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Meeting Minutes - FINAL  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Thursday, January 15, 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:  
1 Roll Call / Call To Order  
3 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Kevin Jenkins  
1 - Janani Ramachandran  
Present  
Excused  
2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved  
3 New Scheduling Items  
6 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Ramachandran  
0
3.1  
Subject: Reorganizing Of The Parking Division  
From: Councilmembers Unger And Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The  
Proposed Reorganization Of The Department Of Transportation’s Parking Division,  
Including (1) The Rationale For The Proposal; (2) A Fiscal Impact Statement Including  
Any New Or Unfrozen Staff Costs And An Analysis Of Operational Cost Savings; (3) A  
Summary Of Outreach That Occurred To Department Of Transportation Staff, The Public,  
And The Business Community; And (4) Information On How The Change Would Impact  
The Parking Division’s Collaboration With Other Departments  
26-0364  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.2  
Subject: Honoring Dr. Michael P. Ford  
From: Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Michael P. Ford, Ph.D., For Being  
Awarded The National Parking Association’s “Innovator Of The Year Award”  
26-0361  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 1/27/2026  
3.3  
Subject: Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260 (Prohibition Of Prostitution And  
Prostitution Related Offenses)  
From:  
Councilmember Wang And Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code 9.08.260  
(Prohibition Of Prostitution And Prostitution Related Offenses) To Conform To State Law  
(1) By Repealing The Offense Of Loitering For The Purpose Of Engaging In Prostitution;  
(2) Adding Loitering For The Purpose Of Purchasing Commercial Sex As An Offense; (3)  
Allowing For The Administrative Assessment Of Fines Against Sex-Purchasers,  
Sex-Traffickers, And Properties Used For Prostitution; And (4) Creating A Human  
Trafficking Survivor Support Fund  
26-0362  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
Council President Jenkins Was Added As A Co-Sponsor  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be  
heard 1/27/2026  
3.4  
Subject: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report And Management Letter  
From:  
Finance Department:  
Recommendation: Receive The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) And  
The Auditor’s Required Communication To City Council (Management Letter) For The  
Year Ended June 30, 2025  
26-0356  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Fourth Quarter (Q4) Revenue And Expenditures  
(R&E) Report  
From:  
Finance Department:  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Fourth  
Quarter (Q4) Audited Results For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select  
Funds  
26-0357  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.6  
Subject: Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) Audit Report,  
FY 2024-25  
From:  
Finance Department:  
Recommendation: Receive The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA)  
Audit Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2025  
26-0358  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.7  
Subject: FY 2025-27 Biennial Grants  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements To Camps In  
Common, Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc., Conservation Society Of California, East Bay  
Alliance For A Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Eden I & R, Inc., Family Bridges, Inc.,  
Friends Of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, Oakland Children's Fairyland, Inc., Spanish  
Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc., And Vietnamese Community  
Development Incorporated Of The East Bay In A Total Amount Not To Exceed  
$1,610,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2025-26 And $1,570,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2026-27;  
And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant  
Agreements With Grantees For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 With Authority To Extend The  
Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Awards  
26-0359  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.8  
Subject: Multi-Year Plan To Meet Voter-Mandated Staffing And Service Level  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Addressing The Oakland Roadmap  
To Fiscal Health’s Objective Of Presenting A Phased, Multiyear Plan To Move The City  
Toward Compliance With Voter Mandated Staffing, Service Levels And Other  
Agreements  
26-0363  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.9  
Subject: Construction Contract Amendment For Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation  
2022 Project (Project No. 1006337)  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Increasing The Change Order Limit For The  
Contract With McGuire And Hester, Inc. For The Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation 2022  
(Project No. 1006337) From Twenty-Five Percent (25%) To Twenty-Seven And One-Half  
Percent (27.5%) Of The Original Contract Amount, For A Total Contract Not-To-Exceed  
Nineteen Million, Two Hundred Thirty Two Thousand, Four Hundred Eighteen Dollars And  
Seventy Five Cents ($19,232,418.75) And Waiving The Competitive Process To The  
Extent Necessary  
26-0360  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.10  
Subject: Foreign Trade Zone #56 - Application For Alternative Site Framework  
From:  
Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Submit A  
Foreign Trade Zone Alternative Site Framework Application And To Execute An  
Agreement With The Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Board Of The U.S. Department Of  
Commerce  
26-0353  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
3.11  
Subject: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Grants FY 2025-  
2027  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting Measure HH Sugar-Sweetened  
Beverage Distribution Tax Funds In The Amount Of Eight Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Six  
Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($866,666) For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 On Behalf Of The  
Human Services Department; And  
(2) Awarding Agreements To Mercy Retirement And Care Center In An Amount Not To  
Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), Service Opportunity For Seniors In  
An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), And The  
Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred  
Sixty-Six Thousand Six-Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($266,666) To Provide Nutrition  
Services To Oakland Older Adult Residents  
26-0352  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 2/10/2026  
Recommendations From The January 13, 2026 Public Works And Transportation  
Committee  
3.12  
Subject: Montclair Parking Facilities Operating Agreement  
From: Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Agreement With The Montclair  
Village Association For The Operation And Management Of The La Salle Garage,  
Located At 6235 La Salle Avenue, And The Scout Lot, Located At 2250 Mountain  
Boulevard For A Period Of Five Years At An Annual Compensation Amount Of $295,200  
(Including $275,000 In Reimbursable Operating Expenses And $20,200 In Management  
Fees And Customer Service Incentives) For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of  
$1,476,000, Waiving The Competitive Proposals/ Qualifications (RFP/Q) Solicitation  
Requirement, Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE)  
Requirement, And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)  
