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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, May 7, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:32  
A.M. With Councilmember Ramachandran Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
3 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani Ramachandran  
1 - Kevin Jenkins  
Present  
Excused  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of April 23, 2026  
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Attachments:  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Jenkins  
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Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
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Attachments:  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Jenkins  
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3 New Scheduling Items  
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Jenkins  
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Subject: Caltrans Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant  
From: Oakland Public Works Department  
3.1  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To  
Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred  
Thousand Dollars ($300,000) From The California Department Of Transportation  
Community Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant Program (CCEP) And To  
Execute Related Grant Agreements;  
(2) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Advertising And Competitive Request For  
Proposals/Qualifications Requirements For The CCEP-Funded Services;  
(3) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89762 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement  
With The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. By Two Hundred Fifty Thousand  
Dollars ($250,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $2,125,000;  
(4) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89761 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement  
With The Lake Merritt Institute By Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) For A Total  
Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Five  
Hundred Dollars ($1,212,500); And  
(5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Attachments:  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
Subject: Resolution Submitting To Voters The Oakland Shelter Access For  
Encampment Response (“SAFER”) Act  
3.2  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,  
2026 General Municipal Election The Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment  
Response (“SAFER”) Act To, Among Other Things: Amend Oakland Municipal Code  
Chapter 4.56 (Vacant Property Tax) To Allocate Special Tax Revenues To The  
Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment Response Fund (“FUND”) For The  
Purposes Of Providing Interim Shelter, Transitional Housing, Encampment Closure  
Operations, And Other Related Homelessness Services; And Amend Oakland  
Municipal Code Chapter 4.20 (Real Property Transfer Tax) To Impose An 8-Year  
Special Commercial Real Estate Transfer Tax Surcharge Of 0.25% On Transfers Of  
Real Property More Than $2 Million To $5 Million 0.5% On Transfers Of Real Property  
More Than $5 Million To $10 Million And Of 1% On Transfers Of Real Property Above  
$10 Million With Revenues Allocated To The Fund; And Directing The City Clerk To  
Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters  
At The General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental  
Quality Act Findings; On The May 14, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
Subject: Gary Payton Commemorative Street Renaming  
3.3  
From:  
Councilmember Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Rename 40th Ave  
Between Mera Street And Carrington Street As “Gary Payton Way,” (2) Authorize The  
Installation Of A Plaque Honoring Gary Payton, Pursuant To The Policy And  
Procedures Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.  
Attachments:  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item  
Bypassing Committee  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 100  
From: Office Of The City Attorney  
3.4  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To  
Compromise And Settle The Case Of Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1  
Through 100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV071032, City Attorney  
File No. 36603, In The Amount Of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents  
($55,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition Of Public  
Property)  
Attachments:  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item  
Bypassing Committee  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation  
From: Office Of The City Attorney  
3.5  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney To Release The  
City’s Potential Claims As Necessary To Join A National Settlement Agreement With  
Six Remnant Opioid Defendants, Pursuant To In Re: National Prescription Opiate  
Litigation (Office Of The City Attorney - Public Nuisance, False Advertising, Unfair  
Competition)  
Attachments:  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item  
Bypassing Committee  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: Appointments To Commission On Persons With Disabilities  
From: Office Of The Mayor  
3.6  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Brian  
Hollander And Keana Giles To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities  
Attachments:  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item  
Bypassing Committee  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: District 1 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission  
From: Office Of The Mayor  
3.7  
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of  
Danforth Dougherty To The Budget Advisory Commission  
Attachments:  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item  
Bypassing Committee  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: Resolution Commemoratively Renaming The Plaza At The LGBTQ  
Community Center  
3.8  
From:  
Councilmembers Wang, Brown, And Mayor Barbara Lee  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemeoratively Renaming The Plaza (A  
Public Right Of Way) At The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center As "Moore Hope  
Plaza"  
Attachments:  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
On Non-Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Reform Oakland’s City Charter  
From: Office Of The Mayor  
3.9  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,  
2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend The Oakland City  
Charter To, Among Other Things (1) Make The Mayor The City’s Chief Executive  
Officer Responsible For Managing City Affairs;  
(2) Empower The Council To Confirm The Appointments Of The Directors Of Finance,  
Human Resources, Public Works, And Transportation;  
(3) Empower The Council To Create An Independent Budget And Legislative Analyst’s  
