Oakland City Council Committees meet Tuesday, March 13th.
Three particular items may interest Chamber members:
Community & Economic Development
2pm Jane Brunner - Chair
A Report on the Draft Preferred Plan for the Approximate
Half Mile Area Surrounding the Lake Merritt BART Station, which Contains
Concepts and Strategies for Land Use, Open Space, Affordable Housing, Historic
Preservation, Circulation, Streetscape, and Building Heights; and Will Be the
Basis for a Draft Station Area Plan, which Will Be Studied in an Environmental
Impact Report (EIR).
The Draft Preferred Plan projects that between 3,700 and
5,600 new housing units, up to 5,755 new jobs, 412,000 square feet of
additional retail space and 2.1 million square feet of additional office space
will be created in the Planning Area by 2035. It also identifies near-term and
long term improvements related to public safety, recreational and open space
opportunities, transportation, and lighting.
The plan is available on line: www.business2oakland.com/lakemerrittsap
go to Reports. This could be a great opportunity for positive projects in
the heart of the city. There are some frustrations being expressed about
height limits, affordable housing requirements, community benefits and other
issues.
Life Enrichment 4
pm Desley Brooks - Chair
Approximately $850,000 in Cultural Arts Grants supporting 52
Oakland non-profits and artists are on the agenda for Council approval.
Chamber members receiving grants include: Civic Corps Schools, Contare Con
Vivo, Friends of Peralta Historical Park, Oakland Asian Cultural Center,
Oakland Ballet, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Prescott-Joseph Center for Community
Enhancement, Pro Arts and Stagebridge. Congratulations to them and thanks
for their good work in our community!
Public Safety 5:30 pm Patricia
Kernighan - Chair
Measure Y requires an annual report identifying (a) the
amount of funds collected and expended; and (b) the status of any project
required or authorized to be funded.
Patel & Associates, an independent accounting firm and
subcontractor, performed the Measure Y - Violence Prevention and Public Safety
Act of 2004 financial audit for the year ending June 30, 2011.
Summary of spending by category:
Community & Hire
and keep 63 officers assigned to: $
5,238,568
Neighborhood Neighborhood
beat officers, school safety,
Policing crime
reduction team, domestic violence
and
child abuse prevention and officer
training
and equipment
Violence Prevention Expand
preventive social services by the $
6,086,416
Services – emphasis City
or add capacity to community based
Youth & kids nonprofit
programs – Youth outreach
Counselors,
in and after school programs,
domestic
violence and child abuse
counselors
and offender/parolee
employment
training
Fire Services Maintain
staff and equip. for 25 fire engine $
4,000,000
Companies
and seven truck companies,
expand
paramedic services and establish a
mentorship
program at each station
Program Audit 1
– 3% of Measure Y funds for the purpose of $ 479,985
& Oversight independent
evaluation of the program, including
the number of people
served and the rate of
crime
or violence reduction.
Total $15,804,969
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