{
  "city": "oakland",
  "canonicalVideoId": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
  "source": {
    "meeting": {
      "fileName": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.json",
      "path": "data/cities/oakland/source/meetings/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.json",
      "sourceStem": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
      "variantCount": 1,
      "variantFiles": [
        "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.json"
      ],
      "metadata": {
        "videoId": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
        "title": "Community & Economic Development Committee",
        "date": "2026-03-24",
        "committee": "Community & Economic Development Committee",
        "detailUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393",
        "videoUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393",
        "duration": "01h 11m",
        "attachments": [
          {
            "title": "Agenda",
            "url": "https://oakland.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393"
          },
          {
            "title": "Minutes",
            "url": "https://oakland.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393"
          }
        ],
        "videoProvider": "granicus",
        "videoProviderId": "7393",
        "rawData": {
          "date": "2026-03-24",
          "clipId": "7393",
          "agendaUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393",
          "minutesUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393"
        }
      }
    },
    "transcript": {
      "fileName": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt",
      "path": "data/cities/oakland/source/transcripts/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt",
      "sourceStem": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
      "size": 89593,
      "variantCount": 1,
      "variantFiles": [
        "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt"
      ],
      "rawHash": "38736ef8588b6883a1db4d414afe4a8b51e9574a8d134d45c0b0663bfe13c558",
      "textHash": "de8aa3a26921ef18895aa43570141593d776d1ea2eea30974775a7f8f657bcc4",
      "entryCount": 1060,
      "wordCount": 9206,
      "speakerCount": 0,
      "speakers": [],
      "urls": {
        "srt": "/oakland/api/source/transcript/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt",
        "text": "/oakland/api/source/transcript/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.txt"
      },
      "rawSrt": "1\n00:03:31,381 --> 00:03:33,480\nadjourned. 2 Kay top. Can we\nhave the chamber and muted?\n\n2\n00:03:46,195 --> 00:03:48,195\nPlease?\n\n3\n00:05:23,893 --> 00:05:26,494\nGood afternoon and\nwelcome to the community and\n\n4\n00:05:27,290 --> 00:05:29,290\neconomic develop. Committee\n\n5\n00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,500\nmeeting of Tuesday 3/24/2026,\nthe time is now one. 44 pm in\n\n6\n00:05:33,302 --> 00:05:35,303\nthis meeting MAY come to order\nbefore taking rival provide\n\n7\n00:05:35,571 --> 00:05:37,571\ninstructions on how to submit\n\n8\n00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,376\nspeaker card items on this\nagenda. If you're here with us\nin chamber would like to\n\n9\n00:05:40,376 --> 00:05:42,376\nsubmit a speaker card. Police\n\n10\n00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:45,279\nnot intend, went into it. 2,\n\n11\n00:05:45,281 --> 00:05:47,150\nmy support clerk,\nrepresentative before the item\n\n12\n00:05:48,451 --> 00:05:51,352\nis read into record or no No\nlater than 10 minutes there at\n\n13\n00:05:53,550 --> 00:05:55,923\nthe start of this meeting,\nthis meeting came to order at\none. 44 pm and speaker cards\n\n14\n00:05:56,759 --> 00:05:58,759\nwill no longer be accepted\n\n15\n00:05:59,195 --> 00:06:01,195\nafter one. 54 pm. Will now\n\n16\n00:06:01,430 --> 00:06:03,430\nproceed with taking roll.\n\n17\n00:06:05,334 --> 00:06:07,334\nCouncil members by.\n\n18\n00:06:09,638 --> 00:06:11,638\nCouncilmember Houston. We've\n\n19\n00:06:14,209 --> 00:06:16,209\ngot special Larry.\n\n20\n00:06:19,314 --> 00:06:21,314\nCouncilmember Unger. Founder\n\n21\n00:06:22,752 --> 00:06:24,485\ndone present and Chair Brown\nPRESIDENT. Thank you. We have\n\n22\n00:06:30,250 --> 00:06:32,961\n4 members present. We need a\nmotion to adjourn into a\nspecial meeting due to the\npresence of councilmember\n\n23\n00:06:34,897 --> 00:06:36,598\nHouston. So move. Thank you.\nThat's a motion made by Chair\n\n24\n00:06:36,965 --> 00:06:38,965\nBrown seconded by\n\n25\n00:06:42,404 --> 00:06:44,404\nCouncilmember fight. 2 can\n\n26\n00:06:44,406 --> 00:06:46,475\nadjourned the cdbg and\nreconvene into a special\nmeeting due to the presence of\n\n27\n00:06:46,475 --> 00:06:48,475\ncouncilmember Houston at one.\n\n28\n00:06:49,745 --> 00:06:51,745\n45? Pm on role Councilmembers\n\n29\n00:06:53,490 --> 00:06:55,490\nspy. I I'm a child run. I\n\n30\n00:06:55,351 --> 00:06:58,219\nchair Brown. I thank you. This\nmeeting is now a can bring in\n\n31\n00:07:00,456 --> 00:07:03,157\nto a special meeting. Moving\non to announcements chaired.\nYou have any announcements at\n\n32\n00:07:05,940 --> 00:07:07,940\nthis time. Yes. Thank you so\n\n33\n00:07:08,931 --> 00:07:11,632\nmuch. My first announcement is\nthat in an effort to keep our\n\n34\n00:07:12,434 --> 00:07:14,434\ncommittee meetings on time, we\n\n35\n00:07:15,805 --> 00:07:17,472\nwill move to have public\ncomment be just one minute.\n\n36\n00:07:23,212 --> 00:07:25,613\nThank you so much. Thank you.\nReading in item one approval\nof the draft minutes from the\n\n37\n00:07:26,482 --> 00:07:28,816\ncommittee meeting held on\n3/10/2026. There are no\nspeakers on this item move\n\n38\n00:07:36,692 --> 00:07:38,426\napproval. Thank you. That's a\nmotion made by Councilmember 5\n\n39\n00:07:39,762 --> 00:07:42,430\nseconded Councilmember Unger\nto accept the draft minutes\nfrom the committee meeting\n\n40\n00:07:43,765 --> 00:07:45,765\nheld on 3/10/2026 on Row\n\n41\n00:07:45,834 --> 00:07:47,834\nCouncilmember by I\n\n42\n00:07:48,937 --> 00:07:51,573\nramachandran I Unger I and\nchair Brown. I think you item\n\n43\n00:07:51,573 --> 00:07:53,741\nnumber one passes with 4 eyes\nto accept the draft minutes\n\n44\n00:07:57,379 --> 00:08:00,348\nfrom 3/10/2026. Reading an\nitem to determination of\nscattered about standing\ncommittee items and there are\n\n45\n00:08:01,817 --> 00:08:04,185\nno speakers on this item.\nExcellent. Thank you so much.\nDo we have any changes from\n\n46\n00:08:17,700 --> 00:08:19,834\nthe administration?\nColleagues? We just need a\n\n47\n00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,840\nmotion on Penniless. Of\n\n48\n00:08:29,278 --> 00:08:32,800\npending list. Second. Thank\nyou. That was a motion made by\ncouncilmember under seconded\n\n49\n00:08:33,882 --> 00:08:36,384\nby 100 to accept the\ndetermination of scheduled a\nstanding committee items as is\n\n50\n00:08:39,255 --> 00:08:41,790\non row Councilmember spy, I\npromise and on eye and chair\n\n51\n00:08:41,791 --> 00:08:43,791\nBrown. I thank you, Adam.\n\n52\n00:08:45,594 --> 00:08:47,728\nNumber 2 passes with or eyes\nto accept the pending list as\n\n53\n00:08:51,366 --> 00:08:54,268\nis reading in item number 3.\nAdopt an ordinance authorizing\nthe city administrator to\n\n54\n00:08:54,703 --> 00:08:56,671\nnegotiate and execute a lease\nagreement with the nonprofit\n\n55\n00:08:57,740 --> 00:08:59,407\nOakland Parks and Recreation\nFoundation. But the Tyrone\n\n56\n00:09:02,978 --> 00:09:04,978\nKearney Park at 10. Sorry, 1,\n\n57\n00:09:05,181 --> 00:09:07,749\n0, 5, 0, 1, at drive Oakland\nfor a license, be of $0 for a\n\n58\n00:09:10,319 --> 00:09:12,987\nterm of 2 years with 5, 1,\nyear options to extend for\nmaintenance and workforce\n\n59\n00:09:16,250 --> 00:09:17,925\ntraining. 2 making findings\nthat the below market license\n\n60\n00:09:18,494 --> 00:09:20,494\nbe is in the best and is in\n\n61\n00:09:22,331 --> 00:09:24,399\nthe city's best interest and 3\nmaking California\nEnvironmental Quality Act\n\n62\n00:09:24,399 --> 00:09:26,901\nfindings. And we have 2\nspeakers that signed up to\n\n63\n00:09:27,436 --> 00:09:29,136\nspeak. Excellent. Thank you so\nmuch. We will hear from staff\n\n64\n00:09:35,544 --> 00:09:37,544\non this item. After chair\n\n65\n00:09:37,613 --> 00:09:39,613\nBrown members of the\n\n66\n00:09:40,716 --> 00:09:43,150\ncommittee. My name is Shane\nHirschfield gold in the city\nadministrator's office and the\n\n67\n00:09:45,954 --> 00:09:48,589\nsustainability and resilience\ndivision one of the honors\n\n68\n00:09:51,693 --> 00:09:54,395\nthat I have in that role is\noverseeing the final stages of\nimplementation of the better\n\n69\n00:09:57,660 --> 00:09:58,699\nneighborhood say neighbors.\nProgram, which is funded\n\n70\n00:10:00,350 --> 00:10:01,703\nthrough transformative climate\ncommunities. Grant from the\n\n71\n00:10:03,706 --> 00:10:05,406\nstate of California. Total\ngrant amount is 28.2 million\n\n72\n00:10:07,209 --> 00:10:09,209\ndollars. We received that\n\n73\n00:10:12,781 --> 00:10:14,781\ngrant and 2020 and one of the\n\n74\n00:10:14,850 --> 00:10:16,517\nprojects of the better\nneighborhood say neighbors\n\n75\n00:10:17,686 --> 00:10:19,721\nproject is the revitalization\nof tire on Kearney Park, which\n\n76\n00:10:19,721 --> 00:10:21,422\nhas probably most of, you\nknow, has been shuttered for\n\n77\n00:10:25,827 --> 00:10:27,827\nover 2 decades. The community,\n\n78\n00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:32,299\nthe community coalition that\ncame together and developed a\nvery grassroots plan for Deep\n\n79\n00:10:35,404 --> 00:10:37,404\nEast Oakland and that led to\n\n80\n00:10:37,940 --> 00:10:40,308\nthe better neighborhood say\nneighbors project led by the\nEast Oakland neighborhoods\n\n81\n00:10:44,379 --> 00:10:46,681\nInitiative Highlighted the\nrevitalization of Tyron\n\n82\n00:10:48,884 --> 00:10:50,884\nKearney Park and not just\n\n83\n00:10:52,955 --> 00:10:55,156\nrevitalization of the park,\nbut the creation of a\n\n84\n00:10:55,958 --> 00:10:57,692\ncommunity led stewardship\nprogram. They highlighted that\n\n85\n00:10:59,461 --> 00:11:01,461\nhas a major community priority\n\n86\n00:11:02,998 --> 00:11:04,998\nand the Oakland Parks and Rec\n\n87\n00:11:05,267 --> 00:11:07,769\nCreation Foundation is one of\nrecipients of the\ntransformative climate\n\n88\n00:11:07,769 --> 00:11:09,370\ncommunities. Grant through\nbetter neighborhood say\n\n89\n00:11:11,940 --> 00:11:13,674\nneighbors. Oakland Parks,\nRecreation Foundation has been\n\n90\n00:11:16,545 --> 00:11:19,140\nworking with Eoe knee as well\nas with the Sovereignty Park\n\n91\n00:11:19,140 --> 00:11:21,140\nresident Action Coalition or\n\n92\n00:11:22,651 --> 00:11:24,651\nSpur Ack. To develop a robust\n\n93\n00:11:26,622 --> 00:11:28,322\ncommunity stewardship. Program\nthat also includes workforce\n\n94\n00:11:29,658 --> 00:11:31,658\ntraining. At Tyrone Kearney\n\n95\n00:11:35,897 --> 00:11:37,898\nPark. And so we have here\nMandaloun Coderre Redman who\n\n96\n00:11:38,100 --> 00:11:40,301\nis the executive director of\nthe Oakland Parks and\nRecreation Foundation and\n\n97\n00:11:41,803 --> 00:11:43,637\nshe's going to speak a little\nbit to the work that they are\n\n98\n00:11:51,546 --> 00:11:53,546\nplanning for the park. Good\n\n99\n00:11:54,490 --> 00:11:55,716\nafternoon, though. Mandaloun\nRedmond executive director\n\n100\n00:11:56,118 --> 00:11:58,185\nwith the Oakland Parks and\nFoundation members of the\n\n101\n00:12:01,790 --> 00:12:03,790\ncouncil and the public. We are\n\n102\n00:12:03,959 --> 00:12:06,394\nvery excited to implement\nstewardship program at Tire on\n\n103\n00:12:06,394 --> 00:12:08,394\nKearney Park, specifically\n\n104\n00:12:09,932 --> 00:12:12,833\nbecause of that. Longstanding\nof that park. This is coming\n\n105\n00:12:14,702 --> 00:12:17,571\nfrom a lot of collaborative\nwork with the community as\n\n106\n00:12:18,507 --> 00:12:21,208\nwell as several different\ndepartments entities\n\n107\n00:12:24,112 --> 00:12:26,313\nsurrounding the area. In turn,\nAli at the city where working\n\n108\n00:12:28,500 --> 00:12:30,451\nwith the real estate city\nadministrators of Krista\nOakland, Parks, Recreation\n\n109\n00:12:30,485 --> 00:12:32,485\nNews Development Department\n\n110\n00:12:33,722 --> 00:12:35,722\npublic works altogether to\n\n111\n00:12:36,792 --> 00:12:38,793\nimplement this stewardship\nprogram. Often we are\n\n112\n00:12:39,795 --> 00:12:41,795\npartnering with the city to\n\n113\n00:12:42,698 --> 00:12:45,499\nbring in dollars for\nrestoration projects around\n\n114\n00:12:46,168 --> 00:12:48,235\nplayground equipment, park\nspaces, green spaces. We plant\n\n115\n00:12:52,107 --> 00:12:54,750\ntrees. This agreement that's\nbefore you or at lease\n\n116\n00:12:55,100 --> 00:12:57,845\nagreement allows us actually\nthem implement programming\nonce were complete with the\n\n117\n00:13:01,283 --> 00:13:04,118\nproject. And that's this Very\nprofound next step that allows\n\n118\n00:13:06,870 --> 00:13:07,788\nus to activate that space\nbeyond the building. So that\n\n119\n00:13:10,192 --> 00:13:12,192\nis what is before you. We are\n\n120\n00:13:12,728 --> 00:13:14,728\nin partnership every week with\n\n121\n00:13:14,996 --> 00:13:16,630\nServices Department as well as\nour community members and\n\n122\n00:13:17,199 --> 00:13:19,199\nmachine ahead mention Spratt\n\n123\n00:13:20,469 --> 00:13:22,469\nKenny owning so that we can\n\n124\n00:13:23,539 --> 00:13:25,238\nget our work plan really in\norder and engaged community,\n\n125\n00:13:27,809 --> 00:13:30,644\nright where they are and\ncontinued to activate the\nspace beyond that opening of\n\n126\n00:13:33,448 --> 00:13:35,448\nthat. That's going it. Answer\n\n127\n00:13:38,987 --> 00:13:40,987\nquestions. Excellent. Thank\n\n128\n00:13:41,723 --> 00:13:43,723\nyou so much. In. You all have\n\n129\n00:13:48,330 --> 00:13:50,300\nmore to present. Good\nafternoon Council committee\n\n130\n00:13:51,633 --> 00:13:53,334\nmember some Quincy the\ncapital, the premise Project\n\n131\n00:13:55,370 --> 00:13:57,370\ncoordinator pr, Windy. I'm\nhere today to highlight our\n\n132\n00:13:58,140 --> 00:14:00,140\nrelationship pr f. And park\n\n133\n00:14:01,810 --> 00:14:03,477\nstakeholders in general\ncollaborated with a from a\n\n134\n00:14:04,312 --> 00:14:06,312\nvariety of items as relates to\n\n135\n00:14:07,249 --> 00:14:08,883\na Parrot id. I enjoyed working\nrelationship. I have with\n\n136\n00:14:10,318 --> 00:14:12,953\nthem. And this project will\nenhance our partnership. How\n\n137\n00:14:14,956 --> 00:14:17,758\nyou might ask. Well, the\nmaintenance of our parks and\nrec facilities is performed by\n\n138\n00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:22,280\nPublic Works. Pw. This is an\n\n139\n00:14:22,831 --> 00:14:24,698\nenormous undertaking pr to\nhelp other community groups\n\n140\n00:14:26,167 --> 00:14:27,868\nwill perform maintenance tasks\nas well as open and close and\n\n141\n00:14:30,972 --> 00:14:32,840\npersonal part park. This will\nallow for Pw focus its limited\n\n142\n00:14:35,610 --> 00:14:37,277\nresources on other sites. Also\npuracal provide consistent\n\n143\n00:14:38,380 --> 00:14:39,947\nstewardship of the space. Sure\nthat any vandalism be\n\n144\n00:14:42,884 --> 00:14:45,253\naddressed promptly. Renovate a\npark reopening soon windy City\n\n145\n00:14:45,253 --> 00:14:47,253\nas a whole needs stakeholder\n\n146\n00:14:48,323 --> 00:14:49,957\nsuch parent and others\ntracking center to school\n\n147\n00:14:50,892 --> 00:14:52,626\nsafer to space, which will\nencourage communication. Thank\n\n148\n00:14:58,660 --> 00:15:00,660\nyou. Excellent. Thank you so\n\n149\n00:15:01,503 --> 00:15:03,503\nmuch for the report\n\n150\n00:15:04,639 --> 00:15:07,174\ncolleagues, any questions or\ncomments Councilmember Houston\nand I know that this is in\n\n151\n00:15:08,944 --> 00:15:11,450\ndistrict 7 wanted to go ahead\nand give you the opportunity\n\n152\n00:15:11,450 --> 00:15:13,450\nshare. Remarks are asking\n\n153\n00:15:17,853 --> 00:15:20,200\nquestions. Thank chair. I just\nwanted to find out who in that\n\n154\n00:15:20,989 --> 00:15:22,989\ndepartment is the executive\n\n155\n00:15:23,658 --> 00:15:25,658\ndirector whos the board of\n\n156\n00:15:25,727 --> 00:15:28,428\ndirectors and what\nneighborhood outreach did they\nreach out to? And I want to\n\n157\n00:15:30,499 --> 00:15:32,499\nknow actually who that was its\n\n158\n00:15:36,304 --> 00:15:38,304\nmeddling. Do you not mass\n\n159\n00:15:39,274 --> 00:15:40,907\nwhoever's out here? Do they\nknow What a park was shut\n\n160\n00:15:45,790 --> 00:15:47,790\ndown. That is a complicated\n\n161\n00:15:47,816 --> 00:15:49,984\nhistory. I don't if that's\nsomething we don't want answer\n\n162\n00:15:50,152 --> 00:15:52,787\nthat you want me to yeah,\nanswer it because I was the\n\n163\n00:15:52,787 --> 00:15:55,356\nnumber one. It had shut down\ntheir greed because of the\nhomicides and 11, 5 day. But I\n\n164\n00:15:56,910 --> 00:15:58,910\nwant to know if you know, I\n\n165\n00:15:58,860 --> 00:16:00,860\nknew now. Okay, okay. So my\n\n166\n00:16:00,962 --> 00:16:03,230\nthing is this is what part of\nthe neighborhood that we speak\n\n167\n00:16:04,833 --> 00:16:07,100\nto cause this 2 worlds right.\nAnd the first time it was\n\n168\n00:16:07,469 --> 00:16:09,503\nopened up in the last 23 years\nwas when I just opened it up\n\n169\n00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,907\non 11 5 this year. No\nhomicides, no shootings. No\n\n170\n00:16:15,277 --> 00:16:17,100\nstab is nothing showing that\nwe can we we we connect up. We\n\n171\n00:16:19,414 --> 00:16:21,448\nconnect right to. Right. So\nbecause I'm from from Stone\n\n172\n00:16:22,551 --> 00:16:24,551\nCity, 11, spreading park, all\n\n173\n00:16:24,553 --> 00:16:26,820\nthose areas probably never\nelect another person like me\n\n174\n00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,880\non on this seat because from\n\n175\n00:16:30,959 --> 00:16:32,660\nthere right? So I just want to\nknow who reached out to me to\n\n176\n00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,320\ntalk to me about this. I have\n\n177\n00:16:39,968 --> 00:16:42,869\npersonally talked with your\naydlett that I think\npronouncing that correctly.\nWe've been talking with the\n\n178\n00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,641\nprevious council member before\nas we know it's been a long\n\n179\n00:16:50,545 --> 00:16:52,513\ntime and a lot of engagement\nthat's prak really was\n\n180\n00:16:54,516 --> 00:16:56,516\ninstrumental providing\n\n181\n00:16:56,518 --> 00:16:58,118\nengagement to bring that state\ndollars to restore the\n\n182\n00:17:00,188 --> 00:17:02,188\nplayground. They They have\n\n183\n00:17:03,725 --> 00:17:06,426\nvery detailed engagement\naround what the park wants to\n\n184\n00:17:07,462 --> 00:17:09,462\ndo, what it has been doing in\n\n185\n00:17:11,332 --> 00:17:13,601\nthe midst of it being gated,\nthere's activation all around\nthe space at the moment.\n\n186\n00:17:13,601 --> 00:17:15,601\nThere's connectivity with them\n\n187\n00:17:17,572 --> 00:17:19,572\nand But surrounding park and\n\n188\n00:17:21,342 --> 00:17:23,644\nleft field over at Brookfield.\nThere's been all kinds of\nconnections. A lot of that\n\n189\n00:17:25,914 --> 00:17:28,715\nwe've been building through,\nthen transformative climate\n\n190\n00:17:29,150 --> 00:17:31,150\ncommunities, grant in the\n\n191\n00:17:32,921 --> 00:17:34,622\nbetter neighborhood. Same\nneighbors initiative. So it's\n\n192\n00:17:35,790 --> 00:17:38,225\nbeen in many different\niterations. This is almost the\n\n193\n00:17:38,993 --> 00:17:40,993\nlast step that allows us to\n\n194\n00:17:40,995 --> 00:17:42,995\nactivate. So it's been many\n\n195\n00:17:44,733 --> 00:17:47,202\nyears. Yeah, I got understand\nchair step, the councilmember\n\n196\n00:17:47,202 --> 00:17:48,902\nnow and I just am was\nhappening and that from that\n\n197\n00:17:50,672 --> 00:17:52,973\ncommunity right. And I want to\nknow school is going to be a\n\n198\n00:17:54,809 --> 00:17:57,744\nvery touchy situation. If it's\nnot handled the right don't\n\n199\n00:17:58,460 --> 00:18:00,460\nwant to be closed down another\n\n200\n00:18:00,648 --> 00:18:02,349\n23 years right? So I never\nsuspect never reached out to\n\n201\n00:18:04,852 --> 00:18:06,852\nme. I'm just trying to figure\n\n202\n00:18:06,954 --> 00:18:08,954\nout why nobody reached out to\n\n203\n00:18:10,725 --> 00:18:12,593\ntalk to me about what I\napologize. If there's a way\n\n204\n00:18:13,762 --> 00:18:15,762\nthat I can reach strictly to\n\n205\n00:18:17,766 --> 00:18:20,267\nyou, we can do walked 3 in\nWalks you can see some of the\nactivities that we have them.\n\n206\n00:18:21,669 --> 00:18:23,437\nI'm happy to do that with u n\nwrites, I don't want to move\n\n207\n00:18:26,107 --> 00:18:29,430\nthis until I have these\nmeetings and speak to\nindividuals that's gone.\n\n208\n00:18:31,146 --> 00:18:33,448\nManage it. Speak to you and\nfind out who in the community.\n\n209\n00:18:33,448 --> 00:18:35,448\nNot just one side is 3 parts\n\n210\n00:18:36,484 --> 00:18:38,952\nto that community. That need\nto be spoke to so we can be\n\n211\n00:18:40,121 --> 00:18:42,357\nsuccessful. We want this to be\nsuccessful. We wanted to be\n\n212\n00:18:42,357 --> 00:18:44,357\njust like the 11 5 ended up,\n\n213\n00:18:44,559 --> 00:18:46,559\nopened it up without\n\n214\n00:18:50,310 --> 00:18:52,799\npermission did that. No\nshootings, no killings know\nmartyrs. Happiness was states.\n\n215\n00:18:53,635 --> 00:18:55,635\nTrade happen is like\n\n216\n00:18:56,104 --> 00:18:58,104\ncouncilmember Senate's it\n\n217\n00:18:58,206 --> 00:19:00,206\nHappiness Day. It was a happy\n\n218\n00:19:00,375 --> 00:19:02,375\nday. So I don't want to move\n\n219\n00:19:02,610 --> 00:19:04,345\nin until I to. I have had\nthese meetings. Yes, want pass\n\n220\n00:19:05,780 --> 00:19:07,780\nit to staff. Thank you.\n\n221\n00:19:08,850 --> 00:19:10,551\nCouncilmember Houston, so in a\nrecent meeting, we establish\n\n222\n00:19:13,454 --> 00:19:15,454\nthe fact that with ribbon\n\n223\n00:19:16,624 --> 00:19:18,692\ncutting ceremony, we have a\nplanning process. It's odd to\n\n224\n00:19:18,927 --> 00:19:21,495\nsee Your office will be\ninvolved in process to have\n\n225\n00:19:21,495 --> 00:19:23,495\nweekly meetings in his weekly\n\n226\n00:19:24,665 --> 00:19:26,665\nnews. One ball. Obviously, you\n\n227\n00:19:29,203 --> 00:19:31,471\nmembers of only Spratt also\nfoundation. City staff\n\n228\n00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,375\nmembers. And so we encourage\nyou to come to those meetings\n\n229\n00:19:37,445 --> 00:19:40,147\nthis week meetings and provide\nwho ever you see that. That\nneeds to be a part of those\n\n230\n00:19:42,350 --> 00:19:44,170\nmeetings. We Kirsten so. I'll\nhave communication with you\n\n231\n00:19:44,585 --> 00:19:46,585\nand with your office. Also man\n\n232\n00:19:53,495 --> 00:19:55,829\nso. Thanks, excellent. And so\nI guess my question at this\ntime to the staff. Can you\n\n233\n00:19:59,500 --> 00:20:02,169\nbriefly walk us through the\nimportance of, I guess,\npassing this item in this\n\n234\n00:20:04,572 --> 00:20:06,707\nmoment and then I did hear the\nstaff say that they they look\n\n235\n00:20:07,708 --> 00:20:09,708\nforward to ongoing engagement\n\n236\n00:20:10,778 --> 00:20:13,114\nwith the District 7 office,\nbut just wanted to get a clear\n\n237\n00:20:13,114 --> 00:20:15,715\nunderstanding of of the item\nwe have before us today. Yes,\n\n238\n00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:20,920\nabsolutely. Through the chair.\n\n239\n00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,220\nAs as we mentioned, this is\n\n240\n00:20:23,124 --> 00:20:25,359\none of a host of projects\nthrough the better\nneighborhood say neighbors\n\n241\n00:20:30,331 --> 00:20:32,331\nproject. And that project\n\n242\n00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:34,902\nserves several disputes\nspecific neighborhoods in Deep\n\n243\n00:20:34,902 --> 00:20:36,603\nEast. So sub running park,\nBrookfield Village don't hers\n\n244\n00:20:41,420 --> 00:20:43,420\non her wrist. And the\n\n245\n00:20:45,313 --> 00:20:46,980\ncommunity engagement process\nthat went into establishing\n\n246\n00:20:48,490 --> 00:20:50,490\nthe better neighborhood say\n\n247\n00:20:50,218 --> 00:20:52,218\nneighbors plan that was led by\n\n248\n00:20:52,953 --> 00:20:55,490\nthe East Oakland neighborhoods\nInitiative, a coalition that\nwas made up of multiple\n\n249\n00:20:55,490 --> 00:20:57,490\nnonprofits and community\n\n250\n00:21:02,230 --> 00:21:04,565\nleaders. Identified this pot.\nThis park and several other\n\n251\n00:21:04,565 --> 00:21:06,565\nsites as neighborhood\n\n252\n00:21:07,602 --> 00:21:10,370\npriorities. But where we are\nnow, we received the 28.2\n\n253\n00:21:11,639 --> 00:21:13,639\nmillion dollar grant from the\n\n254\n00:21:16,110 --> 00:21:18,110\nstate in 2020 appropriated. It\n\n255\n00:21:19,213 --> 00:21:21,213\nand began work. And the grant\n\n256\n00:21:22,349 --> 00:21:24,170\ninitially and it was a shorter\ngrant. We're the 3rd or so\n\n257\n00:21:26,554 --> 00:21:28,688\nextension at this point. And\nestablishment of the\n\n258\n00:21:28,689 --> 00:21:30,689\nstewardship plan is one of the\n\n259\n00:21:34,295 --> 00:21:36,295\ndeliverables of the grant. So\n\n260\n00:21:36,864 --> 00:21:38,864\nthe license agreement is sort\n\n261\n00:21:40,702 --> 00:21:42,702\nof the the innovative\n\n262\n00:21:44,138 --> 00:21:45,805\nmechanism that through the\nstate support the city are\n\n263\n00:21:47,842 --> 00:21:49,842\nreal estate division are parks\n\n264\n00:21:50,478 --> 00:21:52,780\nand youth development\nDepartment our community\n\n265\n00:21:52,780 --> 00:21:54,780\npartners have come up with as\n\n266\n00:21:54,982 --> 00:21:56,982\na way of establishing that\n\n267\n00:21:58,686 --> 00:22:00,686\nkind of shared model. Of\n\n268\n00:22:01,789 --> 00:22:03,789\nleadership. But again, we are\n\n269\n00:22:04,826 --> 00:22:06,593\nkind of up against the grant\ndeadlines are implementation\n\n270\n00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:11,765\nis supposed to and in at at\nthis plant are implementation\n\n271\n00:22:12,166 --> 00:22:14,334\nsupposed to end at the end of\nAPRIL. That doesn't mean that\n\n272\n00:22:17,972 --> 00:22:19,606\nthe stewardship work with end.\nBut it does mean that we\n\n273\n00:22:23,378 --> 00:22:25,378\nshould have Rima it Pra and\n\n274\n00:22:27,915 --> 00:22:30,817\nSpratt and uni to launch into\nthe stewardship activities. At\n\n275\n00:22:32,787 --> 00:22:34,787\nthat point. And we do as has\n\n276\n00:22:34,822 --> 00:22:37,724\nbeen Quincy mental and I think\nmentioned we do have a number\nof safeguards built into the\n\n277\n00:22:38,893 --> 00:22:40,893\nlicense agreement. So it's 2\n\n278\n00:22:42,530 --> 00:22:44,197\nyear agreement with 5 one-year\nextensions and annual at\n\n279\n00:22:47,401 --> 00:22:49,360\nminimum check partnering with\ncertain, you know, having\n\n280\n00:22:52,273 --> 00:22:54,700\nongoing communication with our\neconomic workforce development\n\n281\n00:22:55,276 --> 00:22:57,276\ndepartment around the\n\n282\n00:22:58,212 --> 00:23:00,380\nworkforce, training partnering\nwith Opr Weide around, you\n\n283\n00:23:01,983 --> 00:23:04,917\nknow, programming partnering\nPw maintenance. So we're we're\n\n284\n00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,923\nbuilding in a lot of checks\nand balances. Excellent. Thank\n\n285\n00:23:08,923 --> 00:23:10,923\nyou so much. So guess from\n\n286\n00:23:12,994 --> 00:23:14,994\nwhat I'm hearing. Be given the\n\n287\n00:23:15,729 --> 00:23:17,765\ncurrent deadline. I think I\nheard there was deadline of\n\n288\n00:23:17,765 --> 00:23:19,765\nAPRIL end of APRIL in order to\n\n289\n00:23:20,234 --> 00:23:22,234\nget U.S. Agreement rolling,\n\n290\n00:23:23,203 --> 00:23:25,438\nespecially given that the\nproject. I think the report\n\n291\n00:23:26,307 --> 00:23:27,975\nsaid that the dollars were\nfunded in 2019 and then the\n\n292\n00:23:29,710 --> 00:23:31,445\nallocation in 2020. So it's\nactually taken us some time to\n\n293\n00:23:32,747 --> 00:23:35,715\neven just get to this point.\nAnd so I you know, through to\n\n294\n00:23:37,618 --> 00:23:39,618\nCouncilmember Houston kind of\n\n295\n00:23:39,653 --> 00:23:41,187\nbased on what was articulate\nit. We would you be\n\n296\n00:23:42,556 --> 00:23:44,558\ncomfortable with this body\nkind of moving this item, I\n\n297\n00:23:46,961 --> 00:23:48,628\nbelieve, is going to go to the\na special council meeting,\n\n298\n00:23:51,799 --> 00:23:54,100\nwhich is after our recess. In\nso that then in the meantime,\n\n299\n00:23:54,902 --> 00:23:57,804\nyou can connect with staff to\nget more of an understanding.\nAnd then if at that council\n\n300\n00:23:58,606 --> 00:24:01,442\nmeeting, you still have\nconcerns, then we can address\n\n301\n00:24:01,442 --> 00:24:03,910\nit as a body. But I I would\nlike this body to move the\n\n302\n00:24:03,978 --> 00:24:05,978\nitem forward so that then we\n\n303\n00:24:08,549 --> 00:24:10,549\ncan and sure that the we are\n\n304\n00:24:11,252 --> 00:24:13,820\non track to meet that end of\nAPRIL deadline. That is the\nground to the chair. When is\n\n305\n00:24:14,121 --> 00:24:16,121\nthe groundbreaking was up to\n\n306\n00:24:20,361 --> 00:24:22,361\nlate JUNE. We're looking now\n\n307\n00:24:23,264 --> 00:24:25,667\nJULY, JULY. So on the site is\nnone of these organizations\n\n308\n00:24:25,667 --> 00:24:27,935\nreached out to me on that and\nI'm not going going any you\n\n309\n00:24:27,935 --> 00:24:29,935\nguys districts and tell you\n\n310\n00:24:30,872 --> 00:24:33,273\nwhat to do. And it is\norganizations reached out to\nme about this because this is\n\n311\n00:24:36,277 --> 00:24:38,913\na complicated location. Which\nwhich complicated when a\ncomplicated, you got 3\n\n312\n00:24:38,913 --> 00:24:40,913\ndifferent worlds. You gotta do\n\n313\n00:24:41,548 --> 00:24:43,950\nit over there. So I'm just\nsaying it's a complicated\nsituation and everybody has to\n\n314\n00:24:46,386 --> 00:24:48,870\nbe embraced on that,\neverybody. So I'm saying no,\n\n315\n00:24:49,557 --> 00:24:51,557\nbecause I didn't reach out to\n\n316\n00:24:52,460 --> 00:24:54,761\nme that I'd ever heard from\nnobody, 3 organization not\n\n317\n00:24:54,761 --> 00:24:57,431\nbeen in office for 13 months.\nI mean, I know I was there at\n\n318\n00:24:57,431 --> 00:24:59,999\nthe ground me when they opened\nit up and did the\ngroundbreaking. Reached out to\n\n319\n00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:06,206\nmy office. And thank you.\nCouncilmember his 10, so to\n\n320\n00:25:06,206 --> 00:25:08,206\ncity staff, can we? How can we\n\n321\n00:25:09,843 --> 00:25:11,845\nhow can we ensure that\nCouncilmember Houston's\noffices engage with all of the\n\n322\n00:25:11,845 --> 00:25:13,446\ngroup's? I know I know you\nweekly meeting. Is that\n\n323\n00:25:14,782 --> 00:25:16,782\ncorrect? Yes, all personally\n\n324\n00:25:19,620 --> 00:25:21,620\nfollow up with council member.\n\n325\n00:25:21,621 --> 00:25:23,621\nHouston's office and ensure\n\n326\n00:25:24,225 --> 00:25:26,526\nthat there's going to be\nconsistent communication. So\n\n327\n00:25:27,962 --> 00:25:29,962\nthat we can move this forward.\n\n328\n00:25:31,698 --> 00:25:34,667\nAnd then prior to so that\ncommunication would be prior\nto arc of coming. I think that\n\n329\n00:25:37,138 --> 00:25:39,138\nthat's date. APRIL 14th is our\n\n330\n00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:42,542\nnext council meeting. And so\nin between that time and we\n\n331\n00:25:44,770 --> 00:25:45,845\njust go ahead and move, move\nthe item. And in the event\n\n332\n00:25:47,848 --> 00:25:49,516\nthat you haven't received the\nproper updates that you're\n\n333\n00:25:50,318 --> 00:25:52,719\ninterested in, then as a body,\nwe could then just not move\nforward with the item. Does\n\n334\n00:25:54,188 --> 00:25:55,889\nthat sound reasonable and then\nalso want to open it up to my\n\n335\n00:25:56,690 --> 00:25:58,992\ncolleagues for any questions\nas well. Want to hear what my\n\n336\n00:25:59,426 --> 00:26:01,426\ncolleagues have to say about\n\n337\n00:26:04,650 --> 00:26:05,732\nmy district councilmember. I\nresident resonate with that\n\n338\n00:26:08,402 --> 00:26:10,402\nsentiment. Councilmember\n\n339\n00:26:10,504 --> 00:26:12,438\nHouston. I have some very\nsensitive areas in my district\n\n340\n00:26:13,574 --> 00:26:15,574\nas well. And I have to say one\n\n341\n00:26:16,176 --> 00:26:19,120\nof the shootings that happened\nin downtown Oakland where 7\nindividuals were shot and 2\n\n342\n00:26:22,116 --> 00:26:23,750\nlost their lives. When as a\nbody set aside a million\n\n343\n00:26:25,886 --> 00:26:27,587\ndollars to deal with\nentertainment zones, I think\n\n344\n00:26:28,550 --> 00:26:30,550\nshould have been used to\n\n345\n00:26:30,191 --> 00:26:32,191\nsecure safety in uptown\n\n346\n00:26:33,460 --> 00:26:35,195\ndowntown area before adding\nadditional services or\n\n347\n00:26:37,131 --> 00:26:39,131\nprograms. And so I am\n\n348\n00:26:39,232 --> 00:26:41,569\ndefinitely resonating with\nyour position on what the\n\n349\n00:26:41,569 --> 00:26:43,837\nsensitivity needs are for your\npersonal district because you\n\n350\n00:26:45,873 --> 00:26:47,574\nknow what's happening on the\nground. I'm also concerned\n\n351\n00:26:49,242 --> 00:26:51,177\nabout potentially losing.\nLosing time with a program\n\n352\n00:26:55,882 --> 00:26:57,517\nthat. Has been in in progress.\nAnd I will say my first 2\n\n353\n00:26:59,786 --> 00:27:02,388\nyears in office there, it was\nvery rare that staff reached\nout to me about what was going\n\n354\n00:27:05,250 --> 00:27:07,260\non in my district. And I've\nI've it's been 6 years and now\n\n355\n00:27:08,261 --> 00:27:10,396\nmy relationship with Park's\nrec is amazing. And Quincy,\n\n356\n00:27:12,866 --> 00:27:14,401\nyou've been great so I\nappreciate you over\n\n357\n00:27:16,236 --> 00:27:17,937\ncommunicate and I love it. And\nI want Councilmember Houston\n\n358\n00:27:20,274 --> 00:27:21,974\nhave that opportunity as well.\nI've worked with only when I\n\n359\n00:27:22,442 --> 00:27:25,312\nwas a director in East\nOakland. I do know that they\n\n360\n00:27:25,312 --> 00:27:27,312\ndo good work, but I do think\n\n361\n00:27:27,315 --> 00:27:28,982\nthere needs to be a special.\nI'm not sure what happened\n\n362\n00:27:29,383 --> 00:27:31,383\nthat or what happened in terms\n\n363\n00:27:32,286 --> 00:27:35,254\nof communication there. But he\ndoes need to be brought into\n\n364\n00:27:36,900 --> 00:27:38,258\nthis conversation as someone\nwho's on the ground and\n\n365\n00:27:38,259 --> 00:27:39,926\nactually was a part of closing\ndown the park where you 23\n\n366\n00:27:43,300 --> 00:27:44,564\nyears ago. Yeah, it's it's\nit's tents in some\n\n367\n00:27:45,199 --> 00:27:47,199\nneighborhoods. And so because\n\n368\n00:27:47,334 --> 00:27:49,334\nwe are going to get blamed for\n\n369\n00:27:50,204 --> 00:27:51,904\nany thing that goes wrong. And\nwe have to deal with the\n\n370\n00:27:52,806 --> 00:27:54,440\nrepercussions of what happens.\nI would like to see that\n\n371\n00:27:59,130 --> 00:28:01,914\noccur. Councilmember under\nI'll defer to council member\nHouston in his district, but I\n\n372\n00:28:02,115 --> 00:28:04,785\ndon't want to lose this money.\nIs there any way we could do a\ncouple of weeks worth of\n\n373\n00:28:04,785 --> 00:28:06,785\nengagement and bring it back\n\n374\n00:28:11,559 --> 00:28:14,161\non the 14th? Don't know what\nthat what what the risks using\nthis money. But I do want to\n\n375\n00:28:14,161 --> 00:28:16,161\nmake sure that Councilmember\n\n376\n00:28:17,331 --> 00:28:19,331\nHouston's involved in in the\n\n377\n00:28:19,433 --> 00:28:21,133\nprocess. Yeah. And it's my\nunderstanding what I through\n\n378\n00:28:23,637 --> 00:28:25,637\nthe report. Is it $400,000 is\n\n379\n00:28:27,374 --> 00:28:29,709\nbeing allocated yes, so that\nthat therefore, that's why we\nhave that the deadline as\n\n380\n00:28:32,179 --> 00:28:34,179\nwell. Due to chase and\n\n381\n00:28:35,983 --> 00:28:37,983\n$400,000 be lost. If if we\n\n382\n00:28:38,119 --> 00:28:40,119\ndon't move just today, you\n\n383\n00:28:41,121 --> 00:28:43,522\nwell, today specifically. I\nthink when and where lost of\nour deadline is in APRIL. Is\n\n384\n00:28:44,958 --> 00:28:46,593\nthat correct? Through the\nchair? Yes, that that is\n\n385\n00:28:49,363 --> 00:28:51,231\ncorrect. And I. The fact that\nthis is an ordinance and\n\n386\n00:28:52,650 --> 00:28:54,401\ntherefore requires 2 readings\ngives us a little bit more\n\n387\n00:28:54,401 --> 00:28:56,401\ntime to do extensive\n\n388\n00:29:02,376 --> 00:29:04,510\ncoordination. Councilmember\nto. Can we do that, then? Can\n\n389\n00:29:05,179 --> 00:29:06,880\nwe bring it back on the 14th\nso that Councilmember Houston\n\n390\n00:29:07,715 --> 00:29:09,415\nhas a chance to consult with\nstakeholders. Does that work\n\n391\n00:29:13,954 --> 00:29:15,654\nfor you? Connect check here a\ncast member. Wants to say and\n\n392\n00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:22,600\nsome say, too. Councilmember\n\n393\n00:29:25,650 --> 00:29:27,434\n100. I think Wisconsin and\nthey just proposed hearing it\n\n394\n00:29:27,901 --> 00:29:29,901\nat full Council on the 14th\n\n395\n00:29:32,406 --> 00:29:34,740\nand then. There is a second\nreading before the end of\nAPRIL. So that's 2 different\n\n396\n00:29:37,410 --> 00:29:39,112\nopportunities. Before this.\nThis body's forwarding it to\n\n397\n00:29:40,130 --> 00:29:42,130\nthe full council. But we will\n\n398\n00:29:43,517 --> 00:29:45,517\nalso have a vote on the 14th.\n\n399\n00:29:47,588 --> 00:29:49,588\nGema take lead of it. When you\n\n400\n00:29:54,862 --> 00:29:56,897\nsay it. Thank Lee. I okay. All\nright. And so I'll make a\n\n401\n00:29:56,897 --> 00:29:59,565\nmotion to go ahead and move\nthis item to this special city\n\n402\n00:30:01,167 --> 00:30:03,167\ncouncil meeting on 18th to do\n\n403\n00:30:06,573 --> 00:30:08,573\n14th at 3.30 need a second.\n\n404\n00:30:09,176 --> 00:30:11,176\nAnd want I guys will make\n\n405\n00:30:12,780 --> 00:30:15,214\nclear that I want I'm not\ngoing vote on this on the 14th\nuntil we are sure that you're\n\n406\n00:30:20,354 --> 00:30:23,223\nsatisfied. Brown under. I am\ngood. Thanks. I thank you so\n\n407\n00:30:25,792 --> 00:30:27,792\nmuch. And then we can hear\n\n408\n00:30:28,462 --> 00:30:31,430\nfrom the public speakers\ncalling in the name that\nsigned up to speak on item\n\n409\n00:30:31,632 --> 00:30:34,134\nnumber 3, MISTER Derrick\nBarnes. If you hear in\nchamber, you can come up to\n\n410\n00:30:34,134 --> 00:30:36,134\nthe podium or if you're on\n\n411\n00:30:38,539 --> 00:30:40,539\nzoom, please raise your hand.\n\n412\n00:30:41,308 --> 00:30:43,142\nNames have been called then we\nhave a motion made by Chair\n\n413\n00:30:43,978 --> 00:30:46,746\nBrown second by Councilmember\nUnger to approve the\nrecommendations of staff to\n\n414\n00:30:49,950 --> 00:30:52,618\nboard this item to the.\n4/14/2026 Special City Council\n\n415\n00:30:53,753 --> 00:30:55,753\nagenda at 03:30pm, Honorable\n\n416\n00:30:57,958 --> 00:30:59,958\nCouncilmembers by. A shotgun.\n\n417\n00:31:02,396 --> 00:31:04,396\nI I and chair Brown. Thank\n\n418\n00:31:04,999 --> 00:31:06,999\nItem number 3 passes with 4\n\n419\n00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:09,235\neyes to 40 side into the\n4/14/2026 Special City Council\n\n420\n00:31:13,674 --> 00:31:15,340\nagenda at 03:30pm, on consent.\nOkay. Now reading and item\n\n421\n00:31:17,911 --> 00:31:19,911\nnumber 4. Adopt the following\n\n422\n00:31:20,346 --> 00:31:22,346\npieces of legislation and\n\n423\n00:31:22,749 --> 00:31:25,518\nordinance amending the Rent\nAdjustment Ordinance eliminate\n\n424\n00:31:25,952 --> 00:31:27,952\ntenant to tenant petition\n\n425\n00:31:29,323 --> 00:31:31,558\ndeadlines be require that and\nowner provide evidence of\npossession of a current\n\n426\n00:31:33,126 --> 00:31:35,126\nbusiness tax pick it payment\n\n427\n00:31:37,130 --> 00:31:39,399\nof or exemption from the rap.\nService. The service of\nwritten notice to the Rent\n\n428\n00:31:40,734 --> 00:31:43,269\nAdjustment program to tenants\nand registration with the Rent\nAdjustment Program in Order to\n\n429\n00:31:44,571 --> 00:31:46,571\nfile an appeal or a response\n\n430\n00:31:47,540 --> 00:31:49,141\nto attend appeal and see make\nvarious changes to the\n\n431\n00:31:52,790 --> 00:31:54,314\nremedies. Remedies section,\nincluding increasing the\n\n432\n00:31:54,314 --> 00:31:55,981\ndamages remedy in civil\nactions against residential\n\n433\n00:31:57,851 --> 00:31:59,552\nrental property owners and\nmaking appropriate California\n\n434\n00:31:59,920 --> 00:32:01,920\nEnvironmental Quality Act\n\n435\n00:32:03,257 --> 00:32:05,826\nfindings and to a resolution\nratifying amendments to the\nRent Adjustment Program.\n\n436\n00:32:05,826 --> 00:32:07,826\nRegulations to permit any\n\n437\n00:32:08,161 --> 00:32:10,161\ncategory of member of member\n\n438\n00:32:10,197 --> 00:32:12,197\nof the housing residential\n\n439\n00:32:12,465 --> 00:32:15,434\nrent and relocation board to\nserve as a board officer. And\n\n440\n00:32:15,769 --> 00:32:17,769\nwe have over 32 speakers that\n\n441\n00:32:18,370 --> 00:32:20,370\nsigned up. Excellent. These\n\n442\n00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:22,408\nthank you so much. I believe\nthat there's an announcement\nfrom the administration on\n\n443\n00:32:24,177 --> 00:32:26,112\nthis item. Yes, and threw the\nchair. We are requesting that\n\n444\n00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:30,250\nthis item to be pulled at this\ntime. We have additional\ninformation that we'd like\n\n445\n00:32:30,250 --> 00:32:32,250\ntogether before it comes back\n\n446\n00:32:34,354 --> 00:32:36,354\nto this council. Okay. Thank\n\n447\n00:32:36,490 --> 00:32:38,190\nyou so much. So I guess to the\nparliamentarian what what are\n\n448\n00:32:45,265 --> 00:32:48,134\nactions and next steps.\nAccording to council to\ncouncil rules, the committee\n\n449\n00:32:49,937 --> 00:32:51,937\nhas to vote to table item. You\n\n450\n00:32:53,607 --> 00:32:56,176\nmade committee made. Take\npublic comment for sort that\n\n451\n00:32:56,176 --> 00:32:58,176\ncan, Kamau, first, because\n\n452\n00:32:58,712 --> 00:33:00,712\nthis is only a special. This\n\n453\n00:33:03,516 --> 00:33:05,516\nwould schedule boat. So the\n\n454\n00:33:05,686 --> 00:33:07,386\ncommittee can can either take\npublic comment first and then\n\n455\n00:33:09,689 --> 00:33:11,290\nlow to rescheduled item or or\nbook reschedule vitamin\n\n456\n00:33:16,620 --> 00:33:18,263\nintake. Or the committee can\nalso just to put to public\n\n457\n00:33:18,865 --> 00:33:20,533\npublic comment or take action\non item just like any other\n\n458\n00:33:22,469 --> 00:33:24,169\nitem. Okay. Thank you so much.\nSo we'll hear from the public\n\n459\n00:33:26,740 --> 00:33:29,374\nspeakers. Calling the names\nthat signed up to speak on\n\n460\n00:33:30,900 --> 00:33:32,445\nitem number, Lauren, no\nparticular order. You can come\nup to the podium state. Your\n\n461\n00:33:34,214 --> 00:33:37,830\nname for the record and make\nyour comment as standard\n\n462\n00:33:37,517 --> 00:33:39,185\npractice. We will take in\nchamber speakers first and\n\n463\n00:33:40,787 --> 00:33:42,688\nthen zoom speakers. If you're\non zoom in here, your name,\n\n464\n00:33:43,223 --> 00:33:45,657\nplease raise your hand to be\neasily identified again in no\nparticular order. You can line\n\n465\n00:33:49,290 --> 00:33:51,731\nup. Linda Saint Julia, Karen\nShenoy, Stephen Addington\n\n466\n00:33:52,632 --> 00:33:54,632\nJames Van, Stephanie Bond,\n\n467\n00:33:56,169 --> 00:33:58,771\nAnthony of Bella, Elizabeth\nDelgado Marin, one condom.\n\n468\n00:34:01,341 --> 00:34:03,341\nLeona. Chris stepped in\n\n469\n00:34:04,544 --> 00:34:06,544\nMichelle Way. Jill Joleen Josh\n\n470\n00:34:07,647 --> 00:34:09,647\nRupe. John Williams, Patrick\n\n471\n00:34:10,617 --> 00:34:12,617\nBrady. Steve Williams, Deric\n\n472\n00:34:14,388 --> 00:34:16,388\nMuhammad. Dennard, Ingram\n\n473\n00:34:16,657 --> 00:34:18,657\nJames Bond. We have twice.\n\n474\n00:34:20,260 --> 00:34:22,260\nChris Moore, Adrianna Dot has\n\n475\n00:34:22,696 --> 00:34:24,696\nMark General. It's David Hall.\n\n476\n00:34:30,804 --> 00:34:32,504\nNoel. Justin. How live Borton?\nSorry if I'm pronouncing your\n\n477\n00:34:35,208 --> 00:34:36,942\nname is wrong. Galan Yunnan.\nKathleen, since Derrick Barnes\n\n478\n00:34:39,246 --> 00:34:40,946\nand Emily, Willard, again, he\ncome up to the podium state.\n\n479\n00:34:41,614 --> 00:34:43,683\nYour name for the record and\nnoting that the time is for\n\n480\n00:34:49,255 --> 00:34:51,491\none minute to make a comment.\nWould probably lead to some\n\n481\n00:34:51,491 --> 00:34:53,158\nmyself. I speak Commissioner\nLinda Saint Julien. I just\n\n482\n00:34:53,660 --> 00:34:55,327\nleft the board about 3 weeks.\n3 months ago, on the board\n\n483\n00:34:57,130 --> 00:34:59,130\nfor. With disabilities and\n\n484\n00:35:00,300 --> 00:35:02,300\nseniors, but I'm a landlord\n\n485\n00:35:02,335 --> 00:35:04,604\nand what I'm here for is the\ncondition that you guys put on\n\n486\n00:35:06,339 --> 00:35:08,339\nlandlords is just ridiculous.\n\n487\n00:35:08,708 --> 00:35:11,610\nWe have 10 U.S. Problem.\nTenants that have problems and\n\n488\n00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:15,581\nyou guys, can we expect for us\nyou know, get rid of them and\n\n489\n00:35:17,918 --> 00:35:19,918\npay $11,000 for them to\n\n490\n00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:22,520\nrelocate. I've had 3 in a row.\n\n491\n00:35:22,623 --> 00:35:24,623\n3 people that has ruined my\n\n492\n00:35:24,925 --> 00:35:27,260\nplace. You guys say we can't\nget rid of them. You make. And\n\n493\n00:35:27,260 --> 00:35:29,280\nright now I'm going to a\ntenant when $11,000 and she's\n\n494\n00:35:30,197 --> 00:35:33,165\na hoarder. She has really,\nreally messed up my place. So\n\n495\n00:35:35,268 --> 00:35:37,136\nwhat I'm saying is you guys\nwant to keep on part with fees\n\n496\n00:35:38,500 --> 00:35:40,500\non us as landlords. They're\n\n497\n00:35:40,707 --> 00:35:43,800\nnot going have a place to stay\nbecause you guys out beating\n\n498\n00:35:43,276 --> 00:35:45,811\nus and making us pay all these\ndifferent reason. I just\n\n499\n00:35:46,847 --> 00:35:48,847\nridiculous and I'm fed up with\n\n500\n00:35:48,948 --> 00:35:50,948\nit. So like I said, she has\n\n501\n00:35:51,151 --> 00:35:54,530\npart of my place. I'm going\nthrough it right now. Just 8\nor $11,000 to get her out. And\n\n502\n00:35:55,622 --> 00:35:57,355\nnow I have to pay $20,000 to\nget it back in place to sit to\n\n503\n00:35:58,424 --> 00:36:00,125\n13 it Thank you for your\ncomments. Your one minute is\n\n504\n00:36:11,738 --> 00:36:13,907\nup. Good afternoon chair and\nmembers of the committee. My\nname is Karen Shenoy and I'm\n\n505\n00:36:13,907 --> 00:36:15,907\nhere on behalf of the Bridge\n\n506\n00:36:16,176 --> 00:36:18,812\nAssociation of Realtors\nrepresenting more than 2000\n\n507\n00:36:18,812 --> 00:36:21,247\nmembers working in and around\nOakland, many of whom are also\n\n508\n00:36:21,247 --> 00:36:24,170\nproperty managers. Small\nhousing providers and owner\n\n509\n00:36:24,170 --> 00:36:26,170\noccupants. We appreciate that.\n\n510\n00:36:27,220 --> 00:36:28,954\nThis item has been pulled.\nThese amendments carry\n\n511\n00:36:30,256 --> 00:36:31,957\nsignificant consequences and\ntaking additional time for a\n\n512\n00:36:33,293 --> 00:36:35,461\nreview is the right call here.\nBree Jail are was not even\n\n513\n00:36:36,430 --> 00:36:38,130\nreached out to be for this\nitem. Came forward was in the\n\n514\n00:36:38,765 --> 00:36:41,567\npast former counsel member Kal\nwould reach out or should a\n\n515\n00:36:43,370 --> 00:36:46,204\nFranklin minor would reach out\nand and ask us to weigh-in\nbefore this thing came even\n\n516\n00:36:46,839 --> 00:36:49,308\ncame committee and perhaps\nthere's a turnover. And we\n\n517\n00:36:49,308 --> 00:36:51,308\nunderstand that. But hopefully\n\n518\n00:36:51,311 --> 00:36:54,146\nthat can change moving\nforward. We also want to raise\n\n519\n00:36:54,414 --> 00:36:57,349\na concern about public\nparticipation members\nrepeatedly tried to register\n\n520\n00:36:57,651 --> 00:37:00,452\nto comment by zoom within the\nrequired 24 hour type time\n\n521\n00:37:00,520 --> 00:37:03,289\nframe and did not receive\ncaught confirmation from the\n\n522\n00:37:03,924 --> 00:37:05,624\nsystem. Public participation\nshould not be further limited\n\n523\n00:37:07,627 --> 00:37:10,529\nby these technology issues.\nAgain, we appreciate that.\nThis item has been pulled and\n\n524\n00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:15,267\nwe ask that any next. Thank\nyou for your comments. Your\n\n525\n00:37:28,615 --> 00:37:30,615\none minute is up.\n\n526\n00:37:33,586 --> 00:37:35,588\nCouncilmember Fife. Yes, I do\nwant to state I'm I'm also\n\n527\n00:37:35,588 --> 00:37:37,588\ndeeply concerned about\n\n528\n00:37:38,570 --> 00:37:40,659\ncommunity input. My committee\nfor life enrichment doesn't\nstart until 4 in since this\n\n529\n00:37:41,727 --> 00:37:43,727\nitem was pulled. And we're not\n\n530\n00:37:45,198 --> 00:37:47,198\nhearing a presentation. I\n\n531\n00:37:47,300 --> 00:37:50,269\nrespectfully request through\nthe parliamentarian to make\nsure that this legal for\npeople to have their full 2\n\n532\n00:38:01,280 --> 00:38:03,648\nminutes to speak. Yeah. At the\nonset of the meeting, I stated\n\n533\n00:38:04,784 --> 00:38:06,518\nthat it would only be one\nminute for the public comment.\n\n534\n00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:12,560\nThank you. Speaking time has\n\n535\n00:38:19,132 --> 00:38:21,132\nbeen consistent for all items.