Joint Organization Committee Downtown Oakland Association Lake Merritt/Uptown District Association January 13th, 2010 1:30 p.m.

. 300 Lakeside Drive, 2nd Floor Conference - Kaiser Center AGENDA

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Joint Board meeting with Chief Batts and Youth Radio CEO Issues raised during conference call in December CBD Expansion letter to City Attorney Dan Lindheim letter Shuttle Update Meeting with DA Cancel Joint Board on January 20th, reschedule in Feb based upon Chief Batts Schedule Boards annual meeting schedule New City America contract finalization priority items and projects Office lease Gallen Neilly work with DISI Committee Idea for Annual lunch or dinner Other Next Org meeting: Action Item

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December 11, 2009 To: SUBJECT: Dear Dan: Thanks for your call today to clarify the above referenced topic. To reiterate, the Ambassadors employed or under contract by the Lake Merritt/Uptown District Association and Downtown Oakland Association, can proceed in the following manner with regards to City Property: City Property Snow Park Veterans Administration grounds Frank Ogawa Plaza Security Ambassadors Allowed Yes Yes Yes Maintenance Ambassadors Allowed Yes Yes No Mr. Dan Lindheim, City Administrator, City of Oakland Clarification on Role of CBD Ambassadors on City Property

Therefore, our Security Ambassadors will be allowed to monitor and service all of the three above listed City properties. The Maintenance Ambassadors will be allowed only at the Veterans Administration and Snow Park, not Frank Ogawa Plaza. Please clarify if I have not understood these updated instructions. Thanks for taking the time to call and set the record straight on these issues. We look forward to a long term, constructive working relationship with you and City staff in improving all of the public rights of way in Downtown and the Lake Merritt/Uptown districts. Sincerely,

Marco Li Mandri, Executive Director Downtown Oakland Association Lake Merritt/Uptown District Association cc: Deborah Boyer, President, Lake Merritt/Uptown District Association JC Wallace, President, Downtown Oakland Association