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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
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10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, September 19, 2024 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:44 A.M. With Council President Fortunato Bas Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Dan Kalb, Nikki Fortunato Bas, Carroll Fife, and Janani RamachandranPresent 4 - 2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved
3 New Scheduling Items
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.1 Subject: Western States Oil, Contract For Fuel Including Diesel And Gasoline From: Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Award Of A Contract To Western States Oil Company, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, A Non-Local Business Enterprise, For The Purchase Of Automotive Fuel, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) Per Year For A Three (3) Year Term, In Response To RFQ 295516 Fuel Including Diesel And Gasoline 24-071-00, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement, Annually, For An Additional Two (2) Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) Per Year For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) Over A Five (5) Year Term, Without Returning To City Council
25-00102
A Title Change Was Read Into Record
An Urgency Finding Was Stated On The Record That There Is A Need To Take Immediate Action Which Came To The Attention Of The Local Body After The Agenda Was Posted, And That The Need To Take Immediate Action Is Required To Avoid A Substantial Adverse Impact That Would Occur If The Action Were Deferred To A Subsequent Special Or Regular Meeting
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 9/24/2024
3.2 Subject: Cooperative Agreement For Electrical Equipment And Accessories From: Transportation Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Cubic Its, Inc./Trafficware Group, Inc. For The Acquisition Of Electrical Equipment, Supplies, And Traffic Signal Equipment In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($500,000.00) For The Period Of January 26, 2024 To December 23, 2026 In Accord With Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) 2.04.080 And The General Conditions Therefor On File In The Purchasing Section
25-0098
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An Urgency Finding Was Stated On The Record That There Is A Need To Take Immediate Action Which Came To The Attention Of The Local Body After The Agenda Was Posted, And That The Need To Take Immediate Action Is Required To Avoid A Substantial Adverse Impact That Would Occur If The Action Were Deferred To A Subsequent Special Or Regular Meeting
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 9/24/2024
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.3 Subject: Confirming Mayor’s Appointees To The Police Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Sheng Thao’s Appointment Of Shawana Booker And Shane Thomas-Williams To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor’s Appointees
25-00106
An Urgency Finding Was Stated On The Record That There Is A Need To Take Immediate Action Which Came To The Attention Of The Local Body After The Agenda Was Posted, And That The Need To Take Immediate Action Is Required To Avoid A Substantial Adverse Impact That Would Occur If The Action Were Deferred To A Subsequent Special Or Regular Meeting
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 9/26/2024
3.4 Subject: Updating The Time Of The September 2024 Education Partnership Committee Meeting
From: Councilmember Reid
Recommendation: Cancelling The 4:30 PM Education Partnership Committee Meeting Scheduled For September 30, 2024, And Rescheduling It To 4:00 PM On The Same Date; On The September 30, 2024 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda 25-0086
3.5 Subject: Resolution Designating The Mai Tai As The Cocktail Of Oakland From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Proclaiming And Honoring The Creation Of The Mai Tai In The City Of Oakland And Officially Designating The Mai Tai As The Official Cocktail Of Oakland; On The October 1, 2024 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial 25-0093
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As A Ceremonial
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/1/2024
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3.6 Subject: Resolution Ratifying The Mayor’s Actions During The 2024 Annual Recess From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming And Ratifying Action Taken By The Mayor During The Oakland City Council 2024 Annual Recess In Conformance With The Council’s Rules Of Procedure
25-0099
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
3.7 Subject: Award Construction Contract For Project 1006302 West Oakland Pedestrian Accessibility Improvements
From: Transportation Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To McGuire & Hester; The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications For Project No. 1006302, And With The Contractor’s Bid, In The Amount Of Four Million One Hundred Ninety Three Thousand And Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,193,950.00); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
25-00103
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.8 Subject: Resolution In Support Of Proposition 6
From: Councilmember Fife And Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Proposition 6, Which If Approved By Voters At The November 5, 2024 General Election, Would Amend Article 1, Section 6 Of The California Constitution To Prohibit Slavery And Involuntary Servitude As Punishment For Crime
25-00105
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
3.9 Subject: Grant To Visit Oakland For Film Program
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Grant To Oakland Convention And Visitors Bureau (Visit Oakland) In An Amount Not To Exceed One-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) To Purchase A Film Attraction Database And Fund Implementation And Marketing Of The Film Attraction Initiative; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Grant Agreement With Visit Oakland For Up To A Two-Year Term With Authority To Extend The Term Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Award
25-00100
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
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3.10 Subject: Ingenious Tactical Solutions, Ersie M. Joyner III Contract Amendment From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into And Negotiate The Amendment Of A Professional Services Agreement With Ingenious Tactical Solutions, Ersie M. Joyner III For The Provision Of Special Advisory Services To Increase The Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount To Eighty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($89,000.00) And Extending The Term Of The Agreement To December 30, 2024; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications And Local/Small Business Enterprise Requirements
25-00107
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
3.11 Subject: Amendment To Reso No. 90099 C.M.S. - Commemorative Renaming Of Rudsdale Street
From: Councilmember Reid
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90099 C.M.S., Which Commemoratively Renamed Rudsdale Street, To Correct The Street Designation As Follows: Renaming Rudsdale Street From 82nd Avenue To 78th Avenue As ‘Gladys Green Way’ And Renaming Rudsdale Street From 77th Avenue To International Boulevard As ‘Teddie Radford Way’, Pursuant To The Policy And Criteria Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.
