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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, January 30, 2025 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:41 A.M. With President Pro Tempore Gallo Presiding As Chairperson
Councilmember Brown Participated Via Teleconference
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Noel Gallo, and Rowena BrownPresent 4 - 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 16, 2025 25-0415
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Fife, Ramachandran, Gallo, and Brown4 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Fife, Ramachandran, Gallo, and Brown4 -
NO VOTE: 0
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.1 Subject: Vacant Property Tax Administration And Management Agreement From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter The Professional Services Agreement With SCI Consulting Group For The Administration And Management Of The Vacant Property Tax For A Five-Year Term With An Option To Extend For Two Years Without Returning To Council For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Two Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand And Nine Hundred Dollars ($2,283,900) And (2) Appropriate Seventy-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars ($76,725 ) From The Vacant Property Tax Fund Balance For The Funding Of The First Year Of The Proposed Contract
25-0461
Sponsors: Finance Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/11/2025
3.2 Subject: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission Grant From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Grant Program In The Amount Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand For ($250,000), To Provide Technical Planning Assistance For City’s Fleet Electrification Assessments; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 25-0459
Sponsors: Oakland Public Works Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/11/2025
3.3 Subject: The EVenergi, LLC Grant
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Enter Into A California Energy Commission Responsive, Easy Charging Products With Dynamic Signals (“CEC REDWDS”) Grant Agreement With EVenergi, LLC In The Amount Of One Hundred Nineteen Thousand And One Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollar ($119,157), For The Installation Of Three Ev Chargers, Software Development And Subscriptions Of Charging Management Solutions Software; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 25-0458
Sponsors: Oakland Public Works Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/11/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.4 Subject: Construction Contract Amendment For Leimert Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving Advertising And Competitive Bidding And Increasing The Change Order Limit For The Contract With Disney Construction Inc., For The Seismic Retrofit Of Leimert Blvd. Bridge (Project No. 1000820) From Twenty-Five Percent (25%) To Sixty-Five Percent (65%) Of The Original Contract Amount For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed Nine Million One Hundred Ninety Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-One Dollars ($9,190,691.00)
25-0438
Sponsors: Transportation Department
A Title Change Was Accepted Into Record
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/11/2025
3.5 Subject: Authorization To Enter Into Grant Agreement With Centro Legal De La Raza From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Agreement To Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc. For An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) To Provide Tenant Legal Services And Eviction Protection
25-0455
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
This City Resolution be Continued.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 2/6/2025
3.6 Subject: Library Grants From Friends Of The Oakland Public Library From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For And Accept Grants, Gifts And Donations From The Friends Of The Oakland Public Library, Including Donations Of Money, Goods, And In-Kind Services, In The Cumulative Amount Not To Exceed $5,000,000 Through June 30, 2030; And Appropriate Said Funds For Library Services
25-0453
Sponsors: Oakland Public Library
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/11/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.7 Subject: Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board Appointment From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Ravahn Samati To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board As An Undesignated Member
25-0468
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 2/13/2025
3.8 Subject: Maia Correia Memorial Bikeway
From: Councilmember's Kaplan, And Brown
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Name The To Be Installed Bikeway Along Lakeshore Avenue Between El Embarcadero And East 18th Street As The “Maia Correia Memorial Bikeway” And (2) Authorize The Installation Of A Memorial Plaque Dedicated To Maia Correia Pursuant To The Guidance Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S; On The February 18, 2025 City Council Agenda As A Ceremonial
25-0467
Sponsors: Kaplan and Brown
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 2/18/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.9 Subject: National League Of Cities
From: President Pro Tempore Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Council President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo As Voting Delegate To Represent The City Of Oakland At The National League Of Cities Congressional City Conference March 10-12, 2025, In Washington D.C. And Appointing Councilmember Carroll Fife To Represent The City Of Oakland As An Alternate Voting Delegate, Including Approval Of Travel Expenses For Attending The 2025 Conference; On The February 18, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent 25-0465
Sponsors: Gallo
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 2/18/2025
3.10 Subject: Youth Ventures JPA Appointments
From: President Pro Tempore Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Holly Joshi, Robin Love, And Councilmember Rowena Brown, And Reappointing Mayor Kevin Jenkins To The Board Of Trustees Of The Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority For The Four-Year Term Beginning March 2, 2025, And Ending March 1, 2029; On The February 18, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent
25-0466
Sponsors: Gallo
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 2/18/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.11 Subject: Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) Audit Report, FY 2023- 24 From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) Audit Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2024.; On The February 25, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda 25-0457
Sponsors: Finance Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
3.12 Subject: FY 2024-25 Cash Management Report For Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2024
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2024; On The February 25, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
25-0464
Sponsors: Finance Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
3.13 Subject: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report And Management Letter From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) And The Auditor’s Required Communication To City Council (Management Letter) For The Year Ended June 30, 2024; On The February 25, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
25-0456
Sponsors: Finance Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.14 Subject: Parking Meter Operations