Office To Provide The Council Fiscal And Policy Analysis That Is Objective And  
Nonpartisan;  
(4) Affirm Councilmembers’ Right To Request Information And Relay Constituent  
Concerns, And City Officials’ Duty To Respond Promptly;  
(5) Empower The Council To Hold Legislative Hearings And Issue Subpoenas;  
(6) Create A Mayoral Veto With A Line-Item Budget Veto And A Council Power To  
Override Any Veto;  
(7) Require Councilmembers To Work Full Time And Not Engage In Outside  
Employment;  
(8) Empower The Public Ethics Commission To Align The Mayor’s And  
Councilmembers’ Salaries With Those Of Comparable Full-Time Public Officials; And  
(9) Require The Publication Of Ordinances Within Fifteen Days Of Passage;  
And Directing The City Clerk To Take All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit  
This Measure To The Voters At The Election; And Making Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Attachments:  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee to be heard 5/21/2026  
Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Council Member, City Attorney, And City  
Auditor  
3.10  
From:  
Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance  
No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For Council Member,  
City Attorney, And City Auditor In Accordance With The Oakland Public Ethics  
Commission’s Charter-Mandated Salary Adjustments; On The May 26, 2026 Finance  
And Management Committee Agenda  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Mayor  
3.11  
From:  
Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance  
No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For The Mayor; On The  
May 26, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject:  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third Quarter (Q3) Revenue And Expenditures  
3.12  
(R&E) Report  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26  
Third Quarter (Q3) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End  
Estimates For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds; On The  
May 26, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Compliance Status Of The Sewer Consent Decree Program  
3.13  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of Compliance  
With The Sewer Consent Decree, Wastewater Discharge Requirements For  
Wastewater Sewer Systems, And National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System  
Permit, During The 24-Month Period From January 1, 2024, Through December 31,  
2025; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Collaborative And Clean Creeks Agreement  
From: Oakland Public Works Department  
3.14  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Enter  
Into An Agreement With The Alameda County Flood Control And Water Conservation  
District (District) To Accept Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) To Implement The Collaborative Creek  
Improvement And Clean Creeks Programs (Programs) Over A Five Fiscal Year Term  
From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2031 (Term); (2) Appropriate Funds In An  
Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00)  
From The District To Implement The Programs For The Term Of The Agreement; And  
(3) Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26,  
2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Construction Contract Award To S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., LLC, And  
Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Amendment To Shah Kawasaki Architects  
For The Lincoln Recreation Center Project  
3.15  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Construction Contract For  
Project 1004857 Lincoln Recreation Center Expansion/Renovation Project To S.J.  
Amoroso Construction Co., LLC, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In  
Accordance With Contractor’s Bid, Project Plans And Specifications, For An Amount  
Of Twenty-Eight Million Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Dollars  
($28,437,000.00); Amending Resolution 89491 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional  
Services Agreement With Shah Kawasaki Architects By An Amount Not-To-Exceed  
Eight Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety- Seven Dollars  
($848,797.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From Three Million Twenty-Eight  
Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($3,028,849.00) To Three Million Eight  
Hundred Thousand Seventy-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Six Dollars  
($3,877,646.00); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For  
Proposal/Qualifications Requirement; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Agenda  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Accept And Appropriate Fiscal Year 26-27 External Funds  
From: Department Of Transportation  
3.16  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And  
Appropriate Up To Seven Hundred And Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred And  
Sixty-Four Dollars ($756,364) In Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Transportation  
Development Act Article 3 (TDA) Funds To Fund The Comstock Way Stair Path  
Rehabilitation, East 23rd Street Stair Path Rehabilitation, Longridge Road To  
Rosemount Road Stair Path Rehabilitation, Bicycle Signage Program, And CityRacks  
Bicycle Parking Program Phase 18; And Adopting Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings; And  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
2) A Resolution Adopting A List Of Projects For Fiscal Year 2026-27 Funded By SB1:  
The Road Repair And Accountability Act Of 2017 (Road Maintenance And  
Rehabilitation Account Funds); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental  
Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation  
Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar  
Year 2025  
3.17  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s  
General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year  
2025; On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee  
Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community &  
Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Annual Housing Programs Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2025-26  
3.18  
From:  
Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Housing Development  
Programs By The Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year  
2025-2026; On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community &  
Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Grant And Cooperative  
Agreement  
3.19  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate  
Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The California Ocean Protection Council In An  
Amount Of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($144,900) To  
Fund Staff Time To Work On The Existing Conditions And Vulnerability Assessment  
Analysis For The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (2) Authorizing The City  
Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Additional Senate Bill 1 Grant  