\n\n536\n00:38:22,302 --> 00:38:24,200\nSo at this time, we're still\nmoving forward minute. And if\n\n537\n00:38:25,104 --> 00:38:27,405\nthere's any and I welcome any\nof the public speakers to\n\n538\n00:38:28,508 --> 00:38:31,243\nengage with any of the council\noffices on this item city\n\n539\n00:38:31,310 --> 00:38:33,310\nstaff as we continue per the\n\n540\n00:38:34,147 --> 00:38:36,315\nadministration to work on this\nitem. So at this time it is\n\n541\n00:38:37,950 --> 00:38:39,950\none minute. Thank you. Good\n\n542\n00:38:40,920 --> 00:38:42,920\nafternoon. I'm Steve bettering\n\n543\n00:38:44,958 --> 00:38:47,593\nDid you know that 90% of the\nlandlords in New York City for\ncorporate landlords don't take\n\n544\n00:38:47,593 --> 00:38:50,295\nmy word for it. Google it. New\nYork Times Wall Street Journal\n\n545\n00:38:51,397 --> 00:38:53,397\nwhen you pass crazy rules, the\n\n546\n00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:56,269\nlittle guys leave the mom and\npop and the corporate people\n\n547\n00:38:56,269 --> 00:38:58,300\ntake over because they had\ntaken under take on the risks.\n\n548\n00:38:59,739 --> 00:39:01,974\nDon't do that. Oakland. It's\nbest to have a small mom and\n\n549\n00:39:02,742 --> 00:39:05,110\npop your landlord. They're the\nbest landlords. Secondly, this\n\n550\n00:39:06,179 --> 00:39:08,748\nordinance does an interesting\nthing. You have the city\n\n551\n00:39:08,748 --> 00:39:10,748\ncreated illegal scheme. That's\n\n552\n00:39:11,184 --> 00:39:13,184\nwhat they call it with the\n\n553\n00:39:13,486 --> 00:39:15,554\nreport with this proposes to\ndo is to bypass the report and\n\n554\n00:39:16,690 --> 00:39:18,690\ngo straight to court. You're\n\n555\n00:39:19,725 --> 00:39:21,459\ncreating lots of lawsuits.\nIt's fine. If you want to help\n\n556\n00:39:24,130 --> 00:39:26,865\nyour friends. Lawyer make\ntheir bmw payment, buy a\nbigger house. But you're\n\n557\n00:39:29,535 --> 00:39:32,404\ncreating more litigation here\nand this is wrong. That city\ncouncil to really think long\n\n558\n00:39:33,373 --> 00:39:35,641\nand hard before they implement\nthis because it just allows up\n\n559\n00:39:35,641 --> 00:39:37,641\nby a pass over import\n\n560\n00:39:44,283 --> 00:39:46,819\naltogether. Thank you. Good\nafternoon. Committee members.\nMy name is Arden grew Miami\n\n561\n00:39:49,588 --> 00:39:51,590\ncommissioner on the report.\nArise by the board to present\n\n562\n00:39:52,358 --> 00:39:54,426\nthese items. These\nrecommendations to the\n\n563\n00:39:54,494 --> 00:39:56,161\ncommittee. I first want to\nhighlight that these\n\n564\n00:39:57,263 --> 00:39:59,664\nrecommendations are not staff\nrecommendations. These are\nrecommendations that come from\n\n565\n00:40:01,835 --> 00:40:03,835\nthe board. So I raise the\n\n566\n00:40:05,272 --> 00:40:06,972\nquestion on whether or not\nadministration can pull these\n\n567\n00:40:08,140 --> 00:40:11,109\nitems. As I understand the\nrules, the item has been\nscheduled in belong to this\n\n568\n00:40:15,448 --> 00:40:17,816\ncommittee. So it is up to this\ncommittee as understand it on\nwhether or not to pull this\n\n569\n00:40:19,251 --> 00:40:21,251\nitem. Secondly. If there are\n\n570\n00:40:22,689 --> 00:40:24,689\nquestions about outreach.\n\n571\n00:40:24,791 --> 00:40:26,791\nConcerns about the\n\n572\n00:40:26,926 --> 00:40:28,660\nrecommendations, both myself\nand staff are here prepared to\n\n573\n00:40:29,495 --> 00:40:31,796\npresent on these items. So\nthat both the tenants and the\n\n574\n00:40:32,498 --> 00:40:34,599\nproperty owners who are here\nwith questions can get those\n\n575\n00:40:35,835 --> 00:40:37,835\nanswers publicly here today.\n\n576\n00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:42,240\nDo not pull this item. Because\nthis item has been in the\nworks. Many of these\n\n577\n00:40:50,282 --> 00:40:52,282\nrecommendations for years.\n\n578\n00:40:53,619 --> 00:40:55,619\nTonight. A lot taller than me.\n\n579\n00:40:56,122 --> 00:40:58,224\nHi, my name is Emily. I'm a\nvolunteer with Oakland tenants\n\n580\n00:40:58,224 --> 00:40:59,924\nUnion. I'm here representing\nour members who are generally\n\n581\n00:41:01,694 --> 00:41:04,230\nat work and not people to be\nhere today. We are an all\nvolunteer organization, no\n\n582\n00:41:04,230 --> 00:41:06,666\npaid staff that we have been\naware of this legislation for\n\n583\n00:41:06,666 --> 00:41:08,300\nmonths, if not years due to\nthe fantastic work of the\n\n584\n00:41:09,902 --> 00:41:12,605\nreport and map staff. Who went\nabove and beyond their due\ndiligence and reaching out to\n\n585\n00:41:14,607 --> 00:41:16,708\nall stakeholders and gathering\nfeedbacks ppd back. I see many\n\n586\n00:41:16,809 --> 00:41:19,311\nlandlords here today opposing\nthis item and I'm sure they're\n\n587\n00:41:19,311 --> 00:41:21,915\nall really great. Landlords\nnever break the law and never\nharm their tenants. And that\n\n588\n00:41:21,915 --> 00:41:23,915\nis why this ordinance would\n\n589\n00:41:25,551 --> 00:41:28,354\nnot affect them at all.\nThere's a lot of\nmisinformation, a pain to go\naround today about this\n\n590\n00:41:28,354 --> 00:41:30,689\nordinance. It has nothing to\ndo with evictions or\n\n591\n00:41:30,723 --> 00:41:33,392\nrelocation payments. It does\nnot raise any fees on any\n\n592\n00:41:34,460 --> 00:41:36,460\nlandlords. In fact, all it\n\n593\n00:41:37,530 --> 00:41:39,230\ndoes is provide a slightly\nlarger window of opportunity\n\n594\n00:41:42,468 --> 00:41:45,337\nfor tenants to to file to\nprotest illegal rent increase.\n\n595\n00:41:45,638 --> 00:41:47,772\nLet me highlight that an\nillegal rent increase this\n\n596\n00:41:48,408 --> 00:41:50,576\nrent increase would be a legal\nalready. And right now the law\n\n597\n00:41:51,277 --> 00:41:52,977\nwould allow it to intentially\nbecome legal if it meant know\n\n598\n00:41:53,646 --> 00:41:56,148\ntheir rights and violent time.\nThese are incredibly small\nchanges that only impact\n\n599\n00:41:58,784 --> 00:42:00,452\nlandlords breaking the law. Do\nnot do anything live Syria.\n\n600\n00:42:09,929 --> 00:42:11,929\nThank. You can go ahead and\n\n601\n00:42:14,500 --> 00:42:17,680\nbegin. The timer will show up.\nI'm also a volunteer for\ntenants union. I want to\n\n602\n00:42:18,710 --> 00:42:20,939\nsecond what please state your\nname. For the record. We luck.\n\n603\n00:42:22,676 --> 00:42:24,676\nI want to second what time\n\n604\n00:42:27,580 --> 00:42:29,580\nfrom just have to say. And\n\n605\n00:42:31,830 --> 00:42:33,919\nalso I want to that like. From\nthe perspective of just law,\n\n606\n00:42:35,255 --> 00:42:37,255\ngenerally what the current\n\n607\n00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:41,360\nregime allows current receive\nabout filing about a legal\n\n608\n00:42:41,360 --> 00:42:43,695\nrent increases allows is just\ntotally abnormal of someone's\npicking your pocket for 6\n\n609\n00:42:47,133 --> 00:42:49,133\nmonths. You take. Not a legal.\n\n610\n00:42:50,770 --> 00:42:52,504\nYou can't do that. Can't say\nout life anew in for 6 months.\n\n611\n00:42:58,244 --> 00:43:00,244\nSo. What's your problem? So\n\n612\n00:43:01,114 --> 00:43:03,915\njust as a matter of like\nconsistency with laws,\ngenerally, we oppose this.\n\n613\n00:43:06,850 --> 00:43:08,850\nIt's a totally unreasonable in\n\n614\n00:43:08,621 --> 00:43:11,456\nposition on tenants and as\nstated it doesn't affect\n\n615\n00:43:11,858 --> 00:43:13,525\nanyone except landlords\nillegally increasing their\n\n616\n00:43:14,960 --> 00:43:16,661\nrent. Again, I want to second\neverything I'm going to say.\n\n617\n00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,200\nThanks. Good afternoon.\n\n618\n00:43:25,972 --> 00:43:27,974\nCOUNCILMAN John Williams and\ncurrently, I think makes\n\n619\n00:43:27,974 --> 00:43:29,974\npolicies that are equitable\n\n620\n00:43:30,900 --> 00:43:32,376\nfor landlords mom and pop\nfolks because this particular\n\n621\n00:43:33,312 --> 00:43:35,312\nanother only policy that just\n\n622\n00:43:35,981 --> 00:43:38,384\nweighs on. Small books like\nmyself, put out a business\n\n623\n00:43:38,384 --> 00:43:40,384\nknowing treats mom and pops\n\n624\n00:43:41,721 --> 00:43:43,688\nlike we're a business. I\ncurrently have a real increase\n\n625\n00:43:46,559 --> 00:43:49,262\nthat's been on hold on appeal\nwith the written board year\nand a half. But the very first\n\n626\n00:43:49,262 --> 00:43:51,262\nreal increase in 15 years. And\n\n627\n00:43:52,698 --> 00:43:54,366\nlieutenant. I'm still\nlitigation for 3 and a half\n\n628\n00:43:55,234 --> 00:43:57,100\nback written like tenant and\nthey continue to appeal the\n\n629\n00:43:58,471 --> 00:44:01,139\nthem and prolonged. It's\nexhausting refunds. And\n\n630\n00:44:05,711 --> 00:44:07,412\nputting out of business. So no\nmore policies that are laying\n\n631\n00:44:09,480 --> 00:44:11,950\nheavy on small landlords make\nthe tenants more accountable.\n\n632\n00:44:13,653 --> 00:44:15,520\nOur make policy with a report.\nIt's more respectable and also\n\n633\n00:44:27,300 --> 00:44:30,680\ncome with own policies. Good\nafternoon committee. My name\nis Chris speaking on behalf of\n\n634\n00:44:31,771 --> 00:44:34,600\nthe East Bay Rental Housing\nAssociation, representing\n\n635\n00:44:34,600 --> 00:44:36,600\nhousing providers across\n\n636\n00:44:37,142 --> 00:44:39,145\nOakland, the broader East Bay.\nFirst, I just want to\nacknowledge the position\n\n637\n00:44:39,145 --> 00:44:41,579\nyou're and I do understand\nyou're being asked to make\ndecisions on very complex\n\n638\n00:44:43,382 --> 00:44:45,117\nhousing in issue. And we\nunderstand and we respect that\n\n639\n00:44:47,353 --> 00:44:49,353\nresponsibility. I appreciate\n\n640\n00:44:50,189 --> 00:44:52,190\nthat item has been polled that\nsaid the proposed amendments\n\n641\n00:44:53,859 --> 00:44:56,729\nare not small and\ninsignificant and they raise\n\n642\n00:44:56,729 --> 00:44:59,664\nfundamental concerns. These\npolicy changes are being\nconsidered without clear\n\n643\n00:45:00,533 --> 00:45:02,901\ncomprehensive data to support\nthese changes that they are\n\n644\n00:45:02,901 --> 00:45:04,469\nnecessary or that they will\nproduce the intended\n\n645\n00:45:07,390 --> 00:45:09,390\nconsequence outcomes. Policy\n\n646\n00:45:09,275 --> 00:45:10,975\nbe grounded in more than just\nanecdotal experiences. Allow\n\n647\n00:45:12,450 --> 00:45:14,450\nthe process to be informed by\n\n648\n00:45:14,213 --> 00:45:16,748\ndata a lot of time and\nengagement with stakeholders\nhere from court judges who are\n\n649\n00:45:19,319 --> 00:45:21,386\nactively trying to divert\nrental cases away from kortz\n\n650\n00:45:22,210 --> 00:45:24,624\nencouraging resolutions rather\nthan encouraging more\n\n651\n00:45:24,624 --> 00:45:26,624\nlitigation. Eventually, this\n\n652\n00:45:26,759 --> 00:45:28,759\nis actually happened. Value\n\n653\n00:45:29,361 --> 00:45:31,290\nwas actually happening before.\nThank you for your comments\n\n654\n00:45:37,970 --> 00:45:40,272\nhere. One minute is up. Good\nafternoon committee members.\n\n655\n00:45:41,373 --> 00:45:43,942\nMy name is Julie and ruined\nwith housing provider Resource\nCenter. I'm housing provider\n\n656\n00:45:46,612 --> 00:45:48,747\nspecialist. I also work Price.\nThey rental Housing\nAssociation is support\n\n657\n00:45:49,648 --> 00:45:52,617\nspecialist growth and\nengagement throughout county\nand resource Center. We work\n\n658\n00:45:53,352 --> 00:45:55,119\ndirectly with small housing\nproviders. Many of them who\n\n659\n00:45:55,621 --> 00:45:57,589\nare first-time or accidental\nprop providers receiving a\n\n660\n00:45:59,558 --> 00:46:01,326\nproperty to pro great who are\ntrying to comply with opens\n\n661\n00:46:02,940 --> 00:46:04,940\ncomplex and evolving\n\n662\n00:46:04,163 --> 00:46:07,650\nregulations. What we're seeing\non the ground is not\nresistance to law. It is\n\n663\n00:46:07,767 --> 00:46:09,934\nconfusion, intimidation and\nprocedural errors process is\n\n664\n00:46:10,690 --> 00:46:11,769\nthat they don't understand\nthat they're being forced to\n\n665\n00:46:12,438 --> 00:46:14,438\nmove through without the\n\n666\n00:46:14,540 --> 00:46:16,441\nproper support when there is\nno limit to how far back a\n\n667\n00:46:17,676 --> 00:46:20,545\nclaim can go or penalties can\nescalate even for small\n\n668\n00:46:20,713 --> 00:46:22,381\nunintentional mistakes. Many\nsmall property owners feel\n\n669\n00:46:23,449 --> 00:46:25,618\nlike they are in one era way\nfrom a situation that becomes\n\n670\n00:46:25,618 --> 00:46:27,618\nfinancially overwhelming as\n\n671\n00:46:28,654 --> 00:46:30,889\nthey spoke to here. More\nimportantly, this kind of\nframework increases the\n\n672\n00:46:31,891 --> 00:46:34,859\nlikelihood that issues.\nEscalate straight into\n\n673\n00:46:36,996 --> 00:46:38,998\nlitigation at Alameda County\nhousing provider Resource\ncenters. That is what we're\n\n674\n00:46:38,998 --> 00:46:40,998\nthere for to prove to provide\n\n675\n00:46:48,340 --> 00:46:51,309\nsupport Thank you. My name's\nof them. A kind a small\n\n676\n00:46:52,311 --> 00:46:54,450\nhousing provider. I'm\nrequesting that you retain the\n\n677\n00:46:54,480 --> 00:46:57,449\nexisting provisions for\nrenters who never receive wrap\n\n678\n00:46:58,184 --> 00:47:00,510\nnotices that protection that\nprotections already in the\n\n679\n00:47:00,519 --> 00:47:02,519\nordinance. And it works\n\n680\n00:47:03,689 --> 00:47:05,423\neliminate and open-ended\ncombined with trouble damages.\n\n681\n00:47:08,561 --> 00:47:11,496\nThis creates. In indefinite\nuninsurable, the big Asian\nexposure for small owners\n\n682\n00:47:14,467 --> 00:47:17,301\noperating in good faith, limit\ntrouble damages to willful\nviolations for owners who\n\n683\n00:47:19,380 --> 00:47:21,606\nknowingly buy Litton Act. The\nreckless disregard for of the\n\n684\n00:47:23,142 --> 00:47:25,142\nordinance consistent with San\n\n685\n00:47:25,678 --> 00:47:27,678\nFrancisco. Ensure there is\n\n686\n00:47:29,515 --> 00:47:31,949\nreal rim board parity and\nrequire proof a board member\ndesignation for proper balance\n\n687\n00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:37,155\nand rental property expertise.\nAt a guardrail to the chair\n\n688\n00:47:38,570 --> 00:47:39,590\nand vice chair MAY not be both\ndrawn from the same\n\n689\n00:47:44,864 --> 00:47:46,664\nstakeholder category. And\nprovide a 30 day cure period\n\n690\n00:47:46,932 --> 00:47:48,667\nbefore damages are enacted for\nproperties of 4 units are less\n\n691\n00:47:59,412 --> 00:48:01,412\nworse. Mall owners. Good\n\n692\n00:48:01,881 --> 00:48:03,881\nafternoon committee. My name\n\n693\n00:48:04,416 --> 00:48:06,416\nis Patrick Brady. I am a\n\n694\n00:48:09,655 --> 00:48:11,389\nmember of But more than that,\nI am a small property owner on\n\n695\n00:48:13,225 --> 00:48:15,827\na duplex in West Oakland. I\nhave been trying to remove\n\n696\n00:48:17,195 --> 00:48:19,195\nsquatters from my house in\n\n697\n00:48:21,534 --> 00:48:23,801\nAPRIL will be a full year.\nFrom violations and abuses\n\n698\n00:48:24,570 --> 00:48:26,570\nthat they take advantage like\n\n699\n00:48:28,508 --> 00:48:30,174\nones that are being proposed\nright now. I unequivocally\n\n700\n00:48:35,547 --> 00:48:37,949\nobject to the state that would\nallow renters to challenge\n\n701\n00:48:37,949 --> 00:48:39,949\nrich creases for property\n\n702\n00:48:43,488 --> 00:48:45,488\nowners such as myself. My case\n\n703\n00:48:45,524 --> 00:48:48,292\nhas been thrown out at least\nonce because of these minor\n\n704\n00:48:51,197 --> 00:48:53,531\nadministrative things that the\nRat Board puts on property\n\n705\n00:48:55,501 --> 00:48:57,501\nowners such as myself. And I\n\n706\n00:48:58,604 --> 00:49:00,205\nfeel that tenants having more\nopportunities to delay\n\n707\n00:49:02,842 --> 00:49:04,542\nevictions. Or small turn.\nProperty owners like myself.\n\n708\n00:49:06,378 --> 00:49:08,378\nIt's at. Thank you your\n\n709\n00:49:20,860 --> 00:49:22,560\ncomments. My name is This is\nthe first time come and speak\n\n710\n00:49:23,962 --> 00:49:25,962\nto all you Council members\n\n711\n00:49:29,668 --> 00:49:31,668\nhere. I mean, a long time.\n\n712\n00:49:31,971 --> 00:49:33,971\nHousing provided. I have a lot\n\n713\n00:49:35,774 --> 00:49:37,774\nof good tenants. But some bed\n\n714\n00:49:39,445 --> 00:49:41,445\none day try to turn. Next. Do\n\n715\n00:49:45,584 --> 00:49:47,318\nattendance? Causing trouble?\nAnd when do those tenant don't\n\n716\n00:49:48,587 --> 00:49:50,655\nlike them donate trouble\nattendant? You have have a hot\n\n717\n00:49:52,491 --> 00:49:54,491\ntime to deal with the But law\n\n718\n00:49:55,961 --> 00:49:57,961\nyou guys created? And I don't\n\n719\n00:50:00,650 --> 00:50:02,650\nthink fair. Follow mom and pop\n\n720\n00:50:06,272 --> 00:50:09,400\nhousing provided. As you know,\nlast the leading cause U.S.\n\n721\n00:50:13,179 --> 00:50:14,812\nPublic crazy. Gobble each\nwater utility. If up like\n\n722\n00:50:17,820 --> 00:50:19,820\ncrazy n. You can only increase\n\n723\n00:50:19,385 --> 00:50:21,385\nby less than one percent.\n\n724\n00:50:29,795 --> 00:50:32,463\nThank you your comments. Good\nafternoon. My name is Derrick\n\n725\n00:50:32,498 --> 00:50:34,165\nResident of West Oakland. In a\nsmall mom and pop property\n\n726\n00:50:35,568 --> 00:50:37,568\nowner. Thank you for pulling\n\n727\n00:50:40,806 --> 00:50:43,374\nthis item. I want to say that.\nThe policy making process\nshould always be guided by\n\n728\n00:50:45,811 --> 00:50:48,545\naccurate data, accurate\ninformation. And it doesn't\nappear that that is the case\n\n729\n00:50:52,551 --> 00:50:54,551\nhere. Questions. What is the\n\n730\n00:50:55,554 --> 00:50:57,554\nbasis? Of this? Look back on\n\n731\n00:50:59,358 --> 00:51:01,590\nrent petitions. What is the\nbasis for the introduction of\n\n732\n00:51:06,965 --> 00:51:08,999\ntrouble damages? What is the\nbasis developing are creating\n\n733\n00:51:10,235 --> 00:51:12,235\nmore causes of action? All of\n\n734\n00:51:13,105 --> 00:51:15,306\nthese things serve the\ncreating a hostile work\n\n735\n00:51:15,808 --> 00:51:17,808\nenvironment for small\n\n736\n00:51:21,480 --> 00:51:23,847\nbusinesses and they dis. They\ndisincentivize investment and\n\n737\n00:51:24,950 --> 00:51:26,950\nincentivize freeloading and a\n\n738\n00:51:27,586 --> 00:51:29,253\nkind of give making that\nallows people to play games\n\n739\n00:51:40,766 --> 00:51:42,766\nand milk the system. And I\n\n740\n00:51:43,101 --> 00:51:45,101\nSmall housing providers are\n\n741\n00:51:45,237 --> 00:51:46,937\nleaving about one-third say\nthey plan to exit within the\n\n742\n00:51:49,410 --> 00:51:50,708\nnext 2 years. Housing starts\n15 year loan and units are\n\n743\n00:51:53,211 --> 00:51:55,790\nsitting bake. And yet we\ncontinue to see these\n\n744\n00:51:56,181 --> 00:51:57,916\nproposals that are driven by\nadvocates who have never owned\n\n745\n00:52:00,419 --> 00:52:02,860\nor managed housing. And they\ndon't understand or have a\n\n746\n00:52:03,255 --> 00:52:05,590\nfull understanding of\nreal-world impact of the\npolicies adopted really over\n\n747\n00:52:07,392 --> 00:52:09,392\nthe last 6 years. Those\n\n748\n00:52:09,594 --> 00:52:11,594\npolicies have not hit everyone\n\n749\n00:52:12,297 --> 00:52:14,466\nequally. And you can see it\nright here. They've\n\n750\n00:52:14,466 --> 00:52:16,466\ndisproportionately hurt\n\n751\n00:52:17,202 --> 00:52:18,903\nUndercapitalized mom and pop\nhousing providers. Many, many\n\n752\n00:52:20,472 --> 00:52:22,472\nof whom are black homeowners.\n\n753\n00:52:23,408 --> 00:52:25,408\nWho relied on this income to\n\n754\n00:52:25,510 --> 00:52:27,478\nstay in Oakland and\ngenerational wealth. The\n\n755\n00:52:27,846 --> 00:52:30,548\nproposal today makes that\nworse. No deadlines, unlimited\n\n756\n00:52:31,183 --> 00:52:33,217\nretroactive liability. Trouble\ndamages. It's not balance.\n\n757\n00:52:34,186 --> 00:52:36,120\nIt's pushing the small owners\nout. So thank you for putting\n\n758\n00:52:38,456 --> 00:52:40,158\nthis aside today, police spent\ntime talking with owners talk\n\n759\n00:52:51,503 --> 00:52:53,539\nwith Evra and make. My name.\nMy name David Hall in with\n\n760\n00:52:53,539 --> 00:52:55,539\ndirector of the housing team\n\n761\n00:52:58,610 --> 00:53:00,311\nat Central a counselor this.\nThis these policies were put\n\n762\n00:53:00,913 --> 00:53:03,614\ntogether by the members, the\ncommissioners of the rent for\ntheir subject matter experts.\n\n763\n00:53:05,250 --> 00:53:07,250\nThis was unanimously passed by\n\n764\n00:53:07,386 --> 00:53:10,354\nboth the landlord, tenant and\nunaffiliated representatives.\nNow today, your landlord\n\n765\n00:53:11,356 --> 00:53:13,724\ncomments have been lot about.\nThese amendments are very\nshort and specificity of what\n\n766\n00:53:13,992 --> 00:53:15,726\nthey don't like about these\nproposals and long on\n\n767\n00:53:16,628 --> 00:53:19,298\ncomplaints about being a\nlandlord. This has nothing to\n\n768\n00:53:19,298 --> 00:53:21,298\ndo with evictions. This\n\n769\n00:53:21,366 --> 00:53:23,501\naffects evictions in exactly\n0. A there are 2 important\n\n770\n00:53:24,202 --> 00:53:26,202\nthings that these these\n\n771\n00:53:26,238 --> 00:53:28,238\nproposals do. The first is to\n\n772\n00:53:28,240 --> 00:53:30,942\ngive tenants more time to to\nchallenge in a legal rent\n\n773\n00:53:31,110 --> 00:53:33,711\nincrease. That's a good thing.\nThere's no complain about why\nthat would be a bad thing. I'm\n\n774\n00:53:34,613 --> 00:53:37,216\nsure all of these good\nlandlords are trying to pass a\n\n775\n00:53:37,216 --> 00:53:38,816\nlegal rent increases. So\nthey're not going to be\n\n776\n00:53:40,385 --> 00:53:42,453\naffected by this. The second\nthing this doesn't revolve\n\n777\n00:53:44,289 --> 00:53:46,457\naround penalties disobeying\nthe ordinance, the trouble\n\n778\n00:53:47,392 --> 00:53:49,894\ndamages only is in effect is\nin effect for willful\n\n779\n00:53:50,428 --> 00:53:52,129\nfraudulent malicious activity.\nAgain, nothing that probably\n\n780\n00:53:55,266 --> 00:53:56,967\nin. Thank you for your\ncomments here. One minute is\n\n781\n00:54:02,240 --> 00:54:04,976\nup. Good afternoon. Council\nmembers Mark General, it's a\nvolunteer with the speed\n\n782\n00:54:06,110 --> 00:54:07,978\nCommunity Law Center. Thank\nyou very much for the\n\n783\n00:54:09,714 --> 00:54:12,584\nopportunity. I just want to\ncaution us about\nmisinformation about what the\nordinance with the proposals\n\n784\n00:54:12,584 --> 00:54:14,584\ndo, what they don't do. These\n\n785\n00:54:16,354 --> 00:54:18,422\nproposals are reasonable for\nthe purpose of carrying out\n\n786\n00:54:19,624 --> 00:54:21,624\nthe intent of the ordinance to\n\n787\n00:54:21,827 --> 00:54:24,429\nprotect the renting population\nof the city. One of the one of\n\n788\n00:54:25,397 --> 00:54:27,397\nthe speakers said we should\n\n789\n00:54:27,466 --> 00:54:29,667\nhear from judges. Well, in\n1989 in a case called Kelly\n\n790\n00:54:29,868 --> 00:54:32,504\nversus judges address the\nattorneys fees provision and\n\n791\n00:54:32,504 --> 00:54:35,306\nsaid the attorney speak to\nvision of these ordinances,\n\n792\n00:54:35,340 --> 00:54:37,508\nsimilar ordinances are vital\nto the enforcement of these\n\n793\n00:54:38,510 --> 00:54:41,144\nordinances because nobody else\ndoes it. Tenants can bring\n\n794\n00:54:41,546 --> 00:54:43,546\nactions effective actions by\n\n795\n00:54:44,315 --> 00:54:46,986\nthemselves. The city doesn't\nrepresent individuals. So it's\n\n796\n00:54:46,986 --> 00:54:49,854\nleft to private attorneys to\nenforce your the city's\n\n797\n00:54:50,355 --> 00:54:52,230\nordinance. And that's why the\nCourt of Appeal said these\n\n798\n00:54:53,458 --> 00:54:55,458\nattorneys fees provisions are\n\n799\n00:54:55,627 --> 00:54:57,328\nvital. Now, of course, it\ndoesn't affect anybody who's\n\n800\n00:54:58,163 --> 00:55:00,163\nfollowing the law, pay your\n\n801\n00:55:00,198 --> 00:55:02,534\ntaxes. What's wrong with that?\nYou don't want to pay your\ntaxes. Of course, everybody\n\n802\n00:55:02,534 --> 00:55:04,534\nhas to bear the burden step.\n\n803\n00:55:05,436 --> 00:55:07,104\nYou know that. Thank you for\nyour comments. Your time is\n\n804\n00:55:16,181 --> 00:55:18,849\nup. Good Morning Council\nmembers. My name is Janet\n\n805\n00:55:21,186 --> 00:55:23,654\nHalliburton and I stand here\nis a real tear and a\nrepresentative people who\n\n806\n00:55:23,955 --> 00:55:25,955\nwould like to own we don't\n\n807\n00:55:27,792 --> 00:55:29,792\nproperty in Oakland. Many of\n\n808\n00:55:29,928 --> 00:55:31,928\nthose people are dissuaded\n\n809\n00:55:34,198 --> 00:55:35,900\ndissuaded by the current laws.\nAnd really glad to hear that\n\n810\n00:55:38,870 --> 00:55:40,870\nthe in-form data encouragement\n\n811\n00:55:41,406 --> 00:55:43,406\nof resolutions are being\n\n812\n00:55:43,942 --> 00:55:45,509\nlooked at. And I do encourage\nanother look at this\n\n813\n00:55:47,779 --> 00:55:49,779\nordinance. I like to bring\n\n814\n00:55:50,549 --> 00:55:53,250\nsomething that nobody said yet\nas I was going down part the\nother day, I saw a sign that\n\n815\n00:55:54,785 --> 00:55:56,785\nsay. Rental housing is a\n\n816\n00:55:59,791 --> 00:56:01,491\nbusiness. And then I at the\nOakland Post where there is a\n\n817\n00:56:03,228 --> 00:56:04,829\nnew look at equity business.\nAnd I just like to city\n\n818\n00:56:05,797 --> 00:56:07,797\nCouncil to look at. The fact\n\n819\n00:56:09,100 --> 00:56:11,100\nthat it is that this is.\n\n820\n00:56:11,402 --> 00:56:13,402\nDoesn't have the same. Respect\n\n821\n00:56:15,674 --> 00:56:17,408\nin the city or with a loss as\nany other business. I urge you\n\n822\n00:56:29,540 --> 00:56:31,540\nto look at with that land.\n\n823\n00:56:31,556 --> 00:56:34,124\nMADAM Secretary, I think I've\ngot I've got some see the time\nfrom Steve William and\n\n824\n00:56:34,492 --> 00:56:36,492\nMichelle away. Either. They\n\n825\n00:56:39,698 --> 00:56:41,932\nboth in here. Okay. Thank you.\nMR. Finds you'll have 3\nminutes for one moment to\n\n826\n00:56:45,170 --> 00:56:48,390\nChester Time. Thank you. Good\nafternoon. Chair Brown and\n\n827\n00:56:48,400 --> 00:56:49,740\ncommittee members there are in\nsmall property owner and ceo\n\n828\n00:56:50,442 --> 00:56:52,442\nof Rental Housing Association.\n\n829\n00:56:54,579 --> 00:56:57,147\nAs you know, road represent\nsmall owners across Oakland,\nAlameda County. These are\n\n830\n00:56:59,117 --> 00:57:01,518\nworking class oaklanders\nretirees, community members of\ncolor over 70% small owner\n\n831\n00:57:04,322 --> 00:57:05,990\noperators. Provide the vast\nmajority below market rate\n\n832\n00:57:06,891 --> 00:57:08,692\nrent deeply affordable housing\nin Oakland, Oakland's\n\n833\n00:57:09,994 --> 00:57:11,829\ncommunity and economic\nDevelopment Committee focuses\n\n834\n00:57:14,566 --> 00:57:17,501\non fostering a vibrant,\nequitable economy by\nattracting industries,\n\n835\n00:57:20,638 --> 00:57:23,307\nsupporting local businesses\nand work workforce pathways,\nparticularly underserved\n\n836\n00:57:23,307 --> 00:57:25,307\ncommunities. And that is the\n\n837\n00:57:25,376 --> 00:57:27,376\ncharter of this body. That is\n\n838\n00:57:27,479 --> 00:57:29,479\nthe charter of this body. The\n\n839\n00:57:30,140 --> 00:57:32,140\nrental housing ecosystem in\n\n840\n00:57:32,250 --> 00:57:34,885\nOakland moves about 2.8\nbillion dollars to Oakland's\n\n841\n00:57:35,186 --> 00:57:38,155\neconomy. That's not\ninsignificant and it\n\n842\n00:57:41,893 --> 00:57:43,594\ncontributes to huge share of\nthe business license tax. At\n\n843\n00:57:46,464 --> 00:57:48,532\nabout 125 million dollars. In\naddition to property taxes.\n\n844\n00:57:48,833 --> 00:57:51,102\nAnd why this matter is that\nthe policies this committee\n\n845\n00:57:51,102 --> 00:57:53,102\npasses needs to support our\n\n846\n00:57:54,390 --> 00:57:55,739\nlocal housing providers who\nare also small businesses as\n\n847\n00:57:57,476 --> 00:57:59,209\nthe previous speaker said,\nprovide opportunities for them\n\n848\n00:58:02,140 --> 00:58:03,614\nto start operating grow. But\nright now we've created\n\n849\n00:58:04,215 --> 00:58:06,317\nconditions that chase our\nlocal owners out of business,\n\n850\n00:58:07,318 --> 00:58:09,318\nout of Oakland, out of\n\n851\n00:58:09,521 --> 00:58:11,222\nhousing, the most vulnerable\npeople in our community. That\n\n852\n00:58:12,560 --> 00:58:14,560\nhas to stop a submitted a\n\n853\n00:58:14,759 --> 00:58:16,961\nletter outlining my concerns\nand a set of recommended\n\n854\n00:58:16,961 --> 00:58:18,662\nrecommended changes. But I\nwant to be clear about where\n\n855\n00:58:21,366 --> 00:58:24,335\nwe stand. We are not here\noppose reasonable tenant\n\n856\n00:58:24,436 --> 00:58:26,700\nprotections or compliance. Our\nbusiness is educating our\n\n857\n00:58:26,737 --> 00:58:28,706\nmembers and keeping units on\nthe market. We have been\n\n858\n00:58:29,540 --> 00:58:31,642\nactively partnering with the\ncity and they see the and ways\n\n859\n00:58:33,177 --> 00:58:35,177\nto help small owners who are\n\n860\n00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:37,140\nnot members debt and remain\ncompliant. Let me say this for\n\n861\n00:58:39,584 --> 00:58:41,284\nthe record. This these\namendments before you should\n\n862\n00:58:42,253 --> 00:58:43,920\nnever have reached your desk\nwithout proper stakeholder\n\n863\n00:58:46,257 --> 00:58:48,959\ndiscussion and input. Good\npolicy development requires\nthat. And thank you for taking\n\n864\n00:58:51,429 --> 00:58:53,497\ntaking the steps to look at\nthis and and take the ample\n\n865\n00:58:54,766 --> 00:58:56,766\ntime to work out these. Is\n\n866\n00:58:57,802 --> 00:58:59,802\nbody of updates because we\n\n867\n00:59:01,639 --> 00:59:03,440\nneed to minimize the disparate\nimpacts that small businesses\n\n868\n00:59:06,544 --> 00:59:08,912\nlike ours up against and have\nbeen reported in other\nfunctions of the city. One\n\n869\n00:59:09,381 --> 00:59:11,381\nsize does not fit all. As I\n\n870\n00:59:13,451 --> 00:59:15,152\nsaid before. And housing, you\nall know that I'm here about\n\n871\n00:59:15,454 --> 00:59:17,654\nsolving problems and one make\nthat very clear to\nrecommendations from moving\n\n872\n00:59:20,240 --> 00:59:22,240\nforward. Operation allies, the\n\n873\n00:59:22,727 --> 00:59:24,394\npractice of convening regular\njoint stakeholder meetings\n\n874\n00:59:26,765 --> 00:59:29,650\nwith a 8 c, d and rap to\nensure that the lived\nexperience that everyone talks\n\n875\n00:59:30,201 --> 00:59:32,201\nabout is included in these\n\n876\n00:59:32,203 --> 00:59:34,271\ndiscussions. And we have to\nrun new policies and\n\n877\n00:59:35,139 --> 00:59:37,676\namendments to the Department\nof recent Equity for\nassessment and input because\n\n878\n00:59:37,676 --> 00:59:39,676\nthis city operates in silos\n\n879\n00:59:41,346 --> 00:59:44,114\nand that must change and then\nsee the rent board with\nqualified individuals\n\n880\n00:59:45,783 --> 00:59:47,451\ncurrently run rental housing.\nThat helps because you have\n\n881\n00:59:50,789 --> 00:59:52,423\nthe contacts at the thank you\nfor your comments. MISTER\n\n882\n00:59:55,930 --> 00:59:57,494\nBarnes, your Time is up. If\nyour name is called and you're\nstill here and chamber and\n\n883\n00:59:58,563 --> 01:00:01,465\nwould still like to speak,\nplease come up to the podium\nand allies will switch to zoom\n\n884\n01:00:04,603 --> 01:00:06,269\nusers. One c please unmute\nyourself and begin your one\n\n885\n01:00:11,740 --> 01:00:13,740\nminute comment. I'm quien\n\n886\n01:00:13,544 --> 01:00:15,245\npeople resident member of\ncontents union support. These\n\n887\n01:00:16,314 --> 01:00:18,282\nincremental common changes\nthat coming from a pow of\n\n888\n01:00:19,116 --> 01:00:21,116\ntenants, landlords and\n\n889\n01:00:22,190 --> 01:00:23,754\nhomeowners. I'm disappointed\nthat you're putting items He's\n\n890\n01:00:24,722 --> 01:00:27,624\nlike most who often don't live\nin Oakland, such as Chris\nMall, who now lives in\n\n891\n01:00:28,593 --> 01:00:30,827\nPiedmont, putting the\ninterests of you've done is\nabove those of your\n\n892\n01:00:34,320 --> 01:00:36,330\nconstituents, especially one\nof the especially pot is\n\n893\n01:00:36,330 --> 01:00:38,330\nextending the time tenants\n\n894\n01:00:39,171 --> 01:00:41,773\nhave to file a complaint. It's\nridiculous that if you find\nout you being defrauded for\n\n895\n01:00:41,773 --> 01:00:43,773\ntoo long, you just have to\n\n896\n01:00:45,577 --> 01:00:47,577\ncontinue accepting the fraught\n\n897\n01:00:47,679 --> 01:00:50,480\nthese on come complex changes\nalmost every is full of idiots\n\n898\n01:00:50,480 --> 01:00:52,383\nwho familiar with what is\nbeing proposed for the\n\n899\n01:00:53,250 --> 01:00:54,952\nexisting Law Council shouldn't\npull items just because, you\n\n900\n01:00:56,721 --> 01:00:58,723\nknow, Don is refused to read\nthem. Also, it's ridiculous\n\n901\n01:00:58,723 --> 01:01:00,490\nthat council meetings are in\nthe middle of the day, making\n\n902\n01:01:02,360 --> 01:01:04,728\nit hard for people with jobs\nto participate and easier for\npeople reach out to working\n\n903\n01:01:07,298 --> 01:01:09,990\nclass of Oakland, businesses,\nprovide services averages by\n\n904\n01:01:13,104 --> 01:01:15,140\nhomes and make more people\nKathleen Sims, please unmute\n\n905\n01:01:15,140 --> 01:01:17,140\nyour something big in your one\n\n906\n01:01:20,450 --> 01:01:22,450\nminute comment. Good after or\n\n907\n01:01:23,810 --> 01:01:25,810\nsenator from years. Kathleen,\n\n908\n01:01:25,816 --> 01:01:28,718\nI see you are logged on to 2.\nPlease mute one or and one.\n\n909\n01:01:31,856 --> 01:01:33,856\nThere's co coming through.\n\n910\n01:01:43,401 --> 01:01:45,401\nWanted be a year Please begin\n\n911\n01:01:46,303 --> 01:01:48,303\nyour comment. I think they're\n\n912\n01:01:53,277 --> 01:01:55,277\nher. And good it. Know, are a\n\n913\n01:01:57,649 --> 01:02:00,417\nsorry, Kathleen, I will you\nYou if you're on a phone and\n\n914\n01:02:01,385 --> 01:02:03,385\nlaptop, you might have 2, 1,\n\n915\n01:02:03,988 --> 01:02:06,890\nor the other. There's an echo\ncoming through. So are now and\n\n916\n01:02:07,625 --> 01:02:09,625\nwe will come back to you.\n\n917\n01:02:12,964 --> 01:02:14,631\nOkay. No. Well as please\nunmute yourself begin your\n\n918\n01:02:19,670 --> 01:02:21,670\ncomment. Hi, my name is Noel\n\n919\n01:02:23,607 --> 01:02:25,607\nand the the tenant of color in\n\n920\n01:02:25,610 --> 01:02:27,311\nOakland. I'm calling in the\nmiddle of a workday trying to\n\n921\n01:02:31,782 --> 01:02:33,782\nmake time for for I am for the\n\n922\n01:02:40,424 --> 01:02:42,827\nproposed. It's I am. I support\nthe agenda item for landlords.\n\n923\n01:02:42,827 --> 01:02:44,827\nOne air doesn't mean you lose\n\n924\n01:02:46,964 --> 01:02:49,000\nyour housing landlords coming\nwith the same talking points\n\n925\n01:02:49,000 --> 01:02:51,835\nfor all tenant protections.\nHave to look at the\n\n926\n01:02:53,204 --> 01:02:54,905\nincentives. We can't forget\nthat the business people are\n\n927\n01:02:56,307 --> 01:02:58,307\nreferring to is mine and other\n\n928\n01:02:59,176 --> 01:03:01,176\ntenants, literal livelihoods\n\n929\n01:03:01,378 --> 01:03:03,781\nat this only affect illegal\nrent increases and should be\nallowed to be addressed with\n\n930\n01:03:07,519 --> 01:03:09,953\nmore time. And regulation like\nthis helps address\nhomelessness crisis so we\n\n931\n01:03:16,494 --> 01:03:18,328\nshould take it seriously.\nKathleen, you can unmute\n\n932\n01:03:23,467 --> 01:03:25,467\nyourself and try again.\n\n933\n01:03:25,503 --> 01:03:27,503\nKathleen Sims. If you can meet\n\n934\n01:03:34,946 --> 01:03:36,646\nyour cell. You hear Yes, we\ncan hear you without an echo.\n\n935\n01:03:38,820 --> 01:03:40,217\nYou can begin your comment.\nOk? My name is Kathleen sends\n\n936\n01:03:42,920 --> 01:03:44,655\nI'm a small housing provider\nand I worked closely with many\n\n937\n01:03:45,890 --> 01:03:47,924\nhousing providers throughout\nthe city. I'm concerned about\n\n938\n01:03:47,959 --> 01:03:49,793\nthe provision allowing tenant\npetitions to be filed at any\n\n939\n01:03:51,663 --> 01:03:53,597\ntime during a tendency\nremoving the current timelines\n\n940\n01:03:56,167 --> 01:03:58,101\nMAY appear procedural, but in\npractice, it requires property\n\n941\n01:03:59,137 --> 01:04:01,710\nowners to maintain extensive\ndocumentation for the entire\n\n942\n01:04:02,307 --> 01:04:04,241\nduration of a tendency to\ndefend against claims years\n\n943\n01:04:06,511 --> 01:04:08,511\nlater. In many rent adjustment\n\n944\n01:04:10,347 --> 01:04:12,182\nhearings and appeals tenants\nare represented by legal aid.\n\n945\n01:04:12,883 --> 01:04:14,883\nAttorneys are advocates well,\n\n946\n01:04:15,620 --> 01:04:17,553\nsmall housing providers often\nrepresent themselves due to\n\n947\n01:04:18,489 --> 01:04:20,489\nthe legal costs that\n\n948\n01:04:21,191 --> 01:04:23,590\nfrequently exceed $400 an\nhour. In addition, many\n\n949\n01:04:23,961 --> 01:04:25,562\nmembers of the board are\nrepresented by the city\n\n950\n01:04:28,990 --> 01:04:30,200\nattorney. As a result, housing\nproviders find themself in in\n\n951\n01:04:33,170 --> 01:04:35,170\na room full of attorneys. This\n\n952\n01:04:36,707 --> 01:04:38,707\nis not equitable or balanced.\n\n953\n01:04:44,315 --> 01:04:46,550\nPlease consider these issues.\nJames van, you can unmute\nyourself and begin your\n\n954\n01:04:55,759 --> 01:04:57,759\ncomment. Proposals, fact, come\n\n955\n01:04:59,364 --> 01:05:01,364\nfrom tenant advocate. There\n\n956\n01:05:02,330 --> 01:05:04,368\nwere no represent proposals\nfrom the tennis themselves.\nThese were the by the board\n\n957\n01:05:06,300 --> 01:05:08,300\nmembers in session because\n\n958\n01:05:08,238 --> 01:05:10,238\ntrying to carry out their duty\n\n959\n01:05:12,109 --> 01:05:14,445\nand the aims of the rental\nordinance. So they saw these 2\n\n960\n01:05:14,445 --> 01:05:16,445\npoles and propose this waste\n\n961\n01:05:21,819 --> 01:05:24,687\nkill them. We are We're\ncertainly for these\nunreasonable proposals and\n\n962\n01:05:25,389 --> 01:05:27,123\nmost jurisdictions already\nhave these empowering\n\n963\n01:05:30,360 --> 01:05:33,960\nproposed. So we think they\nshould be acted on. They would\n\n964\n01:05:35,833 --> 01:05:37,833\nsend out least a month ago to\n\n965\n01:05:38,669 --> 01:05:41,505\nall representative is widely\nrepresentatives to consider\nand make comments that were no\n\n966\n01:05:41,872 --> 01:05:44,542\ncomments received at that\ntime. So we think that there\n\n967\n01:05:44,542 --> 01:05:46,542\nare many have a chance to see\n\n968\n01:05:47,111 --> 01:05:49,111\nthese to react to that. And to\n\n969\n01:05:50,949 --> 01:05:52,949\npropose alternatives we think\n\n970\n01:05:54,118 --> 01:05:55,819\nthey make sense. They're\nreasonable good proposal sent\n\n971\n01:05:57,521 --> 01:05:59,188\nhigh thank you. Thank you for\nyour comments chair at this\n\n972\n01:05:59,657 --> 01:06:01,657\ntime. All names have been\n\n973\n01:06:02,927 --> 01:06:05,330\ncalled. We just need a motion\non Okay. Excellent. Thank you\n\n974\n01:06:05,330 --> 01:06:07,330\nso much. So just want to thank\n\n975\n01:06:07,331 --> 01:06:09,331\neveryone who showed up for\n\n976\n01:06:11,502 --> 01:06:13,502\npublic comment on this item.\n\n977\n01:06:14,472 --> 01:06:16,472\nAnd of you know, the advocates\n\n978\n01:06:19,430 --> 01:06:20,877\nsupport tenants as well as you\nknow, smaller landlords in the\n\n979\n01:06:22,914 --> 01:06:24,914\ncity of Oakland. I guess it's\n\n980\n01:06:25,749 --> 01:06:27,818\nmy understanding from the\nadministration in the\n\n981\n01:06:28,552 --> 01:06:30,253\ndepartment that there will be\nmore community engagement on\n\n982\n01:06:31,388 --> 01:06:33,388\nthis item. And so look forward\n\n983\n01:06:34,240 --> 01:06:36,159\nto having it returned prior to\nyou colleagues, any questions\n\n984\n01:06:39,960 --> 01:06:41,960\nor comments? Council member\n\n985\n01:06:51,976 --> 01:06:54,410\nfavor. Know that there's been\none minute given to speak on\nthese items. And I do want to\n\n986\n01:06:55,379 --> 01:06:57,982\nget a little bit more clarity\nbecause I came here to\n\n987\n01:06:57,982 --> 01:06:59,982\nactually hear a presentation\n\n988\n01:07:02,186 --> 01:07:04,755\non this item and engage in\nactive deliberation. I need to\n\n989\n01:07:04,755 --> 01:07:06,755\nget a better understanding of\n\n990\n01:07:08,492 --> 01:07:10,492\nwhy this item was pulled and\n\n991\n01:07:10,695 --> 01:07:12,362\nAnd what is happening next. So\nI'm not sure who to direct\n\n992\n01:07:14,931 --> 01:07:17,680\nthat. Question, too. But I\njust want I think its\n\n993\n01:07:17,680 --> 01:07:19,502\nimportant to to state that for\nthe record to the\n\n994\n01:07:22,440 --> 01:07:24,141\nadministration. And through\nthe chair. Thank you for that\n\n995\n01:07:25,843 --> 01:07:27,843\nquestion. Councilmember Fife.\n\n996\n01:07:28,713 --> 01:07:30,713\nStaff feels that we need to.\n\n997\n01:07:32,516 --> 01:07:34,516\nProvide more outreach, get\n\n998\n01:07:34,551 --> 01:07:36,551\nmore engagement to understand\n\n999\n01:07:38,656 --> 01:07:40,791\nthis That's very nuanced and\nthe basis for pulling it was\n\n1000\n01:07:40,791 --> 01:07:43,459\nto get more information so\nthat we can understand all the\n\n1001\n01:07:47,640 --> 01:07:49,640\nfiscal impact. From the city.\n\n1002\n01:07:49,200 --> 01:07:51,200\nObviously for the landlord and\n\n1003\n01:07:52,170 --> 01:07:55,104\nthe tenants and do a deeper\nanalysis. And that's\n\n1004\n01:07:55,372 --> 01:07:57,373\nessentially why we're pulling\nthe item and we don't have a\n\n1005\n01:07:58,442 --> 01:08:00,109\ndate yet, but we will get back\nto the group with the date\n\n1006\n01:08:01,790 --> 01:08:02,779\nonce that analysis has been\nconducted and we've done more\n\n1007\n01:08:08,452 --> 01:08:10,452\nadditional outreach. Well, I\n\n1008\n01:08:11,855 --> 01:08:13,855\nam the queen of outreach. So I\n\n1009\n01:08:14,792 --> 01:08:16,660\nthink having conversations and\nand having a lot of Carter in\n\n1010\n01:08:18,762 --> 01:08:20,762\nthe chamber. It's helpful.\n\n1011\n01:08:22,767 --> 01:08:25,702\nYes, stop it. And and I think\nit's important to have have\nthose kind of conversations I\n\n1012\n01:08:26,737 --> 01:08:29,539\njust wanted to if we're going\nto engage in a certain type of\n\n1013\n01:08:30,508 --> 01:08:33,109\nactivity, I want that\nconsistency. We just had an\nitem or councilmember Houston\n\n1014\n01:08:35,879 --> 01:08:37,948\nas the council member of his\ndistrict was respected in a\n\n1015\n01:08:37,948 --> 01:08:40,850\nway that hasn't been done\nacross the board. So what I'm\n\n1016\n01:08:41,452 --> 01:08:43,452\nasking for all of my\n\n1017\n01:08:44,540 --> 01:08:46,540\ncolleagues and for all city\n\n1018\n01:08:46,570 --> 01:08:48,570\nstaff is to if we're going to\n\n1019\n01:08:49,590 --> 01:08:51,562\ngauge principled activity, let\nit be consistent. Not not\n\n1020\n01:08:51,562 --> 01:08:53,562\nbecause of who's mayor, not\n\n1021\n01:08:55,166 --> 01:08:56,866\nbecause of who's chair, but\nbecause we seriously want to\n\n1022\n01:08:58,100 --> 01:09:00,303\nget to an outcome that\nbenefits all people. Because\n\n1023\n01:09:00,671 --> 01:09:03,507\nthe way that I see this body\nmoves, sometimes it's\n\n1024\n01:09:03,507 --> 01:09:05,809\ninequitable and I'm going to\ncall it out when I see it.\n\n1025\n01:09:05,809 --> 01:09:07,809\nJust want to say that for the\n\n1026\n01:09:16,720 --> 01:09:18,720\nrecord. So we just need a\n\n1027\n01:09:20,390 --> 01:09:22,825\nmotion on item. I'd like to\nmove this to the pending list.\n\n1028\n01:09:27,764 --> 01:09:29,900\nSecond. Thank you. To the\nmaker of the motion to the\n\n1029\n01:09:29,900 --> 01:09:31,900\npending list. No date\n\n1030\n01:09:31,936 --> 01:09:34,837\nspecific, correct? Thank you.\nThat's a motion made by\nCouncilmember Unger, seconded\n\n1031\n01:09:37,700 --> 01:09:39,509\nby Councilmember Ramachandran\nto withdraw in place. Item\nnumber 4 on the pending list.\n\n1032\n01:09:40,812 --> 01:09:43,212\nNo date specific on row\ncouncil members by know,\n\n1033\n01:09:46,884 --> 01:09:49,285\nRamachandran I. And Chair\nBrown. I thank Item number 4\n\n1034\n01:09:52,890 --> 01:09:54,890\npasses with 3 ayes one. No to\n\n1035\n01:09:54,858 --> 01:09:57,494\nplace. Item number 4 on the\npending. Alright community\nEconomic development pending\n\n1036\n01:09:59,930 --> 01:10:02,565\nlist. No date specific. Moving\non to item number 4, right?\n\n1037\n01:10:04,768 --> 01:10:06,569\nMoving on open forum. Calling\nin the name that signed up to\n\n1038\n01:10:13,243 --> 01:10:15,243\nspeak. David Boat right? Much\n\n1039\n01:10:20,500 --> 01:10:21,851\ntime. Thank you. Bo Wright\nDistrict 4 after such an\n\n1040\n01:10:23,987 --> 01:10:26,823\nexhaustive anti displacement\nplan now is an opportune time\n\n1041\n01:10:27,691 --> 01:10:29,691\nto to report on the Housing\n\n1042\n01:10:30,360 --> 01:10:32,228\nDepartment's efforts to\nincrease housing in Oakland\n\n1043\n01:10:33,630 --> 01:10:35,931\nover the last 10 years. This\nreport should show how many\n\n1044\n01:10:36,533 --> 01:10:38,533\nhousing units by single\n\n1045\n01:10:38,669 --> 01:10:41,204\nmultiple and family of 3 or\nmore persons have been\n\n1046\n01:10:41,204 --> 01:10:43,204\ncompleted per year. And the\n\n1047\n01:10:43,407 --> 01:10:45,407\nnumber of persons house and\n\n1048\n01:10:46,143 --> 01:10:48,143\neach housing group per year\n\n1049\n01:10:48,145 --> 01:10:50,145\nstate, the cost per unit for\n\n1050\n01:10:51,480 --> 01:10:53,650\neach of the housing groups of\nitem. One and final show. The\n\n1051\n01:10:53,684 --> 01:10:55,684\ndifferent types of housing and\n\n1052\n01:10:57,454 --> 01:10:59,454\ncost per unit for the housing\n\n1053\n01:10:59,790 --> 01:11:01,290\ngroups and of item one with\ntypes to find is\n\n1054\n01:11:01,925 --> 01:11:04,561\nrefurbishments and new\nconstruction with the latter.\n\n1055\n01:11:06,296 --> 01:11:08,531\nBroken down by conventional\nground up modular small houses\n\n1056\n01:11:09,600 --> 01:11:11,600\nand other such as 3 d\n\n1057\n01:11:12,200 --> 01:11:14,970\nprinting. And with the average\ncompletion time start to\n\n1058\n01:11:15,380 --> 01:11:16,739\noccupancy. Ready for each of\nthese types of housing. Thank\n\n1059\n01:11:20,440 --> 01:11:22,279\nyou. Thank you comments share\nat this time. All names have\n\n1060\n01:11:22,279 --> 01:11:23,880\nbeen called excellent. Thank\nyou so much. Meeting is\n",
      "text": "adjourned. 2 Kay top. Can we have the chamber and muted?\nPlease?\nGood afternoon and welcome to the community and\neconomic develop. Committee\nmeeting of Tuesday 3/24/2026, the time is now one. 44 pm in\nthis meeting MAY come to order before taking rival provide\ninstructions on how to submit\nspeaker card items on this agenda. If you're here with us in chamber would like to\nsubmit a speaker card. Police\nnot intend, went into it. 2,\nmy support clerk, representative before the item\nis read into record or no No later than 10 minutes there at\nthe start of this meeting, this meeting came to order at one. 44 pm and speaker cards\nwill no longer be accepted\nafter one. 54 pm. Will now\nproceed with taking roll.\nCouncil members by.\nCouncilmember Houston. We've\ngot special Larry.\nCouncilmember Unger. Founder\ndone present and Chair Brown PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have\n4 members present. We need a motion to adjourn into a special meeting due to the presence of councilmember\nHouston. So move. Thank you. That's a motion made by Chair\nBrown seconded by\nCouncilmember fight. 2 can\nadjourned the cdbg and reconvene into a special meeting due to the presence of\ncouncilmember Houston at one.\n45? Pm on role Councilmembers\nspy. I I'm a child run. I\nchair Brown. I thank you. This meeting is now a can bring in\nto a special meeting. Moving on to announcements chaired. You have any announcements at\nthis time. Yes. Thank you so\nmuch. My first announcement is that in an effort to keep our\ncommittee meetings on time, we\nwill move to have public comment be just one minute.\nThank you so much. Thank you. Reading in item one approval of the draft minutes from the\ncommittee meeting held on 3/10/2026. There are no speakers on this item move\napproval. Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember 5\nseconded Councilmember Unger to accept the draft minutes from the committee meeting\nheld on 3/10/2026 on Row\nCouncilmember by I\nramachandran I Unger I and chair Brown. I think you item\nnumber one passes with 4 eyes to accept the draft minutes\nfrom 3/10/2026. Reading an item to determination of scattered about standing committee items and there are\nno speakers on this item. Excellent. Thank you so much. Do we have any changes from\nthe administration? Colleagues? We just need a\nmotion on Penniless. Of\npending list. Second. Thank you. That was a motion made by councilmember under seconded\nby 100 to accept the determination of scheduled a standing committee items as is\non row Councilmember spy, I promise and on eye and chair\nBrown. I thank you, Adam.\nNumber 2 passes with or eyes to accept the pending list as\nis reading in item number 3. Adopt an ordinance authorizing the city administrator to\nnegotiate and execute a lease agreement with the nonprofit\nOakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. But the Tyrone\nKearney Park at 10. Sorry, 1,\n0, 5, 0, 1, at drive Oakland for a license, be of $0 for a\nterm of 2 years with 5, 1, year options to extend for maintenance and workforce\ntraining. 2 making findings that the below market license\nbe is in the best and is in\nthe city's best interest and 3 making California Environmental Quality Act\nfindings. And we have 2 speakers that signed up to\nspeak. Excellent. Thank you so much. We will hear from staff\non this item. After chair\nBrown members of the\ncommittee. My name is Shane Hirschfield gold in the city administrator's office and the\nsustainability and resilience division one of the honors\nthat I have in that role is overseeing the final stages of implementation of the better\nneighborhood say neighbors. Program, which is funded\nthrough transformative climate communities. Grant from the\nstate of California. Total grant amount is 28.2 million\ndollars. We received that\ngrant and 2020 and one of the\nprojects of the better neighborhood say neighbors\nproject is the revitalization of tire on Kearney Park, which\nhas probably most of, you know, has been shuttered for\nover 2 decades. The community,\nthe community coalition that came together and developed a very grassroots plan for Deep\nEast Oakland and that led to\nthe better neighborhood say neighbors project led by the East Oakland neighborhoods\nInitiative Highlighted the revitalization of Tyron\nKearney Park and not just\nrevitalization of the park, but the creation of a\ncommunity led stewardship program. They highlighted that\nhas a major community priority\nand the Oakland Parks and Rec\nCreation Foundation is one of recipients of the transformative climate\ncommunities. Grant through better neighborhood say\nneighbors. Oakland Parks, Recreation Foundation has been\nworking with Eoe knee as well as with the Sovereignty Park\nresident Action Coalition or\nSpur Ack. To develop a robust\ncommunity stewardship. Program that also includes workforce\ntraining. At Tyrone Kearney\nPark. And so we have here Mandaloun Coderre Redman who\nis the executive director of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and\nshe's going to speak a little bit to the work that they are\nplanning for the park. Good\nafternoon, though. Mandaloun Redmond executive director\nwith the Oakland Parks and Foundation members of the\ncouncil and the public. We are\nvery excited to implement stewardship program at Tire on\nKearney Park, specifically\nbecause of that. Longstanding of that park. This is coming\nfrom a lot of collaborative work with the community as\nwell as several different departments entities\nsurrounding the area. In turn, Ali at the city where working\nwith the real estate city administrators of Krista Oakland, Parks, Recreation\nNews Development Department\npublic works altogether to\nimplement this stewardship program. Often we are\npartnering with the city to\nbring in dollars for restoration projects around\nplayground equipment, park spaces, green spaces. We plant\ntrees. This agreement that's before you or at lease\nagreement allows us actually them implement programming once were complete with the\nproject. And that's this Very profound next step that allows\nus to activate that space beyond the building. So that\nis what is before you. We are\nin partnership every week with\nServices Department as well as our community members and\nmachine ahead mention Spratt\nKenny owning so that we can\nget our work plan really in order and engaged community,\nright where they are and continued to activate the space beyond that opening of\nthat. That's going it. Answer\nquestions. Excellent. Thank\nyou so much. In. You all have\nmore to present. Good afternoon Council committee\nmember some Quincy the capital, the premise Project\ncoordinator pr, Windy. I'm here today to highlight our\nrelationship pr f. And park\nstakeholders in general collaborated with a from a\nvariety of items as relates to\na Parrot id. I enjoyed working relationship. I have with\nthem. And this project will enhance our partnership. How\nyou might ask. Well, the maintenance of our parks and rec facilities is performed by\nPublic Works. Pw. This is an\nenormous undertaking pr to help other community groups\nwill perform maintenance tasks as well as open and close and\npersonal part park. This will allow for Pw focus its limited\nresources on other sites. Also puracal provide consistent\nstewardship of the space. Sure that any vandalism be\naddressed promptly. Renovate a park reopening soon windy City\nas a whole needs stakeholder\nsuch parent and others tracking center to school\nsafer to space, which will encourage communication. Thank\nyou. Excellent. Thank you so\nmuch for the report\ncolleagues, any questions or comments Councilmember Houston and I know that this is in\ndistrict 7 wanted to go ahead and give you the opportunity\nshare. Remarks are asking\nquestions. Thank chair. I just wanted to find out who in that\ndepartment is the executive\ndirector whos the board of\ndirectors and what neighborhood outreach did they reach out to? And I want to\nknow actually who that was its\nmeddling. Do you not mass\nwhoever's out here? Do they know What a park was shut\ndown. That is a complicated\nhistory. I don't if that's something we don't want answer\nthat you want me to yeah, answer it because I was the\nnumber one. It had shut down their greed because of the homicides and 11, 5 day. But I\nwant to know if you know, I\nknew now. Okay, okay. So my\nthing is this is what part of the neighborhood that we speak\nto cause this 2 worlds right. And the first time it was\nopened up in the last 23 years was when I just opened it up\non 11 5 this year. No homicides, no shootings. No\nstab is nothing showing that we can we we we connect up. We\nconnect right to. Right. So because I'm from from Stone\nCity, 11, spreading park, all\nthose areas probably never elect another person like me\non on this seat because from\nthere right? So I just want to know who reached out to me to\ntalk to me about this. I have\npersonally talked with your aydlett that I think pronouncing that correctly. We've been talking with the\nprevious council member before as we know it's been a long\ntime and a lot of engagement that's prak really was\ninstrumental providing\nengagement to bring that state dollars to restore the\nplayground. They They have\nvery detailed engagement around what the park wants to\ndo, what it has been doing in\nthe midst of it being gated, there's activation all around the space at the moment.\nThere's connectivity with them\nand But surrounding park and\nleft field over at Brookfield. There's been all kinds of connections. A lot of that\nwe've been building through, then transformative climate\ncommunities, grant in the\nbetter neighborhood. Same neighbors initiative. So it's\nbeen in many different iterations. This is almost the\nlast step that allows us to\nactivate. So it's been many\nyears. Yeah, I got understand chair step, the councilmember\nnow and I just am was happening and that from that\ncommunity right. And I want to know school is going to be a\nvery touchy situation. If it's not handled the right don't\nwant to be closed down another\n23 years right? So I never suspect never reached out to\nme. I'm just trying to figure\nout why nobody reached out to\ntalk to me about what I apologize. If there's a way\nthat I can reach strictly to\nyou, we can do walked 3 in Walks you can see some of the activities that we have them.\nI'm happy to do that with u n writes, I don't want to move\nthis until I have these meetings and speak to individuals that's gone.\nManage it. Speak to you and find out who in the community.\nNot just one side is 3 parts\nto that community. That need to be spoke to so we can be\nsuccessful. We want this to be successful. We wanted to be\njust like the 11 5 ended up,\nopened it up without\npermission did that. No shootings, no killings know martyrs. Happiness was states.\nTrade happen is like\ncouncilmember Senate's it\nHappiness Day. It was a happy\nday. So I don't want to move\nin until I to. I have had these meetings. Yes, want pass\nit to staff. Thank you.\nCouncilmember Houston, so in a recent meeting, we establish\nthe fact that with ribbon\ncutting ceremony, we have a planning process. It's odd to\nsee Your office will be involved in process to have\nweekly meetings in his weekly\nnews. One ball. Obviously, you\nmembers of only Spratt also foundation. City staff\nmembers. And so we encourage you to come to those meetings\nthis week meetings and provide who ever you see that. That needs to be a part of those\nmeetings. We Kirsten so. I'll have communication with you\nand with your office. Also man\nso. Thanks, excellent. And so I guess my question at this time to the staff. Can you\nbriefly walk us through the importance of, I guess, passing this item in this\nmoment and then I did hear the staff say that they they look\nforward to ongoing engagement\nwith the District 7 office, but just wanted to get a clear\nunderstanding of of the item we have before us today. Yes,\nabsolutely. Through the chair.\nAs as we mentioned, this is\none of a host of projects through the better neighborhood say neighbors\nproject. And that project\nserves several disputes specific neighborhoods in Deep\nEast. So sub running park, Brookfield Village don't hers\non her wrist. And the\ncommunity engagement process that went into establishing\nthe better neighborhood say\nneighbors plan that was led by\nthe East Oakland neighborhoods Initiative, a coalition that was made up of multiple\nnonprofits and community\nleaders. Identified this pot. This park and several other\nsites as neighborhood\npriorities. But where we are now, we received the 28.2\nmillion dollar grant from the\nstate in 2020 appropriated. It\nand began work. And the grant\ninitially and it was a shorter grant. We're the 3rd or so\nextension at this point. And establishment of the\nstewardship plan is one of the\ndeliverables of the grant. So\nthe license agreement is sort\nof the the innovative\nmechanism that through the state support the city are\nreal estate division are parks\nand youth development Department our community\npartners have come up with as\na way of establishing that\nkind of shared model. Of\nleadership. But again, we are\nkind of up against the grant deadlines are implementation\nis supposed to and in at at this plant are implementation\nsupposed to end at the end of APRIL. That doesn't mean that\nthe stewardship work with end. But it does mean that we\nshould have Rima it Pra and\nSpratt and uni to launch into the stewardship activities. At\nthat point. And we do as has\nbeen Quincy mental and I think mentioned we do have a number of safeguards built into the\nlicense agreement. So it's 2\nyear agreement with 5 one-year extensions and annual at\nminimum check partnering with certain, you know, having\nongoing communication with our economic workforce development\ndepartment around the\nworkforce, training partnering with Opr Weide around, you\nknow, programming partnering Pw maintenance. So we're we're\nbuilding in a lot of checks and balances. Excellent. Thank\nyou so much. So guess from\nwhat I'm hearing. Be given the\ncurrent deadline. I think I heard there was deadline of\nAPRIL end of APRIL in order to\nget U.S. Agreement rolling,\nespecially given that the project. I think the report\nsaid that the dollars were funded in 2019 and then the\nallocation in 2020. So it's actually taken us some time to\neven just get to this point. And so I you know, through to\nCouncilmember Houston kind of\nbased on what was articulate it. We would you be\ncomfortable with this body kind of moving this item, I\nbelieve, is going to go to the a special council meeting,\nwhich is after our recess. In so that then in the meantime,\nyou can connect with staff to get more of an understanding. And then if at that council\nmeeting, you still have concerns, then we can address\nit as a body. But I I would like this body to move the\nitem forward so that then we\ncan and sure that the we are\non track to meet that end of APRIL deadline. That is the ground to the chair. When is\nthe groundbreaking was up to\nlate JUNE. We're looking now\nJULY, JULY. So on the site is none of these organizations\nreached out to me on that and I'm not going going any you\nguys districts and tell you\nwhat to do. And it is organizations reached out to me about this because this is\na complicated location. Which which complicated when a complicated, you got 3\ndifferent worlds. You gotta do\nit over there. So I'm just saying it's a complicated situation and everybody has to\nbe embraced on that, everybody. So I'm saying no,\nbecause I didn't reach out to\nme that I'd ever heard from nobody, 3 organization not\nbeen in office for 13 months. I mean, I know I was there at\nthe ground me when they opened it up and did the groundbreaking. Reached out to\nmy office. And thank you. Councilmember his 10, so to\ncity staff, can we? How can we\nhow can we ensure that Councilmember Houston's offices engage with all of the\ngroup's? I know I know you weekly meeting. Is that\ncorrect? Yes, all personally\nfollow up with council member.\nHouston's office and ensure\nthat there's going to be consistent communication. So\nthat we can move this forward.\nAnd then prior to so that communication would be prior to arc of coming. I think that\nthat's date. APRIL 14th is our\nnext council meeting. And so in between that time and we\njust go ahead and move, move the item. And in the event\nthat you haven't received the proper updates that you're\ninterested in, then as a body, we could then just not move forward with the item. Does\nthat sound reasonable and then also want to open it up to my\ncolleagues for any questions as well. Want to hear what my\ncolleagues have to say about\nmy district councilmember. I resident resonate with that\nsentiment. Councilmember\nHouston. I have some very sensitive areas in my district\nas well. And I have to say one\nof the shootings that happened in downtown Oakland where 7 individuals were shot and 2\nlost their lives. When as a body set aside a million\ndollars to deal with entertainment zones, I think\nshould have been used to\nsecure safety in uptown\ndowntown area before adding additional services or\nprograms. And so I am\ndefinitely resonating with your position on what the\nsensitivity needs are for your personal district because you\nknow what's happening on the ground. I'm also concerned\nabout potentially losing. Losing time with a program\nthat. Has been in in progress. And I will say my first 2\nyears in office there, it was very rare that staff reached out to me about what was going\non in my district. And I've I've it's been 6 years and now\nmy relationship with Park's rec is amazing. And Quincy,\nyou've been great so I appreciate you over\ncommunicate and I love it. And I want Councilmember Houston\nhave that opportunity as well. I've worked with only when I\nwas a director in East Oakland. I do know that they\ndo good work, but I do think\nthere needs to be a special. I'm not sure what happened\nthat or what happened in terms\nof communication there. But he does need to be brought into\nthis conversation as someone who's on the ground and\nactually was a part of closing down the park where you 23\nyears ago. Yeah, it's it's it's tents in some\nneighborhoods. And so because\nwe are going to get blamed for\nany thing that goes wrong. And we have to deal with the\nrepercussions of what happens. I would like to see that\noccur. Councilmember under I'll defer to council member Houston in his district, but I\ndon't want to lose this money. Is there any way we could do a couple of weeks worth of\nengagement and bring it back\non the 14th? Don't know what that what what the risks using this money. But I do want to\nmake sure that Councilmember\nHouston's involved in in the\nprocess. Yeah. And it's my understanding what I through\nthe report. Is it $400,000 is\nbeing allocated yes, so that that therefore, that's why we have that the deadline as\nwell. Due to chase and\n$400,000 be lost. If if we\ndon't move just today, you\nwell, today specifically. I think when and where lost of our deadline is in APRIL. Is\nthat correct? Through the chair? Yes, that that is\ncorrect. And I. The fact that this is an ordinance and\ntherefore requires 2 readings gives us a little bit more\ntime to do extensive\ncoordination. Councilmember to. Can we do that, then? Can\nwe bring it back on the 14th so that Councilmember Houston\nhas a chance to consult with stakeholders. Does that work\nfor you? Connect check here a cast member. Wants to say and\nsome say, too. Councilmember\n100. I think Wisconsin and they just proposed hearing it\nat full Council on the 14th\nand then. There is a second reading before the end of APRIL. So that's 2 different\nopportunities. Before this. This body's forwarding it to\nthe full council. But we will\nalso have a vote on the 14th.\nGema take lead of it. When you\nsay it. Thank Lee. I okay. All right. And so I'll make a\nmotion to go ahead and move this item to this special city\ncouncil meeting on 18th to do\n14th at 3.30 need a second.\nAnd want I guys will make\nclear that I want I'm not going vote on this on the 14th until we are sure that you're\nsatisfied. Brown under. I am good. Thanks. I thank you so\nmuch. And then we can hear\nfrom the public speakers calling in the name that signed up to speak on item\nnumber 3, MISTER Derrick Barnes. If you hear in chamber, you can come up to\nthe podium or if you're on\nzoom, please raise your hand.\nNames have been called then we have a motion made by Chair\nBrown second by Councilmember Unger to approve the recommendations of staff to\nboard this item to the. 4/14/2026 Special City Council\nagenda at 03:30pm, Honorable\nCouncilmembers by. A shotgun.\nI I and chair Brown. Thank\nItem number 3 passes with 4\neyes to 40 side into the 4/14/2026 Special City Council\nagenda at 03:30pm, on consent. Okay. Now reading and item\nnumber 4. Adopt the following\npieces of legislation and\nordinance amending the Rent Adjustment Ordinance eliminate\ntenant to tenant petition\ndeadlines be require that and owner provide evidence of possession of a current\nbusiness tax pick it payment\nof or exemption from the rap. Service. The service of written notice to the Rent\nAdjustment program to tenants and registration with the Rent Adjustment Program in Order to\nfile an appeal or a response\nto attend appeal and see make various changes to the\nremedies. Remedies section, including increasing the\ndamages remedy in civil actions against residential\nrental property owners and making appropriate California\nEnvironmental Quality Act\nfindings and to a resolution ratifying amendments to the Rent Adjustment Program.\nRegulations to permit any\ncategory of member of member\nof the housing residential\nrent and relocation board to serve as a board officer. And\nwe have over 32 speakers that\nsigned up. Excellent. These\nthank you so much. I believe that there's an announcement from the administration on\nthis item. Yes, and threw the chair. We are requesting that\nthis item to be pulled at this time. We have additional information that we'd like\ntogether before it comes back\nto this council. Okay. Thank\nyou so much. So I guess to the parliamentarian what what are\nactions and next steps. According to council to council rules, the committee\nhas to vote to table item. You\nmade committee made. Take public comment for sort that\ncan, Kamau, first, because\nthis is only a special. This\nwould schedule boat. So the\ncommittee can can either take public comment first and then\nlow to rescheduled item or or book reschedule vitamin\nintake. Or the committee can also just to put to public\npublic comment or take action on item just like any other\nitem. Okay. Thank you so much. So we'll hear from the public\nspeakers. Calling the names that signed up to speak on\nitem number, Lauren, no particular order. You can come up to the podium state. Your\nname for the record and make your comment as standard\npractice. We will take in chamber speakers first and\nthen zoom speakers. If you're on zoom in here, your name,\nplease raise your hand to be easily identified again in no particular order. You can line\nup. Linda Saint Julia, Karen Shenoy, Stephen Addington\nJames Van, Stephanie Bond,\nAnthony of Bella, Elizabeth Delgado Marin, one condom.\nLeona. Chris stepped in\nMichelle Way. Jill Joleen Josh\nRupe. John Williams, Patrick\nBrady. Steve Williams, Deric\nMuhammad. Dennard, Ingram\nJames Bond. We have twice.\nChris Moore, Adrianna Dot has\nMark General. It's David Hall.\nNoel. Justin. How live Borton? Sorry if I'm pronouncing your\nname is wrong. Galan Yunnan. Kathleen, since Derrick Barnes\nand Emily, Willard, again, he come up to the podium state.\nYour name for the record and noting that the time is for\none minute to make a comment. Would probably lead to some\nmyself. I speak Commissioner Linda Saint Julien. I just\nleft the board about 3 weeks. 3 months ago, on the board\nfor. With disabilities and\nseniors, but I'm a landlord\nand what I'm here for is the condition that you guys put on\nlandlords is just ridiculous.\nWe have 10 U.S. Problem. Tenants that have problems and\nyou guys, can we expect for us you know, get rid of them and\npay $11,000 for them to\nrelocate. I've had 3 in a row.\n3 people that has ruined my\nplace. You guys say we can't get rid of them. You make. And\nright now I'm going to a tenant when $11,000 and she's\na hoarder. She has really, really messed up my place. So\nwhat I'm saying is you guys want to keep on part with fees\non us as landlords. They're\nnot going have a place to stay because you guys out beating\nus and making us pay all these different reason. I just\nridiculous and I'm fed up with\nit. So like I said, she has\npart of my place. I'm going through it right now. Just 8 or $11,000 to get her out. And\nnow I have to pay $20,000 to get it back in place to sit to\n13 it Thank you for your comments. Your one minute is\nup. Good afternoon chair and members of the committee. My name is Karen Shenoy and I'm\nhere on behalf of the Bridge\nAssociation of Realtors representing more than 2000\nmembers working in and around Oakland, many of whom are also\nproperty managers. Small housing providers and owner\noccupants. We appreciate that.\nThis item has been pulled. These amendments carry\nsignificant consequences and taking additional time for a\nreview is the right call here. Bree Jail are was not even\nreached out to be for this item. Came forward was in the\npast former counsel member Kal would reach out or should a\nFranklin minor would reach out and and ask us to weigh-in before this thing came even\ncame committee and perhaps there's a turnover. And we\nunderstand that. But hopefully\nthat can change moving forward. We also want to raise\na concern about public participation members repeatedly tried to register\nto comment by zoom within the required 24 hour type time\nframe and did not receive caught confirmation from the\nsystem. Public participation should not be further limited\nby these technology issues. Again, we appreciate that. This item has been pulled and\nwe ask that any next. Thank you for your comments. Your\none minute is up.\nCouncilmember Fife. Yes, I do want to state I'm I'm also\ndeeply concerned about\ncommunity input. My committee for life enrichment doesn't start until 4 in since this\nitem was pulled. And we're not\nhearing a presentation. I\nrespectfully request through the parliamentarian to make sure that this legal for people to have their full 2\nminutes to speak. Yeah. At the onset of the meeting, I stated\nthat it would only be one minute for the public comment.\nThank you. Speaking time has\nbeen consistent for all items.\nSo at this time, we're still moving forward minute. And if\nthere's any and I welcome any of the public speakers to\nengage with any of the council offices on this item city\nstaff as we continue per the\nadministration to work on this item. So at this time it is\none minute. Thank you. Good\nafternoon. I'm Steve bettering\nDid you know that 90% of the landlords in New York City for corporate landlords don't take\nmy word for it. Google it. New York Times Wall Street Journal\nwhen you pass crazy rules, the\nlittle guys leave the mom and pop and the corporate people\ntake over because they had taken under take on the risks.\nDon't do that. Oakland. It's best to have a small mom and\npop your landlord. They're the best landlords. Secondly, this\nordinance does an interesting thing. You have the city\ncreated illegal scheme. That's\nwhat they call it with the\nreport with this proposes to do is to bypass the report and\ngo straight to court. You're\ncreating lots of lawsuits. It's fine. If you want to help\nyour friends. Lawyer make their bmw payment, buy a bigger house. But you're\ncreating more litigation here and this is wrong. That city council to really think long\nand hard before they implement this because it just allows up\nby a pass over import\naltogether. Thank you. Good afternoon. Committee members. My name is Arden grew Miami\ncommissioner on the report. Arise by the board to present\nthese items. These recommendations to the\ncommittee. I first want to highlight that these\nrecommendations are not staff recommendations. These are recommendations that come from\nthe board. So I raise the\nquestion on whether or not administration can pull these\nitems. As I understand the rules, the item has been scheduled in belong to this\ncommittee. So it is up to this committee as understand it on whether or not to pull this\nitem. Secondly. If there are\nquestions about outreach.\nConcerns about the\nrecommendations, both myself and staff are here prepared to\npresent on these items. So that both the tenants and the\nproperty owners who are here with questions can get those\nanswers publicly here today.\nDo not pull this item. Because this item has been in the works. Many of these\nrecommendations for years.\nTonight. A lot taller than me.\nHi, my name is Emily. I'm a volunteer with Oakland tenants\nUnion. I'm here representing our members who are generally\nat work and not people to be here today. We are an all volunteer organization, no\npaid staff that we have been aware of this legislation for\nmonths, if not years due to the fantastic work of the\nreport and map staff. Who went above and beyond their due diligence and reaching out to\nall stakeholders and gathering feedbacks ppd back. I see many\nlandlords here today opposing this item and I'm sure they're\nall really great. Landlords never break the law and never harm their tenants. And that\nis why this ordinance would\nnot affect them at all. There's a lot of misinformation, a pain to go around today about this\nordinance. It has nothing to do with evictions or\nrelocation payments. It does not raise any fees on any\nlandlords. In fact, all it\ndoes is provide a slightly larger window of opportunity\nfor tenants to to file to protest illegal rent increase.\nLet me highlight that an illegal rent increase this\nrent increase would be a legal already. And right now the law\nwould allow it to intentially become legal if it meant know\ntheir rights and violent time. These are incredibly small changes that only impact\nlandlords breaking the law. Do not do anything live Syria.\nThank. You can go ahead and\nbegin. The timer will show up. I'm also a volunteer for tenants union. I want to\nsecond what please state your name. For the record. We luck.\nI want to second what time\nfrom just have to say. And\nalso I want to that like. From the perspective of just law,\ngenerally what the current\nregime allows current receive about filing about a legal\nrent increases allows is just totally abnormal of someone's picking your pocket for 6\nmonths. You take. Not a legal.\nYou can't do that. Can't say out life anew in for 6 months.\nSo. What's your problem? So\njust as a matter of like consistency with laws, generally, we oppose this.\nIt's a totally unreasonable in\nposition on tenants and as stated it doesn't affect\nanyone except landlords illegally increasing their\nrent. Again, I want to second everything I'm going to say.\nThanks. Good afternoon.\nCOUNCILMAN John Williams and currently, I think makes\npolicies that are equitable\nfor landlords mom and pop folks because this particular\nanother only policy that just\nweighs on. Small books like myself, put out a business\nknowing treats mom and pops\nlike we're a business. I currently have a real increase\nthat's been on hold on appeal with the written board year and a half. But the very first\nreal increase in 15 years. And\nlieutenant. I'm still litigation for 3 and a half\nback written like tenant and they continue to appeal the\nthem and prolonged. It's exhausting refunds. And\nputting out of business. So no more policies that are laying\nheavy on small landlords make the tenants more accountable.\nOur make policy with a report. It's more respectable and also\ncome with own policies. Good afternoon committee. My name is Chris speaking on behalf of\nthe East Bay Rental Housing Association, representing\nhousing providers across\nOakland, the broader East Bay. First, I just want to acknowledge the position\nyou're and I do understand you're being asked to make decisions on very complex\nhousing in issue. And we understand and we respect that\nresponsibility. I appreciate\nthat item has been polled that said the proposed amendments\nare not small and insignificant and they raise\nfundamental concerns. These policy changes are being considered without clear\ncomprehensive data to support these changes that they are\nnecessary or that they will produce the intended\nconsequence outcomes. Policy\nbe grounded in more than just anecdotal experiences. Allow\nthe process to be informed by\ndata a lot of time and engagement with stakeholders here from court judges who are\nactively trying to divert rental cases away from kortz\nencouraging resolutions rather than encouraging more\nlitigation. Eventually, this\nis actually happened. Value\nwas actually happening before. Thank you for your comments\nhere. One minute is up. Good afternoon committee members.\nMy name is Julie and ruined with housing provider Resource Center. I'm housing provider\nspecialist. I also work Price. They rental Housing Association is support\nspecialist growth and engagement throughout county and resource Center. We work\ndirectly with small housing providers. Many of them who\nare first-time or accidental prop providers receiving a\nproperty to pro great who are trying to comply with opens\ncomplex and evolving\nregulations. What we're seeing on the ground is not resistance to law. It is\nconfusion, intimidation and procedural errors process is\nthat they don't understand that they're being forced to\nmove through without the\nproper support when there is no limit to how far back a\nclaim can go or penalties can escalate even for small\nunintentional mistakes. Many small property owners feel\nlike they are in one era way from a situation that becomes\nfinancially overwhelming as\nthey spoke to here. More importantly, this kind of framework increases the\nlikelihood that issues. Escalate straight into\nlitigation at Alameda County housing provider Resource centers. That is what we're\nthere for to prove to provide\nsupport Thank you. My name's of them. A kind a small\nhousing provider. I'm requesting that you retain the\nexisting provisions for renters who never receive wrap\nnotices that protection that protections already in the\nordinance. And it works\neliminate and open-ended combined with trouble damages.\nThis creates. In indefinite uninsurable, the big Asian exposure for small owners\noperating in good faith, limit trouble damages to willful violations for owners who\nknowingly buy Litton Act. The reckless disregard for of the\nordinance consistent with San\nFrancisco. Ensure there is\nreal rim board parity and require proof a board member designation for proper balance\nand rental property expertise. At a guardrail to the chair\nand vice chair MAY not be both drawn from the same\nstakeholder category. And provide a 30 day cure period\nbefore damages are enacted for properties of 4 units are less\nworse. Mall owners. Good\nafternoon committee. My name\nis Patrick Brady. I am a\nmember of But more than that, I am a small property owner on\na duplex in West Oakland. I have been trying to remove\nsquatters from my house in\nAPRIL will be a full year. From violations and abuses\nthat they take advantage like\nones that are being proposed right now. I unequivocally\nobject to the state that would allow renters to challenge\nrich creases for property\nowners such as myself. My case\nhas been thrown out at least once because of these minor\nadministrative things that the Rat Board puts on property\nowners such as myself. And I\nfeel that tenants having more opportunities to delay\nevictions. Or small turn. Property owners like myself.\nIt's at. Thank you your\ncomments. My name is This is the first time come and speak\nto all you Council members\nhere. I mean, a long time.\nHousing provided. I have a lot\nof good tenants. But some bed\none day try to turn. Next. Do\nattendance? Causing trouble? And when do those tenant don't\nlike them donate trouble attendant? You have have a hot\ntime to deal with the But law\nyou guys created? And I don't\nthink fair. Follow mom and pop\nhousing provided. As you know, last the leading cause U.S.\nPublic crazy. Gobble each water utility. If up like\ncrazy n. You can only increase\nby less than one percent.\nThank you your comments. Good afternoon. My name is Derrick\nResident of West Oakland. In a small mom and pop property\nowner. Thank you for pulling\nthis item. I want to say that. The policy making process should always be guided by\naccurate data, accurate information. And it doesn't appear that that is the case\nhere. Questions. What is the\nbasis? Of this? Look back on\nrent petitions. What is the basis for the introduction of\ntrouble damages? What is the basis developing are creating\nmore causes of action? All of\nthese things serve the creating a hostile work\nenvironment for small\nbusinesses and they dis. They disincentivize investment and\nincentivize freeloading and a\nkind of give making that allows people to play games\nand milk the system. And I\nSmall housing providers are\nleaving about one-third say they plan to exit within the\nnext 2 years. Housing starts 15 year loan and units are\nsitting bake. And yet we continue to see these\nproposals that are driven by advocates who have never owned\nor managed housing. And they don't understand or have a\nfull understanding of real-world impact of the policies adopted really over\nthe last 6 years. Those\npolicies have not hit everyone\nequally. And you can see it right here. They've\ndisproportionately hurt\nUndercapitalized mom and pop housing providers. Many, many\nof whom are black homeowners.\nWho relied on this income to\nstay in Oakland and generational wealth. The\nproposal today makes that worse. No deadlines, unlimited\nretroactive liability. Trouble damages. It's not balance.\nIt's pushing the small owners out. So thank you for putting\nthis aside today, police spent time talking with owners talk\nwith Evra and make. My name. My name David Hall in with\ndirector of the housing team\nat Central a counselor this. This these policies were put\ntogether by the members, the commissioners of the rent for their subject matter experts.\nThis was unanimously passed by\nboth the landlord, tenant and unaffiliated representatives. Now today, your landlord\ncomments have been lot about. These amendments are very short and specificity of what\nthey don't like about these proposals and long on\ncomplaints about being a landlord. This has nothing to\ndo with evictions. This\naffects evictions in exactly 0. A there are 2 important\nthings that these these\nproposals do. The first is to\ngive tenants more time to to challenge in a legal rent\nincrease. That's a good thing. There's no complain about why that would be a bad thing. I'm\nsure all of these good landlords are trying to pass a\nlegal rent increases. So they're not going to be\naffected by this. The second thing this doesn't revolve\naround penalties disobeying the ordinance, the trouble\ndamages only is in effect is in effect for willful\nfraudulent malicious activity. Again, nothing that probably\nin. Thank you for your comments here. One minute is\nup. Good afternoon. Council members Mark General, it's a volunteer with the speed\nCommunity Law Center. Thank you very much for the\nopportunity. I just want to caution us about misinformation about what the ordinance with the proposals\ndo, what they don't do. These\nproposals are reasonable for the purpose of carrying out\nthe intent of the ordinance to\nprotect the renting population of the city. One of the one of\nthe speakers said we should\nhear from judges. Well, in 1989 in a case called Kelly\nversus judges address the attorneys fees provision and\nsaid the attorney speak to vision of these ordinances,\nsimilar ordinances are vital to the enforcement of these\nordinances because nobody else does it. Tenants can bring\nactions effective actions by\nthemselves. The city doesn't represent individuals. So it's\nleft to private attorneys to enforce your the city's\nordinance. And that's why the Court of Appeal said these\nattorneys fees provisions are\nvital. Now, of course, it doesn't affect anybody who's\nfollowing the law, pay your\ntaxes. What's wrong with that? You don't want to pay your taxes. Of course, everybody\nhas to bear the burden step.\nYou know that. Thank you for your comments. Your time is\nup. Good Morning Council members. My name is Janet\nHalliburton and I stand here is a real tear and a representative people who\nwould like to own we don't\nproperty in Oakland. Many of\nthose people are dissuaded\ndissuaded by the current laws. And really glad to hear that\nthe in-form data encouragement\nof resolutions are being\nlooked at. And I do encourage another look at this\nordinance. I like to bring\nsomething that nobody said yet as I was going down part the other day, I saw a sign that\nsay. Rental housing is a\nbusiness. And then I at the Oakland Post where there is a\nnew look at equity business. And I just like to city\nCouncil to look at. The fact\nthat it is that this is.\nDoesn't have the same. Respect\nin the city or with a loss as any other business. I urge you\nto look at with that land.\nMADAM Secretary, I think I've got I've got some see the time from Steve William and\nMichelle away. Either. They\nboth in here. Okay. Thank you. MR. Finds you'll have 3 minutes for one moment to\nChester Time. Thank you. Good afternoon. Chair Brown and\ncommittee members there are in small property owner and ceo\nof Rental Housing Association.\nAs you know, road represent small owners across Oakland, Alameda County. These are\nworking class oaklanders retirees, community members of color over 70% small owner\noperators. Provide the vast majority below market rate\nrent deeply affordable housing in Oakland, Oakland's\ncommunity and economic Development Committee focuses\non fostering a vibrant, equitable economy by attracting industries,\nsupporting local businesses and work workforce pathways, particularly underserved\ncommunities. And that is the\ncharter of this body. That is\nthe charter of this body. The\nrental housing ecosystem in\nOakland moves about 2.8 billion dollars to Oakland's\neconomy. That's not insignificant and it\ncontributes to huge share of the business license tax. At\nabout 125 million dollars. In addition to property taxes.\nAnd why this matter is that the policies this committee\npasses needs to support our\nlocal housing providers who are also small businesses as\nthe previous speaker said, provide opportunities for them\nto start operating grow. But right now we've created\nconditions that chase our local owners out of business,\nout of Oakland, out of\nhousing, the most vulnerable people in our community. That\nhas to stop a submitted a\nletter outlining my concerns and a set of recommended\nrecommended changes. But I want to be clear about where\nwe stand. We are not here oppose reasonable tenant\nprotections or compliance. Our business is educating our\nmembers and keeping units on the market. We have been\nactively partnering with the city and they see the and ways\nto help small owners who are\nnot members debt and remain compliant. Let me say this for\nthe record. This these amendments before you should\nnever have reached your desk without proper stakeholder\ndiscussion and input. Good policy development requires that. And thank you for taking\ntaking the steps to look at this and and take the ample\ntime to work out these. Is\nbody of updates because we\nneed to minimize the disparate impacts that small businesses\nlike ours up against and have been reported in other functions of the city. One\nsize does not fit all. As I\nsaid before. And housing, you all know that I'm here about\nsolving problems and one make that very clear to recommendations from moving\nforward. Operation allies, the\npractice of convening regular joint stakeholder meetings\nwith a 8 c, d and rap to ensure that the lived experience that everyone talks\nabout is included in these\ndiscussions. And we have to run new policies and\namendments to the Department of recent Equity for assessment and input because\nthis city operates in silos\nand that must change and then see the rent board with qualified individuals\ncurrently run rental housing. That helps because you have\nthe contacts at the thank you for your comments. MISTER\nBarnes, your Time is up. If your name is called and you're still here and chamber and\nwould still like to speak, please come up to the podium and allies will switch to zoom\nusers. One c please unmute yourself and begin your one\nminute comment. I'm quien\npeople resident member of contents union support. These\nincremental common changes that coming from a pow of\ntenants, landlords and\nhomeowners. I'm disappointed that you're putting items He's\nlike most who often don't live in Oakland, such as Chris Mall, who now lives in\nPiedmont, putting the interests of you've done is above those of your\nconstituents, especially one of the especially pot is\nextending the time tenants\nhave to file a complaint. It's ridiculous that if you find out you being defrauded for\ntoo long, you just have to\ncontinue accepting the fraught\nthese on come complex changes almost every is full of idiots\nwho familiar with what is being proposed for the\nexisting Law Council shouldn't pull items just because, you\nknow, Don is refused to read them. Also, it's ridiculous\nthat council meetings are in the middle of the day, making\nit hard for people with jobs to participate and easier for people reach out to working\nclass of Oakland, businesses, provide services averages by\nhomes and make more people Kathleen Sims, please unmute\nyour something big in your one\nminute comment. Good after or\nsenator from years. Kathleen,\nI see you are logged on to 2. Please mute one or and one.\nThere's co coming through.\nWanted be a year Please begin\nyour comment. I think they're\nher. And good it. Know, are a\nsorry, Kathleen, I will you You if you're on a phone and\nlaptop, you might have 2, 1,\nor the other. There's an echo coming through. So are now and\nwe will come back to you.\nOkay. No. Well as please unmute yourself begin your\ncomment. Hi, my name is Noel\nand the the tenant of color in\nOakland. I'm calling in the middle of a workday trying to\nmake time for for I am for the\nproposed. It's I am. I support the agenda item for landlords.\nOne air doesn't mean you lose\nyour housing landlords coming with the same talking points\nfor all tenant protections. Have to look at the\nincentives. We can't forget that the business people are\nreferring to is mine and other\ntenants, literal livelihoods\nat this only affect illegal rent increases and should be allowed to be addressed with\nmore time. And regulation like this helps address homelessness crisis so we\nshould take it seriously. Kathleen, you can unmute\nyourself and try again.\nKathleen Sims. If you can meet\nyour cell. You hear Yes, we can hear you without an echo.\nYou can begin your comment. Ok? My name is Kathleen sends\nI'm a small housing provider and I worked closely with many\nhousing providers throughout the city. I'm concerned about\nthe provision allowing tenant petitions to be filed at any\ntime during a tendency removing the current timelines\nMAY appear procedural, but in practice, it requires property\nowners to maintain extensive documentation for the entire\nduration of a tendency to defend against claims years\nlater. In many rent adjustment\nhearings and appeals tenants are represented by legal aid.\nAttorneys are advocates well,\nsmall housing providers often represent themselves due to\nthe legal costs that\nfrequently exceed $400 an hour. In addition, many\nmembers of the board are represented by the city\nattorney. As a result, housing providers find themself in in\na room full of attorneys. This\nis not equitable or balanced.\nPlease consider these issues. James van, you can unmute yourself and begin your\ncomment. Proposals, fact, come\nfrom tenant advocate. There\nwere no represent proposals from the tennis themselves. These were the by the board\nmembers in session because\ntrying to carry out their duty\nand the aims of the rental ordinance. So they saw these 2\npoles and propose this waste\nkill them. We are We're certainly for these unreasonable proposals and\nmost jurisdictions already have these empowering\nproposed. So we think they should be acted on. They would\nsend out least a month ago to\nall representative is widely representatives to consider and make comments that were no\ncomments received at that time. So we think that there\nare many have a chance to see\nthese to react to that. And to\npropose alternatives we think\nthey make sense. They're reasonable good proposal sent\nhigh thank you. Thank you for your comments chair at this\ntime. All names have been\ncalled. We just need a motion on Okay. Excellent. Thank you\nso much. So just want to thank\neveryone who showed up for\npublic comment on this item.\nAnd of you know, the advocates\nsupport tenants as well as you know, smaller landlords in the\ncity of Oakland. I guess it's\nmy understanding from the administration in the\ndepartment that there will be more community engagement on\nthis item. And so look forward\nto having it returned prior to you colleagues, any questions\nor comments? Council member\nfavor. Know that there's been one minute given to speak on these items. And I do want to\nget a little bit more clarity because I came here to\nactually hear a presentation\non this item and engage in active deliberation. I need to\nget a better understanding of\nwhy this item was pulled and\nAnd what is happening next. So I'm not sure who to direct\nthat. Question, too. But I just want I think its\nimportant to to state that for the record to the\nadministration. And through the chair. Thank you for that\nquestion. Councilmember Fife.\nStaff feels that we need to.\nProvide more outreach, get\nmore engagement to understand\nthis That's very nuanced and the basis for pulling it was\nto get more information so that we can understand all the\nfiscal impact. From the city.\nObviously for the landlord and\nthe tenants and do a deeper analysis. And that's\nessentially why we're pulling the item and we don't have a\ndate yet, but we will get back to the group with the date\nonce that analysis has been conducted and we've done more\nadditional outreach. Well, I\nam the queen of outreach. So I\nthink having conversations and and having a lot of Carter in\nthe chamber. It's helpful.\nYes, stop it. And and I think it's important to have have those kind of conversations I\njust wanted to if we're going to engage in a certain type of\nactivity, I want that consistency. We just had an item or councilmember Houston\nas the council member of his district was respected in a\nway that hasn't been done across the board. So what I'm\nasking for all of my\ncolleagues and for all city\nstaff is to if we're going to\ngauge principled activity, let it be consistent. Not not\nbecause of who's mayor, not\nbecause of who's chair, but because we seriously want to\nget to an outcome that benefits all people. Because\nthe way that I see this body moves, sometimes it's\ninequitable and I'm going to call it out when I see it.\nJust want to say that for the\nrecord. So we just need a\nmotion on item. I'd like to move this to the pending list.\nSecond. Thank you. To the maker of the motion to the\npending list. No date\nspecific, correct? Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember Unger, seconded\nby Councilmember Ramachandran to withdraw in place. Item number 4 on the pending list.\nNo date specific on row council members by know,\nRamachandran I. And Chair Brown. I thank Item number 4\npasses with 3 ayes one. No to\nplace. Item number 4 on the pending. Alright community Economic development pending\nlist. No date specific. Moving on to item number 4, right?\nMoving on open forum. Calling in the name that signed up to\nspeak. David Boat right? Much\ntime. Thank you. Bo Wright District 4 after such an\nexhaustive anti displacement plan now is an opportune time\nto to report on the Housing\nDepartment's efforts to increase housing in Oakland\nover the last 10 years. This report should show how many\nhousing units by single\nmultiple and family of 3 or more persons have been\ncompleted per year. And the\nnumber of persons house and\neach housing group per year\nstate, the cost per unit for\neach of the housing groups of item. One and final show. The\ndifferent types of housing and\ncost per unit for the housing\ngroups and of item one with types to find is\nrefurbishments and new construction with the latter.\nBroken down by conventional ground up modular small houses\nand other such as 3 d\nprinting. And with the average completion time start to\noccupancy. Ready for each of these types of housing. Thank\nyou. Thank you comments share at this time. All names have\nbeen called excellent. Thank you so much. Meeting is",
      "entries": [
        {
          "index": 1,
          "text": "adjourned. 2 Kay top. Can we have the chamber and muted?",
          "startTime": "00:03:31,381",
          "endTime": "00:03:33,480"
        },
        {
          "index": 2,
          "text": "Please?",
          "startTime": "00:03:46,195",
          "endTime": "00:03:48,195"
        },
        {
          "index": 3,
          "text": "Good afternoon and welcome to the community and",
          "startTime": "00:05:23,893",
          "endTime": "00:05:26,494"
        },
        {
          "index": 4,
          "text": "economic develop. Committee",
          "startTime": "00:05:27,290",
          "endTime": "00:05:29,290"
        },
        {
          "index": 5,
          "text": "meeting of Tuesday 3/24/2026, the time is now one. 44 pm in",
          "startTime": "00:05:30,800",
          "endTime": "00:05:32,500"
        },
        {
          "index": 6,
          "text": "this meeting MAY come to order before taking rival provide",
          "startTime": "00:05:33,302",
          "endTime": "00:05:35,303"
        },
        {
          "index": 7,
          "text": "instructions on how to submit",
          "startTime": "00:05:35,571",
          "endTime": "00:05:37,571"
        },
        {
          "index": 8,
          "text": "speaker card items on this agenda. If you're here with us in chamber would like to",
          "startTime": "00:05:37,640",
          "endTime": "00:05:40,376"
        },
        {
          "index": 9,
          "text": "submit a speaker card. Police",
          "startTime": "00:05:40,376",
          "endTime": "00:05:42,376"
        },
        {
          "index": 10,
          "text": "not intend, went into it. 2,",
          "startTime": "00:05:43,279",
          "endTime": "00:05:45,279"
        },
