Oct. 8: District 5 Reminder to attend Public Safety Meeting re; Bond Street Encampment Oakland City Hall 4:00pm

This is a message from Rosa Velasquez, Special Assistant, to District 5 Council Member Noel Gallo

Good afternoon Community Partners and Members,

FRIENDLY REMINDER of tomorrow’s Public Safety Meeting in regards to the Bond Street encampment. Oakland Charter Academy (OCA) - students, parents, and staff, Bond Street residents and surrounding businesses need your support. The enforcement of safe and drug free zones, as well as the clearing up encampments around schools - due to the illegal activity that occurs by the residents living in the encampments, should be a priority for the safety and wellbeing of our students in our City.

Before 4:30pm tomorrow, please reply to this email or call us at 510-238-7005, if you will be attending and/or speaking at the meeting. This is the link to the online Speaker Registration Form ( https://solar.oaklandnet.com/Speaker/form ), and the paper form will also be available before the meeting (please arrive early for assistance in filling it out and submitting it before the meeting starts.)

It’s strongly recommended to arrive on time. Parking garage is available and validated for the Dalziel Garage located at 250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (your parking can be validated at the meeting by a City Administrators Staff.)

Public Safety Committee:

DATE: Tuesday, October 8, 2019

TIME: 6:00 PM

LOCATION:

Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor

Oakland City Hall,

1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Oakland, California 94612

Any other questions/concerns feel free to call me at 510-238-7005. Attached is the Public Safety Committee Agenda.

Thank you for your support and time!

In collaboration,

Rosa

Rosa Velazquez

Special Assistant

Office of Councilmember Noel Gallo - District 5

Phone: 510-238-7005 | Fax: 510-238-6129

1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, 2nd Floor | Oakland, CA 94612

rvelazquez@oaklandca.gov

www.oaklandca.gov

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From: Velazquez, Rosa
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Subject: FW: Bond St - Follow up meeting

Good afternoon,

Thank you all for your input and time. In attendance, we had representatives from the school, Bond St. residents, Union Point Park surrounding business owners, Harbor Master as well as Council Member - Noel Gallo and representatives from his office.

HERE IS A SUMMARY:

A collaboration between the residents, business owners and school is recognized as great way unify and voice out the concerns in clearing both encampments. It was discussed to address the entire community’s concerns involving the health and safety concerns of the children attending the school’s first. Due to the following reasons:

When speaking to the public and politics, student safety is a priority.

AMethod Public Schools are nationally recognized for their student academic performance. They have 2 locations nearby homeless encampments. The students attending Oakland Charter Academy have the Bond St. Encampment behind their campus and Downtown Oakland Academy has Union Point Park a couple of blocks away. Union Point Park cannot be used for recreational student activities and because of the lack of access and safety for the students. Children are intimidated and are having to walk to school with great fear of being harassed or see violent behavior and drug use on their way to school.

Classes are starting next Monday, August 12th and we need our children to be in a safe and drug free environment now.

Homeless Task Force has been working on homeless issues with temporarily fixes only, but have not addressed the serious permanent consequences to the safety and health of our future leaders- the students.

Press conference with school, residents and business owners date TBD

FUTURE STEPS:

Steven - North Kennedy Tract Neighborhood members will send to Mr. Gallo’s office the signed petition and letters of support from the business owners in the Union Point Park surrounding area requesting to address the issue and restore the park to its original condition, re-landscape, re-install turf and maintain the park.

Chris - Bond St. Residents will appoint a spokesperson to be the initial point of contact for future collaboration with school and Steven from North Kennedy Tract Neighborhood

Mr. Moncada – will send out to Mr. Gallo’s office the signed petition and letters of support from the school, their students and parents from both of their schools as well as surrounding schools in area with similar issues/concerns. A letter from Jorge stating the school needs the Union Point Park cleared for recreational school use.

CM- Gallo’s Office:

Possibility of Bond St. us by the school
Park Annual Report
Follow up on City/State- ordinances/laws on school safety, school drug free zone radius, sidewalks, public park use, no parking zones, and violations such as:

Chapter 8.10 – Vandalism by defacement of Property – Graffiti (Article VI)
Chapter 8.11 – Illegal Dumping and Littering (Article III & Article IV)
Chapter 8.18 – Nuisances (8.18.010 through 8.18.070)
Chapter 8.38 – Sanitation (8.38.030, 8.38.100, 8.38.160, 8.38.170
Chapter 8.40 – Miscellaneous Health and Safety Regulations (8.40.080
Chapter 8.50 – emergency Services Organization and Disaster Council (8.50.080)
Chapter 9.16 – Property Offenses (9.16.10 & 9.16.20
Chapter 9.32 – Trespass Upon Certain Classes of Property (9.32.040 & 9.32.050)
Chapter 9.56 – Nuisance Vehicles (9.56.130)
Chapter 9.58 – Loitering for the Purpose of Engaging in Illegal Drug Activity (9.58.020)
Chapter 12.04 – Sidewalk, driveway and Curb Construction and Maintenance (12.04.160)
Chapter 12.04 – Sidewalk and Street Obstruction – Public Safety
Chapter 12.24 - Street and Sidewalk Use Regulations (12.24.040)
Chapter 12.64 - Park and Recreation Area Use Regulations (Article I & Article II)

Reaching out to the CA School Board Association, OUSD, City of Oakland’s policies about Safe Routes to School

GROUP QUESTION:

Question on Next Council Meeting- it will be on Tuesday, September 17th at 5:30pm