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Meeting Minutes - FINAL  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Thursday, December 4, 2025  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:32 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  
2
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of November 13, 2025 And  
November 20, 2025  
26-0249  
Attachments: View Report - November 13, 2025  
View Report - November 20, 2025  
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 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, 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: 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  
26-0289  
Wang  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
91001 C.M.S.  
An Urgency Finding Was Stated And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 12/9/2025  
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER WANG, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND SECONDED BY  
COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION  
COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL  
AT 10:38 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES  
3.2  
Subject: Oakland Public Works Sewer Division Cooperative Agreements  
From: Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving Ongoing Cooperative Purchase  
Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Oakland Public Works, Bureau Of Maintenance  
And Internal Services (Sewer Division) Commodities And Services Contracts As Set  
Forth In Table 1 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Two Hundred Thousand  
($2,200,000) Dollars; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) Findings  
26-0286  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
90986 C.M.S.  
A Rule 24 Was Stated On Record And Accepted  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.3  
Subject: Lind Marine Contract  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Waive  
The City Of Oakland’s Local/Small/Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements  
(L/SLBE) And Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Competitive Process; And  
(2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Lind Marine From January 1,  
2026 To December 31, 2027, To Provide For The Removal Of Abandoned, Derelict, And  
Sunken Vessels In The Oakland Estuary, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million  
Four Hundred And Fifty-Six Thousand, Two Hundred And Fifty-Eight Dollars ($1,456,258)  
26-0291  
Oakland Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
91007 C.M.S.  
Councilmember Wang Was Removed As Sponsor And Oakland Police Department  
Was Added As A Sponsor  
An Urgency Finding Was Stated On Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 12/9/2025  
3.4  
Subject: Delinquent Real Property Transfer 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 Real Property Transfer  
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  
26-0292  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report And Attachments A-B  
View Legislation  
91009 C.M.S.  
A Rule 24 Was Stated On Record And Accepted  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.5  
Subject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2025  
From: Office Of The City Auditor  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit  
Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2025  
26-0173  
Office Of The City Auditor  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
A Rule 24 Was Stated On Record And Accepted  
On Non 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  
12/16/2025  
3.6  
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  
26-0287  
Oakland Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
View Supplemental Legislation - 12/11/2025  
View Supplemental Attachment A - 12/11/2025  
13870 C.M.S.  
Office Of The Mayor Was Removed As A Sponsor And Oakland Fire Department  
Was Added As A Sponsor  
A Urgency Finding Was Stated On Record And Accepted  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 12/9/2025  
3.7  
Subject: Amend ABC Security Services, Inc. Contract, Increase Spending Authority And  
Authorize Payment For Past Due Invoices  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Pay  
Outstanding Invoices To ABC Security Services, Inc. (ABC) For Services Rendered After  
The Extended Contract Expiration Date Of June 30, 2025 In Fiscal Year 25-26, In The  
Amount Of Eight Hundred Eighteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars And  
Forty Cents ($818,989.40); And (B) Extend The ABC Contract For Up To Fifteen Months  
To September 30, 2026 On A Month-To-Month Basis For An Amount Not To Exceed Six  
Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($6,750,000.00) For A Total Not To  
Exceed Contract Amount Of Thirty-Five Million Three Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars  
($35,380,000.00); And  
(2) To The Extent Necessary, Waiving The Competitive Request For  
Proposal/Qualification Process In The Best Interests Of The City For Such Extension To  
Allow Continuity Of Services While Staff Conducts A New Request For Proposal (RFP)  
For Security Services  
26-0288  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
91011 C.M.S.  
A Rule 24 Was Stated On Record And 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  
12/16/2025  
3.8  
Subject: HSD-2026 Summer Food Service Program  
From: Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Summer Food  
Service Program (SFSP) Grant From California Department Of Education And The  
United States Department Of Agriculture In An Amount Up To $426,870; (2) Authorizing  
The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Professional Services Agreements  
(PSA) With Uptons, Inc. (DBA School Foodies) And Flo's Friendly School Lunches, Inc.  
