Thursday, February 19, 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 19, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.
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DEFINITION OF TERMS:
• 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 19, 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 February 5, 20262 26-0401
View ReportAttachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: 2024 City Of Oakland Disparity Study Final Report From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2024 City of Oakland Disparity Study Prepared By Mason Tillman Associates (MTA) Pursuant To Resolution No. 89058 C.M.S.
3.1 26-0396
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
View Report
View Attachment A
View Supplemental Presentation - 2/13/2026
Attachments:
Legislative History
1/29/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment
Committee
2/10/26 *Life Enrichment Committee Received and Forwarded to the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the City Council
Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff To Receive And Forward This Item To the February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non Consent 6 Speakers Spoke On This Item
2/12/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the * Concurrent Meeting of
the Oakland Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the City Council
On Non-Consent
2/17/26 * Concurrent Meeting of the
Oakland Redevelopment
Successor Agency and the
City Council
Withdrawn with No New Date
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
February 19, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Informational Report On Measure Q
From: Councilmembers Unger And Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Measure Q (1) Why Was Extreme Fiscal Necessity Declared Without Open Discussion And What The Timeline Is For Making Changes To This Practice (2) Following The Grand Jury Report, When Can The Biennial Audit Report Be Expected (3) What Will The Process Be Defining “Extreme Fiscal Necessity” With Measure Q And Other Stakeholders; On The March 10, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.2 26-0465
Sponsors: Unger and Brown
Subject: Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Accept And Appropriate Up To $4.4 Million In Grant Funds From The Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program;
(2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $3,886,283, To Provide Grant Administration And Management Construction Services For The Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Programs, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (L/SLBE), Local Employment And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements, And Request For Proposal/ Qualifications (RFP/Q) Competitive Process Requirements;
(3) Upon Completion Of A Competitive Procurement Process, Enter Into One Or More Agreements In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $321,397 With One Or More Workforce Development Services Providers To Expand The Supply Of Workers And Firms Available To Conduct Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Work, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (L/SLBE);
(4) Make Grants To Eligible Property Owners For The Remediation Of Lead-Based Paint Hazards And Healthy Home Improvements; On The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.3 26-0464
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
February 19, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 26-0402
February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda February 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
February 26, 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 Liaison Committee Pending List
Draft March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda
Draft March 5, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
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
5 26-0418
Sponsors: Office Of The Mayor
View Memo
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
2/5/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Open Forum
Adjournment
February 19, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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