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Welcome to the rules and legislation committee meeting of Thursday, October 2nd, 2025.

The time is now 10 35 a.m.

and this meeting has come to order, have come to order.

Before taking roll, I'll provide the speaker's instructions on how to submit a speaker's card for this meeting to comment in person.

Members of the public must submit a separate speaker card for each item on the agenda.

Online speaker requests were due 24 hours prior to the start of this meeting, which was yesterday, Wednesday by 10 30 a.m.

speaker cards will be accepted within the first 10 minutes of this meeting meeting, making that time 10 45 a.m.

as this meeting came to order at 10 35 a.m.

I will now proceed with taking role of members present on roll.

Council member Brown.

Present.

Ramachandran present.

And Council President Jenkins.

Present.

Thank you.

Showing all four members present.

President Jenkins, do you have any announcements before we begin?

No announcements.

Okay.

There are no minutes to be approved.

Starting with our new scheduling, item 3.1.

Adopt a resolution accepting the police commission selection panels slate of two police commissioners, Ricardo Garcia Acost and Omar Farmer to this to serve on the Oakland Police Commission.

Requested to be scheduled to the October 7th, 2025.

City Council agenda on consent.

Is there somebody from the administration?

Good morning, Candace Parker from City Administrator's Office.

We are asking that this item be scheduled for the October 16th rules to be sent to the October 21st City Council for adoption as the next commission meeting will be on the 23rd of October.

So we do need this new commissioner before the next commission meeting.

So I would like it to go to rules on the 16th.

And at that time, with hopes that uh the rules committee will for the item to October 21st council.

So the vote.

So to the public rule 19 and our rules of procedures states that police commission shall be heard by rules before it's heard by the full council.

Okay, thank you.

Noting 3.1 will be scheduled to the October 16th rules and legislation committee as a discussion item.

Moving to item 3.2, adopt a resolution accepting and appropriating grant funds from the California Board of State and Community Corrections, an amount of 31,000 to support the mayor's regional gun violence round table to be scheduled.

Oh round table, excuse me, on October 17, 2025 to be scheduled to the October 7th, 2025, City Council agenda on consent, reading in the urgency finding provided by the mayor's office.

The deadline for this BSCC grant and the amount of 31.

Okay, through the chair, we have mayor staff here.

So the deadline for the BSCC grant is um October 3rd this Friday.

Uh in order for these funds to be available for October 17th.

Um to ensure we meet this deadline.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Sure.

Moving to item 3.3.

Adopt a resolution authorizing retroactive reimbursement for Council Member Janani Ramachanjan from the city council contingency fund for travel.

Travel to Washington, D.C.

for federal advocacy from September 15th through 19th, 2025.

Took on the October 7th, 2025 city council agenda on non-consent.

Councilmember Ramachandran, you have your urgency.

Can you state your urgency?

So October 21st on non-consent.

Okay, thank you.

Noting 3.3.

Requested to go to October 21st council on Consent.

Moving to item 3.4.

Adopt a resolution one, authorizing the city administrator to extend the term of the grant agreement with Central Legal Della Raza Inc.

for eviction prevention services by two years to June 30th, 2027.

Two, accepting and appropriating any additional county, state, federal, and/or private funding that becomes available for eviction prevention services during the extended term of the grant agreement.

Three, authorizing the city administrator to amend the grant agreement to increase the grant by this by the amount of such additional funds or by any additional city funds that the city council appropriates specifically for this purpose, and four directing the city administrator to present an annual informational report on eviction prevention services no later than March 31st of each calendar year beginning in 2026 to go on the October 14th, 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda.

Councilmember Brown, can you tell me more about this item?

It's coming from you and not the department.

Okay, this is partnership with HCD inland lending capacity and support given the sheer volume of items that they have coming this fall.

But we partner closely with them for the language and the content.

And then, of course, as you know, uh this was the funding associated with this item was allocated during the budget and already approved.

Thank you.

Reading item 3.5, adopt a resolution one authorizing the city administrator to accept and appropriate head start basic training and technical assistance, early head start basic and training and technical assistance grants for fiscal year 25 through 26 from the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Office of Head Start in an estimated amount of $13,797,057 and committing the necessary local match and two authorizing an estimated offset of $3,414,981 for fiscal year 25 through 26 central central services overhead charges and three awarding grant agreements to fund comprehensive comprehensive early care education and family services to community service providers identified in table three for fiscal year twenty five to twenty six for a total amount not to exceed two million seven hundred sixty thousand dollars one hundred twenty twenty dollars and four authorizing the city administrator to accept and appropriate additional federal head start early head start funds if they become available within fiscal year 25-26 and amend the grant agreements within the limits of the federal award to go on the October 14th, 2025 life enrichment committee agenda.

