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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, April 30, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 A.M. With  
Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin Jenkins  
Present  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting April 16, 2026  
26-0577  
1
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0578  
2
Attachments: View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 4/23/26  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
0
NO VOTE:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this  
matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3.1  
Subject: Ramiro G. Hernandez Commemorative Street Renaming  
From: Councilmember Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Renaming 45th Ave  
Between The Intersection Of International Blvd And E. 12th Street As “Ramiro G.  
Hernandez Way,” (2) Authorize The Installation Of A Plaque Honoring Ramiro G.  
Hernandez, Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By Oakland City  
Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.  
26-0649  
A Rule 24 Was Accepted  
Urgency Finding: This Timing Is Essential To Honor The Community’s Request And  
To Align The Recognition With Mr. Hernandez’s Historical Contributions To  
Oakland’s Cinco De Mayo Celebrations  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/5/2026  
3.2  
Subject: FY 2026-27 Tax And Revenue Anticipation Notes  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The Borrowing Of Funds And The  
Issuance And Sale Of 2026-27 Tax And Revenue Anticipation Notes In A Principal  
Amount Not To Exceed $200,000,000 Payable From Revenues Received For Or  
Accrued To The General Fund Of The City During The Fiscal Year 2026-27, And  
Approving Certain Related Matters  
26-0640  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.3  
Subject: Illegal Dumping Expenditure Plan  
From: Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution Acknowledging The Urgency And Expediting Actions To Remedy  
Illegal Dumping Through An Illegal Dumping Expenditures Action (IDEA) Plan:  
(1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Implement The IDEA Plan By Negotiating  
And Entering Into Contracts, Grant Agreements, And Expenditures As Set Forth In Table  
1 In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000; And (B) Pursue Partnerships With  
County, Regional And/Or State Agencies To Enhance These Efforts;  
(2) Waiving, To The Extent Necessary, The City’s Advertising, Competitive Bidding And  
Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements For The Contracts; And Waiving The  
Local /Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirement For The Big Truck Rental  
(Lightning Loader) Contract;  
(3) Appropriating And Allocating An Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000 From Budgeted  
Funds In Fund 1720, Comprehensive Cleanup Fund, For These Purposes;  
(4) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Funds From Public And Private Sources And  
Authorizing The City Administrator To Actively Seek And Apply For Such Funds And To  
Amend Existing Contracts And/Or Enter Into New Contracts Consistent With The Purpose  
Of This Resolution And In Furtherance Of The Plan In A Total Amount Not To Exceed The  
Value Of Such Additionally Appropriated Funds; And  
(5) Directing The City Administrator To Return To Council Within One Year Of The  
Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report On Actions Taken,  
Funds Received And Expended, And 2 Contracts Awarded Pursuant To This Plan And  
The Authority Granted By This Resolution; On The May 12, 2026 Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution Acknowledging The Urgency And Expediting Actions To Remedy  
Illegal Dumping Through An Illegal Dumping Expenditures Action (IDEA) Plan: (1)  
Authorizing The City Administrator To A) Implement The IDEA Plan By Negotiating And  
Entering Into Contracts, Grant Agreements, And Expenditures As Set Forth In Table 1 In  
A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000; And B) Pursue Partnerships With County,  
Regional And/Or State Agencies To Enhance These Efforts;  
(2) Waiving, To The Extent Necessary, The City’s Advertising, Competitive Bidding, And  
Local /Small Local Business Enterprise Program Participation And Multi-Step  
Technology Acquisition Requirements For The Contracts;  
(3) Appropriating And Allocating An Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000 From Budgeted  
Funds In Fund 1720, Comprehensive Cleanup Fund, For These Purposes;  
(4) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Funds From Public And Private Sources And  
Authorizing The City Administrator To Actively Seek And Apply For Such Funds And To  
Amend Existing Contracts And/Or Enter Into New Contracts Consistent With The Purpose  
Of This Resolution And In Furtherance Of The Plan In A Total Amount Not To Exceed The  
Value Of Such Additionally Appropriated Funds; And  
(5) Directing The City Administrator To Return To Council Within One Year Of The  
Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report On Actions Taken,  
Funds Received And Expended, And Contracts Awarded Pursuant To This Plan And The  
Authority Granted By This Resolution  
26-0612  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.4  
Subject: Support Of Senate Bill 1095 (Pérez) Expose Data Deportation Centers  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill 1095 (Pérez) Related To  
Protecting The Privacy And Constitutional Rights Of Californians By Prohibiting California  
Fusion Centers From Sharing Sensitive Personal Information With Government And  
Private Entities For Purposes Of Unlawful Immigration Enforcement And Racial Or  
Identity Profiling; On The May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
26-0644  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee to be heard 5/14/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Purchasing Agreement With LN Curtis And Sons, Inc.  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement  
With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. For The Purchase Of Firefighter Equipment For A Three Year  
Term In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($1,500,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement Up To Two Years In An Amount  
Not To Exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Per Year, Without Returning  
To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed ($2,500,000) Over The  
Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Process Requirements; May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Purchase  
Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc., For The Purchase Of Firefighter Equipment For  
A Three Year Period, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand  
Dollars ($1,500,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement For Up To  
An Additional Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Per Year, For A Total Contract Amount Not  
To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) Over The Possible  
Five-Year Term, And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program  
Provisions For The Proposed Purchasing Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc.  