        {
          "index": 11,
          "text": "my support clerk, representative before the item",
          "startTime": "00:05:45,281",
          "endTime": "00:05:47,150"
        },
        {
          "index": 12,
          "text": "is read into record or no No later than 10 minutes there at",
          "startTime": "00:05:48,451",
          "endTime": "00:05:51,352"
        },
        {
          "index": 13,
          "text": "the start of this meeting, this meeting came to order at one. 44 pm and speaker cards",
          "startTime": "00:05:53,550",
          "endTime": "00:05:55,923"
        },
        {
          "index": 14,
          "text": "will no longer be accepted",
          "startTime": "00:05:56,759",
          "endTime": "00:05:58,759"
        },
        {
          "index": 15,
          "text": "after one. 54 pm. Will now",
          "startTime": "00:05:59,195",
          "endTime": "00:06:01,195"
        },
        {
          "index": 16,
          "text": "proceed with taking roll.",
          "startTime": "00:06:01,430",
          "endTime": "00:06:03,430"
        },
        {
          "index": 17,
          "text": "Council members by.",
          "startTime": "00:06:05,334",
          "endTime": "00:06:07,334"
        },
        {
          "index": 18,
          "text": "Councilmember Houston. We've",
          "startTime": "00:06:09,638",
          "endTime": "00:06:11,638"
        },
        {
          "index": 19,
          "text": "got special Larry.",
          "startTime": "00:06:14,209",
          "endTime": "00:06:16,209"
        },
        {
          "index": 20,
          "text": "Councilmember Unger. Founder",
          "startTime": "00:06:19,314",
          "endTime": "00:06:21,314"
        },
        {
          "index": 21,
          "text": "done present and Chair Brown PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have",
          "startTime": "00:06:22,752",
          "endTime": "00:06:24,485"
        },
        {
          "index": 22,
          "text": "4 members present. We need a motion to adjourn into a special meeting due to the presence of councilmember",
          "startTime": "00:06:30,250",
          "endTime": "00:06:32,961"
        },
        {
          "index": 23,
          "text": "Houston. So move. Thank you. That's a motion made by Chair",
          "startTime": "00:06:34,897",
          "endTime": "00:06:36,598"
        },
        {
          "index": 24,
          "text": "Brown seconded by",
          "startTime": "00:06:36,965",
          "endTime": "00:06:38,965"
        },
        {
          "index": 25,
          "text": "Councilmember fight. 2 can",
          "startTime": "00:06:42,404",
          "endTime": "00:06:44,404"
        },
        {
          "index": 26,
          "text": "adjourned the cdbg and reconvene into a special meeting due to the presence of",
          "startTime": "00:06:44,406",
          "endTime": "00:06:46,475"
        },
        {
          "index": 27,
          "text": "councilmember Houston at one.",
          "startTime": "00:06:46,475",
          "endTime": "00:06:48,475"
        },
        {
          "index": 28,
          "text": "45? Pm on role Councilmembers",
          "startTime": "00:06:49,745",
          "endTime": "00:06:51,745"
        },
        {
          "index": 29,
          "text": "spy. I I'm a child run. I",
          "startTime": "00:06:53,490",
          "endTime": "00:06:55,490"
        },
        {
          "index": 30,
          "text": "chair Brown. I thank you. This meeting is now a can bring in",
          "startTime": "00:06:55,351",
          "endTime": "00:06:58,219"
        },
        {
          "index": 31,
          "text": "to a special meeting. Moving on to announcements chaired. You have any announcements at",
          "startTime": "00:07:00,456",
          "endTime": "00:07:03,157"
        },
        {
          "index": 32,
          "text": "this time. Yes. Thank you so",
          "startTime": "00:07:05,940",
          "endTime": "00:07:07,940"
        },
        {
          "index": 33,
          "text": "much. My first announcement is that in an effort to keep our",
          "startTime": "00:07:08,931",
          "endTime": "00:07:11,632"
        },
        {
          "index": 34,
          "text": "committee meetings on time, we",
          "startTime": "00:07:12,434",
          "endTime": "00:07:14,434"
        },
        {
          "index": 35,
          "text": "will move to have public comment be just one minute.",
          "startTime": "00:07:15,805",
          "endTime": "00:07:17,472"
        },
        {
          "index": 36,
          "text": "Thank you so much. Thank you. Reading in item one approval of the draft minutes from the",
          "startTime": "00:07:23,212",
          "endTime": "00:07:25,613"
        },
        {
          "index": 37,
          "text": "committee meeting held on 3/10/2026. There are no speakers on this item move",
          "startTime": "00:07:26,482",
          "endTime": "00:07:28,816"
        },
        {
          "index": 38,
          "text": "approval. Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember 5",
          "startTime": "00:07:36,692",
          "endTime": "00:07:38,426"
        },
        {
          "index": 39,
          "text": "seconded Councilmember Unger to accept the draft minutes from the committee meeting",
          "startTime": "00:07:39,762",
          "endTime": "00:07:42,430"
        },
        {
          "index": 40,
          "text": "held on 3/10/2026 on Row",
          "startTime": "00:07:43,765",
          "endTime": "00:07:45,765"
        },
        {
          "index": 41,
          "text": "Councilmember by I",
          "startTime": "00:07:45,834",
          "endTime": "00:07:47,834"
        },
        {
          "index": 42,
          "text": "ramachandran I Unger I and chair Brown. I think you item",
          "startTime": "00:07:48,937",
          "endTime": "00:07:51,573"
        },
        {
          "index": 43,
          "text": "number one passes with 4 eyes to accept the draft minutes",
          "startTime": "00:07:51,573",
          "endTime": "00:07:53,741"
        },
        {
          "index": 44,
          "text": "from 3/10/2026. Reading an item to determination of scattered about standing committee items and there are",
          "startTime": "00:07:57,379",
          "endTime": "00:08:00,348"
        },
        {
          "index": 45,
          "text": "no speakers on this item. Excellent. Thank you so much. Do we have any changes from",
          "startTime": "00:08:01,817",
          "endTime": "00:08:04,185"
        },
        {
          "index": 46,
          "text": "the administration? Colleagues? We just need a",
          "startTime": "00:08:17,700",
          "endTime": "00:08:19,834"
        },
        {
          "index": 47,
          "text": "motion on Penniless. Of",
          "startTime": "00:08:24,840",
          "endTime": "00:08:26,840"
        },
        {
          "index": 48,
          "text": "pending list. Second. Thank you. That was a motion made by councilmember under seconded",
          "startTime": "00:08:29,278",
          "endTime": "00:08:32,800"
        },
        {
          "index": 49,
          "text": "by 100 to accept the determination of scheduled a standing committee items as is",
          "startTime": "00:08:33,882",
          "endTime": "00:08:36,384"
        },
        {
          "index": 50,
          "text": "on row Councilmember spy, I promise and on eye and chair",
          "startTime": "00:08:39,255",
          "endTime": "00:08:41,790"
        },
        {
          "index": 51,
          "text": "Brown. I thank you, Adam.",
          "startTime": "00:08:41,791",
          "endTime": "00:08:43,791"
        },
        {
          "index": 52,
          "text": "Number 2 passes with or eyes to accept the pending list as",
          "startTime": "00:08:45,594",
          "endTime": "00:08:47,728"
        },
        {
          "index": 53,
          "text": "is reading in item number 3. Adopt an ordinance authorizing the city administrator to",
          "startTime": "00:08:51,366",
          "endTime": "00:08:54,268"
        },
        {
          "index": 54,
          "text": "negotiate and execute a lease agreement with the nonprofit",
          "startTime": "00:08:54,703",
          "endTime": "00:08:56,671"
        },
        {
          "index": 55,
          "text": "Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. But the Tyrone",
          "startTime": "00:08:57,740",
          "endTime": "00:08:59,407"
        },
        {
          "index": 56,
          "text": "Kearney Park at 10. Sorry, 1,",
          "startTime": "00:09:02,978",
          "endTime": "00:09:04,978"
        },
        {
          "index": 57,
          "text": "0, 5, 0, 1, at drive Oakland for a license, be of $0 for a",
          "startTime": "00:09:05,181",
          "endTime": "00:09:07,749"
        },
        {
          "index": 58,
          "text": "term of 2 years with 5, 1, year options to extend for maintenance and workforce",
          "startTime": "00:09:10,319",
          "endTime": "00:09:12,987"
        },
        {
          "index": 59,
          "text": "training. 2 making findings that the below market license",
          "startTime": "00:09:16,250",
          "endTime": "00:09:17,925"
        },
        {
          "index": 60,
          "text": "be is in the best and is in",
          "startTime": "00:09:18,494",
          "endTime": "00:09:20,494"
        },
        {
          "index": 61,
          "text": "the city's best interest and 3 making California Environmental Quality Act",
          "startTime": "00:09:22,331",
          "endTime": "00:09:24,399"
        },
        {
          "index": 62,
          "text": "findings. And we have 2 speakers that signed up to",
          "startTime": "00:09:24,399",
          "endTime": "00:09:26,901"
        },
        {
          "index": 63,
          "text": "speak. Excellent. Thank you so much. We will hear from staff",
          "startTime": "00:09:27,436",
          "endTime": "00:09:29,136"
        },
        {
          "index": 64,
          "text": "on this item. After chair",
          "startTime": "00:09:35,544",
          "endTime": "00:09:37,544"
        },
        {
          "index": 65,
          "text": "Brown members of the",
          "startTime": "00:09:37,613",
          "endTime": "00:09:39,613"
        },
        {
          "index": 66,
          "text": "committee. My name is Shane Hirschfield gold in the city administrator's office and the",
          "startTime": "00:09:40,716",
          "endTime": "00:09:43,150"
        },
        {
          "index": 67,
          "text": "sustainability and resilience division one of the honors",
          "startTime": "00:09:45,954",
          "endTime": "00:09:48,589"
        },
        {
          "index": 68,
          "text": "that I have in that role is overseeing the final stages of implementation of the better",
          "startTime": "00:09:51,693",
          "endTime": "00:09:54,395"
        },
        {
          "index": 69,
          "text": "neighborhood say neighbors. Program, which is funded",
          "startTime": "00:09:57,660",
          "endTime": "00:09:58,699"
        },
        {
          "index": 70,
          "text": "through transformative climate communities. Grant from the",
          "startTime": "00:10:00,350",
          "endTime": "00:10:01,703"
        },
        {
          "index": 71,
          "text": "state of California. Total grant amount is 28.2 million",
          "startTime": "00:10:03,706",
          "endTime": "00:10:05,406"
        },
        {
          "index": 72,
          "text": "dollars. We received that",
          "startTime": "00:10:07,209",
          "endTime": "00:10:09,209"
        },
        {
          "index": 73,
          "text": "grant and 2020 and one of the",
          "startTime": "00:10:12,781",
          "endTime": "00:10:14,781"
        },
        {
          "index": 74,
          "text": "projects of the better neighborhood say neighbors",
          "startTime": "00:10:14,850",
          "endTime": "00:10:16,517"
        },
        {
          "index": 75,
          "text": "project is the revitalization of tire on Kearney Park, which",
          "startTime": "00:10:17,686",
          "endTime": "00:10:19,721"
        },
        {
          "index": 76,
          "text": "has probably most of, you know, has been shuttered for",
          "startTime": "00:10:19,721",
          "endTime": "00:10:21,422"
        },
        {
          "index": 77,
          "text": "over 2 decades. The community,",
          "startTime": "00:10:25,827",
          "endTime": "00:10:27,827"
        },
        {
          "index": 78,
          "text": "the community coalition that came together and developed a very grassroots plan for Deep",
          "startTime": "00:10:29,498",
          "endTime": "00:10:32,299"
        },
        {
          "index": 79,
          "text": "East Oakland and that led to",
          "startTime": "00:10:35,404",
          "endTime": "00:10:37,404"
        },
        {
          "index": 80,
          "text": "the better neighborhood say neighbors project led by the East Oakland neighborhoods",
          "startTime": "00:10:37,940",
          "endTime": "00:10:40,308"
        },
        {
          "index": 81,
          "text": "Initiative Highlighted the revitalization of Tyron",
          "startTime": "00:10:44,379",
          "endTime": "00:10:46,681"
        },
        {
          "index": 82,
          "text": "Kearney Park and not just",
          "startTime": "00:10:48,884",
          "endTime": "00:10:50,884"
        },
        {
          "index": 83,
          "text": "revitalization of the park, but the creation of a",
          "startTime": "00:10:52,955",
          "endTime": "00:10:55,156"
        },
        {
          "index": 84,
          "text": "community led stewardship program. They highlighted that",
          "startTime": "00:10:55,958",
          "endTime": "00:10:57,692"
        },
        {
          "index": 85,
          "text": "has a major community priority",
          "startTime": "00:10:59,461",
          "endTime": "00:11:01,461"
        },
        {
          "index": 86,
          "text": "and the Oakland Parks and Rec",
          "startTime": "00:11:02,998",
          "endTime": "00:11:04,998"
        },
        {
          "index": 87,
          "text": "Creation Foundation is one of recipients of the transformative climate",
          "startTime": "00:11:05,267",
          "endTime": "00:11:07,769"
        },
        {
          "index": 88,
          "text": "communities. Grant through better neighborhood say",
          "startTime": "00:11:07,769",
          "endTime": "00:11:09,370"
        },
        {
          "index": 89,
          "text": "neighbors. Oakland Parks, Recreation Foundation has been",
          "startTime": "00:11:11,940",
          "endTime": "00:11:13,674"
        },
        {
          "index": 90,
          "text": "working with Eoe knee as well as with the Sovereignty Park",
          "startTime": "00:11:16,545",
          "endTime": "00:11:19,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 91,
          "text": "resident Action Coalition or",
          "startTime": "00:11:19,140",
          "endTime": "00:11:21,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 92,
          "text": "Spur Ack. To develop a robust",
          "startTime": "00:11:22,651",
          "endTime": "00:11:24,651"
        },
        {
          "index": 93,
          "text": "community stewardship. Program that also includes workforce",
          "startTime": "00:11:26,622",
          "endTime": "00:11:28,322"
        },
        {
          "index": 94,
          "text": "training. At Tyrone Kearney",
          "startTime": "00:11:29,658",
          "endTime": "00:11:31,658"
        },
        {
          "index": 95,
          "text": "Park. And so we have here Mandaloun Coderre Redman who",
          "startTime": "00:11:35,897",
          "endTime": "00:11:37,898"
        },
        {
          "index": 96,
          "text": "is the executive director of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and",
          "startTime": "00:11:38,100",
          "endTime": "00:11:40,301"
        },
        {
          "index": 97,
          "text": "she's going to speak a little bit to the work that they are",
          "startTime": "00:11:41,803",
          "endTime": "00:11:43,637"
        },
        {
          "index": 98,
          "text": "planning for the park. Good",
          "startTime": "00:11:51,546",
          "endTime": "00:11:53,546"
        },
        {
          "index": 99,
          "text": "afternoon, though. Mandaloun Redmond executive director",
          "startTime": "00:11:54,490",
          "endTime": "00:11:55,716"
        },
        {
          "index": 100,
          "text": "with the Oakland Parks and Foundation members of the",
          "startTime": "00:11:56,118",
          "endTime": "00:11:58,185"
        },
        {
          "index": 101,
          "text": "council and the public. We are",
          "startTime": "00:12:01,790",
          "endTime": "00:12:03,790"
        },
        {
          "index": 102,
          "text": "very excited to implement stewardship program at Tire on",
          "startTime": "00:12:03,959",
          "endTime": "00:12:06,394"
        },
        {
          "index": 103,
          "text": "Kearney Park, specifically",
          "startTime": "00:12:06,394",
          "endTime": "00:12:08,394"
        },
        {
          "index": 104,
          "text": "because of that. Longstanding of that park. This is coming",
          "startTime": "00:12:09,932",
          "endTime": "00:12:12,833"
        },
        {
          "index": 105,
          "text": "from a lot of collaborative work with the community as",
          "startTime": "00:12:14,702",
          "endTime": "00:12:17,571"
        },
        {
          "index": 106,
          "text": "well as several different departments entities",
          "startTime": "00:12:18,507",
          "endTime": "00:12:21,208"
        },
        {
          "index": 107,
          "text": "surrounding the area. In turn, Ali at the city where working",
          "startTime": "00:12:24,112",
          "endTime": "00:12:26,313"
        },
        {
          "index": 108,
          "text": "with the real estate city administrators of Krista Oakland, Parks, Recreation",
          "startTime": "00:12:28,500",
          "endTime": "00:12:30,451"
        },
        {
          "index": 109,
          "text": "News Development Department",
          "startTime": "00:12:30,485",
          "endTime": "00:12:32,485"
        },
        {
          "index": 110,
          "text": "public works altogether to",
          "startTime": "00:12:33,722",
          "endTime": "00:12:35,722"
        },
        {
          "index": 111,
          "text": "implement this stewardship program. Often we are",
          "startTime": "00:12:36,792",
          "endTime": "00:12:38,793"
        },
        {
          "index": 112,
          "text": "partnering with the city to",
          "startTime": "00:12:39,795",
          "endTime": "00:12:41,795"
        },
        {
          "index": 113,
          "text": "bring in dollars for restoration projects around",
          "startTime": "00:12:42,698",
          "endTime": "00:12:45,499"
        },
        {
          "index": 114,
          "text": "playground equipment, park spaces, green spaces. We plant",
          "startTime": "00:12:46,168",
          "endTime": "00:12:48,235"
        },
        {
          "index": 115,
          "text": "trees. This agreement that's before you or at lease",
          "startTime": "00:12:52,107",
          "endTime": "00:12:54,750"
        },
        {
          "index": 116,
          "text": "agreement allows us actually them implement programming once were complete with the",
          "startTime": "00:12:55,100",
          "endTime": "00:12:57,845"
        },
        {
          "index": 117,
          "text": "project. And that's this Very profound next step that allows",
          "startTime": "00:13:01,283",
          "endTime": "00:13:04,118"
        },
        {
          "index": 118,
          "text": "us to activate that space beyond the building. So that",
          "startTime": "00:13:06,870",
          "endTime": "00:13:07,788"
        },
        {
          "index": 119,
          "text": "is what is before you. We are",
          "startTime": "00:13:10,192",
          "endTime": "00:13:12,192"
        },
        {
          "index": 120,
          "text": "in partnership every week with",
          "startTime": "00:13:12,728",
          "endTime": "00:13:14,728"
        },
        {
          "index": 121,
          "text": "Services Department as well as our community members and",
          "startTime": "00:13:14,996",
          "endTime": "00:13:16,630"
        },
        {
          "index": 122,
          "text": "machine ahead mention Spratt",
          "startTime": "00:13:17,199",
          "endTime": "00:13:19,199"
        },
        {
          "index": 123,
          "text": "Kenny owning so that we can",
          "startTime": "00:13:20,469",
          "endTime": "00:13:22,469"
        },
        {
          "index": 124,
          "text": "get our work plan really in order and engaged community,",
          "startTime": "00:13:23,539",
          "endTime": "00:13:25,238"
        },
        {
          "index": 125,
          "text": "right where they are and continued to activate the space beyond that opening of",
          "startTime": "00:13:27,809",
          "endTime": "00:13:30,644"
        },
        {
          "index": 126,
          "text": "that. That's going it. Answer",
          "startTime": "00:13:33,448",
          "endTime": "00:13:35,448"
        },
        {
          "index": 127,
          "text": "questions. Excellent. Thank",
          "startTime": "00:13:38,987",
          "endTime": "00:13:40,987"
        },
        {
          "index": 128,
          "text": "you so much. In. You all have",
          "startTime": "00:13:41,723",
          "endTime": "00:13:43,723"
        },
        {
          "index": 129,
          "text": "more to present. Good afternoon Council committee",
          "startTime": "00:13:48,330",
          "endTime": "00:13:50,300"
        },
        {
          "index": 130,
          "text": "member some Quincy the capital, the premise Project",
          "startTime": "00:13:51,633",
          "endTime": "00:13:53,334"
        },
        {
          "index": 131,
          "text": "coordinator pr, Windy. I'm here today to highlight our",
          "startTime": "00:13:55,370",
          "endTime": "00:13:57,370"
        },
        {
          "index": 132,
          "text": "relationship pr f. And park",
          "startTime": "00:13:58,140",
          "endTime": "00:14:00,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 133,
          "text": "stakeholders in general collaborated with a from a",
          "startTime": "00:14:01,810",
          "endTime": "00:14:03,477"
        },
        {
          "index": 134,
          "text": "variety of items as relates to",
          "startTime": "00:14:04,312",
          "endTime": "00:14:06,312"
        },
        {
          "index": 135,
          "text": "a Parrot id. I enjoyed working relationship. I have with",
          "startTime": "00:14:07,249",
          "endTime": "00:14:08,883"
        },
        {
          "index": 136,
          "text": "them. And this project will enhance our partnership. How",
          "startTime": "00:14:10,318",
          "endTime": "00:14:12,953"
        },
        {
          "index": 137,
          "text": "you might ask. Well, the maintenance of our parks and rec facilities is performed by",
          "startTime": "00:14:14,956",
          "endTime": "00:14:17,758"
        },
        {
          "index": 138,
          "text": "Public Works. Pw. This is an",
          "startTime": "00:14:20,280",
          "endTime": "00:14:22,280"
        },
        {
          "index": 139,
          "text": "enormous undertaking pr to help other community groups",
          "startTime": "00:14:22,831",
          "endTime": "00:14:24,698"
        },
        {
          "index": 140,
          "text": "will perform maintenance tasks as well as open and close and",
          "startTime": "00:14:26,167",
          "endTime": "00:14:27,868"
        },
        {
          "index": 141,
          "text": "personal part park. This will allow for Pw focus its limited",
          "startTime": "00:14:30,972",
          "endTime": "00:14:32,840"
        },
        {
          "index": 142,
          "text": "resources on other sites. Also puracal provide consistent",
          "startTime": "00:14:35,610",
          "endTime": "00:14:37,277"
        },
        {
          "index": 143,
          "text": "stewardship of the space. Sure that any vandalism be",
          "startTime": "00:14:38,380",
          "endTime": "00:14:39,947"
        },
        {
          "index": 144,
          "text": "addressed promptly. Renovate a park reopening soon windy City",
          "startTime": "00:14:42,884",
          "endTime": "00:14:45,253"
        },
        {
          "index": 145,
          "text": "as a whole needs stakeholder",
          "startTime": "00:14:45,253",
          "endTime": "00:14:47,253"
        },
        {
          "index": 146,
          "text": "such parent and others tracking center to school",
          "startTime": "00:14:48,323",
          "endTime": "00:14:49,957"
        },
        {
          "index": 147,
          "text": "safer to space, which will encourage communication. Thank",
          "startTime": "00:14:50,892",
          "endTime": "00:14:52,626"
        },
        {
          "index": 148,
          "text": "you. Excellent. Thank you so",
          "startTime": "00:14:58,660",
          "endTime": "00:15:00,660"
        },
        {
          "index": 149,
          "text": "much for the report",
          "startTime": "00:15:01,503",
          "endTime": "00:15:03,503"
        },
        {
          "index": 150,
          "text": "colleagues, any questions or comments Councilmember Houston and I know that this is in",
          "startTime": "00:15:04,639",
          "endTime": "00:15:07,174"
        },
        {
          "index": 151,
          "text": "district 7 wanted to go ahead and give you the opportunity",
          "startTime": "00:15:08,944",
          "endTime": "00:15:11,450"
        },
        {
          "index": 152,
          "text": "share. Remarks are asking",
          "startTime": "00:15:11,450",
          "endTime": "00:15:13,450"
        },
        {
          "index": 153,
          "text": "questions. Thank chair. I just wanted to find out who in that",
          "startTime": "00:15:17,853",
          "endTime": "00:15:20,200"
        },
        {
          "index": 154,
          "text": "department is the executive",
          "startTime": "00:15:20,989",
          "endTime": "00:15:22,989"
        },
        {
          "index": 155,
          "text": "director whos the board of",
          "startTime": "00:15:23,658",
          "endTime": "00:15:25,658"
        },
        {
          "index": 156,
          "text": "directors and what neighborhood outreach did they reach out to? And I want to",
          "startTime": "00:15:25,727",
          "endTime": "00:15:28,428"
        },
        {
          "index": 157,
          "text": "know actually who that was its",
          "startTime": "00:15:30,499",
          "endTime": "00:15:32,499"
        },
        {
          "index": 158,
          "text": "meddling. Do you not mass",
          "startTime": "00:15:36,304",
          "endTime": "00:15:38,304"
        },
        {
          "index": 159,
          "text": "whoever's out here? Do they know What a park was shut",
          "startTime": "00:15:39,274",
          "endTime": "00:15:40,907"
        },
        {
          "index": 160,
          "text": "down. That is a complicated",
          "startTime": "00:15:45,790",
          "endTime": "00:15:47,790"
        },
        {
          "index": 161,
          "text": "history. I don't if that's something we don't want answer",
          "startTime": "00:15:47,816",
          "endTime": "00:15:49,984"
        },
        {
          "index": 162,
          "text": "that you want me to yeah, answer it because I was the",
          "startTime": "00:15:50,152",
          "endTime": "00:15:52,787"
        },
        {
          "index": 163,
          "text": "number one. It had shut down their greed because of the homicides and 11, 5 day. But I",
          "startTime": "00:15:52,787",
          "endTime": "00:15:55,356"
        },
        {
          "index": 164,
          "text": "want to know if you know, I",
          "startTime": "00:15:56,910",
          "endTime": "00:15:58,910"
        },
        {
          "index": 165,
          "text": "knew now. Okay, okay. So my",
          "startTime": "00:15:58,860",
          "endTime": "00:16:00,860"
        },
        {
          "index": 166,
          "text": "thing is this is what part of the neighborhood that we speak",
          "startTime": "00:16:00,962",
          "endTime": "00:16:03,230"
        },
        {
          "index": 167,
          "text": "to cause this 2 worlds right. And the first time it was",
          "startTime": "00:16:04,833",
          "endTime": "00:16:07,100"
        },
        {
          "index": 168,
          "text": "opened up in the last 23 years was when I just opened it up",
          "startTime": "00:16:07,469",
          "endTime": "00:16:09,503"
        },
        {
          "index": 169,
          "text": "on 11 5 this year. No homicides, no shootings. No",
          "startTime": "00:16:12,240",
          "endTime": "00:16:13,907"
        },
        {
          "index": 170,
          "text": "stab is nothing showing that we can we we we connect up. We",
          "startTime": "00:16:15,277",
          "endTime": "00:16:17,100"
        },
        {
          "index": 171,
          "text": "connect right to. Right. So because I'm from from Stone",
          "startTime": "00:16:19,414",
          "endTime": "00:16:21,448"
        },
        {
          "index": 172,
          "text": "City, 11, spreading park, all",
          "startTime": "00:16:22,551",
          "endTime": "00:16:24,551"
        },
        {
          "index": 173,
          "text": "those areas probably never elect another person like me",
          "startTime": "00:16:24,553",
          "endTime": "00:16:26,820"
        },
        {
          "index": 174,
          "text": "on on this seat because from",
          "startTime": "00:16:27,880",
          "endTime": "00:16:29,880"
        },
        {
          "index": 175,
          "text": "there right? So I just want to know who reached out to me to",
          "startTime": "00:16:30,959",
          "endTime": "00:16:32,660"
        },
        {
          "index": 176,
          "text": "talk to me about this. I have",
          "startTime": "00:16:37,320",
          "endTime": "00:16:39,320"
        },
        {
          "index": 177,
          "text": "personally talked with your aydlett that I think pronouncing that correctly. We've been talking with the",
          "startTime": "00:16:39,968",
          "endTime": "00:16:42,869"
        },
        {
          "index": 178,
          "text": "previous council member before as we know it's been a long",
          "startTime": "00:16:45,600",
          "endTime": "00:16:47,641"
        },
        {
          "index": 179,
          "text": "time and a lot of engagement that's prak really was",
          "startTime": "00:16:50,545",
          "endTime": "00:16:52,513"
        },
        {
          "index": 180,
          "text": "instrumental providing",
          "startTime": "00:16:54,516",
          "endTime": "00:16:56,516"
        },
        {
          "index": 181,
          "text": "engagement to bring that state dollars to restore the",
          "startTime": "00:16:56,518",
          "endTime": "00:16:58,118"
        },
        {
          "index": 182,
          "text": "playground. They They have",
          "startTime": "00:17:00,188",
          "endTime": "00:17:02,188"
        },
        {
          "index": 183,
          "text": "very detailed engagement around what the park wants to",
          "startTime": "00:17:03,725",
          "endTime": "00:17:06,426"
        },
        {
          "index": 184,
          "text": "do, what it has been doing in",
          "startTime": "00:17:07,462",
          "endTime": "00:17:09,462"
        },
        {
          "index": 185,
          "text": "the midst of it being gated, there's activation all around the space at the moment.",
          "startTime": "00:17:11,332",
          "endTime": "00:17:13,601"
        },
        {
          "index": 186,
          "text": "There's connectivity with them",
          "startTime": "00:17:13,601",
          "endTime": "00:17:15,601"
        },
        {
          "index": 187,
          "text": "and But surrounding park and",
          "startTime": "00:17:17,572",
          "endTime": "00:17:19,572"
        },
        {
          "index": 188,
          "text": "left field over at Brookfield. There's been all kinds of connections. A lot of that",
          "startTime": "00:17:21,342",
          "endTime": "00:17:23,644"
        },
        {
          "index": 189,
          "text": "we've been building through, then transformative climate",
          "startTime": "00:17:25,914",
          "endTime": "00:17:28,715"
        },
        {
          "index": 190,
          "text": "communities, grant in the",
          "startTime": "00:17:29,150",
          "endTime": "00:17:31,150"
        },
        {
          "index": 191,
          "text": "better neighborhood. Same neighbors initiative. So it's",
          "startTime": "00:17:32,921",
          "endTime": "00:17:34,622"
        },
        {
          "index": 192,
          "text": "been in many different iterations. This is almost the",
          "startTime": "00:17:35,790",
          "endTime": "00:17:38,225"
        },
        {
          "index": 193,
          "text": "last step that allows us to",
          "startTime": "00:17:38,993",
          "endTime": "00:17:40,993"
        },
        {
          "index": 194,
          "text": "activate. So it's been many",
          "startTime": "00:17:40,995",
          "endTime": "00:17:42,995"
        },
        {
          "index": 195,
          "text": "years. Yeah, I got understand chair step, the councilmember",
          "startTime": "00:17:44,733",
          "endTime": "00:17:47,202"
        },
        {
          "index": 196,
          "text": "now and I just am was happening and that from that",
          "startTime": "00:17:47,202",
          "endTime": "00:17:48,902"
        },
        {
          "index": 197,
          "text": "community right. And I want to know school is going to be a",
          "startTime": "00:17:50,672",
          "endTime": "00:17:52,973"
        },
        {
          "index": 198,
          "text": "very touchy situation. If it's not handled the right don't",
          "startTime": "00:17:54,809",
          "endTime": "00:17:57,744"
        },
        {
          "index": 199,
          "text": "want to be closed down another",
          "startTime": "00:17:58,460",
          "endTime": "00:18:00,460"
        },
        {
          "index": 200,
          "text": "23 years right? So I never suspect never reached out to",
          "startTime": "00:18:00,648",
          "endTime": "00:18:02,349"
        },
        {
          "index": 201,
          "text": "me. I'm just trying to figure",
          "startTime": "00:18:04,852",
          "endTime": "00:18:06,852"
        },
        {
          "index": 202,
          "text": "out why nobody reached out to",
          "startTime": "00:18:06,954",
          "endTime": "00:18:08,954"
        },
        {
          "index": 203,
          "text": "talk to me about what I apologize. If there's a way",
          "startTime": "00:18:10,725",
          "endTime": "00:18:12,593"
        },
        {
          "index": 204,
          "text": "that I can reach strictly to",
          "startTime": "00:18:13,762",
          "endTime": "00:18:15,762"
        },
        {
          "index": 205,
          "text": "you, we can do walked 3 in Walks you can see some of the activities that we have them.",
          "startTime": "00:18:17,766",
          "endTime": "00:18:20,267"
        },
        {
          "index": 206,
          "text": "I'm happy to do that with u n writes, I don't want to move",
          "startTime": "00:18:21,669",
          "endTime": "00:18:23,437"
        },
        {
          "index": 207,
          "text": "this until I have these meetings and speak to individuals that's gone.",
          "startTime": "00:18:26,107",
          "endTime": "00:18:29,430"
        },
        {
          "index": 208,
          "text": "Manage it. Speak to you and find out who in the community.",
          "startTime": "00:18:31,146",
          "endTime": "00:18:33,448"
        },
        {
          "index": 209,
          "text": "Not just one side is 3 parts",
          "startTime": "00:18:33,448",
          "endTime": "00:18:35,448"
        },
        {
          "index": 210,
          "text": "to that community. That need to be spoke to so we can be",
          "startTime": "00:18:36,484",
          "endTime": "00:18:38,952"
        },
        {
          "index": 211,
          "text": "successful. We want this to be successful. We wanted to be",
          "startTime": "00:18:40,121",
          "endTime": "00:18:42,357"
        },
        {
          "index": 212,
          "text": "just like the 11 5 ended up,",
          "startTime": "00:18:42,357",
          "endTime": "00:18:44,357"
        },
        {
          "index": 213,
          "text": "opened it up without",
          "startTime": "00:18:44,559",
          "endTime": "00:18:46,559"
        },
        {
          "index": 214,
          "text": "permission did that. No shootings, no killings know martyrs. Happiness was states.",
          "startTime": "00:18:50,310",
          "endTime": "00:18:52,799"
        },
        {
          "index": 215,
          "text": "Trade happen is like",
          "startTime": "00:18:53,635",
          "endTime": "00:18:55,635"
        },
        {
          "index": 216,
          "text": "councilmember Senate's it",
          "startTime": "00:18:56,104",
          "endTime": "00:18:58,104"
        },
        {
          "index": 217,
          "text": "Happiness Day. It was a happy",
          "startTime": "00:18:58,206",
          "endTime": "00:19:00,206"
        },
        {
          "index": 218,
          "text": "day. So I don't want to move",
          "startTime": "00:19:00,375",
          "endTime": "00:19:02,375"
        },
        {
          "index": 219,
          "text": "in until I to. I have had these meetings. Yes, want pass",
          "startTime": "00:19:02,610",
          "endTime": "00:19:04,345"
        },
        {
          "index": 220,
          "text": "it to staff. Thank you.",
          "startTime": "00:19:05,780",
          "endTime": "00:19:07,780"
        },
        {
          "index": 221,
          "text": "Councilmember Houston, so in a recent meeting, we establish",
          "startTime": "00:19:08,850",
          "endTime": "00:19:10,551"
        },
        {
          "index": 222,
          "text": "the fact that with ribbon",
          "startTime": "00:19:13,454",
          "endTime": "00:19:15,454"
        },
        {
          "index": 223,
          "text": "cutting ceremony, we have a planning process. It's odd to",
          "startTime": "00:19:16,624",
          "endTime": "00:19:18,692"
        },
        {
          "index": 224,
          "text": "see Your office will be involved in process to have",
          "startTime": "00:19:18,927",
          "endTime": "00:19:21,495"
        },
        {
          "index": 225,
          "text": "weekly meetings in his weekly",
          "startTime": "00:19:21,495",
          "endTime": "00:19:23,495"
        },
        {
          "index": 226,
          "text": "news. One ball. Obviously, you",
          "startTime": "00:19:24,665",
          "endTime": "00:19:26,665"
        },
        {
          "index": 227,
          "text": "members of only Spratt also foundation. City staff",
          "startTime": "00:19:29,203",
          "endTime": "00:19:31,471"
        },
        {
          "index": 228,
          "text": "members. And so we encourage you to come to those meetings",
          "startTime": "00:19:32,640",
          "endTime": "00:19:35,375"
        },
        {
          "index": 229,
          "text": "this week meetings and provide who ever you see that. That needs to be a part of those",
          "startTime": "00:19:37,445",
          "endTime": "00:19:40,147"
        },
        {
          "index": 230,
          "text": "meetings. We Kirsten so. I'll have communication with you",
          "startTime": "00:19:42,350",
          "endTime": "00:19:44,170"
        },
        {
          "index": 231,
          "text": "and with your office. Also man",
          "startTime": "00:19:44,585",
          "endTime": "00:19:46,585"
        },
        {
          "index": 232,
          "text": "so. Thanks, excellent. And so I guess my question at this time to the staff. Can you",
          "startTime": "00:19:53,495",
          "endTime": "00:19:55,829"
        },
        {
          "index": 233,
          "text": "briefly walk us through the importance of, I guess, passing this item in this",
          "startTime": "00:19:59,500",
          "endTime": "00:20:02,169"
        },
        {
          "index": 234,
          "text": "moment and then I did hear the staff say that they they look",
          "startTime": "00:20:04,572",
          "endTime": "00:20:06,707"
        },
        {
          "index": 235,
          "text": "forward to ongoing engagement",
          "startTime": "00:20:07,708",
          "endTime": "00:20:09,708"
        },
        {
          "index": 236,
          "text": "with the District 7 office, but just wanted to get a clear",
          "startTime": "00:20:10,778",
          "endTime": "00:20:13,114"
        },
        {
          "index": 237,
          "text": "understanding of of the item we have before us today. Yes,",
          "startTime": "00:20:13,114",
          "endTime": "00:20:15,715"
        },
        {
          "index": 238,
          "text": "absolutely. Through the chair.",
          "startTime": "00:20:18,920",
          "endTime": "00:20:20,920"
        },
        {
          "index": 239,
          "text": "As as we mentioned, this is",
          "startTime": "00:20:21,220",
          "endTime": "00:20:23,220"
        },
        {
          "index": 240,
          "text": "one of a host of projects through the better neighborhood say neighbors",
          "startTime": "00:20:23,124",
          "endTime": "00:20:25,359"
        },
        {
          "index": 241,
          "text": "project. And that project",
          "startTime": "00:20:30,331",
          "endTime": "00:20:32,331"
        },
        {
          "index": 242,
          "text": "serves several disputes specific neighborhoods in Deep",
          "startTime": "00:20:32,400",
          "endTime": "00:20:34,902"
        },
        {
          "index": 243,
          "text": "East. So sub running park, Brookfield Village don't hers",
          "startTime": "00:20:34,902",
          "endTime": "00:20:36,603"
        },
        {
          "index": 244,
          "text": "on her wrist. And the",
          "startTime": "00:20:41,420",
          "endTime": "00:20:43,420"
        },
        {
          "index": 245,
          "text": "community engagement process that went into establishing",
          "startTime": "00:20:45,313",
          "endTime": "00:20:46,980"
        },
        {
          "index": 246,
          "text": "the better neighborhood say",
          "startTime": "00:20:48,490",
          "endTime": "00:20:50,490"
        },
        {
          "index": 247,
          "text": "neighbors plan that was led by",
          "startTime": "00:20:50,218",
          "endTime": "00:20:52,218"
        },
        {
          "index": 248,
          "text": "the East Oakland neighborhoods Initiative, a coalition that was made up of multiple",
          "startTime": "00:20:52,953",
          "endTime": "00:20:55,490"
        },
        {
          "index": 249,
          "text": "nonprofits and community",
          "startTime": "00:20:55,490",
          "endTime": "00:20:57,490"
        },
        {
          "index": 250,
          "text": "leaders. Identified this pot. This park and several other",
          "startTime": "00:21:02,230",
          "endTime": "00:21:04,565"
        },
        {
          "index": 251,
          "text": "sites as neighborhood",
          "startTime": "00:21:04,565",
          "endTime": "00:21:06,565"
        },
        {
          "index": 252,
          "text": "priorities. But where we are now, we received the 28.2",
          "startTime": "00:21:07,602",
          "endTime": "00:21:10,370"
        },
        {
          "index": 253,
          "text": "million dollar grant from the",
          "startTime": "00:21:11,639",
          "endTime": "00:21:13,639"
        },
        {
          "index": 254,
          "text": "state in 2020 appropriated. It",
          "startTime": "00:21:16,110",
          "endTime": "00:21:18,110"
        },
        {
          "index": 255,
          "text": "and began work. And the grant",
          "startTime": "00:21:19,213",
          "endTime": "00:21:21,213"
        },
        {
          "index": 256,
          "text": "initially and it was a shorter grant. We're the 3rd or so",
          "startTime": "00:21:22,349",
          "endTime": "00:21:24,170"
        },
        {
          "index": 257,
          "text": "extension at this point. And establishment of the",
          "startTime": "00:21:26,554",
          "endTime": "00:21:28,688"
        },
        {
          "index": 258,
          "text": "stewardship plan is one of the",
          "startTime": "00:21:28,689",
          "endTime": "00:21:30,689"
        },
        {
          "index": 259,
          "text": "deliverables of the grant. So",
          "startTime": "00:21:34,295",
          "endTime": "00:21:36,295"
        },
        {
          "index": 260,
          "text": "the license agreement is sort",
          "startTime": "00:21:36,864",
          "endTime": "00:21:38,864"
        },
        {
          "index": 261,
          "text": "of the the innovative",
          "startTime": "00:21:40,702",
          "endTime": "00:21:42,702"
        },
        {
          "index": 262,
          "text": "mechanism that through the state support the city are",
          "startTime": "00:21:44,138",
          "endTime": "00:21:45,805"
        },
        {
          "index": 263,
          "text": "real estate division are parks",
          "startTime": "00:21:47,842",
          "endTime": "00:21:49,842"
        },
        {
          "index": 264,
          "text": "and youth development Department our community",
          "startTime": "00:21:50,478",
          "endTime": "00:21:52,780"
        },
        {
          "index": 265,
          "text": "partners have come up with as",
          "startTime": "00:21:52,780",
          "endTime": "00:21:54,780"
        },
        {
          "index": 266,
          "text": "a way of establishing that",
          "startTime": "00:21:54,982",
          "endTime": "00:21:56,982"
        },
        {
          "index": 267,
          "text": "kind of shared model. Of",
          "startTime": "00:21:58,686",
          "endTime": "00:22:00,686"
        },
        {
          "index": 268,
          "text": "leadership. But again, we are",
          "startTime": "00:22:01,789",
          "endTime": "00:22:03,789"
        },
        {
          "index": 269,
          "text": "kind of up against the grant deadlines are implementation",
          "startTime": "00:22:04,826",
          "endTime": "00:22:06,593"
        },
        {
          "index": 270,
          "text": "is supposed to and in at at this plant are implementation",
          "startTime": "00:22:10,640",
          "endTime": "00:22:11,765"
        },
        {
          "index": 271,
          "text": "supposed to end at the end of APRIL. That doesn't mean that",
          "startTime": "00:22:12,166",
          "endTime": "00:22:14,334"
        },
        {
          "index": 272,
          "text": "the stewardship work with end. But it does mean that we",
          "startTime": "00:22:17,972",
          "endTime": "00:22:19,606"
        },
        {
          "index": 273,
          "text": "should have Rima it Pra and",
          "startTime": "00:22:23,378",
          "endTime": "00:22:25,378"
        },
        {
          "index": 274,
          "text": "Spratt and uni to launch into the stewardship activities. At",
          "startTime": "00:22:27,915",
          "endTime": "00:22:30,817"
        },
        {
          "index": 275,
          "text": "that point. And we do as has",
          "startTime": "00:22:32,787",
          "endTime": "00:22:34,787"
        },
        {
          "index": 276,
          "text": "been Quincy mental and I think mentioned we do have a number of safeguards built into the",
          "startTime": "00:22:34,822",
          "endTime": "00:22:37,724"
        },
        {
          "index": 277,
          "text": "license agreement. So it's 2",
          "startTime": "00:22:38,893",
          "endTime": "00:22:40,893"
        },
        {
          "index": 278,
          "text": "year agreement with 5 one-year extensions and annual at",
          "startTime": "00:22:42,530",
          "endTime": "00:22:44,197"
        },
        {
          "index": 279,
          "text": "minimum check partnering with certain, you know, having",
          "startTime": "00:22:47,401",
          "endTime": "00:22:49,360"
        },
        {
          "index": 280,
          "text": "ongoing communication with our economic workforce development",
          "startTime": "00:22:52,273",
          "endTime": "00:22:54,700"
        },
        {
