2026-10-27 - Public Works And Transportation Committee Meeting

rules every Thursday. Okay. Within 30. Good morning. Good morning and welcome to the public works and Transportation Committee meeting on this Tuesday, OCTOBER 27th. It is 11, 30 in this meeting show come to order. The 4 I call roll. I would like to give instructions on how to submit a speaker card for items on the agenda. If you are here in person and would like to submit its be the heart, please turn in speaker card into myself either before the item is called in to record or the 2 minutes after the meeting began, this meeting begins at 11 30. So that will be 11, 40 online speaker cards were do 24 hours before this meeting began. So you will no longer be able to spit some. It's been a card online. However, again, if you're here in person and would like to submit its be the heart police turning into myself, you can place on the podium there either before the car item is read into record or 2 minutes after the meeting begins. So again, the meeting begins at 11 30 with that. I will now call roll of members present on row for this meeting. I have councilmember vial. Councilmember Houston here Councilmember Long is excused. And chair Unger. You we 3 members present one excuse councilmember. With that. Chair Unger, do you have any announced we go into the first item now that's rock and roll. That's rock n roll and moving on to item number one, which is the approval of the draft minutes for the committee meeting on OCTOBER. 13th 2026. I have no speakers. Just emotion. Moved. I will second. There was a motion by COUNCILMAN Gallo, seconded by Councilmember chair to approve item one. The minutes on role council member I you stand. I Councilmember Wang excuse in share, Andre. I item number one is approved. 3 I's one excuse Councilmember Wang that now takes us to item number 2. And number 2 is determination of schedule about standing committee items, which is also known as your Pin De Lis. I do have one speaker for this item. Anything from staff are my colleagues on the pending list? No changes at this time. All right. Let's hear from our sticker placed. Thank you so much for that. I have many is a on the ballot for item. Number 2, you can do I'm only going to speak to one thing. There needs to be a discussion of the process for permitting removal of trees. And in that help him. Some nuns who live in. Thank District missed to Houston assistance, a chair in. Trying to get trees removed. And the pay. For the Department. 600 and something dollars. And you MAY not get after investigation of what you have. You might not be approved, but keep the 600 and something pounds. Whether you get the opportunity remove the trees are not. Then once you get the permit, that's one day you get the permit in one day and then you wait 6 to 8 weeks for the investigation into whether the trees can be removed. What doesn't exist says what could be called an emergency process because in this case, the trees obstructing a line and could bust the pot pipes. So then these to be is this an emergency? All a non emergency permitting process that you apply full. And if it's an emergency, because if we don't get it done will have damage to the property and damage to the city's system. So I just don't understand the process. And I think we need to look at any permitting process. Well, you get the permit one day and then you have to wait 6 to 8 weeks for the investigation to take place. And so that's a staffing issue. I know what's going to be the answer. If there's an emergency, what do we do? And in the in-between time, if the property is damage because we didn't get the permit. Dunn is the city liable. If you requested to have something done right away, it didn't happen. And damages hat. Thank you for your comments. Missile of all your time is up. And concludes your speakers for item. Number 2. We need a so moved to accept the pending with. There was a I see there was a motion by councilmember seconded by COUNCILMAN Guy. I just see a hand raised by Councilmember Houston. Chair. Do you know when the park in division reorganization report will be schedule? Chair on her? That's the parking division reorganization report. Will that be scheduled? Because this is no date specific. It don't know. And there was a motion by COUNCILMAN, anger, seconded by COUNCILMAN To approve item to has is on roll councilmember Gallo. I Houston. Councilmember Wang is excuse and chair Item number 2 was approved with 3 I's one excuse That now takes us to item number 3. One moment be that I to record and just noting for the record at 11, 36 Councilmember has arrived. Item number 3, adopt the following. Pieces of legislation are resolution authorizing the city administrator to enter into a subdivision improvement agreement with Kenilworth Property llc for different construction of. Public infrastructure improvements as a condition to partial map approval for parcel map. Number 8, 2, 2, 8 located at Kenilworth Road and making appropriate California environmental Quality Act findings and to a resolution granting a conditional. And couple major encroachment permit e in mj to 2, 0, 5, 4, to Cuddle with Property llc to allow. Privately owned, maintained retaining walls, pressurized sanitary sewer system, storm drain systems a retention planters. Irrigation systems to encroach the public right away beneath and adjacent to the Kenilworth and adapting appropriate sequel findings and 3, a resolution conditionally approving parcel map number 8, 2, 2, 8, located at Kenilworth Road for Lot Subdivision with we had a major parcel a right of way dedication and sewer reserved at. Abandonment for property owners Kenilworth Property llc