Item 3.6.

Adopt a resolution waiving the local small local business enterprise program requirement and waiving the competitive bidding process and authorizing the city administrator to execute a second amendment to a professional services agreement with child care child care careers, LLC to increase the amount of the previous contract by an additional $500,000 for a total amount not to exceed $1,250,000 for as needed substitute teacher staffing services for the contract period fiscal year 22 through 27 to go on the October 14th life enrichment committee agenda.

Item 3.7 adopt a resolution delegating authority to the city attorney or their designee to facilitate and authorize the legal defense of city officers and employees in criminal proceedings for acts or omissions within the scope of their official duties upon making the findings required by government government code section 995.8 and subject to ratification by the city council as soon as practical on the October 16th, 2025 rules and legislation committee agenda.

Item 3.8 adopt a resolution approving the side letter to amend and clarify Article 2.8.71 of the November 1, 2020 through June 30th, 2026 MOU between the City of Oakland and the International Association of Firefighters, local 55 to be effective November 1st, 2020 to go on the October 28th, 2025 Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 3.9 receive an informational report on the Oakland Police and Fire Retirement Systems PEFERS Investment Portfolio as of June 30th, 2025, to go on the October 28th, 2025 Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 310, adopt the resolution.

One approving the annual report of the Rockridge Business Improvement District Advisory Board.

Two, declaring the intention to levy and collect an annual assessment for fiscal year 26 through 27 for the Rockwich Business Improvement District.

And three, scheduling a public hearing for December 2nd, 2025, to go on the October 28th, 2025 community and Economic Development Committee Agenda, and on the December 2nd City Council agenda as a public hearing through the chair administration.

Good morning again, Candace Parker Trig in the City Administrator's Office.

Item 310, the Rockridge bid.

We are asking that this item be rescheduled or scheduled to the November 4th council on consent as the um uh excuse me, the October 28th CED will be impacted.

We would like both this item, this bid Rock Ridge bid as well as the next item 311, the Montclair bid to both go to the November 4th City Council agenda on consent due to the impact that it would have to the October 28th CED, and we do have staff present for any questions.

Excellent.

Um that works well.

Um I think my only question would be.

I know that this is just a returning item, so I imagine that um it shouldn't be controversial.

Um it's not a new bid, so that works well.

Okay, reading in our next item 311, adopt the resolution approving the annual report of the Montclair Business Improvement District Advisory Board to declaring the intention to levy and collect an annual assessment for fiscal year 26 through 27 for the Montclair Business Improvement District, including a 5% increase in the annual assessments and three, scheduling a public hearing for December 2nd, 2025.

And this is now being scheduled to the October 21st.

I mean, November 4th, excuse me, uh City Council agenda on consent, and we heard the rule 24 from the administration, and as well going being scheduled to December 2nd as a public hearing.

Item 312, adopt the resolution amending resolution number 89787 to correct the business name from Bonterra Inc.

to Bonterra Tech LLC to go on the October 28th, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda.

Item 313, adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to extend the end date of a professional services agreement with the Urban Institute for Evaluation Services and the amount of 325,000 from December 31st, 2025 to June 30th, 2026 at no additional costs to go on the October 28th, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda.

Item 314, adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator or designee to enter into a MOU MOA with the City of Piedmont establishing that the City of Piemont will process planning entitlements and building permits for a 55 for a 551 square foot addition and remodel of an existing single family dwelling at 30 Blair Place, a property located within both jurisdictions and adopting appropriate California Environmental Quality Act findings on the November 18th, 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda.

Item 315, receive an informational report regarding citywide permit reform, fall 2025 update to be scheduled to the November 18th, 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee Agenda.

Moving to our recommendations from this week's committee, starting with recommendations from the September 30th, 2025 Special Finance and Management Committee, reading in the short titles and the recommendations.

Starting with item 3.16, an informational report regarding OPD overtime.

The FMC Committee received and filed this report in committee.

Item 317, a resolution regarding the appropriations limit for fiscal years 25 through 26.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 21st, 2025 City Council agenda on consent.

Moving to item 318, which has two pieces of legislation.

Resolutions regarding the City of Oakland investment policy for fiscal year 25 through 26.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward both pieces of the legislation to the October 7th, 2025 city council agenda on Consent.

Item 319, a resolution regarding the Oracle Business Intelligence and Analytics Consulting Services.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 320, the Cash Management Report for Fiscal Year 24 through 25, fourth quarter ended June 30th, 2025.

