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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, February 19, 2026

10:30 AM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:33 A.M. With

Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

1 Roll Call / Call To Order

3 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani Ramachandran

1 - Kevin Jenkins

Present

Excused

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 5, 2026

26-0401

Attachments: View Report

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this

matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

1 - Jenkins

3 New Scheduling Items

1 Speaker Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that

this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

1 - Jenkins

3.1

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.

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Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Supplemental Presentation - 2/13/2026

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

3/3/2026

3.2

Subject: Informational Report On Measure Q

From:

Councilmember Unger

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Measure Q (1) Why Was Extreme

Fiscal Necessity Declared Without Open Discussion And What The Timeline Is For

Making Changes To This Practice (2) Following The Grand Jury Report, When Can The

Biennial Audit Report Be Expected (3) What Will The Process Be Defining “Extreme

Fiscal Necessity” With Measure Q And Other Stakeholders; On The March 10, 2026

Finance And Management Committee Agenda

26-0465

As An Oral Report

Removing Councilmember Brown As A Co-Sponsor

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &

Management Committee to be heard 3/10/2026

3.3

Subject: Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

From: Housing And Community Development Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Accept

And Appropriate Up To $4.4 Million In Grant Funds From The Federal Lead Hazard

Reduction Grant Program;

(2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East

Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,886,283, To Provide Grant

Administration And Management Construction Services For The Lead-Based Paint

Mitigation And Healthy Homes Programs, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local

And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (L/SLBE), Local

Employment And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements, And Request For Proposal/

Qualifications (RFP/Q) Competitive Process Requirements;

(3) Upon Completion Of A Competitive Procurement Process, Enter Into One Or More

Agreements In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $321,397 With One Or More Workforce

Development Services Providers To Expand The Supply Of Workers And Firms

Available To Conduct Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Work, And To

Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program

Requirements (L/SLBE);

(4) Make Grants To Eligible Property Owners For The Remediation Of Lead-Based Paint

Hazards And Healthy Home Improvements; On The March 10, 2026 Community And

Economic Development Committee Agenda

26-0464

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic

Development Committee to be heard 3/10/2026

Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings

26-0402

Attachments: February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda

February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee

Agenda

February 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development

Committee Agenda

February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda

February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

February 26, 2026 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 Liaison Committee Pending List

Draft March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda

Draft March 5, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda

1 Speaker 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:

3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

1 - Jenkins

Changes Made To The February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

Subject: Reaffirming The City Of Oakland’s Sanctuary City Policy

From:

Councilmembers Wang And Gallo

Recommendation: Adopt A 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

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Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

This Ordinance be Rescheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee

Pending List No Date Specific

Subject: Reappointments To The Housing, Residential Rent, And Relocation Board

From: Office Of The Mayor

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

Brodfuehrer As A Landlord Representative And Cinthya Munoz Ramos As A Tenant

Representative And Deseanna Williams As An Alternative Tenant Representative To The

Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board

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Attachments: View Memo

View Legislation

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter

be Continued to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee, to be heard

2/26/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

3 - Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

1 - Jenkins

Open Forum

1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum

Adjournment

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation

Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 10:47 A.M.

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