Oakland Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council
November 4, 2025 — council, 3h 57m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
to withdraw item eight from this agenda and reschedule it to December 2nd
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes Unverified
Agenda item 4 · background & details
Motion by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
approve the Consent Agenda
How they voted
motion passes with the vote of 7 eyes when excuse Jenkins Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang
Absent: Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Ramachandron Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaya, Ramachan Mover: Brown, seconder: Ramachandran (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to close the public hearing and adopt the resolution
How they voted — to close the public hearing and adopt the resolution
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Guio, Ramachandron Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guyo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Substitute motion to adopt rules with amendments including changing meeting start time from 3:30 to 4:00
Motion fails with a vote of three yes, two no, one abstention Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Charlene Wang
No: Ken Houston
Absent: Zac Unger
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gubber, Ramachandra
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Substitute motion to move the start time of the meeting to 4:15 PM
motion fails with a vote of three eyes, three nose, one absent, one excuse Unverified
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
Motion by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Charlene Wang
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Council member Ramachandran's motion to go back to the main motion with the removal of a majority vote for taking items off of the consent calendar
motion fails with a vote of three eyes two noes two nos one absent Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Charlene Wang
No: Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
Motion by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Charlene Wang
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Guyo Unresolvable name(s) dropped: five, guyo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Approval of a resolution authorizing the Council President to submit a response to the grand jury
motion passes with a vote of six eyes Unverified
Yes: Ken Houston, Rowena Brown, Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Guy, Hungar, Wongue
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — be Adopted
Motion passes with a vote of five eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Charlene Wang
Agenda item 5.14 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Two excused and one absent.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Ramachandron Mover: Brown, seconder: Ramachandran (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Awarding a construction contract to Regerick Construction for the 27th Street Complete Streets Project
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes, one excuse showing seven members present Unverified
Agenda item 8 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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