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City of Oakland
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*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, March 26, 2026 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 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 February 26, 2026, March 5, 2026, And March 12, 2026
26-0514
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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
3 Speakers 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
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.1 Subject: Status Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative, Oakland Promise, And First 5 Alameda County
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Children’s Initiative And Its Partner Organizations, Oakland Promise And First 5 Alameda County 26-0545
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A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Education Partnership Committee to be heard 4/13/2026
3.2 Subject: Oral Report From Oakland Public Works Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Report From The Director Of Public Works, Liam Garland, Regarding Illegal Dumping Mitigation Near School Campuses 26-0546
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Education Partnership Committee to be heard 4/13/2026
3.3 Subject: Report From The Oakland Youth Commission
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Youth Commission
26-0547
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Education Partnership Committee to be heard 4/13/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.4 Subject: School Safety Update From Oakland Unified School District From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Regarding Current School Safety Protocols, Funding Structures, And Strategic Safety Updates
26-0548
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Education Partnership Committee to be heard 4/13/2026
3.5 Subject: The City Auditor’s Professional Services Contracts Authorized During Fiscal Year 2024-25
From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Listing All Professional Services Contracts Authorized By The City Auditor During Fiscal Year 2024-25 26-0534
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
A Rule 24 Was Accepted
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.6 Subject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2025 From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2025 26-0533
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At 3:30 P.M. On Non-Consent
A Rule 24 Was Accepted
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.7 Subject: Re-Appointment To The Mosquito Abatement Board From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Re-Appointing Lisa Rasler As The City Of Oakland’s Trustee To The Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District Board 26-0550
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
A Rule 24 Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.8 Subject: Status Of Implementing Council Policy Directives From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Status Of Implementing Policy Directives Passed By The City Council; On The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
26-0539
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 5/12/2026
3.9 Subject: Easement At 260 Oak Street
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement To Purchase An Easement For Public Right Of Way, Street And Utility Purposes Over A Portion Of The Real Property Located At 260 Oak Street, Oakland, California, From The Vukasin Family Limited Partnership In The Amount Of $255,000; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0535
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This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.10 Subject: Adoption Of A Federally Compliant Floodplain Management Ordinance And Flood Hazard Maps
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: [TITLE CHANGE]
[NEW TITLE]
Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Repealing Ordinance No. 12960 C.M.S. And Replacing It With The Addition Of Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) Chapter 15.80 To Serve As The City’s New Floodplain Management Ordinance With The Inclusion Of References To Flood Hazard Maps; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate A Floodplain Administrator To Administer And Develop Regulations In Support Of The Chapter; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The April 21, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
[OLD TITLE]
Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Repealing Ordinance No. 12960 C.M.S. And Replacing It With The Addition Of Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) Chapter 15.80 And Referenced Flood Hazard Maps; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate A Floodplain Administrator To Administer And Develop Regulations In Support Of The Chapter; (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Finding 26-0538
And On The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.11 Subject: Consultant Contract Amendment For The Fire Station 29 Project From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 88379 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement For Architectural And Engineering Design Services With K2A - Mary McGrath Associated Architects For The Fire Station 29 Project By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) To Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000.00); (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirements; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
26-0541
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Special Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
3.12 Subject: Fire Alarm Building/Museum Of Jazz And Art New Exclusive Negotiation Agreement
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A New Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Museum Of Jazz & Art For Development Of A Museum And Art Facility On City Property Located At 1310 Oak Street For An 18 Month Term, Conditioned On Payment Of A $10,500 Exclusive Negotiation Payment, With One Additional Six-Month Administrative Extension Conditioned On Payment Of An Additional $3,500; And (2) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
26-0540
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Finance & Management Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.13 Subject: Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program And OFCY Summer Program Service Term Awards FY 2026 - 2028
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Planning And Oversight Committee Recommendation: To (1) Award Nine (9) Grants Within The Youth Summer Jobs / Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program Funding Strategy Totaling An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Four Hundred Eighty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Three Dollars And Sixty Cents ($ 1,480,253.60) For Two Summer Program Service Term Grant Cycles: June 1, 2026, Through September 30, 2026, And June 1, 2027, Through September 30, 2027, Contingent Upon Funding Availability And Program Performance (2) Award Twelve (12) Grants Across Four Funding Strategies (Elementary School-Based Expanded Learning, Middle School-Based Expanded Learning, Youth Development And Leadership, And Career Access And Employment), Totaling An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Seven Hundred Thousand And Twelve Five Hundred And Fifty Eight Dollars ($1,712,558.00) For Two Summer Program Service Term Grant Cycles: June 1, 2026, Through September 30, 2026, And June 1, 2027, Through September 30, 2027, Contingent Upon Funding Availability And Program Performance 26-0542
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A Title Change Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
3.14 Subject: Audit Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector General
From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector General 26-0532
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Public Safety Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.15 Subject: OPD Federal Taskforce 2025 Annual Reports From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of Oakland Police Department’s Federal Law Enforcement Agency Task Force Annual Reports 26-0536
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Public Safety Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
3.16 Subject: OPD Cellebrite Technology
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Cellebrite, Inc. For The Provision Of Universal Forensic Extraction Devices And Related Services For The Oakland Police Department, For A Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($140,000) For The Period July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2) Waiving The Competitive Multistep Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements; And (3) Accepting The 2024 Cellebrite Annual Report And Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use This Technology