Findings  
26-0296  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
91031 C.M.S.  
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  
1/20/2026  
3.13  
Subject: Caltrans Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment For Litter Removal  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor And Council President Jenkins  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Negotiate And Enter Into A Delegated Maintenance Agreement With The California  
Department Of Transportation (Caltrans) To Include Maintenance Activities Such As  
Weed Abatement, Litter, And Debris Removal On Specified Caltrans Highway  
On-Ramps And Off-Ramps; (2) Accepting And Appropriating Up To Three Hundred  
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) From Caltrans In Connection With The  
Agreement; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings  
26-0343  
Attachments: View Report And Attachment A  
View Legislation  
91032 C.M.S.  
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  
1/20/2026  
Recommendations From The January 13, 2026 Special Public Safety Committee  
3.14  
Subject: MOU Between OPD And Santa Clara Police Department  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into  
An Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) With The Santa Clara Stadium Authority And  
The City Of Santa Clara For The Oakland Police Department To Provide Tactical  
Support And Security For Super Bowl 60 On February 8, 2026 And The FIFA World Cup  
Event From June 11, 2026 To July 19, 2026  
26-0301  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
View Supplemental Legislation - 1/15/2026  
91033 C.M.S.  
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  
1/20/2026  
3.15  
Subject: IT PSA With Medical Priority Consultants, Inc.  
From:  
Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute  
An Information Technology Professional Services Agreement With Medical Priority  
Consultants, Inc., Doing Business As Priority Dispatch Corp., For A Licensing And  
Hosting Software Suite To Support Fire And Medical Dispatching Operations, From  
October 1, 2025 Through September 30. 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed One  
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) With An Option To Extend The Agreement  
For Two Additional Years At A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand  
Dollars ($250,000.00) And Without Returning To Council; (2) Authorizing A One-Time  
Payment Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thirty Three Thousand And Thirty Dollars  
($233,,030) To Pay Outstanding Invoices From Fiscal Years 2022 -2025; (3) And  
Waiving The Competitive Multistep Solicitation Process For The Acquisition Of  
Information Technology Systems Requirement And Local/Small Business Program  
Enterprise (L/LSBE) Requirements  
26-0300  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
91034 C.M.S.  
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  
1/20/2026  
Recommendations From The January 13, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee  
Subject: HSD-2026 Summer Food Service Program  
From: Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Summer Food  
Service Program (SFSP) Grant From California Department Of Education And The  
United States Department Of Agriculture In An Amount Up To $426,870; (2) Authorizing  
The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Professional Services Agreements  
(PSA) With Uptons, Inc. (DBA School Foodies) And Flo's Friendly School Lunches, Inc.  
For Food Services To Support The 2026 SFSP; (3) Accepting And Appropriating  
Additional SFSP Funding From Any Source That Becomes Available And Authorizing  
The City Administrator To Amend The Above PSA’S To Increase Amounts Within The  
2026 SFSP Term; And (4) Waiving The Competitive RFP/Q Process Local/Small Local  
Business Enterprise Program Requirements  
26-0290  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
91035 C.M.S.  
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  
1/20/2026  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0320  
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Attachments: January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda  
January 22, 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 Liason Committee Pending List  
Draft January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
Draft January 27, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Agenda  
Draft January 27, 2026 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Agenda  
Draft January 27, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
Draft January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Draft January 29, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Fife, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
Excused:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Ramachandran  
0
Changes Made To The Draft January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee  
Agenda  
Subject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report  
From:  
Councilmembers Unger And Ramachandran  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator In  
Response To The City Auditor’s Recommendations In The Substantiated Whistleblower  
Investigation Regarding “City Of Oakland Uses Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating  
Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines”  
25-0855  
Attachments: NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTED  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Finance & Management Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
Changes Made To The Finance And Management Committee Pending List Under  
February 10, 2026  
Subject: FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six-Month Update  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The  
FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six-Month Update  
26-0328  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Finance & Management Committee to be heard 1/27/2026  
Changes Made To The Community And Economic Development Committee Pending  
List Under January 27, 2026  
Subject: Semi-Annual Tracking Report For Code Enforcement  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Code Enforcement Activities  
In The Planning And Building Department  
26-0269  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
Changes Made To The Draft January 27, 2026 Community And Economic  
Development Committee Agenda  
Subject: HCD Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan  
From:  
Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Housing And Community  
Development Department’s Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan  
26-0144  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC  
From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate  
Terms And Enter Into An Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster  
Interstate LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company (“OFI”), With Such Agreement  
Including The Following: (A) Allowing OFI To Erect Up To Five New Digital Advertising  
Signs At Certain Locations In The City Of Oakland In Exchange For OFI Causing The  
Removal Of Up To Eleven (11) Of Its Existing Advertising Faces At Various Locations In  
The City By Dates Certain, With OFI And Outfront Waiving Its Rights To Just  
Compensation For The Removed Signs;  
(B) Requiring OFI To Make Payments In Advance Of Up To Two Million Three Hundred  
And Five Thousand Dollars ($2,305,000) For The Fiscal Year 2025 To 2027 Biennial  
Budget, And Annual Payments Of Up To $750,000 For Each New Digital Advertising  
Sign For A Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations And A Ten (10) Year Renewal Option,  
In Addition To Providing Other Financial Incentives To The City Including Negotiated  
Carbon Offset Fees And Free Advertising Space; And  
(2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The March  
24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The April  
14, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
26-0293  
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the  
*Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026  
The January 27, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Meeting  
Has Been Cancelled. The Next Regularly Scheduled Community And Economic  
Development Committee Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tuesday, February 10,  
2026 At 1:30 P.M.  
The January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Meeting Has Been Cancelled. A  
Special Public Safety Committee Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tuesday,  
January 27, 2026 At 1:30 P.M. In Its Place  
Open Forum  
0 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:11 A.M.  
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