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6.1

Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment

Abatement Policy

From:

Councilmember Houston

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The

2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment

Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes

Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The

California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require

Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent

Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety

Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment

Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks

25-0922

Sponsors:

Houston

Attachments:

View Supplemental Map - 11/20/2025

View Supplemental Legislation - 11/20/2025

View Supplemental Exhibit A - 11/20/2025

View Supplemental Exhibit B - 11/20/2025

View Supplemental Exhibit B Redline Sept 10 EAP - 11/20/2025

View Supplemental Proposed Amendments: D2 Wang - 11/25/2025

View Supplemental Report - 4/2/2026

View Supplemental Legislation - 4/2/2026

View Supplemental Map - 4/2/2026

View Supplemental Exhibit A - 4/2/2026

View Supplemental Exhibit B - 4/2/2026

View Supplemental Exhibit B Redline - 4/2/2026

Legislative History

7/24/25

Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Title Change Read Into Record And Accepted

Pending List No Date Specific

9/10/25

Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee

*Special Public Safety

Committee

Pending List No Date Specific

93 Speakers Spoke On This Item

10/23/25

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the Special Concurrent

Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment

Successor Agency/City Council

At 11:00 A.M.

Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted

10/30/25

11/20/25

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

* Withdrawn and Rescheduled to the *

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency and the

City Council

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing

committee.

12/2/25

Withdrawn with No New Date

* Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment

Successor Agency and the

City Council

There were 134 speakers on this item

2/5/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment

Committee

3/26/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the Special Concurrent

Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment

Successor Agency/City Council

At 9:30 A.M. On Non-Consent

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

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