CITY OF OAKLAND
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
Oakland City Hall
One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Sixth Floor
Oakland, California 94612
Ryan Richardson, City Attorney
Closed Session Agenda
Thursday, October 9, 2025
1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 4
One Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Second Floor
Oakland, California
Pursuant to California Government Code § 54953:
Councilmember Rowena Brown Will Participate By Teleconference at 3771 North Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, California 908081
Special Closed Session of the Oakland City Council and
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency
City of Oakland Closed Session Agendas Link:
https://www.oaklandca.gov/resources/closed-session-agendas
1 Pursuant to the Brown Act (Government Code s ection 54953), the agenda must be posted at the teleconference location, the teleconference location must be accessible to the pu blic and members of the public must have the ability to observe the meeting and to comment on agenda items before Council adjourns into closed session.
Special Closed Session Meeting Agenda Thursday, October 9, 2025 of the Oakland City Council
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The Council will convene in open session prior to adjourning into closed session and hear public speakers on the agenda items.
The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In The Open Session Portion of the Meeting In Many Ways.
OBSERVE:
• To observe the meeting by video conference, please click on this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_H7Owbu-6RBWzwpAanrI5rQ at the noticed meeting time
• To listen to the meeting by phone, please call th e numbers below at the noticed meeting time:
Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 346 248 7799 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 929 436 2866 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 301 715 8592 Then enter Meeting ID: 825 3880 9181
If asked for a participant ID or code, press #.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON EACH CLOSED SESSION ITEM WILL BE TAKEN. ALL
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO SPEAK VIA TELECONFERENCE OR IN
PERSON MUST FILL OUT A SPEAKER CARD FOR EACH ITEM - TO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC SPEAKER CARD EMAIL [email protected] FOR ASSISTANCE. MEMBERS OF THE PU BLIC WISHING TO SPEAK VIA
TELECONFERENCE MUST SUBMIT A SPEAKER CARD AND PROVIDE THEIR ZOOM PROFILE NAME (WHICH AT THE SPEAKER’S DISCRETION MAY BE THEIR LEGAL
NAME OR OTHER INFORMATION TO ID ENTIFY THEM) OR PHONE NUMBER ON THEIR SPEAKER CARD TO ALLOW THE CLERK’S OFFICE TO RECOGNIZE THEM.
SPEAKERS' CARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS INTO CLOSED SESSION.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
• To Comment In Person, Members Of The Public Wishing To Speak Must Submit A Separate Speaker Card For Each Item On The Agenda They Wish To Discuss To The City Clerk Before Being Recognized By The Presiding Officer. Due To The Network Outage, Electronic Speaker Cards Are Not Being Accepted At This Time.
• Once You Have Submitted Your Electronic Speaker Card - To comment by Zoom video conference, your Zoom Profile Name will be Acknowledged to speak when Public Comment is being taken on a eligible agenda item at the begi nning of the meeting. You will be permitted to speak during your turn, allowed to comment, and after the allotted time, re-muted. Instructions on how to “Raise Your Hand” is available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en -us/articles/205566129 - Raise-Hand-In-Webinar.
• To comment by phone, please call on one of the above listed phone numbers. You will be prompted to “Raise Your Hand” by pressing “*9” to speak when Public Comment is taken. You will be permitted to speak during your turn, allowe d to comment, and after the allotted time, re- muted. Please unmute yourself by pressing *6.
If you have any questions, please email the Agenda Management Unit at [email protected] - Office of the City Clerk
THE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL AND
OAKLAND REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY
WILL HOLD A SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION ON
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2025 FROM 1:30 P.M. TO 4:30 P.M.
OAKLAND CITY HALL HEARING ROOM 4
The City Council Will Convene in Open Session prior to Adjourning into Closed Session and Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1(b) will Report-Out Any Final Decisions in Writing after Concluding Closed Session
Pursuant to California Government Code § 54953:
Councilmember Rowena Brown Will Participate By Teleconference at 3771 North Lakewood Boulevard
Long Beach, California 90808
2 1. Pursuant to California Government Code Section(s) 54956.9(a) and 54956.9(d)(1):
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY – EXISTING LITIGATION
a) The City of Oakland v. Oakland Unified School District and DOES 1 through 10 Alameda County Superior Court No. 24CV091999
b) City and County of San Francisco, County of Santa Clara, City of Portland, Martin Luther King, Jr. County, City of New Haven, City of Oakland, City of Emeryville, City of San José, City of San Diego, City of Sacramento, City of Santa Cruz, County of Monterey, City of Seattle, City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, City of Santa Fe v. Donald J. Trump, President of the United States, United States of America, Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, Emil Bove, Acting Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, Kristi Noem, Secretary of United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Homeland Security, Does 1-100
United States District Court Case No.: 25-CV-01350-WHO
2 Pursuant to the Brown Act (Government Code s ection 54953), the agenda must be posted at the teleconference location, the teleconference location must be accessible to the public and members of the public must have the ability to observe the meeting and to comment on agenda items before Council adjourns into closed session.
CITY OF OAKLAND
ONE FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA 6 TH FLOOR x OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 Office of the City Attorney
Ryan Richardson
City Attorney
FAX:
TTY:
(510) 238-3601
(510) 238-6500
(510) 238-3254
Special Closed Session Agenda
Thursday, October 9, 2025
c) Omar Rodriguez v. City of Oakland, a government entity; Starigh Morris, an individual; Does 1-20, Inclusive
Alameda County Superior Court Case No 23CV031920
d) Samuel R. Melton v. City of Oakland, Kaleo Albino, Darren Allison United States District Court Case No.: 24-CV-07783-JCS
e) Emilio Castellanos, an Individual, and Dinah Castellanos, an Individual v. City of Oakland, Eric McGinity, an Individual, and Does 1-15
Alameda County Superior Court Case No 23CV055346
f) City of Oakland, a municipal corporation v. Oakland Alameda Hotels, LLC, a limited liability company, and DOES 1-20 inclusive
Alameda County Superior Court Case No. Case No. 24CV080638 g) Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC (OBOT) & Oakland Global Rail Enterprise LLC v. City of Oakland (consolidated
Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG18930929
h) City of Oakland v. Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC (OBOT) & California Capital Investment Group (consolidated)
Alameda County Superior Court No. RG20062473
i) In re: Insight Terminal Solutions, LL C, et al.; Chapter 11, United States Bankruptcy Court (Western District of Kentucky) Case No. 19-32231; Insight Terminal Solutions, LLC, as the Reorganized Debtor v. City of Oakland United States Bankruptcy Court (Western District of Kentucky) Adv. Proc. No. 24-03007
2. Pursuant to California Government Code Section(s) 54956.9(a) and 54956.9(d)(4):
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Two (2) items of anticipated litigation
Respectfully submitted,
RYAN RICHARDSON
City Attorney
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