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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, February 12, 2026 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:30 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 Meeting Of January 29, 2026 26-0389
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0 Speakers 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 -
Abstained: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
3 New Scheduling Items
1 Speaker 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, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.1 Subject: Amend Resolution No. 89703 C.M.S To Acquire Property Rights From Home Depot U.S.A. Inc
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 89703 C.M.S.
Authorizing The City Administrator To Acquire From Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. A 776 Square Foot Parcel With 130.93 Linear Feet Of Access Control And A 14,179 Square Foot Temporary Construction Easement In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Dollars ($975,659) For The Construction Of 42nd Avenue And High Street Access Improvement Project; On The February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0440
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.2 Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing Agreements For (A) Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; (B) Up To $441,350 From The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; (C) Up To $4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) For The Oakland Path Rehousing Initiative (OPRI) Program; And
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And Amounts Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or Measure Q Funding; And
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And Table 2 Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements; On The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0437
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.3 Subject: Black New Deal Report
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Black New Deal Racial Impact Study Developed By Dr. Brandi Summers; On The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0442
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
3.4 Subject: City Of Oakland V. Oakland Unified School District From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise The Case Of City Of Oakland V. Oakland Unified School District, Alameda Superior Court Case No. 24CV091999, City Attorney File No. X05545 For The Payment To The City By The Oakland Unified School District Of Eight Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($860,000.00) Representing The Full Cost Of 2022 School Board Election And For A Commitment From Oakland Unified School District To Pay The Costs Of Its Future Elections (City Clerk - Writ Of Mandate, And Declaratory Relief); On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
26-0436
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 3/3/2026
3.5 Subject: Call For Special Municipal Election
From: Office Of The City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Calling And Giving Notice For The Holding Of A Special Municipal Election On June 2, 2026 For The Purpose Of Submitting To The Voters Proposed Ballot Measures; (2) Requesting Consolidation Of The Special Municipal Election With The Statewide Direct Primary Election To Be Held In The City Of Oakland On June 2, 2026; And (3) Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters At The June 2, 2026 Election; On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
26-0443
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 3/3/2026
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.6 Subject: Allstar Fire Equipment Agreement
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Purchasing Agreement With Allstar Fire Equipment For The Purchase Of Firefighter Protective Clothing (Also Known As Turnouts) For A Three Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars Per Year ($500,000), Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000); And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process Requirements, And Local And Small Business (L/SB) Enterprise Program Provisions For The Proposed Purchase Agreement With Allstar Fire Equipment; On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent 26-0441
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 3/3/2026
3.7 Subject: Library Agreement With City Of Piedmont
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With City Of Piedmont To Receive One Million Eighty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars And No Cents ($1,082,955) To Provide Oakland Public Library Services To Piedmont Residents For Fiscal Years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, And 2027-2028; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0438
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 3/24/2026
3.8 Subject: Library Agreement with City of Emeryville
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With City Of Emeryville To Receive Four Hundred And Fifty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars And No Cents ($459,827) To Provide Oakland Public Library Services To Emeryville Residents For Fiscal Years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, And 2028-2029; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0439
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 3/24/2026
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT
COMMITTEE
3.9 Subject: Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) Audit Report, FY 2024-25
From: Finance Department:
Recommendation: Receive The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency (ORSA) Audit Report For The Year Ended June 30, 2025
26-0358
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View Attachment A
Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.10 Subject: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Report From: Finance Department:
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Fourth Quarter (Q4) Audited Results For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds
26-0357
View Report
View Attachment A
View Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation - 2/5/2026
Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.11 Subject: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report And Management Letter From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive The Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) And The Auditor’s Required Communication To City Council (Management Letter) For The Year Ended June 30, 2025
26-0356
View Report
View Attachment A
View Attachment B
Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.12 Subject: Multi-Year Plan To Meet Voter-Mandated Staffing And Service Level From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An informational Report Addressing The Oakland Roadmap To Fiscal Health’s Objective Of Presenting A Phased, Multiyear Plan To Move The City Toward Compliance With Voter Mandated Staffing, Service Levels And Other Agreements
26-0363
View Report
View Attachment A
View Attachment B
View Supplemental Powerpoint Presentation - 2/5/2026
Attachments:
On Consent
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 2/17/2026
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 PUBLIC WORKS AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
3.13 Subject: Construction Contract Amendment For Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation 2022 Project (Project No. 1006337)
