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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Thursday, March 5, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:34 A.M. With  
Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
1 Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin Jenkins  
Present  
At The Call Of The Council President, The March 12, 2026 Rules And Legislation  
Committee Is Cancelled. A Special Rules And Legislation Committee Meeting Is  
Scheduled To Be Held On Thursday, March 12, 2026 At 9 A.M. In Its Place  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 19, 2026  
26-0448  
2
Attachments:  
View Report  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Subject: Round 4 Prohousing Incentive Program Grant  
From: Housing And Community Development Department  
3.1  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply  
For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To $1,600,000 In Funds From The State Of  
California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing  
Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing And  
(2) Make Grants Or Development Loans Under The New Construction Of Multifamily  
Rental Affordable Housing Program Or The Rapid Response Homeless Housing  
Program, Contingent On Funding Availability; On The March 10, 2026 Community  
And Economic Development Committee Agenda  
26-0489  
The Urgency Finding Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 3/10/2026  
Subject: Report On Oakland Police Department’s Compliance With The Negotiated  
Settlement Agreement  
3.2  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On Oakland Police  
Department’s Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement; On The March  
10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
26-0497  
This Informational Report be No Action Taken.  
Subject: Support Of California Senate Bill 959 (Grayson)  
3.3  
From:  
Councilmember Ramachandran  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 959  
(Grayson) Which Would (1) Empower Local Fire Officials To Determine Whether  
California Schools Should Cancel Classes Due To The Threat Of Wildfires, (2) Ensure  
That Schools Would Not Lose Average Daily Attendance Funding For Preemptively  
Canceling Classes When Facing Wildfire Danger, And (3) Keep Students And  
Residents In Oakland And Neighboring Communities Safe As The Frequency And  
Severity Of Wildfires Continues To Increase Statewide; On The March 16, 2026  
Special City Council Agenda On Consent  
26-0494  
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard  
3/16/2026  
Subject: Resolution In Support Of H.R. 5356  
From: Councilmember Fife  
3.4  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of H.R. 5356, The National  
Infrastructure Bank Act Of 2025; On The March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda  
On Consent  
26-0495  
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard  
3/16/2026  
Subject: Travel Reimbursement Resolution  
3.5  
From:  
Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Reimbursement In An Amount  
Not To Exceed 2,500.00 Per Person From The City Council Contingency Fund For  
The Travel Cost Of Council President Kevin Jenkins, Deputy Chief Of Staff To Council  
President Kevin Jenkins, And Deputy Policy Analyst To Councilmember Zac Unger To  
Travel To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Federal Advocacy; On The March 16, 2026  
Special City Council Agenda On Consent  
26-0501  
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard  
3/16/2026  
Subject: 2023-2025 Progress Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan  
3.6  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Progress In 2023-2025  
On Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan; On The March 24, 2026  
Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda  
26-0491  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Subject: Lease Agreement With Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation For  
Maintenance Of Tyrone Carney Park  
3.7  
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 And  
Recreation Foundation For The Tyrone Carney Park At 10501 Acalanes Dr, Oakland,  
At A Rate Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Two (2) Years With Five (5)  
One-Year Options To Extend For Maintenance And Workforce Training; (2) Making  
Findings That The Below Market Rate Is In The City's Best Interest; And (3) Making  
California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The March 24, 2026 Community  
And Economic Development Committee Agenda  
26-0490  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Subject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements  
3.8  
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); On The  
March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
26-0492  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 3/24/2026  
Subject: Report On The Impact Of Ordinance 13825 C.M.S. And Recommendations  
3.9  
From:  
Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On (1) The Impact Of Ordinance  
No. 13825 C.M.S. That Amended The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise  
(L/SLBE) Program Certification Requirements And (2) Recommendations For  
Potential Changes To The L/SLBE Program; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment  
Committee Agenda  
26-0493  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment  
Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Subject: LETS Throw Phone Contract  
From: Oakland Police Department  
3.10  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]:  
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; On The March 24, 2026 Public Safety  
Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]:  
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 Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) And The  
Local/ Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements  
26-0482  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 3/24/2026  
Subject: Scheduling A March 30, 2026 Education Partnership Committee  
3.11  
From:  
Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Scheduling An Education Partnership Committee Meeting For  
Monday, March 30, 2026 To Be Held At 3:30 P.M.  
26-0498  
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted.  
Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Recommendation To Amend The  
Consolidated Fiscal Policy (CFP) To Redefine “Excess” Real Estate Transfer Tax  
Revenue (RETT)  
3.12  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory  
Commission (BAC) On Their Recommendation To Amend The Consolidated Fiscal  
Policy (CFP) To Redefine Excess As It Relates To Real Estate Transfer Tax  
Revenues (RETT); On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee  
Agenda  
26-0499  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) FY 2025-27 Budget Process  
Assessment And Recommendations  
3.13  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory  
Commission (BAC) Assessment And Recommendations Of The FY 2025-27 City  
Budget Process; On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee  
Agenda  
26-0500  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, A QUORUM OF THE  
CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER  
FIFE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE RULES  
AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL  
MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 10:52 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4  
AYES  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0449  
4
Attachments:  
March 10, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
March 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Agenda  
March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee  
Agenda  
March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
March 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
March 12, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
Finance And Management Committee Pending List  
Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List  
Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List  
Life Enrichment Committee Pending List  
Education Partnership Committee Pending List  
Public Safety Committee Pending List  
Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List  
Port Liaison Committee Pending List  
Draft March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda  
Draft March 17, 2026 Cancelled City Council Agenda  
Draft March 19, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this  
matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Changes Made To The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Ageda  
Subject: Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program  
From: Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1)  
Accept And Appropriate Up To $4.4 Million In Grant Funds From The Federal Lead  
Hazard Reduction Grant Program;  
(2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East  
Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,021,094.30, To Provide Grant  
Administration And Management Construction Services For The Lead-Based Paint  
Mitigation And Healthy Homes Programs, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local  
And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements, Local Employment And  
Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements, And Request For Proposal/ Qualifications  
Competitive Process Requirements;  
(3) Upon Completion Of A Competitive Procurement Process, Enter Into One Or More  
Agreements In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $321,397 With One Or More  
Workforce Development Services Providers To Expand The Supply Of Workers And  
Firms Available To Conduct Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Work;  
And  
(4) Make Grants To Eligible Property Owners For The Remediation Of Lead-Based  
Paint Hazards And Healthy Home Improvements  
26-0464  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 3/10/2026  
Changes Made To The Finance And Management Committee Pending List No  
Date Specific  
Subject: BAC Recommendations On Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax  
Measure  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory  
Commission (BAC) On The Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax Measure To  
Support Essential City Services And Fiscal Stability  
26-0336  
Attachments:  
NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTED  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
Changes Made To The Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List  
No Date Specific  
Subject: 2025 Bicyclist And Pedestrian Advisory Commission Annual Report  
From:  
Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian  
Advisory Commission’s 2025 Activities  
26-0496  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Changes Made To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List No Date Specific  
Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing  
Agreements For: A. Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless,  
Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; B. Up To $441,350  
From The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; C. Up  
To $4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (Oha) For The Oakland Path  
Rehousing Initiative (OPRI) Program; And  
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The  
Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And  
Amounts Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or  
Measure Q Funding; And  
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding  
Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And  
Table 2 Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has  
Appropriated For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements  
26-0437  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 3/10/2026  
Changes Made To The Public Safety Committee Pending List Under Bi-Annual  
Reports  
Subject: Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) Update  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Progress Of The Oakland  
Police Department's Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA)  
26-0502  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police  
Department’s Biannual Staffing Levels  
26-0503  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Changes Made To The Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List No Date  
Specific  
Subject: FY 26-27 Non-Competitive Head Start Baseline Grant Application  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Submit A Head Start Non-Competitive Baseline Grant Application For Fiscal Years  
(FY) 2026-2031; And  
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Head Start Basic  
Training And Technical Assistance, Early Head Start Basic And Training And  
Technical Assistance Grants For (FY) 2026-2027 From The US Department Of Health  
And Human Services, Administration For Children And Families, Office Of Head Start  
(DHHS/ACF), In An Estimated Amount Of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Ninety  
Seven Thousand Fifty Seven Dollars ($13,797,057), And Committing The Necessary  
Local Match Funds And Central Services Offset; And  
(3) Awarding Grant Agreements To Fund Comprehensive Early Care, Education, And  
Family Services To Community Service Providers Bananas Incorporated And Brighter  
Beginnings For FY 2026-2027 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Six  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,600,000); And  
(4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional Federal  
Head Start/Early Head Start Funds If They Become Available Within FY 2026-2027  
And Amend The Grant Agreements Within The Limits Of The Federal Award; On The  
March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
26-0473  
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard  
3/16/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda  
Subject: Oakland’s Commitment To Gender-Affirming Care  
From:  
Councilmembers Unger And Brown  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Reaffirming Oakland’s Commitment To The  
Right Of Its Transgender, Gender-Nonconforming, Intersex And Two-Spirit  
(TGNCL2S) Residents And Employees To Obtain Gender-Affirming Care Without  
Discrimination; And Demanding Healthcare Providers And Insurance Carriers  
Operating Within The City To Adhere To State And Local Laws Mandating Access To  
Medically Necessary Healthcare, Including Gender-Affirming Care  
26-0477  
Councilmember Wang Added As A Co-Sponsor  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting  
of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard  
3/16/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft March 17, 2026 Cancelled City Council Agenda  
Subject: Appeal Of The 1205 Franklin Street Major Variance Self-Storage  
Conversion Project  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A  
Resolution Denying The Appeal By John Kevlin, Representing TC I 1205 Franklin,  
LLC, The Property Owner At 1205 Franklin Street (The “Property”), , And Thus  
Upholding The Planning Commission’s Denial Of A Major Variance For The  
Conversion Of The Second And Third Floor Offices Into A Self- Or Mini-Storage  
Industrial Activity In An Existing Building At The Property; And Adopting Appropriate  
California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0422  
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
Open Forum  
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And  
Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:12 A.M.  
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