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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, January 8, 2026

10:30 AM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:39 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

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of December 4, 2025

And December 11, 2025

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Attachments: View Report - December 4, 2025

View Report - December 11, 2025

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this

matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins

Aye:

NO VOTE:

3 New Scheduling Items

2 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:

4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins

Aye:

NO VOTE:

3.0

Subject: Caltrans Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment For Litter Removal

From: Office Of The Mayor And Council President Jenkins

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

Negotiate And Enter Into A Delegated Maintenance Agreement With The California

Department Of Transportation (Caltrans) To Include Maintenance Activities Such As

Weed Abatement, Litter, And Debris Removal On Specified Caltrans Highway

On-Ramps And Off-Ramps; (2) Accepting And Appropriating Up To Three Hundred

Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) From Caltrans In Connection With The

Agreement; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings

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Office Of The Mayor and Jenkins

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report And Attachment A

View Legislation

An Urgency Finding Was Stated On The Record 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

Council President Jenkins Was Added As A Co-Sponsor

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And

Transportation Committee to be heard 1/13/2026

3.1

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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Finance Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

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

Committee

As A Public Hearing

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard

1/20/2026

3.2

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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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Attachment B

View Legislation

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

Committee

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

1/20/2026

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

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Attachment B

View Legislation

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

Committee

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

1/20/2026

3.3

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

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Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

View Legislation

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

1/20/2026

3.4

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

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Human Services Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

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

1/20/2026

3.5

Subject: FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six Month Update

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The

FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six Month Update; On The January 27, 2026

Finance And Management Committee Agenda

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &

Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026

3.6

Subject: Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (PFRS’s) Investment Portfolio

As Of September 30, 2025

From:

Finance Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire

Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of September 30,

2025; On The January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda

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Finance Department

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &

Management Committee to be heard 1/27/2026

3.7

Subject: Department Of Race And Equity Update

From: Councilmember Brown

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Activities Of The Department

Of Race And Equity, Including Recent Major Accomplishments, Interdepartmental

Collaborations, And Current And Upcoming Initiatives; On The January 27, 2026 Finance

And Management Committee Agenda

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Brown

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment

Committee to be heard 2/24/2026

3.8

Subject: Consultant Contract Amendment For The Fire Station 4 Project

From: Public Works Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 88240 C.M.S. To

Increase The Professional Services Agreement With Loving Campos Associates (LCA)

Architects For Architectural And Engineering Design Services For The Fire Station 4

Project By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars

($2,700,000.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From One Million Five Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) To Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars

($4,200,00.00); (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications

Requirements; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) Findings; On The January 27, 2026 Public Works And Transportation

Committee Agenda

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Oakland Public Works Department

Sponsors:

A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And

Transportation Committee to be heard 1/27/2026

3.9

Subject: SAMHSA Oakland ReCAST Program FY 25-26

From: Human Services Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements Using Substance

Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funds To Three Agencies

In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $437,000 To Provide Trauma Informed Behavioral

Health Services To High-Risk Youth And Their Families From October 1, 2025 Through

December 31, 2026; And

(2) Waiving The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) And

Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding Professional

Services Agreements To Three Entities In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 In

SAMHSA Funding From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And

(3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Above Grant Agreements And

Professional Service Agreements To Increase The Amount Of Said Agreements Using

Carryover Or Reallocated Grant Funding In Accordance With SAMHSA Authority; On The

January 27, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda

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Human Services Department

Sponsors:

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee

to be heard 1/27/2026

3.10

Subject: Community Policing Advisory Board Annual Report 2024-2025

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive The 2024-2025 Annual Informational Report From The

Community Policing Advisory Board; On The January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee

Agenda

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety

Committee to be heard 1/27/2026

3.11

Subject: OPD Skelly Hearing Process Improvements

From: Councilmember Brown

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From OPD And CPRA On The Role

Of Skelly Hearings In OPD’s Discipline Process, Current Challenges Managing Skelly

Hearings, And Options To Address The Backlog Of Discipline Cases Awaiting Skelly

Hearings; On The January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

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Brown

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety

Committee to be heard 2/24/2026

3.12

Subject: Report On The City’s Official Newspapers

From: Councilmember Fife

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The

City Of Oakland’s Utilization Of Its Official Newspapers Of Record For Advertisements

And Other Noticing Purposes, Pursuant To Chapter 1.06 Of Oakland Municipal Code

And Resolution No. 89141, Including (1) Whether All Appropriate Advertisements And

Notices Have Been Placed With The Official Newspapers; (2) Rationale If/When Such

Placements Have Not Occurred; And (3) Improvements Needed For Full Compliance

With O.M.C Chapter 1.06; On The February 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee

Agenda

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Fife

Sponsors:

As A Oral Report

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment

Committee to be heard 2/10/2026

3.13

Subject: PSA With Evergreen Counseling

From: Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A

Professional Services Agreement With Evergreen Counseling A Marriage And Family

Therapy Corporation To Provide Behavioral Science Consultation, Training, And

Confidential Mental Health Services For The Oakland Fire Department From February 1,

2026 Through December 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($450,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement

For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty

Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total

Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000); On The

February 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

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Oakland Fire Department

Sponsors:

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to

be heard 2/10/2026

3.14

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; On The February 24, 2026 Finance

And Management Committee Agenda

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Finance Department

Sponsors:

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &

Management Committee to be heard 2/24/2026

3.15

Subject: Salary Survey Results

From:

Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey

For All City Job Classifications That Earn A Salary Rate Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars

Per Hour And Collective Bargaining Requirements To Adjust The Salary Rate For Each

Classification; On The February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda

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Brown and Ramachandran

Sponsors:

A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &

Management Committee to be heard 3/24/2026

Subject: HCD Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan

From: Housing And Community Development Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Housing And Community

Development Department’s Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan

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Housing And Community Development Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the

*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 1/27/2026

CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

PENDING LIST UNDER JANUARY 27, 2026

Subject: Impact Fee Annual Informational Report And Findings Resolution For Fiscal

Year 2024-25

From:

Planning And Building Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report On The Affordable

Housing, Transportation, Capital Improvement, And Jobs/Housing Impact Fees For

Fiscal Year 2024-2025; On The January 27, 2026, Community And Economic

Development Committee Agenda And On The February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda As

A Public Hearing

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Planning & Building Department

Sponsors:

This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the

*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026

AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JANUARY 13, 2026

PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL PUBLIC

SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2026

AT 1:30 P.M.

Subject: 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive An Information Report Regarding The Proposed 2026 State

And Federal Legislative Agenda

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

2 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter

be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins

Aye:

NO VOTE:

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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Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

View Legislation

View Supplemental Legislation - 1/9/2026

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

A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this

matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to

go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council, to be heard 1/20/2026. The motion carried by the

following vote:

4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins

Aye:

NO VOTE:

Open Forum

2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum

Adjournment

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation

Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:57 A.M.

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