Office of the City Clerk  
Oakland City Hall,  
City of Oakland  
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Room 201  
Oakland, California 94612  
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 11, 2025  
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  
2 No Minutes To Be Approved  
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE THE DECEMBER 16, 2025  
CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS  
CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 AT 1:00 P.M IN ITS PLACE  
3 New Scheduling Items  
14 Speakers Spoke On this Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, 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: Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Coach John Beam  
From: Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Extraordinary Life And Lasting  
Legacy Of Coach John Beam  
Jenkins  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Legislation  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
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  
3.2  
Subject: OPD Community Safety Cameras Policy And FLOCK Agreement  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Approving The Oakland Police Department  
Surveillance Use Policy “DGO I-32.1 - Community Safety Camera System” And The  
Acquisition Of Security Cameras And Related Technology; (2) Awarding A Two Year  
Agreement To Flock Safety For Acquisition Of Automated License Plate Reader And  
Pan Tilt Zoom Cameras, Operating System Technology, And Related Services At A Cost  
Not To Exceed Two-Million Two-Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Five-Hundred Dollars  
($2,252,500); And (3) Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process  
Required For The Acquisition Of Information Technology Systems And Waiving The Local  
And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements  
Oakland Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
Councilmember Fife Voted No On This Item  
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  
3.3  
Subject: Oakland Public Works Facilities Services 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 (Facilities Services Division) Commodities And Services Contracts  
As Set Forth In Table 1 In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Five Hundred  
Thousand ($3,500,000) Dollars; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental  
Quality Act (CEQA) Findings  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
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  
3.4  
Subject: 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Information Report Regarding The Proposed 2026 State  
And Federal Legislative Agenda  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee to be heard 1/8/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Montclair Parking Facilities Operating Agreement  
From: Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Agreement With The Montclair  
Village Association For The Operation And Management Of The La Salle Garage,  
Located At 6235 La Salle Avenue, And The Scout Lot, Located At 2250 Mountain  
Boulevard For A Period Of Five Years At An Annual Compensation Amount Of $295,200  
(Including $275,000 In Reimbursable Operating Expenses And $20,200 In Management  
Fees And Customer Service Incentives) For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of  
$1,476,000, Waiving The Competitive Proposals/ Qualifications (RFP/Q) Solicitation  
Requirement, Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE)  
Requirement, And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
Findings  
Transportation Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 1/13/2026  
Recommendations From The December 9, 2025 Finance And Management Committee  
3.7  
Subject: Performance Audit Of The Kids First Oakland Children’s Fund  
From: Office Of The City Auditor  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit  
Of The Kids First Oakland Children’s Fund For Fiscal Year 2018-19 Through FY 2023-24  
Office Of The City Auditor  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.6  
Subject: Measure DD Grant Agreement For Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Watershed  
Acquisition  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Of Measure DD Bond Funds In  
An Amount Not To Exceed $843,875.00 To The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust For The  
Purpose Of Acquiring Property For The Conservation And Restoration Of Portions Of  
Sausal Creek; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
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: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) For  
Various Classifications, Exemptions, And Minimum Wage Increase  
From:  
Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The  
Classification Of Payroll Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And  
Human Resources Management Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
2) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The  
Classification Of Procurement And Contracts Administrator From The Operation Of Civil  
Service; And  
Human Resources Management Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
Subject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) For  
Various Classifications, Exemptions, And Minimum Wage Increase  
From:  
Human Resources Management Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance  
No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of  
Payroll Administrator; And (B) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Procurement And  
Contracts Administrator; And (C) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of  
Park Equipment Operator; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Part-Time Classification Of  
Senior Aide, PT To Ensure Compliance With The City Of Oakland’s Minimum Wage  
Ordinance  
Human Resources Management Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
On Consent  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
12/16/2025  
3.9  
Subject: HdL Software, LLC Local Tax Software Solution And Printing And Mailing  
Services  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation  
Process For IT Contracts And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program  
Requirements And Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Five-Year  
Professional Service Agreement With HdL Software, LLC In An Amount Not To Exceed  
$1,670,000 For The Provision Of Technical Support, Ongoing Maintenance, And  
Software Upgrades For The City’s Local Tax Software Solution And Printing And Mailing  
Services  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.10  
Subject: Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule Fiscal Year 2026-27  
From: Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency Resolution  
Approving The Submission Of A Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule And Oakland  
Redevelopment Successor Agency Administrative Budget For July 1, 2026 Through June  
30, 2027, And Transmission Of Both To The Countywide Oversight Board, The Alameda  
County Auditor-Controller And The State Department Of Finance For Approval  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
On Consent  
This ORSA 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  
3.11  
Subject: Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To Francisco And Associates,  
Inc For Engineering Services For Local Measures And The LLAD  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing A Professional Services Agreement  
