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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT

*Rules & Legislation Committee

Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Oakland, California, 94612

City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov

Thursday, April 2, 2026

10:30 AM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:33 A.M. With

Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

1 Roll Call / Call To Order

3 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Kevin Jenkins

1 - Janani Ramachandran

Present

Excused

2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved

3 New Scheduling Items

2 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter

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

3 - Brown, Fife, and Jenkins

Aye:

Excused:

NO VOTE:

1 - Ramachandran

3.1

Subject: Appointment Of Razzu Engen To The Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory

Commission

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Razzu

Engen To The Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Commission; On The April 14, 2026 Special

City Council Agenda On Consent At 3:30 P.M.

26-0560

A Rule 24 Was Accepted

At 3:30 P.M. On Consent

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting

of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard

4/14/2026

3.2

Subject: District Reappointments To The Community Policing Advisory Board

From: Office Of The Mayor And Councilmembers Houston And Unger

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of Ingrid

Severson, Cynthia Elliott And Jacqueline Long As Members Of The Community Policing

Advisory Board; On The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda On Consent At 3:30

P.M.

26-0563

A Rule 24 Was Accepted

At 3:30 P.M. On Consent

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting

of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard

4/14/2026

3.3

Subject: Adding Rule 33 To The Council’s Rules Of Procedure

From:

Office Of The City Clerk

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council’s Rules Of

Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To Add Rule 33 Regarding Hybrid Meetings And

Technological Disruptions Thereof; On The April 16, 2026 Rules And Legislation

Committee Agenda

26-0568

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation

Committee to be heard 4/16/2026

3.4

Subject: Exception To 180-Day Waiting Period For Retired Annuitant

From:

Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Appointment Of An Annuitant

Without A 180-Day Break In Service Where The Appointment Is Necessary To Fill A

Critically Needed Position Before 180 Days Have Passed Since The Employee’s

Retirement In Accordance With Government Code Sections 21224 And 7522.56; On The

April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda

26-0565

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management

Committee to be heard 5/12/2026

3.5

Subject: The MacArthur Transit Village Phase One

From:

Department Of Transportation

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting Public Infrastructure Improvements,

Directing The Filing Of An Unconditional Certificate Of Completion For The MacArthur

Transit Village Phase One Improvements Per The Subdivision Improvement Agreement

(SIA) For Deferred Construction Of Public Infrastructure Improvements, And Making

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Public

Works And Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0562

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Public Works And

Transportation Committee to be heard 4/21/2026

3.6

Subject: Authorization To Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds To Oakland Parks And

Recreation Foundation For Community Outreach Activities

From:

Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A

Grant Agreement With The Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation, As Fiscal

Sponsor For The East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative, In An Amount Not To Exceed

Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), To Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds

Previously Awarded To The City Of Oakland By Pacific Gas And Electric Company; On

The April 21, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

26-0561

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Community &

Economic Development Committee to be heard 4/21/2026

3.7

Subject: Surplus Land Declaration And Disposition Of 4 City-Owned Parcels

From:

Housing And Community Development Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Declare Four City-Owned Parcels Located

At 2824 82nd Avenue And 8327-8329 Golf Links Road As Surplus Land Pursuant To The

California Surplus Land Act, (2) Authorize The Issuance Of A Notice Of Availability Under

The Surplus Land Act, (3) Prioritize Offers That Provide Affordable Housing Consistent

With The Surplus Land Act, And (4) Make Related California Environmental Quality Act

Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee

Agenda

26-0559

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Community &

Economic Development Committee to be heard 4/21/2026

3.8

Subject: Fire Alarm Building/MOJA - New 2026 ENA

From: Economic And Workforce Development Department

Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]

[NEW TITLE]

Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A

New Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Museum Of Jazz & Art For Development

Of A Museum And Art Facility On City Property Located At 1310 Oak Street For An 18

Month Term, Conditioned On Payment Of A $10,500 Exclusive Negotiation Payment,

With One Additional Six-Month Administrative Extension Conditioned On Payment Of An

Additional $3,500; And (2) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On

The April 21, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

[OLD TITLE]

Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A

New Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Museum Of Jazz And Art For

Development Of A Museum & Art Facility On City-Owned Property Located At 1310 Oak

Street For Eighteen Months Conditioned On Payment Of A Ten Thousand Five Hundred

Dollar ($10,500) Exclusive Negotiation Payment, With One Additional Six-Month

Administrative Extension Conditioned On Payment Of An Additional Three Thousand

Five Hundred ($3,500) Extension Payment; And (2) Adopting California Environmental

Quality Act Findings

26-0540

A Title Change Was Accepted

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Community &

Economic Development Committee to be heard 4/21/2026

3.9

Subject: Ceasefire-Lifeline Contracts

From:

Department Of Violence Prevention

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending A Professional Services

Agreement With The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania For The Term Of July 1,

2025, To December 31, 2028, To Add Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) For A

Total Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Two

Dollars ($639,952) To Evaluate The City Of Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy And

Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program

Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process; And

(2) Awarding A Grant Agreement To Faith In Action East Bay For The Term Of July 1,

2026, To June 30, 2027, For Services Related To Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy

For A Total Cost Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000); On The

April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

26-0566

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Public Safety

Committee to be heard 4/21/2026

Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC

From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate

Terms And Enter Into An Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster

Interstate LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company (“OFI”), With Such Agreement

Including The Following: (A) Allowing OFI To Erect Up To Five New Digital Advertising

Signs At Certain Locations In The City Of Oakland In Exchange For OFI Causing The

Removal Of Up To Eleven (11) Of Its Existing Advertising Faces At Various Locations In

The City By Dates Certain, With OFI And Outfront Waiving Its Rights To Just

Compensation For The Removed Signs;

(B) Requiring OFI To Make Payments In Advance Of Up To Two Million Three Hundred

And Five Thousand Dollars ($2,305,000) For The Fiscal Year 2025 To 2027 Biennial

Budget, And Annual Payments Of Up To $750,000 For Each New Digital Advertising

Sign For A Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations And A Ten (10) Year Renewal Option,

In Addition To Providing Other Financial Incentives To The City Including Negotiated

Carbon Offset Fees And Free Advertising Space; And

(2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

26-0293

This Item Was Withdrawn And Rescheduled To The Community And Economic

Development Committee Pending List, No Date Specific

This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the

*Community & Economic Development Committee Pending List, No Date Specific

Open Forum

2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum

Adjournment

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation

Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 10:57 A.M.

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