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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, February 5, 2026 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:35 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
1 Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Janani Ramachandran, and Kevin JenkinsPresent 3 - Carroll FifeExcused 1 -
2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 22, 2026 26-0365
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
12 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 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
26-0400
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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 2/17/2026
3.2 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
26-0414
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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 2/17/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.3 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
26-0407
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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 2/17/2026
3.4 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
26-0418
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 2/19/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.5 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
25-0922
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.6 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)
26-0416
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.7 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 26-0415
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.8 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); Waiving The Five Percent (5%) Maximum Mobilization Requirement Per Section 9-3.4 Of The Project Specifications; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0419
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. For Design For Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) By Increasing The Contract Amount By Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($918,000); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0420
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. To Provide Special Inspection And Material Testing Services For The Adeline Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) For An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0421
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.9 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
26-0393
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 3/24/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.10 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) 26-0408
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.11 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)
26-0409
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.12 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
26-0374
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.13 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
26-0410
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.14 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 26-0412
This Informational Report be Withdrawn with No New Date.
3.15 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
26-0417
This Report and Recommendation be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the City/Port Liaison Committee Pending List - No Date Specific
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.16 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
26-0413
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee Pending List - No Date Specific
3.17 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
26-0411
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 3/10/2026
3.18 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
26-0422
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 3/17/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 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:
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
Changes Made To The Finance And Management Committee Pending List - Under Quarterly Reports
Subject: OPD Overtime Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime 26-0423
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 3/10/2026
February 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 11:15 A.M.
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