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Roll Call / Call To Order
Subject: HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project Construction Contract Award
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Bay Area Lightworks, Inc., For HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project, Project No. 1005461, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And The Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Three Hundred And Four Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($304,900.00)
Subject: Cooperative Agreement For Purchasing Electrical Equipment And Accessories With Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Purchase Agreement With Graybar Electric Company, Inc., For The Acquisition Of Electrical, Lighting, Data Communications, Security Products, And Related Supplies In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($1,500,000.00) For Up To A Five-Year Period Expiring No Later Than June 30, 2031 Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code 2.04.080
Subject: Illegal Dumping Expenditure Plan
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Acknowledging The Urgency And Expediting Actions To Remedy Illegal Dumping Through An Illegal Dumping Expenditures Action (IDEA) Plan
(1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Implement The IDEA Plan By Negotiating And Entering Into Contracts, Grant Agreements, And Expenditures As Set Forth In Table 1 In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000; And (B) Pursue Partnerships With County, Regional And/Or State Agencies To Enhance These Efforts;
(2) Waiving, To The Extent Necessary, The City’s Advertising, Competitive Bidding And Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements For The Contracts; And Waiving The Local /Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirement For The Big Truck Rental (Lightning Loader) Contract;
(3) Appropriating And Allocating An Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000 From Budgeted Funds In Fund 1720, Comprehensive Cleanup Fund, For These Purposes;
(4) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Funds From Public And Private Sources And Authorizing The City Administrator To Actively Seek And Apply For Such Funds And To Amend Existing Contracts And/Or Enter Into New Contracts Consistent With The Purpose Of This Resolution And In Furtherance Of The Plan In A Total Amount Not To Exceed The Value Of Such Additionally Appropriated Funds; And
(5) Directing The City Administrator To Return To Council Within One Year Of The Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report On Actions Taken, Funds Received And Expended, And Contracts Awarded Pursuant To This Plan And The Authority Granted By This Resolution
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Adjournment
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The Oakland City Council Public Works And Transportation Committee Convened At 11:33 A.M. With Councilmember Unger Presiding As Chairperson
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of March 24, 2026 And April 21, 2026
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
Subject: Caltrans Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) From The California Department Of Transportation Community Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant Program (CCEP) And To Execute Related Grant Agreements;
(2) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Advertising And Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements For The CCEP-Funded Services;
(3) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89762 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. By Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $2,125,000;
(4) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89761 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Lake Merritt Institute By Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,212,500); And
(5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER BROWN A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER UNGER AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GALLO TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:35 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
Councilmember Unger made a motion seconded by Councilmember Houston to approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting.
Motion passed by 4 Ayes
NOTING COUNCILMEMBER FIFE ALSO PRESENT AT 11:44 A.M.
Chair Unger Rearranged The Agenda To Take Item 5 Regarding "Illegal Dumping Expenditure Plan" After Item 2