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Meeting Minutes - FINAL  
*Rules & Legislation Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California, 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Thursday, April 16, 2026  
10:30 AM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:32 A.M. With  
Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin Jenkins  
Present  
1
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of March 26, 2026 And  
April 2, 2026  
26-0555  
Attachments: View Report - March 26, 2026  
View Report - April 2, 2026  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that  
this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0569  
2
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
0
NO VOTE:  
3 New Scheduling Items  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
Aye:  
0
NO VOTE:  
3.1  
Subject: Adoption Of A Federally Compliant Floodplain Management Ordinance And  
Flood Hazard Maps  
From:  
Planning And Building Department  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Repealing Ordinance No. 12960 C.M.S. And  
Replacing It With The Addition Of Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) Chapter 15.80 To  
Serve As The City’s New Floodplain Management Ordinance With The Inclusion Of  
References To Flood Hazard Maps; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate  
A Floodplain Administrator To Administer And Develop Regulations In Support Of The  
Chapter; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings  
26-0538  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
3.2  
Subject: L/SLBE Certification And Road Map Update  
From:  
Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On (1) The Impact Of Ordinance  
13825 C.M.S That Amended The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE)  
Program Certification Requirements And (2) Draft Road Map For Maximizing Contracting  
Opportunities For Local And Small Local Business Enterprises  
26-0493  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
A Title Change Was Accepted  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Life  
Enrichment Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
3.3  
Subject: Peregrine Technologies Contract  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Three-Year Agreement With Peregrine Technologies For The Provision Of A Law  
Enforcement Records Search Platform And Related Services For The Oakland Police  
Department, At A Cost Not To Exceed One Million Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars  
($1,024,000) For The Time Period July 1, 2026 To June 30, 2029; And (2) Waiving The  
Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business  
Enterprise Requirements  
26-0583  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 4/21/2026  
3.4  
Subject: Appointment For The Police Commission  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Appointment Of  
Doug Wong To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor's Alternate  
Appointee  
26-0587  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Resume  
View Legislation  
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record  
"Requesting An Urgency Finding With The Recent Resignations On The Police  
Commission For Various Reasons. With A Request To Move Forward With Mr.  
Doug Wong."  
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation  
Committee to be heard 4/23/2026  
3.5  
Subject: Steering Committee Reappointments To The Community Policing Advisory  
Board  
From:  
Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of  
Nancy Sidebotham And Colleen Brown As Members Of The Community Policing  
Advisory Board  
26-0564  
Attachments: View Memo  
View Resumes  
View Legislation  
On Consent  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard  
5/5/2026  
3.6  
Subject: Audit Of The Revenue Management Bureau’s Business Tax Collections  
Process  
From:  
Office Of The City Auditor  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit  
Of The Revenue Management Bureau’s Business Tax Collections Process  
26-0580  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance &  
Management Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.7  
Subject: HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project Construction Contract  
Award  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Bay Area  
Lightworks, Inc., For HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project, Project No.  
1005461, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project  
Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And The Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of  
Three Hundred And Four Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($304,900.00)  
26-0584  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.8  
Subject: Cooperative Agreement For Purchasing Electrical Equipment And  
Accessories With Graybar Electric Company, Inc.  
From:  
Department Of Transportation  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A  
Cooperative Purchase Agreement With Graybar Electric Company, Inc., For The  
Acquisition Of Electrical, Lighting, Data Communications, Security Products, And  
Related Supplies In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand  
Dollars And Zero Cents ($1,500,000.00) For Up To A Five-Year Period Expiring No Later  
Than June 30, 2031 Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code 2.04.080  
26-0585  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And  
Transportation Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.9  
Subject: Approval Of New WIOA Services Contracts For FY 2026-2029 And  
Amendment Of Existing Contracts  
From:  
Economic And Workforce Development Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) Grant Agreements With Service  
Providers Competitively Selected For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (WIOA)  
Program Services For Fiscal Years 2026-2029 In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two  
Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,650,000) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 To  
Provide Comprehensive Adult And Dislocated Worker, One-Stop Operator, Business  
Engagement, And Youth Services; And (2) Amendments Existing WIOA Agreements To  
Extend Contract Terms Through June 30, 2027, And Increase Funding In A Total Amount  
Not To Exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Nine Dollars  
($584,109)  
26-0582  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic  
Development Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.10  
Subject: MOU Between City Of Oakland And The University Of Southern California  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into  
An Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) With The University Of Southern California,  
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School Of Social Work To Create Internship Opportunities For  
Graduate-Level Social Work Students From August 2026 To May 2031  
26-0589  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/12/2026  
3.11  
Subject: Purchasing Agreement With LN Curtis And Sons, Inc.  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement  
With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. For The Purchase Of Firefighter Equipment For A Three Year  
Term In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars  
($1,500,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement Up To Two Years In An Amount  
Not To Exceed Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Per Year, Without Returning  
To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed ($2,500,000) Over The  
Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Process Requirements; May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
[OLD TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Purchase  
Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc., For The Purchase Of Firefighter Equipment For  
A Three Year Period, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand  
Dollars ($1,500,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement For Up To  
An Additional Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Per Year, For A Total Contract Amount Not  
To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000) Over The Possible  
Five-Year Term, And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program  
Provisions For The Proposed Purchasing Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc.  
