Live reporting on City Council meeting thread, as per usual, 7/6/202.
Fife is moving the MOU's for the ALCO taskforces OPD wants approval for off consent. They are items 2.11 and 2.12. The OPD has been participating in these TF's, but they didn't have actual council approval to do so 
In toto, 4 consent items were moved to non consent, and will be heard at top of non consent, 2.11, .12, .13 and .14
Public comment on all items begins now.
Some confusion perhaps about what will happen with the bike lanes resolution. The Public Works Committee recommended protected bike lanes. Biking safety advocates are against DOT's "enhanced" option. Several callers so far advocating protected bike lanes.
Business owners in the "Kono" district oppose existing protected bike lanes and want them removed. DOT, oddly, seems to be behind them. The item is garnering most of the speakers today. One issue the old title remains, despite the Committees opting for protected
Donald Lacey, the father of a murdered Oakland resident, and originator of the Love Life motto has been at every Council meeting asking Council to implement a resolution that mandated it to be the official Oakland motto. Schaaf opposed, and also mocked it.
DOTs ability to transform Oakland's public space is oddly powerful, invisible and unaccountable, and they appear to respond politically to some issues. It's a concerning department.
Speaker is talking about the fire at CWS a few weeks ago, and pleading with the City to help them move to the army base. Speaker is arguing that they're resisting the move
Contrary to the speaker, it really seems like CWS WANTS to move. I don't know where this idea is coming from, it's actually a pretty good deal for CWS apparently.
Greg McConnel the [infamous] lobbyist for CWS is calling in favor of the sale. McConnel is obviously calling for the vote to take place favorably.
Speaker in favor of protected bike lanes said that DOT's arguments were biased towards "enhanced" bike separations over protected bike lanes, and that their arguments for the former were flawed because of it.
Far more people for protected lanes than against.
Saleem Bey is calling in on the update on their case, where they allege that OPD's IAD and the CPRB of that time failed to investigate police violence and participation in the events that led up to the murder of Chauncey Bailey and others, including members of Bey group.
This issue is focused around the failure of either Commission or Council to be able to provide any updates on the case while independent contractor investigates. Both claim they are unable to give information due to state laws.
Ray Leon, a former Reid staffer, calling in on the five proposals vying for Coliseum site, he says they should all be reviewed by staff. He says that the proposal scheduled to 7/20 for AASEG isn't fair or transparent.
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