Rules & Legislation Committee
CITY OF OAKLAND
CITY HALL • 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA • OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612
Office of the City Administrator
Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
(510) 238-3301
May 2024
(Revised 5.9.24)
Chairperson and Members of the Committee:
Subject: Scheduling of Outstanding Committee Items
In an effort to keep Committees informed of the schedule of committee assignments, staff will provide the Committee with a list at each meeting. Staff seeks direction in the management of the committee’s assignments and will offer recommendations to ensure matters are managed efficiently.
Rules & Legislation Committee: Every Thursday, 10:30 a.m. (Chair: Council President Fortunato Bas, Council Members: Fife, Kalb, and Ramachandran; City Attorney: Ryan Richardson, Amber Macaulay; Staff:
Tonya Gilmore, Acting Deputy City Administrator).
Anticipated Date For Scheduling:
May 16, 2024
No. Title Scheduled
1. FROM: COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS, AND
COUNCILMEMBER KAPLAN AND REID
A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Reimburse Alameda County In An Amount Not To Exceed $84,000 For The Costs Required To Update The County’s Election Management System To Allow For Youth Voting In School Director Elections And To Take All Actions Necessary For Such Reimbursement
5.2.24 Rules
File ID (24-0390)
2. FROM: PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB
A Resolution In Support Of SB 1060 (BECKER), The Fire Insurance Risk Evaluation Act, Which Would Require Property Insurers Who Use Risk Models For Underwriting Purposes To Take Into Consideration Actions Taken To Reduce Wildfire Risk
5.2.24 Rules
File ID (24-0388)
3. FROM: COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS
A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters For The November 5, 2024, 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 Having Nine Regular Police Commissioners That Are Appointed One Each By The Councilmembers And 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 Recruiting And Hiring Police
5.2.24 Rules
File ID (24-0336)
Rules & Legislation Committee
Chiefs By Restoring The Authority That The City Administrator Previously Had For Police Chiefs And Still Has For Violence Prevention Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, And The Heads Of Other Important Departments; And (4) Clarify That The Community Police Review Agency Can Investigate Any Allegation Of Police Misconduct, No Matter The Source Of The Complaint; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication, And To Take Any And All Other Actions Necessary Under Law To Prepare For And Conduct The November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election
4. FROM: COUNCIL PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
Receive An Oral Report From Townsend On State And Federal Advocacy Efforts
5.9.24 Rules
File ID (24-0402)
5. FROM: COUNCILMEMBER RAMACHANDRAN
Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1144 (Skinner), That Would Require Online Marketplaces To Verify Products Advertised On Their Platforms By High-Volume Third Party Sellers Were Produced Or Acquired Lawfully, And Impose Disclosure And Reporting Requirements On Online Marketplaces Related To High-Volume Third Party Sellers
5.9.24 Rules
File ID (24-0415)
June 27, 2024
No. Title Scheduled
1. FROM: COUNCILMEMBERS RAMACHANDRAN AND JENKINS
Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council’s Rules Of Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To Increase Public Access And Participation By, Among Other Things: (1) Changing The Times For Commencing And Ending City Council Meetings; (2) Amending Public Comment Procedures And Time Limits; (3) Amending The Rules For Maintaining Order During Meetings; And (4) Making Non-Substantive Technical Edits
5.9.24 Rules
File ID (24-0414)
2. FROM: COUNCILMEMBERS RAMACHANDRAN AND JENKINS
Adopt A Resolution Terminating Local Emergencies Related To HIV/AIDS, Medical Cannabis, And Homelessness
5.9.24 Rules
File ID (24-0416)
Pending No Date Specific
No. Title Scheduled
1. FROM: COUNCILMEMBER FIFE
A Resolution To Reform The Department Of Human Services’ Homelessness Services Response and Program Management And Removing All Homeless Services, Including Oversight Of Emergency Homeless Services Project Management, Program Management, And Associated Funding For Those Services From The Human Services Department And Positioning Those Functions And Funds In The City Administrator’s Division Of Homelessness (HSD)
5.19.22 Rules
File ID (22-0412)
Withdrawn with No
New Date
Rules & Legislation Committee
2. FROM: PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE KALB
A Resolution In Opposition To Proposed California Statewide Voter Initiative Constitutional Amendment That Would Create Limits On The Authority Of Elected Governmental Bodies And Voters To Raise Revenues For Government Services By (1) Requiring Statewide Majority Voter Approval For New Taxes Enacted By Two-Thirds Of The State Legislature; (2) Limiting Voters’ Ability To Pass Voter-Initiated Local Special Taxes By Raising Vote Threshold To Two-Thirds; (3) Eliminating Voters’ Ability To Advise On The Same Ballot How To Spend Revenues From A Proposed Local General Tax; And (4) Creating Voter Approval Requirements For Certain Regulatory Fees
7.7.22 Rules
File ID (22-0384)
Withdrawn with No
New Date
* Per Resolution No. 90066 C.M.S.
Temporary Amendments to Council’s Rules Of Procedure, Informational Reports shall be provided by the City Administrator via publicly published memoranda. These Informational Memos may be scheduled at Rules at the request of the Chair and are available at the following website: https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/info-memo.
Respectfully submitted,
Winnie Woo for
Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator