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Oakland, California 94612  
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, February 12, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:30 A.M. With  
Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
1 Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin Jenkins  
Present  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 29, 2026  
26-0389  
2
Attachments: View Report  
0 Speakers On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that  
this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
Abstained:  
NO VOTE:  
1 - Fife  
0
3 New Scheduling Items  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that  
this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
3.1  
Subject: Amend Resolution No. 89703 C.M.S To Acquire Property Rights From Home  
Depot U.S.A. Inc. For 42nd Ave And High St Access Improvement Project  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 89703 C.M.S.  
Authorizing The City Administrator To Acquire From Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. A 776  
Square Foot Parcel With 130.93 Linear Feet Of Access Control And A 14,179 Square  
Foot Temporary Construction Easement In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Nine Hundred  
Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars ($975,659) For The Construction  
Of 42nd Avenue And High Street Access Improvement Project  
26-0440  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Resolution  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.2  
Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing  
Agreements For: A. Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless,  
Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; B. Up To $441,350 From  
The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; C. Up To  
$4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (Oha) For The Oakland Path Rehousing  
Initiative (OPRI) Program; And  
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The  
Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And Amounts  
Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or Measure Q Funding;  
And  
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding  
Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And Table 2  
Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has Appropriated  
For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements  
26-0437  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.3  
Subject: Black New Deal Report  
From: Councilmember Fife  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Black New Deal Racial  
Impact Study Developed By Dr. Brandi Summers  
26-0442  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Attachment A  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment  
Committee to be heard 2/24/2026  
3.4  
Subject: City Of Oakland V. Oakland Unified School District  
From:  
Office Of The City Attorney  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To  
Compromise The Case Of City Of Oakland V. Oakland Unified School District, Alameda  
Superior Court Case No. 24CV091999, City Attorney File No. X05545 For The Payment  
To The City By The Oakland Unified School District Of Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand  
Dollars And No Cents ($860,000.00) Representing The Full Cost Of 2022 School Board  
Election And For A Commitment From Oakland Unified School District To Pay The  
Costs Of Its Future Elections (City Clerk - Writ Of Mandate, And Declaratory Relief)  
26-0436  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
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  
3/3/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Call For Special Municipal Election  
From: Office Of The City Clerk  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Calling And Giving Notice For The Holding Of  
A Special Municipal Election On June 2, 2026 For The Purpose Of Submitting To The  
Voters Proposed Ballot Measures; (2) Requesting Consolidation Of The Special  
Municipal Election With The Statewide Direct Primary Election To Be Held In The City Of  
Oakland On June 2, 2026; And (3) Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions  
Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters At The June 2, 2026 Election  
26-0443  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
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  
3/3/2026  
3.6  
Subject: Allstar Fire Equipment Agreement  
From:  
Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into An Agreement With Allstar Fire Equipment For The Purchase Of Firefighter  
Protective Clothing (Also Known As Turnouts) For A Three Year Term In An Amount Not  
To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), With An Option To  
Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred  
Thousand Dollars Per Year ($500,000), Without Returning To Council, For A Total  
Contract Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($2,500,000); And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process  
Requirements, And Local Business Enterprise And Small Local Business Enterprise  
(LBE/SLBE) Program Requirements For The Proposed Purchase Agreement With  
Allstar Fire Equipment  
26-0441  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing  
Committee  
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  
3/3/2026  
3.7  
Subject: Library Agreement With City Of Piedmont  
From: Oakland Public Library  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into An Agreement With City Of Piedmont To Receive One Million Eighty-Two Thousand  
Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars And No Cents ($1,082,955) To Provide Oakland Public  
Library Services To Piedmont Residents For Fiscal Years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, And  
2027-2028; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds; On The March 24, 2026  
Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
26-0438  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 3/24/2026  
3.8  
Subject: Library Agreement with City of Emeryville  
From:  
Oakland Public Library  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into An Agreement With City Of Emeryville To Receive Four Hundred And Fifty-Nine  
Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars And No Cents ($459,827) To Provide  
Oakland Public Library Services To Emeryville Residents For Fiscal Years 2026-2027,  
2027-2028, And 2028-2029; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds; On The  
March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
26-0439  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee  
to be heard 3/24/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT  
COMMITTEE  
3.9  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.10  
3.11  
3.12  
Subject: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter 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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation - 2/5/2026  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation - 2/5/2026  
On Consent  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of  
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
2/17/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS AND  
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE  
3.13  
Subject: Construction Contract Amendment For Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation  
2022 Project (Project No. 1006337)  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Increase The Change Order Limit For The  
