We're waiting for one more council member to join us so we can have quorum.

Um, yeah.

Okay.

Okay.

And this meeting has come to order.

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With that, we now proceed to take roll.

Councilmember Gaio.

So thank you, Councilmember Houston.

Present.

And Councilmember Wong.

Present.

Deferring to the parliamentarian.

Thank you.

Councilmember Wong, I believe that you're participating remotely.

If you could just state the general circumstances for your remote participation, and then also specify whether there's any adult in the room with you, and if so, the nature of their relationship to you.

Yes, um, I am recovering from a cold, and there is no adult in the room with me.

Thank you.

Councilmember Wong is present, and Chair Unger.

Present.

We have four members present.

And Chair Unger, before we begin, do you have any announcements for us today?

No announcements.

Thank you.

Moving to our first item of the day.

Approval of the draft minutes for the committee meeting held on February 10, 2026.

And you do not have any figures for this item.

We have a motion made by Councilmember Gallo, seconded by Councilmember Houston, to accept the draft minutes of the committee meeting held on February 10th, 2026 as is on the roll.

Councilmember Gaio.

Councilmember Houston.

Aye.

Thank you, Councilmember Wong.

Aye.

Thank you.

And Chair Unger.

Aye.

This is with four eyes to accept the draft minutes of the committee meeting on February 10th, 2026, as is moving to item two.

Determination termination, excuse me, of a schedule of outstanding committee items.

This is also known as your pending list.

And you do have one speaker for this item.

Okay, any amendments from colleagues or staff on the pending list?

All right, let's hear from our speakers, please.

Um, there needs to be a report on why where white lines are supposed to be put down but with paint.

They're putting tape on the ground.

So outside here, instead of the white lines being painted, they have tape.

And what has happened is the tape has started to come up, and any engaging person can just step up and just rip the tape off, and we no longer have access for crossing all where cars know where to stop.

I don't know why we don't have white paint outside.

Not only that, where I live on Keller and throughout the city, white uh painted areas for the dividing of the streets are non-existent.

And what is happening that we haven't been able to replace the white lines?

Uh, but over here, you need to fix that right away because something's gonna happen, and I know somebody's gonna pull that tape up.

Um, you need a report on uh ticketing of stolen vehicles.

Uh that's something that should have been taken care of.

You need to have a report of how the city stores once illegal dumping is uh hazardous waste materials.

Uh you need to have a report on the use of parks and recs.

We have some uh park areas that are completely not being used.

There's nothing happening.

Nothing.

And we need to evaluate that.

I have my nearest park is Buck Buck Halter.

Beautiful park, but nothing's going on at that park practically.

Uh, we need to have a report on the protected bike lanes.

You have variation of protective bike like language.

Some of them have those little sticks that's not protected by links.

Some of them have concrete, some of them have absolutely nothing, particularly in areas six, district six and seven.

Uh lastly, you need to have a report on the property that is being used by the Oakland School of the Art.

They have put turf all the way on that property.

That is not their property to put turf on.

That's proper.

Thank you for your comment, Ms.

Asada.

That includes your public speakers for item two.

You just need a motion.

So moved.

We have a motion made by Chair Unger, seconded by Councilmember Gaio to accept the termination of schedule outstanding committee items as is on roll.

Councilmember Guyo.

Aye.

Councilmember Houston.

Aye with a comment from Ms.

Sada, but I.

Thank you.

Chair Wong.

Councilmember Wong.

All good.

Aye.

Thank you.

And Chair Ungar.

I the motion passes with four eyes to accept their termination schedule outstanding committee items as is now moving to item three.

Adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and execute an amendment to the 1991 delegated maintenance agreement between the City of California Department of Transportation to include the maintenance activities related to the Oakland Alameda Access Project and making sequel findings.

And you do have two speakers for this item.

All right, do we have a report from staff first?

Good afternoon, Council members.

My name is Ricky Wells, and I'm the Regional Partners Project Manager with the Department of Transportation.

The item before you today will authorize the city administrator to negotiate and execute an amendment to the city's 1991 delegated maintenance agreement with Caltrans.

This amendment supports implementation of the Oakland Alameda Access Project, which is sponsored by the Alameda County Transportation Commission and being delivered in partnership with Caltrans, the cities of Oakland and Alameda and local stakeholders.

The Oakland Alameda Access Project is focused on improving access to and from 880 near the POSI and near the Webster and Posey tubes.

The goal is to reduce conflicts between regional and local traffic, simplify freeway access, and improve connections between Oakland and Alameda for all modes, whether you're driving, walking, biking, or taking transit.

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and execute an amendment to the 1991 delegated maintenance agreement between the city and Caltrans to include maintenance activities related to the Oakland Alameda Access Project and making California Environmental Quality Act findings.

Under this amendment, the city would be reimbursed for certain maintenance responsibilities, including activities related to the removal of persons experiencing homelessness, which will be done in compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

And the amendment also covers long-term maintenance of the new pedestrian and bicycle path leading to the Webster tube, which the city would take on after construction is complete in 2029.

I do want to note that this amendment does not address Caltrans or ACTC's immediate encampment needs during construction construction.

That work is being handled separately.

There is no direct cost to the city associated with this item.

Under the existing agreement, Caltrans reimburses the city for eligible maintenance work on Caltrans, Caltrans-owned facilities.

And we expect this amendment to increase the overall level of reimbursement the city receives.

This concludes my presentation, and I'm available for questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Why don't we hear from Councilmember Wong first as this is in her district?

Uh thank you, Chair Unger.

Um, so uh as mentioned, this is a major transportation project situation situated in my district.

