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Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL  
Thursday, May 21, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
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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 7, 2026  
Attachments:  
2
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
Attachments:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
3.1  
Subject: Amending And Reenacting Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 3.08  
From: Office Of The City Clerk  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Reenacting Oakland Municipal  
Code Chapter 3.08 To (1) Remove Section 3.08.240, Ballot Title And Summary Of City  
Measure, To Clarify And Remove Unnecessary Requirements For City-Sponsored Ballot  
Measures; (2) Amend Section 3.08.040 To Update Language Regarding Nomination  
Petitions;  
(3) Amend Section 3.08.080 To Clarify Declaration Of Candidacy Forms; And  
(4) Add Section 3.08.085 To Clarify Requirements For Ballot Designations; On The May  
28, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The City Clerk  
Urgency Finding: Ordinance Needs To Be Adopted In Order To Update Election Materials  
Need To Be Updated Prior To The Start Of Nomination Period.  
3.2  
Subject: Arthur E. Thompson Way  
From:  
Councilmember Houston  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Commemoratively Rename The Intersection Of  
99th Avenue And International Boulevard As “Arthur E. Thompson Way” In Honor Of Mr.  
Arthur E. Thompson’s Tremendous Impact Serving The Oakland Families For Nearly Sixty  
Years Through His Professional Career As The Founder And Operator Of Thompson  
Funeral Home; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Houston  
Rule 24: Ceremonial Resolutions Are Identified As “Advisory Resolutions” And Typically  
Bypass Committee And Go To Full Council  
3.3  
3.4  
3.5  
Subject: City Auditor Appointment To The Cannabis Regulatory Commission  
From: Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Luna De La Riva  
As A Member Of The Cannabis Regulatory Commission; On The June 2, 2026 City  
Council Agenda On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Rule 24: Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By The Cannabis Regulatory  
Commission  
Subject: District 2 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Susana  
Flores To The Budget Advisory Commission; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda  
On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Rule 24: Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By The Budget Advisory  
Commission During Its Last Meeting  
Subject: District 4 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Will Bao  
To The Budget Advisory Commission; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On  
Consent  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Rule 24: Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By The Budget Advisory  
Commission During Its Last Meeting  
3.6  
Subject: Appointments To The Library Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointments Of Dashini  
Jeyathurai And Rosalin Luetum To The Library Commission; On The June 2, 2026 City  
Council Agenda On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Rule 24: To Fill The Two Special Vacancies That Have Recently Occurred  
3.7  
Subject: Appointment To The Privacy Advisory Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Sudip  
Ray To The Privacy Advisory Commission; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On  
Consent  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Rule 24: Due To Recent Quorum Challenges Experienced By The Privacy Advisory  
Commission  
3.8  
Subject: Support Of SB 1415 (Arreguin/Wiener)  
From: Councilmember Ramachandran  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1415  
(Arreguín/Wiener), Legislation To Expand The Welfare Property Tax Exemption For  
Qualifying Mixed-Income Affordable Housing Developments; On The June 2, 2026 City  
Council Agenda On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Ramachandran  
3.9  
Subject: Becker Boards Agreement Adjustments  
From:  
Councilmember Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend  
The Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement, Dated December 29, 2023, With Becker  
Boards, A California Limited Liability Company (“Becker”), Such That The Annual  
Payments Would Be Converted From A Fixed-Fee Structure To A Payment Structure  
Where Twenty Percent (20%) Of Becker’s Advertising Revenue Collected From The New  
Advertising Signs Would Be Apportioned To The City And Certain Community  
Non-Profits, With Fifty Percent (50%) Of That Revenue Paid To The City And The  
Remaining Fifty Percent (50%) Split Equally Among (A) The Native American Health  
Center, (B) Asian Health Services, (C) La Clinica De La Raza, And (D) Baywell Health,  
With The City Receiving A Minimum Of $250,000 Per Year, Regardless Of Becker’s  
Revenue, Which Amount May Be More Depending On Becker’s Revenue; And (2)  
Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The June 2, 2026  
City Council Agenda On Consent  
Sponsors:  
Gallo  
Rule 24: This Has To Be Concluded Before The End Of The Fiscal Year So That The  
Round 2 Can Be Built And Deliver The $2.375M The City Has Already Counted In Their  
Budget  
3.10  
Subject: Amending The FY 2025-26 Master Fee Schedule (MFS)  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No.13848 C.M.S. (Which  
Adopted The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Master Fee Schedule), As Amended, To Establish,  
Modify And Delete Fees And Penalties Assessed By The City Of Oakland For Fiscal Year  
2026-27; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
Sponsors:  
Finance Department  
Rule 24: This Requirement Necessitates Two Separate Readings At Full City Council  
Meetings: An Initial Introduction And A Subsequent Adoption At A Later Meeting.  
