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
March 27, 2025
(Revised 3/20/25)
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: President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo; Committee Members: Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani Ramachandran
City Attorney: Amber Macaulay
Staff: Candice Parker
Anticipated Date For Scheduling:
April 3, 2025 – CANCELLED
No. Title Date Scheduled
1 CANCELED IN OBSERVANCE OF SPRING RECESS 11/13/2024
May 22, 2025,
No. Title Date Scheduled
1 FROM: COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS, COUNCILMEMBERS
RAMACHANDRAN & HOUSTON
SUBJECT: CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT: TEMPORARY INCREASE IN
CONTRIBUTION LIMITS
Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 3, Municipal Elections, Article III, Chapter 3.12, The Oakland Campaign Reform Act, To Add Section 3.12.045 To Temporarily Increase Contribution Limits For Candidates In 2026 Elections And To Amend Section 3.12.150 To Increase Officeholder Fund Limits
3/20/2025
File ID (25-0579)
Rules & Legislation Committee
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Withdrawn with No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
3. 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
7.11.24 Rules
File ID (24-0414)
4. FROM: COUNCILMEMBERS RAMACHANDRAN AND JENKINS
Adopt A Resolution Terminating Local Emergencies Related To HIV/AIDS, Medical Cannabis, And Homelessness
7.11.24 Rules
File ID (24-0416)
5. FROM: WORKPLACE AND EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS DPT.
Receive A Report And Recommendation On Potential Labor Standards Expansion For New Construction Measure U Affordable Housing Funding As Follows: (A) Receive A Presentation On The Stakeholder Engagement Related To A Potential Expanded Labor Standards Policy; (B) Provide Recommendation To Staff On Specific Components Of A Potential Expanded Labor Standards Policy By Conducting A Study Session
10.31.24 Rules
File ID (24-0472)
6. FROM: REID AND RAMACHANDRAN
Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No 13801 C.M.S. To Require City Council Approval Of Any Additional Amendments To The Real Property Sale Agreement For The Sale Of The City Of Oakland’s Undivided 50 Percent Interest In Property Located At 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, California; And Affirming Council’s California
11.7.24 Rules
File ID (25-0271)
Rules & Legislation Committee
Environmental Quality Act Findings
7. FROM: COUNCILMEMBER KAPLAN
Adopt An Ordinance (1) Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapters
5.80 And 8.30 By (A) Establishing Three Different Types Of Permits For Cannabis Consumption Lounges; And (B) Exempting Cannabis Consumption Lounges From The City’s Existing Smoking Restrictions; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
12.6.24 Rule 28
File ID (25-0176)
8. FROM: COUNCILMEMBER REID
Adopt A Resolution Formally Establishing The City Council Education Partnership Committee Pursuant To Rule 4 Of The Council Rules Of Procedure And Prescribing The Jurisdiction And Membership Of The Committee
12.12.24 Rules
File ID (25-0356)
9. FROM: OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Community Member Reverend Doctor Jacqueline A. Thompson To The Oakland- Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners For The Term Beginning October 8, 2023, And Ending On October 7, 2025
1.21.25 Council
File ID (25-0401)
10. FROM: GEOFFREY PETE
Adopt A Resolution To Support And Strengthen The Black Arts Movement And Business District, Including (1) Direction To Implement A Series Of Public Streetscape Improvements, Including Public Banners, Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street Corridor, To Honor, Uplift, Commemorate, And Increase Public Awareness Of, Important Black Cultural, Sports, Arts, And Historical People And Institutions, And To Help Identify And Uplift The Corridor Being Known And Recognized As The Black Arts Movement And Business District, (2) Directing The Administration To Use Available Funds Including Available Art Funds And To Pursue Grants And Other Funding Sources To Support Arts, Music, Comedy, And Cultural Institutions In The District, Including The Preservation And Financial Support To Ensure Ongoing Viability Of One Of Its Historic, Cornerstone African American Institutions, Geoffrey's Inner Circle, That Has Been Negatively Affected By Development; And To Make Resources Available To Businesses Such As Tenant Improvement, Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation, Accessibility, Etc. In The District. (3) Directing The Administration To Work With The Planning And Building
Department And Economic And Workforce Development Department To Adopt Policies And Plans To Further Strengthen The District And
3.6.25 Rules
File ID ( 25-0541)
Rules & Legislation Committee
Ensure Long-Term Vitality, Support, And Prevent Conflicts For Arts And Cultural Institutions And Activities In The District
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