Um I have been part of uh ongoing conversations with Caltrans, ACTC, and Oak DOT on the mitigations for the impact of this project.

I think long-term this project is going to be great, but there I have some concerns, and I am making a motion to continue this item to the March 10th committee.

Uh, because at this point, um, I have not been satisfied with how Caltrans has been partnering with us uh in order to handle those encampments under the freeway that will need to be removed uh for this project.

I think it's noteworthy that California has a safe task force that was created last year to clear encampments and connect people with the care that they need.

Caltrans is part of that task force.

At this point in time, I have not uh been satisfied with our collective plan of uh there's about 20 to 30 people that are under the freeway, and right now, with relying just on the encampment management team, we all know we have no shelter beds, that essentially those people will simply be displaced the block over into very busy commercial and residential uh districts.

And so I I think it's just important that I continue to have these conversations with Caltrans and ACTC as well as um the encampment management team at Oak Dot before we we make a vote on this item.

Uh Council Member Guy.

Yes, um, thank you for that information, and certainly we have known the relationship with Caltrans for and the railroad company for many, many years.

So for my my only question to you is, you know, but what you're asking for is you're asking Caltrans to reimburse us for the work city employees do on that project.

Yes, that would happen once the construction is complete.

Yeah, and then we take responsibility for that.

So usually that's what happens, like that's what we are have agreed to.

The interim measures are currently being worked on with well, between Caltrans, um, the encampment management team and ACTC are working to deal with the current um needs around uh removing the encampments and getting people into um I guess appropriate uh shelter.

Yeah, but you know, my my recommendation would be that if it's Caltrans property, Caltrans need to need to be responsible and take care of it because the reality is the city cannot take care of its own property, but yet I'm out there cleaning the railroad and I shouldn't be, or I'm out there cleaning Caltrans property or county property or the school district property that I cleaned because the school district laid off 30 custodians, so now I'm cleaning around the school so my children can walk to school and walk back home, including the parks because we're short of staff.

At one time, we used to have park attendees that would take care of every park, but we closed that down and directed them to a different department and so forth.

So for me, it's since it's being recommended to come back that I would and I know the Caltrans individuals because I talk to them daily and they help me on my neighborhood clean under the freeways, do Calt 42nd is a Cal it's a state avenues.

From uh High Street all the way to Sally Andrew, and that's where the highway patrol comes and helps me out in that area, and I get in my district, anyways, Caltrans to come help me clean it up.

But um, so I think that what I would like to recommend is that we you know bring back the numbers and what exactly is Caltrans willing to do, and because you're saying that they're gonna reimburse the city, but that takes a while or it never happens, and but yet at the other end, I can't even take care of my.

I can't even take care of City Hall.

That's not Caltrans property, and I don't have the staff in Lake Merritt, the jewel of Oakland.

It used to be the brightest cleanest center in the city of Oakland.

But you walk down there because I walk with my family once a week, and the Sphinx, I can't even.

I mean, what I see at Lake Merritt is a challenge, but we need to be accountable and responsible.

What property is ours and make sure that Caltrans maintains and has the support to take care of their property within the city of Oakland.

So that would be my recommendation is to uh with uh council member Wang and the represents that area to bring that report back and show me the numbers and show me the timelines because your ex you're in I I know that area well, it's right across from police headquarters.

And it's a mess.

And yet, you know, as you go on the other side of Alameda, you know, you don't see half or one-fourth of what you see on the Oakland side.

And with all due respect, I say that to you.

Having grown up in the city of Oakland, I saw many things, but I never saw the cleanliness conditions we have today.

And so I would like to have that information come back and to be very clear on the commitment that Caltrans is willing to do, because it is their property, and they have a larger budget than we do.

And at the end of the day, well, you know, they have people out of Santa Rita prison that are there daily cleaning up the place, and I used to get those individuals weekly from Santa Rita through the sheriff, but now is they're all going to Caltrans.

Um, but anyways, um uh Mr.

Chair Person, I'd like to get that information back as well.

I'll make that motion second the motion.

Thank you.

Just uh following up on the on the rate here.

What's the total cost of our delegated maintenance agreement here?

So the 1991 delegated maintenance agreement that has not been I would say amended to adjust the amounts.

So I don't know what the new amount would be.

We would have to negotiate the new amount or the increase, but the ultimate I believe is no more than about 300,000.

It's pretty low.

And this is for a very small portion about 200 feet.

So it's about I mean, my understanding was that it's about $30,000 worth of $30,000 worth of work.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Yes, this maintenance agreement is 30,000 about $30,000 worth of work.

And we're getting paid how much for it.

That's what we would be re- up to.

Okay.

Up to $30,000.

Okay.

Councilmember Houston.

Good morning, Mrs.

Wells.

How are you?

I'm great, how are you?

Good, good.

Thank you for the work.

Um, I've um worked with Caltran for many years, many years, CCMA many years, and I know it very well.

And I'm gonna be uh and I'm gonna agree with uh Councilmember Wang, um, it's her district, and uh I'm gonna respect that like I was I want all the council members to respect my district, and I'm gonna agree with um Noelle Councilmember Noel Gaia on this one on the one on the 29 sites that we had had uh for Caltrans and CCMA made sense.

It did make sense.

This one right here, um, they have more resources than we do, and um it $30,000 worth of work when you have to deal with uh encampments and things like that.

It's a lot more, it's a lot more intense when you're dealing with the unhoused and have to get them shelter and things like that.

Um, so and they do have major resources.

Caltrans more resources than we do.

Um, so I'm just gonna follow the lead of the council member of this district um to see what she wants, and I can give her my expertise on working with them for so many years, right?

Um, so I'll just just follow the council member Wang's um lead on this one since it's in her district.

