The Oakland City Council will be discussing and taking action on the Oakland Municipal ID Card implementation plan prepared by City Staff this Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 7 PM, Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza.

This item is #15 on the Agenda which can be found at:
http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/meetings/2009/10/5803_A_Concurrent_Meeting_of_the_Oakland_Redevelopment_Agency___City_Council_09-10-20_Meeting_Agenda.pdf.

The Staff report is also available online at: http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/23251.pdf.

On October 13, 2009, the Finance and Management Committee received the report and directed Staff to move forward with an expanded RFP (request for proposals) to solicit proposals from:

- banking institutions for the issuance of Oakland’s ID/debit card

-  debit/ID cards systems providers

-  vendors who only provide ID cards systems

Staff was also directed to post the RFP on the City’s website and return by the end of the year with all the bid results and associated costs and fiscal analysis for each service provider’s proposal. The draft RFP will be shared with committee members.

The Coalition has serious concerns about the proposal that is being recommended by the City Staff, including:

1) It may put undocumented people at risk if no other features – such as debit functionality and merchant discounts – are incorporated.

2) If the option is not cost covering, it will cost Oakland taxpayers thousands of dollars and we know that cost covering options are available!

3) The card may cost up to $35 each. This would make the card inaccessible to our low income and no income residents.

The Coalition needs your support! Please join us this Tuesday, October 20 at 7 PM.

¡Gracias a tod@s / thanks to all!

After almost two hours of public comment and discussion on the dais, the Oakland City Council approved the Oakland Municipal ID Card program last Tuesday, June 6, voting six in favor and one against with 1 abstention.

Under the leadership of Council Member Jean Quan and Vice Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente, the Council heard the testimony of dozens of community members on how the ID card program could improve the lives of homeless, immigrant and transgender people, and despite concerns about the program’s possible upfront and ongoing costs, a majority of the Council voted to take this small but significant step in building unity and increasing public safety for all Oakland residents.

Please join us in thanking Vice Mayor De La Fuente, idelafuente@ oaklandnet. com, Council President Jane Brunner, jbrunner@oaklandnet .com, and Council Members Nancy Nadel, nnadel@oaklandnet. com, Rebecca Kaplan, atlarge@oaklandnet. com, Patricia Kernighan, pkernighan@oaklandn et.com, and Jean Quan, jquan@oaklandnet. com! The Oakland City ID Card Coalition (“OCCIC”) will continue working with City and Council staff, whom the Council directed to develop an implementation and cost-recovery plan over the next 8-12 weeks.

We encourage you to contact your representative to thank them — or in the case of Council Members Larry Reid (District 7), lreid@oaklandnet. com, who abstained, or Desley Brooks (District 6), dbrooks@oaklandnet. com, who voted against the program — to express your disappointment in their judgment that the City’s fiscal crisis required them not to support the Municipal ID Card program.

Oakland’s wealth is her people, and to flourish, the people need official recognition of our valuable presence.

With love, in solidarity,

Oakland City ID Card Coalition c/s

Tomorrow, Tuesday 6/02/09, after 7pm, Oakland City Council agenda item 19 will feature public commentary and a vote on the Oakland Municipal ID Card program.  The Oakland City ID Card Coalition (“OCICC”) has been working on this project since March 2008, http://oaklandcityidcard.org/
Tuesday is a serious turnout night!  We need your support.

Endorsed by numerous community organizations, elected officials and Oakland residents, http://oaklandcityidcard.org/endorsements/, the Oakland Municipal ID Card program is a way for the City of Oakland to increase public safety and help build unity amongst its diverse residents, especially those whom are structurally marginalized and therefore often lacking government-issued proof of identity, e.g., people who are poor, homeless, immigrants, transgender or transsexual, adult survivors of domestic violence or run-away youth.

The municipal ID card program may also include features to increase banking amongst Oakland residents and could facilitate the development of buy-local campaigns or a local currency.

For background information, see the City Staff report from last week’s Finance & Management Committee meeting, http://clerkwebsvr1.oaklandnet.com/attachments/22071.pdf, or the OCICC proposal, http://oaklandcityidcard.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/oakland-city-id-card-proposal-april-final.pdf.

For recent media reports, see:

• http://www.eastbayexpress.com/news/coalition_seeks_oakland_id_card/Content?oid=830851
• http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_12454593?source=email
• http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/05/27/BAN217RDG8.DTL

If you plan to attend, please let us know, at oaklandcityidcard@gmail.com, so we can coordinate comments.

With love, in solidarity,

Oakland City ID Card Coalition
c/s

LET THE WORD GO OUT! Let everybody know…

Friends, the Oakland ID/currency Card is on the agenda of the City Council Finance Committee for May 26 at 12:00 p.m. at the City Hall. It will probably follow on the full City Council agenda for June 2 at 6:00 p.m. at the Oakland City Hall.

It is time to mobilize to let the Council know that each and every one of us wants the Council to pass this proposal of the Oakland City Identification Card Coalition (OCICC).