and adopting secret findings. I have 3, 4, speakers for this item. Is there staff report? Good morning to and committee members. My name is a a supervised in civil engineer. Right. If a management division today we are requesting your recommendation of approval of team related resolutions as city did. The proposed subdivision on Kenilworth Road located in council district 4. The project involves development of 7 single-family homes on currently vacant downhill ourselves alone. And on page section of kind of what owed. We did notice didn't show own hillside area. The project was always, you know, the approved in 2010, we set secure and extensions. It killed by Oakland City Planning Commission and planning. But the sub divided is kind of c we do also holes feed. I do to the property that the subject of the proposed full note, Florida Law Subdivision. We 30 minder Purcell. Their at t to solutions. Before you today, the festivities Ocean authorizes Subdivision improvement agreement between city and deceptive ident. The issue, many course the subdivided to construct the necessary public infrastructure ms, including a pri private access roadway and utility infrastructure. And utility infrastructure. At this But brushed as well as a secondary emergency. 5, Texas are out connecting kind of thrill to do a divine way. Ensure a completion of the required improvements. The city would require fina at national security. Equal 275% of estimated construction cost. The resolution approves and major and Cushman time meet this time. It provides and evoke a authorization of starting privately owned and maintained infrastructure meeting public right of way. These improvements include fish and I say to the source east retaining walls by retention bases, stone, Dana systems, cat. That improvements would initially be privately owned and maintained by the subdivided. Once Juno, has meant the streak And the homeowners association a station, our H.O.A. Rsw spot, the development that took a boat ownership and maintenance. It's possible to do is we'll be just back to these entities. That time know, condition of troops. First, though, Map 8, 2, 8, the parcel map sw shows the proposed for loss division. We you mind up our cell, including this 30 dedication for need to depart buses as well been tournament off Bush and off existing sanitary sewer easement, which is not to use by the public right now. Is an important step, 2 getting legally recognized future development and sale subject to all the people if you give a condition city Clements. All to approve less humid subject to applicable city crime going to shows entrusted years. There is no Frisco. In specifically the proposed resolution staff costs for processing the. Subdivision improvement agreement. Major encroachment Madden. Thanks so much. I've covered by meat processing fees as deputies and or CDs muster fee Schedule ii unpaid bicep divider. Public outreach. But the projects conducted during the land use entitlement process consistent with the Department of Planning in Billings deputies pursued years. Staff recommends that the committee approved a staff recommendations and all to his relations, do the full City Council for consideration these My visitation, Michael grants Benson from city attorney and I and my fellow looked at questions. Thank you. Alex. You questions. Spud speakers. All right. As I call your name, please approach the podium in any order. Please restate your name for the record. If you are participating online and you've submitted a speaker card, please raise your hand so I can easily identify you. We'll start with those who are in person first and then we will follow the that up with our allies. Speakers. We have out on the Bala Kevin Dowling Karl Hill ran it. And Andrew Roth men. Laura. In any order, good morning, MR. Dalli, ok? Thank you. Kevin Talley up. It's great to add some additional housing. I couldn't immediately find a reference to sidewalks in the plan I MAY have missed it. I know it's common in the hills, not 2. Required sidewalks be built the weight. Oakland policy on sidewalks is if there is an existing sidewalk, then the property owner has to continue paying for sidewalks repairs in the future that if there wasn't, if there is not existing sidewalk, the property owner never has to install a sidewalk. So the right time to have a sidewalk built is when the housing gets built. It would be a little bit extra cost, but not a lot. And yes, I know that it might be a sidewalk to nowhere, but you have to start somewhere. If you install the sidewalk today, it will. Dan, more houses go in. You can have the sidewalk added to. In additionally it would be good to look at what types of transportation. Does. The city assumed that people living that area will use don't pick theirs up by system. There's a bit of bite. Are we? Are we having adequate? Are the roads being can gather quickly gets Grizzly Peak Boulevard. See if that's going to be a common route up paved. It hasn't been paved in years. That's dangerous to cyclists. And obviously I'm sure Ciaran group will ask about fire. Dangers. Is there a good path for exit there is fire? Thank you. So the report states that whoever becomes the owner of the single-family homes, we'll have to pay into the geo has a debate Mont district. A fee. And also they going to have to pay into the homeowners association. That's a lot of extra money. So I hope this some kind of specification that people thoroughly understand their financial obligations. Once they invest in buying into these homes. What struck me in the report was the that amount of time it has taken to get this. Projects stolen. It the first that appeared on 11, 15, 2006. And