Thank you, Councilmember Houston.

Okay, so I'm clear we have uh a motion to rehear this again at the March 10th committee meeting and a second.

Okay.

Uh let's hear from our speakers, please.

Thank you.

Want to call your name, please approach the podium if you're participating via Zoom.

Please raise your hands here easily identified as practice.

We will take in-person Zoom speakers before we would take in-person speakers before Zoom speakers.

Massasada and Kevin Dolly.

Um, no item, standard procedure, no item should be brought to this body in an incomplete state.

Everything related to the item being brought before council should have all parts of the necessary components in place.

So what we have here is we don't know how the encampment issue will be worked out.

Exactly.

That's incomplete.

Then it says in the document, you anticipate the reimbursement from Caltram will cover the maintenance costs with no cost to the city.

You can't anticipate anything.

You need a factual presentation of uh agreement with Caltran that you're gonna get reimbursed.

Not you anticipate something.

You don't do business like that.

Also, also you have a statement of the race and equity statement that black indigenous people of color are highly prioritized communities related to this issue.

No, they're not, because this issue is related to the people that live in Chinatown, Jack London Square, and downtown Oakland.

You don't have a whole lot of black people living in those areas.

Stop trying to make your race equity statements and have inclusion of black people when they don't.

So please go back, and if you don't have a race equity statement, say you don't have it.

Lastly, I don't see why Caltran and you guys can't get together with an agreement that they take care of their property.

When they had that fire at the board station, uh above the board rails that shut down bought, that was their property.

They have to fix areas where they have encampments and deal with it, and we gotta stop like acting like you say it.

Every encampment in the city of Oakland is our responsibility.

Get with Caltran with an understanding memorandum that they will take care of encampments on their property.

Thank you for your comment, Ms.

Sado.

That concludes your public speakers for item three.

So can I just get um some clarity, Councilmember Wong, on what it is you would like to see when this returns to committee?

Um why don't we um also just uh add on what council member Guile would like to see, which is um I I think we do need to have some more specifics on how uh Caltrans responsibility versus the city's responsibility as it pertains to this.

I know this is not the entire stretch of the project, but just that narrow path, but even for that, I think a little more clarity on that would be helpful.

Is that enough for you to know what to do for the next meeting, or do you need more clarity?

Yes, so just to repeat councilmember Wong, in addition to Councilmember Guile, want to see numbers around reimbursement, the number of home um people experiencing homelessness that will need support, and um what was the I think those were the two?

I think I would just I would summarize it as provide clarity on what Caltrans is willing to do and work with Caltrans on home the homelessness encampment policy.

Okay, is that accurate?

Yeah, yep.

That sounds good.

Thank you so much.

Council Member Houston.

So so through the chair, this this brings a many issues, and the many issues is this is why we have to implement and pass the encampment abatement policy because what happens is individuals move over to the city property, and then we have to deal with it, right?

So when they close down, I've been this, I experienced this, I know how this moves.

Cal trying to clean up their area and they move over to city property, now we have to handle that property.

We have to handle that problem.

This is a bigger problem than that.

So um, I'm just gonna let the council member Wang and Councilmember Guyoma follow their lead on this because this is it's huger than that, and it's more costly than what they're saying.

Any other comments?

All right, uh, sorry, Councilmember Ungar.

Go for it.

I yes, I just wanted to comment again.

Uh, more globally because this is not the only major infrastructure project that we have in Oakland where there are individuals in an encampments below a freeway that will then need to be moved.

And then to Councilmember Guyo's comments, just generally speaking, when it comes to Caltrans, I mean many tents.

There are many tent-based encampments under freeways.

And I will say my experience through this project is I've been pretty unimpressed.

I think there's a level of um even in while in name, Caltrans is part of this task force, the state-white task force that is supposed to remove encampments and connect people to services.

It's this kind of game of well, encampment management team doesn't have any beds.

At the county, apparently we don't have any shelter beds either.

When trying to think creatively in New York City, since they have a right to shelter policy, you know, they've really relied on motel vouchers in order to you know house the homeless.

Getting just some funding for some motel vouchers for like 30 people under this under this highway has been like pulling teeth.

So it's it's been frustrating.

I just want to be blunt.

I also want to thank my colleagues for their support and their advice on this.

Thank you, Councilmember Wong.

We have a motion made by Councilmember Wong, seconded by Councilmember Gaio, to continue this item to the March 10th public works and transportation committee meeting with the supplemental report to be included.

That clear clearly demonstrates the numbers, timelines, and Caltrans commitments, Caltrans responsibility versus the city's responsibility, and what Caltrans is willing to do on the homelessness encampment policy.

On role, Councilmember Guyo.

Councilmember Houston.

I councilmember Wong.

I thank you.

And Chair Unger.

This motion passes with four eyes to continue this item to the March 10th.

Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda with the supplemental report as stated on record.

Moving to item four.

Adopt the resolution accepting the public infrastructure improvements, directing the filing of the unconditional certificate certificate certificate of the completion for the 440 30, 4440 and 4448 House Street Public Improvements per the subdivision improvement agreement for deferred construction of public infrastructure improvements and sequel findings.

And you do have two speakers for this item.

Okay, let's hear from staff, please.

Uh good morning.

Uh Reginald Bazil, division manager for the right of way management division in Oak Dot.

Um this is a project about uh development of single-family homes uh on Howe Street, um district one, I believe.

Um, as is always the case, uh Oak Dot works with developers to make sure that as we develop private property, we also develop public infrastructure to match that development.

Um we did that in this case, and the developer has done everything that we asked them to do.

