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Coming to City Council
Coming to City Council February 17
Non-Consent
- Item S5.1: 2024 City Of Oakland Disparity Study Final Report
Receive an informational report on the Mason Tillman report on racial and gender disparities in hiring, contracting, and other city functions.
Consent
- Item 6.5: Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And
Prostitution Related Offenses)
Increasing penalties and prosecutability for the crime of loitering for the purposes of purchasing/selling sex. Uses some fines to create a human trafficking support fund for victims. Second reading.
- Item 6.6: Travel Reimbursement For Councilmember’s Jenkins And Ramachandran
Reimbursement for travel to Washington DC on city business.
- Item 6.7: Reappointment To Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission
Confirming the mayor’s reappointment of Rownee Winn to this committee which oversees Measure NN expenditures.
- Item 6.8: Appointments To The HeadStart Advisory Board
Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment of Gabriela Aranda and Reverend To Niya Scott-Smith, and reappointments of Christina Michaud, Julia Forte Frudden, and Kevin Bremond.
- Item 6.9: Multi-Year Plan To Meet Voter-Mandated Staffing And Service Level
Receive a report from finance on the plan to come into compliance with voter- and contract-mandated requirements around staffing, funding, and other factors.
- Item 6.10: Construction Contract Amendment For Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation 2022
Increase a contract to include items that were not in the original scope of work such as the removal of train tracks.
- Item 6.11: Measure DD Grant Agreement For Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Watershed Acquisition
Transfer money from Measure DD to this land trust to purchase this land to maintain in natural condition in perpetuity. No commercial uses allowed.
- Item 6.12: Foreign Trade Zone #56 - Application For Alternative Site Framework
Allow staff to submit an application to US Foreign Trade Zone Board to change our status consistent with many other ports-of-entry to allow for more flexible modes of business attraction, job creation, and international trade.
- Item 6.13: Impact Fees Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2024-25
Receive report on fees that developers are required to pay.
- Item 6.14: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Grants FY 2025-2027
Awarding approx. $560,000 worth of grants to two Community Benefits Organizations.
- Item 6.15: FY 2025-27 Biennial Grants
Awarding over $3 million in grants over two years to multiple Community Benefits Organizations.
- Item 6.16: PSA With Evergreen Counseling
Sign a professional services agreement to provide services related to mental health and wellness for the Oakland Fire Department.
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Zac Unger is a lifelong Oakland resident and still lives on the street in North Oakland where he grew up. Before being elected to the City Council, Zac worked as an Oakland firefighter for 27 years and was president of Local 55 of the International Association of Firefighters. He worked on the steering committees for multiple ballot measures regarding public safety, infrastructure, and business tax reform. His wife owns a small law firm in Oakland and his three kids all attended OUSD. In his spare time, he works as a whitewater river raft guide and is the author of two books and dozens of magazine articles.