          "index": 281,
          "text": "department around the",
          "startTime": "00:22:55,276",
          "endTime": "00:22:57,276"
        },
        {
          "index": 282,
          "text": "workforce, training partnering with Opr Weide around, you",
          "startTime": "00:22:58,212",
          "endTime": "00:23:00,380"
        },
        {
          "index": 283,
          "text": "know, programming partnering Pw maintenance. So we're we're",
          "startTime": "00:23:01,983",
          "endTime": "00:23:04,917"
        },
        {
          "index": 284,
          "text": "building in a lot of checks and balances. Excellent. Thank",
          "startTime": "00:23:06,520",
          "endTime": "00:23:08,923"
        },
        {
          "index": 285,
          "text": "you so much. So guess from",
          "startTime": "00:23:08,923",
          "endTime": "00:23:10,923"
        },
        {
          "index": 286,
          "text": "what I'm hearing. Be given the",
          "startTime": "00:23:12,994",
          "endTime": "00:23:14,994"
        },
        {
          "index": 287,
          "text": "current deadline. I think I heard there was deadline of",
          "startTime": "00:23:15,729",
          "endTime": "00:23:17,765"
        },
        {
          "index": 288,
          "text": "APRIL end of APRIL in order to",
          "startTime": "00:23:17,765",
          "endTime": "00:23:19,765"
        },
        {
          "index": 289,
          "text": "get U.S. Agreement rolling,",
          "startTime": "00:23:20,234",
          "endTime": "00:23:22,234"
        },
        {
          "index": 290,
          "text": "especially given that the project. I think the report",
          "startTime": "00:23:23,203",
          "endTime": "00:23:25,438"
        },
        {
          "index": 291,
          "text": "said that the dollars were funded in 2019 and then the",
          "startTime": "00:23:26,307",
          "endTime": "00:23:27,975"
        },
        {
          "index": 292,
          "text": "allocation in 2020. So it's actually taken us some time to",
          "startTime": "00:23:29,710",
          "endTime": "00:23:31,445"
        },
        {
          "index": 293,
          "text": "even just get to this point. And so I you know, through to",
          "startTime": "00:23:32,747",
          "endTime": "00:23:35,715"
        },
        {
          "index": 294,
          "text": "Councilmember Houston kind of",
          "startTime": "00:23:37,618",
          "endTime": "00:23:39,618"
        },
        {
          "index": 295,
          "text": "based on what was articulate it. We would you be",
          "startTime": "00:23:39,653",
          "endTime": "00:23:41,187"
        },
        {
          "index": 296,
          "text": "comfortable with this body kind of moving this item, I",
          "startTime": "00:23:42,556",
          "endTime": "00:23:44,558"
        },
        {
          "index": 297,
          "text": "believe, is going to go to the a special council meeting,",
          "startTime": "00:23:46,961",
          "endTime": "00:23:48,628"
        },
        {
          "index": 298,
          "text": "which is after our recess. In so that then in the meantime,",
          "startTime": "00:23:51,799",
          "endTime": "00:23:54,100"
        },
        {
          "index": 299,
          "text": "you can connect with staff to get more of an understanding. And then if at that council",
          "startTime": "00:23:54,902",
          "endTime": "00:23:57,804"
        },
        {
          "index": 300,
          "text": "meeting, you still have concerns, then we can address",
          "startTime": "00:23:58,606",
          "endTime": "00:24:01,442"
        },
        {
          "index": 301,
          "text": "it as a body. But I I would like this body to move the",
          "startTime": "00:24:01,442",
          "endTime": "00:24:03,910"
        },
        {
          "index": 302,
          "text": "item forward so that then we",
          "startTime": "00:24:03,978",
          "endTime": "00:24:05,978"
        },
        {
          "index": 303,
          "text": "can and sure that the we are",
          "startTime": "00:24:08,549",
          "endTime": "00:24:10,549"
        },
        {
          "index": 304,
          "text": "on track to meet that end of APRIL deadline. That is the ground to the chair. When is",
          "startTime": "00:24:11,252",
          "endTime": "00:24:13,820"
        },
        {
          "index": 305,
          "text": "the groundbreaking was up to",
          "startTime": "00:24:14,121",
          "endTime": "00:24:16,121"
        },
        {
          "index": 306,
          "text": "late JUNE. We're looking now",
          "startTime": "00:24:20,361",
          "endTime": "00:24:22,361"
        },
        {
          "index": 307,
          "text": "JULY, JULY. So on the site is none of these organizations",
          "startTime": "00:24:23,264",
          "endTime": "00:24:25,667"
        },
        {
          "index": 308,
          "text": "reached out to me on that and I'm not going going any you",
          "startTime": "00:24:25,667",
          "endTime": "00:24:27,935"
        },
        {
          "index": 309,
          "text": "guys districts and tell you",
          "startTime": "00:24:27,935",
          "endTime": "00:24:29,935"
        },
        {
          "index": 310,
          "text": "what to do. And it is organizations reached out to me about this because this is",
          "startTime": "00:24:30,872",
          "endTime": "00:24:33,273"
        },
        {
          "index": 311,
          "text": "a complicated location. Which which complicated when a complicated, you got 3",
          "startTime": "00:24:36,277",
          "endTime": "00:24:38,913"
        },
        {
          "index": 312,
          "text": "different worlds. You gotta do",
          "startTime": "00:24:38,913",
          "endTime": "00:24:40,913"
        },
        {
          "index": 313,
          "text": "it over there. So I'm just saying it's a complicated situation and everybody has to",
          "startTime": "00:24:41,548",
          "endTime": "00:24:43,950"
        },
        {
          "index": 314,
          "text": "be embraced on that, everybody. So I'm saying no,",
          "startTime": "00:24:46,386",
          "endTime": "00:24:48,870"
        },
        {
          "index": 315,
          "text": "because I didn't reach out to",
          "startTime": "00:24:49,557",
          "endTime": "00:24:51,557"
        },
        {
          "index": 316,
          "text": "me that I'd ever heard from nobody, 3 organization not",
          "startTime": "00:24:52,460",
          "endTime": "00:24:54,761"
        },
        {
          "index": 317,
          "text": "been in office for 13 months. I mean, I know I was there at",
          "startTime": "00:24:54,761",
          "endTime": "00:24:57,431"
        },
        {
          "index": 318,
          "text": "the ground me when they opened it up and did the groundbreaking. Reached out to",
          "startTime": "00:24:57,431",
          "endTime": "00:24:59,999"
        },
        {
          "index": 319,
          "text": "my office. And thank you. Councilmember his 10, so to",
          "startTime": "00:25:04,400",
          "endTime": "00:25:06,206"
        },
        {
          "index": 320,
          "text": "city staff, can we? How can we",
          "startTime": "00:25:06,206",
          "endTime": "00:25:08,206"
        },
        {
          "index": 321,
          "text": "how can we ensure that Councilmember Houston's offices engage with all of the",
          "startTime": "00:25:09,843",
          "endTime": "00:25:11,845"
        },
        {
          "index": 322,
          "text": "group's? I know I know you weekly meeting. Is that",
          "startTime": "00:25:11,845",
          "endTime": "00:25:13,446"
        },
        {
          "index": 323,
          "text": "correct? Yes, all personally",
          "startTime": "00:25:14,782",
          "endTime": "00:25:16,782"
        },
        {
          "index": 324,
          "text": "follow up with council member.",
          "startTime": "00:25:19,620",
          "endTime": "00:25:21,620"
        },
        {
          "index": 325,
          "text": "Houston's office and ensure",
          "startTime": "00:25:21,621",
          "endTime": "00:25:23,621"
        },
        {
          "index": 326,
          "text": "that there's going to be consistent communication. So",
          "startTime": "00:25:24,225",
          "endTime": "00:25:26,526"
        },
        {
          "index": 327,
          "text": "that we can move this forward.",
          "startTime": "00:25:27,962",
          "endTime": "00:25:29,962"
        },
        {
          "index": 328,
          "text": "And then prior to so that communication would be prior to arc of coming. I think that",
          "startTime": "00:25:31,698",
          "endTime": "00:25:34,667"
        },
        {
          "index": 329,
          "text": "that's date. APRIL 14th is our",
          "startTime": "00:25:37,138",
          "endTime": "00:25:39,138"
        },
        {
          "index": 330,
          "text": "next council meeting. And so in between that time and we",
          "startTime": "00:25:40,874",
          "endTime": "00:25:42,542"
        },
        {
          "index": 331,
          "text": "just go ahead and move, move the item. And in the event",
          "startTime": "00:25:44,770",
          "endTime": "00:25:45,845"
        },
        {
          "index": 332,
          "text": "that you haven't received the proper updates that you're",
          "startTime": "00:25:47,848",
          "endTime": "00:25:49,516"
        },
        {
          "index": 333,
          "text": "interested in, then as a body, we could then just not move forward with the item. Does",
          "startTime": "00:25:50,318",
          "endTime": "00:25:52,719"
        },
        {
          "index": 334,
          "text": "that sound reasonable and then also want to open it up to my",
          "startTime": "00:25:54,188",
          "endTime": "00:25:55,889"
        },
        {
          "index": 335,
          "text": "colleagues for any questions as well. Want to hear what my",
          "startTime": "00:25:56,690",
          "endTime": "00:25:58,992"
        },
        {
          "index": 336,
          "text": "colleagues have to say about",
          "startTime": "00:25:59,426",
          "endTime": "00:26:01,426"
        },
        {
          "index": 337,
          "text": "my district councilmember. I resident resonate with that",
          "startTime": "00:26:04,650",
          "endTime": "00:26:05,732"
        },
        {
          "index": 338,
          "text": "sentiment. Councilmember",
          "startTime": "00:26:08,402",
          "endTime": "00:26:10,402"
        },
        {
          "index": 339,
          "text": "Houston. I have some very sensitive areas in my district",
          "startTime": "00:26:10,504",
          "endTime": "00:26:12,438"
        },
        {
          "index": 340,
          "text": "as well. And I have to say one",
          "startTime": "00:26:13,574",
          "endTime": "00:26:15,574"
        },
        {
          "index": 341,
          "text": "of the shootings that happened in downtown Oakland where 7 individuals were shot and 2",
          "startTime": "00:26:16,176",
          "endTime": "00:26:19,120"
        },
        {
          "index": 342,
          "text": "lost their lives. When as a body set aside a million",
          "startTime": "00:26:22,116",
          "endTime": "00:26:23,750"
        },
        {
          "index": 343,
          "text": "dollars to deal with entertainment zones, I think",
          "startTime": "00:26:25,886",
          "endTime": "00:26:27,587"
        },
        {
          "index": 344,
          "text": "should have been used to",
          "startTime": "00:26:28,550",
          "endTime": "00:26:30,550"
        },
        {
          "index": 345,
          "text": "secure safety in uptown",
          "startTime": "00:26:30,191",
          "endTime": "00:26:32,191"
        },
        {
          "index": 346,
          "text": "downtown area before adding additional services or",
          "startTime": "00:26:33,460",
          "endTime": "00:26:35,195"
        },
        {
          "index": 347,
          "text": "programs. And so I am",
          "startTime": "00:26:37,131",
          "endTime": "00:26:39,131"
        },
        {
          "index": 348,
          "text": "definitely resonating with your position on what the",
          "startTime": "00:26:39,232",
          "endTime": "00:26:41,569"
        },
        {
          "index": 349,
          "text": "sensitivity needs are for your personal district because you",
          "startTime": "00:26:41,569",
          "endTime": "00:26:43,837"
        },
        {
          "index": 350,
          "text": "know what's happening on the ground. I'm also concerned",
          "startTime": "00:26:45,873",
          "endTime": "00:26:47,574"
        },
        {
          "index": 351,
          "text": "about potentially losing. Losing time with a program",
          "startTime": "00:26:49,242",
          "endTime": "00:26:51,177"
        },
        {
          "index": 352,
          "text": "that. Has been in in progress. And I will say my first 2",
          "startTime": "00:26:55,882",
          "endTime": "00:26:57,517"
        },
        {
          "index": 353,
          "text": "years in office there, it was very rare that staff reached out to me about what was going",
          "startTime": "00:26:59,786",
          "endTime": "00:27:02,388"
        },
        {
          "index": 354,
          "text": "on in my district. And I've I've it's been 6 years and now",
          "startTime": "00:27:05,250",
          "endTime": "00:27:07,260"
        },
        {
          "index": 355,
          "text": "my relationship with Park's rec is amazing. And Quincy,",
          "startTime": "00:27:08,261",
          "endTime": "00:27:10,396"
        },
        {
          "index": 356,
          "text": "you've been great so I appreciate you over",
          "startTime": "00:27:12,866",
          "endTime": "00:27:14,401"
        },
        {
          "index": 357,
          "text": "communicate and I love it. And I want Councilmember Houston",
          "startTime": "00:27:16,236",
          "endTime": "00:27:17,937"
        },
        {
          "index": 358,
          "text": "have that opportunity as well. I've worked with only when I",
          "startTime": "00:27:20,274",
          "endTime": "00:27:21,974"
        },
        {
          "index": 359,
          "text": "was a director in East Oakland. I do know that they",
          "startTime": "00:27:22,442",
          "endTime": "00:27:25,312"
        },
        {
          "index": 360,
          "text": "do good work, but I do think",
          "startTime": "00:27:25,312",
          "endTime": "00:27:27,312"
        },
        {
          "index": 361,
          "text": "there needs to be a special. I'm not sure what happened",
          "startTime": "00:27:27,315",
          "endTime": "00:27:28,982"
        },
        {
          "index": 362,
          "text": "that or what happened in terms",
          "startTime": "00:27:29,383",
          "endTime": "00:27:31,383"
        },
        {
          "index": 363,
          "text": "of communication there. But he does need to be brought into",
          "startTime": "00:27:32,286",
          "endTime": "00:27:35,254"
        },
        {
          "index": 364,
          "text": "this conversation as someone who's on the ground and",
          "startTime": "00:27:36,900",
          "endTime": "00:27:38,258"
        },
        {
          "index": 365,
          "text": "actually was a part of closing down the park where you 23",
          "startTime": "00:27:38,259",
          "endTime": "00:27:39,926"
        },
        {
          "index": 366,
          "text": "years ago. Yeah, it's it's it's tents in some",
          "startTime": "00:27:43,300",
          "endTime": "00:27:44,564"
        },
        {
          "index": 367,
          "text": "neighborhoods. And so because",
          "startTime": "00:27:45,199",
          "endTime": "00:27:47,199"
        },
        {
          "index": 368,
          "text": "we are going to get blamed for",
          "startTime": "00:27:47,334",
          "endTime": "00:27:49,334"
        },
        {
          "index": 369,
          "text": "any thing that goes wrong. And we have to deal with the",
          "startTime": "00:27:50,204",
          "endTime": "00:27:51,904"
        },
        {
          "index": 370,
          "text": "repercussions of what happens. I would like to see that",
          "startTime": "00:27:52,806",
          "endTime": "00:27:54,440"
        },
        {
          "index": 371,
          "text": "occur. Councilmember under I'll defer to council member Houston in his district, but I",
          "startTime": "00:27:59,130",
          "endTime": "00:28:01,914"
        },
        {
          "index": 372,
          "text": "don't want to lose this money. Is there any way we could do a couple of weeks worth of",
          "startTime": "00:28:02,115",
          "endTime": "00:28:04,785"
        },
        {
          "index": 373,
          "text": "engagement and bring it back",
          "startTime": "00:28:04,785",
          "endTime": "00:28:06,785"
        },
        {
          "index": 374,
          "text": "on the 14th? Don't know what that what what the risks using this money. But I do want to",
          "startTime": "00:28:11,559",
          "endTime": "00:28:14,161"
        },
        {
          "index": 375,
          "text": "make sure that Councilmember",
          "startTime": "00:28:14,161",
          "endTime": "00:28:16,161"
        },
        {
          "index": 376,
          "text": "Houston's involved in in the",
          "startTime": "00:28:17,331",
          "endTime": "00:28:19,331"
        },
        {
          "index": 377,
          "text": "process. Yeah. And it's my understanding what I through",
          "startTime": "00:28:19,433",
          "endTime": "00:28:21,133"
        },
        {
          "index": 378,
          "text": "the report. Is it $400,000 is",
          "startTime": "00:28:23,637",
          "endTime": "00:28:25,637"
        },
        {
          "index": 379,
          "text": "being allocated yes, so that that therefore, that's why we have that the deadline as",
          "startTime": "00:28:27,374",
          "endTime": "00:28:29,709"
        },
        {
          "index": 380,
          "text": "well. Due to chase and",
          "startTime": "00:28:32,179",
          "endTime": "00:28:34,179"
        },
        {
          "index": 381,
          "text": "$400,000 be lost. If if we",
          "startTime": "00:28:35,983",
          "endTime": "00:28:37,983"
        },
        {
          "index": 382,
          "text": "don't move just today, you",
          "startTime": "00:28:38,119",
          "endTime": "00:28:40,119"
        },
        {
          "index": 383,
          "text": "well, today specifically. I think when and where lost of our deadline is in APRIL. Is",
          "startTime": "00:28:41,121",
          "endTime": "00:28:43,522"
        },
        {
          "index": 384,
          "text": "that correct? Through the chair? Yes, that that is",
          "startTime": "00:28:44,958",
          "endTime": "00:28:46,593"
        },
        {
          "index": 385,
          "text": "correct. And I. The fact that this is an ordinance and",
          "startTime": "00:28:49,363",
          "endTime": "00:28:51,231"
        },
        {
          "index": 386,
          "text": "therefore requires 2 readings gives us a little bit more",
          "startTime": "00:28:52,650",
          "endTime": "00:28:54,401"
        },
        {
          "index": 387,
          "text": "time to do extensive",
          "startTime": "00:28:54,401",
          "endTime": "00:28:56,401"
        },
        {
          "index": 388,
          "text": "coordination. Councilmember to. Can we do that, then? Can",
          "startTime": "00:29:02,376",
          "endTime": "00:29:04,510"
        },
        {
          "index": 389,
          "text": "we bring it back on the 14th so that Councilmember Houston",
          "startTime": "00:29:05,179",
          "endTime": "00:29:06,880"
        },
        {
          "index": 390,
          "text": "has a chance to consult with stakeholders. Does that work",
          "startTime": "00:29:07,715",
          "endTime": "00:29:09,415"
        },
        {
          "index": 391,
          "text": "for you? Connect check here a cast member. Wants to say and",
          "startTime": "00:29:13,954",
          "endTime": "00:29:15,654"
        },
        {
          "index": 392,
          "text": "some say, too. Councilmember",
          "startTime": "00:29:20,600",
          "endTime": "00:29:22,600"
        },
        {
          "index": 393,
          "text": "100. I think Wisconsin and they just proposed hearing it",
          "startTime": "00:29:25,650",
          "endTime": "00:29:27,434"
        },
        {
          "index": 394,
          "text": "at full Council on the 14th",
          "startTime": "00:29:27,901",
          "endTime": "00:29:29,901"
        },
        {
          "index": 395,
          "text": "and then. There is a second reading before the end of APRIL. So that's 2 different",
          "startTime": "00:29:32,406",
          "endTime": "00:29:34,740"
        },
        {
          "index": 396,
          "text": "opportunities. Before this. This body's forwarding it to",
          "startTime": "00:29:37,410",
          "endTime": "00:29:39,112"
        },
        {
          "index": 397,
          "text": "the full council. But we will",
          "startTime": "00:29:40,130",
          "endTime": "00:29:42,130"
        },
        {
          "index": 398,
          "text": "also have a vote on the 14th.",
          "startTime": "00:29:43,517",
          "endTime": "00:29:45,517"
        },
        {
          "index": 399,
          "text": "Gema take lead of it. When you",
          "startTime": "00:29:47,588",
          "endTime": "00:29:49,588"
        },
        {
          "index": 400,
          "text": "say it. Thank Lee. I okay. All right. And so I'll make a",
          "startTime": "00:29:54,862",
          "endTime": "00:29:56,897"
        },
        {
          "index": 401,
          "text": "motion to go ahead and move this item to this special city",
          "startTime": "00:29:56,897",
          "endTime": "00:29:59,565"
        },
        {
          "index": 402,
          "text": "council meeting on 18th to do",
          "startTime": "00:30:01,167",
          "endTime": "00:30:03,167"
        },
        {
          "index": 403,
          "text": "14th at 3.30 need a second.",
          "startTime": "00:30:06,573",
          "endTime": "00:30:08,573"
        },
        {
          "index": 404,
          "text": "And want I guys will make",
          "startTime": "00:30:09,176",
          "endTime": "00:30:11,176"
        },
        {
          "index": 405,
          "text": "clear that I want I'm not going vote on this on the 14th until we are sure that you're",
          "startTime": "00:30:12,780",
          "endTime": "00:30:15,214"
        },
        {
          "index": 406,
          "text": "satisfied. Brown under. I am good. Thanks. I thank you so",
          "startTime": "00:30:20,354",
          "endTime": "00:30:23,223"
        },
        {
          "index": 407,
          "text": "much. And then we can hear",
          "startTime": "00:30:25,792",
          "endTime": "00:30:27,792"
        },
        {
          "index": 408,
          "text": "from the public speakers calling in the name that signed up to speak on item",
          "startTime": "00:30:28,462",
          "endTime": "00:30:31,430"
        },
        {
          "index": 409,
          "text": "number 3, MISTER Derrick Barnes. If you hear in chamber, you can come up to",
          "startTime": "00:30:31,632",
          "endTime": "00:30:34,134"
        },
        {
          "index": 410,
          "text": "the podium or if you're on",
          "startTime": "00:30:34,134",
          "endTime": "00:30:36,134"
        },
        {
          "index": 411,
          "text": "zoom, please raise your hand.",
          "startTime": "00:30:38,539",
          "endTime": "00:30:40,539"
        },
        {
          "index": 412,
          "text": "Names have been called then we have a motion made by Chair",
          "startTime": "00:30:41,308",
          "endTime": "00:30:43,142"
        },
        {
          "index": 413,
          "text": "Brown second by Councilmember Unger to approve the recommendations of staff to",
          "startTime": "00:30:43,978",
          "endTime": "00:30:46,746"
        },
        {
          "index": 414,
          "text": "board this item to the. 4/14/2026 Special City Council",
          "startTime": "00:30:49,950",
          "endTime": "00:30:52,618"
        },
        {
          "index": 415,
          "text": "agenda at 03:30pm, Honorable",
          "startTime": "00:30:53,753",
          "endTime": "00:30:55,753"
        },
        {
          "index": 416,
          "text": "Councilmembers by. A shotgun.",
          "startTime": "00:30:57,958",
          "endTime": "00:30:59,958"
        },
        {
          "index": 417,
          "text": "I I and chair Brown. Thank",
          "startTime": "00:31:02,396",
          "endTime": "00:31:04,396"
        },
        {
          "index": 418,
          "text": "Item number 3 passes with 4",
          "startTime": "00:31:04,999",
          "endTime": "00:31:06,999"
        },
        {
          "index": 419,
          "text": "eyes to 40 side into the 4/14/2026 Special City Council",
          "startTime": "00:31:07,000",
          "endTime": "00:31:09,235"
        },
        {
          "index": 420,
          "text": "agenda at 03:30pm, on consent. Okay. Now reading and item",
          "startTime": "00:31:13,674",
          "endTime": "00:31:15,340"
        },
        {
          "index": 421,
          "text": "number 4. Adopt the following",
          "startTime": "00:31:17,911",
          "endTime": "00:31:19,911"
        },
        {
          "index": 422,
          "text": "pieces of legislation and",
          "startTime": "00:31:20,346",
          "endTime": "00:31:22,346"
        },
        {
          "index": 423,
          "text": "ordinance amending the Rent Adjustment Ordinance eliminate",
          "startTime": "00:31:22,749",
          "endTime": "00:31:25,518"
        },
        {
          "index": 424,
          "text": "tenant to tenant petition",
          "startTime": "00:31:25,952",
          "endTime": "00:31:27,952"
        },
        {
          "index": 425,
          "text": "deadlines be require that and owner provide evidence of possession of a current",
          "startTime": "00:31:29,323",
          "endTime": "00:31:31,558"
        },
        {
          "index": 426,
          "text": "business tax pick it payment",
          "startTime": "00:31:33,126",
          "endTime": "00:31:35,126"
        },
        {
          "index": 427,
          "text": "of or exemption from the rap. Service. The service of written notice to the Rent",
          "startTime": "00:31:37,130",
          "endTime": "00:31:39,399"
        },
        {
          "index": 428,
          "text": "Adjustment program to tenants and registration with the Rent Adjustment Program in Order to",
          "startTime": "00:31:40,734",
          "endTime": "00:31:43,269"
        },
        {
          "index": 429,
          "text": "file an appeal or a response",
          "startTime": "00:31:44,571",
          "endTime": "00:31:46,571"
        },
        {
          "index": 430,
          "text": "to attend appeal and see make various changes to the",
          "startTime": "00:31:47,540",
          "endTime": "00:31:49,141"
        },
        {
          "index": 431,
          "text": "remedies. Remedies section, including increasing the",
          "startTime": "00:31:52,790",
          "endTime": "00:31:54,314"
        },
        {
          "index": 432,
          "text": "damages remedy in civil actions against residential",
          "startTime": "00:31:54,314",
          "endTime": "00:31:55,981"
        },
        {
          "index": 433,
          "text": "rental property owners and making appropriate California",
          "startTime": "00:31:57,851",
          "endTime": "00:31:59,552"
        },
        {
          "index": 434,
          "text": "Environmental Quality Act",
          "startTime": "00:31:59,920",
          "endTime": "00:32:01,920"
        },
        {
          "index": 435,
          "text": "findings and to a resolution ratifying amendments to the Rent Adjustment Program.",
          "startTime": "00:32:03,257",
          "endTime": "00:32:05,826"
        },
        {
          "index": 436,
          "text": "Regulations to permit any",
          "startTime": "00:32:05,826",
          "endTime": "00:32:07,826"
        },
        {
          "index": 437,
          "text": "category of member of member",
          "startTime": "00:32:08,161",
          "endTime": "00:32:10,161"
        },
        {
          "index": 438,
          "text": "of the housing residential",
          "startTime": "00:32:10,197",
          "endTime": "00:32:12,197"
        },
        {
          "index": 439,
          "text": "rent and relocation board to serve as a board officer. And",
          "startTime": "00:32:12,465",
          "endTime": "00:32:15,434"
        },
        {
          "index": 440,
          "text": "we have over 32 speakers that",
          "startTime": "00:32:15,769",
          "endTime": "00:32:17,769"
        },
        {
          "index": 441,
          "text": "signed up. Excellent. These",
          "startTime": "00:32:18,370",
          "endTime": "00:32:20,370"
        },
        {
          "index": 442,
          "text": "thank you so much. I believe that there's an announcement from the administration on",
          "startTime": "00:32:20,400",
          "endTime": "00:32:22,408"
        },
        {
          "index": 443,
          "text": "this item. Yes, and threw the chair. We are requesting that",
          "startTime": "00:32:24,177",
          "endTime": "00:32:26,112"
        },
        {
          "index": 444,
          "text": "this item to be pulled at this time. We have additional information that we'd like",
          "startTime": "00:32:27,680",
          "endTime": "00:32:30,250"
        },
        {
          "index": 445,
          "text": "together before it comes back",
          "startTime": "00:32:30,250",
          "endTime": "00:32:32,250"
        },
        {
          "index": 446,
          "text": "to this council. Okay. Thank",
          "startTime": "00:32:34,354",
          "endTime": "00:32:36,354"
        },
        {
          "index": 447,
          "text": "you so much. So I guess to the parliamentarian what what are",
          "startTime": "00:32:36,490",
          "endTime": "00:32:38,190"
        },
        {
          "index": 448,
          "text": "actions and next steps. According to council to council rules, the committee",
          "startTime": "00:32:45,265",
          "endTime": "00:32:48,134"
        },
        {
          "index": 449,
          "text": "has to vote to table item. You",
          "startTime": "00:32:49,937",
          "endTime": "00:32:51,937"
        },
        {
          "index": 450,
          "text": "made committee made. Take public comment for sort that",
          "startTime": "00:32:53,607",
          "endTime": "00:32:56,176"
        },
        {
          "index": 451,
          "text": "can, Kamau, first, because",
          "startTime": "00:32:56,176",
          "endTime": "00:32:58,176"
        },
        {
          "index": 452,
          "text": "this is only a special. This",
          "startTime": "00:32:58,712",
          "endTime": "00:33:00,712"
        },
        {
          "index": 453,
          "text": "would schedule boat. So the",
          "startTime": "00:33:03,516",
          "endTime": "00:33:05,516"
        },
        {
          "index": 454,
          "text": "committee can can either take public comment first and then",
          "startTime": "00:33:05,686",
          "endTime": "00:33:07,386"
        },
        {
          "index": 455,
          "text": "low to rescheduled item or or book reschedule vitamin",
          "startTime": "00:33:09,689",
          "endTime": "00:33:11,290"
        },
        {
          "index": 456,
          "text": "intake. Or the committee can also just to put to public",
          "startTime": "00:33:16,620",
          "endTime": "00:33:18,263"
        },
        {
          "index": 457,
          "text": "public comment or take action on item just like any other",
          "startTime": "00:33:18,865",
          "endTime": "00:33:20,533"
        },
        {
          "index": 458,
          "text": "item. Okay. Thank you so much. So we'll hear from the public",
          "startTime": "00:33:22,469",
          "endTime": "00:33:24,169"
        },
        {
          "index": 459,
          "text": "speakers. Calling the names that signed up to speak on",
          "startTime": "00:33:26,740",
          "endTime": "00:33:29,374"
        },
        {
          "index": 460,
          "text": "item number, Lauren, no particular order. You can come up to the podium state. Your",
          "startTime": "00:33:30,900",
          "endTime": "00:33:32,445"
        },
        {
          "index": 461,
          "text": "name for the record and make your comment as standard",
          "startTime": "00:33:34,214",
          "endTime": "00:33:37,830"
        },
        {
          "index": 462,
          "text": "practice. We will take in chamber speakers first and",
          "startTime": "00:33:37,517",
          "endTime": "00:33:39,185"
        },
        {
          "index": 463,
          "text": "then zoom speakers. If you're on zoom in here, your name,",
          "startTime": "00:33:40,787",
          "endTime": "00:33:42,688"
        },
        {
          "index": 464,
          "text": "please raise your hand to be easily identified again in no particular order. You can line",
          "startTime": "00:33:43,223",
          "endTime": "00:33:45,657"
        },
        {
          "index": 465,
          "text": "up. Linda Saint Julia, Karen Shenoy, Stephen Addington",
          "startTime": "00:33:49,290",
          "endTime": "00:33:51,731"
        },
        {
          "index": 466,
          "text": "James Van, Stephanie Bond,",
          "startTime": "00:33:52,632",
          "endTime": "00:33:54,632"
        },
        {
          "index": 467,
          "text": "Anthony of Bella, Elizabeth Delgado Marin, one condom.",
          "startTime": "00:33:56,169",
          "endTime": "00:33:58,771"
        },
        {
          "index": 468,
          "text": "Leona. Chris stepped in",
          "startTime": "00:34:01,341",
          "endTime": "00:34:03,341"
        },
        {
          "index": 469,
          "text": "Michelle Way. Jill Joleen Josh",
          "startTime": "00:34:04,544",
          "endTime": "00:34:06,544"
        },
        {
          "index": 470,
          "text": "Rupe. John Williams, Patrick",
          "startTime": "00:34:07,647",
          "endTime": "00:34:09,647"
        },
        {
          "index": 471,
          "text": "Brady. Steve Williams, Deric",
          "startTime": "00:34:10,617",
          "endTime": "00:34:12,617"
        },
        {
          "index": 472,
          "text": "Muhammad. Dennard, Ingram",
          "startTime": "00:34:14,388",
          "endTime": "00:34:16,388"
        },
        {
          "index": 473,
          "text": "James Bond. We have twice.",
          "startTime": "00:34:16,657",
          "endTime": "00:34:18,657"
        },
        {
          "index": 474,
          "text": "Chris Moore, Adrianna Dot has",
          "startTime": "00:34:20,260",
          "endTime": "00:34:22,260"
        },
        {
          "index": 475,
          "text": "Mark General. It's David Hall.",
          "startTime": "00:34:22,696",
          "endTime": "00:34:24,696"
        },
        {
          "index": 476,
          "text": "Noel. Justin. How live Borton? Sorry if I'm pronouncing your",
          "startTime": "00:34:30,804",
          "endTime": "00:34:32,504"
        },
        {
          "index": 477,
          "text": "name is wrong. Galan Yunnan. Kathleen, since Derrick Barnes",
          "startTime": "00:34:35,208",
          "endTime": "00:34:36,942"
        },
        {
          "index": 478,
          "text": "and Emily, Willard, again, he come up to the podium state.",
          "startTime": "00:34:39,246",
          "endTime": "00:34:40,946"
        },
        {
          "index": 479,
          "text": "Your name for the record and noting that the time is for",
          "startTime": "00:34:41,614",
          "endTime": "00:34:43,683"
        },
        {
          "index": 480,
          "text": "one minute to make a comment. Would probably lead to some",
          "startTime": "00:34:49,255",
          "endTime": "00:34:51,491"
        },
        {
          "index": 481,
          "text": "myself. I speak Commissioner Linda Saint Julien. I just",
          "startTime": "00:34:51,491",
          "endTime": "00:34:53,158"
        },
        {
          "index": 482,
          "text": "left the board about 3 weeks. 3 months ago, on the board",
          "startTime": "00:34:53,660",
          "endTime": "00:34:55,327"
        },
        {
          "index": 483,
          "text": "for. With disabilities and",
          "startTime": "00:34:57,130",
          "endTime": "00:34:59,130"
        },
        {
          "index": 484,
          "text": "seniors, but I'm a landlord",
          "startTime": "00:35:00,300",
          "endTime": "00:35:02,300"
        },
        {
          "index": 485,
          "text": "and what I'm here for is the condition that you guys put on",
          "startTime": "00:35:02,335",
          "endTime": "00:35:04,604"
        },
        {
          "index": 486,
          "text": "landlords is just ridiculous.",
          "startTime": "00:35:06,339",
          "endTime": "00:35:08,339"
        },
        {
          "index": 487,
          "text": "We have 10 U.S. Problem. Tenants that have problems and",
          "startTime": "00:35:08,708",
          "endTime": "00:35:11,610"
        },
        {
          "index": 488,
          "text": "you guys, can we expect for us you know, get rid of them and",
          "startTime": "00:35:13,880",
          "endTime": "00:35:15,581"
        },
        {
          "index": 489,
          "text": "pay $11,000 for them to",
          "startTime": "00:35:17,918",
          "endTime": "00:35:19,918"
        },
        {
          "index": 490,
          "text": "relocate. I've had 3 in a row.",
          "startTime": "00:35:20,520",
          "endTime": "00:35:22,520"
        },
        {
          "index": 491,
          "text": "3 people that has ruined my",
          "startTime": "00:35:22,623",
          "endTime": "00:35:24,623"
        },
        {
          "index": 492,
          "text": "place. You guys say we can't get rid of them. You make. And",
          "startTime": "00:35:24,925",
          "endTime": "00:35:27,260"
        },
        {
          "index": 493,
          "text": "right now I'm going to a tenant when $11,000 and she's",
          "startTime": "00:35:27,260",
          "endTime": "00:35:29,280"
        },
        {
          "index": 494,
          "text": "a hoarder. She has really, really messed up my place. So",
          "startTime": "00:35:30,197",
          "endTime": "00:35:33,165"
        },
        {
          "index": 495,
          "text": "what I'm saying is you guys want to keep on part with fees",
          "startTime": "00:35:35,268",
          "endTime": "00:35:37,136"
        },
        {
          "index": 496,
          "text": "on us as landlords. They're",
          "startTime": "00:35:38,500",
          "endTime": "00:35:40,500"
        },
        {
          "index": 497,
          "text": "not going have a place to stay because you guys out beating",
          "startTime": "00:35:40,707",
          "endTime": "00:35:43,800"
        },
        {
          "index": 498,
          "text": "us and making us pay all these different reason. I just",
          "startTime": "00:35:43,276",
          "endTime": "00:35:45,811"
        },
        {
          "index": 499,
          "text": "ridiculous and I'm fed up with",
          "startTime": "00:35:46,847",
          "endTime": "00:35:48,847"
        },
        {
          "index": 500,
          "text": "it. So like I said, she has",
          "startTime": "00:35:48,948",
          "endTime": "00:35:50,948"
        },
        {
          "index": 501,
          "text": "part of my place. I'm going through it right now. Just 8 or $11,000 to get her out. And",
          "startTime": "00:35:51,151",
          "endTime": "00:35:54,530"
        },
        {
          "index": 502,
          "text": "now I have to pay $20,000 to get it back in place to sit to",
          "startTime": "00:35:55,622",
          "endTime": "00:35:57,355"
        },
        {
          "index": 503,
          "text": "13 it Thank you for your comments. Your one minute is",
          "startTime": "00:35:58,424",
          "endTime": "00:36:00,125"
        },
        {
          "index": 504,
          "text": "up. Good afternoon chair and members of the committee. My name is Karen Shenoy and I'm",
          "startTime": "00:36:11,738",
          "endTime": "00:36:13,907"
        },
        {
          "index": 505,
          "text": "here on behalf of the Bridge",
          "startTime": "00:36:13,907",
          "endTime": "00:36:15,907"
        },
        {
          "index": 506,
          "text": "Association of Realtors representing more than 2000",
          "startTime": "00:36:16,176",
          "endTime": "00:36:18,812"
        },
        {
          "index": 507,
          "text": "members working in and around Oakland, many of whom are also",
          "startTime": "00:36:18,812",
          "endTime": "00:36:21,247"
        },
        {
          "index": 508,
          "text": "property managers. Small housing providers and owner",
          "startTime": "00:36:21,247",
          "endTime": "00:36:24,170"
        },
        {
          "index": 509,
          "text": "occupants. We appreciate that.",
          "startTime": "00:36:24,170",
          "endTime": "00:36:26,170"
        },
        {
          "index": 510,
          "text": "This item has been pulled. These amendments carry",
          "startTime": "00:36:27,220",
          "endTime": "00:36:28,954"
        },
        {
          "index": 511,
          "text": "significant consequences and taking additional time for a",
          "startTime": "00:36:30,256",
          "endTime": "00:36:31,957"
        },
        {
          "index": 512,
          "text": "review is the right call here. Bree Jail are was not even",
          "startTime": "00:36:33,293",
          "endTime": "00:36:35,461"
        },
        {
          "index": 513,
          "text": "reached out to be for this item. Came forward was in the",
          "startTime": "00:36:36,430",
          "endTime": "00:36:38,130"
        },
        {
          "index": 514,
          "text": "past former counsel member Kal would reach out or should a",
          "startTime": "00:36:38,765",
          "endTime": "00:36:41,567"
        },
        {
          "index": 515,
          "text": "Franklin minor would reach out and and ask us to weigh-in before this thing came even",
          "startTime": "00:36:43,370",
          "endTime": "00:36:46,204"
        },
        {
          "index": 516,
          "text": "came committee and perhaps there's a turnover. And we",
          "startTime": "00:36:46,839",
          "endTime": "00:36:49,308"
        },
        {
          "index": 517,
          "text": "understand that. But hopefully",
          "startTime": "00:36:49,308",
          "endTime": "00:36:51,308"
        },
        {
          "index": 518,
          "text": "that can change moving forward. We also want to raise",
          "startTime": "00:36:51,311",
          "endTime": "00:36:54,146"
        },
        {
          "index": 519,
          "text": "a concern about public participation members repeatedly tried to register",
          "startTime": "00:36:54,414",
          "endTime": "00:36:57,349"
        },
        {
          "index": 520,
          "text": "to comment by zoom within the required 24 hour type time",
          "startTime": "00:36:57,651",
          "endTime": "00:37:00,452"
        },
        {
          "index": 521,
          "text": "frame and did not receive caught confirmation from the",
          "startTime": "00:37:00,520",
          "endTime": "00:37:03,289"
        },
        {
          "index": 522,
          "text": "system. Public participation should not be further limited",
          "startTime": "00:37:03,924",
          "endTime": "00:37:05,624"
        },
        {
          "index": 523,
          "text": "by these technology issues. Again, we appreciate that. This item has been pulled and",
          "startTime": "00:37:07,627",
          "endTime": "00:37:10,529"
        },
        {
          "index": 524,
          "text": "we ask that any next. Thank you for your comments. Your",
          "startTime": "00:37:13,600",
          "endTime": "00:37:15,267"
        },
        {
          "index": 525,
          "text": "one minute is up.",
          "startTime": "00:37:28,615",
          "endTime": "00:37:30,615"
        },
        {
          "index": 526,
          "text": "Councilmember Fife. Yes, I do want to state I'm I'm also",
          "startTime": "00:37:33,586",
          "endTime": "00:37:35,588"
        },
        {
          "index": 527,
          "text": "deeply concerned about",
          "startTime": "00:37:35,588",
          "endTime": "00:37:37,588"
        },
        {
          "index": 528,
          "text": "community input. My committee for life enrichment doesn't start until 4 in since this",
          "startTime": "00:37:38,570",
          "endTime": "00:37:40,659"
        },
        {
          "index": 529,
          "text": "item was pulled. And we're not",
          "startTime": "00:37:41,727",
          "endTime": "00:37:43,727"
        },
        {
          "index": 530,
          "text": "hearing a presentation. I",
          "startTime": "00:37:45,198",
          "endTime": "00:37:47,198"
        },
        {
          "index": 531,
          "text": "respectfully request through the parliamentarian to make sure that this legal for people to have their full 2",
          "startTime": "00:37:47,300",
          "endTime": "00:37:50,269"
        },
        {
          "index": 532,
          "text": "minutes to speak. Yeah. At the onset of the meeting, I stated",
          "startTime": "00:38:01,280",
          "endTime": "00:38:03,648"
        },
        {
          "index": 533,
          "text": "that it would only be one minute for the public comment.",
          "startTime": "00:38:04,784",
          "endTime": "00:38:06,518"
        },
        {
          "index": 534,
          "text": "Thank you. Speaking time has",
          "startTime": "00:38:10,560",
          "endTime": "00:38:12,560"
        },
        {
          "index": 535,
          "text": "been consistent for all items.",
          "startTime": "00:38:19,132",
          "endTime": "00:38:21,132"
        },
        {
          "index": 536,
          "text": "So at this time, we're still moving forward minute. And if",
          "startTime": "00:38:22,302",
          "endTime": "00:38:24,200"
        },
        {
          "index": 537,
          "text": "there's any and I welcome any of the public speakers to",
          "startTime": "00:38:25,104",
          "endTime": "00:38:27,405"
        },
        {
          "index": 538,
          "text": "engage with any of the council offices on this item city",
          "startTime": "00:38:28,508",
          "endTime": "00:38:31,243"
        },
        {
          "index": 539,
          "text": "staff as we continue per the",
          "startTime": "00:38:31,310",
          "endTime": "00:38:33,310"
        },
        {
          "index": 540,
          "text": "administration to work on this item. So at this time it is",
          "startTime": "00:38:34,147",
          "endTime": "00:38:36,315"
        },
        {
          "index": 541,
          "text": "one minute. Thank you. Good",
          "startTime": "00:38:37,950",
          "endTime": "00:38:39,950"
        },
        {
          "index": 542,
          "text": "afternoon. I'm Steve bettering",
          "startTime": "00:38:40,920",
          "endTime": "00:38:42,920"
        },
        {
          "index": 543,
          "text": "Did you know that 90% of the landlords in New York City for corporate landlords don't take",
          "startTime": "00:38:44,958",
          "endTime": "00:38:47,593"
        },
        {
          "index": 544,
          "text": "my word for it. Google it. New York Times Wall Street Journal",
          "startTime": "00:38:47,593",
          "endTime": "00:38:50,295"
        },
        {
          "index": 545,
          "text": "when you pass crazy rules, the",
          "startTime": "00:38:51,397",
          "endTime": "00:38:53,397"
        },
        {
          "index": 546,
          "text": "little guys leave the mom and pop and the corporate people",
          "startTime": "00:38:53,500",
          "endTime": "00:38:56,269"
        },
        {
          "index": 547,
          "text": "take over because they had taken under take on the risks.",
          "startTime": "00:38:56,269",
          "endTime": "00:38:58,300"
        },
        {
          "index": 548,
          "text": "Don't do that. Oakland. It's best to have a small mom and",
          "startTime": "00:38:59,739",
          "endTime": "00:39:01,974"
        },
        {
          "index": 549,