it was really jump withdrawn in 2010. Then it re services again in 2017. And then again in 2020. Twice in 2020 and now we starting perhaps the project whenever and 22 and has a lot of time. That's almost 20 years that we've unable to get this project stolen. It and that leads me MR. Hunt used to. Why we can't get that project. Still. It was holding it up. It's just something that needs to be dealt with. We need to. Execute an agreement between the sit my time to okay between the city and in between the but to set the obligations of the major an encroachment permit. I think that's some way in But I don't know. I don't understand all of All I know is this is a lot of time wasted and it's not happening. We just one project. Let's look into projects him. How many of them have taken a long period of time to get started housing. Thank you so much for your comments. This is Your time is up next. Speaker, if I called your name and you're here in person, please approach the podium. Hello. My name is Laura player. And I'm here for project. Applicant from builds And I'd like to cede my time to Carlos Padilla. Wilton. Just a quick hello to members of the committee Lourdes Business partner and my apologies. I'm sorry. Did you sign up to speak, Carlos? I don't have a speaker card for you It was a MISS Communication. She was supposed to speak a card for me, ok? You would have to have signed up for her to see 2 time. I apologize. It's up to the chair all Thank you. Just to thank you 2 minutes, 2 minutes. Thank you. Just a quick, 30 seconds. It's been a long journey with this client. We've been supporting him in this effort for 10 years and it's great to finally be here. We're here to answer any questions. You MAY have the developer. He bought it for his wife and child to build their first home. Didn't understand what he's getting into. And 10 years there's trying to get through this Thank you. Thank you so much for your comments. I called 2 other names. If you're here in person, please approach the podium. Otherwise we will. Chrissy, thank you. Quentin Help run. I a neighbor. Directly above parcels and big problem for me is that this has been going on for so long. There's constantly dust and debris that comes all over the House. Diesel fumes. If you like actually take a look at what's going on right now. There's just there's vehicles everywhere. Big machinery and I mean for neighbors that have been there for a long time. It's been happening for as long as they've been And when I initially talked to spend his plan was exactly is these guys said was to build a single-family home for him and his family and and now it's changed into a whole project of building a bunch of different Parcells. It sounds like more of a commercial project lots of deadline seemed to have been missed. And changing. I'm just suffering along with all the other neighbors around there with all the debris ends. Construction costs that are constantly just blowing up in the House houses. And enough. Everything else that one. Thank you. Jus. Thank you so much for your comments. I'm Andrew and I'm also a neighbor immediately above the section here. I object to giving the owner more time for what has turned into a forever never ending commercial construction project in our residential neighborhood as the previous speaker just said, we are surrounded by noise, diesel fumes and dust all day every day with the smallest possible team working down there because it looks to me like the owners trying to drag this project out as long as possible because of his financial concerns. In fact, the speaker who is speaking to earlier sent me an e-mail on JULY 19th 2020 saying Hi Auntie due to covid spend has chosen to slow down the process and be prudent about the project. Is the economy full to radically before us? That was in 2028. And it's still the case that they're working as slowly as possible. So this is a developer who has abandoned the idea of moving to our neighborhood. Who is now trying to build 7 houses for commercial gain in a residential neighborhood at a pace. That is going on forever. Construction has been going on for at least 6 years now. And every time we complained about noise and dust and diesel fumes, the owner blames it on the contractor and Cecil Fix it and nothing ever happens. So I don't think that he's entitled to another extension on this. If you go out and look at the site. Nothing has been done other than clearing land. After more than 6 years. And that prevents us from enjoying and using our own homes. It's just not right. Thank you so much for comments. That concludes our speakers for this item. So I do generally. Support the construction new homes. But I do think need to make sure that they're following all applicable codes and building construction projects, my staff or just stepped of the room. But when he comes back, I'm going to have him connect with you about how we can make sure that everything is being done up to our standards. Governor his and give comment. Yes to the chair. This isn't my dishes uses in district 4. And I just want to know what Councilmember Jim, 90 feels abstain on this because I don't understand it to the fullest without talking to her. So I'll make a motion that we. We did have a motion by Gallo, seconded by Wall for this item. Okay. Any other questions come So ice did second that without hearing the public comment and realizing that this was controversial, get can we just understand around the the comments this request surrounded, delayed or deferred. Can you explain that? I'm sorry. Could you repeat the question was about why it's taken this long war with I think part of this is a recall quest to for like authorizing the