AGENDA

Meeting of the Joint Organization Committee

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 – 8:30 am
1901 Harrison Street, 1st Floor Conference Room
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Agenda

1. Call to order, Sara de la Riva and Mike Guerra

2. Staff Presentation on 2023 vendor performance (OVM and Ambassador Program)

3. Approval of the minutes of the April 6, 2023 meeting Action Item

4. Recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve preliminary 2024 operating budget

● DOA Action Item

● LMUDA Action Item

5. Review of Open Board Seats and New Nominees

6. Discussion of the 2024 Meeting Schedule

7. Other

Adjournment into Executive Session

All staff and public attendees are required to leave the meeting at this time.
All decisions will be a part of public record according to Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act)

8. Recommendation to the Board of Directors to approve additional personnel compensation

(OVM and BBB/District Works)

● DOA Action Item

● LMUDA Action Item

9. Next meeting date: not yet scheduled

10. Adjournment

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 Joint Organization Committee Meeting
April 6, 2023 – 10:00 a.m.
601 12th Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room
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Present: Mike Guerra, Sara de la Riva, Kim Bardakian, Jamie Flaherty-Evans, Courtney
Belanger, Carmen Benjamin, Ruth Simon

Absent: Nicole Price

Staff: Steve Snider, Andrew Jones, Victoria Decker, Tamiko Garner, Mauton Akran, Charles
Taylor

General Counsel: Daniel Schacht

Discussions held and decisions made by the Joint Organization Committee

Subject Discussion Action
Call to order The meeting was called to order at 10:09 a.m.
Public comments and ● Staff is looking to create a Board landing page
announcements with private access just for board members.
● Chris Kwei and Ke Norman have resigned from
the LMU board.
● Sarah Fox is no longer on the DOA board due to
a job change.
● Staff is planning to send an invite to Denise
Pinkston of TMG to be on the LMU board.
● Bocanova at 1111 Broadway is having their soft
opening March 31 - April 9, 2023.
● Other openings: Highwire and Mr. Espresso.
● Emporium is being sold.
● The City Welcome Back to Work Wednesday was
a successful event on April 5. CBD purchased
$510 in gift cards purchased from businesses in
the district as prizes for the City’s raffle.
Approval of the minutes The February 23, 2023 meeting minutes were Courtney Belanger
of the February 23, presented to the committee for review. moved, and Jamie
2023, meeting Flaherty-Evans
seconded the motion
to approve the
minutes of the
February 23, 2023,

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 meeting as presented.
The motion was
approved
unanimously.
Adjournment into Executive Session: 10:16 am
All staff and public attendees are required to leave the meeting at this time.
All decisions will be a part of public record according to Government Code 54950 (The Brown Act)
Confirm the ● More Executive Committee to oversight. Mike Guerra moved,
recommendation of the ● Additional checks and balances for public and Carmen Benjamin
Clean and Safe perception. seconded the
Committee to approve ● District Works reports to the Board vs. OVM. recommendation of
contracting with the ● The committee will take on the task of doing the Clean and Safe
selected bidder for the review vs. how staff did for BBB. Committee to approve
Clean and Safe Services contracting with the
2023 and recommend to District Works for
the boards for approval. Clean and Safe
Services 2023 and
recommend to the
boards for approval.
Return from Executive Session: 10:35 am
Other

Next Meeting Date TBD

Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:36 a.m.

Minutes taken by: Tamiko M. Garner, Marketing and Administrative Coordinator

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 2023 LMUDA Preliminary Operating Budget

2023 2023 2023 2024

% Variance
Anticipated (2023 budget
Proposed
Budget YTD Actuals Annual and 2024 Notes % by Category
Budget
Over/Underspend proposed
budget)

Income
Assessment Revenue (97% 1,859,856.02 € 1,835,616.22 € -24,239.80 € 1,949,170.00 € 18%
collection)
(Reserve) -55,000.00 € -55,000.00 € 55,000.00 € -55,413.21 € 1% 2% of anticipated collection. 3%
Prior Year Carry Forward 126,330.37 € 126,330.37 € 0.00 € 49,023.21 € -75% Includes remaining Reserve and and projected
expense category underspend.
Total Assessment Revenue $ 1,931,186.39 € $ 1,906,946.59 € $ 30,760.20 € $ 1,942,780.00 €
Total Income $ 1,931,186.39 € $ 1,906,946.59 € $ 30,760.20 € $ 1,942,780.00 €
Expenses
Clean and Safe Enhancements
Clean and Safe 1,113,237.00 € 1,014,965.00 10,000.00 € 1,146,634.00 € 3% Incorporates a 5% increase to maintain current service
Misc. 3,000.00 € 965.18 € 2,000.00 € 2,000.00 € -33% levels.
Outreach Coordinator 15,000.00 € 12,282.42 € 1,500.00 € 15,000.00 € 0%