The committee received and filed this informational report in committee.

Item 321, an informational report regarding options to raise additional ongoing 40 million dollars in general purpose fund revenues.

The committee approved to continue this item to the October 28th, 2025 Finance and Management Committee with requests for a supplemental report to be included regarding PEFERs.

How much have voters voter parcels contributed to PEFERs over the last few years?

Moving to our recommendations from the September 30th, 2025 Special Public Works and Transportation Committee.

A resolution regarding recognizing ecosystems concepts Inc.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 323, a resolution regarding a three-year professional services agreement with Doppler Inc.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 324, a resolution regarding a three-year maintenance services agreement with yes construction group inc.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 325, a resolution regarding CFD 2015-1, Gateway and Industrial Landscape Maintenance Contract 2025.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 326, a resolution amending and expanding the CB Corps contract agreement.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 3.27, a resolution regarding the maintenance agreements between the city and Caltrans.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 328, two pieces of legislation regarding the purchase of asphalt paving materials for in-house paving and sidewalk sidewalk operations.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council agenda on non-consent.

Is there somebody from DOT available?

Somebody that's got the public works committee.

Okay.

Okay.

Moving to our next item.

Item 329 has two pieces of legislation.

Resolutions regarding insure compliance with sewer consent decree.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Moving to recommendations from the September 30th, 2025 Special Community and Economic Development Committee.

An ordinance regarding the middle income JPA bond financing program.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 332, a resolution regarding the affordable housing funding, program income and fiscal year 25 through 26 HCD capital funds.

The committee approved as amended the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent with the following amendments.

On page three of them of the legislation, amendments to the first resolved clause, striking 60 million dollars and replacing with 66 million dollars to match the title.

Item 333, an ordinance regarding the sale of 1226, 73rd Avenue.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 334, an informational report regarding the 25 2025 through 2029 economic development action plan.

The committee approved to receive and forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Moving to the recommendations from the September 30th Special Life Enrichment Committee, starting with item 335.

A resolution regarding honoring Creative Growth Arts Center.

The LEC committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 336, a resolution honoring Diamano Cora West African Dance Company.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 337 resolution amending resolution 90767 CMS OFCY fiscal year 2025 through 26 grant renewals and progmatic changes.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 338, a resolution regarding CHS fiscal year 25 through 26 contracts.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 339, a resolution regarding MADACALC administrative activities, MOU.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 340, a resolution regarding Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled Program, Measure BB funds for fiscal year 25 through 26.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Moving to our recommendations from the September 30th, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee.

Item 341, an informational report regarding OPD NSA status update.

The public safety committee received and filed this informational report in committee.

Item 342, a resolution regarding the OPD Elberhart consulting contract.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 343 is a resolution regarding agreement with Green Light Fund and Urban Peace Institute for Community Violence Intervention Intervention Academy.

The public safety committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 344, a resolution regarding the adjustments to DVP grants with community-based organizations for grant year 25 through 26.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the October 7th, 2025 City Council Agenda on Consent.

And this concludes your new scheduling for this week.

Moving to our speaker, public speakers, once you hear your name, please approach the podium.

If you are in Zoom, please raise your hand.

So through the chair, could someone kindly explain under what authority you have to refuse to discuss an agenda's item?

Thank you, Ms.

Cleveland.

Rule 19 of the rules of procedure for the city council.

That states you have the right to review it.

It does not state you have the right to postpone it.

So it's on the agenda.

Okay, K Top, if you can cut the speaker's mic.

Um rule 19 states that we shall hear the item and rules, right?

As it is scheduled.

Now it's just a scheduling item.

So we need to hear it and vetted in rules, which will be next week, and then it will go to the full city council after that.

It's on the agenda as a scheduling item now, not as an item to discuss.

Next week.com and see some of the items I've got ready to speak to.

Firstly, when the council members are reimbursed for travel, it has nothing to do with you.

Uh Councilmember Ramachandra, because I brought this up before.

When the council members go out of town, shouldn't they bring a report back to the public?

I've been saying that in the past, but you tend to ignore it.

We don't know what they went for, and what uh was discussed there.

Also, I keep coming to you in September 22nd, East Bay Times.

Teen is sentenced for drug sales.

He started selling fentanyl on Barry Streets as a boy.

That stockpile, that deadly powder by kilograms.

Last month, U.S.

District Court judge sentenced Miranda Cruz to four years in federal prison for conspiracy distribute fitnol, and you refuse to make it a public health crisis.

This is an Oakland resident, a student, now 19.

And I bet you're selling it to children, too.

