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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 24, 2025 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 A.M.
With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated By Teleconference 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 Meeting Of July 10, 2025 25-0899
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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, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
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 10:38 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.0 Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy
From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks 25-0922
Sponsors: Houston
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Attachments:
Title Change Read Into Record And Accepted
Pending List No Date Specific
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee
3.1 Subject: FY 2025-26 Appropriations Limit
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Establishing The City Of Oakland’s Appropriations Limit For Fiscal Year 2025-26 Pursuant To Article XIIIB Of The California Constitution
25-0921
Sponsors: Finance Department
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 9/30/2025
Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Special Life Enrichment Committee
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.2 Subject: Honoring ‘Co-Founders: The Musical’
From: Councilmembers Wang And Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Creators Of ‘Co-Founders: The Musical’ For Their Contributions To Oakland’s Cultural And Educational Landscape, And For Advancing The City’s Values Of Innovation, Racial Justice, And Community Empowerment Through The Performing Arts
25-0909
Sponsors: Wang and Fife
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90833 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 9/16/2025
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.3 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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Proof Of Publication
13859 C.M.S
Attachments:
On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025
Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.4 Subject: Contract For Public-System High-Risk Youth Team From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A No-Cost Agreement With The County Of Alameda, The Oakland Unified School District, And The National Institute For Criminal Justice Reform Regarding A Public-System Referral And Service Coordination Team That Serves Youth At High Risk For Group Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Or Commercial Sexual Exploitation In Oakland For Up To A Five-Year Term
25-0854
Sponsors: Department of Violence Prevention
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90834 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 9/16/2025
3.5 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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View Supplemental Legislation - 9/12/2025
90835 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 9/16/2025
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.6 Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2024 Biannual Staffing Levels As Of December 31, 2024
25-0852
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.7 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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Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.8 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 Received and Filed.
Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.9 Subject: Prohousing Designation Renewal Application From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For And Enter Into, Execute, And Deliver All Documents Required Or Deemed Necessary For Participation In The State Of California’s Prohousing Designation Program 25-0901
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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90836 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 9/16/2025
3.10 Subject: Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Unity Council From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Unity Council Or Its Affiliate, For A Term Of Twenty-Four Months, With One Six-Month Administrative Extension, For The Potential Lease Disposition And Development Of An Affordable Housing Project On The Properties Located At 3550, 3566, 3600 And 3614 Foothill Boulevard, Subject To The Completion Of A California Environmental Quality Act Determination 25-0848
Sponsors: Economic & Workforce Development Department
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90837 C.M.S
Attachments:
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 9/16/2025
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.11 Subject: FY 2024-25, Quarter 1 And Quarter 2 Update On Code Enforcement’s Activities
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Quarter 1 And Quarter 2 Update On The Planning And Building Department's Code Enforcement Activities
25-0753
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
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View Supplemental Report - 7/18/2025
Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 25-0900
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:
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, 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
CHANGES MADE TO THE RULES AND LEGISLATION PENDING LIST NO DATE SPECIFIC 22-0384 Resolution Regarding "Opposition To Proposed California Statewide Voter Initiative Constitutional Amendment" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date. 24-0414 Resolution Regarding "Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13801 C.M.S.
From: Councilmembers Reid And Ramachandran
Recommendation: 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 Environmental Quality Act Findings ; On The December 3, 2024 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
25-0271
Sponsors: Reid and Ramachandran
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
Subject: Ordinance To Onsite Consumption
From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: 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
25-0176
Sponsors: Kaplan
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This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
25-0356 Resolution Regarding "Formally Establishing The City Council Education Partnership Committee" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
Subject: Appointments For The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: 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
25-0401
Sponsors: Gallo
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This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
July 24, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: Assistance Promised To GIC, OakBRITE, And The BAMBD District From: Geoffrey Pete
Recommendation: 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 Ensure Long-Term Vitality, Support, And Prevent Conflicts For Arts And Cultural Institutions And Activities In The District; On The Finance And Management Committee Agenda And Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda; Date TBD
25-0541
Sponsors: Member(s) of the Public
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
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 11:05 A.M.
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