Program Coordinator 53,574.00 € 47,501.41 € 0.00 € 55,181.00 € 3% Incorporates a 3% increase and COE increase
inclusive of additional employee benefits.
Program Director 65,862.00 € 56,104.73 € 0.00 € 67,838.00 € 3% Incorporates a 3% increase and COE increase
inclusive of additional employee benefits.
PROW Maintenance 133,202.59 € 134,960.94 € -11,000.00 € 135,000.00 € 1% Allocation based on anticipated need. Includes monthly
cost for PBID Manager CRM with updated advanced
reporting functionality.
Total Clean and Safe Enhancements $ 1,383,875.59 € $ 1,266,779.68 € $ 2,500.00 € $ 1,421,653.00 € 14% 71%

Marketing and Economic Enhance.

Accounting Expenses 15,100.00 € 16,435.35 € -1,335.35 16,000.00 € 6% Includes anticipated cost of CPA Review Report
required by the city.
Annual Stakeholder Event 3,500.00 € 0.00 € 0.00 3,500.00 € 0% We are going to make this happen in 2024!!
Computer Service & Support 1,500.00 € 250.45 € 1,000.00 500.00 € -67%
Consulting & Legal Expenses 500.00 € 0.00 € 0.00 500.00 € 0%
Digital Media Coordinator and 53,344.00 € 43,188.60 € 2,500.00 52,999.00 € 1% Incorporates a 3% increase and COE increase
Support inclusive of additional employee benefits.

Memberships, Fees & Permits 5,685.80 € 654.37 € 4,000.00 2,000.00 € -65%

Insurance
Directors & Officers 600.00 € 600.00 € 0.00 650.00 € 8%
General Liability 5,242.00 € 5,242.00 € 0.00 5,500.00 € 5%
Marketing and Communications 35,000.00 € 25,531.35 € 5,000.00 3,000.00 € -91%
Misc 4,000.00 € 5,421.90 € 1,000.00 5,000.00 € 25%
Office furniture & equipment 7,500.00 € 4,688.40 € 2,000.00 5,000.00 € -33%
Postage, shipping, delivery 260.00 € 423.96 € -200.00 260.00 € 0%
Printing & copying 2,500.00 € 2,552.27 € -100.00 2,500.00 € 0%
Public Space Programming 60,000.00 € 52,014.99 € 3,000.00 50,000.00 € -17%
Rent 73,500.00 € 64,930.38 € 0.00 88,250.00 € 20%
Staff and Board Development 10,000.00 € 14,592.21 € -1,326.56 8,500.00 € -15% Allocation based on anticipated needs.
Staff Personnel 262,979.00 € 227,256.59 € 0.00 270,868.00 € 3% Incorporates 3% increase and COE increase inclusive
of additional employee benefits.
Supplies 3,000.00 € 2,369.07 € 500.00 3,000.00 € 0%
Telephone & Telecommunications 3,100.00 € 3,025.84 € -275.08 3,100.00 € 0% Increase due to wifi upgrade in ambassador suite.
Total Marketing and Economic $ 547,310.80 € $ 469,177.73 € $ 15,763.01 € $ 521,127.00 € -1% 27%
Enhancements
Total Expenses $ 1,931,186.39 € $ 1,735,957.41 € $ 18,263.01 € $ 1,942,780.00 € 10%

($ 0.00)

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 2023 DOA Preliminary Operating Budget

2023 2023 2023 2024

% Variance
Anticipated (2023 budget
Proposed
Budget YTD Actuals Annual and 2024 Notes % by category
Budget
Over/Underspend proposed
budget)
Income
Assessment Revenue (96% collection) 2,290,720.00 € 2,240,250.10 € -50,469.90 € 2,355,586.00 € 3%
(Reserve) -86,477.75 € 0.00 € 86,477.75 € -51,436.78 € -41% 2% of anticipated collection 2%
Prior Year Carry Forward 267,847.75 € 0.00 € 0.00 € 116,408.78 € -57% Includes remaining Reserve and anticipated expense
category underspend.

