Thursday, January 8, 2026
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
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Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.
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January 8, 2026*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 Meetings Of December 4, 2025 And December 11, 2025
2 26-0284
View Report - December 4, 2025
View Report - December 11, 2025
Attachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: Delegated Maintenance Agreement With The California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans)
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Delegated Maintenance Agreement With The California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans) To Include Maintenance Activities Such As Weed Abatement, Litter, And Debris Removal On Specified Caltrans Highway On-Ramps And Off-Ramps; (2) Accepting And Appropriating Up To Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) From Caltrans In Connection With The Agreement; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The January 13, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.0 26-0343
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
Subject: Delinquent Business Taxes Assessment Of Liens 2025 From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Confirming The Report And Notice Of Liens For Delinquent Business Taxes With Penalties, Interest, And Administrative And Assessment Charges, And (2) Overruling Any Protests And Objections Related To The Liens Included In Said Report And Authorizing The Recordation Of Liens, And (3) Directing The Notice Of Lien And Assessment Charges Be Turned Over To The County Tax Collector For Collection; On The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing
3.1 26-0329
Sponsors: Finance Department
Rule 24: We request that this go straight to Council because it is a Public Hearing
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Selection Panel Nominations For Police Commissioner Appointment From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt One Of The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Accepting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission; Or
3.2 26-0331
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
Rule 24: This Item Is A recommendation from the Police Commission Selection Panel And Under City Charter Section 604(c)(3) the Selection Panel is required to submit its slate to the City Council for consideration.
2) A Resolution Rejecting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission; On The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
26-0332
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
Rule 24: This Item Is A recommendation from the Police Commission Selection Panel And Under City Charter Section 604(c)(3) the Selection Panel is required to submit its slate to the City Council for consideration.
Subject: Reappointments To Library Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of Karen Zukor, Chiye Azuma, And Alex Weinberg To The Library Commission; On The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.3 26-0327
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures Effective July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026; And (2) To Accept Additional Early Care And Education Emergency Grant Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And (3) To Enter Into An Agreement With California School Age Consortium (CalSAC) To Serve As The Fiscal Sponsor For The City Of Oakland Award From First 5 Alameda County’s Early Care And Education Emergency Grant, To Manage And Disburse Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Staff And Other Grant Related Expenditures; On The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.4 26-0335
Sponsors: Human Services Department
Rule 24: This resolution is urgently needed to authorize an application for the First 5 Alameda County Early Care and Education Emergency Grant – Measure C, seeking up to $500,000 in emergency funds from First 5 Alameda County to support early childhood educators and program operations. The First 5 Commission requires receipt of our approved application by January 23, 2026, to place it on their February meeting agenda.
Missing this deadline would defer approval until April, delaying the execution of the agreement with our fiscal sponsor, the distribution of stipends, and jeopardizing compliance with the June 30th expenditure deadline.
Subject: FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six Month Update From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six Month Update; On The January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.5 26-0328
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
Subject: Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (PFRS’s) Investment Portfolio As Of September 30, 2025
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of September 30, 2025; On The January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.6 26-0330
Sponsors: Finance Department
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Department Of Race And Equity Update
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Activities Of The Department Of Race And Equity, Including Recent Major Accomplishments, Interdepartmental Collaborations, And Current And Upcoming Initiatives; On The January 27, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.7 26-0340
Sponsors: Brown
Subject: Consultant Contract Amendment For The Fire Station 4 Project From: Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 88240 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement With Loving Campos Associates (LCA) Architects For Architectural And Engineering Design Services For The Fire Station 4 Project By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,700,000.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) To Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,200,00.00); (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirements; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The January 27, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.8 26-0337
Sponsors: Oakland Public Works Department
Subject: SAMHSA Oakland ReCAST Program FY 25-26
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements Using Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funds To Three Agencies In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $437,000 To Provide Trauma Informed Behavioral Health Services To High-Risk Youth And Their Families From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And
(2) Waiving The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) And Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding Professional Services Agreements To Three Entities In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 In SAMHSA Funding From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Above Grant Agreements And Professional Service Agreements To Increase The Amount Of Said Agreements Using Carryover Or Reallocated Grant Funding In Accordance With SAMHSA Authority; On The January 27, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.9 26-0333
Sponsors: Human Services Department
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Community Policing Advisory Board Annual Report 2024-2025 From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive The 2024-2025 Annual Informational Report From The Community Policing Advisory Board; On The January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.10 26-0334
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
Subject: OPD Skelly Hearing Process Improvements
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From OPD And CPRA On The Role Of Skelly Hearings In OPD’s Discipline Process, Current Challenges Managing Skelly Hearings, And Options To Address The Backlog Of Discipline Cases Awaiting Skelly Hearings; On The January 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.11 26-0341
Sponsors: Brown
Subject: Report On The City’s Official Newspapers
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City Of Oakland’s Utilization Of Its Official Newspapers Of Record For Advertisements And Other Noticing Purposes, Pursuant To Chapter 1.06 Of Oakland Municipal Code And Resolution No. 89141, Including (1) Whether All Appropriate Advertisements And Notices Have Been Placed With The Official Newspapers; (2) Rationale If/When Such Placements Have Not Occurred; And (3) Improvements Needed For Full Compliance With O.M.C Chapter 1.06; On The February 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.12 26-0339
Sponsors: Fife
Subject: PSA With Evergreen Counseling
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Evergreen Counseling A Marriage And Family Therapy Corporation To Provide Behavioral Science Consultation, Training, And Confidential Mental Health Services For The Oakland Fire Department From February 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000); On The February 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.13 26-0338
Sponsors: Oakland Fire Department
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: BAC Recommendations On Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax Measure
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) On The Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax Measure To Support Essential City Services And Fiscal Stability; On The February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.14 26-0336
Sponsors: Finance Department
Subject: Salary Survey Results
From: Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey For All City Job Classifications That Earn A Salary Rate Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars Per Hour And Collective Bargaining Requirements To Adjust The Salary Rate For Each Classification; On The February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.15 26-0342
Sponsors: Brown and Ramachandran
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 26-0283
January 13, 2026 Cancelled Finance And Management Committee Agenda January 13, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda January 13, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda January 13, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
January 13, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
January 15, 2026 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 January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda
Draft January 22, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Information Report Regarding The Proposed 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda
5 26-0297
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
View Report
View Attachment A
Attachments:
Legislative History
12/11/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Subject: Appointments For The Police Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Appointment Of Evelio Grillo And Doug Wong To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor's Appointees
S6
26-0285
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
View Memo
View Legislation
Attachments:
Pursuant To Rule 28(a) Of Resolution 91010 C.M.S. This Item Was Added To This Agenda
This item requires an Urgency Finding (2/3 majority vote) pursuant to Section 2.20.080 E(2) of the Sunshine Ordinance, prior to hearing the item Open Forum
Adjournment
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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