25-00108
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
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 10/1/2024
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3.12 Subject: Amendments To The City Of Oakland Adopted Capital Improvement Program From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending The Midcycle Budget And The Fiscal Year 2023-2025 Capital Improvement Program To Update And Amend Measure KK Funding (Fund 5337 And 5338) Allocations In Order To Advance A New Crime Lab And Other Projects As Identified In The Council-Approved Oakland Safety Facilities Plan 25-0111
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
On Non-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 10/1/2024
3.13 Subject: Performance Audit Of The Development Services Fund From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Performance Audit Of The Development Services Fund
25-0109
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
3.14 Subject: Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (PFRS) Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2024
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2024 25-00101
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
3.15 Subject: Audit Of Library Parcel Taxes
From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Of Library Parcel Taxes For Fiscal Year 2019-20 Through 2022-23; On The October 8, 2024 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
25-0110
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.16 Subject: OPD ShotSpotter Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Renew The Agreement Which Expired June 30, 2024 With Soundthinking Inc. For Gunshot Location Detection Subscription Service Coverage For Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($841,670) For Each Year For A Total Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Ten Dollars ($2,525,010) For The Period Beginning July 1, 2024 And Ending June 30, 2027; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Process Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements For Information Technology Agreements
24-0648
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Subject: Gunshot Location Detection System
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report For The City’s Gunshot Location Detection System And Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use This Technology
25-0113
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
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3.17 Subject: Federal FY 2023-24 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Grant From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Enter Into An Agreement With The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSPG) Funds In An Amount Up To Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000) For The Period Starting September 1, 2023 Through August 31, 2026; (B) Accept, Appropriate, And Administer Said Funds; (C) Approve The Preliminary Spending Plan; And (D) Expend Funds In Accordance With The Preliminary Spending Plan Including Purchases Of Equipment And Services In Excess Of The City Administrator's Purchasing Authority In Accordance With The City’s Purchasing Requirements and Programs/Policies; (2) Authorizing The Use Of Existing (Budgeted) Funding In The Amount Of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) From Fire Department and Police Department Funds, To Satisfy The In-Kind Matching Fund Requirement; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The October 22, 2024 Public Safety Committee Agenda 25-0112
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/22/2024
3.18 Subject: Violence Reduction Efforts Through Measure Z - Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Act Of 2014
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department, Department of Violence Prevention, Oakland Fire Department On Efforts To Reduce Violence In Oakland Through The Measure Z - Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Act Of 2014 Presented To The City Council, Safety And Services Oversight Commission, Community Policing Advisory Board and the Police Commission; On The October 29, 2024 City Council, Safety And Services Oversight Commission Agenda
25-00104
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council, CPAB, SSOC, and Police Commission to be heard 10/29/2024
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
25-0044
September 24, 2024 Finance And Management Committee Agenda September 24, 2024 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
September 24, 2024 Community And Economic Development
Committee Agenda
September 24, 2024 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
September 24, 2024 Public Safety Committee Agenda
September 26, 2024 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
Draft September 30, 2024 Education Partnership Committee Agenda Draft October 1, 2024 City Council Agenda
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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
CHANGES MADE TO THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
Subject: Real Property Transfer Tax Noticing Process
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Noticing Process To Collect Real Property Transfer Taxes
25-0059
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This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: Vacant Property Tax Statistics
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Trends In The Number Of Properties Deemed Vacant And Subject To The Vacant Property Tax And The Statistics Of Assessed Properties By City Council District 25-0058
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This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
CHANGES MADE TO THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA Subject: OPD ShotSpotter Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Renew The Agreement Which Expired June 30, 2024 With Soundthinking Inc. For Gunshot Location Detection Subscription Service Coverage For Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($841,670) For Each Year For A Total Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Ten Dollars ($2,525,010) For The Period Beginning July 1, 2024 And Ending June 30, 2027; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Process Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements For Information Technology Agreements
24-0648
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This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/8/2024
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, A QUORUM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER KALB AND
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND
LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:24 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 5 Subject: State And Federal Advocacy Update
From: Council President Fortunato Bas
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Townsend Public Affairs On State And Federal Advocacy Efforts
24-0668
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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, Fife, and Ramachandran4 -
NO VOTE: 0
S6 Subject: Campaign Reform Act: Temporary Increase In Contribution Limits From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Councilmember Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act, Oakland Municipal Code Sections 3.12.050 Limitations On Contributions From Persons And, 3.12.060, Limitations On Contributions From Broad-Based Political Committees To Temporarily Raise Limitations On Contributions To Candidates 25-0054
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The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendation Of Staff To Forward This Item To The October 1, 2024 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent With An Amendment To Increase Contributions For Candidates To $800 Per Candidate And $1500 For Broadband Based Political And With The Addition Of Implementing Expenditure Ceilings For 26 Races
7 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Approved as Amended 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 10/1/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Kalb, Fortunato Bas, and Ramachandran3 -
No: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
September 19, 2024*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Open Forum
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 1:06 P.M.
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