Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
May 6, 2025 — council, 3h 1m. 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 seven ayes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 3.1 · background & details
Motion by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaya Mover: Ramachandran, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted — be Adopted
Motion passes of the vote of the vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger
Agenda item 3.3 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Gail, Ramachandron Mover: Fife, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — item 3.3
Motion passes with a vote of 6 Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Absent: Rebecca Kaplan
Agenda item 3.3 · background & details
seconded by Rowena Brown
Kaplan's vote was noted after the initial announcement.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Chair Gayo, Council Member 5
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the Consent Agenda
How they voted
motion passes with the vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Ken Houston
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: caplin, chair guy, five, ramachandron Mover: Fife, seconder: Brown (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 5/20/2025
How they voted — 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 5/20/2025
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes, one absent five Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Councilmember 5th, Gaya, Ramachandron Mover: Brown, seconder: Unger (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Council authorization for the acquisition and upfitting of police vehicles and fire trucks
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.16 · background & details
Motion by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Ken Houston
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaya, Ramachandron
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Rebecca Kaplan, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger
Agenda item 8 · background & details
Motion by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gayo Mover: Fife, seconder: Kaplan (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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