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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT

Special Concurrent Meeting of the

Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency/City Council

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

9:30 AM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and Oakland Redevelopment

Successor Agency Convened at 9:32 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As

Chairperson.

Call To Order

ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL

7 -

Present

Noel Gallo, Zac Unger, Carroll Fife, Kevin Jenkins, Ken Houston , Rowena Brown,

and Charlene Wang

1 - Janani Ramachandran

Excused

Modifications To The Agenda And Procedural Items, Including But Not Limited To

Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent, Items To The Next Council

Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items,

Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee

There was a motion by Council President Jenkins, seconded by President Pro

Tempore Gallo, to modify the agenda by rescheduling item 6.1, "Repeal 2020

Encampment Management Policy and Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement

Policy," from consent to non-consent.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 10:25 A.M. AND

COUNCILMEMBER WANG PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

COUNCILMEMBER WANG RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 10:38 A.M. AND

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 11:27 A.M. AND

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 11:32 A.M. AND

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.

This be Accepted as Amended.

CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS:

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

Houston

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

View Exhibit A

View Exhibit B

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 - 4/3/2026

58 Speakers spoke on this item

Council President Jenkins made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Houston,

to adopt as amended Item 6.1, with the following amendments:

COUNCILMEMBER UNGER Amendments to Exhibit(s)

-ADD to Section I Second Paragraph after the word properties: in all Council

districts.

-ADD to Section I (C) At the end of the Second Paragraph: Any SOPs related to tow

procedures shall ensure that inhabited vehicles that are subject to tow under the

CVC or other laws receive adequate notice prior to towing and that the

prioritization of tows are in line with the goals of this Policy and the Office of

Homelessness Solutions’ Homelessness Strategic Action Plan

-ADD to Section II (A) After Last Bullet:

The EMAT leads interventions only on City-owned or City-controlled property.

Non-City agencies are strongly encouraged to coordinate with the EMAT in

planning their operations, and BART and Caltrans should deploy their own

resources, including officers, outreach, crisis intervention, and/or cleaning staff, to

support City of Oakland interventions in areas near critical infrastructure

-ADD to Section II First Paragraph after the word authorized: and encouraged to.

After the word areas: in all Council districts.

-ADD to Section II (B) First Paragraph after the word areas: in all Council districts

-ADD to Section III (B) Second to the Last Paragraph after the word tow: must notify

the EMAT in writing and

-ADD to Section III (B) At the end of the Seventh Bullet: including SOPs guiding

prioritization of towing with the goal of addressing the most dangerous vehicles,

such as those presenting imminent hazards and within areas designated by the

CAO as the highest priority zones

COUNCILMEMBER WANG Amendments to Exhibit(s)

-ADD to Section I (C): Furthermore, the SOPs shall include addressing families

living in vehicles subject to tow and shall avoid towing vehicles where children are

living, absent imminent risks to health or safety.

-ADD to Section III (B) After Cleaning bullet: Oakland Public Works (OPW) is

authorized to conduct debris removal, and sanitation services around encampment

sites as needed, and follows the City’s SOPs and Collective Bargaining Agreements.

-ADD to Section III (B) After Closure bullet: and provide information and resources

that include safe parking lot sites, and available services, shelter, and supports in

Alameda County. When shelter is not available at the time of closure, the EMAT

shall establish a method to locate and contact displaced individuals to offer them

shelter as soon as it becomes available. Participation in this tracking and the

subsequent acceptance of shelter remains strictly voluntary.

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN Amendments to Exhibit(s)

-STRIKING from Section I: Within 90 days of enactment; City Administration shall

provide to City Council a written report identifying city properties that could be

converted to shelter, low sensitivity areas, and/or safe parking sites. ADD: Upon

adoption of this policy, the City Administrator, in coordination with the Office of

Homelessness Solutions, shall within 90 days, Provides the City Council with an

analysis of City-owned properties evaluated for interim shelter and/safe parking and

options for vehicle storage for individuals accepting shelter.

-STRIKING from Section I (A): will; to determine its effectiveness in relation to the

equity indicators and outcomes consistent with the guidance and best practices

promoted by the City’s Department of Race and Equity.

-ADD to Section I (A) last paragraph: conducted by the City’s Department of Race

and Equity and the Encampment Management and Abatement Team (“EMAT”), in

coordination with the Human Services Department and the Office of Homelessness

Solutions. The review shall include, at minimum:

1. The number of encampments addressed, closed, or stabilized;

2. The number of residents offered shelter, accepted shelter, successfully placed

into programs, or exited to housing;

3. The number and location of repeated closures or returns (“recidivism of

encampments”);

4. A breakdown of demographics, including race, age, disability, veteran status,

and other relevant equity indicators;

5. Resources expended (staff hours, contractor costs, service provider involvement);

and

6. Recommendations to reduce repeat closures and improve long-term outcomes.

ADD to Section III (D) first paragraph: The City will make reasonable efforts to

address and/or accommodate disability needs that are made known to the City

prior to or at the start of the operation. Examples of reasonable requests may

include: providing a referral to a specific shelter if available, extensions of time for

individuals with disabilities to move out of a work zone, or allowing volunteers to

help move belongings at the beginning of an operation, provided that any such

accommodations do not delay or halt EMAT operations.

-ADD to Section III (D) third paragraph after the word operation: and performing a

deep cleaning intervention

COUNCILMEMBER FIFE Amendments to Exhibit B(s)

-ADD to Section I Second Paragraph: The EAP shall become effective the sooner of

(a) 90 days from adoption, or (b) the date that the City Administrator presents the

above written report to the City Council.

-ADD to Section III (D) At the end of the First Paragraph: The City will make

reasonable efforts to address and/or accommodate disability needs that are made

known to the City prior to or at the start of the operation. Examples of reasonable

requests may include: providing a referral to a specific shelter if available,

extensions of time for individuals with disabilities to move out of a work zone, or

allowing volunteers to help move belongings at the beginning of an operation,

provided that any such accommodations do not delay or halt EMAT operations.

-ADD to Section III EMAT Intervention: When any closure or partial closure occurs,

the following shall be documented: clear findings regarding urgency, resources

used for closure, resources offered to residents of the encampment (shelter offer). In

cases where no shelter options are available but due to urgency findings a closure

occurs, there should be clear documentation that will allow the City to determine if

individuals are migrating to different blocks or neighborhoods.

COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS Amendments to Exhibit(s)

-ADD to Section II a new section: C. Priority Zone Designation

The City Administrator, in consultation with the Councilmember representing the

affected district, should have the authority to reclassify specific geographic areas as

Highest Priority Zones for purposes of enforcement and intervention under this

policy.

These designations should be based on objective criteria including, but not limited

to: concentration of complaints; public health and safety risks; proximity to

schools, businesses, or critical infrastructure; equity impacts on surrounding

communities; and frequency of service calls and prior interventions.

Priority Zone designations should be reviewed periodically, posted publicly, and

may be adjusted by the City Administrator in consultation with the applicable

Councilmember.

Council President Jenkins accepted the City Administrator’s request into his

motion to reconcile Councilmember Brown's and Councilmember Fife’s

amendments to Section I, Second Paragraph, keeping Councilmember Fife’s

effective date language and using Councilmember Brown’s language for what the

report requires

A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter

be Adopted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

5 - Unger, Jenkins, Houston, Brown, and Wang

Aye:

No:

1 - Gallo

1 - Ramachandran

Excused:

Abstained:

NO VOTE:

1 - Fife

CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:

7 Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements

OPEN FORUM

10 speakers spoke during Open Forum.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Council

adjourned the meeting at 12:40p.m.

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