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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 29, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 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 Meeting Of January 15, 2026  
2
Attachments: View Report  
0 Speakers 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 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this  
matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3.1  
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  
Attachments: View Application  
On Consent  
A Rule 24 And Urgency Finding Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
2/3/2026  
3.2  
Subject: 2024 City Of Oakland Disparity Study Final Report  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2024 City Of Oakland  
Disparity Study Prepared By Mason Tillman Associates (MTA) Pursuant To Resolution  
No. 89058 C.M.S.  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment  
Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.3  
Subject: Public Safety Committee Vice Chairman Appointment  
From:  
Councilmember Houston  
Recommendation: Accept The Recommendation To Approve The Nomination Of  
Councilmember Houston As Vice Chairman Of The Public Safety Committee And  
Designating All Authority Vested In The Committee Chairperson To The Vice Chairman In  
The Absence Of The Chairperson And/Or At The Discretion Of The Chairperson Along  
With The Specialized Subject Matter Expertise Of The Vice Chairman On Homelessness,  
Graffiti Vandalism, Illegal Dumping And Their Contributing Factors  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This Report and Recommendation be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.4  
Subject: Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Second Quarter Ended  
December 31st, 2025  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year  
2025-2026 Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2025; On The February 24, 2026  
Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Oakland Alameda Access Project - Delegated Maintenance Agreement  
Amendment  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate  
And Execute An Amendment To The 1991 Delegated Maintenance Agreement Between  
The City And California Department Of Transportation To Include Maintenance Activities  
Related To The Oakland Alameda Access Project And Making California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The February 24, 2026 Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Agenda  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.6  
Subject: Amendments To Housing Sites Combining Zone And To Work/Live And  
Live/Work  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning  
Commission (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code)  
To (A) Amend Chapter 17.96 S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone To Update The  
Definition Of Development Project And To Include A Conditional Use Permit Procedure  
For Non-Housing Developments; And (B) Update “Work/Live” And “Live/Work”  
Residential To Non-Residential Unit Area, As Referenced Throughout Title 17, To  
Correspond With Revisions To The California Building Code And Oakland Building  
Regulations; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings;  
On The February 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda  
And On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
And On The March 3, 2026 City Council As A Public Hearing  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.7  
Subject: Senate Bill 79 Planning Code Implementation Ordinance  
From: Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning  
Commission (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code)  
To Add Chapter 17.86 S-8 Abundant And Affordable Homes Near Transit (Senate Bill  
79) Combining Zone Regulations Identifying Sites Eligible And Ineligible Or Excluded  
From The Senate Bill 79 Property Development Standards; (2) Making Related Oakland  
Zoning Map Amendments To Designate Parcels Within The S-8 Combining Zone And To  
Identify Whether Such Designated Parcels Are Eligible For Or Excluded From The  
Senate Bill 79 Property Development Standards; And (3) Making Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The February 24, 2026 Community And  
Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The March 3, 2026 City Council  
Agenda As A Public Hearing  
And On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.8  
Subject: Reaffirming The City Of Oakland’s Sanctuary City Policy  
From:  
Councilmembers Wang And Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Reaffirming The City Of Oakland’s Sanctuary  
City Policy (Collectively Found In Resolution Numbers 63950, 80584, 86498, 87036  
CMS, And Ordinance Number 13515 CMS); (2) Prohibiting The Use Of City Property  
For Non-City Purposes; And (3) Consolidating And Codifying These Provisions As  
Chapters Of The Oakland Municipal Code; On The February 24, 2026 Public Safety  
Committee Agenda  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be  
heard 2/24/2026  
Item 3.9 Regarding The "Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC"  
Was Taken Out Of Order, And Heard Under Item 4  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JANUARY 27, 2026 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT  
COMMITTEE  
3.10  
Subject: Oakland 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  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.11  
Subject: Informational Report On Ratings For GO Bonds, Series 2025  
From: Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Ratings For The General  
Obligation Bonds Series 2025 (Measure U) From Moody’s Investor Service And  
Standard And Poor’s Ratings  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.12  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
On Consent  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of  
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
2/3/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JANUARY 27, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS AND  
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
3.13  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
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  
2/3/2026  
3.14  
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”  
Attachments: View Memo  
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  
2/3/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE THE JANUARY 27, 2026 SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY  
COMMITTEE  
3.15  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.16  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
On Non-Consent  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
2/3/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE THE JANUARY 27, 2026 LIFE ENRICHMENT  
COMMITTEE  
3.17  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
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  
2/3/2026  
Subject: Violation Of The Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 12.36 (Protected Tree  
Ordinance) At Assessor Parcel Number 48H-7672-18  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution  
Finding Matthew Bernard And Lynn Warner, Owners Of Record Of Assessor Parcel  
Number 48H-7672-18, In Violation Of Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 12.36 (Protected  
Trees) By Illegally Removing Thirty-Eight Protected Trees At Said Parcel And Imposing A  
Penalty, Per Chapter 12.36.150 Of The Oakland Municipal Code, Of A Total Sum Of Nine  
Hundred And Fifteen Thousand, One Hundred And Thirty-Five Dollars, And Forty Cents  
($915,135.40), To Place On Hold Any Building Permits, And Place A Lien For Said  
Property Until This Penalty Is Paid In Full  
Attachments: View Report  
As A Public Hearing  
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *  
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the  
City Council to be heard 4/14/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft February 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation  
Committee Agenda  
Subject: Construction Contract Amendment For Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation  
2022 Project (Project No. 1006337)  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Increasing The Change Order Limit For The  
Contract With McGuire And Hester, Inc. For The Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation 2022  
(Project No. 1006337) From Twenty-Five Percent (25%) To Twenty-Seven And One-Half  
Percent (27.5%) Of The Original Contract Amount, For A Total Contract Not-To-Exceed  
Nineteen Million, Two Hundred Thirty Two Thousand, Four Hundred Eighteen Dollars And  
Seventy Five Cents ($19,232,418.75) And Waiving The Competitive Process To The  
Extent Necessary  
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 2/10/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft February 10, 2026 Community And Economic  
Development Committee Agenda  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 3/10/2026  
3.9  
Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC  
From:  
Councilmembers Wang And Gallo  
Recommendation: 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; On The March  
24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The April  
14, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
And On The April 14, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 3/24/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft February 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Subject: IT PSA With ImageTrend LLC  
From: Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into  
A Professional Service Agreement With Image Trend LLC. To Replace The Oakland Fire  
Department’s Records Management System (RMS) With A National Emergency  
Response Information System (NEIRS) Compliant Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Fire  
And Ems Rms Software For A Total Amount Of One Million Six Thousand Six Hundred  
And Fifty Nine Dollars ($1,006,659), For The Term Beginning January 1, 2026 Through  
December 31, 2028; And (2) Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Years In An Amount  
Not To Exceed Three Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Four Dollars  
($362,584), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To  
Exceed One Million Three Hundred And Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Forty  
Three Dollars ($1,369,243)  
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Public  
Safety Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
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 11:11 A.M.  
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