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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
* Public Works And Transportation  
Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, March 24, 2026  
11:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Works And Transportation Committee  
Convened At 11:34 A.M. With Councilmember Unger Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Ken Houston , Zac Unger, Charlene Wang, and Noel Gallo  
Present  
Due to the Call of the Chair, the agenda was taken out of order. The new order was Items 4, 5,  
7, 8, 6, and 3.  
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER BROWN, A QUORUM OF THE FULL CITY  
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER UNGER AND  
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC  
WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL  
MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:38 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On March 10,  
1
2026  
26-0506  
Attachments:  
View Report  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0507  
2
Attachments:  
View Report  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: 2025 BPAC Annual Report  
From: Councilmember Unger  
4
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian  
Advisory Commission’s 2025 Activities  
26-0496  
Sponsors:  
Unger  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Attachment A  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be  
Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1218 (Arreguín)  
From: Councilmembers Unger, Wang, Brown And Mayor Barbara Lee  
5
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill SB 1218 (Arreguín)  
To Amend The California Vehicle Code To Require Payment Or Resolution Of Illegal  
Dumping Fines Before Vehicle Registration Can Be Completed  
26-0528  
Sponsors:  
Unger, Wang, Brown and Office Of The Mayor  
Attachments:  
View Memo  
View Fact Sheet  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This  
Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Ken Houston, 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, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: Ordinance To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Enforcement  
From: Councilmember Unger And Office Of The Mayor  
7
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter  
8.11 (Illegal Dumping) To: (1) Increase Penalties For Illegal Dumping; (2) Make  
Transporting Waste In A Vehicle Without A License Plate An Offense; And (3)  
Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Dumping  
26-0527  
Sponsors:  
Unger and Office Of The Mayor  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff And To  
Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M.  
On Consent  
Amendments Made To Page 7 Of The Ordinance:  
Section 5:  
4. Time Calculation for Assessment of Penalties:  
Adding A New Section (A):  
A. Where The Dumping Constitutes A Commercial Quantity, Contains Harmful  
Waste Matter, Is A Mattress, Upholstered Furniture, Appliance, Furniture, Or  
Electronic Waste, Additional Daily Civil Penalties Of Up To $1,000 Per Day, May  
Be Assessed; And  
Under The New Section (B); Striking Administrative Citation: And Under The New  
Section (C); Striking Administrative Fines Or Penalties  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter  
be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go  
before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: Resolution To Authorize Aerbits Inc. Pilot Program To Strengthen Illegal  
Dumping Remediation  
8
From:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Surveillance Impact Report  
And Amended Surveillance Use Policy, Incorporating Recommendations Of The  
Privacy Advisory Commission, For The Aerbits System;  
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement  
With Aerbits Inc. For A Pilot Program To Detect And Report Illegal Dumping;  
(3) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program And Competitive  
Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements; And  
(4) Directing The City Administrator To Return Within One Year Of The Adoption Of  
This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report  
26-0529  
Sponsors:  
Oakland Public Works Department  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation Attachments A And B  
View Attachment C  
View Supplemental Presentation - 3/19/2026  
The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This  
Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Zac Unger, 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, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: Commemorative Street Renaming In Collaboration With Beebe Memorial  
Cathedral Church  
6
From:  
Councilmember Unger  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr., For  
His Distinguished Service As The 66th Bishop Of The Christian Methodist Episcopal  
Church His Transformational Leadership As A Senior Pastor Of Beebe Memorial  
Cathedral CME Church In Oakland, And His Lifelong Commitment To Faith,  
Community Services And Social Justice And (2) Commemoratively Renaming The  
Intersection Of 39th And Telegraph Ave As “Bishop Charley Hames Jr., Way” And  
Authorizing The Installation Of A Commemorative Plaque Or Sign Honoring Bishop  
Charley Hames, Jr. Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By The  
Oakland City Council Resolution No 77967 C.M.S  
26-0524  
Sponsors:  
Unger  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This  
Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Noel Gallo, 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, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: 2023-2025 Progress Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
3
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Progress In 2023-2025  
On Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan  
26-0491  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The City Administrator  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Supplemental Report And Attachments A-D - 3/19/2026  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be  
Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Houston Unger Wang, Gallo  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Adjourned At 1:43 P.M.  
* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the  
meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City  
Council action can be taken.  
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