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 5.16.24)
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 30, 2024
No. Title Scheduled
1. 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; (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
5.16.24 Rules
File ID (24-0454)
Rules & Legislation Committee
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
2. 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 Bi-Annual 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; On The May 30, 2024
5.16.24 Rules
File ID (24-0445)
3. 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
5.16.24 Rules
File ID (24-0453)
4. 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
5.16.24 Rules
File ID (24-0451)
5. 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 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 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
5.16.24 Rules
File ID (24-0336)
Rules & Legislation Committee
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
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
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
Rules & Legislation Committee
* 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