Tuesday, November 18, 2025
9:30 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
*Special Finance & Management Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
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November 18, 2025*Special Finance & Management
Committee
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• 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: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, 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 a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Rowena Brown, At-Large; Councilmember Zac Unger, District 1; Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2; Chairperson: Councilmember Janani Ramachandran, District 4
Roll Call / Call To Order
1 No Minutes To Be Approved
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items2 26-0222
View ReportAttachments:
Subject: Vacant Property Tax Ordinance Amendments
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.56 To (1) Add An Exemption For Parcels That Change Ownership After Assessment,
(2) Remove Existing Reference Allowing The Discretion Of The Hearing Officer Whether To Include Findings Of Fact And Add Language Requiring The Hearing Officer To Include Findings Of Fact, And
(3) Establish A Time Period In Which Owners Of Parcels Deemed Vacant And Assessed The Vacant Property Tax Must File A Petition To Reverse The Assessment Or To Seek Refund Of Taxes Paid
3 26-0218
Sponsors: Finance Department
Legislative History
10/30/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Finance & Management
Committee
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
Subject: Informational Report On Special Revenue Collection Project From: Councilmember Kaplan And Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Or Their Designee On The Special Revenue Collection Project, Including Hiring And Activating The Work To Bring In Additional Revenue From Non-Filed Businesses 4 25-0569
Sponsors: Kaplan and Ramachandran
NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTEDAttachments:
Legislative History
3/13/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Special Finance &
Management Committee
November 18, 2025*Special Finance & Management
Committee
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4/9/25 *Special Finance &
Management Committee
Continued to the *Finance & Management
Committee
The Committee Approved To Continue This Item To The November 18, 2025 Finance And Management Committee Meeting
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
4/10/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Continued to the *Finance & Management
Committee
11/6/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Finance & Management
Committee
Due To Councilmember Kaplan's Departure, Councilmember Ramachandran Has Been Added As A Co-Sponsor
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
5 26-0230
Sponsors: Finance Department
Legislative History
11/6/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Finance & Management
Committee
Open Forum
Adjournment
* In the event of 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.
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November 18, 2025*Special Finance & Management
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