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Downtown Oakland Association/Lake Merritt-Uptown District Association

Joint (S.O.B.O.) Sidewalk Operations Beautification Order Committee

Minutes of August 21, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.

Cathedral of Christ the Light 2121 Harrison Street

Present: Michelle Lane, Martin Ward, Lorie Alemania, Joe Gallardo, Tanicia

Jackson, Mike Guerra, David Weltin

Staff: Steve Snider/District Manager, Victoria Decker/Office Manager, FionaSimms/Administrative Assistant.

Discussions held and decisions made by the SOBO Committee

Subject Discussion Action?Introductions The meeting was called to order at 11:34 a.m. No action taken.

Public comment and

announcements

Andrew noted that the Latham Square soft

opening on August 16th was a success. Michelle

Lane announced that the Cathedral is again

hosting the Twilight by the Lake mixer series.

Approval of minutes of

July 10, 2013

The committee reviewed the minutes of July 10,

2013 meeting. Lorie, Martin and David abstained

from the vote as they were not present at theJuly 10th meeting.

Mike moved and Joe

seconded the motion to

approve the minutes ofJuly 10, 2013. Lorie, Martin,

and David abstained. The

motion was approved.

District Service Manager

Updates

- Maintenance

- Security

-Hanging plant basket

maintenance options

- Latham Square- Franklin Square

Andrew reported that in response to a planned

protest to commemorate the death of a well-

known graffiti artist, extra staff has been

scheduled for power washing and extra supplies

have been purchased. The City of Oakland is

aware of the protest.

Andrew reported that the security team is

operating well. He noted that an Ambassador

was involved in the identification and arrest of a

criminal suspect. After the suspect was released

from custody, he confronted the Ambassador,

who was off duty and out of the district. Andrew

has discussed this issue with the San Francisco

District Attorneys office who has begun the

process of enacting a stay away order. Andrew

noted that a request for anonymity can be

No action taken.

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made, but there are standards in place that

must be met. David asked if a process could be

developed with the District Attorneys office to

keep the Ambassadors and the district safe.Andrew responded that he has not looked at

that option yet but would be very interested in

working with David and the DAs office to

develop a plan.

Andrew also reported on the relationship he has

with the DAs office in relation to the CCTV

camera system. He noted that District Attorney

Paul Hora supports the program and is working

with staff. He also updated the committee on

the CCTV program.

Andrew reported to the committee that the

Mayors office and City Council have received

an email in which the sender claims to have

been attacked by a City of Oakland employee.

Andrew reviewed the hanging plant watering

costs and noted that in 2013 Peralta Service

Corporation (PSC) is paying for watering costs,

but in 2014 will no longer be responsible for that

cost and the SOBO budget cannot absorb the

full amount. Andrew outlined the various options

which include using more drought tolerant

plants, reducing the number of plants, addingwater absorbing polymers to the plants, and

inserting a plastic sheet in the basket to retain

water. These options were discussed and no

action was taken.

Andrew updated the committee on the Latham

Square pilot program. He noted that staff is

working with popuphood on the website,

programming and vending. David mentioned

that the furniture is being moved around.

Andrew noted that the planters are loaded with

hundreds of pounds of dirt and are very difficultto move, but he is working on posting signage

that will hopefully discourage the activity.

Andrew updated the committee on the Franklin

Square minor encroachment permit. The City is

revoking the permit from its current holder and

property owner Shahla Davoudi. The tenant who

currently manages the public space is

appealing the decision. There will be a hearing

on August 29th.

Approval of Harrison Andrew reported that he would like to Tanicia moved and

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Street median

landscaping LMUDA

landscape the Harrison Street median using the

assessment funds above the budgeted income.

He asked that the committee make a

recommendation to the board to approve theexpenditure of funds. He noted that because

this median gets more sun than the Broadway

medians, more colorful plants can be used. To

date the districts have not paid for the watering

costs of the medians.

Andrew also reported on the performance of

Trimacs. He noted that staff was very happy with

the installation of the plants and irrigation

systems in the medians, but are not impressed

with the maintenance of the medians. He also

noted that Trimacs has been replacing plants inthe BART planters without charging the districts.

Michelle seconded the

motion to recommend to

the LMUDA board the

allocation of funds for thelandscaping of the Harrison

Street median. The motion

was approved

unanimously.

Other No action taken.

Next two meetings October 16th and December 18th

Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 12:49 p.m.

Minutes taken by: Fiona Simms, Administrative Assistant