Public Works and Transportation Committee · Jan 13, 2026
Tuesday1 h 26 min4 officials identified10 public speakers9 agenda itemsRoll call: 4 present (clerk)Video: KTOP
The longest item after routine business: Montclair Parking Facilities Operating Agreement, 41 min of this 1 h 26 min meeting.
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- 4:11DEFINITION 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.
- 5:09Roll Call / Call To Order
- 5:291 26-0312 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On December 9, 2025
- 9:102 26-0313 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
- 9:53Montclair Parking Facilities Operating Agreement
- 51:11Regarding "Measure DD Grant Agreement For Sogorea Te' Land Trust Watershed Acquisition" Has Been Withdrawn From This Agenda And Rescheduled To The February 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
- 51:13Caltrans Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment For Litter Removal
- 1:15:32Open Forum
- 1:26:21Adjournment
What happened
Each sentence checked against the transcript.
- On the Montclair Village Association agreement for the LaSalle garage and Scout lot, staff from the Department of Transportation gave a presentation and answered questions.10:45
- After an urgency finding was approved by roll call, the item on a Caltrans delegated maintenance agreement for weed abatement and litter and debris removal was read, with up to $375,000 from Caltrans.51:54
Quotes
Officials only, in order.
It’s not the city responding. Even the streets in front that the city should take care of, they’re not doing it. But when I call Caltrans, they’re the ones that come out and clean under the freeways. But yet the city does not enforce the rules that we have about illegal dumping, about the trash, about the homeless activity.Noel Gallo · Oakland city councilmember · District 556:04
Who spoke
4 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Noel GalloOakland city councilmember · District 5 · 7.2 minFirst speaks at 18:24
- Charlene WangCouncilmember · District 2 · 5.2 minFirst speaks at 15:07
- Ken HoustonDistrict 7 councilmember · Councilmember · 3.6 minFirst speaks at 9:04
- Zac UngerCouncilmember · 1.5 minFirst speaks at 2:51
Roll call: 4 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 10 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Public Works and Transportation Committee, Jan 13, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/public-works/meetings/2026-01-13. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Jan 13, 2026.