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (A) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Three-Year Agreement With IPS Group Inc. For Parking Meters, Repair Parts, Communication And Transaction Fees, Related Services And A Contingency Of Ten Percent (10%) In The Amount Of $2,748,530 In Year One, $2,542,129 In Year Two And $2,680,846 In Year Three, For A Three-Year Total Not To Exceed Amount Of $7,971,504; (B) Appropriating Additional Operating Expenses Of $680,498 And Additional Meter Revenues Of $510,915 In Fiscal Year 2024-2025; (C) Authorizing A One-Time Payment In The Amount Of $224,013.73 To Pay Outstanding IPS Invoices; (D) Waiving The Request For Qualifications/Proposals Competitive Selection Requirement; And (E) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The February 25, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda 25-0462
Sponsors: Transportation Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
3.15 Subject: Informational Report Regarding The Caltrans Vision 980 Project From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Caltrans Vision 980 Study; On The February 25, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda 25-0454
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
3.16 Subject: LETS Throw Phone Policy
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department’s (OPD) Throw Phone Policy In Order For OPD To Acquire And Use The LETS Throw Phone Technology; On The February 25, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda 25-0460
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.17 Subject: Establish The Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission As Required By Measure NN
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission, Providing For The Appointment Of Members Thereof, And Defining The Duties And Functions Of Said Commission; On The February 25, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda
25-0463
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
Recommendations From The January 28, 2025 Finance And Management Committee
3.18 Subject: Oakland PFRS's Investment Portfolio As Of September 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 September 30, 2024
25-0380
Sponsors: Finance Department
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Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.19 Subject: Economic & Financial Consulting Services Agreement From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To Blue Sky Consulting Group, LLC For Economic Consulting Services For A Term Ending June 30, 2029 For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $650,000 25-0421
Sponsors: Finance Department
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/25/2025
Recommendations From The January 28, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.20 Subject: 2024 BPAC Annual Report
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s 2024 Activities
25-0367
Sponsors: Gallo
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Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
Recommendations From The January 28, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee
3.21 Subject: Apply For CalHome 2024 Grant
From: Housing And Community Development
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept And Appropriate Calhome Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed $5 Million From The California Department Of Housing And Community Development 2024 Homeownership Super Notice Of Funding Availability; And (2) Execute A Standard Agreement And Any Amendments Thereto In Connection With The California Department Of Housing And Community Development 2024 Homeownership Super Notice Of Funding Availability
25-0417
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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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 2/4/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.22 Subject: East 12th Street Remainder Parcel 2 LDDA & Ground Lease From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Lease Disposition And Development Agreement Between The City Of Oakland (“City”) And Satellite Affordable Housing Associates Or Its Affiliate (“Developer”), For Development Of 94 Units Of Affordable Housing On A Portion Of The 12th Street Remainder (“Parcel 2”), Located At East 12th Street And 2nd Avenue, With A Term Of Three Years With A One-Year Extension; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A 99-Year Ground Lease Between The City And Developer With $1 Per Year Base Rent Plus Rent Based On The Appraised $3,760,000 Fair Market Value Of Parcel 2; (3) Making A Surplus Land Act Exemption Determination; And (4) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
25-0420
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 2/4/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.23 Subject: Family Bridges Lease And BIG Oakland Rent Forgiveness From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Lease Agreement With Family Bridges, Inc., A Nonprofit Corporation, For The Approximately 3,929 Square Foot Ground Floor Space Located At 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (Lionel J. Wilson Building), Suite 1B To Operate A Crisis Response And Community Mediation Program For An Initial Term Of Three Years With One Three-Year Option To Renew; (2) Waiving Oakland Municipal Code Section
2.42.230 To Reduce Rent Below $1.25 Per Square Foot And Setting Total Lease Payments To A Rate Of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) Per Month With 3% Annual Escalations For The Initial Term Due To Social Benefits To The Community Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.42.110; (3) Forgiving Outstanding Rent Balances In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($180,000) For The Outgoing Tenant Big Oakland, LLC; And (4) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
25-0418
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 2/4/2025
3.24 Subject: Coro/Partnership For The Bay’s Future MOU From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Authorizing Two-Year Memorandum Of Understanding For The Receipt Of In-Kind Services From The San Francisco Foundation And Coro Northern California To Support The Development Of An Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program And Proactive Rental Inspection Program, Valued In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($460,000)
25-0419
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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Attachments:
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 2/4/2025
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 25-0416
February 4, 2025 City Council Agenda
February 6, 2025 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
Port Liaison Committee Pending List
Draft February 11, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
Draft February 11, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
Draft February 11, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
Draft February 11, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda Draft February 11, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda
Draft February 13, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
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: Fife, Ramachandran, Gallo, and Brown4 -
NO VOTE: 0
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT FEBRUARY 11, 2025 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 30, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: Transfer Of 21st Street Bridge And Tunnel Franchise To PG&E From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance To Consent To The Transfer Of The Franchise From Ba2 300 Lakeside LLC To Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) To Construct, Maintain And Operate A Bridge And Tunnel At 21st Street, Pursuant To Ordinance No. 8005 C.M.S., As Amended By Ordinance Nos. 12733 C.M.S. And 13659 C.M.S.; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 25-0440
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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A Title Change Was Read Into Record
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE FEBRUARY 11, 2024
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED THE NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 25, 2025 AT 6PM Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:07 A.M.
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