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Meeting Minutes - FINAL

* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency

and the City Council

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

3:30 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and Successor Redevelopment

Agency Convened At 3:31 P.M., With Council President Jenkins Presiding As

Chairperson.

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

8 -

Present

Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Noel Gallo, Ken Houston , Janani Ramachandran, Zac

Unger, Charlene Wang, and Kevin Jenkins

Modifications to the Agenda and Procedural Items, including but not limited to

Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent, items To The Next

Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of

Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING

REQUIREMENTS:

Item 4.1 Regarding The "Violation Of The Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 12.36

(Protected Tree Ordinance) At Assessor Parcel Number 48H-7672-18" Has Been

Withdrawn From This Agenda At The January 29, 2026 Rules And Legislation

Committee, And Rescheduled To The April 14, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public

Hearing

ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:

S5.1

Subject: Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And

Prostitution Related Offenses)

From:

Councilmember Wang And Council President Jenkins

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260

(Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses) To Conform To State Law

(1) By Repealing The Offense Of Loitering For The Purpose Of Engaging In Prostitution;

(2) Adding Loitering For The Purpose Of Purchasing Commercial Sex As An Offense; (3)

Allowing For The Administrative Assessment Of Fines Against Sex-Purchasers,

Sex-Traffickers, And Properties Used For Prostitution; And (4) Creating A Human

Trafficking Survivor Support Fund

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Wang and Jenkins

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

View Supplemental Report - 1/29/2026

View Supplemental Legislation - 1/29/2026

22 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this

matter be Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for Final Passage to go

before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council, to be heard 2/17/2026. The motion carried by the

following vote:

6 - Brown, Fife, Houston, Ramachandran, Unger, and Wang

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

2 - Gallo, and Jenkins

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 3:43 P.M. AND

COUNCILMEMBER RAMACHANDRAN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Gallo absent at 4:19 p.m.

The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Fife absent at 5:26 p.m.

CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:

7 Speakers Spoke On This Item

Approval of the Consent Agenda

A motion was made by Brown, seconded by Unger, to approve the Consent

Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Brown, Houston, Ramachandran, Unger, and Wang

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

3 - Fife, Gallo, and Jenkins

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of January 20, 2026

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6.1

6.2

Attachments: View Report

This Report and Recommendation was Accepted.

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

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Office Of The City Council

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Legislation

91036 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.3

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

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Office Of The City Council

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Legislation

91037 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.4

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

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Office Of The City Council

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Legislation

91038 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.5

6.6

6.7

Subject: Appointment To Commission On Homelessness

From: Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Jenn Oakley To The

Commission On Homelessness

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Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

View Application

View Legislation

91039 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

Subject: Appointments To The Cultural Affairs Commission

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Joti

Singh And Salim Shariff For The Cultural Affairs Commission

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Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

View Application

View Legislation

91040 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

Subject: Appointments To Commission On Aging

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Kevin

Beachem, Sharawn Tipton, Gwendolyn Thomas Knight, Car-Lette Garrett, Leslie Smith,

And Rhonda Ramirez As Members Of The Commission On Aging

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Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

View Application

View Legislation

91041 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.8

Subject: Tiffany Nault V. City Of Oakland Et Al.

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of Tiffany Nault V. Malcolm And Ann Plant, And

DOES 1 Through 50, Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV069134,

City Attorney File No. 36396, By Payment In The Amount Of Seventy-Five Thousand

Dollars And Zero Cents ($75,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous

Condition)

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Office Of The City Attorney

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

91042 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.9

Subject: State Farm General Insurance Company V. City Of Oakland, Et Al.

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of State Farm General Insurance Company V. City Of

Oakland And DOES 1 Through 20 Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No.

24CV071246, City Attorney File No. 36146, By Payment In The Amount Of Thirty

Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($30,000.00) (Department Of Public Works -

Dangerous Condition)

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Office Of The City Attorney

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

91043 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.10

Subject: Gosvami Marquez, Miriam Hernandez V. City Of Oakland, Officer Tommy

Nguyen And DOES 1-25

From:

Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of Gosvami Marquez And Miriam Hernandez Vs City

Of Oakland, Tommy Nguyen And DOES 1-25, Alameda County Superior Court Case No.

22CV024146, City Attorney File No. 35273 In The Amount Of One Hundred And

Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($125,000.00) (Oakland Police Department

- Negligence)

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Office Of The City Attorney

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

91044 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

6.11

Subject: Resolution In Support Of AB 1537 (Bryan)

From: Councilmember Brown

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Assembly Bill 1537

(Bryan) Which Would (1) Prohibit California Peace Officers From Working Or

Volunteering For Any Entity That Engages In Immigration Enforcement, (2) Establish

Failure To Comply With That Restriction As Grounds For Decertification As A Peace

Officer, (3) Require Peace Officers To Report Any Secondary Employment Related To

Immigration Enforcement, And (4) Require That Records Related To Secondary

Employment Of Peace Officers Be Public Records

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Brown

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

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91045 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

S6.12 Subject: Appointment To The Cannabis Regulatory Commission

From: Councilmember Brown And Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Ah’shatae

Millhouse As A Member Of The Cannabis Regulatory Commission

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Brown and Office Of The Mayor

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Application

View Legislation

91046 C.M.S.

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 5 Ayes; 3

Excused, Wang, Jenkins, And Gallo

This City Resolution was Adopted.

S6.13 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

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

This Informational Report was Received and Filed.

S6.14 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

($4,200,000.00); (2) Waiving The Competitiverequest For Proposal/Qualifications

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

(CEQA) Findings

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Oakland Public Works Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

91047 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

S6.15 Subject: Honoring Dr. Michael P. Ford

From:

Councilmember Unger

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Michael P. Ford, Ph.D., For Being

Awarded The National Parking Association’s “Innovator Of The Year Award”

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Unger

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Memo

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91048 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

S6.16 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

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Human Services Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

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91049 C.M.S.

This City Resolution was Adopted.

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

OPEN FORUM

4 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum

ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION

(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote

Of The Council)

There Being No Further Business, The Council Adjourned The Meeting In Memory

Of Bridget Cook At 5:49 P.M.

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