city administrator to enter into and sia from deferred construction. We heard public comments that said we we shouldn't allow for it occurred in it extension. And so just trying to understand why sure we have this request. On condition of a possible map approval. Just explain what is about Yes. So whenever we have development that involves a subdivision map. There are typically conditions on the subdivision that you complete certain public improvements in this one includes an extension of a roadway. There's a lot of creating as well sewer, other public utility improvements that are going into the area and way that Subdivision Map Act as written is developer, records files and initial map. And before they can record the final map with the county recorder. They must complete all of those improvements before getting to pull a building permit or getting to move forward with the vertical construction. Typically that's difficult to secure within the timelines that are in the subdivision map Act. So the Subdivision map Act has a provision that allows for developers to enter into what's called the Subdivision improvement agreement that comes of this committee from time to time. Not particularly often, but from time to time. And it allows for the developer to record that map. With that this agreement in place that they will complete the improvements and the agreement requires bonding for completing those improvements that if they're not completed and there the city can step in and complete them or call the box. And it does have a debt has requirements time of completing the improvements as well in the subdivision improvement agreement. I believe it's 2 years with options for extension by the city engineer. Okay. And so is this giving more time to the developer as as some of the public comment has alluded to or this is just allowing. I guess I just don't understand it. Well, rating report. It serves to allow the developer to yes, gives some additional time to finish the improvements. And in the development, if it were not to be approved then the map would expire and they would have to start the entitlement process over. All right. Thank you. That's helpful. Counsel for Houston. Chair. Like I said, it's not my district intense district I heard the concerns of constituents and I'm not gonna. I just want to know. We'll see. They did. Just came Did she come back up? Please? What type of community meetings have? And I'm not stepping over my councilmember. I'm not. I'm just saying if it was in my district will want to know what meetings the contract to have with the community. Have they been engaged as I head? Count PRESIDENT Had same kind of issue with Sequoia Golf Club. When they were doing some redevelopment things like that. I had to bring the community and the developer together back and forth back and We came to a solution and I saved city millions of dollars without going to court. Do the chair and I'm not speaking over my councilmember 90, but I just want to know what community meet as a contractor had with the the residents because of her with their say with the residents. Thank you, councilmember. I'm Emily Ehlers at the Department of Transportation in the right of way management division when it comes to this phase of the development. We're really looking at the public improvements in public right of way. And the time for public engagement is typically during the planning entitlements. So I think is I had mentioned this project is 20 some years old. Before the planning Commission and the playing the part in approved it, there would have community engagement associate with that. So we didn't do any community engagement related to the permitting or the Subdivision map Act. And I appreciate that. But I'm saying it if you will be a good community partner. It doesn't matter. You know, it's like you engage with the community to figure out what their concerns are. So you can. It's almost like we can coexist in the same neighborhood like I'm having with my industrial commercial with the new plant is happening in District 7. You got to be able to coexist and you have to be able to communicate and how was it towards just want to know, did you know if the contractor reached out to the residents just to speak to him to engage. So they feel like they've been hurt right in the se. It works. It works really, really well. Communication is the ultimate right. Even if they disagree, people come to a resolution and they feel like they've been heard because what I just heard from these 2 gentlemen did just came up say it again. It's not my district. I'm not speaking over my counsel. Because I want the same respect to my district right? They need to be heard. And I wanted to know if the contractor to get reach out to him because it seems to me from what they stated that they have not there not been any communication. Yeah, understood. We can relay that message to them contractor. It sounds like they're also here and heard loud and clear as well. So I need asking. So if the chairs allow me to do that, don't want to step over. You'll need to know what happy to hear from the applicant. So I want to hear from applicants. What have you done? Hello. Good morning. What have you done to to address the concerns of the constituents cause being on the other side, you know, being a regular resident. When you not heard you come in, say things like that right? Where's the communication? You don't have to agree on everything. But let me share with you. You can agreed to disagree and be heard. So my question to you to the cherries, what have you done in this time frame to communicate with the neighbors? Yeah, thank you. We've we've actually met the folks