Thursday, February 5, 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
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL
February 5, 2026*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.
February 5, 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 Meeting Of January 22, 20262 26-0365
View ReportAttachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: Travel Reimbursement For Councilmember’s Jenkins And Ramachandran From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement From The City Council Contingency Fund For Travel Costs In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,500 Each For Councilmembers Kevin Jenkins And Janani Ramachandran To Travel To Washington, D.C. For Federal Advocacy; On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
3.1 26-0400
Sponsors: Ramachandran and Jenkins
Subject: Reappointment To Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission (Measure NN)
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Rownee Winn As A Member Of The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission; On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.2 26-0414
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
Subject: Appointments To The HeadStart Advisory Board
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Gabriela Aranda And Reverend To Niya Scott-Smith And Reappointments Of Christina Michaud, Julia Forte Frudden, And Kevin Bremond As Members Of The Head Start Advisory Board; On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.3 26-0407
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Reappointments To The Housing, Residential Rent, And Relocation Board From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Kara Brodfuehrer As A Landlord Representative And Cinthya Munoz Ramos As A Tenant Representative And Deseanna Williams As An Alternative Tenant Representative To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board; On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.4 26-0418
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy
From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks; On The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
3.5 25-0922
Sponsors: Houston
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View Supplemental Exhibit B Redline Sept 10 EAP - 11/20/2025 View Supplemental Proposed Amendments: D2 Wang - 11/25/2025 Attachments:
Legislative History
7/24/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee
Title Change Read Into Record And Accepted
Pending List No Date Specific
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL 9/10/25 *Special Public Safety
Committee
Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee
Pending List No Date Specific
93 Speakers Spoke On This Item
10/23/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the Special Concurrent
Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency/City Council
At 11:00 A.M.
Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
10/30/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
* Withdrawn and Rescheduled to the *
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland
Redevelopment Successor Agency and the
City Council
11/20/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
Pursuant to Rule 24, a statement was made on record as to the item bypassing committee.
12/2/25 * Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the
City Council
Withdrawn with No New Date
There were 134 speakers on this item
Subject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements FY 2026-27
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Citywide Commodity Goods And Services Contracts As Outlined In Table 1 In An Additional Amount Not To Exceed Eight Million Forty-Thousand Dollars ($8,040,000.00); On The February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.6 26-0416
Sponsors: Finance Department
Subject: Issuance Of An Unconditional Certificate Of Completion For The 4430, 4440, And 4448 Howe Street Public Improvements
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting Public Infrastructure Improvements, Directing The Filing Of An Unconditional Certificate Of Completion (UCC) For The 4430, 4440, And 4448 Howe Street Public Improvements Per The Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) For Deferred Construction Of Public Infrastructure Improvements, And Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.7 26-0415
Sponsors: Transportation Department
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project Construction Phase From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To Bay Line Cutting & Coring Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Three Hundred Thirty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty-Four Dollars ($3,331,144.00); Waiving The Five Percent (5%) Maximum Mobilization Requirement Per Section 9-3.4 Of The Project Specifications; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And
3.8 26-0419
Sponsors: Transportation Department
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (BCA) For Design For Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) By Increasing The Contract Amount By Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($918,000.00); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; And 26-0420
Sponsors: Transportation Department
3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. (BCA) To Provide Special Inspection And Material Testing Services For The Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) For An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0421
Sponsors: Transportation Department
Subject: 2025 Library Commission Annual Report
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Public Library Commission (LC) For The 2025 Calendar Year; On The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.9 26-0393
Sponsors: Oakland Public Library
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Atthowe Fine Arts Services Contract Renewal
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements, And Awarding A Contract To Atthowe Transportation Cooperative Corp.
Dba Atthowe Fine Art Services For The Storage Of Select African American Museum Library Materials For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000); On The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.10 26-0408
Sponsors: Oakland Public Library
Subject: Innovative Services Contract Renewal
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process, And Awarding A Contract To Innovative Interfaces, Inc. For The Oakland Public Library Integrated Library System, Including Computer Hardware And Software And Maintenance Services For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000); On The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.11 26-0409
Sponsors: Oakland Public Library
Subject: PSA With Stryker Sales LLC, Emergency Medical Equipment From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into A Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Stryker Sales, LLC For The Purchase, Lease, Maintenance, And Repair Of Advanced Life Support Equipment (ALS) In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($681,877.80) Per Year For Five (5) Years For A Total Not To Exceed Amount Of Three Million Four Hundred Nine Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars ($3,409,389.00); And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process Requirements, And Local Business Enterprise And Small Local Business Enterprise (LBE/SLBE) Program Requirements For The Proposed Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Stryker Sales, LLC; On The February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.12 26-0374
Sponsors: Oakland Fire Department
Legislative History
1/22/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Withdrawn with No New Date
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: OPD Surveillance Tech 2024 Annual Reports
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Accepting The Annual Reports For The Following City Of Oakland Police Department Surveillance Technologies: (A) Automated License Plate Readers; (B) Crime Lab Biometrics DNA Analysis Technology; (C) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR); (D) Live Stream Transmitter; (E) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS Or Drone) ; (F) Forensic Logic Coplink/Crimetracer System; (G) Pen Register; And (2) Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use Each Of These Technologies; On The February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.13 26-0410
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
Subject: Informational Report Regarding The Oakland Police Department Overtime From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From City Administrator Regarding The Oakland Police Dept. Overtime; The Current System Used For Tracking And Approving Overtime; The Process In Place To Improve The Approval And Tracking Process; On The February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.14 26-0412
Sponsors: Wang
Subject: Port Liaison Committee Vice Chairman Appointment From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: A Motion To Designate Councilmember Houston As Vice Chair Of The City/Port Liaison Committee ; On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
3.15 26-0417
Sponsors: Houston
Subject: Oakland’s 2025 Business Closures
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From City Administrator Regarding Oakland’s 2025 Business Closures: Including Sector-Specific, Business Size And Geographic Mapping Data, Closure Causation, Economic Business Analysis To Include Projected Reductions In Sales Tax And General Fund Revenue; On The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.16 26-0413
Sponsors: Wang
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Professional Services Agreement Amendment With American Building Service, Inc.
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute An Amendment To An Existing Professional Services Agreement With American Building Service, Inc., Increasing The Current Agreement Of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) By An Additional Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For A New Total Agreement Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) And Extending The Term End Date From December 31, 2026 To June 30, 2029 For Regular Janitorial And Cleaning Services At Early Childhood Facilities; On The March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.17 26-0411
Sponsors: Human Services Department
Subject: Appeal Of The 1205 Franklin Street Major Variance Self-Storage Conversion Project
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Denying The Appeal By John Kevlin, Representing TC I 1205 Franklin, LLC, The Property Owner At 1205 Franklin Street (The “Property”), , And Thus Upholding The Planning Commission’s Denial Of A Major Variance For The Conversion Of The Second And Third Floor Offices Into A Self- Or Mini-Storage Industrial Activity In An Existing Building At The Property; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The March 17, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing
3.18 26-0422
Sponsors: Planning & Building Department
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 26-0366
February 10, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda February 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda February 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda February 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
February 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
February 12, 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 February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda
Draft February 19, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
Open Forum
Adjournment
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