November 18, 2025
CED Committee
CITY OF OAKLAND
O NE F R AN K H. OGA W A PL AZ A • 3R D F L OOR • O AKL A N D, C A L IF O R N IA 94612 Office of the City Administrator
Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
FAX:
TTY/TDD:
(510) 238-3301
(510) 238-2223
(510) 238-2007
November 18, 2025
(Revised 11/6/25)
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Oakland, California
Chair and Members of the Committee:
Subject: Scheduling of Committee Meetings
In an effort to keep Committees informed of outstanding items to be reviewed, staff will provide the Committee with a list at each meeting. Staff seeks direction in scheduling these items, and any others Committee Members may know of, for City Council/Committee review.
Community and Economic Development –2nd and 4th Tuesday at 1:30pm Chair: Rowena Brown
Committee Members: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Zac Unger Staff: Elizabeth Lake, Assistant City Administrator.
Anticipated Date For Scheduling
November 18, 2025
CED at 01:30pm
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled
& File ID
1 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA)
With The City Of Piedmont Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning Entitlements And Building Permits For A 551 Square-Foot Addition And Remodel Of An Existing Single-Family Dwelling At 30 Blair Place, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
PBD 10/2/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0123
2 Receive An Informational Report Regarding Citywide Permit Reform: Fall 2025 Update
CAO 10/2/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0125
3 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Forgive $3,000,000 In Outstanding Principal And All Accrued And Unpaid HCD 10/30/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0215
November 18, 2025
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Interest Owed By East Bay Highland Palms II, LP For The Highland Palms Property, And $5,000,000 In Outstanding Principal And All Accrued And Unpaid Interest Owed By East Bay Capital Fund II, LP For The Eastlake Property, To Preserve Long-Term Affordability
Until 2073 And Facilitate The Property Sale To A New Owner 4 Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution (1) Establishing Economic Activation Zones Under The Town Alive Program To Support Entertainment Zones And Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Activation Zones In The City Of Oakland, Bringing Innovative Programming To Public And Community Spaces; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Award, Negotiate And Execute A Grant Agreement With The Oakland Fund For Public Innovation In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) To Implement The Town Alive Program For A Two-Year Term From November 1, 2025, Through October 31, 2027; And
2) An Ordinance (1) Adding Chapter 9.54 Of Title 9 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Establish And Regulate Entertainment Zones Pursuant To SB 969 (2024) To Promote Economic
Activation; (2) Making Other Conforming Changes To Sections
9.08.180 And 9.08.190 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; (3) Classifying An Entertainment Zone Event As A Tier Two Or Tier Three Special Event Pursuant To Chapter 9.52 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; And (4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
CM Brown 10/30/25 Rules
File ID: 26-
0216; 26-0217
5 Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The City 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. Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings.
PBD 11/6/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0229
December 9, 2025
CED at 01:30pm
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled
& File ID
1 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With The City Of San Leandro Establishing That The City Of San Leandro Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements For Improvements To An Existing Structure And Parking Lot At 1 East 14th Street/10701 International Boulevard, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions, And Act As Lead Agency For The Purposes Of Review Under The California Environmental Quality Act
PBD 10/16/25 Rules
File ID: 25-0910
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2 Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s Cannabis Equity Program
EWD 10/16/25 Rules
File ID: 26-
0162;
Rescheduled on
10/30/25
3 Receive An Informational Report On The Housing And Community Development Department’s Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan
HCD 10/16/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0144
Semi-annual Reports
No. Title Dept. First
Scheduled
Last Report Next Report
1 Semi-annual Tracking
Report For Code
Enforcement
PBD Rules 06/04/15
CED 12/01/15
[14-1053];
9/10/24
changed to
biannual
07/22/25
CED
12/09/25
Annual Reports
No. Title Dept. First
Scheduled
Last Report Next
Report
1 Consolidated Annual Performance
and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
(HCD) CED
11/16/99
[16-0185]
City Council
02/20/24
[23-0963]
02/2025
2 Rent Adjustment Program (RAP)
Annual Report.
(HCD) CED
03/19/19
[18-1488]
01/14/25 10/2025
3 Adopt A Resolution Accepting And
Authorizing Two-Year Memorandum
Of Understanding For The Receipt Of
In-Kind Services From The San
Francisco Foundation And Coro
Northern California To Support The
Development Of An Equitable Lead
Hazard Abatement Program And
Proactive Rental Inspection Program,
Valued In A Total Amount Not To
Exceed Four Hundred Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($460,000)
(HCD) CED
1/28/25
[25-0419]
1/2026
November 18, 2025
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Pending No Date Specific
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled & File ID
1 Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapters 2.41 And
2.42 Of The Oakland Municipal Code Governing The
City’s Acquisition And Disposition Of Real Property
(“Real Estate Ordinance”) To Codify The City’s Policy
To Lease City Property Instead Of Selling Or
Otherwise Disposing Of City Property.
(CM Bas, CM
Thao & CM
Taylor)
Rules 06/06/19; CED
09/10/19; NDS via Rule 28
on 10/17/19
[18-1981]
2 Adopt A Resolution To Support And Strengthen The
Black Arts Movement And Business District, Including
Directing The City Administrator To: (1) 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) 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 Its Historic,
Cornerstone African American Institutions, Including
Geoffrey's Inner Circle; And To Make Resources
Available To Businesses Such As Tenant Improvement,
Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation,
Accessibility, Etc. In The District; And (3) 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
CM Fife and
CM Kaplan
01/16/24 Council
[24-0025]
3 Accept A Report And Recommendation On The
Following: (1) An Accounting Of Available City Funds
To (A) Implement A Series Of Public Streetscape
Upgrades Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street Corridor
To Uplift The Black Arts Movement And Business
District (BAMBD); (B) Support Arts And Cultural
Institutions In The BAMBD, Including Cornerstone
Legacy African American Institutions; And (C) Create
A BAMBD Business Improvement District (BID) For
Ongoing Revenue Generation For Tenant Support,
Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation,
Accessibility, And Safety Improvements Within The
BAMBD; And (2) A Map That Establishes The Exact
Boundaries Of The BAMBD And A List Of The
Institutions Within The BAMBD Boundaries; And (3)
CM Fife
CAO
3/7/24 Rules
3/19/24 Council
[24-0199]; [24-0391];
5/14/24 CED Cont.
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A Proposal For Legislation, And A Proposed Timeline
For Adoption, To Create A Special (“S”) Zoning
District Or Similar Zoning Control That Contains
Measurable Standards For Development Projects To
Meet The Intent Of The BAMBD And Ensure The
Long-Term Vitality Of The BAMBD
Respectfully submitted,
W. Woo
For: Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator