Thursday, May 30, 2024
10:00 AM
City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall,
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201
Oakland, California 94612
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
*Special Rules and Legislation Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
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May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
• Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3; President Pro Tempore Dan Kalb, District 1; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Chairperson: Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, District 2
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 16, 20242 24-0435
3 New Scheduling Items
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
4 24-0434
Subject: Charter Amendment For Changing The Mayoral Salary-Setting Process From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt 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 Sections 300 And 603 To, Among Other Things: (1) Transfer The Duties Of Setting The Mayor’s Salary From The City Council To The Public Ethics Commission To Be Adjusted, Subject To Certain Conditions, On A Biannual Basis; (2) Update The Criteria For Setting The Mayor’s Salary To Criteria Similar To That Applied By The Commission In Setting The City Attorney’s And City Auditor’s Salaries; 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 5 24-0445
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
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Attachments:
Legislative History
5/16/24 *Special Rules and
Legislation Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Modernize And Strengthen Ethics Oversight In The City Of Oakland
From: Public Ethics Commission
Recommendation: Adopt 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 Sections 603, 401 And 403, And Oakland Municipal Code Chapters
2.24 And 3.20 To, Among Other Things: (1) Revise The Qualifications And Restrictions On Eligibility To Serve As A Commissioner On The Public Ethics Commission (Commission); (2) Establish That Members Of The Commission May Serve In Holdover Status For A Period Of One Year; (3) Specify The Vote Threshold For Action By The Commission; (4) Revise The Removal Procedures For Members Of The Commission; (5) Add Additional Minimum Staffing Requirements For The Commission And Limit The Ability Of The City To Reduce Staffing Based On Fiscal Necessity; (6) Provide The Executive Director The Ability, At Their Discretion, To Hire Outside Legal Counsel In Addition To Using The City Attorney To Render Legal Advice And Services To The Commission Relating To Laws The Commission Administers Or Enforces; 2 (7) Expand The Types Of Laws That The City Council Must Forward To The Commission To Review; (8) Require The City Council To Consider All Proposals From The Commission Regarding Amendments To Any Law The Commission Enforces Or Administers; (9) Amend The City Attorney And City Auditor Salary Review Schedule To Allow The Commission To Set The Salary On A Bi-Annual Basis; And (10)Amend The Lobbyist Registration Act To Restrict Local Governmental Lobbyists From Making Any Payment Or Incurring Any Expense Of Any Amount That Directly Benefits An Elected City Officeholder, Candidate Or Member Of Their Immediate Family; 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
6 24-0454
Sponsors: Public Ethics Commission
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View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
5/16/24 *Special Rules and
Legislation Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
Subject: Wildfire Prevention Zone Special Tax
From: Office Of The City Administrator, Councilmember Ramachandran And President Pro Tempore Kalb
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters At The November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election, An Ordinance To Adopt A Special Tax To Support Wildfire Prevention Efforts In The City’s Wildfire Prevention Zone Identified Herein; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Special Tax To The Voters At The General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 7 24-0453
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator, Ramachandran and Kalb View Report
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
5/16/24 *Special Rules and
Legislation Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Councilmember Ramachandran And President Pro Tempore Kalb Were Added As Co-Sponsors
A Title Change Was Read Into Record
Subject: 2024 Cultural Facilities Infrastructure Bond Measure From: Council President Fortunato Bas, President Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters At The November 5, 2024 General Election A Proposed Ordinance To Authorize Issuance Of $182 Million In General Obligation Bonds To Fund Infrastructure Projects At Chabot Space And Science Center, Children’s Fairyland, The Oakland Museum Of California, And Peralta Hacienda Historical Park To Improve And Build Facilities To Advance, Among Other Objectives, The Educational, Recreational, And Cultural Programming For All Children, Families And Residents; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication And Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To The Voters At The November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election 8 24-0451
Sponsors: Fortunato Bas, Kalb and Kaplan
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View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
5/16/24 *Special Rules and
Legislation Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
A Title Change To The Short Title Was Read Into Record
May 30, 2024*Special Rules and Legislation
Committee
Meeting Agenda - FINAL
Open Forum
Adjournment
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