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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
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10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, January 8, 2026 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:39 A.M.
With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin JenkinsPresent 4 - 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of December 4, 2025 And December 11, 2025
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View Report - December 11, 2025
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.0 Subject: Caltrans Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment For Litter Removal From: Office Of The Mayor And Council President Jenkins 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 26-0343
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An Urgency Finding Was Stated On The Record That There Is A Need To Take Immediate Action Which Came To The Attention Of The Local Body After The Agenda Was Posted, And That The Need To Take Immediate Action Is Required To Avoid A Substantial Adverse Impact That Would Occur If The Action Were Deferred To A Subsequent Special Or Regular Meeting
Council President Jenkins Was Added As A Co-Sponsor
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 1/13/2026
3.1 Subject: 2025 Delinquent Business Taxes Assessment of Liens From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion 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 26-0329
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
As A Public Hearing
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 1/20/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.2 Subject: Selection Panel Nominations For Police Commissioner Appointments 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 26-0331
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
On Non 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 1/20/2026
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 26-0332
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Pursuant To Rule 24, A Statement Was Made On Record As To The Item Bypassing Committee
On Non 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 1/20/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.3 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 26-0327
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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 1/20/2026
3.4 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
26-0335
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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 1/20/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.5 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
26-0328
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/10/2026
3.6 Subject: Oakland 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
26-0330
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 1/27/2026
3.7 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
26-0340
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.8 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 ($4,200,000.00); (2) Waiving The Competitiverequest For Proposal/Qualifications Requirements; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
26-0337
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A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 1/27/2026
3.9 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 26-0333
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 1/27/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.10 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
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 1/27/2026
3.11 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 26-0341
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.12 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
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As A Oral Report
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/10/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.13 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
26-0338
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/10/2026
3.14 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
26-0336
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.15 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 26-0342
A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/24/2026
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 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:
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JANUARY 13, 2026
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2026 AT 1:30 P.M.
CHANGES MADE TO THE JANUARY 13, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE AGENDA
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: HCD Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Housing And Community Development Department’s Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan 26-0144
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This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 1/27/2026
CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PENDING LIST UNDER JANUARY 27, 2026
Subject: Impact Fee Annual Informational Report And Findings Resolution For Fiscal Year 2024-25
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report On The Affordable Housing, Transportation, Capital Improvement, And Jobs/Housing Impact Fees For Fiscal Year 2024-2025; On The January 27, 2026, Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda And On The February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing
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This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 2/10/2026 AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JANUARY 13, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2026 AT 1:30 P.M.
5 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
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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL S6 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
26-0285
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Councilmember Fife made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Brown to approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting; Motion Passed With A Vote Of 4 Ayes The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The January 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent With Amendments Made to The First Further Resolved Clause, And The Second Further Resolved clause
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 1/20/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
Open Forum
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:57 A.M.
January 8, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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