Total Assessment Revenue $ 2,472,090.00 € $ 2,240,250.10 € $ 36,007.85 € $ 2,420,558.00 €

Total Income $ 2,472,090.00 € $ 2,240,250.10 € $ 36,007.85 € $ 2,420,558.00 €
Expenses
Clean and Safe Enhancements
Clean and Safe 1,475,687.00 € 1,331,383.38 € 20,000.00 € 1,519,928.00 € 3% Incorporates a 3% increase to maintain current
service levels.
Misc. 5,000.00 € 1,649.71 € 2,000.00 € 2,000.00 € -60%
Program Coordinator 71,016.00 € 62,967.10 € 0.00 € 73,200.00 € 3% Incorporates 3% increase and COE increase
inclusive of additional employee benefits.

Program Director 87,305.00 € 74,371.44 € 0.00 € 89,924.00 € 3% Incorporates a 3% increase and COE increase
inclusive of additional employee benefits.
Outreach Coordinator 20,000.00 € 17,000.42 € 1,000.00 € 0.00 €
PROW Maintenance 198,247.00 € 160,819.05 € 10,000.00 € 160,000.00 € -19% Allocation based on anticipated need. Includes
monthly cost for PBID Manager CRM with updated
advanced reporting functionality.

Total Clean and Safe Enhancements $ 1,857,255.00 € $ 1,648,191.10 € $ 33,000.00 € $ 1,845,052.00 € -1% 75%

Marketing and Economic Enhance.

Accounting Expenses 15,100.00 € 14,574.58 € 525.42 € 15,100.00 € 0% Includes the anticipated cost of the CPA Review
Report as required by the city, which we will be
Annual Stakeholder Event 5,250.00 € 5,250.00 € 5,250.00 € 0% responsible
We are goingfortoproducing
make thisinhappen
2024. in 2024!!
0.00 €
Computer Service & Support 3,000.00 € 349.81 € 2,000.00 € 1,500.00 € -50%
Consulting and Legal Expenses 1,500.00 € 0.00 € 1,500.00 € 500.00 € -67%
Digital Media Coordinator and Support 53,344.00 € 43,188.60 € 2,000.00 € 52,599.00 € -1% Incorporates 3% increase and COE increase
inclusive of additional employee benefits.

Memberships, Fees & Permits 6,000.00 € 559.27 € 5,000.00 € 2,000.00 € -67%

Insurance
Directors & Officers 600.00 € 600.00 € 0.00 € 650.00 € 8%
General Liability 3,153.00 € 3,153.00 € 0.00 € 3,250.00 € 3%
Marketing and Communications 42,500.00 € 31,804.07 € 5,000.00 € 32,500.00 € -24%
Misc. 5,100.00 € 3,797.47 € 1,000.00 € 5,100.00 € 0%
Office furniture & equipment 6,500.00 € 4,914.26 € 1,000.00 € 6,500.00 € 0%
Postage, shipping, delivery 1,000.00 € 566.08 € 300.00 € 1,000.00 € 0%
Printing & copying 3,000.00 € 3,069.59 € -203.14 € 3,000.00 € 0%
Public Space Management 115,000.00 € 91,961.25 € 10,000.00 € 70,000.00 € -39%
Rent 72,500.00 € 64,930.42 € 0.00 € 88,250.00 € 22%
Staff Personnel 267,288.00 € 0.00 € 275,307.00 € 3% Incorporates 3% increase and COE increase
231,206.14 € inclusive of additional employee benefits.
Supplies 2,500.00 € 1,880.00 € 0.00 € 2,500.00 € 0%
Telephone & Internet 3,000.00 € 2,696.04 € 0.00 € 3,000.00 € 0% Increase due to wifi upgrade in ambassador suite.
Staff and Board Development 8,500.00 € 12,045.17 € -1,500.00 € 7,500.00 € -12% Allocation based on anticipated need.
Total Marketing and Economic $ 614,835.00 € $ 511,295.75 € $ 47,400.93 € $ 575,506.00 € -6% 23%
Enhancements
Total Expenses $ 2,472,090.00 € $ 2,159,486.85 € $ 80,400.93 € $ 2,420,558.00 € -2%

($ (0.00)

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 Lake Merritt/Uptown District Association Board of Directors