With Francisco & Associates, Inc. For Engineering Services For Various Local Measures  
And The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District For A  
Three-Year Term Effective January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028, With An Option  
To Extend For Two Additional Years Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract  
Amount Not To Exceed $550,000; And Waiving The Local/Small Local Business  
Enterprise Requirements  
Finance Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
Recommendations From The December 9, 2025 Public Works And Transportation  
Committee  
3.12  
Subject: Updates To Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy  
From: Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Updating The City Of Oakland’s Environmentally  
Preferable Purchasing Policy To Align With The Short-Lived Climate Pollutants Act (SB  
1383), The City’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan, And The City’s Reusable  
Foodware Ordinance (Oakland Municipal Code 8.07) And Authorizing The City  
Administrator To Implement Such Policy And Approve Future Policy Updates  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.13  
Subject: Sustainable Fleet Transition Grants Acceptance, Match Appropriation, And  
Purchases  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds  
From The Environmental Protection Agency Clean Heavy Duty Vehicles Program In The  
Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty-Four  
Dollars ($1,364,154);  
(2) Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds From The Alameda County Transportation  
Commission Transportation Fund For Clean Air Program In The Amount Of One Hundred  
Four Thousand Dollars ($104,000);  
(3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Agreement Pursuant  
To Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.080 With: (A) Tech Equipment Through  
Sourcewell Contract #110223-Thc For The Purchase Of One Refuse Hauler In A Not To  
Exceed Amount Of Five Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($540,000); (B) Owen  
Equipment Sales Through Sourcewell Contract #093021-ELG For The Purchase Of  
Three Electric Street Sweepers In A Not To Exceed Amount Of Two Million Eight  
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,850,000); (C) Beam Global Through The United  
States General Services Administration (GSA) Contract #47QSWA21D0006 For The  
Purchase Of One Electric Solar Panel Charger In A Not To Exceed Amount Of One  
Hundred Two Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars And Eighty-Nine Cents  
($102,885.89); And (D) Incharge Energy Inc Through Sourcewell 2 Contract #051123-Inc.  
To Design, Build, Purchase, And Maintain 15 Electric Vehicle Chargers In An Amount Not  
To Exceed One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,400,000);  
(4) Appropriating Two Million Six Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Nine  
Dollars ($2,634,609) From Available Fund Balance In The Comprehensive Clean-Up  
Fund (1720) For Grant Matching Purposes;  
(5) Appropriating One Million Six Hundred Forty-Four Thousand One Hundred  
Seventy-Four Dollars ($1,644,174) From Available Fund Balance In The Equipment Fund  
(4100) For Grant Matching Purposes; And  
(6) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.14  
Subject: Purchasing Contract - Traffic Maintenance Materials  
From: Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A  
Contract To Safeway Sign, Inc. To Furnish Traffic Sign-Making And Pavement Marking  
Supplies And Materials In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand  
Dollars ($2,500,000.00) For A Five-Year Period Expiring No Later Than June 30, 2031 In  
Accordance With Specification No. 25-801- 00/Request For Quotation No. 347535,1  
And The General Conditions On File In The Purchasing Section And The Contractor’s  
Bid; And (2) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Program Requirements  
Transportation Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.15  
Subject: Ensuring A Competitive Market For PROW Construction  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90814 C.M.S, Which  
Waived Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements For Pedestrian  
Right-Of-Way Construction To Increase Competition, Lower Prices, And Enable Rapid  
Compliance In The Event The Parties Of Curran Vs. City Of Oakland Reach Settlement,  
To Specify That The Waiver Includes Local/Small Local Business Participation, Local  
Employment, And Apprenticeship Requirements  
Transportation Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.16  
Subject: Electric Bike Lending Program Grant Acceptance And Contract Extension  
From: Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A)  
Accept And Appropriate A Grant From CALSTART In An Amount Of Up To Eight  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000) For The Oakland Electric Bike Lending Program;  
(B) Amend The Professional Services Agreement With Bikehub To Operate The Electric  
Bike Lending Program For An Additional Four-Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed  
Sixty-Six Thousand, Two-Hundred And Three Dollars ($66,203) Per Year For A Total  
Contract Amount Over Four Years Of Two Hundred And Sixty-Four Thousand, Eight  
Hundred And Twelve Dollars ($264,812);  
(2) Waiving Advertising, Bidding And The Request For Proposal/Qualifications  
Competitive Selection Process; And  
(3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Transportation Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.17  
Subject: Acceptance Of Funding And Technical Assistance For BayREN  
Decarbonization Showcase Program  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Technical  
Assistance And Gap Funding In The Amount Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($100,000), And Additional Funding As Available For Fiscal Year 2027-2028, From The  
Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) For Energy Audits, Equipment  
Replacement, And Building Electrification Improvements At Municipal Facilities To  
Further The City’s Climate Action, Electrification, And Equipment Modernization Goals,  
(2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, And (3)  
Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Professional Services  
Agreements To Participate In The Building Decarbonization Showcase Program  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
Recommendations From The December 9, 2025 Community And Economic  
Development Committee  
3.18  
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  
Planning & Building Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.19  
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  
Fife  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.20  
Subject: Cannabis Equity Program  
From:  
Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s Cannabis  
Equity Program  
Economic & Workforce Development Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.21  
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  
Wang  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.22  
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  
Oakland Fire Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
On Consent  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
12/16/2025  
Recommendations From The December 9, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee  
3.23  
