Oakland Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council
September 15, 2025 — council, 2h 36m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
consent calendar
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Unverified
Agenda item 5.18 · background & details
seconded by Ken Houston
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Received and Filed
How they voted — be Received and Filed
motion passes with a vote of eight Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 6.1 · background & details
Motion by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife
Mover: Unger, seconder: Fife (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to receive the report and close the public hearing
Motion passes with a vote of eight of eight eyes Unverified
Agenda item 6.1 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Approved for Final Passage
How they voted — be Approved for Final Passage
Motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.2 · background & details
Motion by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Gayo Mover: Gallo, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — be Adopted
Motion passes for the vote of eight eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.2 · background & details
Motion by Noel Gallo, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: five Mover: Gallo, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Approved for Final Passage
How they voted — be Approved for Final Passage
motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.3 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Gayo Mover: Houston, seconder: Brown (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 eight eyes Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 6.3.1 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown
item 6.3.1 is an emergency ordinance and will be introduced and adopted on the same day Mover: Houston, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Approve the item with the amendment to reduce the amount from $500,000 to $470,000
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes when excuse Houston. Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang
Absent: Ken Houston
Agenda item 6.3 · background & details
seconded by Charlene Wang
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guyo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Adopt the resolution approved the issuance and sale of one or more series of city of Oakland general obligation bonds measure you in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300 million and city of Oakland general obligation refunding bonds and the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $300 million dollars
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes one excuse Houston Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Janani Ramachandran, Charlene Wang, Zac Unger, Kevin Jenkins
No: Ken Houston
Agenda item 6.3 · background & details
seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Guilla
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Approval of resolutions that approve the memorandum of understandings between the City and various unions
Motion is approved as amended with a vote of seven eyes, one excuse, Houston Unverified
Absent: Ken Houston
Agenda item 6.3 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — item 12
motion passes with a vote of six eyes two I six seven eyes to excuse I'm sorry one excuse Houston Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Kevin Jenkins
No: Ken Houston
Agenda item 6.3 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Jenkins
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gayo, Ramachandron Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Council Member 5th, Gayo, Ramachandron
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of seven, Aye is one excused Houston Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Absent: Ken Houston
Agenda item 10 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5th, Gail, Ramachandron Mover: Brown, seconder: Fife (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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