City of Oakland  
Office of the City Clerk  
Oakland City Hall,  
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201  
Oakland, California 94612  
Agenda - FINAL  
Thursday, January 22, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.  
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:  
• 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, any action or  
informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with  
unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public  
interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation  
Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the  
Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or  
that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.  
• Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, 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 the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is  
otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Councilmember Rowena Brown At-Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3;  
Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Chairperson: Council President  
Kevin Jenkins, District 6  
1 Roll Call / Call To Order  
2
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 8, 2026  
3 New Scheduling Items  
4
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
Americans With Disabilities Act  
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City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the  
meeting so we 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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Fax: (510) 238-6699  
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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.