Um this uh legislation is about um approving an unconditional certificate of completion that will allow release of two hundred thousand dollars in bonds.

Okay, uh Councilmember Gaio, you have your for the public.

Tell us what what are some of the actions the uh infrastructure items, yeah.

Right?

Uh I think we got uh four single family homes as part of this development.

Uh they did uh curb, gutter, and sidewalk.

They did paving of the roadway and also upgrades to the sewer system.

They put down 200,000 in in bonds to cover performance of the work and also labor and materials a guarantee.

And although we'll release the 200,000 dollars, we'll retain $32,000 as a maintenance guarantee for two years.

And the work will be done by the work has been completed indeed.

It was complete.

Yes, it's all done.

It's uh some administrative delays on the side of the city.

Um admittedly, it's delayed the release of this fund.

It's overdue.

Okay.

And the funding source was a private funding source, right?

The developer puts up all the money to pay for the infrastructure improvements as well as of course the development of the real estate.

Got it.

Thank you.

Move approval.

Thank you.

Let's hear from our speakers, please.

Moving to our public speakers, Ms.

Asada and Kevin Dolly.

So did they put down white lines, if any, or they put down white tape?

Is the question.

Uh so the race equity statement says that the project will benefit low-income disability seniors and you you got all these groups of people.

So I went to Zellow and look at the price of these homes.

4430 Howe Street is a three-bed one, three-bedroom, one bath.

Uh cost is one point, uh 1.82 million dollars, and the monthly mortgage is $6,660.

Uh 440 is 720,000 home with a monthly payment of $4,429, and then 4.48.

I mean, so $44.48 how is a $2.1 million house with a monthly mortgage payment of over $13,000 a month.

So how is this going to benefit low-income disability seniors and blah blah blah and other is my question.

Why you put false information in here?

That's a severe rent burden.

People are going to benefit from having this property.

No, they're not.

This is a high maintenance piece of property.

Why are you misleading in your document that this is going to be uh taneable for the certain groups of people when it's not?

Somebody should be asking that question.

And you you gotta stop lying, and you gotta stop misleading, and you gotta stop giving misinformation in your reports, and if you don't, then you are just full of and stop it.

Stop it.

This is supposed to be an open process, and how did that man get on the 11th floor?

Sometime today, somebody's got to answer that question.

That concludes your public speakers for item four.

Do you have something else to add?

I wanted to speak to the uh the uh equity issue.

Um, these are admittedly um expensive homes.

Um, but uh the developer not only developed the private real estate, they improve the public infrastructure.

Those are capital dollars and maintenance dollars that we can spend elsewhere.

We didn't spend them here, we'll spend them elsewhere in the city where they are vitally needed.

Excellent.

Thank you.

Councilmember Houston.

Do you have a comment?

Thank you to the chair.

Mr.

Reginald, how are you?

Um, what is the developer's name?

I'm sorry, I don't have it here.

Okay.

I can get it for you in minutes.

Yeah, please do that.

Thank you so much.

We have a motion made by Councilmember Gaio, seconded by Councilmember Houston to approve the recommendations of staff.

This would be forward to the March 3rd, 2026.

City Council agenda on roll.

Councilmember Guyo.

Aye.

Councilmember Houston.

Aye.

Councilmember Wong.

I.

Thank you.

And Chair Unger?

Aye.

The motion passes with four eyes to approve the recommendations of staff and afford this item to the March 3rd, 2026, City Council agenda, and through the body.

Would that be on consent or non-consent?

Consent, please.

Thank you.

On consent.

Moving to item five.

Adopt the following pieces of legislation.

One, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to award a construction contract to bailine cutting and coring and the amount not to exceed 3,331,144, waiving the 5% maximum mobilization requirement per section 9 3.4 of the project specifications and adopting appropriate SQL findings.

Two, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to amend the professional services agreement with Biggs Cardosa Associates for design for out of line street bridge seismic retrofit project 1000 967 for increasing their project number, their project increasing the project amount by 200,000 dollars for the total contract amount not to exceed $918,000 dollars and adopting appropriate SQL findings, and three, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to enter into a professional services agreement with biggs Cardo's associates to provide special inspections and material testing services for the out of line bridge seismic retrofit project 1000 967 in the amount not to exceed 200,000 dollars and adopting appropriate SQL findings and you do have three speakers for this item okay let's hear from our staff first please good afternoon my name is Amit Salvan, principal civil engineer with Department of Transportation.

So this is regarding item number five for Adeline Street Bridge.

Uh I have a PowerPoint presentation.

So this item is for Airline Street Bridge seismic retrofit project uh construction phase.

So the adline bridge pro uhline street bridge is located south on of third street in West Oakland.

It spans the Union Pacific Railroad tracks and serves as a critical freight and passenger corridor linking the port to interstate 880 and the regional highway system.

The project will bring the structure to a no-collapse performance standard, ensuring the bridge remains operational following a major earthquake and safeguarding the continuity of rail and port operations.

So the next slide is regarding bridge conditions, funding status and the scheduled urgency.

This bridge is the bridge condition is rated poor in recent Caltrans inspection reports and the structure evaluations confirm is seismic vulnerabilities.

So the project is funded by federal highway bridge program with a total federal funds of 3.67 million with a local match of 4,092,202 from Mayor KK.

Calton's deadline to authorize this contract is March 2026, that's next month.

Therefore, timely approval is required to avoid funding risk and delay.

So for this project, we we have three resolutions today.

So the first one is awarding a construction contract to Bayline cutting and coding INC, the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, and we have the five percent five percent maximum mobilization requirement.

Mobilization is a is preparatory work that must be performed or cost incurred before starting actual construction.

