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• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation

requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.

• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that

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unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall

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Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has

forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high

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and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is

otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Rowena Brown, At Large; Councilmember

Carroll Fife, District 3; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5; Councilmember

Ken Houston, District 7; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4;

Councilmember Zac Unger, District 1; Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2;

Council President Kevin Jenkins, District 6

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CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING

REQUIREMENTS:

4.1

Subject: 2025 Delinquent Business Taxes Assessment of Liens

From: Finance Department

Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A

Resolution (1) Confirming The Report And Notice Of Liens For Delinquent Business

Taxes With Penalties, Interest And Administrative And Assessment Charges, And (2)

Overruling Any Protests And Objections Related To The Liens Included In Said Report

And Authorizing The Recordation Of Liens, And (3) Directing The Notice Of Lien And

Assessment Charges Be Turned Over To The County Tax Collector For Collection

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Sponsors:

Finance Department

Attachments:

View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item

Bypassing Committee

As A Public Hearing

ACTION ON THE NON-CONSENT CALENDAR

5.1

Subject: Selection Panel Nominations For Police Commissioner Appointments

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt One Of The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution Accepting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo

Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission; Or

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Sponsors:

Office Of The City Administrator

Attachments:

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item

Bypassing Committee

On Non Consent

2) A Resolution Rejecting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo

Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission

26-0332

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Administrator

Attachments:

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item

Bypassing Committee

On Non Consent

CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:

6.1

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of January 6, 2026

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6.2

Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic

From: Office Of The Council President

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's

Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health

Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired

Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") Epidemic

26-0322

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

6.3

6.4

6.5

Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency

From: Office Of The Council President

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A

Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical

Cannabis In The City Of Oakland

26-0323

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness

From: Office Of The Council President

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's

Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness

Crisis

26-0324

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

Subject: Reappointments To Library Commission

From: Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of

Karen Zukor, Chiye Azuma, And Alex Weinberg To The Library Commission

26-0327

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Attachments:

View Memo

View Legislation

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item

Bypassing Committee

On Consent

6.6

Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C

From: Human Services Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply

For And Accept The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency

Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To

Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And

Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures Effective July 1, 2025, Through June

30, 2026; And (2) To Accept Additional Early Care And Education Emergency Grant

Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract

Term; And (3) To Enter Into An Agreement With California School Age Consortium

(CalSAC) To Serve As The Fiscal Sponsor For The City Of Oakland Award From First

5 Alameda County’s Early Care And Education Emergency Grant, To Manage And

Disburse Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Staff And Other

Grant Related Expenditures

26-0335

Sponsors:

Human Services Department

Attachments:

View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item

Bypassing Committee

On Consent

6.7

Subject: Appointments For The Police Commission

From: Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Appointment

Of Evelio Grillo And Doug Wong To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The

Mayor's Appointees

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Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Attachments:

View Memo

View Legislation

View Supplemental Legislation - 1/9/2026

Legislative History

1/8/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Approved as Amended the

Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to

the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency and the

City Council

Councilmember Fife made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Brown to

approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to

take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the

agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to

avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred

to a subsequent special or regular meeting; Motion Passed With A Vote Of 4

Ayes

The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff And To

Forward This Item To The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

With Amendments Made to The First Further Resolved Clause, And The Second

Further Resolved clause

2 Speakers Spoke On This Item

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

OPEN FORUM

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