2023-2024

Person Elected Property Representing Committee Term Expiring

1. Sara de la Riva Rubicon Point Partners ORG 2 years – 2023

55 2nd Street Suite 1900 President C & S/M & B Officer term –
San Francisco, CA 94105 2023
Email: Sara@rubiconpoint.com
2. Kim Bardakian Kapor Center for Social M & B, ORG 2 years – 2023
2148 Broadway Impact Officer term –
Oakland, CA 94612 Vice President 2023
Email: kim@kaporcenter.org
3. Ruth Simon Resident/Broadway Grand M & B, ORG 2 years – 2023
438 West Grand Treasurer Officer term –
Oakland, CA 94612 2023
Email: ruthlsimon@gmail.com
4. Nicole Price Starwood Capital Group C&S 2 years – 2023
2101 Webster Street, Suite 505 Secretary Officer term –
Oakland, CA 94612 2023
Email:
Nicole.Price1@cushwake.com
5. Deborah Boyer Resident(??) 2 years – 2023
Part 2 LLC
565 Bellevue Ave. #2101
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: deb@part2llc.com
(510)-409-4042
5. Don Rogers CIM Group C&S 2 years – 2024
VP On-site Property Management
1 Kaiser Plaza, Suite 301
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: drogers@cimgroup.com
6. Terry Wood Kaiser Permanente C &S 2 years - 2023
1800 Harrison Street, 19th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: Terry.J.Wood@kp.org
7. Yvette McCoy BART C&S 2 years – 2024
Principal Property Dev. Officer
300 Lakeside Drive
Oakland, CA 94612
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 Email: YMccoy@bart.gov
8. Gregor Thibodeaux Cathedral of Christ the M&B 2 year – 2024
Cathedral of Christ the Light Light
Grand & Harrison Property Manager
Oakland, CA 94612
Email:
gthibodeaux@oakdiocese.org
9. Ramsey Wright Community at Large M&B 1 year -2023
Kidder
Oakland, CA
Email: Ramsey.wright@kidder.com
10. Tederal Glover Kaiser Permanente C&S 2 years – 2024
Regional Building Operations
Director
Kaiser Permanente
1800 Harrison St.
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: tederal.glover@kp.org
11. Denise Pinkston TMG Partners C&S 2 years - 2025
TMG Partners
1 Post Street, Suite 3300
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 341-6058
dpinkston@tmgpartners.com

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 Downtown Oakland Association
Board of Directors 2023-2024

Person Elected Representing Committee Term Expiring

1 Mike Guerra Lincoln University C & S, ORG 2 years – 2023
Lincoln University President Officer Term – 2023
401 15th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: mguerra@lincolnuca.edu
2 Jamie Flaherty-Evans Chromata Retail M & B, ORG 2 years – 2024
Chromata Retail Vice President Officer Term – 2023
1338 Grand Avenue
Piedmont, CA 94680
Email: jamie@chromataRE.com
3 Carmen Benjamin City Center M&B 2 years – 2023
CBRE, Inc. Secretary Officer Term - 2023
1111 Broadway, Suite 1501
Email:
Carmen.Benjamin@cbre.com
4 Courtney Belanger Shorenstein ORG 2 years – 2023
601 12th Street, Ste. 275 Treasurer Officer Term – 2023
Oakland, CA 94607
Email:
cbelanger@shorenstein.com
5 Kurtis Hanson, GM Oakland Marriott C&S 2 years – 2023
Oakland Marriott
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
Email: kurt.hanson@marriott.com
6 Greg Pasquali Carmel Partners C&S 2 years – 2024
492 9th Street, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94607

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gpasquali@carmelpartners.com
7 William Goodman 2 years – 2024
Strada Investment Group Strada
1111 Broadway, Suite 1501 Investment
Email: WGoodman@stradasf.com Group
8 Adam Chall, Partner TMG Partners 2 years – 2024
100 Bush Street, 26th Floor th
13 Street
San Francisco, CA 94104 C&S
Email: achall@tmgpartners.com
9 Durell Coleman Resident M&B 1 year – 2023
447 17th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
Email:
durellcoleman@iheartmedia.com
10 Mark Morell, Director of Finance Oakland Marriott C & S/M &B 2 years - 2023
Oakland Marriott
1001 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
Email:
mark.morell@marriott.com
11 Matt Klimerman Tidewater C&S 2 years - 2023
564 Market St., Ste. 225 Capital
San Francisco, CA 94104
Email:
mklimerman@tidewatercap.com
12 Tamira Twilie Property Owner M&B 2 years – 2023
Oakland City Center & Oakland
City Garage
499 14th Street Suite 210
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: ttwillie@stggroup.com

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13 Cortt Dunlap Business Owner M&B 1 year - 2023
Awaken Cafe Awaken Cafe
1429 Broadway, Oakland, CA
94612
Email: cortt@awakencafe.com
14 Felicia Scruggs
EBALDC EBALDC C&S 2 years - 2023
1825 San Pablo Avenue #200
Oakland, CA 94612
Email: fscruggs@ebaldc.org

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