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Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL  
*Rules and Legislation Committee - CANCELLED  
Thursday, July 2, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO A LACK OF QUORUM. THE NEXT  
REGULARLY SCHEDULED RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING IS  
SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 9, 2026 AT 10:30 A.M.  
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• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation  
requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.  
• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that  
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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Councilmember Rowena Brown At-Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3;  
Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Chairperson: Council President  
Kevin Jenkins, District 6  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
1
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 28, 2026 And  
June 18, 2026  
Attachments:  
2
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
Attachments:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
4
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
S5  
Subject: Resolution Submitting To Voters Measures To (1) Amend The Real Property  
Transfer Tax Foreclosure Transactions Exception (2) Advise That Increased Revenue  
Be Spent On Interim Shelter, Among Other Related Homelessness Services  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,  
2026, General Municipal Election (1) A Measure To Amend Oakland Municipal Code  
Chapter 4.20 (Real Property Transfer Tax) To Amend The Exception For Foreclosure  
Transactions; And (2) An Advisory Measure On Whether The Increased Revenue  
From Amending The City’s Real Property Transfer Tax To Include Certain Foreclosure  
Transactions Should Be Spent For The Purposes Of Providing Interim Shelter,  
Transitional Housing, Encampment Closure Operations, Addiction Treatment, Job  
Readiness, And Other Related Homelessness Services; And Directing The City Clerk  
To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit These Measures To  
Voters At The General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
Attachments:  
This Item Requires An Urgency Finding (2/3 Majority Vote) Pursuant To Section  
2.20.080 Of The Sunshine Ordinance, Prior To Hearing The Item  
Legislative History  
5/7/26  
*Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
Withdrawn with No New Date  
5/28/26  
*Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
Continued to the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved As Amended To Continue This Item To The June 11,  
2026 Rules And Legislation Committee  
With The Amendments Made To Page 8 Of The Legislation, Attachment 1 Under  
Section F., Adding:  
3. The Transferee Is A Natural Person Or A Family Trust And The Property  
Consists Of Four (4) Residential Units Or Less, With Information As Requested  
By The City For Verification; Or  
4. The Transferor Would Suffer A Financial Hardship By The Imposition Of The  
Tax Otherwise Authorized By This Chapter Due To Specific Factual  
Circumstances Related To Their Home Foreclosure, With Information As  
Requested By The City For Verification; And  
6/18/26  
*Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
Continued to the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
6/25/26  
*Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
Continued to the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee  
Councilmember Fife Made A Motion Seconded By Councilmember Brown To  
Approve The Urgency Finding On Item S6 For The Following Reasons: That  
There Is A Need To Take Immediate Action Which Came To The Attention Of  
The Local Body After The Agenda Was Posted, And That The Need To Take  
Immediate Action Is Required To Avoid A Substantial Adverse Impact That  
Would Occur If The Action Were Deferred To A Subsequent Special Or Regular  
Meeting;  
Motion Passed By 4 Ayes - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, Jenkins  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved As Amended To Continue This Item To The July 2,  
2026 Rules And Legislation Committee With The Following Amendments:  
1) Removing The Advisory Measure And Making Associated Updates To The  
Legislation  
2) Adding Transfers For Affordable Housing Conversion To The Exemptions  
3) Modifying Subsection F(4) By Providing Council Authority To Establish  
Future Exemptions By Ordinance;  
4) Exemption Community Banks And Not Just California Based Ones, And  
5) Determining Value Of Consideration At Fair Market Value Drawing From  
San Francisco’s Structure  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
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* In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is  
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taken.