Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
July 20, 2021 — council, 5h 20m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Authorize and direct the city's negotiators to proceed with dual-track negotiations for a long-term lease or sale, with preference for a long-term lease, with both the African-American sports and entertainment group, AASEG, and Dave Stewart, Lonnie Murray, and sports management partners for in the next six months
How they voted
The motion passed with four eyes, Councilmember Gio, called Reed and Taylor Unverified
Yes: Larry Reid, Loren Taylor
Agenda item 4 · background & details
Motion by Loren Taylor
Three abstentions: council members Bass, Bife, and Kaplan; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gio, Tau
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to accept the revised assessment from staff
How they voted — to accept the revised assessment from staff
The motion passes with the vote of eight eyes Unverified
Agenda item 3.2 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Loren Taylor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — be Continued to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 7/26/2021
the motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Carroll Fife, Dan Kalb, Rebecca Kaplan, Loren Taylor, Larry Reid, Nikki Fortunato Bas
Absent: Sheng Thao
Agenda item 3.2 · background & details
Motion by Nikki Fortunato Bas, seconded by Noel Gallo
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gio Mover: Bas, seconder: Gallo (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
A motion regarding the process for negotiations with developers
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes to abstentions, Cobb and Reed. Unverified
Yes: Rebecca Kaplan, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Loren Taylor
Agenda item 3.3 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Epstein, Pro Tem, Tal
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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