who are here. I've been on this project for 10 years. As I mentioned, they have my phone number emails. I'm surprised about what I'm hearing today, but I'm happy for him here to sit with them. Hear more and do more. Our inspector Joe Watson is doing a great job of ensuring that we're complying with city code, including with dust control. Just as back on the reason it's taken so long is because we were midstream and doing the development, the grading work when we hit ancient landslide and it was more than 40 feet deep. Our peers wouldn't sink that. The we had to redesign the project about 6 years ago. As a result, the developer's not going to make any money on this. He's so deep into this because of the problems that we found at site. And frankly, if we don't do the development, the project is at risk because of the ancient landslide that we found. So that's been one of the cause of delays. The other cars of the late was covid because of the do the delays in getting inspections or permits expired. We had to renew our permits and go through whole process which took about 2 years. So it's been a really arduous process through here and no fault of the developer, the contractor, if he can do more, I'm here to tell you that we will do more because we've done a lot already and will continue to do to ensure that people are happy. But I need to hear what people want. So so let me say this to the chair again, I thank you. But that not question not being Sand. How many times have you met with them? Right? Because if you're the developer. You're impeding on. Lifestyle. So it should be that you need to reach out to them. And like I said, I'm a say it again. I'm not stepping on my council members feet, but I'm just saying in general being a contract in my past life and running projects in my district is that developers responsibility to reach out to the constituents to see what their concerns is not their responsibility reach out to you. That's just my perception. So I'd like to hear from the developers again and then give that neighbors another chance to speak after the that yet he's going speak. Thank you. And if you have anything that please So our role is to represent the owner who is not a developer. He's a guy who want to build the housing, gotten way more over over what he could do. Hasn't been easy thing indeed, sell the lots. But it ended up being complicated for him. So that's the first thing. So we represent him and trying to project through that process has been a tough process. I have met with the owners so are the neighbors many times over the years. More recently, the owners van has taken a more hands-on approach of dealing with the neighbors. But if I need to meet with the neighbors, I'm happy to do so. I meant the folks who spoke today at least one of them. And I'm happy to do so and continue to do so. Our information is also available. They people have our e-mail or phone numbers us directly. So we're here to be held accountable. We're happy to continue work with neighbors. Okay. Let's hear from the neighbors again place. Here largely because communication with the developer and the contractor has been terrible. We asked for dust control and for an hour they go out with a hose and sprayed things and then the next day it's back to the way it was before. And we've given up talking to the contractor. We've been focused on talking to the property owner and all he ever does is tell us he'll fix everything and then nothing ever gets done. But the main problem is this has been going on forever. And I understand the issues that the contractor just raise. It's been a difficult project. Owner has told us he's in over his head losing money. Can't. Build a house for his family like he planned to. So he wants to turn it into a commercial subdivision of 7 units right below our houses. I get that. But we who have been living there should not be. To suffer the consequences of his bad investment decisions. And does the city want to give him approval to make this a forever construction project because it looks to us when we look down the hill from our houses every day like they're doing the bare possible minimum everyday enough to create all the dust and noise. I worked from home. I can't keep my windows open even with the windows closed, the noise is distracting. Been going on forever. And there's almost no progress. 100. You come to the mike. Was in. Hi, my name is Laura Plan. And this project was approved in 2006. It has about 8 pages of conditions, including on dust and noise. If there issues with compliance, we are happy to comply with the existing conditions and meet with the neighbors to address those conditions. The 78 Lot Subdivision was approved in 2006. And this is about the personal map for that prior approval as a part of that prior approval. There are a lot of conditions to create a public road for that. Public wrote for the invent the developer to build that public road. He needs the personal map to be approved. This is not an extraordinary application in front of you. It is unusual because they're not a lot of subdivisions in the Oakland Hills, but it is not an extra permission to build something that has already been approved by the Planning Commission and by Council in gone through an extensive secret process. We are happy to meet with the neighbors to address their concerns. And I'm sorry that that has been existence. We did not. We are Audi, but we know about it. But we have retaining walls and grading already in place. So this is not a project that is going to go away if this is not approved today. This is a project that will need to be dealt with somehow in the Oakland Hills. It was approved in 2006. And