Subject: Grant Agreement With Friends Of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park  
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A  
Grant Agreement With Friends Of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park In A Total Amount  
Not To Exceed Forty-Five Thousand And Nine Hundred Dollars ($45,900) For Fiscal  
Year 2025-26 And Forty-Five Thousand And Nine Hundred Dollars ($45,900) For Fiscal  
Year 2026-27  
Economic & Workforce Development Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.24  
Subject: Addendum To Affiliation Agreement Between University Of San Francisco And  
City Of Oakland  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Accept  
A Gift Of In-Kind Services Pursuant To The Affiliation Agreement With The University Of  
San Francisco School Of Nursing And Health Professions To Implement Nurse-Led And  
Public Health Initiatives To Expand Health And Wellness Access, Student Engagement  
And Community Programming For Older Adults At An Estimated Value Of Not To Exceed  
$150,000 Per Year For Up To Three Years And (2) To Negotiate And Execute Any  
Additional Agreements Required To Facilitate Receipt Of The In-Kind Services  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.25  
Subject: Early Childhood And Family Services Annual Informational Report  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Summarizing Services And General  
Information For The Early Childhood And Family Services Division, Including The Head  
Start Program  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
Recommendations From The December 9, 2025 Public Safety Committee  
3.26  
Subject: OPD Citizens Options For Public Safety (COPS) Grant  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And  
Appropriate The Fiscal Years 2024 And 2025 State Of California “Citizens Options For  
Public Safety” For: (1) (State COPS Grant XXVI) Allocation In The Amount Of Eight  
Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Seventy-Two Dollars ($851,072) To Fund Helicopter  
Maintenance, Computer/Technology Upgrades, Marketing Supplies, Workforce Supplies,  
Asset Management, And Technology/Refurbished Workstations; And (2) (State COPS  
Grant XXVII) Allocation In The Amount Of Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Nine  
Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($529,937) To Fund Helicopter Maintenance, Crime Lab  
Equipment Upgrades, Training, And Computer/Technology Upgrades  
Oakland Police Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.27  
Subject: Contract With Bright Research Group Inc And Roca, Inc. For Training Services  
From:  
Department Of Violence Prevention  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Professional Services Agreement With Bright Research Group Inc For Training  
And Capacity Building Services From January 1, 2026, To December 31, 2026, For A  
Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) And  
Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirement; And  
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement  
With Roca, Inc. For Cognitive Behavioral Theory Training Services For The Term Of  
January 1, 2026, To September 30, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Six  
Thousand Dollars ($36,000) And Waiving The Competitive Request For  
Proposal/Qualifications And Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program  
Requirements  
Department of Violence Prevention  
Sponsors:  
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  
3.28  
Subject: Contract Amendment With The University Of Pennsylvania For  
Ceasefire-Lifeline Evaluation  
From:  
Department Of Violence Prevention  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To: (1) Amending Resolution No. 90732 C.M.S.  
To Correct The Business Name From University Of Pennsylvania’s Crime And Justice  
Policy Lab To The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania; And  
(2) Amending A Professional Services Agreement With The Trustees Of The University  
Of Pennsylvania For The Term Starting July 1, 2025, To Add Three Hundred Sixty-Two  
Thousand Eighty-Seven Dollars ($362,087) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four  
Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($439,952) And To  
Extend The End Date To December 31, 2028, To Evaluate The City Of Oakland’s  
Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy; And  
(3) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program  
Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process  
Department of Violence Prevention  
Sponsors:  
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  
12/16/2025  
3.29  
Subject: OPD Surveillance Technology 2024 Annual Reports  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s  
Surveillance Technology 2024 Annual Reports  
Oakland Police Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
3.30  
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)  
Oakland Police Department  
Sponsors:  
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  
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, 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 10:46 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
4
1 Speaker 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:  
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE THIS MEETING HAS BEEN  
CANCELLED. THE NEXT RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE IS SCHEDULED TO BE  
HELD ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2026 AT 10:30 A.M.  
CHANGES MADE TO THE LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE PENDING LIST NO DATE  
SPECIFIC  
Subject: SSBT Informational Report  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Recommendations  
Of The Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Advisory Board For The  
Allocation Of Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax, Fund 1030, Revenue  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Sponsors:  
This Informational Report be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
Subject: SSB Advisory Board Grants  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grant Agreements To Seventeen  
Non-Profit And Public Agencies To Provide Services From July 1, 2024 Until June 30,  
2025 To Address The Impact And Reduce Consumption Of Sugar Sweetened  
Beverages In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,500,000  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Sponsors:  
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE THE JANUARY 13, 2026  
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT  
FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON  
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026 AT 9:30 A.M.  
Open Forum  
1 Speaker Spoke On Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:16 A.M.  
Americans With Disabilities Act  
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can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with  
Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical  
sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings.  
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Phone: (510) 238-6406  
Fax: (510) 238-6699  
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MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL  
AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE  
CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM  
8:30AM TO 5:00PM  
* In the event 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.