Oakland Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
May 5, 2026 — Regular meeting, 5h 30m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Adopts recommendation of option one
How they voted — Adopts recommendation of option one
the measure failed died Unverified
Agenda item 4.1 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — motion to reconsider staff's recommendation as a substitute to the motion on the floor
aye council member Wong aye council president Jenkins aye motion passes with a vote of five eyes Unverified
Yes: Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 4.1 · background & details
seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guy
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — motion to reconsider staff's recommendation as a substitute to the motion on the floor
motion passes with a vote of five eyes Unverified
Yes: Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins, Zac Unger, Janani Ramachandran, Ken Houston
Agenda item 4.1 · background & details
seconded by Janani Ramachandran
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
be Adopted
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of six eyes Verified · official minutes
Yes: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston, Charlene Wang, Janani Ramachandran
Absent: Kevin Jenkins, Ken Houston
Agenda item 5.1 · background & details
Motion by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gail Mover: Brown, seconder: Unger (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
to adopt the staff recommendation
How they voted
motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 5.2 · background & details
Motion by Charlene Wang
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: five, guyo, long, rama chandron
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to hear the item
How they voted — to hear the item
Motion passes with a vote of eight eyes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.25 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Chondran, Gaya
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How they voted — Support for Feather River Camp
All right. Let's go to the roll call. Unverified
Agenda item 6.25 · background & details
Outcome text is not clear, but it indicates the start of roll call for a vote.
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
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.25 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Chandra, Guyo Mover: Houston, seconder: Brown (per official minutes).
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How they voted — consent calendar including amendment for 616
motion passes with a vote of seven eyes one excused Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 6.25 · background & details
Motion by Ken Houston
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Guyo, Rama Chandron, Wonger
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
adopt the staff recommendation
How they voted
motion passes Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
No: Janani Ramachandran
Agenda item 5.3 · background & details
seconded by Ken Houston
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Five, Gail
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Motion related to item 5.4
How they voted
Motion passes with a vote of seven eyes and one no five Unverified
Yes: Rowena Brown, Ken Houston, Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, Kevin Jenkins
Agenda item 5.4 · background & details
seconded by Ken Houston
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: 5, Chandron, Gai
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion for reconsideration on a previous item
How they voted
the prime motion failed by the vote Unverified
The motion for reconsideration was declared invalid due to procedural violations.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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