Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
November 7, 2023 — council, 6h 34m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion is approved with a vote of six I's, two excused, Reid and Ramachandran Verified · official minutes
Absent: Larry Reid, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 3.3 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Noel Gallo
Mover: Jenkins, seconder: Gallo (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Accepted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes to excuse, read and Ramachandran Verified · official minutes
Absent: Larry Reid, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 4 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Mover: Jenkins, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Accepted
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes one excused Verified · official minutes
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Larry Reid
Absent: Carroll Fife
Agenda item 7 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Noel Gallo
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calb, Gayo, President Fortunado Bas Mover: Kaplan, seconder: Gallo (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Urgency finding for the Limited Public Financing Act of 2024 and item 6.32, affirming that the Oakland A's belong in Oakland
How they voted
The urgency motion is approved with the vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Nikki Fortunato Bas
Agenda item 6.31 · background & details
seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Calb, Gail
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the Consent Agenda
How they voted
motion passes with a load of seven eyes, one excused read Verified · official minutes
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Rebecca Kaplan, Nikki Fortunato Bas
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Dan Kalb
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gayo, Reade Mover: Kaplan, seconder: Kalb (per official minutes).
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Approval of $2.5 million allocation for additional dispatchers and support staff, and technology upgrades
How they voted — Approval of $2.5 million allocation for additional dispatchers and support staff, and technology upgrades
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes, one excused read Unverified
Absent: Larry Reid
Agenda item 6.13 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Carroll Fife
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to take a recess for 10 minutes
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes. Two excuse, Fife and Reid. Unverified
Absent: Carroll Fife, Larry Reid
Agenda item 6.13 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to close the hearing and adopt the ordinance or approve the ordinance for introduction
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of five Unverified
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Janani Ramachandran, Nikki Fortunato Bas
Agenda item 8.1 · background & details
Motion by Nikki Fortunato Bas
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gail
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to open the public hearing
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of five eyes, one absent Gayo. Two excused, Reed, and Kaplan. Unverified
Agenda item 8.2 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gail
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion is approved with a vote of five eyes, two absent, Guy O and Kaplan, one excused Reed Verified · official minutes
Yes: Kevin Jenkins
Absent: Rebecca Kaplan
Agenda item 6.11 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Nikki Fortunato Bas
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Council Member Ramachand, Council President, Guy O, pro-Tim Mover: Jenkins, seconder: Bas (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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