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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, October 23, 2025 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:40 A.M.
With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin JenkinsPresent 3 - Carroll FifeExcused 1 -
2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved
3 New Scheduling Items
10 Speakers 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, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 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 Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 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; On The December 2, 2025 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
25-0922
Sponsors: Houston
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At 11:00 A.M.
Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/4/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.2 Subject: 2025 California Department Of Housing And Community Development Homekey + Resolutions
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Amending And Restating Resolution No. 90640 C.M.S. Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Funds As A Local Agency Joint Partner Under The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey + Program For The Mark Twain Homes Affordable Housing Project At 3525-3539 Lyon Avenue In An Amount Not To Exceed $35,000,000 And Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0183
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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90947 C.M.S.
Attachments:
Title Change Accepted
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
2) A Resolution Amending And Restating Resolution No. 90642 C.M.S. Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Funds As A Local Agency Joint Partner Under The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey + Program For The 34th And San Pablo Affordable Housing Project At 3419-3431 San Pablo Avenue In An Amount Not To Exceed $35,000,000, And Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And 26-0184
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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90948 C.M.S.
Attachments:
Title Change Accepted
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3) A Resolution Amending And Restating Resolution No. 90643 C.M.S. Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Funds As A Local Agency Joint Partner Under The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey + Program For The Maya Affordable Housing Project At 4715 Telegraph Avenue In An Amount Not To Exceed $8,500,000, And Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0185
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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90949 C.M.S.
Attachments:
Title Change Accepted
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
4) A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Oakland To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Funds As A Local Agency Joint Partner Under The California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Homekey + Program For The 3135 San Pablo Affordable Housing Project At 3135 San Pablo Avenue And 967 32nd Street In An Amount Not To Exceed $13,000,000, And Making Related California Environmental Quality Act Findings
26-0186
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
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90950 C.M.S.
Attachments:
Title Change Accepted
An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.3 Subject: October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month From: Councilmembers Wang, Ramachandran, Brown and Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Proclaiming October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month In The City Of Oakland
26-0205
Sponsors: Wang, Brown, Jenkins and Ramachandran
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90937 C.M.S.
Attachments:
On Consent
Councilmember Ramachandran, Jenkins, And Brown Was Added As A Co-Sponsor This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 11/4/2025
3.4 Subject: OPD Concord Police Association Firearms Range Agreement From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With The Concord Police Officers Association (CPA) For The Use Of The CPA Firearms Range By The Oakland Police Department (OPD), In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Year For The Time Period July 1, 2025, To June 30, 2030; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q), And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
26-0204
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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90938 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 11/4/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.5 Subject: Appointment To The Privacy Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor And Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Byron White To The Privacy Advisory Commission
26-0199
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor and Unger
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90939 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 11/4/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.6 Subject: Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials For In-House Paving And Sidewalk Operations
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under OMC Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(J), Issuing A Limited Restricted Waiver Under OMC Section
2.22.050 And A Waiver Under OMC Section 2.23.030 (B), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated July 8, 2025, Without Return To Council, Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, Authorizing A One-Time Payment In The Amount Of $250,000 To Pay Outstanding Invoices; And
26-0087
Sponsors: Transportation Department
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90940 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 11/4/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 2) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under OMC Section 2.04.050(J), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Reed & Graham, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated August 6, 2025, Without Return To Council And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings 26-0088
Sponsors: Transportation Department
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90941 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 11/4/2025
3.7 Subject: Reappointment To The City Planning Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Reappointment Of Jennifer Renk To The City Planning Commission, Serving Her Second Three-Year Term
26-0195
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 11/6/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.8 Subject: Early Childhood Multi-State Contracts FY 26-27 From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The California Department Of Social Services (CDSS), Child Care And Development Division (CCDD), Contract To Receive State Reimbursement Funding In An Amount Of Three Million Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred And Twelve Dollars (3,345,812) To Provide California General Child Care Program (CCTR) Services To Eligible Participants, Ages Birth To Three Years Old, Effective July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional California General Child Care Program (CCTR) Reimbursement Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And
26-0196
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Contract In An Amount Of Three Million Three Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty- Five Dollars ($3,364,765), And To Accept The California Pre- Kindergarten Supplemental Grant (CPKS) In The Amount Of Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500) From The California Department Of Education (CDE), To Provide California State Preschool (CSPP) Services To Eligible Participants, Ages Three To Five-Years-Old, From July 1, 2026 Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional CSPP And CPKS Reimbursement Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And
26-0197
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The U.S.
Department Of Agriculture Child And Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Contract From The California Department Of Social Services (CDSS) In An Estimated Amount Of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($260,000) To Provide Funding For Nutritious Meals From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional CACFP Contract Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term
26-0198
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
3.9 Subject: Report On City’s Domestic Violence Activities From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The City's Programs Responding To Domestic Violence
26-0206
Sponsors: Wang
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
3.10 Subject: OPD Crime Data Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On Crime, Crime Trends And Crime Reduction Activities in the City of Oakland
26-0207
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 26-0141
Draft October 27, 2025 Special City Council Agenda
October 28, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda October 28, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
October 28, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
October 28, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
October 28, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda
October 30, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee 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 Liason Committee Pending List
Draft November 4, 2025 Special City Council Agenda
Draft November 6, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted as Amended.
AT THE CALL OF THE CHAIR OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025 AT 11:00 A.M.
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE OCTOBER 27, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
CHANGES MADE TO THE OCTOBER 28, 2025 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
October 23, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2025 From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of June 30, 2025; On The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Non Consent
26-0173
Sponsors: Office Of The City Auditor
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On Non Consent
Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 12/2/2025
Subject: Professional Services Agreement With Macias Gini And O’Connell LLC From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications Process And The Local/Small Business Enterprise Program Requirements And Authorizing The City Auditor To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP through December 31, 2026, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $400,000
26-0187
Sponsors: Office Of The City Auditor
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Pending List No Date Specific
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee
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 11:40 P.M.
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