Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
December 17, 2024 — council, 7h 12m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six ayes to excuse, Fife and Ramachandran Verified · official minutes
Yes: Larry Reid
Absent: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 3.2 · background & details
Motion by Larry Reid, seconded by Kevin Jenkins
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bass, Call, Gaya, Jankan, Kaplan-Appelin Mover: Reid, seconder: Jenkins (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Excuse Councilmember Kaplan and Councilmember Rees
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of six eyes to excuse five in Ramachandran Unverified
Absent: Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 3.1 · background & details
Motion by Larry Reid, seconded by Kevin Jenkins
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 8 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Larry Reid
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Councilmember 5 Roll call vote announced at 6631s; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Councilmember 5, Gaya Mover: Jenkins, seconder: Reid (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
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How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six I's to excuse Guy O and Fife Unverified
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid
Absent: Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item S542 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the item for Final Passage. THE MOTION TIED WITH A VOTE OF 4 AYES: Jenkins, Bas, Kaplan, and Kalb; 1 NO: Gallo; 1 ABSTEINED: Reid; 2 EXCUSED: Fife And Ramachandran; PURSUANT TO RULE 29 OF RESOLUTION 90066 C.M.S. COUNCIL'S RULES OF PROCEDURE, THE MAYOR JOINED THE MEETING TO CAST THE TIE BREAKING VOTE. MAYOR THAO VOTED AYE With A Vote Of 5 Ayes, The Item Was Approved For Final Passage A moti
How they voted
no their hands raised, so we could take the roll call (4-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 5.7 · background & details
Motion by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
result not announced, only roll call mentioned Mover: Gallo, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the Consent Agenda
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of six eyes, two excused, Ramachandran, and Fife Verified · official minutes
Absent: Janani Ramachandran, Carroll Fife
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Mover: Gallo, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to open the public hearing for item 6.1
How they voted — to open the public hearing for item 6.1
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes Unverified
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid
Agenda item 6.1 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Nikki Fortunato Bas
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gaya, Pro Tem, Ramachand
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to receive and file the reports and close the public hearing
motion passes will vote six ayes, two excused, Fife and Ramachandran Unverified
Yes: Rebecca Kaplan, Noel Gallo, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Kevin Jenkins, Larry Reid
Absent: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 6.1 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Noel Gallo
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calb
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of item 6.2
How they voted — Approval of item 6.2
Motion passes with a vote of six I's, two excused, Fife and Ramachandran Unverified
Yes: Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid, Kevin Jenkins
Absent: Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 6.2 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Council Member 5, Council President Boss, Councilmember Gail, Pro Tem Cobb
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — adopt the first resolution for 24-25 budget balancing as amended with Cobb's amendments plus the Council President amendments
motion passes with a vote of five eyes, two excused, five and Ramachandran, one no, Gaio Unverified
Yes: Kevin Jenkins, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid
Absent: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 6.2 · background & details
seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Calb, Council President, Gaya
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to extend the meeting past 930
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of five eyes, three excused, five Jenkins and Ramachandran Unverified
Yes: Rebecca Kaplan, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Larry Reid
Absent: Kevin Jenkins, Janani Ramachandran
Motion by Larry Reid, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaya, Parker
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
accept the vote
How they voted
Motion passes with the vote of six Unverified
Yes: Noel Gallo, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid
Absent: Janani Ramachandran, Carroll Fife
Agenda item 9 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Larry Reid
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bice, Calb
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of five eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Noel Gallo, Kevin Jenkins, Rebecca Kaplan, Larry Reid
Absent: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 10 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bice Mover: Jenkins, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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