirement to be a citizen. Are doing this as well? And it's very interesting in order to be a Oakland police officer, you do not have to be a citizen. You have to be someone applying for citizenship. So I have some in some cases. I don't know who these offices People who are not citizens arrest authority in this city. That's on fate. Jean Quan says that this is interested, sanctuary policy she approved, finished working on the sanctuary policy, able to meet. And tonight working on that. Thank you, MISS. A lot of that was the last open forms. Thank you. I would like to I would like to call on MISTER David Nude in discretion of the chair to say a few words as the practice is to allow nominees that are being voted on for commissions to speak. However, this was inadvertently glossed So you MAY have 2 minutes, Townsend or Did you have? Is that related to speaking? Yes, it Just wanted to say, you know, the last he's not lease here is is the most powerful and one set challenges. The Panthers. Is he a day? The Newton and I just want to congratulate him thank you for allowing him to say a couple words because this is powerful for him to be on this. This commission. So David Newton, can you come up? The chair of the council sage could. Thank you. PRESIDENT. Thank you. Councilmembers. Every one of you from start to finish district one through 7. Thank you. Mayor Lee, thank you, Ed. Large. It's a long journey been open. Resident, as we all know, blood brother is the son of Oakland and I met with some people earlier. They were saying we're signs of open year, but that's the son of Oakland can use in district 7. My dad is here. My fiance is here. My son is here. I guess I'm a 3rd generation Oaklander 1943. Is when we came in, landed here those Oakland, journeys and struggles. And my dad is here. He's known me longer than I know myself. I think I'll probably died in the ashes and then came because of that adversity. But to quote, a giant. He dreamed that he would have 2, he would have a black a black girl, a white boy in a white girl hold hands and walk through junk and they've made movies. They call it what kind But this is the real work on to this is Oakland. And if you look at this board, it is the embodiment of the dream that that man said in dc that the Councilmember Fife as honor. Sure and properly so. With that being said, the continues and we have to protect our people. Its been like a it's emotional for me because I'm a 47. Of course you up. Newton was murdered at 47. And I know that I felt in my heart that this year will be like a fort and maybe it would be catastrophic or maybe you will be overly successful. And I was promoted in my That gives me the ability economically to afford to take time off. And give that to the city of Oakland. So my appointment as planning commissioner, it's not for me. As Jean Quan said, someone asked her to do. Someone asked me to do And it was the ancestors that are not in this room. They asked me out of a clear blue sky to apply for this position. They asked me to represent them. They asked me to do the right thing with integrity. Represent a legacy and a people that have died for the struggle. And that's 4 all of the pat their siblings, that for all of the people that have dedicated their lives to. And put impact in a positive nature not to destroy each other, but to uplift each other. And councilmember will on. You have my support. 100%. My union backs. You. And they were supposed come work for you. But in our world is is is costly not to be like we have to take off work. My dad is 88 years old. Be 89 this year. He said here and I thank him for that and I don't want I know I'm taking too time, but it's an emotional thing for me. And my mission. And my goal is to. Reactivated the opportunity for people that look like me. To reactivate the opportunity for the disenfranchised. The opportunity to spark a match. The first ground personnel was elected official name of Joe Cotto. No will guy owes district. I hope that my or his children or people be on can come to the planning commission and also be the mayor and also be council members and put their hands on this city and make the city represent what it should be, which is Oakland and the world. And I mean that literally because our geographical relocation, it's a center point of the West Coast, which is the closest point to Asia, which is the biggest manufacturer in the world. So if you want to get that, you have to come through here come through here. We should be the most successful city in the world. And that's what my plan Thank you. Thank you. MISTER Newton, this meeting is adjourned.