Minutes - Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council

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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT

Special Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency/City Council

Friday, June 12, 2026

12:00 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

Budget Meeting

The Special Current Meeting of the ORSA/ City Council convened at 12:09 P.M., with Council

Member Ramachandran presiding as Chairperson.

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

7 -

Present

Noel Gallo, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Carroll Fife, Kevin Jenkins, Rowena

Brown, and Charlene Wang

1 - Ken Houston

Excused

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

Chair Ramachandran Stated Items 4 and 5 Are To Be Taken Together And Item 5

Shall be Approved First

This be Accepted.

The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Houston Present at 12:16 P.M.

COUNCIL MEMBER RAMACHANDRAN RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 2:11 P.M. AND

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

COUNCIL RAMACHANDRAN WAS NOTED PRESENT AT 2:28 P.M. AND RESUMED PRESIDING

AS CHAIR.

Subject: FY 2026-27 Execution Of Maintenance Of Effort Waivers And Use Of

One-Time Revenues To Balance The Midcycle Budget

From:

Finance Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The Use Of One-Time Revenues

To Balance The Fiscal Year 2026-27 Midcycle Budget Pursuant To Section 1, Part D Of

The City Of Oakland Consolidated Fiscal Policy

(2) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And

Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund

Such That The City Is Unable To Budget At The Required Minimum Number Of 700

Sworn Police Personnel Pursuant To “The Oakland Community Violence And Emergency

Response Act Of 2024” (Measure NN)

(3) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, To Provide For The Temporary

Suspension Of The ‘Park Maintenance’ Maintenance Of Effort Requirements, Pursuant

To The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And

Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q)

(4) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, Allowing

For The Minimum Budget Set-Aside For Public Campaign Financing To Be Suspended,

Pursuant To The Oakland Fair Elections Act

(5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, And

Temporarily Suspending 1) The Requirement To Consider Advisory Board

Recommendations Prior To Appropriating Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Revenue

(6) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Midcycle Budget, Authorizing

The Use Of Funds Deposited Into The Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 1870) To

Balance The Fiscal Years 2026-27 Midcycle Budget

(7) Establishing The Intention Of The City Council To Prioritize Restoration Of Services

To Meet The Maintenance Of Effort Requirements

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Finance Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

58 Speakers Spoke On This Item

There was a Motion By Council President Jenkins and Seconded By CM Fife To

Approve Staff's Recommendations As Amended To Include The Following:

Removing all references to measure Q

A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter

be Adopted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

8 - Gallo, Ramachandran, Unger, Fife, Jenkins, Houston, Brown, and Wang

Aye:

NO VOTE:

Subject: FY 2026-27 Proposed Midcycle Budget

From: Finance Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Adopting The Midcycle Budget For Fiscal

Years 2026-27 And Appropriating Funds And Revenues To Cover Expenditures

Approved By Said Budget; And

(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Transfer Funds Between Departments,

Programs And Funds As Necessary To Support Operations As Set Forth In The Adopted

Policy Budget For Fiscal Year 2026-27; And

(3) Authorizing All Actions Necessary To Apply For Accept And Appropriate Additional

Funds Required To Advance And Complete The Projects Identified In The Capital

Improvement Program Provided That Such Acceptance Is Consistent With And Does Not

Otherwise Negatively Impact The City’s Capital Improvement Program; And

(4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Future Settlement

Proceeds Received By The City; And

(5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Future Insurance

Recoveries Proceeds Received By The City For The Repair Or Replacement Of

Damaged City Assets; And

(6) Authorizing The City Administrator To Appropriate Funds As Necessary To Satisfy

Legally Required Payments Or Payments Related To Unfunded Liability; And

(7) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity And The Existence Of A Severe And

Unanticipated Financial Event; And

(8) Suspending For Fiscal Years 2026-2027 The Charter Mandated Minimum Staffing

Budget Set Asides For The Public Ethic Commission; And

(9) Suspending The Minimum Budget Set Asides For The Democracy Dollars Fund And

For Non-Staff Costs Related To The Public Ethics Commission’s Administration Of The

Oakland Fair Elections Act’s Democracy Dollars Program

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Finance Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Attachment B

