Thursday, March 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
March 5, 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.
March 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 February 19, 20262 26-0448
View ReportAttachments:
3 New Scheduling Items
Subject: Round 4 Prohousing Incentive Program Grant
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To $1,600,000 In Funds From The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing And (2) Make Grants Or Development Loans Under The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program Or The Rapid Response Homeless Housing Program, Contingent On Funding Availability; On The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.1 26-0489
Sponsors: Housing And Community Development Department
Urgency Finding: City Staff Were Only Recently Advised By The State That The Prohousing Designation Renewal For Oakland Is Likely To Be Approved In Time For This Grant’s March 31st Deadline, Which Makes The City Eligible To Apply. The March 17th Council Meeting Is The Only Opportunity For Staff To Secure Authorization To Apply In Advance Of The March 31st Grant Application Deadline
Subject: Report On Oakland Police Department’s Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On Oakland Police Department’s Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement; On The March 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
3.2 26-0497
Sponsors: Wang
March 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Support Of California Senate Bill 959 (Grayson) From: Councilmember Ramachandran
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 959 (Grayson) Which Would (1) Empower Local Fire Officials To Determine Whether California Schools Should Cancel Classes Due To The Threat Of Wildfires, (2) Ensure That Schools Would Not Lose Average Daily Attendance Funding For Preemptively Canceling Classes When Facing Wildfire Danger, And (3) Keep Students And Residents In Oakland And Neighboring Communities Safe As The Frequency And Severity Of Wildfires Continues To Increase Statewide; On The March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda On Consent
3.3 26-0494
Sponsors: Ramachandran
Subject: Resolution In Support Of H.R. 5356
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of H.R. 5356, The National Infrastructure Bank Act Of 2025; On The March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda On Consent
3.4 26-0495
Sponsors: Fife
Subject: Travel Reimbursement Resolution
From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Unger Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Reimbursement In An Amount Not To Exceed 2,500.00 Per Person From The City Council Contingency Fund For The Travel Cost Of Council President Kevin Jenkins, Deputy Chief Of Staff To Council President Kevin Jenkins, And Deputy Policy Analyst To Councilmember Zac Unger To Travel To Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Federal Advocacy; On The March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda On Consent
3.5 26-0501
Sponsors: Jenkins and Unger
Subject: 2023-2025 Progress Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Progress In 2023-2025 On Implementing The 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan; On The March 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
3.6 26-0491
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
March 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Lease Agreement With Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation For Maintenance Of Tyrone Carney Park
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A License Agreement With The Nonprofit Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation For The Tyrone Carney Park At 10501 Acalanes Dr, Oakland, At A Rate Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Two (2) Years With Five (5) One-Year Options To Extend For Maintenance And Workforce Training; (2) Making Findings That The Below Market Rate Is In The City's Best Interest; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The March 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
3.7 26-0490
Sponsors: Office Of The City Administrator
Subject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving, In Accordance With City Council Budget Appropriations And Allocations As Adopted By The Fiscal Year 2025-27 Budget, Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Citywide Commodities And Services Contracts As Set Forth In Table 1 In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,900,000.00); On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.8 26-0492
Sponsors: Human Services Department
Subject: Report On The Impact Of Ordinance 13825 C.M.S. And Recommendations From: Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On (1) The Impact Of Ordinance No. 13825 C.M.S. That Amended The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Certification Requirements And (2) Recommendations For Potential Changes To The L/SLBE Program; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
3.9 26-0493
March 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: LETS Throw Phone Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]
[NEW TITLE]:
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Two (2) Year Contract With Law Enforcement Technology Solutions (LETS), For The Period Commencing Upon Contract Signing, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($11,124.76), And To Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars And Fifty Cents ($11,458.50), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars And Twenty-Six Cents ($22,583.26); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/ Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements; On The March 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
[OLD TITLE]:
Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Two (2) Year Contract With Law Enforcement Technology Solutions (LETS), For The Period Commencing Upon Contract Signing, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($11,124.76), And To Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars And Fifty Cents ($11,458.50), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars And Twenty-Six Cents ($22,583.26); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) And The Local/ Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
3.10 26-0482
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
Legislative History
2/26/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee
Subject: Scheduling A March 30, 2026 Education Partnership Committee From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Scheduling An Education Partnership Committee Meeting For Monday, March 30, 2026 To Be Held At 3:30 P.M.
3.11 26-0498
Sponsors: Brown
March 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Recommendation To Amend The Consolidated Fiscal Policy (CFP) To Redefine “Excess” Real Estate Transfer Tax Revenue (RETT)
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) On Their Recommendation To Amend The Consolidated Fiscal Policy (CFP) To Redefine Excess As It Relates To Real Estate Transfer Tax Revenues (RETT); On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.12 26-0499
Sponsors: Finance Department
Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) FY 2025-27 Budget Process Assessment And Recommendations
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Assessment And Recommendations Of The FY 2025-27 City Budget Process; On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
3.13 26-0500
Sponsors: Finance Department
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings4 26-0449
March 10, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
March 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
March 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
March 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 Liaison Committee Pending List
Draft March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda
Draft March 17, 2026 Cancelled City Council Agenda
Draft March 19, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Attachments:
Open Forum
March 5, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL Adjournment
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