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Community and Economic Development Committee · Jul 14, 2026

Tuesday1 h 52 min4 officials identified13 public speakers9 agenda itemsRoll call: 3 present, 1 excused (clerk)Video: KTOP

The longest item after routine business: Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness, 32 min of this 1 h 52 min meeting.

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14 of 15 meetings transcribed, Oct 24, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026.This meeting: Jul 14, 2026
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Agenda · 9 itemsShowHide
  1. 3:08DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.under 1 min · Routine business
  2. 3:09Roll Call / Call To Order1 min · Routine business
  3. 4:341 26-0837 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of June 23, 20261 min · Routine business
  4. 6:312 26-0838 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items12 min · Routine business
  5. 19:28Chapter 8 Tax Sale Authorization15 min · Housing and tenants
  6. 35:13Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness32 min · Business and economic development · 2 clips
  7. 1:07:50Professional Services Agreement With Barretto, Co. For Signage And Wayfinding Services24 min · 1 clip
  8. 1:32:42Acceptance And Appropriation Of Workforce Development Funds For FY 2026-278 min · Business and economic development
  9. 1:40:52Open Forum12 min · General public comment

What happened

Each sentence checked against the transcript.

  1. The committee took up item S3, resolutions on removing code enforcement and vacant property tax liens on tax-defaulted properties for Alameda County’s Chapter 8 tax sale program.18:42
  2. A senior advisor from the Housing Community Development Department presented on the Chapter 8 tax sale item.20:28

Quotes

Officials only, in order.

…if there is not another entity that takes over the space by April of 2027, then what are the next steps?Carroll Fife · District 350:49
You guys are crushing it. I love that you’re closing more cases than are getting opened. Um, how’s your staffing?Zac Unger · Councilmember1:03:41
…in the selection of the said vendor, would you happen to know offhand what other local projects they, they were able to complete?Rowena Brown · Chairperson · At-Large1:18:53

Who spoke

4 officials identified · talk time, most first.

Roll call: 3 present, 1 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 13 speakers.

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Hamlet, “Community and Economic Development Committee, Jul 14, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/ced/meetings/2026-07-14. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jul 14, 2026.