You got an envelope, report on systematic discrimination and fraud in City Oakland contracting 2017-2014.

This some of this information is from Dr.

Ramsey's report, disparity study.

Black folks only get one percent of the contract in this town.

Just like you're supposed to look again at the palm tree contract that's supposed to come back to this body this month from last year.

You continue to wave as you did on item 3.23.

The city's request for proposal requires under municipal code 2.04 and the law uh local and small business enterprise.

You're waiving that you did that on a security contract, and you have from 2011, and if you go to the violation uh tracker, allied was admonished by the council in 2011, and then you put them at the top of the uh contract bid.

That's why you better pay attention to this here, because don't come back to you with regards to that special meeting on the fifth.

Through the chair.

Through the chair, we had one last speaker, Micah, which has she has waived her um willing to speak.

That was our last speaker, thank you.

Okay, so item 3.1 is gonna be scheduled to go to 1016 rules.

Item 3.2, 3.3.

It's going to go to October 21st on consent.

Item 3.10.

It's gonna be on consent for November 4th, and item 3.11 will be on consent for November 4th.

I'll then attend a motion.

So council member Brown.

Um I just wanted to know for item 3.1.

Um, the commissioner's last name um is spelled wrong.

It's a cost uh, it's missing the A.

So just wanted to flag that.

Um, but I'll make a motion to move this item.

Second.

There is a motion made by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran to accept item three as amended with the amendment stated on record by our council president on roll to accept these amendments.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember five.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandran.

Aye.

And council president Jenkins.

Aye.

The motion passes with four ayes to accept item three as amended.

Moving to our next item, item number four, review of draft agendas, pending list, city council and committee meetings.

To the district seven, staff, please.

Uh good morning, everybody.

Um I would like to point your attention to the agenda for October 6th October 7th City Council meeting on to item 5.16, uh, the resolution for council member Houston to approve his travel to DC.

We would like to withdraw that item and schedule it to the October 21st City Council meeting on consent.

Can you state that in one more time for the record?

Yes.

Uh, we would like to withdraw item 5.16 from the October 7th City Council agenda packet and reschedule it to the October 16th, October 21st, City Council meeting on consent.

Through the chair, to the council member staff.

You said item 516.

Yes.

Which is from Council President Jenkins.

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Let me pull up the correct item.

21.

521 through the chair from Council Member Houston for the travel authorization.

Yes, apologies.

5.21.

Would you like for me to restate it?

Okay.

Thank you.

Um, from administration, um, I would like to draw your attention to the draft agenda for CED for October 14th.

Item number four has a title change.

I'll read in the new title, which is to adopt the resolution one authorizing the city administrator to enter a professional services agreement with Central Legal de la Rosa for provision of representation services to low and moderate income tenants at rent adjustment program petition proceedings for a one-year term from October 1st, 2025 through September 30th, 2026, and the amount of 250,000 renewable at the city administrators option for up to three additional years for a total contract amount not to exceed 1 million, and two waiving the competitive RFP Q and small local business enterprise requirements.

In the amount of 150,000 renewable at the city administrators option for up to three additional years for total contract amount not to exceed 600,000 and two waiving the competitive RFP queue requirement.

Thank you.

Good morning, Candace from the City Administrator's Office.

I would like to draw your attention to the October 14th public safety committee agenda.

Please draw your attention to item.

I don't know if I have an echo or if that's just me.

Sound like an echo.

Okay, there we go.

Thank you so much.

Um item number three on that agenda, the California Fire Safe Council grant award, a title change.

I will read that into record.

And that title is adopt the resolution authorizing the city administrator to a enter into an agreement with the California Fire Safe Council to accept grant funds in the amount of 107,275.

B, appropriate and administer said funds, and C expand grant funds in accordance with the city's purchasing requirements for the purpose of full mitigation and goat grazing services.

And again, we are asking for that title change for the public safety committee meeting and agenda on October 4th, item number three.

Thank you.

Um publication tomorrow.

Council member.

Not out of personal preference.

This FLSA item has been delayed many times.

Um the Minister Davis said no, this is not your fault, but I would, I think this is something of importance to our city's finances, and there are unauthorized formulas as identified by our independently elected city auditors still being still being administered to this day, which you know really violates the trust of the people when our auditor independently has identified a problem and we're not doing anything about it.

But sticking to scheduling here, I would really appreciate if that item comes as soon as possible.

It's of interest to the public, but also as chair of the finance committee, very much of interest to me if we're overpaying employees that in an unauthorized manner.

So if that can be scheduled as soon as possible.

Thank you.

And since there's no other items that day, I'm open to canceling it.

