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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, July 3, 2025 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:33 A.M.
With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Kevin JenkinsPresent 3 - Janani RamachandranExcused 1 -
2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved
The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Ramachandran present 10:34 a.m 3 New Scheduling Items
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 Subject: OAB Air Quality Informational Report
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Master Operational Air Quality Plan For Prologis Warehouses And On The Construction Air Quality Plan For Oakland Maritime Support Services, Approved By The City Administrator For The Operations Of Prologis Warehousing And Trucking Facilities Located At 55 Admiral Robert Toney Way, 2000 Maritime Street, 2001 Maritime Street, And 189 Burma Road, And For The Construction Of Oakland Maritime Support Services Facility Located At 10 Burma Road
25-0849
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
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View Supplemental Report - 7/3/2025
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Councilmember Ramachandran Made A Motion Seconded By Councilmember Brown To Approve The Urgency Finding On This Item For The Following Reasons:
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 Motion Passed By 4 Ayes: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins
Title Change Was Accepted
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 7/8/2025
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.2 Subject: Recognizing Black August
From: Councilmembers Brown And Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Honor Of The 5th Annual Building Opportunities For Self-Sufficiency (BOSS) Black August Block Party; Recognizing Black August As A Celebration Of Black Liberation, Resistance, And Joy; And Declaring August 30 As “Black August Day” In The City Of Oakland
25-0888
Sponsors: Brown and Unger
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View Supplemental Legislation - 7/9/2025
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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 7/15/2025
3.3 Subject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 63 (Weiner And Arreguin) From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill SB 63 (Wiener And Arreguín) To Put A Regional Funding Measure On The November 2026 Ballot To Provide Critical Local Transit Funding
25-0885
Sponsors: Unger
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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 7/15/2025
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.4 Subject: Contract Authorization For Veterinarian Supplies With MWI From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Increase The Existing Cooperative Purchase Agreement With MWI Animal Health In An Amount Not To Exceed Sixty-Six Thousand Dollars ($66,000) For A New Total Contract Amount Of Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($315,000) And Extend The Term Of The Contract To July 31, 2025 For Critical Veterinary Supplies; And (2) Enter Into A New Cooperative Agreement With MWI Animal Health For Up To One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) From August 1, 2025 Through June 30, 2028 Subject To The Availability Of Funds
25-0882
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
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90807 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 7/15/2025
3.5 Subject: Appointments To The Wildfire Prevention Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Dan Robertson, Rhonda Drakeford, Tom Grossman, Elizabeth Stage, Chris Foley, James Robins, And Helen Bulwik As Members Of The Wildfire Prevention Commission 25-0883
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
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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 7/15/2025
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.6 Subject: Parking Citation System Agreement Extension From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Agreement With Modaxo Traffic Management Inc. For Parking Citation System Software, Hardware, Related Services And Pass-Through Collection Fees For An Additional One-Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,260,300 And Authorizing The Payment Of Outstanding Invoices In The Amount Of $249,397, For A Total Contract Amount Over The One Year Term Of $2,509,697; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Processes; And (3) Appropriating $68,274 To The General-Purpose Fund; And (4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
25-0886
Sponsors: Transportation Department
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
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 7/15/2025
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.7 Subject: Shelter Crisis Ordinance
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Emergency Ordinance
(1) Declaring A Shelter Crisis In The City Of Oakland Pursuant To California Government Code Section 8698 And Making Findings That A Significant Number Of Persons Are Without The Ability To Obtain Shelter, And That The Situation Has Resulted In A Threat To The Health And Safety Of Those Persons;
(2) For The Duration Of The Shelter Crisis, Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) Suspend Provisions Of State Or Local Regulatory Statutes, Regulations, And Ordinances Prescribing Standards Or Procedures Relating To Housing, Health, Or Safety For Shelter Facilities; (B) Enter Into Below Market Leases Or Licenses With Homeless Service Providers On Land Owned Or Leased By The City For The Purpose Of Providing Emergency Shelter Or Transitional Housing; And (C) Renew Existing Professional Services And/Or Grant Agreements With Homeless Service Providers In Amounts Not To Exceed $250,000 Above Previous Year, If Providers Meet Performance Outcomes In Previous Year; And
(3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings 25-0884
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 7/22/2025
3.8 Subject: OPD Overtime Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime 25-0878
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 7/22/2025
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.9 Subject: Apricot Amended Use Policy And Annual Report From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Department Of Violence Prevention’s 2025 Apricot Annual Report And Approving The Amended Apricot Use Policy As Approved By The Privacy Advisory Commission On June 5, 2025 25-0881
Sponsors: Department of Violence Prevention
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 7/22/2025
3.10 Subject: Current Oakland Police Department Cadet Recruitment Status And Strategy From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report From The City Administrator Or Their Designee And The Oakland Police Department Regarding The Current Status And Strategies Of Cadet Recruitments For The Upcoming Budgeted Police Academies In Fiscal Year 2025-2027
25-0887
Sponsors: Wang
This Informational Report be Withdrawn with No New Date.
July 3, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 25-0830
July 8, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
July 8, 2025 Special Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
July 8, 2025 Cancelled Public Works And Transportation Committee July 8, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
July 8, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
July 8, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda
July 10, 2025 Rules And Legislation 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 July 15, 2025 City Council Agenda
Draft July 17, 2025 Rules And Legislation Agenda
Attachments:
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:00 A.M.
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