Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
March 18, 2025 — council, 3h 53m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Approval of item 3.1
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of seven I's Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger
Agenda item 3.1 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Capron, Council Member 5, Gaya, Ramachandron
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the urgency finding on item S5.18 for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting; The
How they voted
motion passes with vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.18 · background & details
Motion by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gayo Mover: Unger, seconder: Ramachandran (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
consent calendar
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5 · background & details
seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Ramachandron
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted as Amended
How they voted — be Adopted as Amended
motion passes with a vote of seven Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
Motion by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Mover: Unger, seconder: Ramachandran (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — be Adopted
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gaya, Ramachandra Mover: Brown, seconder: Ramachandran (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to receive and file the report on fiscal year 24 through 25 second quarter results and year-end estimates for the general purpose fund and select funds
motion passes with the vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger, Noel Gallo
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
seconded by Ken Houston
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gio, Ramachanjana
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to accept the report
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Gaya
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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