Bay line cutting and coding INCs, they submitted their they were the append lower bidder, however, their mobilization line item was nine percent of the total bid amount, which exceeded the five percent maximum allowable.

Staff finds that mobilization line item exceeding the maximum cap constitutes a minor and immaterial big irregularity that may be waived because the deviation does not alter the bid's total price, does not change the scope of work, does not affect the quality or the quantity of the work to be performed, and does not provide a competitive advantage over other bidders.

So, city's acceptance of the bid will result in substantial cost savings to the public compared to the next lowest bidder, which is approximately 572,000 higher than the lowest bid.

And the second item is to amend the professional services agreements with biggs Cardosa Associates for design services by increasing their contract amount by $200,000.

And third one is enter into a professional services agreement with base Cards Cardosa Associates INC to provide special inspection and material testing services for an amount not to exceed $200,000.

Next slide is regarding a disadvantaged business center as program.

So this is a federally funded project, so therefore the city's local small local business requirements do not apply.

And in October 2025, the US Department of Transportation suspended all contract goal settings under the DBE program.

Accordingly, the city did not apply DB goals or evaluate good fit efforts in the ward determination for this project.

Therefore, DB participation was not a factor in determining the lowest responsive and responsible bidder as well as for the professional services agreement.

That was the end of my presentation.

I'm available for questions.

That's great.

Thank you for that.

Questions.

Council Member Houston.

Question through the chair.

Um good morning.

If they didn't waive that 5% mobilization, would they have qualified for that bid?

Would they have been the lowest bidder?

Yes, they were the lowest bidder.

So the second lowest bidder is still 572,000 over that lowest bidder.

So what why are we waiving the mobilization?

Because even if we waive the mobilization, the bid price will not change.

So we are still getting the lowest uh bid price.

And uh according to Calton's regulations, it's the immaterial uh variation.

So because it's city requirement that we try to cap the maximum mobilization to five percent because we don't want to pay contractors up front uh without doing any work, but not consider this as a uh any major variation.

Um so the city city of Oakland is paying um contributing for 194 million and two hundred and two dollars.

Is that there?

492,000,000.

Um, with change orders, who pays for that when it comes to change or is it will the feds pay for that or Oakland?

It depends.

First of all, if the change order is for the original intent of the project uh to complete the original intent of the product, then it is participant it is considered participating cost, and then feds will pay their uh 88.53%, and then city has to come up with the eleven point four seven percent of the local match, and if they do the chair, if they um added in that five percent for mobilization, how much would that be?

Uh can you repeat?

The five percent mobilization, how much would that be?

No, the I'm just saying if the price is already in in the bid.

It's just we are just not uh saying that it's not a uh variation from the bid.

So prices all they are getting 9% of their so they put 9% as their mobilization cost, they are still getting 9%, but they are still almost $600,000 lower than the second uh bidders.

So why are we mob um mobilizing?

I mean, if I may, I think the difference is, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the difference is they just get that amount paid up front.

The total amount does not change.

Up front, mobilization.

You get mobilization up front front.

Yeah, so they waive in the upfront money, so they wave the mobilization.

But the overall amount does not change.

Okay.

So you're saying so.

Um on the change orders, um, so what's the percentage that the city would pay if they do change orders?

Uh for bridge projects is 88.53% from federal funds and 11.47% from local match.

Will this come back to the city for um to find out if what the change order amount is going to be?

So in the in the contract uh we have 25% uh allowance.

If we exceed by 25%, we have to come back to the city council for approval.

Okay, council member guy.

Yeah, so I make a motion to approve the item.

Thank you.

Thank you for that information.

I'll second it.

And we have speakers.

Moving to our public speakers, Mr.

Sada, Kevin Dali, and Robert Prince.

If you are participating via Zoom, please raise your hand.

You're easily identified.

We will take in-person speakers before Zoom speakers.

Thank you.

I'm willing to follow Robert Prince if he's if he has I'm uh Kevin Dowitt from Transport Oakland.

Uh, I I'm probably repeating some of Robert's uh talking points.

Uh this is an important bridge, of course.

There, I'm hoping that there is an ADA review.

The current sidewalk is not ADA compliant on either side.

Uh one side ends in with drop off onto an asphalt uh path.

The other side does have a curb cut, except there's no curb cut on the sidewalk on the opposite side.

This is an important bridge, of course.

You know, I have memories of crossing, walking across the bridge during Occupy Oakland uh marches, and I look forward to seeing the bridge replaced, but I'm I'm hoping that there will be an ADA uh review process.

Okay, so you have the option of using the design bill method.

Design bill method says that you hire the designer and the contractor at the same time, they submit both of their recommendations.

You can refuse all you can accept, but the no change orders is the arrangement.

So once you have uh a statement that says the bridge is essential for freight movement, that means once you don't have access to the bridge, since it's essential for freight movement, what is the contingency plan when the bridge is not available, since a whole lot of use of that bridge is uh currently was what's happening.

Then the other thing is you're saying that you want a no-collapse status once you complete the bridge the new bridge.

So at this point, are we saying the possibility is that that bridge can collapse?

Is that a possibility?

And with that possibility, what do we do?

And that reminds me that the police administrative building has been identified as a seismically unfit building and it should be demolished, and you're not doing anything for years, and that's a very serious safety hazard.

Um, you the last thing I wanted to ask you is about the alternate routes that have to be created.

Uh have you established that already to say that we will be able to uh create alternate routes since we have this essential freight movement going on?

Uh what is the you say the timeline is that your design is complete in 2026?

You start the project in early 2027, and you conclude in 2028, and I can tell you dealing with projects with OUSD most of the time, that never is the case.

