Minutes - *Community & Economic Development Committee

Office of the City Clerk

Oakland City Hall,

1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Room 201

City of Oakland

Oakland, California 94612

Meeting Minutes - FINAL

*Community & Economic Development

Committee

City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Oakland, California 94612

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

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

1:30 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At

1:37 P.M., With Councilmember Brown Presiding As Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Roll Call / Call To Order

3 - Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, and Rowena Brown

1 - Carroll Fife

Present

Excused

Councilmember Fife Noted As Present At 1:39 P.M.

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 26, 2026

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A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this

matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this

matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Oakland Ice Center Lease And Capital Project

From: Economic And Workforce Development Department

Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (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;

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

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7 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

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

be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City

Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The

motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

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

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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This

Item To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

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

be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency / City

Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The

motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

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

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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item

The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Receive And

Forward This Item To The June 16, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

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

be Received and Forwarded to go before the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency / City Council / Geologic Hazard Abatement

District Board, to be heard 6/16/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Fife Ramachandran Unger, Brown

Aye

NO VOTE

Open Forum

Adjournment

2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Community And

Economic Development Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 3:20 P.M.

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meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City

Council action can be taken.

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