City of Oakland joint Administration and Council response

Response says

Agrees without additional explanation.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the finding; no reasoning or support is supplied.

Response says

Agrees without additional explanation.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the quantity finding; no supporting collection record is identified.

Response says

Agrees and identifies education, eradication and enforcement in the City’s action plan.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement with finding-specific strategy and a linked action plan.

Response says

Partially disagrees while saying the finding is generally believed true; describes a Crankstart-supported study of larger containers at no additional cost.

Audit analysis

Explicit partial disagreement does not identify the disputed proposition or explain why it is rejected; the named study supplies a checkable basis for the proposed evaluation.

Response says

Partially disagrees, citing an uncertain Waste Management estimate of 1,079 businesses without service; describes compliance outreach and a drafted enforcement ordinance, continued on page 8.

Audit analysis

Specific count and named provider support the response, but reasons do not fully address the causal claim that the businesses dump their waste.

Response says

Agrees without additional explanation.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the historical-program finding; no program record or rationale is supplied.

Response says

Agrees, identifying all three components in the action plan adopted May 19, 2026.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement tied to the named, dated action plan and all three requested elements.

Response says

Partially disagrees: accepts previous inadequacy but describes increased enforcement, the May 5 ordinance, May 19 plan and June 11 funding announcement; page 9 adds the June 12 budget.

Audit analysis

Clearly distinguishes past conditions from claimed improvements and supplies dated ordinances, plan and funding events.

Response says

Partially disagrees: acknowledges previous conditions but cites increased penalties and vehicle-related provisions adopted April 14 and May 5, 2026.

Audit analysis

Temporal disagreement is explained with a linked ordinance and adoption dates; deterrent effects are not independently established.

Response says

Partially disagrees, stating that Oakland and Senator Jesse Arreguin are sponsoring legislation to resolve the issue.

Audit analysis

Named legislative sponsorship is traceable, but proposed legislation does not explain the disputed statement about existing law.

Response says

Agrees and says the City is working with state legislators to resolve the issue.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the current limitation; generic legislative work has no bill, date or identified record in this entry.

Response says

Agrees and describes camera-system expansion funded by the action plan and Crankstart; the reproduced finding continues on page 10.

Audit analysis

Agreement covers the full finding; a named plan and funder support the expansion claim, but operational explanation is limited.

Response says

Partially disagrees: accepts previous restrictions but cites June 4 Privacy Advisory Commission approval and a scheduled July 14 committee hearing.

Audit analysis

Clearly identifies the temporal distinction and links the dated commission meeting; this does not establish final Council authorization.

Response says

Agrees with the historical finding; says OPW now refers cases to OPD and is expanding coordination with the County and District Attorney, with a linked funding news report.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement with a concrete referral pathway and identified supporting coverage; current District Attorney prosecutions are not claimed as established.

Response says

Partially disagrees, citing the May 19 action-plan funding and devices beginning to arrive, with full implementation expected no later than December 31, 2026.

Audit analysis

Explains the disputed current characterization through concrete procurement progress and a dated funding decision; deployment remains future work.

Response says

Agrees and attributes low collections largely to disconnected citation records, describing planned integration of tablets, software and Finance collection work under the action plan.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement, specific causal explanation and an identified action plan; collection improvement is not verified.

Response says

Agrees and describes multilingual outreach to underserved communities and renters, funded in the action plan and expanded by Crankstart.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the finding; targeted outreach and identified funding provide concrete reasoning and traceability without establishing improved usage.

Response says

Partially disagrees, linking a City list of licensed haulers and explaining regional/state advocacy because haulers cross city boundaries.

Audit analysis

A linked licensing list is checkable, but the response does not explain how it establishes substantive regulation beyond the construction-debris exception.

Response says

Agrees without additional explanation.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers both crew assignments; no supporting staffing record or explanation is supplied.

Response says

Agrees that OAK311 takes requests; distinguishes this from a comprehensive waste inventory and says funded aerial imagery will add tracking capabilities.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement with concrete system limits and the named OAK311 system as a checkable basis.

Response says

Agrees and promises regular use of aerial imagery and tablets to verify closures by December 31, 2026.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement and specific technology actions with a dated implementation target; no completed deployment is demonstrated.

Response says

Agrees and describes added training, procedures, technology and staff time for proper closure.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement covers the finding; operational assertions have no named training record, date or curriculum in this entry.

Response says

Agrees; cites May 19 funding, Lightning Loader orders, an EPA vehicle grant and additional plan/budget funding.

Audit analysis

Explicit agreement supported by specific procurement steps and an identified dated funding action; improved fleet availability is not established.

Response says

Partially disagrees, identifying the Public Works Director as lead for most efforts, the City Administrator as overall manager and supporting Mayor/Project Manager roles.

Audit analysis

Explains the disagreement through specific assigned roles, but identifies no appointment, charter section or other supporting record in this finding entry.

Response says

Claims the service requirement already exists under Municipal Code sections 8.28.100, 8.28.120 and 8.28.142; separately promises a stronger collection/service enforcement amendment by September 30, 2026.

Audit analysis

The existing-law claim directly answers the recommendation; the additional amendment remains a future Council action.

Response says

Says partially implemented through a public licensed-hauler list; rejects a purely local solution and pursues regional or statewide regulation because haulers cross boundaries.

Audit analysis

Engages the proposed local model with an alternative approach, but does not promise all requested local licensing and disposal-proof provisions or a completion date.

Response says

Claims multilingual outreach, including to multi-unit residents, already launched; promises expansion and continued use of monthly Waste Management reports to track usage.

Audit analysis

Directly addresses target audiences and monitoring; claimed launch and usage effects are not independently verified.

Response says

Says not yet implemented; cites June 4 commission approval, a scheduled July 14 committee hearing and expected final Council action before September 30, 2026.

Audit analysis

Separates preliminary commission approval from Council action. The submitted July 31 packet retains an earlier scheduled hearing; no outcome is inferred.

Response says

Says devices are funded and ordered, coordination with Finance has begun, and full deployment is expected before December 31, 2026.

Audit analysis

Specific procurement and integration steps engage the recommendation; ordering is not full deployment.

Response says

Says training has begun and will continue; promises regular aerial imagery and handheld-device use by December 31, 2026 to verify closures.

Audit analysis

Addresses training and both premature and omitted closure errors. The technology date is not a stated completion date for all training.

Response says

Claims already implemented consistently with the Charter: Public Works Director coordinates most efforts, City Administrator holds overall authority, and Mayor/Project Manager roles support the work; disposition begins on page 4.

Audit analysis

Identifies responsible officials but does not independently establish unified coordination in practice.

Response says

Describes ongoing Waste Management negotiations and operational alternatives; says changes require franchise-holder agreement and promises a no-extra-cost larger-container pilot in affected neighborhoods.

Audit analysis

Does not claim completed amendments or give a schedule for all four requested changes; the pilot is a future test, not evidence of reduced dumping.