View Legislation

View Memo - Brown, Ramachandran, Unger and Jenkins

View Amendments - Brown, Ramachandran, Unger and Jenkins

View Policy Directives - Brown, Ramachandran, Unger and Jenkins

View Presentation - Brown, Ramachandran, Unger and Jenkins

View Memo and Policy Directives - Fife

View Amendments - Fife

View Memo - Gallo

View Memo - Houston

58 Speakers Spoke On This Item

There was a Motion By CM Ramachandran and Seconded By Council President

Jenkins To Approve Staff's Recommendations As Amended To Include The

Following:

Policy Directives:

1) Direct the City Administrator to present quarterly updates on the impact of the

2025 Encampment Abatement Policy to the Life Enrichment Committee. This

informational report should include, but not be limited to, the number of

encampments addressed pursuant to the policy, locations of said encampments,

the departments involved, shelter offers and placements, resources expended for

operations (cleanings, relocations, closures), demographic data, number of

relocations to low-sensitivity areas (encampments and RVs), any updates to the

sensitivity maps, etc.

2) Direct The City Administrator To Present Quarterly Updates To The Public Safety

Committee On The Status Of Civilianization And Moving The Internal Affairs

Division To CPRA Per City Council Direction Provided In Previous Budget Cycles.

The City Of Oakland Has Completed Studies And Information Reports Dating Back

To 2008, Identifying Sworn Administrative Positions In The Police Department That

Could Be Performed More Affordably By Civilian Staff. The Council Should Be

Informed Of The Progress In Implementing Past Directives For Transparency And

Accountability Purposes.

And As Amended By Administration: The report on updates to the Public Safety

Committee on the status of Civilianization at the very least, twice a year

3) Direct The City Administrator To Explore A Cultural Facilities Bond Measure To

Address Deferred Maintenance And Capital Improvement Needs In Key Community

Resources, Including The Malonga Casquelourd Center For The Arts And

Children’s Fairyland. The City Administrator Shall Provide A Report And

Recommendations To The City Council No Later Than May 2027.

And As Amended By Administration; The Report On The Cultural Facilities Bond

Measure Is To Come Back In October 2027, Rather Than May 2027

4) Direct The City Administrator To Assess The Feasibility Of Establishing A Park

Ranger Program And Permitted Vending Locations To Address Issues Of Safety

And Un-Permitted Activity At Lake Merritt. The Assessment Shall Include Funding

Sources That Can Be Utilized To Support These Efforts And Shall Be Presented In

Time To Inform Decisions In The Next Biennial Budget.

5) Direct The City Administrator To Develop A Standard Communications Protocol

For Departments To Update Council Offices On Major Projects, Initiatives, And

Events That Impact The Areas They Serve. Some Departments Are Proactive With

Sharing Relevant Updates With Council Offices, While Others Are Not As

Consistent. A Standard Protocol Will Help Ensure Equitable Access For All Council

Offices. Additionally, Better Communication Will Help Councilmembers In

Assisting Departments With Any Community Outreach Needs.

6) Prioritize Expanding senior centers hours based on exploring available funding

and staff levels.

Amendments To The Budget Spreadsheet:

Fund 1010

-Adding a One-Year Exempt Limited Duration Employee (ELDE) to Assist with

Human Trafficking and Other Penalties Enforcement.

-Adding Increased Funding For The Film Incentive Funding Program, Which

Would Go Towards Administering a Contract To An Outside Agency.

-Reallocating $250,000 From The Sugar Sweet And Beverage Tax Fund, A $50,000

Grant To OUSD For Safe Water Access, And $200,000 For Senior Wellness

Programs And Other Senior Centers Related Funding.

Fund 2244

Adding to the Community Garden Food Pilot Program a ELDE.

A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Kevin Jenkins, that

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

6 - Ramachandran, Unger, Fife, Jenkins, Houston, and Brown

Aye:

No:

2 - Gallo, and Wang

NO VOTE:

The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Gallo Out Of His Seat at 3:36 P.M.

Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

OPEN FORUM / PUBLIC COMMENTS

7 speakers spoke during Open Forum.

ADJOURNMENT OF COUNCIL SESSION

(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of

The Council)

There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Council

adjourned the meeting at 3:44 P.M.

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