          "text": "pop your landlord. They're the best landlords. Secondly, this",
          "startTime": "00:39:02,742",
          "endTime": "00:39:05,110"
        },
        {
          "index": 550,
          "text": "ordinance does an interesting thing. You have the city",
          "startTime": "00:39:06,179",
          "endTime": "00:39:08,748"
        },
        {
          "index": 551,
          "text": "created illegal scheme. That's",
          "startTime": "00:39:08,748",
          "endTime": "00:39:10,748"
        },
        {
          "index": 552,
          "text": "what they call it with the",
          "startTime": "00:39:11,184",
          "endTime": "00:39:13,184"
        },
        {
          "index": 553,
          "text": "report with this proposes to do is to bypass the report and",
          "startTime": "00:39:13,486",
          "endTime": "00:39:15,554"
        },
        {
          "index": 554,
          "text": "go straight to court. You're",
          "startTime": "00:39:16,690",
          "endTime": "00:39:18,690"
        },
        {
          "index": 555,
          "text": "creating lots of lawsuits. It's fine. If you want to help",
          "startTime": "00:39:19,725",
          "endTime": "00:39:21,459"
        },
        {
          "index": 556,
          "text": "your friends. Lawyer make their bmw payment, buy a bigger house. But you're",
          "startTime": "00:39:24,130",
          "endTime": "00:39:26,865"
        },
        {
          "index": 557,
          "text": "creating more litigation here and this is wrong. That city council to really think long",
          "startTime": "00:39:29,535",
          "endTime": "00:39:32,404"
        },
        {
          "index": 558,
          "text": "and hard before they implement this because it just allows up",
          "startTime": "00:39:33,373",
          "endTime": "00:39:35,641"
        },
        {
          "index": 559,
          "text": "by a pass over import",
          "startTime": "00:39:35,641",
          "endTime": "00:39:37,641"
        },
        {
          "index": 560,
          "text": "altogether. Thank you. Good afternoon. Committee members. My name is Arden grew Miami",
          "startTime": "00:39:44,283",
          "endTime": "00:39:46,819"
        },
        {
          "index": 561,
          "text": "commissioner on the report. Arise by the board to present",
          "startTime": "00:39:49,588",
          "endTime": "00:39:51,590"
        },
        {
          "index": 562,
          "text": "these items. These recommendations to the",
          "startTime": "00:39:52,358",
          "endTime": "00:39:54,426"
        },
        {
          "index": 563,
          "text": "committee. I first want to highlight that these",
          "startTime": "00:39:54,494",
          "endTime": "00:39:56,161"
        },
        {
          "index": 564,
          "text": "recommendations are not staff recommendations. These are recommendations that come from",
          "startTime": "00:39:57,263",
          "endTime": "00:39:59,664"
        },
        {
          "index": 565,
          "text": "the board. So I raise the",
          "startTime": "00:40:01,835",
          "endTime": "00:40:03,835"
        },
        {
          "index": 566,
          "text": "question on whether or not administration can pull these",
          "startTime": "00:40:05,272",
          "endTime": "00:40:06,972"
        },
        {
          "index": 567,
          "text": "items. As I understand the rules, the item has been scheduled in belong to this",
          "startTime": "00:40:08,140",
          "endTime": "00:40:11,109"
        },
        {
          "index": 568,
          "text": "committee. So it is up to this committee as understand it on whether or not to pull this",
          "startTime": "00:40:15,448",
          "endTime": "00:40:17,816"
        },
        {
          "index": 569,
          "text": "item. Secondly. If there are",
          "startTime": "00:40:19,251",
          "endTime": "00:40:21,251"
        },
        {
          "index": 570,
          "text": "questions about outreach.",
          "startTime": "00:40:22,689",
          "endTime": "00:40:24,689"
        },
        {
          "index": 571,
          "text": "Concerns about the",
          "startTime": "00:40:24,791",
          "endTime": "00:40:26,791"
        },
        {
          "index": 572,
          "text": "recommendations, both myself and staff are here prepared to",
          "startTime": "00:40:26,926",
          "endTime": "00:40:28,660"
        },
        {
          "index": 573,
          "text": "present on these items. So that both the tenants and the",
          "startTime": "00:40:29,495",
          "endTime": "00:40:31,796"
        },
        {
          "index": 574,
          "text": "property owners who are here with questions can get those",
          "startTime": "00:40:32,498",
          "endTime": "00:40:34,599"
        },
        {
          "index": 575,
          "text": "answers publicly here today.",
          "startTime": "00:40:35,835",
          "endTime": "00:40:37,835"
        },
        {
          "index": 576,
          "text": "Do not pull this item. Because this item has been in the works. Many of these",
          "startTime": "00:40:40,390",
          "endTime": "00:40:42,240"
        },
        {
          "index": 577,
          "text": "recommendations for years.",
          "startTime": "00:40:50,282",
          "endTime": "00:40:52,282"
        },
        {
          "index": 578,
          "text": "Tonight. A lot taller than me.",
          "startTime": "00:40:53,619",
          "endTime": "00:40:55,619"
        },
        {
          "index": 579,
          "text": "Hi, my name is Emily. I'm a volunteer with Oakland tenants",
          "startTime": "00:40:56,122",
          "endTime": "00:40:58,224"
        },
        {
          "index": 580,
          "text": "Union. I'm here representing our members who are generally",
          "startTime": "00:40:58,224",
          "endTime": "00:40:59,924"
        },
        {
          "index": 581,
          "text": "at work and not people to be here today. We are an all volunteer organization, no",
          "startTime": "00:41:01,694",
          "endTime": "00:41:04,230"
        },
        {
          "index": 582,
          "text": "paid staff that we have been aware of this legislation for",
          "startTime": "00:41:04,230",
          "endTime": "00:41:06,666"
        },
        {
          "index": 583,
          "text": "months, if not years due to the fantastic work of the",
          "startTime": "00:41:06,666",
          "endTime": "00:41:08,300"
        },
        {
          "index": 584,
          "text": "report and map staff. Who went above and beyond their due diligence and reaching out to",
          "startTime": "00:41:09,902",
          "endTime": "00:41:12,605"
        },
        {
          "index": 585,
          "text": "all stakeholders and gathering feedbacks ppd back. I see many",
          "startTime": "00:41:14,607",
          "endTime": "00:41:16,708"
        },
        {
          "index": 586,
          "text": "landlords here today opposing this item and I'm sure they're",
          "startTime": "00:41:16,809",
          "endTime": "00:41:19,311"
        },
        {
          "index": 587,
          "text": "all really great. Landlords never break the law and never harm their tenants. And that",
          "startTime": "00:41:19,311",
          "endTime": "00:41:21,915"
        },
        {
          "index": 588,
          "text": "is why this ordinance would",
          "startTime": "00:41:21,915",
          "endTime": "00:41:23,915"
        },
        {
          "index": 589,
          "text": "not affect them at all. There's a lot of misinformation, a pain to go around today about this",
          "startTime": "00:41:25,551",
          "endTime": "00:41:28,354"
        },
        {
          "index": 590,
          "text": "ordinance. It has nothing to do with evictions or",
          "startTime": "00:41:28,354",
          "endTime": "00:41:30,689"
        },
        {
          "index": 591,
          "text": "relocation payments. It does not raise any fees on any",
          "startTime": "00:41:30,723",
          "endTime": "00:41:33,392"
        },
        {
          "index": 592,
          "text": "landlords. In fact, all it",
          "startTime": "00:41:34,460",
          "endTime": "00:41:36,460"
        },
        {
          "index": 593,
          "text": "does is provide a slightly larger window of opportunity",
          "startTime": "00:41:37,530",
          "endTime": "00:41:39,230"
        },
        {
          "index": 594,
          "text": "for tenants to to file to protest illegal rent increase.",
          "startTime": "00:41:42,468",
          "endTime": "00:41:45,337"
        },
        {
          "index": 595,
          "text": "Let me highlight that an illegal rent increase this",
          "startTime": "00:41:45,638",
          "endTime": "00:41:47,772"
        },
        {
          "index": 596,
          "text": "rent increase would be a legal already. And right now the law",
          "startTime": "00:41:48,408",
          "endTime": "00:41:50,576"
        },
        {
          "index": 597,
          "text": "would allow it to intentially become legal if it meant know",
          "startTime": "00:41:51,277",
          "endTime": "00:41:52,977"
        },
        {
          "index": 598,
          "text": "their rights and violent time. These are incredibly small changes that only impact",
          "startTime": "00:41:53,646",
          "endTime": "00:41:56,148"
        },
        {
          "index": 599,
          "text": "landlords breaking the law. Do not do anything live Syria.",
          "startTime": "00:41:58,784",
          "endTime": "00:42:00,452"
        },
        {
          "index": 600,
          "text": "Thank. You can go ahead and",
          "startTime": "00:42:09,929",
          "endTime": "00:42:11,929"
        },
        {
          "index": 601,
          "text": "begin. The timer will show up. I'm also a volunteer for tenants union. I want to",
          "startTime": "00:42:14,500",
          "endTime": "00:42:17,680"
        },
        {
          "index": 602,
          "text": "second what please state your name. For the record. We luck.",
          "startTime": "00:42:18,710",
          "endTime": "00:42:20,939"
        },
        {
          "index": 603,
          "text": "I want to second what time",
          "startTime": "00:42:22,676",
          "endTime": "00:42:24,676"
        },
        {
          "index": 604,
          "text": "from just have to say. And",
          "startTime": "00:42:27,580",
          "endTime": "00:42:29,580"
        },
        {
          "index": 605,
          "text": "also I want to that like. From the perspective of just law,",
          "startTime": "00:42:31,830",
          "endTime": "00:42:33,919"
        },
        {
          "index": 606,
          "text": "generally what the current",
          "startTime": "00:42:35,255",
          "endTime": "00:42:37,255"
        },
        {
          "index": 607,
          "text": "regime allows current receive about filing about a legal",
          "startTime": "00:42:39,920",
          "endTime": "00:42:41,360"
        },
        {
          "index": 608,
          "text": "rent increases allows is just totally abnormal of someone's picking your pocket for 6",
          "startTime": "00:42:41,360",
          "endTime": "00:42:43,695"
        },
        {
          "index": 609,
          "text": "months. You take. Not a legal.",
          "startTime": "00:42:47,133",
          "endTime": "00:42:49,133"
        },
        {
          "index": 610,
          "text": "You can't do that. Can't say out life anew in for 6 months.",
          "startTime": "00:42:50,770",
          "endTime": "00:42:52,504"
        },
        {
          "index": 611,
          "text": "So. What's your problem? So",
          "startTime": "00:42:58,244",
          "endTime": "00:43:00,244"
        },
        {
          "index": 612,
          "text": "just as a matter of like consistency with laws, generally, we oppose this.",
          "startTime": "00:43:01,114",
          "endTime": "00:43:03,915"
        },
        {
          "index": 613,
          "text": "It's a totally unreasonable in",
          "startTime": "00:43:06,850",
          "endTime": "00:43:08,850"
        },
        {
          "index": 614,
          "text": "position on tenants and as stated it doesn't affect",
          "startTime": "00:43:08,621",
          "endTime": "00:43:11,456"
        },
        {
          "index": 615,
          "text": "anyone except landlords illegally increasing their",
          "startTime": "00:43:11,858",
          "endTime": "00:43:13,525"
        },
        {
          "index": 616,
          "text": "rent. Again, I want to second everything I'm going to say.",
          "startTime": "00:43:14,960",
          "endTime": "00:43:16,661"
        },
        {
          "index": 617,
          "text": "Thanks. Good afternoon.",
          "startTime": "00:43:23,200",
          "endTime": "00:43:25,200"
        },
        {
          "index": 618,
          "text": "COUNCILMAN John Williams and currently, I think makes",
          "startTime": "00:43:25,972",
          "endTime": "00:43:27,974"
        },
        {
          "index": 619,
          "text": "policies that are equitable",
          "startTime": "00:43:27,974",
          "endTime": "00:43:29,974"
        },
        {
          "index": 620,
          "text": "for landlords mom and pop folks because this particular",
          "startTime": "00:43:30,900",
          "endTime": "00:43:32,376"
        },
        {
          "index": 621,
          "text": "another only policy that just",
          "startTime": "00:43:33,312",
          "endTime": "00:43:35,312"
        },
        {
          "index": 622,
          "text": "weighs on. Small books like myself, put out a business",
          "startTime": "00:43:35,981",
          "endTime": "00:43:38,384"
        },
        {
          "index": 623,
          "text": "knowing treats mom and pops",
          "startTime": "00:43:38,384",
          "endTime": "00:43:40,384"
        },
        {
          "index": 624,
          "text": "like we're a business. I currently have a real increase",
          "startTime": "00:43:41,721",
          "endTime": "00:43:43,688"
        },
        {
          "index": 625,
          "text": "that's been on hold on appeal with the written board year and a half. But the very first",
          "startTime": "00:43:46,559",
          "endTime": "00:43:49,262"
        },
        {
          "index": 626,
          "text": "real increase in 15 years. And",
          "startTime": "00:43:49,262",
          "endTime": "00:43:51,262"
        },
        {
          "index": 627,
          "text": "lieutenant. I'm still litigation for 3 and a half",
          "startTime": "00:43:52,698",
          "endTime": "00:43:54,366"
        },
        {
          "index": 628,
          "text": "back written like tenant and they continue to appeal the",
          "startTime": "00:43:55,234",
          "endTime": "00:43:57,100"
        },
        {
          "index": 629,
          "text": "them and prolonged. It's exhausting refunds. And",
          "startTime": "00:43:58,471",
          "endTime": "00:44:01,139"
        },
        {
          "index": 630,
          "text": "putting out of business. So no more policies that are laying",
          "startTime": "00:44:05,711",
          "endTime": "00:44:07,412"
        },
        {
          "index": 631,
          "text": "heavy on small landlords make the tenants more accountable.",
          "startTime": "00:44:09,480",
          "endTime": "00:44:11,950"
        },
        {
          "index": 632,
          "text": "Our make policy with a report. It's more respectable and also",
          "startTime": "00:44:13,653",
          "endTime": "00:44:15,520"
        },
        {
          "index": 633,
          "text": "come with own policies. Good afternoon committee. My name is Chris speaking on behalf of",
          "startTime": "00:44:27,300",
          "endTime": "00:44:30,680"
        },
        {
          "index": 634,
          "text": "the East Bay Rental Housing Association, representing",
          "startTime": "00:44:31,771",
          "endTime": "00:44:34,600"
        },
        {
          "index": 635,
          "text": "housing providers across",
          "startTime": "00:44:34,600",
          "endTime": "00:44:36,600"
        },
        {
          "index": 636,
          "text": "Oakland, the broader East Bay. First, I just want to acknowledge the position",
          "startTime": "00:44:37,142",
          "endTime": "00:44:39,145"
        },
        {
          "index": 637,
          "text": "you're and I do understand you're being asked to make decisions on very complex",
          "startTime": "00:44:39,145",
          "endTime": "00:44:41,579"
        },
        {
          "index": 638,
          "text": "housing in issue. And we understand and we respect that",
          "startTime": "00:44:43,382",
          "endTime": "00:44:45,117"
        },
        {
          "index": 639,
          "text": "responsibility. I appreciate",
          "startTime": "00:44:47,353",
          "endTime": "00:44:49,353"
        },
        {
          "index": 640,
          "text": "that item has been polled that said the proposed amendments",
          "startTime": "00:44:50,189",
          "endTime": "00:44:52,190"
        },
        {
          "index": 641,
          "text": "are not small and insignificant and they raise",
          "startTime": "00:44:53,859",
          "endTime": "00:44:56,729"
        },
        {
          "index": 642,
          "text": "fundamental concerns. These policy changes are being considered without clear",
          "startTime": "00:44:56,729",
          "endTime": "00:44:59,664"
        },
        {
          "index": 643,
          "text": "comprehensive data to support these changes that they are",
          "startTime": "00:45:00,533",
          "endTime": "00:45:02,901"
        },
        {
          "index": 644,
          "text": "necessary or that they will produce the intended",
          "startTime": "00:45:02,901",
          "endTime": "00:45:04,469"
        },
        {
          "index": 645,
          "text": "consequence outcomes. Policy",
          "startTime": "00:45:07,390",
          "endTime": "00:45:09,390"
        },
        {
          "index": 646,
          "text": "be grounded in more than just anecdotal experiences. Allow",
          "startTime": "00:45:09,275",
          "endTime": "00:45:10,975"
        },
        {
          "index": 647,
          "text": "the process to be informed by",
          "startTime": "00:45:12,450",
          "endTime": "00:45:14,450"
        },
        {
          "index": 648,
          "text": "data a lot of time and engagement with stakeholders here from court judges who are",
          "startTime": "00:45:14,213",
          "endTime": "00:45:16,748"
        },
        {
          "index": 649,
          "text": "actively trying to divert rental cases away from kortz",
          "startTime": "00:45:19,319",
          "endTime": "00:45:21,386"
        },
        {
          "index": 650,
          "text": "encouraging resolutions rather than encouraging more",
          "startTime": "00:45:22,210",
          "endTime": "00:45:24,624"
        },
        {
          "index": 651,
          "text": "litigation. Eventually, this",
          "startTime": "00:45:24,624",
          "endTime": "00:45:26,624"
        },
        {
          "index": 652,
          "text": "is actually happened. Value",
          "startTime": "00:45:26,759",
          "endTime": "00:45:28,759"
        },
        {
          "index": 653,
          "text": "was actually happening before. Thank you for your comments",
          "startTime": "00:45:29,361",
          "endTime": "00:45:31,290"
        },
        {
          "index": 654,
          "text": "here. One minute is up. Good afternoon committee members.",
          "startTime": "00:45:37,970",
          "endTime": "00:45:40,272"
        },
        {
          "index": 655,
          "text": "My name is Julie and ruined with housing provider Resource Center. I'm housing provider",
          "startTime": "00:45:41,373",
          "endTime": "00:45:43,942"
        },
        {
          "index": 656,
          "text": "specialist. I also work Price. They rental Housing Association is support",
          "startTime": "00:45:46,612",
          "endTime": "00:45:48,747"
        },
        {
          "index": 657,
          "text": "specialist growth and engagement throughout county and resource Center. We work",
          "startTime": "00:45:49,648",
          "endTime": "00:45:52,617"
        },
        {
          "index": 658,
          "text": "directly with small housing providers. Many of them who",
          "startTime": "00:45:53,352",
          "endTime": "00:45:55,119"
        },
        {
          "index": 659,
          "text": "are first-time or accidental prop providers receiving a",
          "startTime": "00:45:55,621",
          "endTime": "00:45:57,589"
        },
        {
          "index": 660,
          "text": "property to pro great who are trying to comply with opens",
          "startTime": "00:45:59,558",
          "endTime": "00:46:01,326"
        },
        {
          "index": 661,
          "text": "complex and evolving",
          "startTime": "00:46:02,940",
          "endTime": "00:46:04,940"
        },
        {
          "index": 662,
          "text": "regulations. What we're seeing on the ground is not resistance to law. It is",
          "startTime": "00:46:04,163",
          "endTime": "00:46:07,650"
        },
        {
          "index": 663,
          "text": "confusion, intimidation and procedural errors process is",
          "startTime": "00:46:07,767",
          "endTime": "00:46:09,934"
        },
        {
          "index": 664,
          "text": "that they don't understand that they're being forced to",
          "startTime": "00:46:10,690",
          "endTime": "00:46:11,769"
        },
        {
          "index": 665,
          "text": "move through without the",
          "startTime": "00:46:12,438",
          "endTime": "00:46:14,438"
        },
        {
          "index": 666,
          "text": "proper support when there is no limit to how far back a",
          "startTime": "00:46:14,540",
          "endTime": "00:46:16,441"
        },
        {
          "index": 667,
          "text": "claim can go or penalties can escalate even for small",
          "startTime": "00:46:17,676",
          "endTime": "00:46:20,545"
        },
        {
          "index": 668,
          "text": "unintentional mistakes. Many small property owners feel",
          "startTime": "00:46:20,713",
          "endTime": "00:46:22,381"
        },
        {
          "index": 669,
          "text": "like they are in one era way from a situation that becomes",
          "startTime": "00:46:23,449",
          "endTime": "00:46:25,618"
        },
        {
          "index": 670,
          "text": "financially overwhelming as",
          "startTime": "00:46:25,618",
          "endTime": "00:46:27,618"
        },
        {
          "index": 671,
          "text": "they spoke to here. More importantly, this kind of framework increases the",
          "startTime": "00:46:28,654",
          "endTime": "00:46:30,889"
        },
        {
          "index": 672,
          "text": "likelihood that issues. Escalate straight into",
          "startTime": "00:46:31,891",
          "endTime": "00:46:34,859"
        },
        {
          "index": 673,
          "text": "litigation at Alameda County housing provider Resource centers. That is what we're",
          "startTime": "00:46:36,996",
          "endTime": "00:46:38,998"
        },
        {
          "index": 674,
          "text": "there for to prove to provide",
          "startTime": "00:46:38,998",
          "endTime": "00:46:40,998"
        },
        {
          "index": 675,
          "text": "support Thank you. My name's of them. A kind a small",
          "startTime": "00:46:48,340",
          "endTime": "00:46:51,309"
        },
        {
          "index": 676,
          "text": "housing provider. I'm requesting that you retain the",
          "startTime": "00:46:52,311",
          "endTime": "00:46:54,450"
        },
        {
          "index": 677,
          "text": "existing provisions for renters who never receive wrap",
          "startTime": "00:46:54,480",
          "endTime": "00:46:57,449"
        },
        {
          "index": 678,
          "text": "notices that protection that protections already in the",
          "startTime": "00:46:58,184",
          "endTime": "00:47:00,510"
        },
        {
          "index": 679,
          "text": "ordinance. And it works",
          "startTime": "00:47:00,519",
          "endTime": "00:47:02,519"
        },
        {
          "index": 680,
          "text": "eliminate and open-ended combined with trouble damages.",
          "startTime": "00:47:03,689",
          "endTime": "00:47:05,423"
        },
        {
          "index": 681,
          "text": "This creates. In indefinite uninsurable, the big Asian exposure for small owners",
          "startTime": "00:47:08,561",
          "endTime": "00:47:11,496"
        },
        {
          "index": 682,
          "text": "operating in good faith, limit trouble damages to willful violations for owners who",
          "startTime": "00:47:14,467",
          "endTime": "00:47:17,301"
        },
        {
          "index": 683,
          "text": "knowingly buy Litton Act. The reckless disregard for of the",
          "startTime": "00:47:19,380",
          "endTime": "00:47:21,606"
        },
        {
          "index": 684,
          "text": "ordinance consistent with San",
          "startTime": "00:47:23,142",
          "endTime": "00:47:25,142"
        },
        {
          "index": 685,
          "text": "Francisco. Ensure there is",
          "startTime": "00:47:25,678",
          "endTime": "00:47:27,678"
        },
        {
          "index": 686,
          "text": "real rim board parity and require proof a board member designation for proper balance",
          "startTime": "00:47:29,515",
          "endTime": "00:47:31,949"
        },
        {
          "index": 687,
          "text": "and rental property expertise. At a guardrail to the chair",
          "startTime": "00:47:35,200",
          "endTime": "00:47:37,155"
        },
        {
          "index": 688,
          "text": "and vice chair MAY not be both drawn from the same",
          "startTime": "00:47:38,570",
          "endTime": "00:47:39,590"
        },
        {
          "index": 689,
          "text": "stakeholder category. And provide a 30 day cure period",
          "startTime": "00:47:44,864",
          "endTime": "00:47:46,664"
        },
        {
          "index": 690,
          "text": "before damages are enacted for properties of 4 units are less",
          "startTime": "00:47:46,932",
          "endTime": "00:47:48,667"
        },
        {
          "index": 691,
          "text": "worse. Mall owners. Good",
          "startTime": "00:47:59,412",
          "endTime": "00:48:01,412"
        },
        {
          "index": 692,
          "text": "afternoon committee. My name",
          "startTime": "00:48:01,881",
          "endTime": "00:48:03,881"
        },
        {
          "index": 693,
          "text": "is Patrick Brady. I am a",
          "startTime": "00:48:04,416",
          "endTime": "00:48:06,416"
        },
        {
          "index": 694,
          "text": "member of But more than that, I am a small property owner on",
          "startTime": "00:48:09,655",
          "endTime": "00:48:11,389"
        },
        {
          "index": 695,
          "text": "a duplex in West Oakland. I have been trying to remove",
          "startTime": "00:48:13,225",
          "endTime": "00:48:15,827"
        },
        {
          "index": 696,
          "text": "squatters from my house in",
          "startTime": "00:48:17,195",
          "endTime": "00:48:19,195"
        },
        {
          "index": 697,
          "text": "APRIL will be a full year. From violations and abuses",
          "startTime": "00:48:21,534",
          "endTime": "00:48:23,801"
        },
        {
          "index": 698,
          "text": "that they take advantage like",
          "startTime": "00:48:24,570",
          "endTime": "00:48:26,570"
        },
        {
          "index": 699,
          "text": "ones that are being proposed right now. I unequivocally",
          "startTime": "00:48:28,508",
          "endTime": "00:48:30,174"
        },
        {
          "index": 700,
          "text": "object to the state that would allow renters to challenge",
          "startTime": "00:48:35,547",
          "endTime": "00:48:37,949"
        },
        {
          "index": 701,
          "text": "rich creases for property",
          "startTime": "00:48:37,949",
          "endTime": "00:48:39,949"
        },
        {
          "index": 702,
          "text": "owners such as myself. My case",
          "startTime": "00:48:43,488",
          "endTime": "00:48:45,488"
        },
        {
          "index": 703,
          "text": "has been thrown out at least once because of these minor",
          "startTime": "00:48:45,524",
          "endTime": "00:48:48,292"
        },
        {
          "index": 704,
          "text": "administrative things that the Rat Board puts on property",
          "startTime": "00:48:51,197",
          "endTime": "00:48:53,531"
        },
        {
          "index": 705,
          "text": "owners such as myself. And I",
          "startTime": "00:48:55,501",
          "endTime": "00:48:57,501"
        },
        {
          "index": 706,
          "text": "feel that tenants having more opportunities to delay",
          "startTime": "00:48:58,604",
          "endTime": "00:49:00,205"
        },
        {
          "index": 707,
          "text": "evictions. Or small turn. Property owners like myself.",
          "startTime": "00:49:02,842",
          "endTime": "00:49:04,542"
        },
        {
          "index": 708,
          "text": "It's at. Thank you your",
          "startTime": "00:49:06,378",
          "endTime": "00:49:08,378"
        },
        {
          "index": 709,
          "text": "comments. My name is This is the first time come and speak",
          "startTime": "00:49:20,860",
          "endTime": "00:49:22,560"
        },
        {
          "index": 710,
          "text": "to all you Council members",
          "startTime": "00:49:23,962",
          "endTime": "00:49:25,962"
        },
        {
          "index": 711,
          "text": "here. I mean, a long time.",
          "startTime": "00:49:29,668",
          "endTime": "00:49:31,668"
        },
        {
          "index": 712,
          "text": "Housing provided. I have a lot",
          "startTime": "00:49:31,971",
          "endTime": "00:49:33,971"
        },
        {
          "index": 713,
          "text": "of good tenants. But some bed",
          "startTime": "00:49:35,774",
          "endTime": "00:49:37,774"
        },
        {
          "index": 714,
          "text": "one day try to turn. Next. Do",
          "startTime": "00:49:39,445",
          "endTime": "00:49:41,445"
        },
        {
          "index": 715,
          "text": "attendance? Causing trouble? And when do those tenant don't",
          "startTime": "00:49:45,584",
          "endTime": "00:49:47,318"
        },
        {
          "index": 716,
          "text": "like them donate trouble attendant? You have have a hot",
          "startTime": "00:49:48,587",
          "endTime": "00:49:50,655"
        },
        {
          "index": 717,
          "text": "time to deal with the But law",
          "startTime": "00:49:52,491",
          "endTime": "00:49:54,491"
        },
        {
          "index": 718,
          "text": "you guys created? And I don't",
          "startTime": "00:49:55,961",
          "endTime": "00:49:57,961"
        },
        {
          "index": 719,
          "text": "think fair. Follow mom and pop",
          "startTime": "00:50:00,650",
          "endTime": "00:50:02,650"
        },
        {
          "index": 720,
          "text": "housing provided. As you know, last the leading cause U.S.",
          "startTime": "00:50:06,272",
          "endTime": "00:50:09,400"
        },
        {
          "index": 721,
          "text": "Public crazy. Gobble each water utility. If up like",
          "startTime": "00:50:13,179",
          "endTime": "00:50:14,812"
        },
        {
          "index": 722,
          "text": "crazy n. You can only increase",
          "startTime": "00:50:17,820",
          "endTime": "00:50:19,820"
        },
        {
          "index": 723,
          "text": "by less than one percent.",
          "startTime": "00:50:19,385",
          "endTime": "00:50:21,385"
        },
        {
          "index": 724,
          "text": "Thank you your comments. Good afternoon. My name is Derrick",
          "startTime": "00:50:29,795",
          "endTime": "00:50:32,463"
        },
        {
          "index": 725,
          "text": "Resident of West Oakland. In a small mom and pop property",
          "startTime": "00:50:32,498",
          "endTime": "00:50:34,165"
        },
        {
          "index": 726,
          "text": "owner. Thank you for pulling",
          "startTime": "00:50:35,568",
          "endTime": "00:50:37,568"
        },
        {
          "index": 727,
          "text": "this item. I want to say that. The policy making process should always be guided by",
          "startTime": "00:50:40,806",
          "endTime": "00:50:43,374"
        },
        {
          "index": 728,
          "text": "accurate data, accurate information. And it doesn't appear that that is the case",
          "startTime": "00:50:45,811",
          "endTime": "00:50:48,545"
        },
        {
          "index": 729,
          "text": "here. Questions. What is the",
          "startTime": "00:50:52,551",
          "endTime": "00:50:54,551"
        },
        {
          "index": 730,
          "text": "basis? Of this? Look back on",
          "startTime": "00:50:55,554",
          "endTime": "00:50:57,554"
        },
        {
          "index": 731,
          "text": "rent petitions. What is the basis for the introduction of",
          "startTime": "00:50:59,358",
          "endTime": "00:51:01,590"
        },
        {
          "index": 732,
          "text": "trouble damages? What is the basis developing are creating",
          "startTime": "00:51:06,965",
          "endTime": "00:51:08,999"
        },
        {
          "index": 733,
          "text": "more causes of action? All of",
          "startTime": "00:51:10,235",
          "endTime": "00:51:12,235"
        },
        {
          "index": 734,
          "text": "these things serve the creating a hostile work",
          "startTime": "00:51:13,105",
          "endTime": "00:51:15,306"
        },
        {
          "index": 735,
          "text": "environment for small",
          "startTime": "00:51:15,808",
          "endTime": "00:51:17,808"
        },
        {
          "index": 736,
          "text": "businesses and they dis. They disincentivize investment and",
          "startTime": "00:51:21,480",
          "endTime": "00:51:23,847"
        },
        {
          "index": 737,
          "text": "incentivize freeloading and a",
          "startTime": "00:51:24,950",
          "endTime": "00:51:26,950"
        },
        {
          "index": 738,
          "text": "kind of give making that allows people to play games",
          "startTime": "00:51:27,586",
          "endTime": "00:51:29,253"
        },
        {
          "index": 739,
          "text": "and milk the system. And I",
          "startTime": "00:51:40,766",
          "endTime": "00:51:42,766"
        },
        {
          "index": 740,
          "text": "Small housing providers are",
          "startTime": "00:51:43,101",
          "endTime": "00:51:45,101"
        },
        {
          "index": 741,
          "text": "leaving about one-third say they plan to exit within the",
          "startTime": "00:51:45,237",
          "endTime": "00:51:46,937"
        },
        {
          "index": 742,
          "text": "next 2 years. Housing starts 15 year loan and units are",
          "startTime": "00:51:49,410",
          "endTime": "00:51:50,708"
        },
        {
          "index": 743,
          "text": "sitting bake. And yet we continue to see these",
          "startTime": "00:51:53,211",
          "endTime": "00:51:55,790"
        },
        {
          "index": 744,
          "text": "proposals that are driven by advocates who have never owned",
          "startTime": "00:51:56,181",
          "endTime": "00:51:57,916"
        },
        {
          "index": 745,
          "text": "or managed housing. And they don't understand or have a",
          "startTime": "00:52:00,419",
          "endTime": "00:52:02,860"
        },
        {
          "index": 746,
          "text": "full understanding of real-world impact of the policies adopted really over",
          "startTime": "00:52:03,255",
          "endTime": "00:52:05,590"
        },
        {
          "index": 747,
          "text": "the last 6 years. Those",
          "startTime": "00:52:07,392",
          "endTime": "00:52:09,392"
        },
        {
          "index": 748,
          "text": "policies have not hit everyone",
          "startTime": "00:52:09,594",
          "endTime": "00:52:11,594"
        },
        {
          "index": 749,
          "text": "equally. And you can see it right here. They've",
          "startTime": "00:52:12,297",
          "endTime": "00:52:14,466"
        },
        {
          "index": 750,
          "text": "disproportionately hurt",
          "startTime": "00:52:14,466",
          "endTime": "00:52:16,466"
        },
        {
          "index": 751,
          "text": "Undercapitalized mom and pop housing providers. Many, many",
          "startTime": "00:52:17,202",
          "endTime": "00:52:18,903"
        },
        {
          "index": 752,
          "text": "of whom are black homeowners.",
          "startTime": "00:52:20,472",
          "endTime": "00:52:22,472"
        },
        {
          "index": 753,
          "text": "Who relied on this income to",
          "startTime": "00:52:23,408",
          "endTime": "00:52:25,408"
        },
        {
          "index": 754,
          "text": "stay in Oakland and generational wealth. The",
          "startTime": "00:52:25,510",
          "endTime": "00:52:27,478"
        },
        {
          "index": 755,
          "text": "proposal today makes that worse. No deadlines, unlimited",
          "startTime": "00:52:27,846",
          "endTime": "00:52:30,548"
        },
        {
          "index": 756,
          "text": "retroactive liability. Trouble damages. It's not balance.",
          "startTime": "00:52:31,183",
          "endTime": "00:52:33,217"
        },
        {
          "index": 757,
          "text": "It's pushing the small owners out. So thank you for putting",
          "startTime": "00:52:34,186",
          "endTime": "00:52:36,120"
        },
        {
          "index": 758,
          "text": "this aside today, police spent time talking with owners talk",
          "startTime": "00:52:38,456",
          "endTime": "00:52:40,158"
        },
        {
          "index": 759,
          "text": "with Evra and make. My name. My name David Hall in with",
          "startTime": "00:52:51,503",
          "endTime": "00:52:53,539"
        },
        {
          "index": 760,
          "text": "director of the housing team",
          "startTime": "00:52:53,539",
          "endTime": "00:52:55,539"
        },
        {
          "index": 761,
          "text": "at Central a counselor this. This these policies were put",
          "startTime": "00:52:58,610",
          "endTime": "00:53:00,311"
        },
        {
          "index": 762,
          "text": "together by the members, the commissioners of the rent for their subject matter experts.",
          "startTime": "00:53:00,913",
          "endTime": "00:53:03,614"
        },
        {
          "index": 763,
          "text": "This was unanimously passed by",
          "startTime": "00:53:05,250",
          "endTime": "00:53:07,250"
        },
        {
          "index": 764,
          "text": "both the landlord, tenant and unaffiliated representatives. Now today, your landlord",
          "startTime": "00:53:07,386",
          "endTime": "00:53:10,354"
        },
        {
          "index": 765,
          "text": "comments have been lot about. These amendments are very short and specificity of what",
          "startTime": "00:53:11,356",
          "endTime": "00:53:13,724"
        },
        {
          "index": 766,
          "text": "they don't like about these proposals and long on",
          "startTime": "00:53:13,992",
          "endTime": "00:53:15,726"
        },
        {
          "index": 767,
          "text": "complaints about being a landlord. This has nothing to",
          "startTime": "00:53:16,628",
          "endTime": "00:53:19,298"
        },
        {
          "index": 768,
          "text": "do with evictions. This",
          "startTime": "00:53:19,298",
          "endTime": "00:53:21,298"
        },
        {
          "index": 769,
          "text": "affects evictions in exactly 0. A there are 2 important",
          "startTime": "00:53:21,366",
          "endTime": "00:53:23,501"
        },
        {
          "index": 770,
          "text": "things that these these",
          "startTime": "00:53:24,202",
          "endTime": "00:53:26,202"
        },
        {
          "index": 771,
          "text": "proposals do. The first is to",
          "startTime": "00:53:26,238",
          "endTime": "00:53:28,238"
        },
        {
          "index": 772,
          "text": "give tenants more time to to challenge in a legal rent",
          "startTime": "00:53:28,240",
          "endTime": "00:53:30,942"
        },
        {
          "index": 773,
          "text": "increase. That's a good thing. There's no complain about why that would be a bad thing. I'm",
          "startTime": "00:53:31,110",
          "endTime": "00:53:33,711"
        },
        {
          "index": 774,
          "text": "sure all of these good landlords are trying to pass a",
          "startTime": "00:53:34,613",
          "endTime": "00:53:37,216"
        },
        {
          "index": 775,
          "text": "legal rent increases. So they're not going to be",
          "startTime": "00:53:37,216",
          "endTime": "00:53:38,816"
        },
        {
          "index": 776,
          "text": "affected by this. The second thing this doesn't revolve",
          "startTime": "00:53:40,385",
          "endTime": "00:53:42,453"
        },
        {
          "index": 777,
          "text": "around penalties disobeying the ordinance, the trouble",
          "startTime": "00:53:44,289",
          "endTime": "00:53:46,457"
        },
        {
          "index": 778,
          "text": "damages only is in effect is in effect for willful",
          "startTime": "00:53:47,392",
          "endTime": "00:53:49,894"
        },
        {
          "index": 779,
          "text": "fraudulent malicious activity. Again, nothing that probably",
          "startTime": "00:53:50,428",
          "endTime": "00:53:52,129"
        },
        {
          "index": 780,
          "text": "in. Thank you for your comments here. One minute is",
          "startTime": "00:53:55,266",
          "endTime": "00:53:56,967"
        },
        {
          "index": 781,
          "text": "up. Good afternoon. Council members Mark General, it's a volunteer with the speed",
          "startTime": "00:54:02,240",
          "endTime": "00:54:04,976"
        },
        {
          "index": 782,
          "text": "Community Law Center. Thank you very much for the",
          "startTime": "00:54:06,110",
          "endTime": "00:54:07,978"
        },
        {
          "index": 783,
          "text": "opportunity. I just want to caution us about misinformation about what the ordinance with the proposals",
          "startTime": "00:54:09,714",
          "endTime": "00:54:12,584"
        },
        {
          "index": 784,
          "text": "do, what they don't do. These",
          "startTime": "00:54:12,584",
          "endTime": "00:54:14,584"
        },
        {
          "index": 785,
          "text": "proposals are reasonable for the purpose of carrying out",
          "startTime": "00:54:16,354",
          "endTime": "00:54:18,422"
        },
        {
          "index": 786,
          "text": "the intent of the ordinance to",
          "startTime": "00:54:19,624",
          "endTime": "00:54:21,624"
        },
        {
          "index": 787,
          "text": "protect the renting population of the city. One of the one of",
          "startTime": "00:54:21,827",
          "endTime": "00:54:24,429"
        },
        {
          "index": 788,
          "text": "the speakers said we should",
          "startTime": "00:54:25,397",
          "endTime": "00:54:27,397"
        },
        {
          "index": 789,
          "text": "hear from judges. Well, in 1989 in a case called Kelly",
          "startTime": "00:54:27,466",
          "endTime": "00:54:29,667"
        },
        {
          "index": 790,
          "text": "versus judges address the attorneys fees provision and",
          "startTime": "00:54:29,868",
          "endTime": "00:54:32,504"
        },
        {
          "index": 791,
          "text": "said the attorney speak to vision of these ordinances,",
          "startTime": "00:54:32,504",
          "endTime": "00:54:35,306"
        },
        {
          "index": 792,
          "text": "similar ordinances are vital to the enforcement of these",
          "startTime": "00:54:35,340",
          "endTime": "00:54:37,508"
        },
        {
          "index": 793,
          "text": "ordinances because nobody else does it. Tenants can bring",
          "startTime": "00:54:38,510",
          "endTime": "00:54:41,144"
        },
        {
          "index": 794,
          "text": "actions effective actions by",
          "startTime": "00:54:41,546",
          "endTime": "00:54:43,546"
        },
        {
          "index": 795,
          "text": "themselves. The city doesn't represent individuals. So it's",
          "startTime": "00:54:44,315",
          "endTime": "00:54:46,986"
        },
        {
          "index": 796,
          "text": "left to private attorneys to enforce your the city's",
          "startTime": "00:54:46,986",
          "endTime": "00:54:49,854"
        },
        {
          "index": 797,
          "text": "ordinance. And that's why the Court of Appeal said these",
          "startTime": "00:54:50,355",
          "endTime": "00:54:52,230"
        },
        {
          "index": 798,
          "text": "attorneys fees provisions are",
          "startTime": "00:54:53,458",
          "endTime": "00:54:55,458"
        },
        {
          "index": 799,
          "text": "vital. Now, of course, it doesn't affect anybody who's",
          "startTime": "00:54:55,627",
          "endTime": "00:54:57,328"
        },
        {
          "index": 800,
          "text": "following the law, pay your",
          "startTime": "00:54:58,163",
          "endTime": "00:55:00,163"
        },
        {
          "index": 801,
          "text": "taxes. What's wrong with that? You don't want to pay your taxes. Of course, everybody",
          "startTime": "00:55:00,198",
          "endTime": "00:55:02,534"
        },
        {
          "index": 802,
          "text": "has to bear the burden step.",
          "startTime": "00:55:02,534",
          "endTime": "00:55:04,534"
        },
        {
          "index": 803,
          "text": "You know that. Thank you for your comments. Your time is",
          "startTime": "00:55:05,436",
          "endTime": "00:55:07,104"
        },
        {
          "index": 804,
          "text": "up. Good Morning Council members. My name is Janet",
          "startTime": "00:55:16,181",
          "endTime": "00:55:18,849"
        },
        {
          "index": 805,
          "text": "Halliburton and I stand here is a real tear and a representative people who",
          "startTime": "00:55:21,186",
          "endTime": "00:55:23,654"
        },
        {
          "index": 806,
          "text": "would like to own we don't",
          "startTime": "00:55:23,955",
          "endTime": "00:55:25,955"
        },
        {
          "index": 807,
          "text": "property in Oakland. Many of",
          "startTime": "00:55:27,792",
          "endTime": "00:55:29,792"
        },
        {
          "index": 808,
          "text": "those people are dissuaded",
          "startTime": "00:55:29,928",
          "endTime": "00:55:31,928"
        },
        {
          "index": 809,
          "text": "dissuaded by the current laws. And really glad to hear that",
          "startTime": "00:55:34,198",
          "endTime": "00:55:35,900"
        },
        {
          "index": 810,
          "text": "the in-form data encouragement",
          "startTime": "00:55:38,870",
          "endTime": "00:55:40,870"
        },
        {
          "index": 811,
          "text": "of resolutions are being",
          "startTime": "00:55:41,406",
          "endTime": "00:55:43,406"
        },
        {
          "index": 812,
          "text": "looked at. And I do encourage another look at this",
          "startTime": "00:55:43,942",
          "endTime": "00:55:45,509"
        },
        {
          "index": 813,
          "text": "ordinance. I like to bring",
          "startTime": "00:55:47,779",
          "endTime": "00:55:49,779"
        },
        {
          "index": 814,
          "text": "something that nobody said yet as I was going down part the other day, I saw a sign that",
          "startTime": "00:55:50,549",
          "endTime": "00:55:53,250"
        },
        {
          "index": 815,
          "text": "say. Rental housing is a",
          "startTime": "00:55:54,785",
          "endTime": "00:55:56,785"
        },
        {
          "index": 816,