we also have a family that bought something that they quite frankly didn't know the extent But it has been on the books since 2006, they met with the neighbors. We've met with the neighbors extensively prior to this project. But this has been a very long process and we have done everything that we can to meet the extensive environmental conditions of this permit. But I want to be clear about what you are considering because the retaining walls and the grating already there, the neighbors already have to deal with it. And we're happy figure out a way to work with you so that you don't hear the diesel. I heard that. But you don't do the dust, but they're going to be those retaining walls there. And we're going to have to figure out how to work through it. I asked that the council move this to sit sneak out, to prove this and go to city council and allow us to meet with the neighbors to address their concerns. They're already conditions on the books that address the specific items that they that they have addressed today. Councilmember his stunt. So to chair be done a second can come up, sir, I just want to know is not on the contractor either. I wanted to ask you what you do on you are concerns because contractors, you have a control plan and I wanted to find out to city due to contract. I want to see what does control plan was laid out. Almost like swept when you do for drains. You have a storm water pollution plan right? So what is there? Does control plan? I like to get that from the city and from the contractor what was your way of letting the contractor know that they were out of compliance or your concerns as you reported to the city, did you report it to Co compliance? What did you do in writing that verbal in writing what you do? Thank you. I've been remiss I probably should have. Made my protest and reading directly to the city. I've been trying to work with the owner to not create more hassle for him and maybe that was a mistake. We tried talking directly to the contractor at the recommendation of the owner and got nowhere. And so then we started focusing on talking to the owner. And he would meet with us and promised to do everything he could to solve these problems. Nothing would ever happen. And this been going on for 6 years now. Okay. So to touch. And it's my last question in my last statement, it's not just the contractor. Is to residents too. And in like I said, we can coexist, but they need to know in the city doesn't know what you're thinking. If you didn't report it to the city, right? The city needs 10 to stand that there's a desperado so that I I believe that the city want to ask them for the dust control plan and said how are you implementing it does control plan when Sharon give me the law. Show me what you have done. Let's see if we can get this resolved before our next meeting. And I'm not stepping over my councilmember Jim Nagy. I'm not. I'm just saying see if you guys to sit down and talk and figure this out because you might you not going agree on everything. But this see if that communication could be better. So so here's here's what I'd like to do. I'd like to move this to council on non consent. If you're willing to adjust your motion, that will give The district for councilmember a chance to sit down with both parties. That will also give the council member district for a chance to weigh in on this at 4 council. I'm also happy to sit down with both parties and see if we can if we can talk this through. So I believe you're the maker of the motion are now. At non consent. Art. Are you willing to move it on non consent? Thank you so much for that. So that was a motion by Councilmember Gallo, seconded by Councilmember want to approve staff recommendations out the pieces into forward to the NOVEMBER 10th City Council to special NOVEMBER 10 City Council agenda on on consent. All role Councilmember Gallo. Houston, abstained. Thank you. And councilmember long. Thank you. And council chair on eye item. Number 3, in all 3 pieces were approved with 4 eyes to be 4 us extension. What's accuse me? Thank you so much for We 3 ayes, one abstention, councilmember Houston to be 40 to the NOVEMBER 10 city Special City Council agenda on non consent. That now takes us to item for item. 4 is a resolution awarding professional services agreement to the s e e For amount of 5 million dollars to provide construction management support services for the Broadway streetscapes. Great excuse Broadway streetscape improvements Project and adopting sequel findings. I have full 3 speakers for this item. Thank you. All right. Let's hear from our staffers place. They could afternoon committee chair and committee members. My name is Edwin supervising civil engineer and the acting transportation manager of the major projects Division. Little background on the item here today in JULY 2026 council awarded a construction contract to Maguire and has stirred for the Broadway streetscape improvements project which will deliver pedestrian crossing improvements and lighting red bus only lanes, transit shelters and seeding trash receptacles street trees as well as upgrading traffic signals on Broadway between second and 11th Street and from 20th Street to Grand Avenue. The item before you today would award a contract of ese to manage construction of that project and formed the work of resin engineers. Inspectors material testing and special inspections in support of city staff for oversight of the project. The s e e is an Oakland Slb certified from based here in Oakland, California. In their proposal, the se proposed the self perform 60% of the scope of work. The contract is in the amount of 5 million dollars and 100% grant funded by