For Food Services To Support The 2026 SFSP; (3) Accepting And Appropriating  
Additional SFSP Funding From Any Source That Becomes Available And Authorizing  
The City Administrator To Amend The Above PSA’S To Increase Amounts Within The  
2026 SFSP Term; And (4) Waiving The Competitive RFP/Q Process Local/Small Local  
Business Enterprise Program Requirements  
26-0290  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 1/13/2026  
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 February  
10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The  
February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
26-0293  
Wang and Gallo  
Sponsors:  
Councilmember Ramachandran Voted No On This Item  
And On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0250  
4
Attachments: December 9, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
December 9, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Agenda  
December 9, 2025 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Agenda  
December 9, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
December 9, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
December 11, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
Finance And Management Committee Pending List  
Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List  
Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List  
Life Enrichment Committee Pending List  
Education Partnership Committee Pending List  
Public Safety Committee Pending List  
Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List  
Port Liason Committee Pending List  
Draft December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda  
Draft December 18, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
CHANGES MADE TO THE DECEMBER 9, 2025 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE  
AGENDA  
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  
26-0261  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTED  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Finance & Management Committee to be heard 1/27/2026  
5
Subject: The Oakland Business Relief Program  
From: Councilmembers Unger, Ramachandran And Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Calling And Giving Notice For The Holding Of  
A Special Municipal Election On June 2, 2026 For The Purpose Of Submitting To The  
Voters A Measure To Amend The City’s Business Tax Ordinance (Oakland Municipal  
Code Chapter 5.04) To Provide Business Tax Exemptions For Certain Small Businesses  
And New Businesses Opening Locations In Commercial Spaces; And  
(2) Requesting Consolidation Of The Special Municipal Election With The Statewide  
Direct Primary Election To Be Held In The City Of Oakland On June 2, 2026;  
(3) Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To  
Submit This Measure To Voters At The June 2, 2026 Election; And  
(4) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0265  
Unger, Ramachandran and Office Of The Mayor  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
View Supplemental Legislation And Attachment 1 - 12/11/2025  
90987 C.M.S.  
On Consent  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, 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 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
6
Subject: PFRS Ballot Measure  
From: Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Calling And Giving Notice For The Holding Of  
A Special Municipal Election On June 2, 2026, For The Purpose Of; Submitting To  
The Voters A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Article XXVI Section 2601 To,  
Among Other Things (A) Expand The Eligibility For Members Of The Police And Fire  
Retirement System Board; And (B) Change The Board Meeting Frequency From Monthly  
To No Less Than Quarterly; (2) Requesting Consolidation Of The Special Municipal  
Election With The Statewide Direct Primary Election To Be Held In The City Of Oakland  
On June 2, 2026; (3) Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary  
Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters At The June 2, 2026, Election; And (4)  
Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0266  
Unger  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation And Attachment  
View Supplemental Legislation And Attachment 1 - 12/4/2025  
View Supplemental Legislation And Attachment A - 12/30/2025  
On Non Consent  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, 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 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
S7  
Subject: Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act  
From: Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act  
(Oakland Municipal Code Title 3, Municipal Elections, Article III, Chapter 3.12) To (1)  
Amend Section 3.12.045 To Increase The Contribution Limits To Officeholder Funds To  
Match The Temporarily Increased Limits To Candidates And Candidate-Controlled  
Committees And To Extend The Sunset Date; And (2) Amend Section 3.12.150 To  
Clarify That Officeholder Expenditures May Not Be Used For Mailing Within Three Months  
Of Any Election For Which The Elected Official Is Running For City Office  
26-0278  
Jenkins  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Legislation  
View Supplemental Report - 5/29/2025 PEC Charter 603(h) Comment  
to Council - 12/11/2025  
View Supplemental Report - 12/11/2025 PEC Charter 603(h)  
Comment to Council - 12/11/2025  
Proof Of Publication  
Council President Jenkins 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  
On Consent  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, 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 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Open Forum  
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation  
Committee  
Adjourned The Meeting At 12:00 P.M.  
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