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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 26, 2026  
1:30 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At  
1:50 P.M., With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
3 - Carroll Fife, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown  
1 - Janani Ramachandran  
Present  
Excused  
Changes Made To The Agenda To Hear The Items In The Following Order: 1, 2, 6, 5, 4,  
3
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting May 12, 2026  
26-0665  
1
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Fife Unger, Brown  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Ramachandran  
0
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0666  
2
Attachments: View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 5/21/2026  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Fife Unger, Brown  
Aye  
1 - Ramachandran  
Excused  
0
NO VOTE  
Councilmember Ramachandran Noted As Present At 1:55 P.M.  
6
Subject: Approval Of New WIOA Services Contracts For FY 2026-2029 And  
Amendment Of Existing Contracts  
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;  
(2) Amendments To 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); And  
(3) Grants Of WIOA Contingency Set-Aside Funding To Support Community-Based  
Outreach, Referrals, And Workforce Strategies In An Amount Not To Exceed One  
Hundred Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Dollars And  
Ninety-Nine Cents ($124,999.99) To Oakland Private Industry Council (OPIC) In  
Partnership With Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County And In An Amount  
Not To Exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000) To Lao Family  
Community Development In Partnership With Roots Community Health Center, Subject  
To Approval By The Oakland Workforce Development Board  
26-0707  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
8 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 On Consent  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, 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 6/2/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: Updates From The Oakland Housing Authority  
From: Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Housing Authority  
On The Status Of Their Programs And Current Projects  
26-0616  
Attachments: View Report  
View Presentation  
5 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this  
matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: Annual Housing Programs Informational Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
From: Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Housing Development Programs  
By The Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year 2025-2026  
26-0684  
Attachments: View Report And Attachments A And B  
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff To Receive And Forward  
This Item To The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, 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:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Grant Funding  
From: Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:  
1) A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate  
Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The California Ocean Protection Council In An Amount  
Of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($144,900) To Fund Staff  
Time To Work On The Existing Conditions And Vulnerability Assessment Analysis For  
The Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply  
For, Accept, And Appropriate Additional Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The Ocean  
Protection Council In An Amount Up To One Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand  
And One Hundred Dollars ($1,355,100), For Completion Of The Sub Regional Shoreline  
Adaptation Plan; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Represent The City In  
Intergovernmental Relations With Neighboring Jurisdictions Within Shared Shoreline  
Operational Landscape Units; And  
26-0677  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation And Exhibit A  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, 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 6/2/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative  
Agreement To Purchase Services From Conger Moss Guillard (CMG) Landscape  
Architecture For The Development Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan By  
Relying On An Existing Professional Services Agreement Between The City Of Alameda  
And CMG Landscape Architecture For An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three  
Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($1,355,100); And Adopting  
Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0682  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, 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 6/2/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
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 3:46 P.M.  
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