26-0581  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/12/2026  
3.12  
Subject: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From Community Police Review  
Agency (CPRA)  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Community  
Police Review Agency (CPRA) Regarding The Functions And Duties As Required By  
OMC 2.46.030.  
26-0588  
And On The October 13, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
3.13  
Subject: Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities Annual Report  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Chair Of Oakland Mayor’s  
Commission On Persons With Disabilities (MCPD) Regarding Their Status And Recent  
Activities; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
26-0586  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment  
Committee to be heard 5/26/2026  
3.14  
Subject: 2026-2031 Oakland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan  
From:  
Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]  
[NEW TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution Adopting The 2026-2031 Oakland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan As  
An Amendment To The Safety Element Of The Oakland General Plan And Adopting  
Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public  
Safety Committee Agenda And On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public  
Hearing  
[OLD TITLE]  
Adopt A Resolution Adopting The 2026-2031 Oakland Local Hazard Mitigation Plan As  
An Amendment To The Safety Element Of The Oakland General Plan Pending Approval  
Of The Plan By The California Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services And The  
Federal Emergency Management Agency; And Adopting Appropriate California  
Environmental Quality Act Findings;  
26-0590  
And On The June 2, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to  
be heard 5/26/2026  
Recommendations From The April 13, 2026 Special Education Partnership Committee  
3.15  
Subject: Status Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative, Oakland Promise, And First 5  
Alameda County  
From:  
Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Children’s Initiative  
And Its Partner Organizations, Oakland Promise And First 5 Alameda County  
26-0545  
Attachments: View Presentation  
View Attachment 1  
View Attachment 2  
View Attachment 3  
View Attachment 4  
View Attachment 5  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.16  
3.17  
Subject: Oral Report From Oakland Public Works Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation  
From: Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Report From The Director Of Public Works, Liam  
Garland, Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation Near School Campuses  
26-0546  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
Subject: Report From The Oakland Youth Commission  
From:  
Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Youth  
Commission  
26-0547  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
3.18  
Subject: School Safety Update From Oakland Unified School District  
From:  
Councilmember Brown  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Oakland Unified School  
District (OUSD) Regarding Current School Safety Protocols, Funding Structures, And  
Strategic Safety Updates  
26-0548  
Attachments: View Report  
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.  
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings  
26-0556  
4
Attachments:  
Draft April 21, 2026 Special Finance And Management Committee  
Agenda  
Draft April 21, 2026 Special Public Works And Transportation  
Committee Agenda  
Draft April 21, 2026 Special Community And Economic Development  
Committee  
Draft April 21, 2026 Special Life Enrichment Committee Agenda  
Draft April 21, 2026 Special Public Safety Committee Agenda  
April 23, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
Finance And Management Committee Pending List  
Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List  
Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List  
Life Enrichment Committee Pending List  
Education Partnership Committee Pending List  
Public Safety Committee Pending List  
Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List  
Port Liaison Committee Pending List  
Draft April 28, 2026 Special City Council, Public Safety Planning,  
CPAB, And Police Commission Agenda  
Draft April 30, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins  
0
Aye:  
NO VOTE:  
At The Call Of The Rules And Legislation Committee, The April 28, 2026 Special City  
Council, Public Safety Planning, CPAB, And Police Commission Has Been Cancelled;  
A Special City Council, Public Safety Planning, CPAB, And Police Commission Meeting  
Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tuesday, September 29, 2026 In Its Place  
Subject: City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan  
From: Office Of The City Administrator  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Office Of Homelessness  
Solutions On The City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan  
26-0476  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Supplemental Report - 4/24/2026  
View Supplemental Attachment A - 4/24/2026  
View Supplemental Attachment B - 4/24/2026  
View Supplemental Attachment C - 4/24/2026  
On Consent  
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *  
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the  
City Council to be heard 5/5/2026  
Changes Made To The Public Safety Committee Pending List Under Bi-Annual  
Reports  
Subject: Bi-Annual Crime Data Report  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Oakland Police  
Department (OPD) On Crime Data In The City Of Oakland  
26-0591  
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee to be heard 5/12/2026  
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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  
26-0568  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
On Non-Consent  
This City Resolution be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward.to  
go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency and the City Council to be heard 5/5/2026  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:05 A.M.  
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