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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*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, July 17, 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, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin JenkinsPresent 4 - 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of July 3, 2025 25-0879
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 Subject: Oakland Police Department’s Data Sharing Policy For Automated License Plate Readers
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An 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)
25-0911
Sponsors: Wang
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 7/22/2025
3.2 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 25-0913
Sponsors: Wang
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 7/22/2025
3.3 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 25-0916
Sponsors: Wang and Unger
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90885 C.M.S
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 9/30/2025
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.4 Subject: MOU Between City Of Oakland And 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 25-0910
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 9/30/2025
DIAS REQUEST
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: Oakland GO Bonds, Series 2025 Measure U Sale And Projects From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
Adopt A Resolution Approving The Issuance And Sale Of One Or More Series Of City Of Oakland General Obligation Bonds (Measure U) In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed $300,000,000 And City Of Oakland General Obligation Refunding Bonds In The Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed $55,000,000; Approving The Terms Of Sale Of Said Bonds; Approving The Form Of And Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of A Fiscal Agent Agreement, Continuing Disclosure Certificate And Bond Purchase Agreement; Approving The Form Of And Authorizing The Distribution Of A Preliminary Official Statement And Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of An Official Statement; And Authorizing Necessary Actions Related Thereto; And 25-0917
Sponsors: Finance Department
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90849 C.M.S
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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 9/16/2025
2) A Resolution Identifying Projects Authorized For Funding With Proceeds Of City Of Oakland General Obligation Bonds (Measure U), Series 2025B-1 (Tax Exempt), Series 2025B-2 (Taxable) (Social Bonds) And Series 2025B-3 (Taxable) Issued Pursuant To The 2022 Affordable Housing And Infrastructure Bond Ordinance (Measure U), And Allocating Bond Proceeds For The Identified Projects; And 25-0918
Sponsors: Finance Department
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90850 C.M.S
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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 9/16/2025
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3) A Resolution Declaring The City Council’s Official Intent To Reimburse Certain Expenditures From Proceeds Of Indebtedness
25-0919
Sponsors: Finance Department
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90851 C.M.S
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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 9/16/2025
4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 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
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
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: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
July 17, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL CHANGES MADE TO THE JULY 22, 2025 CANCELLED FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE AGENDA
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 * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 9/30/2025
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JULY 22, 2025 LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL LIFE ENRICHMENT MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JULY 22, 2025 AT 9:30 AM
IN ITS PLACE
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, A QUORUM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES
AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:02 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES Open Forum
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:13 A.M.
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