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• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation

requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.

• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that

does not require or permit Council action.

• Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council

minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular

Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii)

pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with

unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall

not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by

the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule

28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent

Item.

• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular

Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has

forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high

level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the

Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is

otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.

Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Will Participate By Teleconference At: 1 Frank H.

Ogawa Plaza, Suite 220, Oakland, CA 94612

Pursuant To The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54953), The Agenda Must Be Posted

At The Teleconference Location, The Teleconference Location Must Be Accessible To The

Public And Members Of The Public Must Have The Ability To Observe The Meeting And To

Comment On Agenda Items

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

COUNCILMEMBERS: Councilmember Rowena Brown, At Large; Councilmember Carroll

Fife, District 3; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5; Councilmember Ken

Houston, District 7; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Councilmember

Zac Unger, District 1; Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2; Council President

Kevin Jenkins, District 6

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:

ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:

CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:

6.1

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of February 3, 2026

26-0403

6.2

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

26-0404

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

6.3

6.4

6.5

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

26-0405

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

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

26-0406

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Council

Attachments:

View Legislation

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

26-0362

Sponsors:

Wang and Jenkins

Attachments:

View Report

View Legislation

View Supplemental Report - 1/29/2026

View Supplemental Legislation - 1/29/2026

ACTION ON THIS ITEM WILL RESULT IN FINAL PASSAGE (Second Reading) OF

THIS ORDINANCE.

INTRODUCTION (First Reading) WAS PASSED ON FEBRUARY 3, 2026; 6 AYES; 2

EXCUSED: GALLO, JENKINS

Legislative History

1/15/26

Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted

Council President Jenkins Was Added As A Co-Sponsor

1/27/26

*Special Public Safety

Committee

Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and

Forward to the * Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency

and the City Council

The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

21 Speakers Spoke On This Item

1/29/26

2/3/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

On Non-Consent

* Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment

Successor Agency and the

City Council

Approved On Introduction and Scheduled for

Final Passage to the * Concurrent Meeting

of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

22 Speakers Spoke On This Item

6.6

Subject: Travel Reimbursement For Councilmember’s Jenkins And Ramachandran

From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement From The City Council

Contingency Fund For Travel Costs In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,500 Each For

Councilmembers Kevin Jenkins And Janani Ramachandran To Travel To Washington,

D.C. For Federal Advocacy

26-0400

Sponsors:

Ramachandran and Jenkins

Attachments:

View Memo

View Legislation

Legislative History

2/5/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

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

Bypassing Committee

On Consent

6.7

Subject: Reappointment To Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission

(Measure NN)

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of

Rownee Winn As A Member Of The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight

Commission

26-0414

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Attachments:

View Memo

View Resume

View Legislation

Legislative History

2/5/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

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

Bypassing Committee

On Consent

6.8

Subject: Appointments To The HeadStart Advisory Board

From: Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Gabriela

Aranda And Reverend To Niya Scott-Smith And Reappointments Of Christina Michaud,

Julia Forte Frudden, And Kevin Bremond As Members Of The Head Start Advisory Board

26-0407

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Attachments:

View Memo

View Resumes

View Legislation

Legislative History

2/5/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

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

Bypassing Committee

On Consent

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

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