          "text": "business. And then I at the Oakland Post where there is a",
          "startTime": "00:55:59,791",
          "endTime": "00:56:01,491"
        },
        {
          "index": 817,
          "text": "new look at equity business. And I just like to city",
          "startTime": "00:56:03,228",
          "endTime": "00:56:04,829"
        },
        {
          "index": 818,
          "text": "Council to look at. The fact",
          "startTime": "00:56:05,797",
          "endTime": "00:56:07,797"
        },
        {
          "index": 819,
          "text": "that it is that this is.",
          "startTime": "00:56:09,100",
          "endTime": "00:56:11,100"
        },
        {
          "index": 820,
          "text": "Doesn't have the same. Respect",
          "startTime": "00:56:11,402",
          "endTime": "00:56:13,402"
        },
        {
          "index": 821,
          "text": "in the city or with a loss as any other business. I urge you",
          "startTime": "00:56:15,674",
          "endTime": "00:56:17,408"
        },
        {
          "index": 822,
          "text": "to look at with that land.",
          "startTime": "00:56:29,540",
          "endTime": "00:56:31,540"
        },
        {
          "index": 823,
          "text": "MADAM Secretary, I think I've got I've got some see the time from Steve William and",
          "startTime": "00:56:31,556",
          "endTime": "00:56:34,124"
        },
        {
          "index": 824,
          "text": "Michelle away. Either. They",
          "startTime": "00:56:34,492",
          "endTime": "00:56:36,492"
        },
        {
          "index": 825,
          "text": "both in here. Okay. Thank you. MR. Finds you'll have 3 minutes for one moment to",
          "startTime": "00:56:39,698",
          "endTime": "00:56:41,932"
        },
        {
          "index": 826,
          "text": "Chester Time. Thank you. Good afternoon. Chair Brown and",
          "startTime": "00:56:45,170",
          "endTime": "00:56:48,390"
        },
        {
          "index": 827,
          "text": "committee members there are in small property owner and ceo",
          "startTime": "00:56:48,400",
          "endTime": "00:56:49,740"
        },
        {
          "index": 828,
          "text": "of Rental Housing Association.",
          "startTime": "00:56:50,442",
          "endTime": "00:56:52,442"
        },
        {
          "index": 829,
          "text": "As you know, road represent small owners across Oakland, Alameda County. These are",
          "startTime": "00:56:54,579",
          "endTime": "00:56:57,147"
        },
        {
          "index": 830,
          "text": "working class oaklanders retirees, community members of color over 70% small owner",
          "startTime": "00:56:59,117",
          "endTime": "00:57:01,518"
        },
        {
          "index": 831,
          "text": "operators. Provide the vast majority below market rate",
          "startTime": "00:57:04,322",
          "endTime": "00:57:05,990"
        },
        {
          "index": 832,
          "text": "rent deeply affordable housing in Oakland, Oakland's",
          "startTime": "00:57:06,891",
          "endTime": "00:57:08,692"
        },
        {
          "index": 833,
          "text": "community and economic Development Committee focuses",
          "startTime": "00:57:09,994",
          "endTime": "00:57:11,829"
        },
        {
          "index": 834,
          "text": "on fostering a vibrant, equitable economy by attracting industries,",
          "startTime": "00:57:14,566",
          "endTime": "00:57:17,501"
        },
        {
          "index": 835,
          "text": "supporting local businesses and work workforce pathways, particularly underserved",
          "startTime": "00:57:20,638",
          "endTime": "00:57:23,307"
        },
        {
          "index": 836,
          "text": "communities. And that is the",
          "startTime": "00:57:23,307",
          "endTime": "00:57:25,307"
        },
        {
          "index": 837,
          "text": "charter of this body. That is",
          "startTime": "00:57:25,376",
          "endTime": "00:57:27,376"
        },
        {
          "index": 838,
          "text": "the charter of this body. The",
          "startTime": "00:57:27,479",
          "endTime": "00:57:29,479"
        },
        {
          "index": 839,
          "text": "rental housing ecosystem in",
          "startTime": "00:57:30,140",
          "endTime": "00:57:32,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 840,
          "text": "Oakland moves about 2.8 billion dollars to Oakland's",
          "startTime": "00:57:32,250",
          "endTime": "00:57:34,885"
        },
        {
          "index": 841,
          "text": "economy. That's not insignificant and it",
          "startTime": "00:57:35,186",
          "endTime": "00:57:38,155"
        },
        {
          "index": 842,
          "text": "contributes to huge share of the business license tax. At",
          "startTime": "00:57:41,893",
          "endTime": "00:57:43,594"
        },
        {
          "index": 843,
          "text": "about 125 million dollars. In addition to property taxes.",
          "startTime": "00:57:46,464",
          "endTime": "00:57:48,532"
        },
        {
          "index": 844,
          "text": "And why this matter is that the policies this committee",
          "startTime": "00:57:48,833",
          "endTime": "00:57:51,102"
        },
        {
          "index": 845,
          "text": "passes needs to support our",
          "startTime": "00:57:51,102",
          "endTime": "00:57:53,102"
        },
        {
          "index": 846,
          "text": "local housing providers who are also small businesses as",
          "startTime": "00:57:54,390",
          "endTime": "00:57:55,739"
        },
        {
          "index": 847,
          "text": "the previous speaker said, provide opportunities for them",
          "startTime": "00:57:57,476",
          "endTime": "00:57:59,209"
        },
        {
          "index": 848,
          "text": "to start operating grow. But right now we've created",
          "startTime": "00:58:02,140",
          "endTime": "00:58:03,614"
        },
        {
          "index": 849,
          "text": "conditions that chase our local owners out of business,",
          "startTime": "00:58:04,215",
          "endTime": "00:58:06,317"
        },
        {
          "index": 850,
          "text": "out of Oakland, out of",
          "startTime": "00:58:07,318",
          "endTime": "00:58:09,318"
        },
        {
          "index": 851,
          "text": "housing, the most vulnerable people in our community. That",
          "startTime": "00:58:09,521",
          "endTime": "00:58:11,222"
        },
        {
          "index": 852,
          "text": "has to stop a submitted a",
          "startTime": "00:58:12,560",
          "endTime": "00:58:14,560"
        },
        {
          "index": 853,
          "text": "letter outlining my concerns and a set of recommended",
          "startTime": "00:58:14,759",
          "endTime": "00:58:16,961"
        },
        {
          "index": 854,
          "text": "recommended changes. But I want to be clear about where",
          "startTime": "00:58:16,961",
          "endTime": "00:58:18,662"
        },
        {
          "index": 855,
          "text": "we stand. We are not here oppose reasonable tenant",
          "startTime": "00:58:21,366",
          "endTime": "00:58:24,335"
        },
        {
          "index": 856,
          "text": "protections or compliance. Our business is educating our",
          "startTime": "00:58:24,436",
          "endTime": "00:58:26,700"
        },
        {
          "index": 857,
          "text": "members and keeping units on the market. We have been",
          "startTime": "00:58:26,737",
          "endTime": "00:58:28,706"
        },
        {
          "index": 858,
          "text": "actively partnering with the city and they see the and ways",
          "startTime": "00:58:29,540",
          "endTime": "00:58:31,642"
        },
        {
          "index": 859,
          "text": "to help small owners who are",
          "startTime": "00:58:33,177",
          "endTime": "00:58:35,177"
        },
        {
          "index": 860,
          "text": "not members debt and remain compliant. Let me say this for",
          "startTime": "00:58:35,280",
          "endTime": "00:58:37,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 861,
          "text": "the record. This these amendments before you should",
          "startTime": "00:58:39,584",
          "endTime": "00:58:41,284"
        },
        {
          "index": 862,
          "text": "never have reached your desk without proper stakeholder",
          "startTime": "00:58:42,253",
          "endTime": "00:58:43,920"
        },
        {
          "index": 863,
          "text": "discussion and input. Good policy development requires that. And thank you for taking",
          "startTime": "00:58:46,257",
          "endTime": "00:58:48,959"
        },
        {
          "index": 864,
          "text": "taking the steps to look at this and and take the ample",
          "startTime": "00:58:51,429",
          "endTime": "00:58:53,497"
        },
        {
          "index": 865,
          "text": "time to work out these. Is",
          "startTime": "00:58:54,766",
          "endTime": "00:58:56,766"
        },
        {
          "index": 866,
          "text": "body of updates because we",
          "startTime": "00:58:57,802",
          "endTime": "00:58:59,802"
        },
        {
          "index": 867,
          "text": "need to minimize the disparate impacts that small businesses",
          "startTime": "00:59:01,639",
          "endTime": "00:59:03,440"
        },
        {
          "index": 868,
          "text": "like ours up against and have been reported in other functions of the city. One",
          "startTime": "00:59:06,544",
          "endTime": "00:59:08,912"
        },
        {
          "index": 869,
          "text": "size does not fit all. As I",
          "startTime": "00:59:09,381",
          "endTime": "00:59:11,381"
        },
        {
          "index": 870,
          "text": "said before. And housing, you all know that I'm here about",
          "startTime": "00:59:13,451",
          "endTime": "00:59:15,152"
        },
        {
          "index": 871,
          "text": "solving problems and one make that very clear to recommendations from moving",
          "startTime": "00:59:15,454",
          "endTime": "00:59:17,654"
        },
        {
          "index": 872,
          "text": "forward. Operation allies, the",
          "startTime": "00:59:20,240",
          "endTime": "00:59:22,240"
        },
        {
          "index": 873,
          "text": "practice of convening regular joint stakeholder meetings",
          "startTime": "00:59:22,727",
          "endTime": "00:59:24,394"
        },
        {
          "index": 874,
          "text": "with a 8 c, d and rap to ensure that the lived experience that everyone talks",
          "startTime": "00:59:26,765",
          "endTime": "00:59:29,650"
        },
        {
          "index": 875,
          "text": "about is included in these",
          "startTime": "00:59:30,201",
          "endTime": "00:59:32,201"
        },
        {
          "index": 876,
          "text": "discussions. And we have to run new policies and",
          "startTime": "00:59:32,203",
          "endTime": "00:59:34,271"
        },
        {
          "index": 877,
          "text": "amendments to the Department of recent Equity for assessment and input because",
          "startTime": "00:59:35,139",
          "endTime": "00:59:37,676"
        },
        {
          "index": 878,
          "text": "this city operates in silos",
          "startTime": "00:59:37,676",
          "endTime": "00:59:39,676"
        },
        {
          "index": 879,
          "text": "and that must change and then see the rent board with qualified individuals",
          "startTime": "00:59:41,346",
          "endTime": "00:59:44,114"
        },
        {
          "index": 880,
          "text": "currently run rental housing. That helps because you have",
          "startTime": "00:59:45,783",
          "endTime": "00:59:47,451"
        },
        {
          "index": 881,
          "text": "the contacts at the thank you for your comments. MISTER",
          "startTime": "00:59:50,789",
          "endTime": "00:59:52,423"
        },
        {
          "index": 882,
          "text": "Barnes, your Time is up. If your name is called and you're still here and chamber and",
          "startTime": "00:59:55,930",
          "endTime": "00:59:57,494"
        },
        {
          "index": 883,
          "text": "would still like to speak, please come up to the podium and allies will switch to zoom",
          "startTime": "00:59:58,563",
          "endTime": "01:00:01,465"
        },
        {
          "index": 884,
          "text": "users. One c please unmute yourself and begin your one",
          "startTime": "01:00:04,603",
          "endTime": "01:00:06,269"
        },
        {
          "index": 885,
          "text": "minute comment. I'm quien",
          "startTime": "01:00:11,740",
          "endTime": "01:00:13,740"
        },
        {
          "index": 886,
          "text": "people resident member of contents union support. These",
          "startTime": "01:00:13,544",
          "endTime": "01:00:15,245"
        },
        {
          "index": 887,
          "text": "incremental common changes that coming from a pow of",
          "startTime": "01:00:16,314",
          "endTime": "01:00:18,282"
        },
        {
          "index": 888,
          "text": "tenants, landlords and",
          "startTime": "01:00:19,116",
          "endTime": "01:00:21,116"
        },
        {
          "index": 889,
          "text": "homeowners. I'm disappointed that you're putting items He's",
          "startTime": "01:00:22,190",
          "endTime": "01:00:23,754"
        },
        {
          "index": 890,
          "text": "like most who often don't live in Oakland, such as Chris Mall, who now lives in",
          "startTime": "01:00:24,722",
          "endTime": "01:00:27,624"
        },
        {
          "index": 891,
          "text": "Piedmont, putting the interests of you've done is above those of your",
          "startTime": "01:00:28,593",
          "endTime": "01:00:30,827"
        },
        {
          "index": 892,
          "text": "constituents, especially one of the especially pot is",
          "startTime": "01:00:34,320",
          "endTime": "01:00:36,330"
        },
        {
          "index": 893,
          "text": "extending the time tenants",
          "startTime": "01:00:36,330",
          "endTime": "01:00:38,330"
        },
        {
          "index": 894,
          "text": "have to file a complaint. It's ridiculous that if you find out you being defrauded for",
          "startTime": "01:00:39,171",
          "endTime": "01:00:41,773"
        },
        {
          "index": 895,
          "text": "too long, you just have to",
          "startTime": "01:00:41,773",
          "endTime": "01:00:43,773"
        },
        {
          "index": 896,
          "text": "continue accepting the fraught",
          "startTime": "01:00:45,577",
          "endTime": "01:00:47,577"
        },
        {
          "index": 897,
          "text": "these on come complex changes almost every is full of idiots",
          "startTime": "01:00:47,679",
          "endTime": "01:00:50,480"
        },
        {
          "index": 898,
          "text": "who familiar with what is being proposed for the",
          "startTime": "01:00:50,480",
          "endTime": "01:00:52,383"
        },
        {
          "index": 899,
          "text": "existing Law Council shouldn't pull items just because, you",
          "startTime": "01:00:53,250",
          "endTime": "01:00:54,952"
        },
        {
          "index": 900,
          "text": "know, Don is refused to read them. Also, it's ridiculous",
          "startTime": "01:00:56,721",
          "endTime": "01:00:58,723"
        },
        {
          "index": 901,
          "text": "that council meetings are in the middle of the day, making",
          "startTime": "01:00:58,723",
          "endTime": "01:01:00,490"
        },
        {
          "index": 902,
          "text": "it hard for people with jobs to participate and easier for people reach out to working",
          "startTime": "01:01:02,360",
          "endTime": "01:01:04,728"
        },
        {
          "index": 903,
          "text": "class of Oakland, businesses, provide services averages by",
          "startTime": "01:01:07,298",
          "endTime": "01:01:09,990"
        },
        {
          "index": 904,
          "text": "homes and make more people Kathleen Sims, please unmute",
          "startTime": "01:01:13,104",
          "endTime": "01:01:15,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 905,
          "text": "your something big in your one",
          "startTime": "01:01:15,140",
          "endTime": "01:01:17,140"
        },
        {
          "index": 906,
          "text": "minute comment. Good after or",
          "startTime": "01:01:20,450",
          "endTime": "01:01:22,450"
        },
        {
          "index": 907,
          "text": "senator from years. Kathleen,",
          "startTime": "01:01:23,810",
          "endTime": "01:01:25,810"
        },
        {
          "index": 908,
          "text": "I see you are logged on to 2. Please mute one or and one.",
          "startTime": "01:01:25,816",
          "endTime": "01:01:28,718"
        },
        {
          "index": 909,
          "text": "There's co coming through.",
          "startTime": "01:01:31,856",
          "endTime": "01:01:33,856"
        },
        {
          "index": 910,
          "text": "Wanted be a year Please begin",
          "startTime": "01:01:43,401",
          "endTime": "01:01:45,401"
        },
        {
          "index": 911,
          "text": "your comment. I think they're",
          "startTime": "01:01:46,303",
          "endTime": "01:01:48,303"
        },
        {
          "index": 912,
          "text": "her. And good it. Know, are a",
          "startTime": "01:01:53,277",
          "endTime": "01:01:55,277"
        },
        {
          "index": 913,
          "text": "sorry, Kathleen, I will you You if you're on a phone and",
          "startTime": "01:01:57,649",
          "endTime": "01:02:00,417"
        },
        {
          "index": 914,
          "text": "laptop, you might have 2, 1,",
          "startTime": "01:02:01,385",
          "endTime": "01:02:03,385"
        },
        {
          "index": 915,
          "text": "or the other. There's an echo coming through. So are now and",
          "startTime": "01:02:03,988",
          "endTime": "01:02:06,890"
        },
        {
          "index": 916,
          "text": "we will come back to you.",
          "startTime": "01:02:07,625",
          "endTime": "01:02:09,625"
        },
        {
          "index": 917,
          "text": "Okay. No. Well as please unmute yourself begin your",
          "startTime": "01:02:12,964",
          "endTime": "01:02:14,631"
        },
        {
          "index": 918,
          "text": "comment. Hi, my name is Noel",
          "startTime": "01:02:19,670",
          "endTime": "01:02:21,670"
        },
        {
          "index": 919,
          "text": "and the the tenant of color in",
          "startTime": "01:02:23,607",
          "endTime": "01:02:25,607"
        },
        {
          "index": 920,
          "text": "Oakland. I'm calling in the middle of a workday trying to",
          "startTime": "01:02:25,610",
          "endTime": "01:02:27,311"
        },
        {
          "index": 921,
          "text": "make time for for I am for the",
          "startTime": "01:02:31,782",
          "endTime": "01:02:33,782"
        },
        {
          "index": 922,
          "text": "proposed. It's I am. I support the agenda item for landlords.",
          "startTime": "01:02:40,424",
          "endTime": "01:02:42,827"
        },
        {
          "index": 923,
          "text": "One air doesn't mean you lose",
          "startTime": "01:02:42,827",
          "endTime": "01:02:44,827"
        },
        {
          "index": 924,
          "text": "your housing landlords coming with the same talking points",
          "startTime": "01:02:46,964",
          "endTime": "01:02:49,000"
        },
        {
          "index": 925,
          "text": "for all tenant protections. Have to look at the",
          "startTime": "01:02:49,000",
          "endTime": "01:02:51,835"
        },
        {
          "index": 926,
          "text": "incentives. We can't forget that the business people are",
          "startTime": "01:02:53,204",
          "endTime": "01:02:54,905"
        },
        {
          "index": 927,
          "text": "referring to is mine and other",
          "startTime": "01:02:56,307",
          "endTime": "01:02:58,307"
        },
        {
          "index": 928,
          "text": "tenants, literal livelihoods",
          "startTime": "01:02:59,176",
          "endTime": "01:03:01,176"
        },
        {
          "index": 929,
          "text": "at this only affect illegal rent increases and should be allowed to be addressed with",
          "startTime": "01:03:01,378",
          "endTime": "01:03:03,781"
        },
        {
          "index": 930,
          "text": "more time. And regulation like this helps address homelessness crisis so we",
          "startTime": "01:03:07,519",
          "endTime": "01:03:09,953"
        },
        {
          "index": 931,
          "text": "should take it seriously. Kathleen, you can unmute",
          "startTime": "01:03:16,494",
          "endTime": "01:03:18,328"
        },
        {
          "index": 932,
          "text": "yourself and try again.",
          "startTime": "01:03:23,467",
          "endTime": "01:03:25,467"
        },
        {
          "index": 933,
          "text": "Kathleen Sims. If you can meet",
          "startTime": "01:03:25,503",
          "endTime": "01:03:27,503"
        },
        {
          "index": 934,
          "text": "your cell. You hear Yes, we can hear you without an echo.",
          "startTime": "01:03:34,946",
          "endTime": "01:03:36,646"
        },
        {
          "index": 935,
          "text": "You can begin your comment. Ok? My name is Kathleen sends",
          "startTime": "01:03:38,820",
          "endTime": "01:03:40,217"
        },
        {
          "index": 936,
          "text": "I'm a small housing provider and I worked closely with many",
          "startTime": "01:03:42,920",
          "endTime": "01:03:44,655"
        },
        {
          "index": 937,
          "text": "housing providers throughout the city. I'm concerned about",
          "startTime": "01:03:45,890",
          "endTime": "01:03:47,924"
        },
        {
          "index": 938,
          "text": "the provision allowing tenant petitions to be filed at any",
          "startTime": "01:03:47,959",
          "endTime": "01:03:49,793"
        },
        {
          "index": 939,
          "text": "time during a tendency removing the current timelines",
          "startTime": "01:03:51,663",
          "endTime": "01:03:53,597"
        },
        {
          "index": 940,
          "text": "MAY appear procedural, but in practice, it requires property",
          "startTime": "01:03:56,167",
          "endTime": "01:03:58,101"
        },
        {
          "index": 941,
          "text": "owners to maintain extensive documentation for the entire",
          "startTime": "01:03:59,137",
          "endTime": "01:04:01,710"
        },
        {
          "index": 942,
          "text": "duration of a tendency to defend against claims years",
          "startTime": "01:04:02,307",
          "endTime": "01:04:04,241"
        },
        {
          "index": 943,
          "text": "later. In many rent adjustment",
          "startTime": "01:04:06,511",
          "endTime": "01:04:08,511"
        },
        {
          "index": 944,
          "text": "hearings and appeals tenants are represented by legal aid.",
          "startTime": "01:04:10,347",
          "endTime": "01:04:12,182"
        },
        {
          "index": 945,
          "text": "Attorneys are advocates well,",
          "startTime": "01:04:12,883",
          "endTime": "01:04:14,883"
        },
        {
          "index": 946,
          "text": "small housing providers often represent themselves due to",
          "startTime": "01:04:15,620",
          "endTime": "01:04:17,553"
        },
        {
          "index": 947,
          "text": "the legal costs that",
          "startTime": "01:04:18,489",
          "endTime": "01:04:20,489"
        },
        {
          "index": 948,
          "text": "frequently exceed $400 an hour. In addition, many",
          "startTime": "01:04:21,191",
          "endTime": "01:04:23,590"
        },
        {
          "index": 949,
          "text": "members of the board are represented by the city",
          "startTime": "01:04:23,961",
          "endTime": "01:04:25,562"
        },
        {
          "index": 950,
          "text": "attorney. As a result, housing providers find themself in in",
          "startTime": "01:04:28,990",
          "endTime": "01:04:30,200"
        },
        {
          "index": 951,
          "text": "a room full of attorneys. This",
          "startTime": "01:04:33,170",
          "endTime": "01:04:35,170"
        },
        {
          "index": 952,
          "text": "is not equitable or balanced.",
          "startTime": "01:04:36,707",
          "endTime": "01:04:38,707"
        },
        {
          "index": 953,
          "text": "Please consider these issues. James van, you can unmute yourself and begin your",
          "startTime": "01:04:44,315",
          "endTime": "01:04:46,550"
        },
        {
          "index": 954,
          "text": "comment. Proposals, fact, come",
          "startTime": "01:04:55,759",
          "endTime": "01:04:57,759"
        },
        {
          "index": 955,
          "text": "from tenant advocate. There",
          "startTime": "01:04:59,364",
          "endTime": "01:05:01,364"
        },
        {
          "index": 956,
          "text": "were no represent proposals from the tennis themselves. These were the by the board",
          "startTime": "01:05:02,330",
          "endTime": "01:05:04,368"
        },
        {
          "index": 957,
          "text": "members in session because",
          "startTime": "01:05:06,300",
          "endTime": "01:05:08,300"
        },
        {
          "index": 958,
          "text": "trying to carry out their duty",
          "startTime": "01:05:08,238",
          "endTime": "01:05:10,238"
        },
        {
          "index": 959,
          "text": "and the aims of the rental ordinance. So they saw these 2",
          "startTime": "01:05:12,109",
          "endTime": "01:05:14,445"
        },
        {
          "index": 960,
          "text": "poles and propose this waste",
          "startTime": "01:05:14,445",
          "endTime": "01:05:16,445"
        },
        {
          "index": 961,
          "text": "kill them. We are We're certainly for these unreasonable proposals and",
          "startTime": "01:05:21,819",
          "endTime": "01:05:24,687"
        },
        {
          "index": 962,
          "text": "most jurisdictions already have these empowering",
          "startTime": "01:05:25,389",
          "endTime": "01:05:27,123"
        },
        {
          "index": 963,
          "text": "proposed. So we think they should be acted on. They would",
          "startTime": "01:05:30,360",
          "endTime": "01:05:33,960"
        },
        {
          "index": 964,
          "text": "send out least a month ago to",
          "startTime": "01:05:35,833",
          "endTime": "01:05:37,833"
        },
        {
          "index": 965,
          "text": "all representative is widely representatives to consider and make comments that were no",
          "startTime": "01:05:38,669",
          "endTime": "01:05:41,505"
        },
        {
          "index": 966,
          "text": "comments received at that time. So we think that there",
          "startTime": "01:05:41,872",
          "endTime": "01:05:44,542"
        },
        {
          "index": 967,
          "text": "are many have a chance to see",
          "startTime": "01:05:44,542",
          "endTime": "01:05:46,542"
        },
        {
          "index": 968,
          "text": "these to react to that. And to",
          "startTime": "01:05:47,111",
          "endTime": "01:05:49,111"
        },
        {
          "index": 969,
          "text": "propose alternatives we think",
          "startTime": "01:05:50,949",
          "endTime": "01:05:52,949"
        },
        {
          "index": 970,
          "text": "they make sense. They're reasonable good proposal sent",
          "startTime": "01:05:54,118",
          "endTime": "01:05:55,819"
        },
        {
          "index": 971,
          "text": "high thank you. Thank you for your comments chair at this",
          "startTime": "01:05:57,521",
          "endTime": "01:05:59,188"
        },
        {
          "index": 972,
          "text": "time. All names have been",
          "startTime": "01:05:59,657",
          "endTime": "01:06:01,657"
        },
        {
          "index": 973,
          "text": "called. We just need a motion on Okay. Excellent. Thank you",
          "startTime": "01:06:02,927",
          "endTime": "01:06:05,330"
        },
        {
          "index": 974,
          "text": "so much. So just want to thank",
          "startTime": "01:06:05,330",
          "endTime": "01:06:07,330"
        },
        {
          "index": 975,
          "text": "everyone who showed up for",
          "startTime": "01:06:07,331",
          "endTime": "01:06:09,331"
        },
        {
          "index": 976,
          "text": "public comment on this item.",
          "startTime": "01:06:11,502",
          "endTime": "01:06:13,502"
        },
        {
          "index": 977,
          "text": "And of you know, the advocates",
          "startTime": "01:06:14,472",
          "endTime": "01:06:16,472"
        },
        {
          "index": 978,
          "text": "support tenants as well as you know, smaller landlords in the",
          "startTime": "01:06:19,430",
          "endTime": "01:06:20,877"
        },
        {
          "index": 979,
          "text": "city of Oakland. I guess it's",
          "startTime": "01:06:22,914",
          "endTime": "01:06:24,914"
        },
        {
          "index": 980,
          "text": "my understanding from the administration in the",
          "startTime": "01:06:25,749",
          "endTime": "01:06:27,818"
        },
        {
          "index": 981,
          "text": "department that there will be more community engagement on",
          "startTime": "01:06:28,552",
          "endTime": "01:06:30,253"
        },
        {
          "index": 982,
          "text": "this item. And so look forward",
          "startTime": "01:06:31,388",
          "endTime": "01:06:33,388"
        },
        {
          "index": 983,
          "text": "to having it returned prior to you colleagues, any questions",
          "startTime": "01:06:34,240",
          "endTime": "01:06:36,159"
        },
        {
          "index": 984,
          "text": "or comments? Council member",
          "startTime": "01:06:39,960",
          "endTime": "01:06:41,960"
        },
        {
          "index": 985,
          "text": "favor. Know that there's been one minute given to speak on these items. And I do want to",
          "startTime": "01:06:51,976",
          "endTime": "01:06:54,410"
        },
        {
          "index": 986,
          "text": "get a little bit more clarity because I came here to",
          "startTime": "01:06:55,379",
          "endTime": "01:06:57,982"
        },
        {
          "index": 987,
          "text": "actually hear a presentation",
          "startTime": "01:06:57,982",
          "endTime": "01:06:59,982"
        },
        {
          "index": 988,
          "text": "on this item and engage in active deliberation. I need to",
          "startTime": "01:07:02,186",
          "endTime": "01:07:04,755"
        },
        {
          "index": 989,
          "text": "get a better understanding of",
          "startTime": "01:07:04,755",
          "endTime": "01:07:06,755"
        },
        {
          "index": 990,
          "text": "why this item was pulled and",
          "startTime": "01:07:08,492",
          "endTime": "01:07:10,492"
        },
        {
          "index": 991,
          "text": "And what is happening next. So I'm not sure who to direct",
          "startTime": "01:07:10,695",
          "endTime": "01:07:12,362"
        },
        {
          "index": 992,
          "text": "that. Question, too. But I just want I think its",
          "startTime": "01:07:14,931",
          "endTime": "01:07:17,680"
        },
        {
          "index": 993,
          "text": "important to to state that for the record to the",
          "startTime": "01:07:17,680",
          "endTime": "01:07:19,502"
        },
        {
          "index": 994,
          "text": "administration. And through the chair. Thank you for that",
          "startTime": "01:07:22,440",
          "endTime": "01:07:24,141"
        },
        {
          "index": 995,
          "text": "question. Councilmember Fife.",
          "startTime": "01:07:25,843",
          "endTime": "01:07:27,843"
        },
        {
          "index": 996,
          "text": "Staff feels that we need to.",
          "startTime": "01:07:28,713",
          "endTime": "01:07:30,713"
        },
        {
          "index": 997,
          "text": "Provide more outreach, get",
          "startTime": "01:07:32,516",
          "endTime": "01:07:34,516"
        },
        {
          "index": 998,
          "text": "more engagement to understand",
          "startTime": "01:07:34,551",
          "endTime": "01:07:36,551"
        },
        {
          "index": 999,
          "text": "this That's very nuanced and the basis for pulling it was",
          "startTime": "01:07:38,656",
          "endTime": "01:07:40,791"
        },
        {
          "index": 1000,
          "text": "to get more information so that we can understand all the",
          "startTime": "01:07:40,791",
          "endTime": "01:07:43,459"
        },
        {
          "index": 1001,
          "text": "fiscal impact. From the city.",
          "startTime": "01:07:47,640",
          "endTime": "01:07:49,640"
        },
        {
          "index": 1002,
          "text": "Obviously for the landlord and",
          "startTime": "01:07:49,200",
          "endTime": "01:07:51,200"
        },
        {
          "index": 1003,
          "text": "the tenants and do a deeper analysis. And that's",
          "startTime": "01:07:52,170",
          "endTime": "01:07:55,104"
        },
        {
          "index": 1004,
          "text": "essentially why we're pulling the item and we don't have a",
          "startTime": "01:07:55,372",
          "endTime": "01:07:57,373"
        },
        {
          "index": 1005,
          "text": "date yet, but we will get back to the group with the date",
          "startTime": "01:07:58,442",
          "endTime": "01:08:00,109"
        },
        {
          "index": 1006,
          "text": "once that analysis has been conducted and we've done more",
          "startTime": "01:08:01,790",
          "endTime": "01:08:02,779"
        },
        {
          "index": 1007,
          "text": "additional outreach. Well, I",
          "startTime": "01:08:08,452",
          "endTime": "01:08:10,452"
        },
        {
          "index": 1008,
          "text": "am the queen of outreach. So I",
          "startTime": "01:08:11,855",
          "endTime": "01:08:13,855"
        },
        {
          "index": 1009,
          "text": "think having conversations and and having a lot of Carter in",
          "startTime": "01:08:14,792",
          "endTime": "01:08:16,660"
        },
        {
          "index": 1010,
          "text": "the chamber. It's helpful.",
          "startTime": "01:08:18,762",
          "endTime": "01:08:20,762"
        },
        {
          "index": 1011,
          "text": "Yes, stop it. And and I think it's important to have have those kind of conversations I",
          "startTime": "01:08:22,767",
          "endTime": "01:08:25,702"
        },
        {
          "index": 1012,
          "text": "just wanted to if we're going to engage in a certain type of",
          "startTime": "01:08:26,737",
          "endTime": "01:08:29,539"
        },
        {
          "index": 1013,
          "text": "activity, I want that consistency. We just had an item or councilmember Houston",
          "startTime": "01:08:30,508",
          "endTime": "01:08:33,109"
        },
        {
          "index": 1014,
          "text": "as the council member of his district was respected in a",
          "startTime": "01:08:35,879",
          "endTime": "01:08:37,948"
        },
        {
          "index": 1015,
          "text": "way that hasn't been done across the board. So what I'm",
          "startTime": "01:08:37,948",
          "endTime": "01:08:40,850"
        },
        {
          "index": 1016,
          "text": "asking for all of my",
          "startTime": "01:08:41,452",
          "endTime": "01:08:43,452"
        },
        {
          "index": 1017,
          "text": "colleagues and for all city",
          "startTime": "01:08:44,540",
          "endTime": "01:08:46,540"
        },
        {
          "index": 1018,
          "text": "staff is to if we're going to",
          "startTime": "01:08:46,570",
          "endTime": "01:08:48,570"
        },
        {
          "index": 1019,
          "text": "gauge principled activity, let it be consistent. Not not",
          "startTime": "01:08:49,590",
          "endTime": "01:08:51,562"
        },
        {
          "index": 1020,
          "text": "because of who's mayor, not",
          "startTime": "01:08:51,562",
          "endTime": "01:08:53,562"
        },
        {
          "index": 1021,
          "text": "because of who's chair, but because we seriously want to",
          "startTime": "01:08:55,166",
          "endTime": "01:08:56,866"
        },
        {
          "index": 1022,
          "text": "get to an outcome that benefits all people. Because",
          "startTime": "01:08:58,100",
          "endTime": "01:09:00,303"
        },
        {
          "index": 1023,
          "text": "the way that I see this body moves, sometimes it's",
          "startTime": "01:09:00,671",
          "endTime": "01:09:03,507"
        },
        {
          "index": 1024,
          "text": "inequitable and I'm going to call it out when I see it.",
          "startTime": "01:09:03,507",
          "endTime": "01:09:05,809"
        },
        {
          "index": 1025,
          "text": "Just want to say that for the",
          "startTime": "01:09:05,809",
          "endTime": "01:09:07,809"
        },
        {
          "index": 1026,
          "text": "record. So we just need a",
          "startTime": "01:09:16,720",
          "endTime": "01:09:18,720"
        },
        {
          "index": 1027,
          "text": "motion on item. I'd like to move this to the pending list.",
          "startTime": "01:09:20,390",
          "endTime": "01:09:22,825"
        },
        {
          "index": 1028,
          "text": "Second. Thank you. To the maker of the motion to the",
          "startTime": "01:09:27,764",
          "endTime": "01:09:29,900"
        },
        {
          "index": 1029,
          "text": "pending list. No date",
          "startTime": "01:09:29,900",
          "endTime": "01:09:31,900"
        },
        {
          "index": 1030,
          "text": "specific, correct? Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember Unger, seconded",
          "startTime": "01:09:31,936",
          "endTime": "01:09:34,837"
        },
        {
          "index": 1031,
          "text": "by Councilmember Ramachandran to withdraw in place. Item number 4 on the pending list.",
          "startTime": "01:09:37,700",
          "endTime": "01:09:39,509"
        },
        {
          "index": 1032,
          "text": "No date specific on row council members by know,",
          "startTime": "01:09:40,812",
          "endTime": "01:09:43,212"
        },
        {
          "index": 1033,
          "text": "Ramachandran I. And Chair Brown. I thank Item number 4",
          "startTime": "01:09:46,884",
          "endTime": "01:09:49,285"
        },
        {
          "index": 1034,
          "text": "passes with 3 ayes one. No to",
          "startTime": "01:09:52,890",
          "endTime": "01:09:54,890"
        },
        {
          "index": 1035,
          "text": "place. Item number 4 on the pending. Alright community Economic development pending",
          "startTime": "01:09:54,858",
          "endTime": "01:09:57,494"
        },
        {
          "index": 1036,
          "text": "list. No date specific. Moving on to item number 4, right?",
          "startTime": "01:09:59,930",
          "endTime": "01:10:02,565"
        },
        {
          "index": 1037,
          "text": "Moving on open forum. Calling in the name that signed up to",
          "startTime": "01:10:04,768",
          "endTime": "01:10:06,569"
        },
        {
          "index": 1038,
          "text": "speak. David Boat right? Much",
          "startTime": "01:10:13,243",
          "endTime": "01:10:15,243"
        },
        {
          "index": 1039,
          "text": "time. Thank you. Bo Wright District 4 after such an",
          "startTime": "01:10:20,500",
          "endTime": "01:10:21,851"
        },
        {
          "index": 1040,
          "text": "exhaustive anti displacement plan now is an opportune time",
          "startTime": "01:10:23,987",
          "endTime": "01:10:26,823"
        },
        {
          "index": 1041,
          "text": "to to report on the Housing",
          "startTime": "01:10:27,691",
          "endTime": "01:10:29,691"
        },
        {
          "index": 1042,
          "text": "Department's efforts to increase housing in Oakland",
          "startTime": "01:10:30,360",
          "endTime": "01:10:32,228"
        },
        {
          "index": 1043,
          "text": "over the last 10 years. This report should show how many",
          "startTime": "01:10:33,630",
          "endTime": "01:10:35,931"
        },
        {
          "index": 1044,
          "text": "housing units by single",
          "startTime": "01:10:36,533",
          "endTime": "01:10:38,533"
        },
        {
          "index": 1045,
          "text": "multiple and family of 3 or more persons have been",
          "startTime": "01:10:38,669",
          "endTime": "01:10:41,204"
        },
        {
          "index": 1046,
          "text": "completed per year. And the",
          "startTime": "01:10:41,204",
          "endTime": "01:10:43,204"
        },
        {
          "index": 1047,
          "text": "number of persons house and",
          "startTime": "01:10:43,407",
          "endTime": "01:10:45,407"
        },
        {
          "index": 1048,
          "text": "each housing group per year",
          "startTime": "01:10:46,143",
          "endTime": "01:10:48,143"
        },
        {
          "index": 1049,
          "text": "state, the cost per unit for",
          "startTime": "01:10:48,145",
          "endTime": "01:10:50,145"
        },
        {
          "index": 1050,
          "text": "each of the housing groups of item. One and final show. The",
          "startTime": "01:10:51,480",
          "endTime": "01:10:53,650"
        },
        {
          "index": 1051,
          "text": "different types of housing and",
          "startTime": "01:10:53,684",
          "endTime": "01:10:55,684"
        },
        {
          "index": 1052,
          "text": "cost per unit for the housing",
          "startTime": "01:10:57,454",
          "endTime": "01:10:59,454"
        },
        {
          "index": 1053,
          "text": "groups and of item one with types to find is",
          "startTime": "01:10:59,790",
          "endTime": "01:11:01,290"
        },
        {
          "index": 1054,
          "text": "refurbishments and new construction with the latter.",
          "startTime": "01:11:01,925",
          "endTime": "01:11:04,561"
        },
        {
          "index": 1055,
          "text": "Broken down by conventional ground up modular small houses",
          "startTime": "01:11:06,296",
          "endTime": "01:11:08,531"
        },
        {
          "index": 1056,
          "text": "and other such as 3 d",
          "startTime": "01:11:09,600",
          "endTime": "01:11:11,600"
        },
        {
          "index": 1057,
          "text": "printing. And with the average completion time start to",
          "startTime": "01:11:12,200",
          "endTime": "01:11:14,970"
        },
        {
          "index": 1058,
          "text": "occupancy. Ready for each of these types of housing. Thank",
          "startTime": "01:11:15,380",
          "endTime": "01:11:16,739"
        },
        {
          "index": 1059,
          "text": "you. Thank you comments share at this time. All names have",
          "startTime": "01:11:20,440",
          "endTime": "01:11:22,279"
        },
        {
          "index": 1060,
          "text": "been called excellent. Thank you so much. Meeting is",
          "startTime": "01:11:22,279",
          "endTime": "01:11:23,880"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "parsed": {
    "persistedAt": "2026-04-13T15:56:52.293Z",
    "canonicalVideoId": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
    "meeting": {
      "title": "Community & Economic Development Committee",
      "date": "2026-03-24",
      "committee": "Community & Economic Development Committee",
      "videoUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393",
      "detailUrl": "https://oakland.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393",
      "attachments": [
        {
          "title": "Agenda",
          "url": "https://oakland.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393"
        },
        {
          "title": "Minutes",
          "url": "https://oakland.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=7393"
        }
      ],
      "sourceVideoId": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
      "sourceFileName": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.json",
      "metadataVariantCount": 1,
      "metadataVariantIds": [
        "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee"
      ]
    },
    "transcript": {
      "sourceFileName": "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt",
      "sourcePath": "/home/runner/work/seacc/seacc/data/cities/oakland/source/transcripts/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt",
      "variantCount": 1,
      "variantFiles": [
        "oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.srt"
      ],
      "entryCount": 1060,
      "wordCount": 9206,
      "speakerCount": 0,
      "speakers": [],
      "hash": "de8aa3a26921ef18895aa43570141593d776d1ea2eea30974775a7f8f657bcc4"
    },
    "tags": [
      "city:oakland",
      "org:oakland-city-council",
      "meeting:oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
      "committee:community-and-economic-development-committee",
      "year:2026",
      "month:2026-03",
      "date:2026-03-24"
    ],
