Oakland, and Oakland alone, chose Option #3.

Fans and media showed up at Oracle Arena to attend and speak at the JPA Board meeting. The Board was expected to take a vote on the A’s 10-year lease extension. Unfortunately, that vote was not taken because four Board members didn’t attend, including City Council members Rebecca Kaplan (who negotiated the lease) and Larry Reid. Without the City’s official participation, there could be no quorum, and thus no vote. Several attendees who were against the lease were nonetheless angry at the absentees for their apparent procedural gaffe.

Oakland City members no-show Coliseum Authority Board meeting so no quorum, no vote on 10 yr lease ext for A’s.#mapit pic.twitter.com/kIBQvSGjoT — Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) June 27, 2014

It gets worse.

Oakland City Council’s decision to stop its two members on the Coliseum JPA from attending today’s mtg occurred on Wed. and legally-binding. — Steven Tavares (@eastbaycitizen) June 27, 2014

So the City Council made the decision to not send its Board members on Wednesday, but they neglected to inform anyone about it? Why not just cancel the meeting? Inevitably there will be blowback. Some of that has already started.

Sup Nate Miley says Oakland’s decision not to send reps to Today’s mtg could destroy the JPA structure. One the teams do not like, he adds. — Steven Tavares (@eastbaycitizen) June 27, 2014

Sup Haggerty says this is an “embarrassing moment for the JPA.” Apologizes to A’s Lew Wolff, Mike Crowley for lack of quorum at today’s mtg. — Steven Tavares (@eastbaycitizen) June 27, 2014

JPA Member says Oakland City Officials acting like “2nd and 3rd graders” for boycotting meeting to vote on A’s lease extension. — Laura Anthony (@LauraAnthony7) June 27, 2014

Perhaps some of that reaction is an overblown response to having to get up early only to be stood up. Still, however tenuous the relationship was between the County and City over the Coliseum and Coliseum City, this certainly hasn’t helped. Remember that it was the County that had the questions about the feasibility of Coliseum City. Here we are, nearly eight months after the last adult conversation, and we still haven’t had another. Someday. Maybe next week? Maybe not.

@Oakland + @AlamedaCounty officials spar over no lease for @Athletics. But Lew Wolff said progress made with city. Deal hopeful next week — Matthew Artz (@Matthew_Artz) June 27, 2014

I suppose that yesterday’s comparison of the JPA to Congress was apt. There’s always hope, I guess.