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Meeting Name: *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda status: FINAL
Meeting date/time: 3/26/2026 10:30 AM Minutes status: DRAFT  
Meeting location: City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
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26-0514 12Report and RecommendationApproval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 26, 2026, March 5, 2026, And March 12, 2026   Not available Not available
26-0545 13.1Informational ReportSubject: Status Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative, Oakland Promise, And First 5 From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Children’s Initiative And Its Partner Organizations, Oakland Promise And First 5; On The April 13, 2026 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0546 13.2Informational ReportSubject: Oral Report From Oakland Public Works Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Oral Report From The Director Of Public Works, Liam Garland, Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation Near School Campuses; On The April 13, 2026 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0547 13.3Informational ReportSubject: Report From The Oakland Youth Commission From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Youth Commission; On The April 13, 2026 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0548 13.4Informational ReportSubject: School Safety Update From Oakland Unified School District From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Regarding Current School Safety Protocols, Funding Structures, And Strategic Safety Updates; On The April 13, 2026 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0534 13.5Informational ReportSubject: The City Auditor’s Professional Services Contracts Authorized During Fiscal Year 2024-25 From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Listing All Professional Services Contracts Authorized By The City Auditor During Fiscal Year 2024-25   Not available Not available
26-0533 13.6Informational ReportSubject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2025 From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2025   Not available Not available
26-0550 13.7City ResolutionSubject: Re-Appointment To The Mosquito Abatement Board From: Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Re-Appointing Lisa Rasler As The City Of Oakland’s Trustee To The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board   Not available Not available
26-0539 13.8Informational ReportSubject: Status Of Implementing Council Policy Directives From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Status Of Implementing Policy Directives Passed By The City Council; On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0535 13.9OrdinanceSubject: Acquisition Of A Permanent Public Right-Of-Way Easement Over A Portion Of The Real Property Located At 260 Oak Street From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement To Purchase An Easement For Public Right Of Way, Street And Utility Purposes Over A Portion Of The Real Property Located At 260 Oak Street, Oakland, California, From The Vukasin Family Limited Partnership In The Amount Of $255,000; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0538 13.10OrdinanceSubject: Repeal Ordinance No. 12960 And Replace With Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.80 Floodplain Management Regulations From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Repealing Ordinance No. 12960 C.M.S. And Replacing It With The Addition Of Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) Chapter 15.80 And Referenced Flood Hazard Maps; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate A Floodplain Administrator To Administer And Develop Regulations In Support Of The Chapter; A (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Finding; On The April 21, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda And On The April 28, 2026 Special City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing   Not available Not available
26-0541 13.11City ResolutionSubject: Consultant Contract Amendment For The Fire Station 29 Project From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 88379 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement For Architectural And Engineering Design Services With K2A - Mary McGrath Associated Architects For The Fire Station 29 Project By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) To Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00); (2) Waive The Request For Proposal Competitive Selection Requirements; And (3) Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0540 13.12City ResolutionSubject: Fire Alarm Building/MOJA - New 2026 ENA From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A New Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Museum Of Jazz And Art For Development Of A Museum & Art Facility On City-Owned Property Located At 1310 Oak Street For Eighteen Months Conditioned On Payment Of A Ten Thousand Five Hundred Dollar ($10,500) Exclusive Negotiation Payment, With One Additional Six-Month Administrative Extension Conditioned On Payment Of An Additional Three Thousand Five Hundred ($3,500) Extension Payment; And (2) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0542 13.13City ResolutionSubject: Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program And Oakland Fund For Children And Youth Summer Program Service Term Grant Awards Fiscal Years 2026 - 2028 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Planning And Oversight Committee Recommendation: To (1) Award Nine (9) Grants Within The Youth Summer Jobs / Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program Funding Strategy Totaling An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Four Hundred Eighty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Three Dollars And Sixty Cents ($ 1,480,253.60) For Two Summer Program Service Term Grant Cycles: June 1, 2026, Through September 30, 2026, And June 1, 2027, Through September 30, 2027, Contingent Upon Funding Availability And Program Performance (2) Award Twelve (12) Grants Across Four Funding Strategies (Elementary School-Based Expanded Learning, Middle School-Based Expanded Learning, Youth Development And Leadership, And Career Access And Employment), Totaling An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thousand And Twelve Five Hundred And Fifty Eight Dollars ($1,712,558.00) For Two S   Not available Not available
