From: Fashing, Terri <TFashing@oaklandca.gov>
Date: Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 10:52 AM
Subject: RE: CIP Project Designation of the Measure DD Coalition's 'Wish List' Items" by the Public Works Agency
To: measuredd@oaklandparks.org <measuredd@oaklandparks.org>
Cc: Duffey, Harold <HDuffey@oaklandca.gov>, Reiskin, Edward <EReiskin@oaklandca.gov>, Simmons, LaTonda <LSimmons@oaklandca.gov>, Lake, Betsy <ELake@oaklandca.gov>, DeVries, Joe <JDeVries@oaklandca.gov>, Hathaway, Kristin <khathaway@oaklandca.gov>, Perlmutter, Michael <MPerlmutter@oaklandca.gov>, Mandolin Kadera-Redmond <mandolin@oaklandparks.org>

Dear Measure DD Community Coalition,
 
Thank you for your letter regarding funding and implementation of Measure DD-funded enhancement projects. Staff will evaluate whether the proposed projects can be considered extensions of prior Measure DD projects that have received Council approval. If so, these proposed projects would not need to be ranked through the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) process. You are welcome to provide any documentation that supports the proposed projects have already received Council authorization. 
 
Proposed projects that cannot be determined to be extensions of existing or prior projects will need to be ranked through the CIP process to ensure equitable assignment of resources and receive Council approval. Since the projects qualify for applicable Measure DD funds, however, they would be added to the City CIP book and would not compete for funding with other City projects. Please note that preliminary cost estimates for the proposed projects have not been prepared nor compared to remaining funds available. This analysis could further limit the ability to implement proposed projects.
 
It is also important to note that the primary limiting factor to implementing the proposed enhancement projects, once it is determined that DD remainder funds are available and Council approval is confirmed, is not the CIP process but staffing available to manage the projects. The city currently has a limited number of project management staff, several of whom are currently assigned to active Measure DD projects such as Estuary Park, Waterfront Trail Projects (E. 7th – 23rd Street Bay Trail, Park Street Bay Trail, and Fruitvale Bridge Bay Trail), Creek Restoration Projects (Courtland Creek and Glen Echo Creek) and the Watershed Lands Acquisition Program. Additionally, there are other funded projects that also await assignment to project management staff, against which the DD projects would have to be prioritized.
 
Staff will provide an update on this matter at the upcoming Measure DD Coalition meeting scheduled for Monday, September 19 from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
 
If you have any additional questions, please contact me at (510) 238-7276 or tfashing@oaklandca.gov.
 
Sincerely,
 
-Terri
 
Terri Fashing
Acting Watershed and Stormwater Division Manager
Acting Measure DD Bond Program Manager
Bureau of Design and Construction
City of Oakland  |  Oakland Public Works |  APWA Accredited Agency
250 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Ste 4314  |  Oakland, CA  94612
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tfashing@oaklandca.gov