state and local funds or since. Little background about our procurement on JULY 31st. We issued and rfp for the construction management support services. And in mid AUGUST, the clerk received 2 proposals. Following the evaluation, a negotiation process, the U.S. He was evaluate is the high-scoring from and selected to be awarded a professional services agreement to provide these construction management support services for the projects. Open to any questions from the committee. So this that contract spent several years or then entire life of the project, whatever yes, will be the duration of that working for construction. You know, this is the second time we've had a large contract like this recently for outside engineering and Project Management services and saw just echo what I said in our premium the other day, which is that it is. I hope that we can eventually bringing this in-house. You know, I I would love to have more employees on staff. I know. I know that's your goal as well. And we're just having difficulty finding qualified folks who are willing to take job. So we're contracting this out, not because we want to, but because we have to. You know, let's let's keep trying to find folks come in House. Councilmember. He's In-house chair in House is great. When I saw here did what did really maybe excited was local and small local business staff, small, local. That's better than going outside of the city. That's what I've fighting for for years. And you 60% self perform. The other 40% is going to local small businesses inside Oakland. It's going to be a mix of specialty subs. So I don't have the exact breakdown of that remaining 40%. But, you know, the services span from not only construction management but special inspections, material testing elements in there as well. So there will be kind of a break-up of sub consultants that comprise of due to chair. So 60% performing 40%. I like to find out that 40% is it local Oakland, small businesses also for a bigger business inside of Oakland cause. I want to keep this 100% in Oakland. So that's chair. Councilmember want next. 2 it want to respond to this question? No, you know, I want to express my appreciation for the work that you do want to get the job done. And with that, I make a motion to support your recommendation. Thank you. Councilmember long. Thank you for your work on this. This project is actually in district 2. I will say I pretty. Stunned that it costs 5 billion dollars to do the construction management. They're not actually doing the construction, right? They're just overseen Maguire and has turned so. What what are we getting for? 5 million dollars like how many, Steph, are they going to be dedicating to the sun? Is it? Yeah, I'd love to know some of those facts since it's an extraordinarily high amount of money. You didn't know that it is grant money that's going to be funding. This is it. It is 100% funded by grant funding. Yes. Okay. And is the grant funding? Could it be used? Projects are this is the only project that that grant funding is eligible for specific grant funding for this Broadway project is identified as part of As for part of the funding portfolio, we funded the construction contract with the set of grants there. And remaining grant portion intended to support the construction management services as well as staff time. From the city. Is that typical? Is that the construction management costs would cost about. A quarter of the actual construction costs. I think we are seeing some of the trends with that. Hi can explain. It is the need to supply the right amount of staff to deliver the project efficiently improperly. The vsc team has brought forward kind of baseline staff of resin engineers, office engineers and inspectors as well as in this budget for the contract has allowed for. Like I Councilmember Houston, the availability to tap into special inspections material testing on this specific project as well for environment. I'm mental monitoring to comply with federal requirements so that's part of the team internally in the office. They also have their administrative staff as well other specialty staff that MAY be needed during construction. And then there was another firm that competed for this contract to see the 3 d built. What was it? Because I'm not saying 2 proposals and like weather. Whether the the s e e provoked proposed like the lowest big here did they both proposed 5 million dollars or what was the cost? Yeah. So with these professional services contracts, they're evaluated based on qualifications. So the qualification based selections take place first following that process and the firm's are ranked. Then the proposals are opened at that point. And so we've already selected based on the qualification and then we open sealed the feed proposals. At that point, those are reviewed by the staff making sure that that accounts for the right amount of staff time that there's enough budget for specialty subs as well as contingency within that contract for any kind of unforeseen circumstances, ok? So basically you went out to bid saying this contract is for 5 million dollars in the new received 2. And when to with the project plans and the scope of work for the construction and the consultants then propose based on that and yeah, so we don't prescribe specific budget to them. And we're asking that they propose the budget that they believe will deliver the project. All right. Thank you. Kuzma. He's that question. What was the engineers estimate on that? Sorry for the construction Manatee engineer services. Yeah. I think we're approximately the engineers estimate was. 4 million Okay. And no longer know what the Ok? Let's hear