Thursday, July 17, 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 - SUPPLEMENTAL
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.
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• 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.
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Rowena Brown At-Large; Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4; Chairperson: Council President Kevin Jenkins, District 6
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of July 3, 20252 25-0879
View ReportAttachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: Oakland Police Department’s Data Sharing Policy For Automated License Plate Readers
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On The Oakland Police Department’s Data Sharing Policy For Automated License Plate Readers Including All Policies Related To Sharing Information With Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) ; On The July 22, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.1 25-0911
Sponsors: Wang
Subject: Department Of Transportation’s Planning For Sideshow Abatement From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On The Department Of Transportation’s Planning For Use Of The $1.4 Million Allocated For Sideshow Abatement In The Budget Adopted By Council In June 2025; On The July 22, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.2 25-0913
Sponsors: Wang
Subject: Recognizing Ecosystems Concepts, Inc
From: Councilmembers Wang And Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing The Extraordinary Vegetation Management Performance Of Ecosystems Concepts, Inc., Its Herders And Caprine (Goats) Staff, As The Organization Executes Its Contractual Agreements With The City Of Oakland, Designed To Mitigate The Risk Of Wildfires By Deploying Hundreds Of Grazing Goats Into High-Risk Fire Zones, To Reduce The Amount Of Hazardous Vegetation; On The September 30, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.3 25-0916
Sponsors: Wang and Unger
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: MOU Between The City Of Oakland And The City Of San Leandro From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With The City Of San Leandro Establishing That The City Of San Leandro Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements For Improvements To An Existing Structure And Parking Lot At 1 East 14th Street/10701 International Boulevard, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions, And Act As Lead Agency For The Purposes Of Review Under The California Environmental Quality Act; On The September 30, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.4 25-0910
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 25-0880
July 22, 2025 Cancelled Finance And Management Committee Agenda July 22, 2025 Cancelled Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda July 22, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee Agenda
July 22, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda July 22, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
July 22, 2025 Cancelled Public Safety Committee Agenda
July 24, 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
Attachments:
Open Forum
Adjournment
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL 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.