But um, if there's other items that we could hear in that meeting, since we have that time dedicated, I'm very open to keeping that meeting.

Um, and we can end next week's rules.

And through the chair, thank you, Councilmember Ramachandron.

I did check in with the finance staff, and they are not intending to bring forth any other scheduling items as the report would be due today.

Okay, thank you.

And if I may, through the chair, um, we are also um in conversation with uh public safety committee chair staff wong, um, in regards to possibly moving public safety committee up to a special time of 9 30 on that day since finance and management committee will be canceled.

We were just trying to make sure that um they will have a quorum at the 9 30 time.

So I don't know if we'll be able to confirm that before this meeting is over, but we would like to also present that as an option as well.

Thank you.

No speakers.

So we'll go to item number five while we're waiting for confirmation, and then we'll come back to this item.

Thank you, Council President.

We're gonna move to our discussion item and we will return to item four bringing in item number five adopt a resolution confirming the mayor's reappointment of Alex Randolph and Josie Horens Arens to the city planning commission good afternoon council chair jenkins city council members uh president kilgore deputy staff to the mayor here to speak on behalf of this item um so the mayor's office respectfully requests city council um reappoint alex randolph and josie ahrens two of the city's existing members of uh two of the city's existing members of this uh oakland city planning commission um back to the planning commission the planning commission continues to play a vital role in guiding in guiding our city's development and growth through careful review of land use applications zoning matters and long term planning initiatives uh maintaining experienced commissioners ensures continuity on ongoing projects and consistency in decision making processes upon our team interviewing both of these candidates the mayor's office is excited to move them forward for reappointment today we thank you for your consideration of these appointments or these reappointments um I understand that both josie and alex are here today and can offer some brief and light remarks and answer any questions that you may have thank you all nothing thank you we'll move approval second to the next city council meeting on consent okay item five was moved by council president jenkins seconded by councilmember brown to approve the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to next week's council meeting october seventh city council agenda on consent on roll council members brown aye five aye Ramachandran aye and council president jenkins aye thank you the motion passes with four ayes to be forwarded to the October 7th city council agenda on consent through the chair I believe we do have um council member wong's staff on Zoom Kimberly Jones to address uh whether or not she is amenable to calling a special public safety meeting Kimberly Jones you may unmute and begin good morning everyone this is Kimberly Jones chief of staff for council member wong yes through the chair we can hear you camberly go ahead okay great um yes um council member wong since uh she sits on finance and management uh will be available uh for public safety to be called at 9 30 thank you yes yes you're welcome all right okay so going back to item number four and we've heard public comment four and five CED there's a title change um five point two one from the city council agenda on October 7th will be rescheduled for 10 point two one item six from CED will be withdrawn FMC October 14th will be canceled item three from that meeting will be withdrawn and rescheduled to 1028 um public safety item number three title change and then there will be a special public safety meeting 10 14 at 9 30 a.m.

say canceling the finance meeting title changes for item yep.

And item number five moved to 10 7 consent.

Yep.

I'll let it take a motion.

So moved.

Second.

Thank you so much.

This item four was moved by Councilmember Ramachandran, seconded by Councilmember Brown to accept item four as amended with the amendments read into record on roll.

Uh Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember five.

Aye.

Ramachandran.

Aye.

And Chair Jenkins.

Thank you.

The motion passes with four eyes to accept item four as amended.

We have one speaker for open forum, Mr.

Gene Hazard.

Go to CleanOakland.

And you first thing that pops up and go to my blog.

The city discriminates when it waives the SLBE required provisions in the request for proposal process.

That's what I gave you here.

But the public could go see for themselves.

There's a pattern in practice to ignore SLBE by waiving at case in point the palm tree contract.

He's been getting that over and over again.

And they've been aced out.

And it was stated last year this time.

Staff's supposed to come back with a proposal to extend to local folks.

Also, you've been noticed on September twenty-second.

Process service, uh, notice the uh the city attorney, the meeting you had on September fifteenth at nine thirty was a legal meeting.

Read it.

You all have it.

Okay.

Everything is nullified.

And you have 30 days from the time with which it was served to cure and correct before I take the next uh appropriate action.

I had to do that first.

So you have an opportunity to cure and uh correct uh that egregious intentional mistake.

I don't know what the agenda is.

I listed everybody here because I don't know who called it.

I don't know if it was the mayor.

I doubt it.

More than likely, it was the president of the council.

Because I don't think there was a vote by the majority of the council as it's required under it.

So you better take care of this.

Thank you for your comments, Chair.

That was our only speaker for open forum.

This meeting is adjourned.

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