26-0581  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/12/2026  
3.6  
Subject: Purchasing Agreement With Bauer Compressors, Inc  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Purchase  
Agreement With Bauer Compressors Inc. For The Purchase, Service, And/Or Repair Of  
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units, And Complete Repairs To Turnout  
Gear Cleaning Extractors, For A Three Year Period In An Amount Not Exceed Six  
Hundred Thousand ($600,000), With An Two One-Year Options To Extend The  
Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Two  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A  
Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Over The  
Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Requirements; On The May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement  
With Bauer Compressors Inc. For The Purchase, Service, And/Or Repair Of  
Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units And Turnout Gear Cleaning  
Extractors, For A Three Year Period In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Thousand  
($600,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Years In An  
Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) Per Year, Without  
Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars  
($1,000,000) Over The Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And  
Competitive Bidding Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise  
(L/SLBE) Program Provisions For The Proposed Purchase Agreement  
26-0603  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/12/2026  
3.7  
Subject: Support Of Assembly Bill 1837 (González) Video Imaging Of Parking Of  
Violations On Public Transit Vehicles.  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 1837 (González)  
Allowing Public Transit Operators To Install Automated Forward-Facing Parking Control  
Devices On City-Owned Public Transit Vehicles; On The May 19, 2026 City Council  
Agenda On Consent  
26-0643  
Councilmember Brown Was Added As A Co-Sponsor  
A Rule 24 Was Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/19/2026  
3.8  
Subject: Condemning The War On Iran  
From: Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Condemning The War On Iran And Expressing  
Support For Oaklanders Impacted By This Crisis; On The May 19, 2026 City Council  
Agenda On Consent  
26-0650  
This Item Was Scheduled To The Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List -  
No Date Specific  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee Pending List - No Date Specific  
3.9  
Subject: Former Councilmember Kalb Reimbursement  
From:  
Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Retroactive Reimbursement Of  
Expenses Incurred By Former Councilmember Dan Kalb For Attending The Civicwell  
California Policymakers Conference In March 2024; On The May 19, 2026 City Council  
Agenda On Consent  
26-0651  
A Rule 24 Was Accepted  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/12/2026  
3.10  
Subject: City Of Oakland Investment Policy For FY 2026-27  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution Adopting The City Of Oakland Investment Policy For Fiscal Year  
2026-2027; And  
26-0641  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
2) A Resolution Pursuant To Government Code Section 53607 Delegating Investment  
Authority Of The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency To The Agency Treasurer  
For Fiscal Year 2026-2027; On The May 26, 2026, Finance And Management  
Committee Agenda  
26-0642  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
3.11  
Subject: Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Third Quarter Ended  
March 31, 2026  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year  
2025-2026 Third Quarter Ended March 31st, 2026; On The May 26, 2026 Finance And  
Management Committee Agenda  
26-0645  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
3.12  
Subject: Performance Audit Of Illegal Dumping  
From:  
Office Of The City Auditor  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The  
Performance Audit Of Illegal Dumping; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Agenda  
26-0648  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
3.13  
Subject: OPD PMAM Contract  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Enter  
Into A Professional Services Agreement With PMAM Corporation For The Administration  
Of The False Alarm Reduction Program From July 1, 2026 To June 30, 2031, For A Total  
Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand One  
Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($1,127,115); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step  
Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements; On  
The May 26, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
26-0647  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/26/2026  
3.14  
Subject: Special Revenue Collection Project  
From:  
Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Or Their  
Designee On The Special Revenue Collection Project, Including Hiring And Activating  
The Work To Bring In Additional Revenue From Non-Filed Businesses; On The  
September 22, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
26-0646  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 9/22/2026  
3.15  
Subject: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administration As Required In  
OMC 9.08.260 Section 5.  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Subject: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administration As Required In  
Section 5 Of Ordinance 13873  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administration As  
Required In Section 5 Of Ordinance 13873 As It Applies To Law Enforcement Activity,  
Prosecutorial Outcomes, Fiscal Outcomes, And Community Impact & Equity Review; On  
The September 22, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]  
Receive An Informational Report From The City Administration As Required In OMC  
9.08.260 Section 5 As It Applies To Law Enforcement Activity, Prosecutorial Outcomes,  
Fiscal Outcomes, And Community Impact & Equity Review  
26-0619  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 9/22/2026  
Council President Jenkins Made 2 Dais Scheduling Request  
Subject: Recognizing Municipal Clerks Week  
From:  
Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Declaring May 3rd Through May 9th, 2026,  
Municipal Clerks Week In The City Of Oakland And Honoring Oakland City Clerk Asha  
Reed And Her Staff  
26-0653  
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/5/2026  
Subject: Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 4.56 (Vacant Property Tax)  
From: Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter  
4.56 (Vacant Property Tax) To Establish A Temporary Three-Year Exemption For Parcels  
Located East Of High Street To Incentivize Property Activation, Reduce Vacancy, And  
Prevent Tax Default In Historically Underinvested Areas Of East Oakland  
26-0652  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0579  
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Attachments: May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda  
May 7, 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 May 12, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
Draft May 12, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Agenda  
Draft May 12, 2026 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Agenda  
Draft May 12, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
Draft May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Draft May 14, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this  
matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Changes Made To The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda  
Subject: Feather River Camp Replacement Of Septic And Drinking Water Systems  
From: Oakland Parks And Recreation Youth Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Waive  
The Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Competitive Process; (2) Execute A  
Construction Contract For Capital Repairs And Replacements At Feather River Camp,  
Located At 5469 Oakland Camp Road, Quincy, Ca 95971, In A Total Amount Not To  
Exceed Five Hundred Twenty-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Eight Dollars And  
Nine Cents ($523,938.09), With Ackley Engineering For The Replacement Of Three  
Septic Tanks, Drain Systems, And The Drinking Water System; And (3) Adopt  
Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
[TITLE CHANGE]  
26-0617  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/5/2026  
Subject: Appointment For The Police Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Appointment Of  
Doug Wong To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor's Alternate  
Appointee  
26-0587  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Resume  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.  
Open Forum  
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:18 A.M.  
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