Thursday, May 22, 2025
10:30 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
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
Agenda - DRAFT
May 22, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - DRAFT The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.
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May 22, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - DRAFT Speaker Card submissions closes twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting start time.
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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.
May 22, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - DRAFT COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Rowena Brown At-Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; President Pro Tempore Noel Gallo, District 5
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 8, 20252 25-0701
3 New Scheduling Items
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 25-0702
Subject: Campaign Reform Act: Temporary Increase In Contribution Limits From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmembers Ramachandran And Houston Recommendation: 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 5 25-0579
Sponsors: Fortunato Bas, Ramachandran and Houston
Legislative History
3/20/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Open Forum
Adjournment
May 22, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - DRAFT Americans With Disabilities Act
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* In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can be taken.