You probably gonna have an extension of the uh construction completion date, and thank you for your comment.

That concludes your public speakers for item five.

Okay, I believe Councilmember Wong has her hand up.

Uh yes, thank you.

Uh Councilmember Ungar.

Uh one question to staff.

Um, I am just surprised, given that this bridge is connected to a major arterial that and given that it's so critical for the port and goods movement and freight movement that it is uh bridge that must be maintained by the city instead of Caltrans.

Can you just explain why it is the city that is taking on this responsibility instead of Caltrans?

Is uh we own uh 38 bridges in the city of Oakland.

And however, the uh the city does not have resources to inspect those bridges.

So we have Calton's inspection structural inspection team, they do inspections every two years of the uh for all our structures.

So, based on those reports, they provide us recommendation what should be done to those structures.

And after that, there is the highway bridge program, federal funds, which which are uh uh given to the agencies to do the work on the bridges or the structures, whether it's seismic retrofit or is a replacement depending upon the condition of the structure.

So cities, city is responsible for maintenance of the uh the bridge and also for uh uh doing the work, but it's most I have not seen any anywhere that the city paid for the uh 100% paid for the bridge work.

It's all comes from a high uh highway bridge program.

No, I recognize that, but it still requires a local match of what around $500,000.

So I just um especially.

I think this is in some ways a continuation of the conversation we had on the previous item, but just you know, again, on uh on Caltrams and is it can you just provide clarity on what type what are the types of assets that Caltrans is responsible for maintaining in terms of highway bridges and things like that versus the types of assets that the city is responsible for, and is there room to negotiate that?

Uh through the chair.

My understanding is Caltons uh responsible for all their structures, which is in their highway system, and the city is responsible for all the uh roads which are uh within the city's limit, even though uh any any road that is under cross underpass from the uh on the freeways areas are also city's responsibility.

Okay, thanks.

Councilmember Houston are you have your light on?

I'm good with it.

Through the chair, I'm good with safety.

Um, our bridges because mine is collapsing over there on in on Hagenberger.

So I understand what this how important this is, but I still want to know about numbers because I'm always trying to save the city numbers, money.

Um, on this, so 25% of the 4 million, 163, 930.

If the change order did happen would be 1 million, 034 2325.

But the city of Oakland will only be responsible for 125,000.

Yes, 11%.

Yeah, I'm just trying to get these numbers because we don't have any money, and I'm just trying to, but safety is important too.

So that means we'll be coming up with about 500,000 dollars for this bridge out of um our money if that change order of 25 percent are yeah, they go, right?

Yes, okay.

I'm good.

Thank you.

We have a motion made by Councilmember Gaio, seconded by Councilmember Unger, Chair Unger.

To approve the recommendation of staff, and the forward all pieces of legislation to the March 3rd City Council agenda on roll.

Council Member Gaio.

I council member Houston.

Aye, Councilmember Wong.

I thank you and Chair Onger.

I this motion passes with four eyes to approve the recommendations of staff and afford all pieces of legislation to the March 3rd city council agenda and through the body with that beyond consent or non-consent.

Uh consent, please.

Thank you.

Moving to item six.

Adopt a resolution amending resolution number eight nine seven zero three authorizing the city administrator to acquire from Home Depot Inc.

a seven seven hundred and seventy-six square foot parcel with 130.93 linear feet of the access control and a 14,179 square foot temporary construction or easement and the total amount not to exceed 975,659 for the construction of 42nd Avenue and High Street Access Improvement.

And you do have three speakers for this item.

Okay, let's hear from staff again, please.

Thank you.

For the record, Amit Salvan, principal civil engineer with transportation, department of transportation.

Iowa's short presentation for this item.

So this item is for uh I 880 uh 42nd uh high street access improvement project.

Uh the scope of the project uh involves extension of 42nd Avenue uh from I 880 off ramp to all the way to Alameda Avenue, and then the another extension is from Jensen Street from High Street to uh Alameda Avenue and others other street improvements.

So, background for this project.

It's a major street construction project initiated in 1999 that requires acquisition of property rights from multiple owners.

And the timing of design collided with Calton's I-880 high street corridors, retrofit project.

Therefore, the our final design was on hold until Calton's project was complete.

So this project is designed to improve traffic circulation along I uh high street, I 880 off-ramps, on-ramps, and Alameda Avenue, which includes traffic signals, sidewalks, and bike laden connections.

The project is right right now is in right-of-way phase.

All property rights need to be acquired before construction authorization.

So for this item, we are request uh we are coming with a resolution that will amend an existing resolution authorizing the city administrator to acquire 776 square foot parcel with 113.93 linear feet of new access control and a 14,179 square foot temporary construction is meant in a total amount not to exceed 975,659 from Home Depot USA INC.

So the requested not to exceed amount is comprised of the cost of the fee for simple equation, temporary construction easement for a period of two years, right?

Access rise and reimbursement for Home Depot's rental cost for a temporary auxiliary water pressure pump as a result of the city's use of this easement area.

For this uh item local funds measure you will be utilized for this acquisition.

The next exhibit shows uh uh some the area map where we will be uh requiring property from Home Depot.

If you see the 42nd Avenue, this is a proposed 42nd Avenue from 880 off-ramp to Alameda Avenue, and we will be building a retaining wall along the uh uh Home Depot property line.

And uh for that the blue line, the blue area shows where we it will be permanent equation, which is uh 776 square feet, and the green area is required during the construction for excavation and for uh our uh contractors' crews, and then there is Calton's excess control length, which is a requirement of for any property which is closed adjoining freeways.

So let uh this is the estimated schedule.

