OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. E 13 011~ C.M.S.
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Oakland City Council adopted Ordinance No. 11777 CMS to amend Ordinance No. 8979 CMS and repeal Ordinance No. 10793 CMS, modifying the duties and tenure of Civil Service Board members. The ordinance, adopted pursuant to a City Council Special Meeting on April 26, 1994, establishes uniform requirements for board and commission member selection and responsibilities. The Civil Service Board's duties include enforcing personnel system provisions under the City Charter, studying and investigating personnel matters upon request by the City Manager or Council, approving position exceptions, performing appellate functions, and submitting annual status reports to the City Council designating liaison committee, including detailed descriptions of operating and staffing needs maintained by the Office of Personnel Resources Management.
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This Oakland City Council resolution, introduced by Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas and three councilmembers, amends and restates the Council's Rules of Procedure in their entirety to increase public access and participation. The resolution modifies meeting times, amends public comment procedures and time limits, revises rules for maintaining order during meetings, and makes technical edits. The Council intends to manage agendas more efficiently to reduce wait times for the public, establish predictable discussion times for agenda items, and expand community engagement through education about participation procedures. The resolution directs the Council to maximize review of items by subject matter committees prior to full Council consideration to streamline Council meetings and expand public participation time on non-consent items, with the Council to consider shifting to a Consent Calendar without public comment in March 2024.
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This Oakland City Council resolution reappropriates $185,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds from the Housing Assistance Center to the East Bay Community Law Center for fiscal year 2019-20 and awards a two-year agreement to that organization not to exceed $185,000 to provide anti-displacement legal services. The reallocation supports expanded legal service delivery related to Oakland's Fair Chance Access to Housing Ordinance, which was passed January 21, 2020, and limits criminal history screening in rental housing applications. The action addresses increased demand for anti-displacement services driven by the housing crisis and COVID-19 pandemic's impact on housing insecurity among low-income and African American residents.
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This ordinance, introduced by Councilmember Dan Kalb, amends Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.30 to prohibit smoking in dwelling units within multi-unit housing and require property owners to disclose smoking prohibitions to prospective purchasers and tenants and post signage accordingly. The ordinance also prohibits smoking in unenclosed areas of bars. The measure cites secondhand smoke exposure risks, notes that other Bay Area cities including Berkeley, Richmond, Concord, Walnut Creek, and El Cerrito have enacted similar apartment smoking bans, and references 2022 air quality measurements at 13 San Francisco and Oakland bars where 8 locations with permitted smoking reached EPA "Unhealthy" levels within one hour. The ordinance emphasizes that bar employees, disproportionately low-income and Latinx workers, face involuntary secondhand smoke exposure, and notes that survey data indicates 88% of nightlife patrons support smoke-free bar patios and semi-enclosed areas.
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