Minutes - *Community & Economic Development Committee

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Oakland City Hall,

City of Oakland

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Room 201

Oakland, California 94612

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, June 9, 2026

1:30 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At

1:37 P.M., With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Roll Call / Call To Order

3 - Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown

1 - Carroll Fife

Present

Excused

Councilmember Fife Noted As Present At 1:39 P.M.

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 26, 2026

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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

Aye

NO VOTE

Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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View Supplemental Report - 6/4/2026

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

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Oakland Ice Center Lease And Capital Project

From: Economic And Workforce Development Department

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To

Negotiate And Execute The Following (A) A Lease And Management Agreement

Between The City As Landlord And Sharks Ice, LLC As Tenant To Operate The Oakland

Ice Center For An Initial 5-Year Term With Four 5-Year Extension Options At A Rate Of

Three Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($335,000) In Base Rent Per Year, Less An

Annual Capital Contribution By The City Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000),

With An Annual Tenant Capital Contribution Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars

($100,000) And Percentage Rent Of Seven Percent (7%) Of Annual Gross Revenue

Above $4.3 Million Dollars;

(B) An Advertising Revenue Sharing Agreement With Tenant Retaining The First One

Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) And The City Receiving Fifty Percent (50%) Of

The Remaining Net Advertising Revenue For A Term Of Five (5) Years With Four 5-Year

Extension Options;

Dollars ($1,344,910) In Capital Reserve Funds And Up To Five Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($500,000) In Anticipated Net Revenue In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 To Reimburse

Sharks Ice, LLC For Losses Realized Under The Current Management Agreement; And

(D) Disbursement Agreement With The Sharks Ice, LLC, In A Total Amount Not To

Exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) Of Measure U Bond Funds For A New

Refrigeration System And Related Capital Improvements

(2) Making Findings That The Lease For Below Fair Market Rental Value Is In The Best

Interest Of The City’s; And

(3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

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7 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item

To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter

be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City

Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The

motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: 2026 Miscellaneous Planning Code Amendments

From: Planning And Building Department

Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt An Ordinance,

As Recommended By The Planning Commission, Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland

Municipal Code (Oakland Planning Code): (1) Updating The Accessory Dwelling Unit

Regulations For Consistency With State Law And Providing Written Findings Pursuant To

Government Code 66326(b); (2) Revising Discontinuance Standards For Nonconforming

Activities; (3) Removing Applicability Of S-10 Scenic Route Combining Zone

Discretionary Standards To Ministerial Design Review; (4) Permitting Recreational

Assembly Activities In The Wood Street D-WS-9 Zone; (5) Revising Minimum Front

Setback In D-CO-2 Zone; (6) Removing A Review Deadline From Development

Agreement Procedure In Section 17.138.030; (7) Revising Utility Screening Standards In

Section 17.124.045; (8) Incorporating Conforming And Clerical Revisions; And (9)

Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item

To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter

be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City

Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The

motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar

Year 2025

From:

Planning And Building Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s General

Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025

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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Receive And

Forward This Item To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter

be Received and Forwarded to go before the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement

District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

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 3:20 P.M.

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Council action can be taken.

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