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Meeting Minutes - FINAL

*Community & Economic Development

Committee

City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Oakland, California 94612

City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

1:30 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee

Convened At 1:30 P.M. With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson

Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated Via Teleconference

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Roll Call / Call To Order

4 - Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown

Present

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On October 28, 2025

And The Special Meeting On November 18, 2025

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Attachments: View Report - October 28, 2025

View Report - November 18, 2025

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be

Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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Attachments: View Report

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:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: MOU Between City Of Oakland And City Of San Leandro

From: Planning And Building Department

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

Memorandum Of Understanding With The City Of San Leandro Establishing That The

City Of San Leandro Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements For Improvements

To An Existing Structure And Parking Lot At 1 East 14th Street/10701 International

Boulevard, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions, And Act As Lead Agency For

The Purposes Of Review Under The California Environmental Quality Act

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Attachments: View Report

The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent

1 Speaker Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be

Approved 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 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Terms For An Exclusive Negotiating Agreement

From: Councilmember Fife

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

Negotiate Terms For An Exclusive Negotiating Agreement With Costco Wholesale

Corporation And Deca Companies, LLC To Develop A Costco Wholesale And Retail

General Merchandise Facility In The North Gateway Development Area Of The Former

Oakland Army Base And (2) Declaring The Property Exempt Surplus Land

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Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent

11 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be

Approved 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 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Cannabis Equity Program

From:

Economic And Workforce Development Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s Cannabis

Equity Program

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Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

3 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter

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

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER WANG, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL

WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN AND SECONDED

BY COUNCILMEMBER UNGER TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY AND

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL

MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 2:50 P.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES

Councilmember Brown made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Fife 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; The Motion Passed With 4

Ayes

Subject: Bay Area Air District’s Zero Emission Building Appliance Rules

From: Councilmember Wang

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of The Bay Area Air District’s Timely

Implementation Of Rules 9-4 And 9-6 That Establish Zero-Emission Building Appliance

Standards, With Appropriate Flexibility To Ensure Equity And Business Development

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Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent

3 Speakers Spoke On This Item

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

be Approved 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 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Councilmember Brown made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Ramachandran 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; The Motion

Passed With 4 Ayes

Subject: Amendments To The Oakland Fire Code

From: Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt An Emergency Ordinance: (1) Repealing Current Oakland

Municipal Code Chapter 15.12, “The Oakland Fire Code”; (2) Adopting And Making

Local Amendments To The 2025 Edition Of The California Model Building Code,

California Code Of Regulations Title 24, Part 9 (Also Referred To As The “California Fire

Code”); (3) Recodifying Said Code As Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.12, “The

Oakland Fire Code”; And (4) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemption

Findings

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Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

View Supplemental Legislation - 12/11/2025

View Supplemental Attachment A - 12/11/2025

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The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff And To

Forward This Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent

Amendments To the Oakland Fire Code:

1. To Section 909 Smoke Control Systems (G -1) Adding "Is Employed And

Supervised By A Licensed C-20, C-61/ D-62 Contractor"

2. To Section 909 Smoke Control Systems (G -2) Adding "And (iii) Is Employed

And Supervised By A Licensed C-20, C-61/ D-62 Contractor"

3 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, 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 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the

following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Open Forum

Adjournment

4 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Community And

Economic Development Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 3:50 P.M.

* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the

meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City

Council action can be taken.

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