Funds From The Ocean Protection Council In An Amount Up To One Million Three  
Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($ 1,355,100), For  
Completion Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan; And (3) Authorizing The  
City Administrator To Represent The City In Intergovernmental Relations With  
Neighboring Jurisdictions Within Shared Shoreline Operational Landscape Units; And  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative  
Agreement To Purchase Services From Conger Moss Guillard (CMG) Landscape  
Architecture For The Development Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan  
By Relying On An Existing Professional Services Agreement Between The City Of  
Alameda And CMG Landscape Architecture For An Amount Not To Exceed One  
Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($1,355,100);  
And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May  
26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: OFCY Cityspan Technologies, Inc. Contract Extension  
3.20  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90819 To Extend  
The Agreement With Cityspan Technologies, Inc. For Twelve (12) Months For The  
Client Services And Contract Database, Ongoing Grants Management Licensing, User  
Support, Project Management, And Custom Programming For Oakland Fund For  
Children And Youth (OFCY) Funded Programs In An Amount Not To Exceed Two  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), For July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2)  
Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process For The Acquisition Of  
Computerized Or Information Technology Systems; And (3) Waiving The Local/Local  
Small Business Enterprise (L/LSBE) Requirement; On The May 26, 2026 Life  
Enrichment Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Amortization To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities  
From: Councilmember Fife  
3.21  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To (1)  
Develop An Amortization Program To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities  
Operated By California Waste Solutions, Inc. (“CWS”) And CASS, Inc. (“CASS”) From  
Areas In West Oakland To Address Negative Environmental Impacts On Local  
Residents; And (2) Proceed To Planning Commission With Amortization Legislation  
No Later Than December 31, 2026; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee  
Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Approving The 2026-2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan  
3.22  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The 2026-2030 Community  
Violence Reduction Plan As Required By The Oakland Community Violence  
Reduction And Emergency Response Act Of 2024 (Measure NN) And Approved By  
The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission; On The May 26,  
2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: PSA With Elite Corporate Solutions, LLC  
3.23  
From:  
Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Professional Services Agreement With Elite Corporate Solutions LLC  
(Previously Known As Elite Public Safety Investigations LLC) To Provide  
Pre-Employment Background Investigations For The Period Of June 1, 2026 To May  
31, 2029 In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000),  
With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Years Until May 31, 2031, At A  
Cost Of Up To Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), And Without Returning To  
Council, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($500,000); On The May 26, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/26/2026  
Subject: Summarily Vacating Public Utility Easement At 747 52nd Street  
3.24  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Summarily Vacating A Public Utility Easement  
Located At 747 52nd Street To The Property Owner, Children’s Hospital And  
Research Center At Oakland, And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental  
Quality Act Findings; On The June 9, 2026 Public Works And Transportation  
Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 6/9/2026  
Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC  
From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo  
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A  
Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate Terms And Enter Into An  
Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC, A  
Delaware Limited Liability Company (“OFI”), With Such Agreement Including The  
Following: (A) Allowing OFI To Erect Up To Five New Digital Advertising Signs At  
Certain Locations In The City Of Oakland In Exchange For OFI Causing The Removal  
Of Up To Eleven (11) Of Its Existing Advertising Faces At Various Locations In The  
City By Dates Certain, With OFI And Outfront Waiving Its Rights To Just  
Compensation For The Removed Signs;  
(B) Requiring OFI To Make Payments In Advance Of Up To Two Million Three  
Hundred And Five Thousand Dollars ($2,305,000) For The Fiscal Year 2025 To 2027  
Biennial Budget, And Annual Payments Of Up To $750,000 For Each New Digital  
Advertising Sign For A Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations And A Ten (10) Year  
Renewal Option, In Addition To Providing Other Financial Incentives To The City  
Including Negotiated Carbon Offset Fees And Free Advertising Space; And  
(2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Amend The City Charter To Improve Civilian  
Oversight Of OPD  
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From:  
Councilmember Houston  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,  
2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Section  
604 To, Among Other Things (1) Simplify The Process For Appointing Police  
Commissioners By Only Having Regular Police Commissioners That Are Appointed  
One Each By The Councilmembers And One By The Mayor; (2) Strengthen The  
Independence Of The Office Of Inspector General By Having The City Auditor, Rather  
Than The Police Commission, Appoint The Inspector General; (3) Streamline The  
Process For Appointing Police Chiefs By Using The Same Processes Used To  
Appoint Other Department Heads; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All  
Actions Necessary Under The Law To Submit This Measure To The Voters At The  
November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Attachments:  
The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Rules And Legislation Committee  
Pending List - No Date Specific  
10 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that  
this matter be Rescheduled to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee  
Pending List - No Date Specific. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Jenkins  
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Open Forum  
6 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Council Rules And Legislation Committee  
Adjourned The Meeting In Memory Of Wilson Riles At 12:14 P.M.  
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