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Meeting Minutes - FINAL  
* Public Works And Transportation  
Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, December 9, 2025  
11:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Works And Transportation Committee Convened At 11:32 A.M.  
With Councilmember Unger Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Ken Houston , Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, and Noel Gallo  
Present  
1
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Held On October 28, 2025  
And November 18, 2025  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
2
Attachments: View Report  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
3
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Zac Unger, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
6
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Noel Gallo, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
7
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Zac Unger, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
8
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  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Noel Gallo, 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 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 12:55 P.M.  
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Council action can be taken.  
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