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Increase The Change Order Limit For The Contract With McGuire And Hester, Inc. For Project 1006337 Citywide Pavement Rehabilitation From Twenty Five Percent (25%) To Twenty-Seven And A Half Percent (27.5%) Of The Original Contract, For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed Nineteen Million, Two Hundred, Thirty-Two Thousand Four Hundred Eighteen Dollars And Seventy-Five Cents $19,232,418.75 And Waiving The Competitive Process To The Extent Necessary
26-0360
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View Legislation
Attachments:
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 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.14 Subject: Measure DD Grant Agreement For Sogorea Te’ Land Trust Watershed Acquisition
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Of Measure DD Bond Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed $843,875.00 To The Sogorea Te’ Land Trust For The Purpose Of Acquiring Property For The Conservation And Restoration Of Portions Of Sausal Creek; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0298
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View Legislation And Exhibit A
View Supplemental Legislation And Exhibit A - 2/12/2026 Attachments:
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
3.15 Subject: Reorganizing Of The Parking Division
From: Councilmembers Unger And Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Proposed Reorganization Of The Department Of Transportation’s Parking Division, Including (1) The Rationale For The Proposal; (2) A Fiscal Impact Statement Including Any New Or Unfrozen Staff Costs And An Analysis Of Operational Cost Savings; (3) A Summary Of Outreach That Occurred To Department Of Transportation Staff, The Public, And The Business Community; And (4) Information On How The Change Would Impact The Parking Division’s Collaboration With Other Departments 26-0364
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On Non-Consent
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 3/3/2026
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.16 Subject: Foreign Trade Zone #56 - Application For Alternative Site Framework From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Submit A Foreign Trade Zone Alternative Site Framework Application And To Execute An Agreement With The Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Board Of The U.S. Department Of Commerce
26-0353
View Report And Attachments A-D
View Legislation
Attachments:
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
3.17 Subject: Impact Fees Annual Report 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
26-0263
View Report And Attachments A-C
View Legislation
Attachments:
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
3.18 Subject: FY 2024-25, Quarter 3 And Quarter 4 Update On Code Enforcement’s Activities
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Quarter 3 And Quarter 4 Update On The Planning And Building Department's Code Enforcement Activities
26-0269
View Report And Attachment AAttachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 LIFE ENRICHMENT
COMMITTEE
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.19 Subject: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Grants FY 2025- 2027
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grant Agreements To Mercy Retirement And Care Center In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, Service Opportunity For Seniors In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, And The Alameda County Community Food Bank Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $266,666 To Provide Nutrition Services To Oakland Older Adult Residents Using Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Funds
26-0352
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Attachments:
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
3.20 Subject: FY 2025-27 Biennial Grants
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements To Camps In Common, Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc., Conservation Society Of California, East Bay Alliance For A Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Eden I & R, Inc., Family Bridges, Inc., Friends Of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, Oakland Children's Fairyland, Inc., Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc., And Vietnamese Community Development Incorporated Of The East Bay In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,610,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2025-26 And $1,570,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2026- 27; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With Grantees For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 With Authority To Extend The Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Awards 26-0359
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Attachments:
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 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.21 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
26-0339
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee - Pending List No Date Specific
3.22 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.
26-0396
View Report
View Attachment A
Attachments:
On Non-Consent
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 2/17/2026
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 10, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.23 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) 26-0338
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Attachments:
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
3.24 Subject: Public Safety Committee Vice Chairman Appointment From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: A Motion To Designate Councilmember Houston As Vice Chair Of The Public Safety Committee
26-0399
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted.
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 26-0390
February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda
February 19, 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 February 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
Draft February 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
Draft February 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
Draft February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda Draft February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
Draft February 26, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
0 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, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins4 -
NO VOTE: 0
Changes Made To The Draft February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
February 12, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: IT PSA With ImageTrend LLC
From: Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into A Professional Service Agreement With Image Trend LLC. To Replace The Oakland Fire Department’s Records Management System (RMS) With A National Emergency Response Information System (NEIRS) Compliant Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Fire And Ems Rms Software For A Total Amount Of One Million Six Thousand Six Hundred And Fifty Nine Dollars ($1,006,659), For The Term Beginning January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028; And (2) Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Four Dollars ($362,584), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred And Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Forty Three Dollars ($1,369,243)
26-0375
A Title Change Was Read Into Record
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/24/2026
Open Forum
0 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 10:50 A.M.
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