Contract With McGuire And Hester, Inc. For Project 1006337 Citywide Pavement  
Rehabilitation From Twenty Five Percent (25%) To Twenty-Seven And A Half Percent  
(27.5%) Of The Original Contract, For A Total Contract Amount 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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.14  
Subject: Measure DD Grant Agreement For Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Watershed  
Acquisition  
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Of Measure DD Bond Funds In  
An Amount Not To Exceed $843,875.00 To The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust For The  
Purpose Of Acquiring Property For The Conservation And Restoration Of Portions Of  
Sausal Creek; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0298  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation And Exhibit A  
View Supplemental Legislation And Exhibit A - 2/12/2026  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.15  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
On Non-Consent  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of  
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
3/3/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC  
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE  
3.16  
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  
Attachments: View Report And Attachments A-D  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.17  
Subject: Impact Fees Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2024-25  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report On The Affordable  
Housing, Transportation, Capital Improvement, And Jobs/Housing Impact Fees For  
Fiscal Year 2024-2025  
26-0263  
Attachments: View Report And Attachments A-C  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.18  
Subject: FY 2024-25, Quarter 3 And Quarter 4 Update On Code Enforcement’s  
Activities  
From:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Fiscal Year 2024-25  
Quarter 3 And Quarter 4 Update On The Planning And Building Department's Code  
Enforcement Activities  
26-0269  
Attachments: View Report And Attachment A  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 LIFE ENRICHMENT  
COMMITTEE  
3.19  
Subject: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Grants FY 2025-  
2027  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grant Agreements To Mercy Retirement  
And Care Center In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, Service Opportunity For  
Seniors In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, And The Alameda County Community  
Food Bank Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $266,666 To Provide Nutrition Services To  
Oakland Older Adult Residents Using Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax  
Funds  
26-0352  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.20  
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  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.21  
Subject: Report On The City’s Official Newspapers  
From:  
Councilmember Fife  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The  
City Of Oakland’s Utilization Of Its Official Newspapers Of Record For Advertisements  
And Other Noticing Purposes, Pursuant To Chapter 1.06 Of Oakland Municipal Code  
And Resolution No. 89141, Including (1) Whether All Appropriate Advertisements And  
Notices Have Been Placed With The Official Newspapers; (2) Rationale If/When Such  
Placements Have Not Occurred; And (3) Improvements Needed For Full Compliance  
With O.M.C Chapter 1.06  
26-0339  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment  
Committee - Pending List No Date Specific  
3.22  
Subject: 2024 City Of Oakland Disparity Study Final Report  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2024 City of Oakland  
Disparity Study Prepared By Mason Tillman Associates (MTA) Pursuant To Resolution  
No. 89058 C.M.S.  
26-0396  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Supplemental Presentation - 2/13/2026  
On Non-Consent  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of  
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
2/17/2026  
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE  
3.23  
Subject: PSA With Evergreen Counseling  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A  
Professional Services Agreement With Evergreen Counseling A Marriage And Family  
Therapy Corporation, To Provide Behavioral Science Consultation, Training, And  
Confidential Mental Health Services For The Oakland Fire Department From February 1,  
2026 Through December 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Fifty  
Thousand Dollars ($450,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement  
For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty  
Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total  
Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000)  
26-0338  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
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  
2/17/2026  
3.24  
Subject: Public Safety Committee Vice Chairman Appointment  
From:  
Councilmember Houston  
Recommendation: A Motion To Designate Councilmember Houston As Vice Chair Of  
The Public Safety Committee  
26-0399  
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted.  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0390  
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Attachments: February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda  
February 19, 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 Liaison Committee Pending List  
Draft February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee  
Agenda  
Draft February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Agenda  
Draft February 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development  
Committee Agenda  
Draft February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
Draft February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Draft February 26, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that  
this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Changes Made To The Draft February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Subject: PSA With ImageTrend Emergency Management Software  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into An Agreement With Image Trend LLC To Replace The Oakland Fire Department’s  
Records Management System (RMS) With National Emergency Response Information  
System Compliant Artificial Intelligence Powered Fire And EMS RMS Software At A Cost  
Of One Million Six Thousand Six Hundred And Fifty Nine Dollars ($1,006,659), For The  
Term Of January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028, With The Option To Extend The  
Agreement Up To Two Years, At An Additional Cost Of Three Hundred Sixty Two  
Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Four Dollars ($362,584) And Without Return To City  
Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Sixty  
Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Forty Three Dollars ($1,369,243); And  
(2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process For It Contracts And The  
Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements For The Agreement With Image  
Trend LLC  
26-0375  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 2/24/2026  
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 10:50 A.M.  
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