Despite the loss of Oakland's redevelopment agency most projects will continue to move forward city officials said on Monday.

Because many redevelopment projects began before January 2010, officials said, the projects will most likely be saved from cuts because they have contractual obligations in place.

The Oakland City Council will have an opportunity to hear from city staff about the status of projects at a special meeting TONIGHT, Wednesday, Jan. 25. Council recently approved a resolution that puts the city in charge of the agency’s current responsibilities, following a California Supreme Court ruling that allows the state to abolish all of its 400 redevelopment agencies.

On Tuesday, several Councilmembers held individual meetings for their constituents explaining further how residents would be impacted by the cuts. (Also read: "Emergency community meeting held on elimination of Oakland CEDA | Oakland Local")

As it stands now, scores of projects remain in the redevelopment pipeline, from street light improvement on San Pablo Avenue, to graffiti abatement around the city and upgrades for Lake Merritt.

"When the budget is considered this week, we will also bring to Council ... a payment schedule, which has every project that's in the pipeline," Oakland Assistant City Administrator Fred Blackwell said. "For the most part, most of those projects are moving forward. All of the projects that have contractual obligations will move forward."

However, any project after that date could potential fall through because of the lack of funds, Blackwell said.

"The projects that are in a gray area right now are the one's where there's been a lot of work done, but (have) no final contract in place," Blackwell said. "Whether those projects continue to move forward hinges on whether the oversight board (City Council) decides if it makes sense."

Blackwell said that funding for larger projects like the MacArthur Transit Village Project and the Oakland Army Base are still advancing as scheduled.

"Everything is still on the table with the Oakland Army Base," Blackwell said. "We are really relying on the current planning that's going on, along with the same funding scale."

However, one clear loss that the city will see as a result of redevelopment funds disappearing is in the area of affordable housing.

"The frustrating thing about the loss of redevelopment as a tool for the city is that it impacts people and communities in this city that can afford can or absorb this impact the least," Blackwell said.

"Redevelopment was a tool that was targeted toward low income communities and blighted areas that means its those communities that will be impacted by the most by its loss," Blackwell said. "Folks that need affordable housing that will (now) not have the ability to live in the kind of high quality, affordable housing that has been supported by redevelopment.

"And if it's an Oakland resident that works in the construction industry, we're talking about construction jobs that won't be available in the future."