from our public speakers. Thank you so much for Call your name. Please approach the podium in any water in in state. Your name for the record. And if you're participating online, please raise your hand so I can easily identify you have. This out on the vial of Kevin Dally m Blair be in. Good morning. Kevin this is a good project. It will help make Broadway more walkable, cyclical. Many parts of Broadway not. Pretty unpleasant to walk on now, especially under 8.80, you given that ad is staying in place, there's only so much you can do. There is one. Ask it's not a giant mask. It be great to have right turn. Box from pride weight into an out of 6 The part that's west of Broadway. No 6 street is the part. That's one way currently Ford vehicles going westbound and crosses by the opd headquarters. So no to give you the idea. 6 street is currently blocked with blockades. Opd drives on the sidewalk, which is not good for the sidewalk to get by. I believe that the street is opened up, but they'll be two-way. Installed and even do Broadway does not have a bike path on it. This will be regular used by cyclists. So having a bike box on Broadway to allow the turns, we do really the wonderful. I think it'll be a fairly small cost. In order to fix this part. You know, definitely to a cycle tracked. I would like to have a way to turn pastors hike travel by the police Department. Thanks. Thanks so much for your comments. So is the Dana fight in the report. These 2 projects taking place in China town in downtown Oakland. So I looked at some of the project is a lot of projects that the city is pursuing. So I want to know where are we with the 73rd Avenue action? Road to Transit Project. The 8 street West Oakland traffic project calming. The Adeline Street Oakland Bridge, seismic retrofit project. The Bancroft Avenue Greenway Project. The Antioch Court renovation project, the Bellevue Avenue paving project, the Brookfield Branch renovation project. The calm East Oakland streets project. Common Fruitvale Streets Project. The Court Land Creek Restoration Project. I think that when complete. The east, Oakland, Mobility, Action Plan Project. The Handgun. Berger, Road completion Street plan project the high Street paving project, not naming these projects because they are mostly in Deep East Oakland District, 6, 7, And I haven't seen him come up. I saw the band quote, Avenue Weiwei project come up 2 years ago. But nothing's happening. Just ideas about what they were going to do with the medium. Let's create. They got a lot of projects. Let's create how the privatization project is going in terms of fairness and equity. Because certain parts of Oakland are not getting. As much attention as other got a lot of projects in Chinatown. Got a lot of projects in downtown Oakland. But we have a very little going on in East Oakland. Do so much for your Aside completes our speakers, our last speaker was a big man. I do not see him in the queue or in the room. So that concludes our speakers for this item. Any other questions, colleagues to have most? We have a motion. We don't. All right. I will second it. We have a question from councilmember on. Yeah, I I would just like to request I. I just don't think it's a good practice when we're being work. When we're being request is the council to approve extraordinarily large contracts like this, you know, 5 million dollars for the documentation to be slight. I will vote for this. But I'd like for more information to be included as it moves to the full City council since there's justice. The report is pretty sure the amendments pretty short. I think we need to have more information for the public whenever issuing at, especially around the services that that we intend to get for 5 million dollars. Thanks for that. I think we can call the roll and there was a motion by Councilmember Gallo, seconded by Chair Unger to approve item 4 to be forwarded to the NOVEMBER 10th City Council agenda on Roll Councilmember Gallo. I Houston, I. Councilmember Wang. Chair I item number 4 is approval for ice to be forward to the NOVEMBER Tent City Council agenda on consent or consent. Please send sense. Okay. That concludes our items. Substance with will to eye open I have Mississauga ohl a bottle of Kevin Talley and Blair Beekman. Again, if you are participating online, please raise your hand so we could identify you. In the Finance committee meeting. We had a report out on the city administrators opportunity to spend up to $250,000. In that report. There were many, many items that was spent related to public works and transportation. I think when that report comes out, it needs to go to finance. But it also needs to go each committee. That is impacted by the city spending, for related to public works. The city Administrator Spence Citywide $250,000 on sidewalks, shavings recycling. I don't know what this means Services $250,000. Tree maintenance $250,000 boarding up in securing City property. $200,000. And there were many, many more items, which was he spent excessive amount of money on. La Yes, I think Giants opening in Israel when thank you so much. Next, speaker, please. Kevin de Le. Thank our Councilmember Houston for bringing up the parking reordered report. Look forward to seeing that in the near future. And I think will also have a chance to at evening sun from the transportation side in deep transportation, we organization in their report in and hiring things. Look encouraging in transportation, looking forward to future reports. Thank you. Thank you so much for your comments. Our last Speaker Blair becoming is not listed in the queue and that concludes our open for speaker. Thank u everyone. This meeting is adjourned.