3.11  
Subject: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) -  
Confirmation  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The City Of Oakland Landscaping And  
Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Engineer’s Report And  
The Levying Of Assessments; On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public  
Hearing  
Sponsors:  
Finance Department  
Rule 24: As Part Of The Required Annual Three-Report Process For The LLAD, The  
Second Report, The Resolution Of Intention (Presented To The May 12 Finance And  
Management Committee And May 19 City Council) Presented The Proposed  
Assessments And Set June 2 As The Public Hearing Date For This Third Report.  
3.12  
Subject: Measures M, N, C, NN, D, Q, AA, Y, And MM Fiscal Year 2026-27  
Cost-Of-Living Tax Adjustment, Fixing Rate Of Tax, And Levying Tax  
From:  
Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing A Fiscal Year 2026-27 Increase In  
The Rate Of Property Tax Imposed By Voter-Approved Measures; And (2) Fixing The  
Rate Of The Property Tax And Levying A Tax On Real And Personal Property In The City  
Of Oakland For Fiscal Year 2026-27 For The Emergency Medical Services Retention Act  
Of 1997 (Measure M), The Paramedic Services Act Of 1997 (Measure N), The Library  
Services Retention And Enhancement Act (Measure C), The Oakland Community  
Violence Reduction And Emergency Response Act Of 2024 (Measure NN), The 2018  
Oakland Public Library Preservation Act (Measure D), The 2020 Oakland Parks And  
Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q),  
The Children’s Initiative Of 2018 (Measure AA), The 2022 Oakland Zoo Animal Care,  
Education And Improvement Ordinance (Measure Y), And The Wildfire Prevention  
Financing Act Of 2024 (Measure MM); On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non  
Consent  
Sponsors:  
Finance Department  
Rule 24: This Requirement Necessitates Two Separate Readings At Full City Council  
Meetings: An Initial Introduction And A Subsequent Adoption At A Later Meeting.  
3.13  
Subject: Recognizing May 2026 As AANHPI Heritage Month  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing May 2026 As Asian American, Native  
Hawaiian, And Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month In The City Of Oakland And  
Honoring Asian Americans Who Contribute To The Culture And Vibrancy Of Oakland; On  
The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
3.14  
Subject: FY 2026-27 Tax And Revenue Anticipation Notes Resolution  
From: Finance Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Providing For The Borrowing Of Funds For Fiscal  
Year 2026-27 And The Sale Of The City Of Oakland 2026-27 Tax And Revenue  
Anticipation Notes In An Amount Not To Exceed $200,000,000, Approving An Official  
Statement, Approving The Execution Of One Or More Note Purchase Agreements  
Relating To Such Notes, And Authorizing Other Actions In Connection Therewith; On The  
June 9, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Finance Department  
3.15  
Subject: MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements Construction Contract Award  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To McGuire  
And Hester For The Martin Luther King Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements Project  
Number 1006954, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With  
Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And With Contractor’s Bid In The  
Amount Of Twenty-Six Million Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred  
Thirty-Nine Dollars And Fifty Cents ($26,499,339.50); And Adopting Appropriate  
California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The June 9, 2026 Public Works And  
Transportation Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Transportation Department  
3.16  
Subject: Oakland Ice Center Lease And Capital Project  
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Negotiate And Execute The Following (A) A Lease And Management Agreement  
Between The City As Landlord And Sharks Ice, LLC As Tenant To Operate The Oakland  
Ice Center For An Initial 5-Year Term With Four 5-Year Extension Options At A Rate Of  
Three Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($335,000) In Base Rent Per Year, Less An  
Annual Capital Contribution By The City Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000),  
With An Annual Tenant Capital Contribution Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($100,000) And Percentage Rent Of Seven Percent (7%) Of Annual Gross Revenue  
Above $4.3 Million Dollars;  
(B) An Advertising Revenue Sharing Agreement With Tenant Retaining The First One  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) And The City Receiving Fifty Percent (50%) Of The  
Remaining Net Advertising Revenue For A Term Of Five (5) Years With Four 5-Year  
Extension Options;  
(C) The Use Of One Million Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred And Ten  
Dollars ($1,344,910) In Capital Reserve Funds And Up To Five Hundred Thousand  
Dollars ($500,000) In Anticipated Net Revenue In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 To Reimburse  
Sharks Ice, LLC For Losses Realized Under The Current Management Agreement; And  
(D) Disbursement Agreement With The Sharks Ice, LLC, In A Total Amount Not To  
Exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) Of Measure U Bond Funds For A New  
Refrigeration System And Related Capital Improvements  
(2) Making Findings That The Lease For Below Fair Market Rental Value Is In The Best  
Interest Of The City’s; And  
(3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The June 9,  
2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Economic & Workforce Development Department  
3.17  
Subject: 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (AAP)  
From: Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Total Award Of  
United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development Grant Funds In An Amount  
Not To Exceed $14,674,799.07 For Community Development Block Grant (CDBG),  
Home Investment Partnerships (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), And  
Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDs (HOPWA) Programs For Fiscal Year  
2026-2027;  
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Prepare And Submit To The United States  