26-0532 13.14Informational ReportSubject: Audit Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector General From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector General; On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0536 13.15Informational ReportSubject: OPD Federal Taskforce 2025 Annual Reports From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of Oakland Police Department’s Federal Law Enforcement Agency Task Force Annual Reports; On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0537 13.16City ResolutionSubject: OPD Cellebrite Technology From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Cellebrite, Inc. For The Provision Of Universal Forensic Extraction Devices And Related Services For The Oakland Police Department, For A Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000) For The Period July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2) Waiving The Competitive Multistep Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements; And (3) Accepting The 2024 Cellebrite Annual Report And Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use This Technology; On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0543 13.17OrdinanceSubject: Oakland Sideshow Ordinance From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending OMC 10.74 Authorizing The City To Administratively Assess Fines On Sideshow Spectators, Promoters, And Facilitators, Exempting Law Enforcement And Members Of The Media Engaged In Their Duties, And Non-Participating Members Of The Public; On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0544 13.18Informational ReportSubject: Informational Report On Oakland Police Department’s Automatic Resource Locator Policy From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On Oakland Police Department’s I-31 ARL (Automatic Resource Locator Policy); On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
26-0549 13.19City ResolutionSubject: Agreement To Sell Fire Boat From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Sale Of The Former Oakland Fire Boat, Known As The Sea Wolf, To The Azul Marine Group, Inc For Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) And, Finding That The Sale Is In The Best Interests Of The City Pursuant To OMC 2.04.120(D); On The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent   Not available Not available
26-0468 13.20City ResolutionSubject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S (The Salary Ordinance) For Various Classifications And Exemptions From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Parking Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And   Not available Not available
26-0470 1 City ResolutionSubject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S (The Salary Ordinance) For Various Classifications And Exemptions From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And   Not available Not available
26-0471 1 City Resolution2) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services From The Operation Of Civil Service; And   Not available Not available
26-0472 1 Ordinance3) An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Parking Administrator; And (B) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator; And (C) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney   Not available Not available
26-0467 13.21Informational ReportSubject: Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing - February 2026 From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing From The City Administrator Regarding (1) Citywide Vacancy Rates And Status As Of February 1, 2026, (2) Budgeted Vacancy Rate For Fiscal Year 2025/26 (3) The Vacancy Rates Of Regional Local Public Entities, (4) Recruitment Outreach And Community Engagement, And (5) The Analysis Of The City Workforce And Recruitment Conditions   Not available Not available
26-0342 13.22Informational ReportSubject: Salary Survey Results From: Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey For City Job Classifications Earning Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars Per Hour   Not available Not available
26-0479 13.23Informational ReportSubject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio and Actuarial Valuation Report From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2025, And Actuarial Valuation Report As Of July 01, 2025   Not available Not available
26-0526 13.24Informational ReportSubject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue and Expenditures (R&E) Report From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds   Not available Not available
26-0491 13.25Informational ReportSubject: 2023-2025 Progress Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Progress In 2023-2025 On Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan   Not available Not available
26-0496 13.26Informational ReportSubject: 2025 BPAC Annual Report From: Councilmember Unger Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s 2025 Activities   Not available Not available
26-0528 13.27City ResolutionSubject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1218 (Arreguín) From: Councilmembers Unger, Wang, Brown And Mayor Barbara Lee Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill SB 1218 (Arreguín) To Amend The California Vehicle Code To Require Payment Or Resolution Of Illegal Dumping Fines Before Vehicle Registration Can Be Completed   Not available Not available
26-0524 13.28City ResolutionSubject: Commemorative Street Renaming In Collaboration With Beebe Memorial Cathedral Church From: Councilmember Unger Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr., For His Distinguished Service As The 66th Bishop Of The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church His Transformational Leadership As A Senior Pastor Of Beebe Memorial Cathedral CME Church In Oakland, And His Lifelong Commitment To Faith, Community Services And Social Justice And (2) Commemoratively Renaming The Intersection Of 39th And Telegraph Ave As “Bishop Charley Hames Jr., Way” And Authorizing The Installation Of A Commemorative Plaque Or Sign Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr. Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By The Oakland City Council Resolution No 77967 C.M.S   Not available Not available
26-0527 13.29OrdinanceSubject: Ordinance To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Enforcement From: Councilmember Unger And Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.11 (Illegal Dumping) To: (1) Increase Penalties For Illegal Dumping; (2) Make Transporting Waste In A Vehicle Without A License Plate An Offense; And (3) Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Dumping   Not available Not available
