Thursday, November 6, 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
November 6, 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.
November 6, 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 Meeting Of October 23, 20252 26-0190
View ReportAttachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: Cash Management Report For FY 2025-2026 First Quarter Ended September 30th, 2025
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 First Quarter Ended September 30, 2025; On The November 18, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.1 26-0230
Sponsors: Finance Department
Subject: Public Works, Equipment Services Division, Cooperative Purchase Agreements
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Approving Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Oakland Public Works, Bureau Of Maintenance And Internal Services (Equipment Services Division) Commodity Goods And Services Contracts As Outlined In Table 1 In An Additional Amount Not To Exceed Six Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($6,310,000) And Extend Contract Dates Listed; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The November 18, 2025 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.2 26-0227
Sponsors: Oakland Public Works Department
November 6, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Planning Code Amendments To Streamline Conditional Use Permit Regulations
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The Planning Commission (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code) To (A) Adjust Regulations For Permitted And Conditionally Permitted Activities And Facilities For Purposes Of Providing Greater Opportunities For Ground Floor Activities And Ease The Permitting Burden For Commercial, Civic, And Low Impact Industrial Activities; And (B) Make Related Miscellaneous Clean-Up And Administrative Changes; And (2) Amending The City Of Oakland Master Fee Schedule (Adopted By Ordinance No. 13848 C.M.S., As Amended) To Add Fees For Review Of Operational Noise Plans And Review Of Community Education Pickup And Drop-Off Management Plans; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The November 18, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The December 2, 2025 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing
3.3 26-0229
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
Subject: Flex Streets Program Public Street Closures
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending Section 8.62.100 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (“O.M.C.”) For The Purpose Of Removing The Limit On Public Street Closures For Restaurant, Retail, Café, Parklet, And Other Businesses To Close And Use Public Right-Of-Ways To Encourage Public Safety, Business Development, And Healthy Outdoor Use And Enjoyment Of Public Spaces Until December 31, 2026 Unless Further Extended By City Council And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The November 18, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.4 26-0231
Sponsors: Fife
Subject: Informational Report Of The City's Domestic Violence And Related Activities From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]
[NEW TITLE]
Subject: Informational Report Of The City Programs Responding To Domestic Violence.
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The City's Programs Responding To Domestic Violence; On The November 18, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda [OLD TITLE]
Receive An Informational Report Of The City's Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, And Trafficking-Related Activities
3.5 26-0206
Sponsors: Wang
Legislative History
November 6, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL 10/23/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee
Subject: Early Childhood And Family Services Division, Including The Head Start Program
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Receive The Annual Report Summarizing Services And General Information For The Early Childhood And Family Services Division Including The Head Start Program; On The December 9, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.6 26-0228
Sponsors: Human Services Department
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
4 26-0191
November 13, 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 18, 2025 Special Finance And Management Committee Agenda Draft November 18, 2025 Special Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda Draft November 18, 2025 Special Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda Draft November 18, 2025 Special Life Enrichment Committee Agenda Draft November 18, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee Agenda Draft November 20, 2025 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
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
5 26-0195
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
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Attachments:
Legislative History
November 6, 2025*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL 10/23/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Open Forum
Adjournment
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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.