Department Of Housing And Urban Development The Annual Action Plan For Fiscal Year  
2026-2027;  
(3) Appropriating Any Available Revolving Loan Program Income For Housing  
Rehabilitation Activities;  
(4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Award Agreements For Activities As Set Forth In  
Exhibit A And The List Of Eligible Backup Activities To Be Funded With Funds That  
Become Available As A Result Of Projects Being Completed, Under Budget, Delayed Or  
Cancelled, Attached Hereto, Inclusive Of Prior-Year Funding Availability, Subject To  
Compliance With Any Applicable Competitive Bidding Requirements; And  
(5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate Certifying Official Or Designee Of  
The Certifying Official For The Purposes Of Title 24 Part 58 Of The Code Of Federal  
Regulations And Submit To The United States Department Of Housing And Urban  
Development; On The June 9, 2026 Community And Economic Development Department  
And On The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
Sponsors:  
Housing And Community Development Department  
3.18  
Subject: 2026 Miscellaneous Planning Code Amendments  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning  
Commission, Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (Oakland Planning  
Code): (1) Updating The Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations For Consistency With State  
Law And Providing Written Findings Pursuant To Government Code 66326(b); (2)  
Revising Discontinuance Standards For Nonconforming Activities; (3) Removing  
Applicability Of S-10 Scenic Route Combining Zone Discretionary Standards To  
Ministerial Design Review; (4) Permitting Recreational Assembly Activities In The Wood  
Street D-WS-9 Zone; (5) Revising Minimum Front Setback In D-CO-2 Zone; (6) Removing  
A Review Deadline From Development Agreement Procedure In Section 17.138.030; (7)  
Revising Utility Screening Standards In Section 17.124.045; (8) Incorporating Conforming  
And Clerical Revisions; And (9) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act  
Findings; On The June 9, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee  
Agenda And On The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
Sponsors:  
Planning & Building Department  
3.19  
Subject: Feather River Rental Agreement  
From:  
Oakland Parks And Recreation Youth Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate  
And Execute A Rental Agreement With Camps In Common, Inc., A Nonprofit, In An  
Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Two  
Dollars ($197,432) For Art Meets Nature And OPRYD Town Experiences Summer  
Sessions For Three Hundred Youth And Eighty-Eight Adults From July 29 To August 7,  
2026; On The June 9, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
3.20  
Subject: Appointment To The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Feleciai  
Favroth To The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board; On The June 11, 2026 Rules  
And Legislation Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor  
3.21  
Subject: Sale Of 319 Chester Street  
From:  
Housing And Community Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13104 C.M.S. Which  
Authorized The Sale Of A City-Owned Parcel At 319 Chester Street To The Alliance For  
West Oakland Development For A Purchase Price Of $94,000, Authorizing Seller  
Financing For The Purchase Price, Authorizing A $400,000 Construction Loan, And  
Authorizing A Disposition And Development Agreement With The Developer To Develop  
The Parcel With A Two Family Home, To (1) Authorize Converting The Project Into An  
Affordable Rental Project, (2) Change The City Loans Into Long Term Affordable Rental  
Loans, And (3) Increase The Amount Of The City Construction Loan By $1,000,000 For A  
Total Construction Loan Of $1,494,000; On The June 23, 2026 Community And Economic  
Development Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Housing And Community Development Department  
3.22  
Subject: Temporarily Restricted Street Closure From International Blvd.  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Temporarily  
Restrict The Ability To Make Right Turns From International Blvd. Onto 9th, 10th And 11th  
Streets, For A Period Of Six Months, Pursuant To California Vehicle Code Section  
21101.4, To Disrupt Persistent Activity Associated With Sex Trafficking; On The June 23,  
2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
3.23  
Subject: Department Of Violence Prevention Ceasefire Information Report  
From: Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Department Of  
Violence Prevention To Include The Activities And Fidelity To The Ceasefire Model; On  
The July 14, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda.  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
3.24  
3.25  
Subject: Bi-Annual Report OPD Part II Crimes  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From OPD Regarding Part II  
Crime Data; On The July 14, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
Subject: Bi-Annual OPD Ceasefire Report  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From OPD To Include  
Enforcement Metrics, Staffing Levels, Arrest Data And Proactive Operations; On The July  
28, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Wang  
3.26  
Subject: Community Violence Intervention Grants 2026-2029  
From:  
Department Of Violence Prevention  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grants To Twenty-One  
Community-Based Organizations For Community Violence Intervention Services Set Forth  
In Tables 1 And 2 For The Period Of October 1, 2026, To September 30, 2029, In A Total  
Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($38,100,000);  
And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements  
With The Named Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify  
The Grant Amounts As Set Forth Herein Without Returning To Council; On The June 9,  
2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
Sponsors:  
Department of Violence Prevention  
5
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  
Sponsors:  
Office Of The Mayor and Jenkins  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
5/7/26  
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