Oakland Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council
April 14, 2025 — council, 4h 42m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
be Adopted
How they voted
The motion passes with six eyes, one excused, five Verified · official minutes
Absent: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 3.2 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Rowena Brown
Mover: Kaplan, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Accepted as Amended
How they voted
The motion passes with seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Noel Gallo
Agenda item 5 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5 Mover: Fife, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 5/6/2025
How they voted
The motion passes with six eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger
Absent: Ken Houston
Agenda item 6.1 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gail, Ramatran Mover: Fife, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
adopt the resolution as amended by striking and removing the name Robert Leachielini
How they voted
The motion passes with seven ayes as amended Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.1 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gail
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
The motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.9 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston, seconded by Carroll Fife
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Gaya Mover: Houston, seconder: Fife (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Received and Filed
How they voted — be Received and Filed
The motion passes with seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 5.8 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Gaya Mover: Fife, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to adopt this resolution regarding the report and recommendations to stimulate economic growth in O. Oakland
The motion passes with seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.8 · background & details
Motion by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gayo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to receive and file an informational report
The motion passes with seven ayes to receive and file this informational report Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 5.8 · background & details
seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaya, Unker
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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