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May 28, 2024 ·1:30 PM FINAL

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

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Agenda — 22 items

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  2. 1 The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened at 1:37 P.M. With President Pro Tempore Kalb Presiding as Chairperson.
  3. 2 DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
  4. 3 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
  5. 4 Roll Call / Call To Order
  6. 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 14, 2024 24-0427 Accepted Pass
  7. 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 24-0428 Accepted Pass
  8. 3 Subject: Contract For On-Call Planning Permit Support Services From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate, Award And Execute A Professional Services Agreement With Interwest Consulting Group In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) For On-Call Planning Permit Support Services On An As-Needed Basis, For A Period Of Three Years, With An Option For The City Administrator To Enter Into Two Additional One-Year Contract Extensions Without Returning To City Council, While Waiving The City’s Request For Proposal Requirements Under Oakland Municipal Code (“OMC”) Section 2.04.051(B); And (2) Appropriating Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) From The Development Services Fund (Fund 2415) Balance To Finance The Contract Awarded To Interwest Consulting Group To Provide On-Call Planning Permit Support Services On An As-Needed Basis; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings. 24-0365 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  9. 4 Subject: Memorandum Of Agreement For 183 Somerset Rd From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With The City Of Piedmont Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements For A Single-Family Dwelling Remodel And Addition At 183 Somerset Rd, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 24-0366 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  10. 5 Subject: Oakland Ice Center Solar Energy System Improvement Project From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing A Reallocation Of Redevelopment Bond Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Seventy-One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($671,120) For The Sharks Ice, LLC, To Manage Capital Improvements To The Solar Energy System At The Oakland Ice Center; And (2) Waiving The City’s Competitive Process And Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings 24-0397 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  11. 6 Subject: Subdivision Code (Title 16) And Planning Code (Title 17) Amendments From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Amending The Oakland Planning Code (“Title 17”) Of The Oakland Municipal Code (“OMC”), As Recommended By The City Planning Commission, To: (A) Update Regulations For Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUS) And Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUS) To Comply With State Law And Implement Miscellaneous And Clean-Up Changes In Support Of The Title 17 Amendments Adopted In October 2023 To Streamline The Development Review Process For Small Projects And Improve The City’s Ability To Improve More Complex Projects, Such As Housing, And (B) Provide Written Findings In Support Of ADU Planning Code Regulations Restricting The Development Of ADUS In The S-9 Overlay Zone And For Non-Habitable Space In Multi-Family Buildings; And (2) Amending The Oakland Subdivision Code (“Title 16”) Of The OMC To Remove The Prevalent Lot Size Requirement, In Line With Previous Title 17 Changes Adopted In October 2023; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 24-0325 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  12. 10 DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER KAPLAN A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER GALLO AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 2:42 P.M. THIS MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
  13. 7 Subject: Consumption Ordinance From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Section 5.80.025 (Onsite Consumption Permit) By: (A) Authorizing The City Administrator To Issue An Onsite Consumption Permit To A Permitted Dispensary Regardless Of How Long The Dispensary Has Been Operating; And (B) Removing The Public Hearing Requirement For An Onsite Consumption Permit; And (2) Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 24-0410 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  14. 8 Subject: Amendment To Economic Development Administration Grant For Small Business Technical Assistance From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 89018 C.M.S. To Authorize The City Administrator To Take The Following Actions Related To Providing Small Business Technical Assistance: (A) Amend Grant Agreements For An Extended Term Until September 30, 2024, Between The City And Merriwether & Williams And The Black Cultural Zone Community Development Corporation; And (B) Amend The Grant Agreement Between The City And The Spanish Speaking Unity Council To Increase The Initial Not To Exceed Amount By An Additional Thirty-seven Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars ($37,529) And Extend The Term Until September 30, 2024 24-0439 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  15. 9 Subject: FY 2024-25 OWDB Budget And Contracts From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions: (1) Adopting The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Workforce Development Budget; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth And Rapid Response Services In The Estimated Amount Of Three Million Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-One Dollars ($3,669,951); And (3) Accepting And Appropriating Two Million Three Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Dollars ($2,327,430) From California Volunteers To Increase Youth And Young Adult Employment And Develop Pathways Into Careers In Public Service; And (4) Appropriating One Million Nine Hundred Eighty-four Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-Six Dollars ($1,984,286) From The General Fund And Other Funds For Workforce Development; And (5) Authorizing The Carryover Of Unspent Fiscal Year 2023-2024 WIOA And Other Funds In The Estimated Amount Of Five Hundred Thirty-Three Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($533,475) In Fiscal Year 2024-2025; And (6) Authorizing Grant Agreements With Service Providers Competitively Selected To Provide Comprehensive, Specialized, Business Engagement And Youth Services From WIOA Title I Formula Funds And Other Funds For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 24-0437 Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Pass
  16. 13 PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 2:57 P.M. AND COUNCILMEMBER FIFE PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.
  17. 14 Open Forum
  18. 14 COUNCILMEMBER FIFE RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 2:59 P.M. AND PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.
  19. 15 Adjournment
  20. * In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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  22. 18 MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.