So for this item uh in front of the this body is for access control and property acquisition from Home Depot, and then we will be coming again uh in winter 2027 for temporary construction easement from others, which is under process right now with our city attorney's office and real estate team working hard on it.

Uh right-of-way acquisition uh right-of-way certification will be requested from Caltons in summer 2027 and authorization for construction is expected in fall 2027.

And for bid and award, we'll be coming to the city council again in fall 2028, and I'm expecting construction from summer 2029 to summer 2031.

Available for any questions.

Council Member Gaia.

Yes, thank you.

Thank you, and thank you for the information.

We've been waiting for this project for over 10 years, even uh the state of California had given us money to make the street connections on 42nd uh to Alameda, but we haven't done it.

And so I appreciate the work you're doing in terms of working with Home Depot for the members of the public right on the other block.

You have Prolages is building 27 acres of manufacturing retail space as well as some housing that's gonna increase the population on these streets here.

And so, so I support uh your recommendation, and we need to get it done.

The property right there where 42nd Avenue connection, that proper property is privately owned, where it used to become a homeless site, but now it's a containerized site.

And so that property is up for lease and for sale, uh, but then right across the street from that property is a city-owned property, right?

That we did have homeless encampment management in there, but now we're doing some other activities.

But um, so that property is extremely valuable, and and I appreciate the connections that are being made.

Uh, so we can keep businesses and bring other well prolages as one and home depot will stay in Oakland with that work.

And then the other for members of the public, yeah, right across the street or an element away across from Home Depot.

I met with the the Brinks company and they invited me to come over because they have 20 22 employees for their big trucks there, but they're already threatening planning to move to San Leandro due to the fact that we're not maintaining that area in terms of traffic and the safety and so forth.

Uh so I thank you.

Thank you for this information and anything that we can do to get it done, let's get it done, miss so we can keep the businesses and keep growing uh the jobs for the neighborhood.

Thank you.

And I make a motion to approve the item.

Okay, I'll second it and then we'll go to Councilmember Houston.

Thank you to the chair support.

Council member Noel Gaio 100% on this project.

He's been waiting a long time for this.

Um can I get a PowerPoint?

Can you send that to me to my office of PowerPoint?

And I wanted to find out so you said it's approved and it's gonna be going to for approval fall of 2028.

Is that when it's going?

Because I want to at that time the uh construction contract will be uh awarded.

And then when will it break ground, 2029?

Yes, summer twenty twenty.

Summer, summer, summer.

So that means we have to keep that area, Councilmember.

Gotta keep that area tightened up until then.

Wow, that's a lot of big responsibility.

Um, so I'm good.

I got the answers.

Just send me the PowerPoint.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Councilmember Wong, I believe you have your hand up.

Yes, uh, thank you.

Um I know that this is an incredibly important project.

Um I do have some questions just though, however, that this is essentially uh, you know, around a million dollars that we would be giving to a private company, Home Depot, and they have, you know, this is a company whose you know revenue back in 2021.

I was just looking up is something of 151 billion dollars in revenue.

I just want to make sure that this is really uh can you walk us through why they need this money and also how do we assure that this is really gonna be spent on the purpose that is outlined the in the report rather than anything else that you know Home Depot may need.

Yes, so uh as I said, uh this this item will be uh paying for uh four items.

One is permanent acquisition.

We will be taking over Home Depot's land that is 776 square feet, which will be used for our retaining wall construction that will be taken by the the city, and then we also need the temporary construction easement because we will be taking on their parking lot to do the construction.

So that is a compensation for for at least two years we will be blocking their parking lot, and that is compensation for that.

And then a major uh then Calton's requirement is they cannot put a driveway on their property because it's close to the freeway ramp.

So that uh that is for uh that's one item for compensation.

And the biggest compensation is for the uh temporary water pump.

That is because during the construction, we have we will be taking out East May Mud's pipeline, which is supplying water to the Home Depot building, and which will adversely impact their water pressure for the fire sprinklers.

So the during the negotiation with the city attorney office and real estate department and and others, so they uh they came up with a number where uh to compensate Home Depot so that they can have a temporary water pump uh in in case of any fire even so that the city is not liable for any issues such as that.

So I think uh almost two-thirds of the cost of this one million dollars is attributed to that water pump issue.

Yes, okay, I see, and uh for me it's just very important that if we do approve this money being used for this purpose, I mean measure you funds are precious.

Uh they are being spread thin and uh I I just want to make sure that we don't find out two years from now that Home Depot use, like we have to have some sort of control to make sure that they are actually using this money on the water pump.

And I I don't want to find out two years from now that they used it to spend on some other, you know, use because you know that they have many.

I'm sure they have many needs as a business, and I just want to make sure that that the money going out to a major corporation is going to be used for the purpose that uh is really being outlined here.

Through that you I was not part of the negotiations, it was done between attorneys, and I think it's more like a legal matter whether they use it or not.

I'm not very sure.

Uh, but uh I what I can understand is it will relieve the city from the liability if something happens then because we have paid them for taking full precautions.

Okay.

Council member guys.

Yes, let me just you know, Home Deep is a major employer, and considering the environment around Home Depot for many years, they've threatened many times to leave Oakland.

All right, so but the reality is that the investment they have made, considering that they have prologes at the other end, that 37th Avenue is going to be connected all the way through to allow traffic uh to have greater access.

And so we do need to what Home Deep was referring to, that's East Bay Mud area that's been holding us back from connecting the streets for many years.

Uh so I'm glad you uh work with them to establish an agreement because at the end of the day, that project is going to benefit the city of Oakland, and certainly the the the manufacturing, the development that's around it.

