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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

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of April 23, 2026

26-0592

Attachments:

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Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

26-0593

Attachments:

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View Supplemental Report - 4/30/2026

3 New Scheduling Items

3.1

Subject: Caltrans Community Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant

From: Oakland Public Works Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Accept

And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($300,000) From The California Department Of Transportation Community

Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant Program (CCEP) And To Execute Related

Grant Agreements;

(2) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Advertising And Competitive Request For

Proposals/Qualifications Requirements For The CCEP-Funded Services;

(3) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89762 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With

The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. By Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars

($250,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $2,125,000;

(4) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89761 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With

The Lake Merritt Institute By Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) For A Total Contract

Amount Not To Exceed One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars

($1,212,500); And

(5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 12,

2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0675

Sponsors:

Oakland Public Works Department

3.2

Subject: Resolution Submitting To Voters The Oakland Shelter Access For

Encampment Response (“SAFER”) Act

From:

Councilmember Wang

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,

2026 General Municipal Election The Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment

Response (“SAFER”) Act To, Among Other Things: Amend Oakland Municipal Code

Chapter 4.56 (Vacant Property Tax) To Allocate Special Tax Revenues To The Oakland

Shelter Access For Encampment Response Fund (“FUND”) For The Purposes Of

Providing Interim Shelter, Transitional Housing, Encampment Closure Operations, And

Other Related Homelessness Services; And Amend Oakland Municipal Code Chapter

4.20 (Real Property Transfer Tax) To Impose An 8-Year Special Commercial Real Estate

Transfer Tax Surcharge Of 0.25% On Transfers Of Real Property More Than $2 Million To

$5 Million 0.5% On Transfers Of Real Property More Than $5 Million To $10 Million And Of

1% On Transfers Of Real Property Above $10 Million With Revenues Allocated To The

Fund; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To

Submit This Measure To Voters At The General Municipal Election; And Making

Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 14, 2026 Rules

And Legislation Committee Agenda

26-0691

Sponsors:

Wang

3.3

Subject: Gary Payton Commemorative Street Renaming

From:

Councilmember Gallo

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Rename 40th Ave

Between Mera Street And Carrington Street As “Gary Payton Way,” (2) Authorize The

Installation Of A Plaque Honoring Gary Payton, Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures

Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.; On The May 19, 2026

City Council Agenda On Consent

26-0683

Sponsors:

Gallo

Rule 24: This Resolution Is Commemorative In Nature And Requires Timely

Consideration To Align With Community Planned Recognition For Gary Payton, His

Family, Local Schools, And The Broader Oakland Community.

3.4

Subject: Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland

From:

Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To

Compromise And Settle The Case Of Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1

Through 100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV071032, City Attorney File

No. 36603, In The Amount Of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($55,000.00)

(Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition Of Public Property); On The May

19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

26-0658

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Attorney

3.5

Subject: In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

From: Office Of The City Attorney

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney To Release The

City’s Potential Claims As Necessary To Join A National Settlement Agreement With Six

Remnant Opioid Defendants, Pursuant To In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation

(Office Of The City Attorney - Public Nuisance, False Advertising, Unfair Competition); On

The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

26-0659

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Attorney

3.6

Subject: Appointments To Commission On Persons With Disabilities

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Brian

Hollander And Keana Giles To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities; On The

May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

26-0674

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Rule 24: Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By The Commission On

Persons With Disabilities During Its Last Meeting. Addressing Current Vacancies Is

Essential To Ensure The Commission Can Consistently Meet Quorum Requirements And

Continue Its Work Without Disruption, Particularly As It Advances Issues Impacting

Accessibility, Inclusion, And The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities.

3.7

Subject: District 1 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission

From:

Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Danforth

Dougherty To The Budget Advisory Commission; On The May 19, 2026 City Council

Agenda On Consent

26-0688

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor

Rule 24: Bringing This Item Forth, Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By

The Budget Advisory Commission During Its Last Meeting.

3.8

Subject: Resolution In Support Of Renaming Of The Plaza At The LGBTQ Community

Center

From:

Councilmembers Wang, Brown, And Mayor Barbara Lee

Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]

[NEW TITLE]

Subject: Resolution Commeroatively Renaming The Plaza At The Oakland LGBTQ

Community Center

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commeroatively Renaming The Plaza (A Public

Right Of Way) At The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center As “Moore Hope Plaza”; On

The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non Consent

[OLD TITLE]

Subject: Resolution In Support Of Renaming Of The Plaza At The LGBTQ Community

Center

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Renaming Of The Plaza At The

LGBTQ Community Center "Moore Hope Plaza" After Peggy Moore And Hope Wood

26-0618

Sponsors:

Brown, Wang and Office Of The Mayor

Legislative History

4/23/26

*Rules & Legislation

Committee

Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of

the Oakland Redevelopment Successor

Agency and the City Council

On Non-Consent

A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record

3.9

Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Reform Oakland’s City Charter

From: Office Of The Mayor

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,

2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend The Oakland City

Charter To, Among Other Things (1) Make The Mayor The City’s Chief Executive Officer

Responsible For Managing City Affairs;

(2) Empower The Council To Confirm The Appointments Of The Directors Of Finance,

Human Resources, Public Works, And Transportation;

(3) Empower The Council To Create An Independent Budget And Legislative Analyst’s

Office To Provide The Council Fiscal And Policy Analysis That Is Objective And

Nonpartisan;

(4) Affirm Councilmembers’ Right To Request Information And Relay Constituent

Concerns, And City Officials’ Duty To Respond Promptly;

(5) Empower The Council To Hold Legislative Hearings And Issue Subpoenas;

(6) Create A Mayoral Veto With A Line-Item Budget Veto And A Council Power To

Override Any Veto;

(7) Require Councilmembers To Work Full Time And Not Engage In Outside Employment;

(8) Empower The Public Ethics Commission To Align The Mayor’s And Councilmembers’

Salaries With Those Of Comparable Full-Time Public Officials; And

(9) Require The Publication Of Ordinances Within Fifteen Days Of Passage;

And Directing The City Clerk To Take All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This

Measure To The Voters At The Election; And Making Appropriate California

Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 21, 2026 Rules And Legislation

Committee

26-0692

Sponsors:

Office Of The Mayor and Jenkins

3.10

Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Council Member, City Attorney, And City

Auditor

From:

Human Resources Management Department

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No.

12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For Council Member, City

Attorney, And City Auditor In Accordance With The Oakland Public Ethics Commission’s

Charter-Mandated Salary Adjustments; On The May 26, 2026 Finance And Management

Committee Agenda

26-0680

Sponsors:

Human Resources Management Department

3.11

Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Mayor

From: Human Resources Management Department

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No.

12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For The Mayor; On The May 26,

2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda

26-0681

Sponsors:

Human Resources Management Department

3.12

Subject:

Report

From:

Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third Quarter (Q3) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E)

Finance Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third

Quarter (Q3) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For

The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds; On The May 26, 2026

Finance And Management Committee Agenda

26-0686

Sponsors:

Finance Department

3.13

Subject: Compliance Status Of The Sewer Consent Decree Program

From:

Oakland Public Works Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of Compliance With

The Sewer Consent Decree, Wastewater Discharge Requirements For Wastewater

Sewer Systems, And National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, During The

24-Month Period From January 1, 2024, Through December 31, 2025; On The May 26,

2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0693

Sponsors:

Oakland Public Works Department

3.14

Subject: Collaborative And Clean Creeks Agreement

From:

Oakland Public Works Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Enter Into

An Agreement With The Alameda County Flood Control And Water Conservation District

(District) To Accept Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) To Implement The Collaborative Creek Improvement

And Clean Creeks Programs (Programs) Over A Five Fiscal Year Term From July 1,

2026, Through June 30, 2031 (Term); (2) Appropriate Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed

One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) From The District To

Implement The Programs For The Term Of The Agreement; And (3) Adopt Appropriate

California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And

Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0690

Sponsors:

Oakland Public Works Department

3.15

Subject: Construction Contract Award To S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., LLC, And

Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Amendment To Shah Kawasaki Architects For

The Lincoln Recreation Center Project

From:

Oakland Public Works Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Construction Contract For Project

1004857 Lincoln Recreation Center Expansion/Renovation Project To S.J. Amoroso

Construction Co., LLC, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance

With Contractor’s Bid, Project Plans And Specifications, For An Amount Of Twenty-Eight

Million Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($28,437,000.00); Amending

Resolution 89491 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement With Shah

Kawasaki Architects By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand

Seven Hundred Ninety- Seven Dollars ($848,797.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount

From Three Million Twenty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars

($3,028,849.00) To Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Seventy-Seven Thousand Six

Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($3,877,646.00); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request

For Proposal/Qualifications Requirement; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And

Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0687

Sponsors:

Oakland Public Works Department

3.16

Subject: Accept And Appropriate Fiscal Year 26-27 External Funds

From:

Department Of Transportation

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate

Up To Seven Hundred And Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred And Sixty-Four Dollars

($756,364) In Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA)

Funds To Fund The Comstock Way Stair Path Rehabilitation, East 23rd Street Stair Path

Rehabilitation, Longridge Road To Rosemount Road Stair Path Rehabilitation, Bicycle

Signage Program, And CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program Phase 18; And Adopting

Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And

26-0678

Sponsors:

Transportation Department

2) A Resolution Adopting A List Of Projects For Fiscal Year 2026-27 Funded By SB1: The

Road Repair And Accountability Act Of 2017 (Road Maintenance And Rehabilitation

Account Funds); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings;

On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda

26-0679

Sponsors:

Transportation Department

3.17

Subject: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar

Year 2025

From:

Planning And Building Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s General

Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025; On The

May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

26-0672

Sponsors:

Planning & Building Department

3.18

Subject: Annual Housing Programs Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2025-26

From:

Housing And Community Development Department

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Housing Development Programs

By The Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year 2025-2026;

On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

26-0684

Sponsors:

Housing And Community Development Department

3.19

Subject: Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Grant And Cooperative

Agreement

From:

Planning And Building Department

Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:

1) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Senate

Bill 1 Grant Funds From The California Ocean Protection Council In An Amount Of One

Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($144,900) To Fund Staff Time To

Work On The Existing Conditions And Vulnerability Assessment Analysis For The

Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply

For, Accept, And Appropriate Additional Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The Ocean

Protection Council In An Amount Up To One Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand

And One Hundred Dollars ($ 1,355,100), For Completion Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline

Adaptation Plan; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Represent The City In

Intergovernmental Relations With Neighboring Jurisdictions Within Shared Shoreline

Operational Landscape Units; And

26-0677

Sponsors:

Planning & Building Department

2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative

Agreement To Purchase Services From Conger Moss Guillard (CMG) Landscape

Architecture For The Development Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan By

Relying On An Existing Professional Services Agreement Between The City Of Alameda

And CMG Landscape Architecture For An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three

Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($1,355,100); And Adopting

Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026

Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

26-0682

Sponsors:

Planning & Building Department

3.20

Subject: OFCY Cityspan Technologies, Inc. Contract Extension

From: Human Services Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90819 To Extend

The Agreement With Cityspan Technologies, Inc. For Twelve (12) Months For The Client

Services And Contract Database, Ongoing Grants Management Licensing, User Support,

Project Management, And Custom Programming For Oakland Fund For Children And

Youth (OFCY) Funded Programs In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($200,000), For July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2) Waiving The Competitive

Multiple-Step Solicitation Process For The Acquisition Of Computerized Or Information

Technology Systems; And (3) Waiving The Local/Local Small Business Enterprise

(L/LSBE) Requirement; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda

26-0673

Sponsors:

Human Services Department

3.21

Subject: Amortization To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities

From:

Councilmember Fife

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To (1) Develop

An Amortization Program To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities Operated By

California Waste Solutions, Inc. (“CWS”) And CASS, Inc. (“CASS”) From Areas In West

Oakland To Address Negative Environmental Impacts On Local Residents; And (2)

Proceed To Planning Commission With Amortization Legislation No Later Than

December 31, 2026; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda

26-0694

Sponsors:

Fife

3.22

Subject: Approving The 2026-2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan

From:

Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The 2026-2030 Community Violence

Reduction Plan As Required By The Oakland Community Violence Reduction And

Emergency Response Act Of 2024 (Measure NN) And Approved By The Oakland Public

Safety Planning And Oversight Commission; On The May 26, 2026 Public Safety

Committee Agenda

26-0685

Sponsors:

Office Of The City Administrator

3.23

Subject: PSA With Elite Corporate Solutions, LLC

From:

Oakland Fire Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A

Professional Services Agreement With Elite Corporate Solutions LLC (Previously Known

As Elite Public Safety Investigations LLC) To Provide Pre-Employment Background

Investigations For The Period Of June 1, 2026 To May 31, 2029 In An Amount Not To

Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), With An Option To Extend The

Agreement For Two Years Until May 31, 2031, At A Cost Of Up To Two Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($200,000), And Without Returning To Council, For A Total Amount Not

To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); On The May 26, 2026 Public

Safety Committee Agenda

26-0689

Sponsors:

Oakland Fire Department

Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Amend The City Charter To Improve Civilian

Oversight Of OPD

From:

Councilmember Houston

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3,

2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Section 604

To, Among Other Things (1) Simplify The Process For Appointing Police Commissioners

By Only Having Regular Police Commissioners That Are Appointed One Each By The

Councilmembers And One By The Mayor; (2) Strengthen The Independence Of The Office

Of Inspector General By Having The City Auditor, Rather Than The Police Commission,

Appoint The Inspector General; (3) Streamline The Process For Appointing Police Chiefs

By Using The Same Processes Used To Appoint Other Department Heads; And Directing

The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under The Law To Submit This

Measure To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election; And

Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

26-0624

Sponsors:

Houston

Attachments:

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4/23/26

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