    "text": "adjourned. 2 Kay top. Can we have the chamber and muted?\nPlease?\nGood afternoon and welcome to the community and\neconomic develop. Committee\nmeeting of Tuesday 3/24/2026, the time is now one. 44 pm in\nthis meeting MAY come to order before taking rival provide\ninstructions on how to submit\nspeaker card items on this agenda. If you're here with us in chamber would like to\nsubmit a speaker card. Police\nnot intend, went into it. 2,\nmy support clerk, representative before the item\nis read into record or no No later than 10 minutes there at\nthe start of this meeting, this meeting came to order at one. 44 pm and speaker cards\nwill no longer be accepted\nafter one. 54 pm. Will now\nproceed with taking roll.\nCouncil members by.\nCouncilmember Houston. We've\ngot special Larry.\nCouncilmember Unger. Founder\ndone present and Chair Brown PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have\n4 members present. We need a motion to adjourn into a special meeting due to the presence of councilmember\nHouston. So move. Thank you. That's a motion made by Chair\nBrown seconded by\nCouncilmember fight. 2 can\nadjourned the cdbg and reconvene into a special meeting due to the presence of\ncouncilmember Houston at one.\n45? Pm on role Councilmembers\nspy. I I'm a child run. I\nchair Brown. I thank you. This meeting is now a can bring in\nto a special meeting. Moving on to announcements chaired. You have any announcements at\nthis time. Yes. Thank you so\nmuch. My first announcement is that in an effort to keep our\ncommittee meetings on time, we\nwill move to have public comment be just one minute.\nThank you so much. Thank you. Reading in item one approval of the draft minutes from the\ncommittee meeting held on 3/10/2026. There are no speakers on this item move\napproval. Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember 5\nseconded Councilmember Unger to accept the draft minutes from the committee meeting\nheld on 3/10/2026 on Row\nCouncilmember by I\nramachandran I Unger I and chair Brown. I think you item\nnumber one passes with 4 eyes to accept the draft minutes\nfrom 3/10/2026. Reading an item to determination of scattered about standing committee items and there are\nno speakers on this item. Excellent. Thank you so much. Do we have any changes from\nthe administration? Colleagues? We just need a\nmotion on Penniless. Of\npending list. Second. Thank you. That was a motion made by councilmember under seconded\nby 100 to accept the determination of scheduled a standing committee items as is\non row Councilmember spy, I promise and on eye and chair\nBrown. I thank you, Adam.\nNumber 2 passes with or eyes to accept the pending list as\nis reading in item number 3. Adopt an ordinance authorizing the city administrator to\nnegotiate and execute a lease agreement with the nonprofit\nOakland Parks and Recreation Foundation. But the Tyrone\nKearney Park at 10. Sorry, 1,\n0, 5, 0, 1, at drive Oakland for a license, be of $0 for a\nterm of 2 years with 5, 1, year options to extend for maintenance and workforce\ntraining. 2 making findings that the below market license\nbe is in the best and is in\nthe city's best interest and 3 making California Environmental Quality Act\nfindings. And we have 2 speakers that signed up to\nspeak. Excellent. Thank you so much. We will hear from staff\non this item. After chair\nBrown members of the\ncommittee. My name is Shane Hirschfield gold in the city administrator's office and the\nsustainability and resilience division one of the honors\nthat I have in that role is overseeing the final stages of implementation of the better\nneighborhood say neighbors. Program, which is funded\nthrough transformative climate communities. Grant from the\nstate of California. Total grant amount is 28.2 million\ndollars. We received that\ngrant and 2020 and one of the\nprojects of the better neighborhood say neighbors\nproject is the revitalization of tire on Kearney Park, which\nhas probably most of, you know, has been shuttered for\nover 2 decades. The community,\nthe community coalition that came together and developed a very grassroots plan for Deep\nEast Oakland and that led to\nthe better neighborhood say neighbors project led by the East Oakland neighborhoods\nInitiative Highlighted the revitalization of Tyron\nKearney Park and not just\nrevitalization of the park, but the creation of a\ncommunity led stewardship program. They highlighted that\nhas a major community priority\nand the Oakland Parks and Rec\nCreation Foundation is one of recipients of the transformative climate\ncommunities. Grant through better neighborhood say\nneighbors. Oakland Parks, Recreation Foundation has been\nworking with Eoe knee as well as with the Sovereignty Park\nresident Action Coalition or\nSpur Ack. To develop a robust\ncommunity stewardship. Program that also includes workforce\ntraining. At Tyrone Kearney\nPark. And so we have here Mandaloun Coderre Redman who\nis the executive director of the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation and\nshe's going to speak a little bit to the work that they are\nplanning for the park. Good\nafternoon, though. Mandaloun Redmond executive director\nwith the Oakland Parks and Foundation members of the\ncouncil and the public. We are\nvery excited to implement stewardship program at Tire on\nKearney Park, specifically\nbecause of that. Longstanding of that park. This is coming\nfrom a lot of collaborative work with the community as\nwell as several different departments entities\nsurrounding the area. In turn, Ali at the city where working\nwith the real estate city administrators of Krista Oakland, Parks, Recreation\nNews Development Department\npublic works altogether to\nimplement this stewardship program. Often we are\npartnering with the city to\nbring in dollars for restoration projects around\nplayground equipment, park spaces, green spaces. We plant\ntrees. This agreement that's before you or at lease\nagreement allows us actually them implement programming once were complete with the\nproject. And that's this Very profound next step that allows\nus to activate that space beyond the building. So that\nis what is before you. We are\nin partnership every week with\nServices Department as well as our community members and\nmachine ahead mention Spratt\nKenny owning so that we can\nget our work plan really in order and engaged community,\nright where they are and continued to activate the space beyond that opening of\nthat. That's going it. Answer\nquestions. Excellent. Thank\nyou so much. In. You all have\nmore to present. Good afternoon Council committee\nmember some Quincy the capital, the premise Project\ncoordinator pr, Windy. I'm here today to highlight our\nrelationship pr f. And park\nstakeholders in general collaborated with a from a\nvariety of items as relates to\na Parrot id. I enjoyed working relationship. I have with\nthem. And this project will enhance our partnership. How\nyou might ask. Well, the maintenance of our parks and rec facilities is performed by\nPublic Works. Pw. This is an\nenormous undertaking pr to help other community groups\nwill perform maintenance tasks as well as open and close and\npersonal part park. This will allow for Pw focus its limited\nresources on other sites. Also puracal provide consistent\nstewardship of the space. Sure that any vandalism be\naddressed promptly. Renovate a park reopening soon windy City\nas a whole needs stakeholder\nsuch parent and others tracking center to school\nsafer to space, which will encourage communication. Thank\nyou. Excellent. Thank you so\nmuch for the report\ncolleagues, any questions or comments Councilmember Houston and I know that this is in\ndistrict 7 wanted to go ahead and give you the opportunity\nshare. Remarks are asking\nquestions. Thank chair. I just wanted to find out who in that\ndepartment is the executive\ndirector whos the board of\ndirectors and what neighborhood outreach did they reach out to? And I want to\nknow actually who that was its\nmeddling. Do you not mass\nwhoever's out here? Do they know What a park was shut\ndown. That is a complicated\nhistory. I don't if that's something we don't want answer\nthat you want me to yeah, answer it because I was the\nnumber one. It had shut down their greed because of the homicides and 11, 5 day. But I\nwant to know if you know, I\nknew now. Okay, okay. So my\nthing is this is what part of the neighborhood that we speak\nto cause this 2 worlds right. And the first time it was\nopened up in the last 23 years was when I just opened it up\non 11 5 this year. No homicides, no shootings. No\nstab is nothing showing that we can we we we connect up. We\nconnect right to. Right. So because I'm from from Stone\nCity, 11, spreading park, all\nthose areas probably never elect another person like me\non on this seat because from\nthere right? So I just want to know who reached out to me to\ntalk to me about this. I have\npersonally talked with your aydlett that I think pronouncing that correctly. We've been talking with the\nprevious council member before as we know it's been a long\ntime and a lot of engagement that's prak really was\ninstrumental providing\nengagement to bring that state dollars to restore the\nplayground. They They have\nvery detailed engagement around what the park wants to\ndo, what it has been doing in\nthe midst of it being gated, there's activation all around the space at the moment.\nThere's connectivity with them\nand But surrounding park and\nleft field over at Brookfield. There's been all kinds of connections. A lot of that\nwe've been building through, then transformative climate\ncommunities, grant in the\nbetter neighborhood. Same neighbors initiative. So it's\nbeen in many different iterations. This is almost the\nlast step that allows us to\nactivate. So it's been many\nyears. Yeah, I got understand chair step, the councilmember\nnow and I just am was happening and that from that\ncommunity right. And I want to know school is going to be a\nvery touchy situation. If it's not handled the right don't\nwant to be closed down another\n23 years right? So I never suspect never reached out to\nme. I'm just trying to figure\nout why nobody reached out to\ntalk to me about what I apologize. If there's a way\nthat I can reach strictly to\nyou, we can do walked 3 in Walks you can see some of the activities that we have them.\nI'm happy to do that with u n writes, I don't want to move\nthis until I have these meetings and speak to individuals that's gone.\nManage it. Speak to you and find out who in the community.\nNot just one side is 3 parts\nto that community. That need to be spoke to so we can be\nsuccessful. We want this to be successful. We wanted to be\njust like the 11 5 ended up,\nopened it up without\npermission did that. No shootings, no killings know martyrs. Happiness was states.\nTrade happen is like\ncouncilmember Senate's it\nHappiness Day. It was a happy\nday. So I don't want to move\nin until I to. I have had these meetings. Yes, want pass\nit to staff. Thank you.\nCouncilmember Houston, so in a recent meeting, we establish\nthe fact that with ribbon\ncutting ceremony, we have a planning process. It's odd to\nsee Your office will be involved in process to have\nweekly meetings in his weekly\nnews. One ball. Obviously, you\nmembers of only Spratt also foundation. City staff\nmembers. And so we encourage you to come to those meetings\nthis week meetings and provide who ever you see that. That needs to be a part of those\nmeetings. We Kirsten so. I'll have communication with you\nand with your office. Also man\nso. Thanks, excellent. And so I guess my question at this time to the staff. Can you\nbriefly walk us through the importance of, I guess, passing this item in this\nmoment and then I did hear the staff say that they they look\nforward to ongoing engagement\nwith the District 7 office, but just wanted to get a clear\nunderstanding of of the item we have before us today. Yes,\nabsolutely. Through the chair.\nAs as we mentioned, this is\none of a host of projects through the better neighborhood say neighbors\nproject. And that project\nserves several disputes specific neighborhoods in Deep\nEast. So sub running park, Brookfield Village don't hers\non her wrist. And the\ncommunity engagement process that went into establishing\nthe better neighborhood say\nneighbors plan that was led by\nthe East Oakland neighborhoods Initiative, a coalition that was made up of multiple\nnonprofits and community\nleaders. Identified this pot. This park and several other\nsites as neighborhood\npriorities. But where we are now, we received the 28.2\nmillion dollar grant from the\nstate in 2020 appropriated. It\nand began work. And the grant\ninitially and it was a shorter grant. We're the 3rd or so\nextension at this point. And establishment of the\nstewardship plan is one of the\ndeliverables of the grant. So\nthe license agreement is sort\nof the the innovative\nmechanism that through the state support the city are\nreal estate division are parks\nand youth development Department our community\npartners have come up with as\na way of establishing that\nkind of shared model. Of\nleadership. But again, we are\nkind of up against the grant deadlines are implementation\nis supposed to and in at at this plant are implementation\nsupposed to end at the end of APRIL. That doesn't mean that\nthe stewardship work with end. But it does mean that we\nshould have Rima it Pra and\nSpratt and uni to launch into the stewardship activities. At\nthat point. And we do as has\nbeen Quincy mental and I think mentioned we do have a number of safeguards built into the\nlicense agreement. So it's 2\nyear agreement with 5 one-year extensions and annual at\nminimum check partnering with certain, you know, having\nongoing communication with our economic workforce development\ndepartment around the\nworkforce, training partnering with Opr Weide around, you\nknow, programming partnering Pw maintenance. So we're we're\nbuilding in a lot of checks and balances. Excellent. Thank\nyou so much. So guess from\nwhat I'm hearing. Be given the\ncurrent deadline. I think I heard there was deadline of\nAPRIL end of APRIL in order to\nget U.S. Agreement rolling,\nespecially given that the project. I think the report\nsaid that the dollars were funded in 2019 and then the\nallocation in 2020. So it's actually taken us some time to\neven just get to this point. And so I you know, through to\nCouncilmember Houston kind of\nbased on what was articulate it. We would you be\ncomfortable with this body kind of moving this item, I\nbelieve, is going to go to the a special council meeting,\nwhich is after our recess. In so that then in the meantime,\nyou can connect with staff to get more of an understanding. And then if at that council\nmeeting, you still have concerns, then we can address\nit as a body. But I I would like this body to move the\nitem forward so that then we\ncan and sure that the we are\non track to meet that end of APRIL deadline. That is the ground to the chair. When is\nthe groundbreaking was up to\nlate JUNE. We're looking now\nJULY, JULY. So on the site is none of these organizations\nreached out to me on that and I'm not going going any you\nguys districts and tell you\nwhat to do. And it is organizations reached out to me about this because this is\na complicated location. Which which complicated when a complicated, you got 3\ndifferent worlds. You gotta do\nit over there. So I'm just saying it's a complicated situation and everybody has to\nbe embraced on that, everybody. So I'm saying no,\nbecause I didn't reach out to\nme that I'd ever heard from nobody, 3 organization not\nbeen in office for 13 months. I mean, I know I was there at\nthe ground me when they opened it up and did the groundbreaking. Reached out to\nmy office. And thank you. Councilmember his 10, so to\ncity staff, can we? How can we\nhow can we ensure that Councilmember Houston's offices engage with all of the\ngroup's? I know I know you weekly meeting. Is that\ncorrect? Yes, all personally\nfollow up with council member.\nHouston's office and ensure\nthat there's going to be consistent communication. So\nthat we can move this forward.\nAnd then prior to so that communication would be prior to arc of coming. I think that\nthat's date. APRIL 14th is our\nnext council meeting. And so in between that time and we\njust go ahead and move, move the item. And in the event\nthat you haven't received the proper updates that you're\ninterested in, then as a body, we could then just not move forward with the item. Does\nthat sound reasonable and then also want to open it up to my\ncolleagues for any questions as well. Want to hear what my\ncolleagues have to say about\nmy district councilmember. I resident resonate with that\nsentiment. Councilmember\nHouston. I have some very sensitive areas in my district\nas well. And I have to say one\nof the shootings that happened in downtown Oakland where 7 individuals were shot and 2\nlost their lives. When as a body set aside a million\ndollars to deal with entertainment zones, I think\nshould have been used to\nsecure safety in uptown\ndowntown area before adding additional services or\nprograms. And so I am\ndefinitely resonating with your position on what the\nsensitivity needs are for your personal district because you\nknow what's happening on the ground. I'm also concerned\nabout potentially losing. Losing time with a program\nthat. Has been in in progress. And I will say my first 2\nyears in office there, it was very rare that staff reached out to me about what was going\non in my district. And I've I've it's been 6 years and now\nmy relationship with Park's rec is amazing. And Quincy,\nyou've been great so I appreciate you over\ncommunicate and I love it. And I want Councilmember Houston\nhave that opportunity as well. I've worked with only when I\nwas a director in East Oakland. I do know that they\ndo good work, but I do think\nthere needs to be a special. I'm not sure what happened\nthat or what happened in terms\nof communication there. But he does need to be brought into\nthis conversation as someone who's on the ground and\nactually was a part of closing down the park where you 23\nyears ago. Yeah, it's it's it's tents in some\nneighborhoods. And so because\nwe are going to get blamed for\nany thing that goes wrong. And we have to deal with the\nrepercussions of what happens. I would like to see that\noccur. Councilmember under I'll defer to council member Houston in his district, but I\ndon't want to lose this money. Is there any way we could do a couple of weeks worth of\nengagement and bring it back\non the 14th? Don't know what that what what the risks using this money. But I do want to\nmake sure that Councilmember\nHouston's involved in in the\nprocess. Yeah. And it's my understanding what I through\nthe report. Is it $400,000 is\nbeing allocated yes, so that that therefore, that's why we have that the deadline as\nwell. Due to chase and\n$400,000 be lost. If if we\ndon't move just today, you\nwell, today specifically. I think when and where lost of our deadline is in APRIL. Is\nthat correct? Through the chair? Yes, that that is\ncorrect. And I. The fact that this is an ordinance and\ntherefore requires 2 readings gives us a little bit more\ntime to do extensive\ncoordination. Councilmember to. Can we do that, then? Can\nwe bring it back on the 14th so that Councilmember Houston\nhas a chance to consult with stakeholders. Does that work\nfor you? Connect check here a cast member. Wants to say and\nsome say, too. Councilmember\n100. I think Wisconsin and they just proposed hearing it\nat full Council on the 14th\nand then. There is a second reading before the end of APRIL. So that's 2 different\nopportunities. Before this. This body's forwarding it to\nthe full council. But we will\nalso have a vote on the 14th.\nGema take lead of it. When you\nsay it. Thank Lee. I okay. All right. And so I'll make a\nmotion to go ahead and move this item to this special city\ncouncil meeting on 18th to do\n14th at 3.30 need a second.\nAnd want I guys will make\nclear that I want I'm not going vote on this on the 14th until we are sure that you're\nsatisfied. Brown under. I am good. Thanks. I thank you so\nmuch. And then we can hear\nfrom the public speakers calling in the name that signed up to speak on item\nnumber 3, MISTER Derrick Barnes. If you hear in chamber, you can come up to\nthe podium or if you're on\nzoom, please raise your hand.\nNames have been called then we have a motion made by Chair\nBrown second by Councilmember Unger to approve the recommendations of staff to\nboard this item to the. 4/14/2026 Special City Council\nagenda at 03:30pm, Honorable\nCouncilmembers by. A shotgun.\nI I and chair Brown. Thank\nItem number 3 passes with 4\neyes to 40 side into the 4/14/2026 Special City Council\nagenda at 03:30pm, on consent. Okay. Now reading and item\nnumber 4. Adopt the following\npieces of legislation and\nordinance amending the Rent Adjustment Ordinance eliminate\ntenant to tenant petition\ndeadlines be require that and owner provide evidence of possession of a current\nbusiness tax pick it payment\nof or exemption from the rap. Service. The service of written notice to the Rent\nAdjustment program to tenants and registration with the Rent Adjustment Program in Order to\nfile an appeal or a response\nto attend appeal and see make various changes to the\nremedies. Remedies section, including increasing the\ndamages remedy in civil actions against residential\nrental property owners and making appropriate California\nEnvironmental Quality Act\nfindings and to a resolution ratifying amendments to the Rent Adjustment Program.\nRegulations to permit any\ncategory of member of member\nof the housing residential\nrent and relocation board to serve as a board officer. And\nwe have over 32 speakers that\nsigned up. Excellent. These\nthank you so much. I believe that there's an announcement from the administration on\nthis item. Yes, and threw the chair. We are requesting that\nthis item to be pulled at this time. We have additional information that we'd like\ntogether before it comes back\nto this council. Okay. Thank\nyou so much. So I guess to the parliamentarian what what are\nactions and next steps. According to council to council rules, the committee\nhas to vote to table item. You\nmade committee made. Take public comment for sort that\ncan, Kamau, first, because\nthis is only a special. This\nwould schedule boat. So the\ncommittee can can either take public comment first and then\nlow to rescheduled item or or book reschedule vitamin\nintake. Or the committee can also just to put to public\npublic comment or take action on item just like any other\nitem. Okay. Thank you so much. So we'll hear from the public\nspeakers. Calling the names that signed up to speak on\nitem number, Lauren, no particular order. You can come up to the podium state. Your\nname for the record and make your comment as standard\npractice. We will take in chamber speakers first and\nthen zoom speakers. If you're on zoom in here, your name,\nplease raise your hand to be easily identified again in no particular order. You can line\nup. Linda Saint Julia, Karen Shenoy, Stephen Addington\nJames Van, Stephanie Bond,\nAnthony of Bella, Elizabeth Delgado Marin, one condom.\nLeona. Chris stepped in\nMichelle Way. Jill Joleen Josh\nRupe. John Williams, Patrick\nBrady. Steve Williams, Deric\nMuhammad. Dennard, Ingram\nJames Bond. We have twice.\nChris Moore, Adrianna Dot has\nMark General. It's David Hall.\nNoel. Justin. How live Borton? Sorry if I'm pronouncing your\nname is wrong. Galan Yunnan. Kathleen, since Derrick Barnes\nand Emily, Willard, again, he come up to the podium state.\nYour name for the record and noting that the time is for\none minute to make a comment. Would probably lead to some\nmyself. I speak Commissioner Linda Saint Julien. I just\nleft the board about 3 weeks. 3 months ago, on the board\nfor. With disabilities and\nseniors, but I'm a landlord\nand what I'm here for is the condition that you guys put on\nlandlords is just ridiculous.\nWe have 10 U.S. Problem. Tenants that have problems and\nyou guys, can we expect for us you know, get rid of them and\npay $11,000 for them to\nrelocate. I've had 3 in a row.\n3 people that has ruined my\nplace. You guys say we can't get rid of them. You make. And\nright now I'm going to a tenant when $11,000 and she's\na hoarder. She has really, really messed up my place. So\nwhat I'm saying is you guys want to keep on part with fees\non us as landlords. They're\nnot going have a place to stay because you guys out beating\nus and making us pay all these different reason. I just\nridiculous and I'm fed up with\nit. So like I said, she has\npart of my place. I'm going through it right now. Just 8 or $11,000 to get her out. And\nnow I have to pay $20,000 to get it back in place to sit to\n13 it Thank you for your comments. Your one minute is\nup. Good afternoon chair and members of the committee. My name is Karen Shenoy and I'm\nhere on behalf of the Bridge\nAssociation of Realtors representing more than 2000\nmembers working in and around Oakland, many of whom are also\nproperty managers. Small housing providers and owner\noccupants. We appreciate that.\nThis item has been pulled. These amendments carry\nsignificant consequences and taking additional time for a\nreview is the right call here. Bree Jail are was not even\nreached out to be for this item. Came forward was in the\npast former counsel member Kal would reach out or should a\nFranklin minor would reach out and and ask us to weigh-in before this thing came even\ncame committee and perhaps there's a turnover. And we\nunderstand that. But hopefully\nthat can change moving forward. We also want to raise\na concern about public participation members repeatedly tried to register\nto comment by zoom within the required 24 hour type time\nframe and did not receive caught confirmation from the\nsystem. Public participation should not be further limited\nby these technology issues. Again, we appreciate that. This item has been pulled and\nwe ask that any next. Thank you for your comments. Your\none minute is up.\nCouncilmember Fife. Yes, I do want to state I'm I'm also\ndeeply concerned about\ncommunity input. My committee for life enrichment doesn't start until 4 in since this\nitem was pulled. And we're not\nhearing a presentation. I\nrespectfully request through the parliamentarian to make sure that this legal for people to have their full 2\nminutes to speak. Yeah. At the onset of the meeting, I stated\nthat it would only be one minute for the public comment.\nThank you. Speaking time has\nbeen consistent for all items.\nSo at this time, we're still moving forward minute. And if\nthere's any and I welcome any of the public speakers to\nengage with any of the council offices on this item city\nstaff as we continue per the\nadministration to work on this item. So at this time it is\none minute. Thank you. Good\nafternoon. I'm Steve bettering\nDid you know that 90% of the landlords in New York City for corporate landlords don't take\nmy word for it. Google it. New York Times Wall Street Journal\nwhen you pass crazy rules, the\nlittle guys leave the mom and pop and the corporate people\ntake over because they had taken under take on the risks.\nDon't do that. Oakland. It's best to have a small mom and\npop your landlord. They're the best landlords. Secondly, this\nordinance does an interesting thing. You have the city\ncreated illegal scheme. That's\nwhat they call it with the\nreport with this proposes to do is to bypass the report and\ngo straight to court. You're\ncreating lots of lawsuits. It's fine. If you want to help\nyour friends. Lawyer make their bmw payment, buy a bigger house. But you're\ncreating more litigation here and this is wrong. That city council to really think long\nand hard before they implement this because it just allows up\nby a pass over import\naltogether. Thank you. Good afternoon. Committee members. My name is Arden grew Miami\ncommissioner on the report. Arise by the board to present\nthese items. These recommendations to the\ncommittee. I first want to highlight that these\nrecommendations are not staff recommendations. These are recommendations that come from\nthe board. So I raise the\nquestion on whether or not administration can pull these\nitems. As I understand the rules, the item has been scheduled in belong to this\ncommittee. So it is up to this committee as understand it on whether or not to pull this\nitem. Secondly. If there are\nquestions about outreach.\nConcerns about the\nrecommendations, both myself and staff are here prepared to\npresent on these items. So that both the tenants and the\nproperty owners who are here with questions can get those\nanswers publicly here today.\nDo not pull this item. Because this item has been in the works. Many of these\nrecommendations for years.\nTonight. A lot taller than me.\nHi, my name is Emily. I'm a volunteer with Oakland tenants\nUnion. I'm here representing our members who are generally\nat work and not people to be here today. We are an all volunteer organization, no\npaid staff that we have been aware of this legislation for\nmonths, if not years due to the fantastic work of the\nreport and map staff. Who went above and beyond their due diligence and reaching out to\nall stakeholders and gathering feedbacks ppd back. I see many\nlandlords here today opposing this item and I'm sure they're\nall really great. Landlords never break the law and never harm their tenants. And that\nis why this ordinance would\nnot affect them at all. There's a lot of misinformation, a pain to go around today about this\nordinance. It has nothing to do with evictions or\nrelocation payments. It does not raise any fees on any\nlandlords. In fact, all it\ndoes is provide a slightly larger window of opportunity\nfor tenants to to file to protest illegal rent increase.\nLet me highlight that an illegal rent increase this\nrent increase would be a legal already. And right now the law\nwould allow it to intentially become legal if it meant know\ntheir rights and violent time. These are incredibly small changes that only impact\nlandlords breaking the law. Do not do anything live Syria.\nThank. You can go ahead and\nbegin. The timer will show up. I'm also a volunteer for tenants union. I want to\nsecond what please state your name. For the record. We luck.\nI want to second what time\nfrom just have to say. And\nalso I want to that like. From the perspective of just law,\ngenerally what the current\nregime allows current receive about filing about a legal\nrent increases allows is just totally abnormal of someone's picking your pocket for 6\nmonths. You take. Not a legal.\nYou can't do that. Can't say out life anew in for 6 months.\nSo. What's your problem? So\njust as a matter of like consistency with laws, generally, we oppose this.\nIt's a totally unreasonable in\nposition on tenants and as stated it doesn't affect\nanyone except landlords illegally increasing their\nrent. Again, I want to second everything I'm going to say.\nThanks. Good afternoon.\nCOUNCILMAN John Williams and currently, I think makes\npolicies that are equitable\nfor landlords mom and pop folks because this particular\nanother only policy that just\nweighs on. Small books like myself, put out a business\nknowing treats mom and pops\nlike we're a business. I currently have a real increase\nthat's been on hold on appeal with the written board year and a half. But the very first\nreal increase in 15 years. And\nlieutenant. I'm still litigation for 3 and a half\nback written like tenant and they continue to appeal the\nthem and prolonged. It's exhausting refunds. And\nputting out of business. So no more policies that are laying\nheavy on small landlords make the tenants more accountable.\nOur make policy with a report. It's more respectable and also\ncome with own policies. Good afternoon committee. My name is Chris speaking on behalf of\nthe East Bay Rental Housing Association, representing\nhousing providers across\nOakland, the broader East Bay. First, I just want to acknowledge the position\nyou're and I do understand you're being asked to make decisions on very complex\nhousing in issue. And we understand and we respect that\nresponsibility. I appreciate\nthat item has been polled that said the proposed amendments\nare not small and insignificant and they raise\nfundamental concerns. These policy changes are being considered without clear\ncomprehensive data to support these changes that they are\nnecessary or that they will produce the intended\nconsequence outcomes. Policy\nbe grounded in more than just anecdotal experiences. Allow\nthe process to be informed by\ndata a lot of time and engagement with stakeholders here from court judges who are\nactively trying to divert rental cases away from kortz\nencouraging resolutions rather than encouraging more\nlitigation. Eventually, this\nis actually happened. Value\nwas actually happening before. Thank you for your comments\nhere. One minute is up. Good afternoon committee members.\nMy name is Julie and ruined with housing provider Resource Center. I'm housing provider\nspecialist. I also work Price. They rental Housing Association is support\nspecialist growth and engagement throughout county and resource Center. We work\ndirectly with small housing providers. Many of them who\nare first-time or accidental prop providers receiving a\nproperty to pro great who are trying to comply with opens\ncomplex and evolving\nregulations. What we're seeing on the ground is not resistance to law. It is\nconfusion, intimidation and procedural errors process is\nthat they don't understand that they're being forced to\nmove through without the\nproper support when there is no limit to how far back a\nclaim can go or penalties can escalate even for small\nunintentional mistakes. Many small property owners feel\nlike they are in one era way from a situation that becomes\nfinancially overwhelming as\nthey spoke to here. More importantly, this kind of framework increases the\nlikelihood that issues. Escalate straight into\nlitigation at Alameda County housing provider Resource centers. That is what we're\nthere for to prove to provide\nsupport Thank you. My name's of them. A kind a small\nhousing provider. I'm requesting that you retain the\nexisting provisions for renters who never receive wrap\nnotices that protection that protections already in the\nordinance. And it works\neliminate and open-ended combined with trouble damages.\nThis creates. In indefinite uninsurable, the big Asian exposure for small owners\noperating in good faith, limit trouble damages to willful violations for owners who\nknowingly buy Litton Act. The reckless disregard for of the\nordinance consistent with San\nFrancisco. Ensure there is\nreal rim board parity and require proof a board member designation for proper balance\nand rental property expertise. At a guardrail to the chair\nand vice chair MAY not be both drawn from the same\nstakeholder category. And provide a 30 day cure period\nbefore damages are enacted for properties of 4 units are less\nworse. Mall owners. Good\nafternoon committee. My name\nis Patrick Brady. I am a\nmember of But more than that, I am a small property owner on\na duplex in West Oakland. I have been trying to remove\nsquatters from my house in\nAPRIL will be a full year. From violations and abuses\nthat they take advantage like\nones that are being proposed right now. I unequivocally\nobject to the state that would allow renters to challenge\nrich creases for property\nowners such as myself. My case\nhas been thrown out at least once because of these minor\nadministrative things that the Rat Board puts on property\nowners such as myself. And I\nfeel that tenants having more opportunities to delay\nevictions. Or small turn. Property owners like myself.\nIt's at. Thank you your\ncomments. My name is This is the first time come and speak\nto all you Council members\nhere. I mean, a long time.\nHousing provided. I have a lot\nof good tenants. But some bed\none day try to turn. Next. Do\nattendance? Causing trouble? And when do those tenant don't\nlike them donate trouble attendant? You have have a hot\ntime to deal with the But law\nyou guys created? And I don't\nthink fair. Follow mom and pop\nhousing provided. As you know, last the leading cause U.S.\nPublic crazy. Gobble each water utility. If up like\ncrazy n. You can only increase\nby less than one percent.\nThank you your comments. Good afternoon. My name is Derrick\nResident of West Oakland. In a small mom and pop property\nowner. Thank you for pulling\nthis item. I want to say that. The policy making process should always be guided by\naccurate data, accurate information. And it doesn't appear that that is the case\nhere. Questions. What is the\nbasis? Of this? Look back on\nrent petitions. What is the basis for the introduction of\ntrouble damages? What is the basis developing are creating\nmore causes of action? All of\nthese things serve the creating a hostile work\nenvironment for small\nbusinesses and they dis. They disincentivize investment and\nincentivize freeloading and a\nkind of give making that allows people to play games\nand milk the system. And I\nSmall housing providers are\nleaving about one-third say they plan to exit within the\nnext 2 years. Housing starts 15 year loan and units are\nsitting bake. And yet we continue to see these\nproposals that are driven by advocates who have never owned\nor managed housing. And they don't understand or have a\nfull understanding of real-world impact of the policies adopted really over\nthe last 6 years. Those\npolicies have not hit everyone\nequally. And you can see it right here. They've\ndisproportionately hurt\nUndercapitalized mom and pop housing providers. Many, many\nof whom are black homeowners.\nWho relied on this income to\nstay in Oakland and generational wealth. The\nproposal today makes that worse. No deadlines, unlimited\nretroactive liability. Trouble damages. It's not balance.\nIt's pushing the small owners out. So thank you for putting\nthis aside today, police spent time talking with owners talk\nwith Evra and make. My name. My name David Hall in with\ndirector of the housing team\nat Central a counselor this. This these policies were put\ntogether by the members, the commissioners of the rent for their subject matter experts.\nThis was unanimously passed by\nboth the landlord, tenant and unaffiliated representatives. Now today, your landlord\ncomments have been lot about. These amendments are very short and specificity of what\nthey don't like about these proposals and long on\ncomplaints about being a landlord. This has nothing to\ndo with evictions. This\naffects evictions in exactly 0. A there are 2 important\nthings that these these\nproposals do. The first is to\ngive tenants more time to to challenge in a legal rent\nincrease. That's a good thing. There's no complain about why that would be a bad thing. I'm\nsure all of these good landlords are trying to pass a\nlegal rent increases. So they're not going to be\naffected by this. The second thing this doesn't revolve\naround penalties disobeying the ordinance, the trouble\ndamages only is in effect is in effect for willful\nfraudulent malicious activity. Again, nothing that probably\nin. Thank you for your comments here. One minute is\nup. Good afternoon. Council members Mark General, it's a volunteer with the speed\nCommunity Law Center. Thank you very much for the\nopportunity. I just want to caution us about misinformation about what the ordinance with the proposals\ndo, what they don't do. These\nproposals are reasonable for the purpose of carrying out\nthe intent of the ordinance to\nprotect the renting population of the city. One of the one of\nthe speakers said we should\nhear from judges. Well, in 1989 in a case called Kelly\nversus judges address the attorneys fees provision and\nsaid the attorney speak to vision of these ordinances,\nsimilar ordinances are vital to the enforcement of these\nordinances because nobody else does it. Tenants can bring\nactions effective actions by\nthemselves. The city doesn't represent individuals. So it's\nleft to private attorneys to enforce your the city's\nordinance. And that's why the Court of Appeal said these\nattorneys fees provisions are\nvital. Now, of course, it doesn't affect anybody who's\nfollowing the law, pay your\ntaxes. What's wrong with that? You don't want to pay your taxes. Of course, everybody\nhas to bear the burden step.\nYou know that. Thank you for your comments. Your time is\nup. Good Morning Council members. My name is Janet\nHalliburton and I stand here is a real tear and a representative people who\nwould like to own we don't\nproperty in Oakland. Many of\nthose people are dissuaded\ndissuaded by the current laws. And really glad to hear that\nthe in-form data encouragement\nof resolutions are being\nlooked at. And I do encourage another look at this\nordinance. I like to bring\nsomething that nobody said yet as I was going down part the other day, I saw a sign that\nsay. Rental housing is a\nbusiness. And then I at the Oakland Post where there is a\nnew look at equity business. And I just like to city\nCouncil to look at. The fact\nthat it is that this is.\nDoesn't have the same. Respect\nin the city or with a loss as any other business. I urge you\nto look at with that land.\nMADAM Secretary, I think I've got I've got some see the time from Steve William and\nMichelle away. Either. They\nboth in here. Okay. Thank you. MR. Finds you'll have 3 minutes for one moment to\nChester Time. Thank you. Good afternoon. Chair Brown and\ncommittee members there are in small property owner and ceo\nof Rental Housing Association.\nAs you know, road represent small owners across Oakland, Alameda County. These are\nworking class oaklanders retirees, community members of color over 70% small owner\noperators. Provide the vast majority below market rate\nrent deeply affordable housing in Oakland, Oakland's\ncommunity and economic Development Committee focuses\non fostering a vibrant, equitable economy by attracting industries,\nsupporting local businesses and work workforce pathways, particularly underserved\ncommunities. And that is the\ncharter of this body. That is\nthe charter of this body. The\nrental housing ecosystem in\nOakland moves about 2.8 billion dollars to Oakland's\neconomy. That's not insignificant and it\ncontributes to huge share of the business license tax. At\nabout 125 million dollars. In addition to property taxes.\nAnd why this matter is that the policies this committee\npasses needs to support our\nlocal housing providers who are also small businesses as\nthe previous speaker said, provide opportunities for them\nto start operating grow. But right now we've created\nconditions that chase our local owners out of business,\nout of Oakland, out of\nhousing, the most vulnerable people in our community. That\nhas to stop a submitted a\nletter outlining my concerns and a set of recommended\nrecommended changes. But I want to be clear about where\nwe stand. We are not here oppose reasonable tenant\nprotections or compliance. Our business is educating our\nmembers and keeping units on the market. We have been\nactively partnering with the city and they see the and ways\nto help small owners who are\nnot members debt and remain compliant. Let me say this for\nthe record. This these amendments before you should\nnever have reached your desk without proper stakeholder\ndiscussion and input. Good policy development requires that. And thank you for taking\ntaking the steps to look at this and and take the ample\ntime to work out these. Is\nbody of updates because we\nneed to minimize the disparate impacts that small businesses\nlike ours up against and have been reported in other functions of the city. One\nsize does not fit all. As I\nsaid before. And housing, you all know that I'm here about\nsolving problems and one make that very clear to recommendations from moving\nforward. Operation allies, the\npractice of convening regular joint stakeholder meetings\nwith a 8 c, d and rap to ensure that the lived experience that everyone talks\nabout is included in these\ndiscussions. And we have to run new policies and\namendments to the Department of recent Equity for assessment and input because\nthis city operates in silos\nand that must change and then see the rent board with qualified individuals\ncurrently run rental housing. That helps because you have\nthe contacts at the thank you for your comments. MISTER\nBarnes, your Time is up. If your name is called and you're still here and chamber and\nwould still like to speak, please come up to the podium and allies will switch to zoom\nusers. One c please unmute yourself and begin your one\nminute comment. I'm quien\npeople resident member of contents union support. These\nincremental common changes that coming from a pow of\ntenants, landlords and\nhomeowners. I'm disappointed that you're putting items He's\nlike most who often don't live in Oakland, such as Chris Mall, who now lives in\nPiedmont, putting the interests of you've done is above those of your\nconstituents, especially one of the especially pot is\nextending the time tenants\nhave to file a complaint. It's ridiculous that if you find out you being defrauded for\ntoo long, you just have to\ncontinue accepting the fraught\nthese on come complex changes almost every is full of idiots\nwho familiar with what is being proposed for the\nexisting Law Council shouldn't pull items just because, you\nknow, Don is refused to read them. Also, it's ridiculous\nthat council meetings are in the middle of the day, making\nit hard for people with jobs to participate and easier for people reach out to working\nclass of Oakland, businesses, provide services averages by\nhomes and make more people Kathleen Sims, please unmute\nyour something big in your one\nminute comment. Good after or\nsenator from years. Kathleen,\nI see you are logged on to 2. Please mute one or and one.\nThere's co coming through.\nWanted be a year Please begin\nyour comment. I think they're\nher. And good it. Know, are a\nsorry, Kathleen, I will you You if you're on a phone and\nlaptop, you might have 2, 1,\nor the other. There's an echo coming through. So are now and\nwe will come back to you.\nOkay. No. Well as please unmute yourself begin your\ncomment. Hi, my name is Noel\nand the the tenant of color in\nOakland. I'm calling in the middle of a workday trying to\nmake time for for I am for the\nproposed. It's I am. I support the agenda item for landlords.\nOne air doesn't mean you lose\nyour housing landlords coming with the same talking points\nfor all tenant protections. Have to look at the\nincentives. We can't forget that the business people are\nreferring to is mine and other\ntenants, literal livelihoods\nat this only affect illegal rent increases and should be allowed to be addressed with\nmore time. And regulation like this helps address homelessness crisis so we\nshould take it seriously. Kathleen, you can unmute\nyourself and try again.\nKathleen Sims. If you can meet\nyour cell. You hear Yes, we can hear you without an echo.\nYou can begin your comment. Ok? My name is Kathleen sends\nI'm a small housing provider and I worked closely with many\nhousing providers throughout the city. I'm concerned about\nthe provision allowing tenant petitions to be filed at any\ntime during a tendency removing the current timelines\nMAY appear procedural, but in practice, it requires property\nowners to maintain extensive documentation for the entire\nduration of a tendency to defend against claims years\nlater. In many rent adjustment\nhearings and appeals tenants are represented by legal aid.\nAttorneys are advocates well,\nsmall housing providers often represent themselves due to\nthe legal costs that\nfrequently exceed $400 an hour. In addition, many\nmembers of the board are represented by the city\nattorney. As a result, housing providers find themself in in\na room full of attorneys. This\nis not equitable or balanced.\nPlease consider these issues. James van, you can unmute yourself and begin your\ncomment. Proposals, fact, come\nfrom tenant advocate. There\nwere no represent proposals from the tennis themselves. These were the by the board\nmembers in session because\ntrying to carry out their duty\nand the aims of the rental ordinance. So they saw these 2\npoles and propose this waste\nkill them. We are We're certainly for these unreasonable proposals and\nmost jurisdictions already have these empowering\nproposed. So we think they should be acted on. They would\nsend out least a month ago to\nall representative is widely representatives to consider and make comments that were no\ncomments received at that time. So we think that there\nare many have a chance to see\nthese to react to that. And to\npropose alternatives we think\nthey make sense. They're reasonable good proposal sent\nhigh thank you. Thank you for your comments chair at this\ntime. All names have been\ncalled. We just need a motion on Okay. Excellent. Thank you\nso much. So just want to thank\neveryone who showed up for\npublic comment on this item.\nAnd of you know, the advocates\nsupport tenants as well as you know, smaller landlords in the\ncity of Oakland. I guess it's\nmy understanding from the administration in the\ndepartment that there will be more community engagement on\nthis item. And so look forward\nto having it returned prior to you colleagues, any questions\nor comments? Council member\nfavor. Know that there's been one minute given to speak on these items. And I do want to\nget a little bit more clarity because I came here to\nactually hear a presentation\non this item and engage in active deliberation. I need to\nget a better understanding of\nwhy this item was pulled and\nAnd what is happening next. So I'm not sure who to direct\nthat. Question, too. But I just want I think its\nimportant to to state that for the record to the\nadministration. And through the chair. Thank you for that\nquestion. Councilmember Fife.\nStaff feels that we need to.\nProvide more outreach, get\nmore engagement to understand\nthis That's very nuanced and the basis for pulling it was\nto get more information so that we can understand all the\nfiscal impact. From the city.\nObviously for the landlord and\nthe tenants and do a deeper analysis. And that's\nessentially why we're pulling the item and we don't have a\ndate yet, but we will get back to the group with the date\nonce that analysis has been conducted and we've done more\nadditional outreach. Well, I\nam the queen of outreach. So I\nthink having conversations and and having a lot of Carter in\nthe chamber. It's helpful.\nYes, stop it. And and I think it's important to have have those kind of conversations I\njust wanted to if we're going to engage in a certain type of\nactivity, I want that consistency. We just had an item or councilmember Houston\nas the council member of his district was respected in a\nway that hasn't been done across the board. So what I'm\nasking for all of my\ncolleagues and for all city\nstaff is to if we're going to\ngauge principled activity, let it be consistent. Not not\nbecause of who's mayor, not\nbecause of who's chair, but because we seriously want to\nget to an outcome that benefits all people. Because\nthe way that I see this body moves, sometimes it's\ninequitable and I'm going to call it out when I see it.\nJust want to say that for the\nrecord. So we just need a\nmotion on item. I'd like to move this to the pending list.\nSecond. Thank you. To the maker of the motion to the\npending list. No date\nspecific, correct? Thank you. That's a motion made by Councilmember Unger, seconded\nby Councilmember Ramachandran to withdraw in place. Item number 4 on the pending list.\nNo date specific on row council members by know,\nRamachandran I. And Chair Brown. I thank Item number 4\npasses with 3 ayes one. No to\nplace. Item number 4 on the pending. Alright community Economic development pending\nlist. No date specific. Moving on to item number 4, right?\nMoving on open forum. Calling in the name that signed up to\nspeak. David Boat right? Much\ntime. Thank you. Bo Wright District 4 after such an\nexhaustive anti displacement plan now is an opportune time\nto to report on the Housing\nDepartment's efforts to increase housing in Oakland\nover the last 10 years. This report should show how many\nhousing units by single\nmultiple and family of 3 or more persons have been\ncompleted per year. And the\nnumber of persons house and\neach housing group per year\nstate, the cost per unit for\neach of the housing groups of item. One and final show. The\ndifferent types of housing and\ncost per unit for the housing\ngroups and of item one with types to find is\nrefurbishments and new construction with the latter.\nBroken down by conventional ground up modular small houses\nand other such as 3 d\nprinting. And with the average completion time start to\noccupancy. Ready for each of these types of housing. Thank\nyou. Thank you comments share at this time. All names have\nbeen called excellent. Thank you so much. Meeting is"
  },
  "summary": null,
  "hindsight": null,
  "urls": {
    "meeting": "/oakland/meeting/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee",
    "raw": "/oakland/api/meeting/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee/raw.json",
    "sourceMeeting": "/oakland/api/source/meeting/oakland-2026-03-24-community-and-economic-development-committee.json"
  }
}