Uh for those of you that don't know that area, it's you know, creates a lot of not just employment but also a funding source for the city of Oakland in the future, and and that whole block, two, three blocks is gonna grow tremendously, and you know, parks and the parks public works department is down the street that I think one day will help us uh have a greater cleaner, safer city with with this growth here.

So uh we need to make sure that Home Depot stays in the city of Oakland.

Thank you.

We'll return to our public speakers.

Massasada, Kevin Dali, and Robert Prince.

If you're participating via Zoom, please raise your hand so you're easily identified.

We will take in-person speakers before Zoom speakers.

Thank you.

Since 2020, uh, this project has been eminent.

And I know that Robert Prince and Pike Spee have been trying to get some changes to make it more pedestrian and cyclist friendly.

And the excuse for the last six years has been no, we can't make changes now.

We're too far along, and we're getting ready to build the project.

So there's a few items of current eastbound Alameda Avenue painted bike lane dead ends in the proposed new sidewalk at the Home Depot entrance on the west side of the project, no transition.

The new proposed 42nd Avenue bike lane east of Jensen dead ends at 880 ramp and SR 185 entrance with no receiving bikeway.

Pedestrians within the island between Howard and Jensen have zero connecting facilities to 42nd Avenue or Alameda Avenue.

Car lane widths should be reduced to 10 or 11 feet throughout the project.

This is the Oak Dock standard, narrow lanes mean reduced speed.

You need 11 feet for buses, but maybe for some of the big trucks, you don't need the 12 foot widths.

So Howard Jensen and High Street are all crosswalks to meet current Oak Dot guidelines.

So can we get this through?

Because I said they've been talking to Oak Dot for six years about these changes, and it's always too urgent to get changes.

Definitely appreciate Councilmember Guyos wanting to move ahead, but it should be better.

Thanks.

What's the source of funding?

I didn't see it in the report.

She she mentioned it.

Thank you, sir.

Um that last item with the uh bridge.

Anything in West Oakland and you have a project, you have to ask what is there going to be uh soil contamination um determination, and will there be re remediation of any soil contamination if found?

It probably is going to be PCB and lead in the soil, or you're just gonna let it stay there, or you're gonna remediate it.

That's an important point with this.

Uh uh whole I'm glad that the council member Wong brought up.

We have a lot of projects going on related to the need for sidewalk for uh traffic signals, not too much on bike lanes, but to have to spend close to a million dollars in order to get the project going, and we got projects where we don't have to spend money, and you can't use the term Mr.

Guy, you I've been waiting for a long time.

Not with me, because I've been waiting a long time for reparations, okay?

I've been waiting a long time for black contractors to get a fair deal.

So we've been waiting a long time for a lot of stuff, and you can't use that as a priority for why your project should move on, in my opinion.

It is also my opinion that uh bike lanes in that area is very inappropriate.

They even have something about bike lanes on international.

I don't know how y'all have back bike lanes on international and fruitvale, non-existent.

Uh I would hope that the construction project or any construction project has a legitimate reason why this project is being chosen over other projects because of what it's a health safety issue, that's a reason.

But just because we've been waiting a long time, I I've heard nothing.

Thank you for your comment, Mr.

Sado.

We do have a motion made by Councilmember Gaio, secondary by Councilmember Unger to approve the recommendation of the staff and afford the site until the March 3rd City Council agenda.

I believe we have one more comment, Councilmember Houston.

It just through the chair.

Just had one comment.

Does the city have to do any remediation on the site?

Do we have to get do anything to get it ready for the development before the developer or before the contractor takes um take it over to do it in 2029?

Um it will be part of the contractor's uh scope to clear uh for clearing and growing the area where they will be working.

The rest will not be touched by the contractor.

And all that will start around 2029.

Yes, okay, thank you.

I will restate the motion.

We have a motion made by Councilmember Guyo, seconded by Chair Unger to approve the recommendation of the staff for the fourth decided to the March 3rd.

City Council agenda on roll, Councilmember Gaio.

Aye.

Councilmember Houston.

Aye.

Councilmember Wong.

Aye.

Thank you, and Chair Unger.

Aye.

This motion passes with four ayes to approve the recommendations of staff the fourth item to the March 3rd 2026 city council agenda and through the body with that be on consent or non-consent.

Consent, please.

Thank you on consent.

Moving to open forum.

We do have two speakers for open form.

Kevin Dolly and Mr.

Sada.

I think um that it's very important that your encampment policy come forward with some solid recommendations because we have too much going on that is not being dealt with related to these homeless encampments, and that is no attack on the homeless community.

Uh, as much as possible, we'll respect the community, but there are issues that have come about as a result of our encampments being in the city of Oakland that are causing health and safety problems, and they are in interrupting the quality of life for many homeowners and people living under these encampments.

So when is that going to happen, Mr.

Houston?

I hope it happens soon.

I can't finish my thought, but uh I hope that comes forward, Mr.

Houston, soon.

Thank you for your comment.

Kevin Dollar, would you like to speak?

That concludes your public speaker's roof and forum.

All right.

I believe do you have a comment, Councilmember Houston?

Through the chair, I'm not sure if I could respond to public comment.

Don't believe so.

I mean I just wanted to make a comment.

You can make brief remarks in response to the public, but we we need to stay on the topic of open forum, so please keep the responses short.

Yeah, it'd be real short.

The EAP is coming soon, spoke to the mayor office, spoke to the city attorney, spoke to the city administrator.

We worked out all the kinks, all the pieces.

So it should be coming soon and to change the public health and safety for our house individuals that need to be treated humanely at the same time to make it clean and safe for our streets and our businesses to bring more businesses here.

So that's coming full bore to full council.

Okay, I believe with that we are adjourned.

Thank you.