26-0529 13.30City ResolutionSubject: Resolution To Authorize Aerbits Inc. Pilot Program To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Remediation From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Surveillance Impact Report And Amended Surveillance Use Policy, Incorporating Recommendations Of The Privacy Advisory Commission, For The Aerbits System; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement With Aerbits Inc. For A Pilot Program To Detect And Report Illegal Dumping; (3) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program And Competitive Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements; And (4) Directing The City Administrator To Return Within One Year Of The Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report   Not available Not available
26-0490 13.31OrdinanceSubject: Lease Agreement With Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation For Maintenance Of Tyrone Carney Park From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A License Agreement With The Nonprofit Oakland Parks & Recreation Foundation For The Tyrone Carney Park At 10501 Acalanes Drive, Oakland, For A License Fee Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Two Years With Five One-Year Options To Extend For Maintenance And Workforce Training; (2) Making Findings That The Below Market License Fee Is In The City’s Best Interest; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings   Not available Not available
26-0474 13.32OrdinanceSubject: Amendments To Rent Adjustment Ordinance And Regulations From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) An Ordinance Amending The Rent Adjustment Ordinance (Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.22, Article I) To (A) Eliminate Tenant Petition Deadlines; (B) Require That An Owner Provide Evidence Of Possession Of A Current Business Tax Certificate, Payment Of Or Exemption From The RAP Service Fee, Service Of Written Notice Of The Rent Adjustment Program To Affected Tenants, And Registration With The Rent Adjustment Program In Order To File An Appeal Or A Response To A Tenant Appeal; And (C) Make Various Changes To The Remedies Section Including Increasing The Damages Remedy In Civil Actions Against Residential Rental Property Owners; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And   Not available Not available
26-0475 1 City Resolution2) A Resolution Ratifying Amendments To The Rent Adjustment Program Regulations To Permit Any Category Of Member Of The Housing, Residential Rent, And Relocation Board To Serve As A Board Officer   Not available Not available
26-0393 13.33Informational ReportSubject: 2025 Library Commission Annual Report From: Oakland Public Library Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Public Library Commission (LC) For The 2025 Calendar Year   Not available Not available
26-0492 13.34City ResolutionSubject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving, In Accordance With City Council Budget Appropriations And Allocations As Adopted By The Fiscal Year 2025-27 Budget, Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Citywide Commodities And Services Contracts As Set Forth In Table 1 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,900,000.00)   Not available Not available
26-0523 13.35OrdinanceSubject: Purchase Of Real Property At 3105 San Pablo Ave For A Hoover Library From: Oakland Public Library And Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Purchase And Sale Agreement With 3105 San Pablo, LLC To Acquire The Improved Real Property Located At 3105 San Pablo Avenue In Oakland, California, For $3,495,000 And Related Due Diligence And Closing Costs, For Redevelopment As A Hoover Branch Library; And (2) Reallocating $242,000 Of Measure Kk Funds For The Property Acquisition; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings   Not available Not available
26-0482 13.36City ResolutionSubject: LETS Throw Phone Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Two (2) Year Contract With Law Enforcement Technology Solutions (LETS), For The Period Commencing Upon Contract Signing, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($11,124.76), And To Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars And Fifty Cents ($11,458.50), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars And Twenty-Six Cents ($22,583.26); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/ Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements   Not available Not available
26-0503 13.37Informational ReportSubject: OPD Staffing Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Police Department On Recruiting And Police Staffing Levels   Not available Not available
26-0519 13.38City ResolutionSubject: OPD GPS Tracker Policy From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department Vehicle GPS Tracker Surveillance Use Policy (Departmental General Order I-33) And Surveillance Impact Report   Not available Not available
26-0515 14Report and RecommendationReview Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings   Not available Not available
25-0855 1 Informational ReportSubject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report From: Councilmembers Unger And Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator In Response To The City Auditor’s Recommendations In The Substantiated Whistleblower Investigation Regarding “City Of Oakland Uses Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines”   Not available Not available
26-0469 1 City ResolutionSubject: OFCY 2024-2025 Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation Report From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2024-2025; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda   Not available Not available
25-0922 1 City ResolutionSubject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks   Not available Not available
26-0364 1 Informational ReportSubject: Reorganizing Of The Parking Division From: Councilmembers Unger And Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Proposed Reorganization Of The Department Of Transportation’s Parking Division, Including (1) The Rationale For The Proposal; (2) A Fiscal Impact Statement Including Any New Or Unfrozen Staff Costs And An Analysis Of Operational Cost Savings; (3) A Summary Of Outreach That Occurred To Department Of Transportation Staff, The Public, And The Business Community; And (4) Information On How The Change Would Impact The Parking Division’s Collaboration With Other Departments   Not available Not available
26-0520 15Informational ReportSubject: Informational Report On Charter Reform Recommendations From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Mayor’s Charter Reform Working Group   Not available Not available