Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Presiding: Mayor Thomas K. Butt · Called to order: 6:33 p.m. · 9 items · 17 votes · 2 public comments

What happened

The council approved 13 routine items on consent, including a $470,250 grant and a contract with Oakland Private Industry Council for job training program administration.

The council held a public hearing on draft voting district boundary maps but took no vote. The city is switching from at-large elections where all voters choose all council members to district elections where residents only vote for their neighborhood representative.

Nine items were continued to future meetings, including proposals to ban new coal and petroleum coke storage facilities, prohibit landlords from rejecting tenants based on income source, and increase an environmental consulting contract by $500,000.

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Attendance

Ben Choi(Present)
Demnlus Johnson III(Present)
Eduardo Martinez(Present)
Jael Myrick(Present)
Melvin Willis(Present)
Tom Butt(Present)
Nat Bates(Present)
10 items · 13 consent
TopRequire landlords to accept third-party tenant screening reports
1 speakerRent Board & Tenants
Add 4 new executive job classifications to city organization chart
1 speakerPolice & Community Safety
Ban new coal and petroleum coke storage facilities, phase out existing ones
Failed 6-0Environmental Justice
Set salaries for new department director jobs
Police & Community Safety
Explore funding options to support Kids First programs
Youth & Community Programs
Increase environmental consulting contract by $500,000
Environmental Justice
Amend city building code regulations
Police & Community Safety
Prohibit landlords from rejecting tenants based on income source
Housing & Homelessness
Hold public hearing on draft voting district boundary maps
Voting Districts
Amend city law governing pest control methods
Pest Management

Approved as a group without individual discussion.

Biggest items: $470K and appropriate grant funds · $142K Contract with Oakland Private Industr... · $95K Professional services agreement for P...

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