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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Community & Economic Development  
Committee  
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, May 12, 2026  
1:30 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At  
1:32 P.M. With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown  
Present  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of March 24, 2026  
1
And April 21, 2026  
26-0628  
Attachments:  
View Report - March 24, 2026  
View Report - April 21, 2026  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0629  
2
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 5/7/2026  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: Approval Of New WIOA Services Contracts For FY 2026-2029 And  
Amendment Of Existing Contracts  
3
From:  
Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) Grant Agreements With Service  
Providers Competitively Selected For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act  
(WIOA) Program Services For Fiscal Years 2026-2029 In A Total Amount Not To  
Exceed Two Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,650,000) For Fiscal Year  
2026-2027 To Provide Comprehensive Adult And Dislocated Worker, One-Stop  
Operator, Business Engagement, And Youth Services; And (2) Amendments Existing  
WIOA Agreements To Extend Contract Terms Through June 30, 2027, And Increase  
Funding In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One  
Hundred Nine Dollars ($584,109)  
26-0582  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
9 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
Chair Brown Made A Motion, Seconded By Councilmember Ramachandran, To  
Approve Staffs Recommendation As Amended As Follows: Page 4 Of The Report  
To Adopt Table 1, Remove Category 1 And Accept Categories 2-4 With A Request  
To Return To The Community And Economic Development Committee No Later  
Than June 23, 2026, To Be Heard On The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda.  
Motion Failed By 2 Ayes: Brown And Ramachandran; 2 Noes: Fife And Unger  
Councilmember Unger Made A Substitute Motion, Seconded By Councilmember  
Fife To Approve The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The  
May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda. Motion Failed By 2 Ayes: Fife And Unger; 2  
Noes: Brown And Ramachandran  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, 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 5/19/2026. The motion failed by the following vote:  
2 - Fife, Unger  
Aye  
No  
2 - Ramachandran, Brown  
0
NO VOTE  
Councilmember Ramachandran Noted As Excused At 3:33 P.M.  
Subject: General Plan Update Phase 2: Draft Land Use Framework (Draft  
Framework)  
4
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Conduct A Study Session To (1) Receive An Informational  
Presentation And Report On The Draft Land Use Framework Developed As Part Of  
The General Plan Update Phase 2 Process; And (2) Receive Public Comments; And  
(3) Provide Feedback To Staff On The Draft Land Use Framework  
26-0602  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Supplemental Report - 5/8/2026  
View Supplemental Attachment B - 5/8/2026  
17 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This  
Item To The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Received and Forwarded to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland  
Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 6/2/2026.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Fife Unger, Brown  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Ramachandran  
0
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Community And  
Economic Development Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 4:06 P.M.  
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