We are holding a organizing meeting on Friday, May 15, at 6:00 p.m at the Eastside Arts Alliance. There will be food. The Eastside Arts Alliance is at 2277 International Blvd (near 23rd Ave) in Oakland. Below is the proposed agenda. Please come or send a representative. First we will review the history and the details of the proposal and answer any questions; then we will put the issue in context for local, regional, and national organizing efforts; we will ask for commitments for action and attending the Committee and full Council meetings to be present and testify.
 
If you have any questions, please email us at oaklandcityidcard@gmail.com.
 
AGENDA
6:00 p.m. SHARP
I.                    Welcome                                                                                                     5 min.
II.                  Power Point on ID (Maria Dominguez)                                           15 min.
III.                Currency DVD                                                                                           15 min.
IV.                Questions & Answers                                                                              15 min.
V.                  History of Oakland Proposal                                                               20 min.
                        a.       Supporters
                        b.      Politics
                        c.       Expectations
VI.                Regional, State, National implications                                            15 min.
VII.              Making Commitments to call, email, surveys, literature distribution, attend the Council Committee, and attend the full Council Meeting                                                                                 10 min.
7:45 p.m. SHARP

¡PASA LA VOZ! Diles a todos…

Amigas/os, la propuesta para crear una tarjeta ID de Oakland está en la agenda del Comité Financiero del Concilio Municipal de Oakland para el 26 de mayo a las 12:00 p.m. en City Hall. Es probable que pase a la agenda mayor del Concilio Municipal para el 2 de junio a las 6:00 p.m. en City Hall.

Es tiempo de movilizarnos para que el Concilio sepa que cada uno de nosotros queremos que pasen la propuesta de la Coalición de la Ciudad de Oakland para una Tarjeta de Identificación / Oakland City ID Card Coalition (OCICC).

Tendremos una reunión este viernes, 15 de mayo a las 6:00 p.m. en Eastside Arts Alliance. Habra comida. Eastside Arts Alliance está ubicada en 2277 International Blvd (y la 23rd Ave) en Oakland. Por favor vengan o manden un representante. Primero repasaremos la historia y detalles de nuestra propuesta y contestaremos preguntas. Luego pondremos este asunto en el contexto de esfuerzo local, regional, y nacional. Pediremos su compromiso de acción y presencia en las reuniones del Comité Financiero y Concilio Municipal para dar testimonios.
Si tienen preguntas, por favor escribanos a oaklandcityidcard@gmail.com.

AGENDA
6:00 p.m. EN PUNTO
I.                    Bienvenida                                                                                                5 min.
II.                  Presentación PowerPoint sobre ID (Maria Dominguez)        15 min.
III.                DVD sobre moneda local                                                                    15 min.
IV.                Preguntas y respuestas                                                                        15 min.
V.                  Historia de la Propuesta ID de Oakland                                        20 min.
                         a.       Apoyo
                         b.      Política 
                         c.       Expectativas
VI.                Implicación Regional, Estatal, Nacional                                      15 min.
VII.              Compromisos a llamar, email, encuestas, distribuir folletos, asistir reunión de Comité Financiero, asistir reunión General del Concilio Municipal                                                             10 min.
7:45 p.m. EN PUNTO

See you on Friday, May 15th!    ¡Nos vemos el viernes, 15 de mayo!

Update: 4/27/09

Oakland Vice Mayor Ignacio De La Fuente and City Council Member Jean Quan are working with OCICC to review a draft ordinance and staff report on the Oakland City ID Card at a 5/12/09 City Council Committee meeting.

OCICC calls on all supporters of the Oakland City ID Card to attend the 5/12 committee meeting and voice support for this important way to help unify Oakland.

The lack of acceptable identification can limit access to services and resources needed by marginalized members of our community such as immigrant, youth, elderly, homeless, domestic violence survivor and transgender individuals.

Recognizing them as members of our community is not only humane. Providing an official government-issued identification card to all Oakland residents has many potential benefits, including the following points taken from the OCICC ID Card Proposal:

• Full participation of all residents in civic affairs.
• Access of all residents to local resources such as libraries and museums.
• Ability of all residents to participate in local commerce such as opening a bank account, establishing credit, accessing loans, etc.
• Improvement in public safety by easing barriers to crime reporting and witness cooperation.
• Security for children, youth, and the elderly, who may not have other identification such as a valid driver’s license.
• Discounts from City institutions such as the zoo, museums, etc., from local small businesses, and eventually from public transit.
• The ability to be used as a debit card to carry a potential new local Oakland currency, the “ACORN“.

Further information on the benefits of the municipal identification card is available in English and Spanish.

Over 30 organizations and individuals have endorsed the Oakland City ID Card. Join us, there is strength in numbers!  The Peralta Community College District also passed a resolution in support of the proposed ID card.

Support unity, decency, compassion and respect in city government, and help Oakland become a model of 21st century American city life! Click on this link to get a form letter which you can fill out and email to us at OaklandCityIDCard@gmail.com.

Click here for the history of the Oakland City ID Card Coalition.

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