This list highlights the strongest recent agenda items where this cause is showing up in formal meeting business.
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-07-14
7: Subject: Acceptance And Appropriation Of Workforce Development Funds For FY 2026-27 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions In Fiscal Year 2026-2027: (1) Accept And Appropriate Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, And Youth, And Rapid Response Services In An Amount Up To Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($4,827,587); (2) Accept And Appropriate California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed One Millon Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($1,993,914) From California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Program For The Oakland Forward Initiative Through December 31, 2027; (3) Authorize The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements, Amendments, And Related Documents Necessary To Implement The Programs; And (4) Authorize The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grants And Contributions For Workforce Development Services Beyond The WIOA Title I Formula Funding And Other Budgeted Funding Sources Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Instance With The Approval Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-07-14
S4: Subject: Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation:Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The Forgiveness Of (A) A City Loan To Athena MT, LLC, Of Up To Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) In Outstanding Principal, Plus All Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees, And (B) A City Revolving Line Of Credit To Siavash Afshar With A Final Outstanding Balance Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000), Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees For The Foothill Seminary Point Retail Project, Each Contingent Upon The Sale Or Transfer Of The Project To A Qualified Purchaser; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-07-14
2) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Remove Delinquent City Of Oakland Vacant Property Tax Liens On Certain Tax Defaulted Properties, For A Period Of Four Years, To Facilitate The Development Of These Properties Into Affordable Housing Via Alameda County’s Chapter 8 Tax Sale Program, (2) Acknowledging The Transmutation Of These Vacant Property Tax Liens Into Prorated Chapter 8 Sales Proceeds That Will Be Paid To The City Of Oakland, And (3) Limiting The Aggregate Amount Of Liens Removed Pursuant To This Authorization To A Nominal Value Not To Exceed Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars [TITLE CHANGE]
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-07-14
S3: Subject: Chapter 8 Tax Sale Authorization From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Remove Delinquent City Of Oakland Code Enforcement Liens And Unliened Fees, Costs, Assessments And Civil Penalties On Certain Tax Defaulted Properties, For A Period Of Four Years, To Facilitate The Development Of These Properties Into Affordable Housing Via Alameda County’s Chapter 8 Tax Sale Program, And (2) Limiting The Aggregate Amount Of Liens Removed Pursuant To This Authorization To A Nominal Value Not To Exceed Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars, And (3) Acknowledging The Transmutation Of These Code Enforcement Liens, Et. Al. Into Prorated Chapter 8 Sales Proceeds That Will Be Paid To The City Of Oakland; And
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-06-23
3: Subject: Costco Exclusive Negotiation Agreement From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With Costco Wholesale Corporation For Development Of A Costco Store On City Property Located At 101 Admiral Robert Toney Way And 2308 Wake Avenue, For A 24 Month Term, Conditioned On A $300,000 Exclusive Negotiation Payment, With Two Additional Six-Month Administrative Extensions, Each Conditioned On Payment Of An Additional $25,000; (2) Waiving Competitive Bidding Under Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 2.42; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-06-23
2) A Successor Agency Resolution Authorizing Payment Of The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency's Cumulative Fiscal Year 2026-27 Fair Share Assessment In An Approximate Amount Of Three Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-One Dollars And Thirty-Four Cents ($3,371.34) For One Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency-Owned Property In The Downtown Oakland Community Benefit District 2018
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Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-06-23
4: Subject: BID Annual Reports And Approval Of Assessment Payments From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Approving The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Reports Of the Lakeshore/Lake Park Business Improvementmanagement District Of 2022 (Lakeshore District), The Jack London Improvement District (Jack London District), The Temescal/Telegraph Business Improvement District (Temescal District), The Laurel Business Improvement District 2025 (Laurel District),The Koreatown/Northgate Community Benefit District 2017 (Koreatown District), The Oakland Tourism Business Improvement District (Oakland Tourism District), The Downtown Oakland Community Benefit District 2018 (Downtown Oakland District),The Lake Merritt-Uptown Community Benefit District2018 (Lake Merritt-Uptown District), And The Chinatown Community Benefit District 2021 (Chinatown District) Advisory Boards; (2) Confirming The Continuing Annual Assessment Foreach Said District And Levying Said Assessments; (3) Increasing The 2026-27 Assessment By 5 Percent For The Jack London District, Temescal District, Lakeshore District, Lake Merritt-Uptown District, And Chinatown District, By 3.2 Percent For The Downtown Oakland District, And By 3 Percent For The Laurel District And The Koreatown District; (4) Authorizing Payment Of The City Of Oakland Cumulative Fiscal Year 2026-27 Fair Share Assessment In An Approximate Amount Of Five Hundred Nine Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Nine Dollars And Thirty-Four Cents ($509,669.34) For City Of Oakland-Owned Properties In The Jack London District, The Temescal District, The Koreatown District, The Downtown Oakland District, The Lake Merritt-Uptown District, And The Chinatown District; And (5) Renewing The Agreements With The Districts For Administration And Disbursement Of Funds; And
Oakland Community & Economic Development Committee
2026-06-23
6: Subject: Sale Of 319 Chester Street From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13104 C.M.S., Which Authorized The Sale Of A City-Owned Parcel At 319 Chester Street To The Alliance For West Oakland Development, Authorized Seller Financing For The Purchase Price, Authorized A Construction Loan, And Authorized A Disposition And Development Agreement With The Developer To Develop The Parcel With A Two Family Home For-Sale, To (1) Convert The Project Into An Affordable Rental Project, And (2) Consolidate The City Purchase And Construction Loans Into A Long Term Affordable Rental Loan