26-0537
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Public Safety Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
3.17 Subject: Oakland Sideshow Ordinance
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending OMC 10.74 Authorizing The City To Administratively Assess Fines On Sideshow Spectators, Promoters, And Facilitators, Exempting Law Enforcement And Members Of The Media Engaged In Their Duties, And Non-Participating Members Of The Public; On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
26-0543
The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Public Safety Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.18 Subject: Informational Report On Oakland Police Department’s Automatic Resource Locator Policy
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On Oakland Police Department’s I-31 ARL (Automatic Resource Locator Policy); On The April 21, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
26-0544
The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Public Safety Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
3.19 Subject: Agreement To Sell Fire Boat
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Sale Of The Former Oakland Fire Boat, Known As The Sea Wolf, To The Azul Marine Group, Inc For Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) And, Finding That The Sale Is In The Best Interests Of The City Pursuant To OMC 2.04.120(D); On The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent 26-0549
On Consent
A Rule 24 Was Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 5/5/2026
Recommendations From The March 24, 2026 Finance And Management Committee
3.20 Subject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S (The Salary Ordinance) For Various Classifications And Exemptions
From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Parking Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And 26-0468
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This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Subject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S (The Salary Ordinance) For Various Classifications And Exemptions
From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator From The Operation Of Civil Service; And
26-0470
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
2) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services From The Operation Of Civil Service; And
26-0471
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3) An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Parking Administrator; And (B) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Constitutional Policing Administrator; And (C) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Assistant Director, Human Services; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Neighborhood Law Corps Attorney 26-0472
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.21 Subject: Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing - February 2026 From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Receive An Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing From The City Administrator Regarding (1) Citywide Vacancy Rates And Status As Of February 1, 2026, (2) Budgeted Vacancy Rate For Fiscal Year 2025/26 (3) The Vacancy Rates Of Regional Local Public Entities, (4) Recruitment Outreach And Community Engagement, And (5) The Analysis Of The City Workforce And Recruitment Conditions
26-0467
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At 3:30 P.M. As A Public Hearing
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.22 Subject: Salary Survey Results
From: Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey For City Job Classifications Earning Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars Per Hour 26-0342
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Special Finance & Management Committee to be heard 4/21/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.23 Subject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio and Actuarial Valuation Report From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2025, And Actuarial Valuation Report As Of July 01, 2025 26-0479
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.24 Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue and Expenditures (R&E) Report
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds
26-0526
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Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
Recommendations From The March 24, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee
3.25 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
26-0491
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.26 Subject: 2025 BPAC Annual Report
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Bicyclist And Pedestrian Advisory Commission’s 2025 Activities
26-0496
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.27 Subject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1218 (Arreguín) From: Councilmembers Unger, Wang, Brown And Mayor Barbara Lee Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill SB 1218 (Arreguín) To Amend The California Vehicle Code To Require Payment Or Resolution Of Illegal Dumping Fines Before Vehicle Registration Can Be Completed 26-0528
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.28 Subject: Commemorative Street Renaming In Collaboration With Beebe Memorial Cathedral Church
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr., For His Distinguished Service As The 66th Bishop Of The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church His Transformational Leadership As A Senior Pastor Of Beebe Memorial Cathedral CME Church In Oakland, And His Lifelong Commitment To Faith, Community Services And Social Justice And (2) Commemoratively Renaming The Intersection Of 39th And Telegraph Ave As “Bishop Charley Hames Jr., Way” And Authorizing The Installation Of A Commemorative Plaque Or Sign Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr. Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By The Oakland City Council Resolution No 77967 C.M.S
26-0524
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.29 Subject: Ordinance To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Enforcement From: Councilmember Unger And Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter
8.11 (Illegal Dumping) To: (1) Increase Penalties For Illegal Dumping; (2) Make Transporting Waste In A Vehicle Without A License Plate An Offense; And (3) Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Dumping
26-0527
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.30 Subject: Resolution To Authorize Aerbits Inc. Pilot Program To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Remediation
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Surveillance Impact Report And Amended Surveillance Use Policy, Incorporating Recommendations Of The Privacy Advisory Commission, For The Aerbits System;
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement With Aerbits Inc. For A Pilot Program To Detect And Report Illegal Dumping; (3) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program And Competitive Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements; And
(4) Directing The City Administrator To Return Within One Year Of The Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report
26-0529
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
Recommendations From The March 24, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.31 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 & Recreation Foundation For The Tyrone Carney Park At 10501 Acalanes Drive, Oakland, For A License Fee Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Two Years With Five One-Year Options To Extend For Maintenance And Workforce Training; (2) Making Findings That The Below Market License Fee Is In The City’s Best Interest; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings
26-0490
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.32 Subject: Amendments To Rent Adjustment Ordinance And Regulations From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) An Ordinance Amending The Rent Adjustment Ordinance (Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.22, Article I) To (A) Eliminate Tenant Petition Deadlines; (B) Require That An Owner Provide Evidence Of Possession Of A Current Business Tax Certificate, Payment Of Or Exemption From The RAP Service Fee, Service Of Written Notice Of The Rent Adjustment Program To Affected Tenants, And Registration With The Rent Adjustment Program In Order To File An Appeal Or A Response To A Tenant Appeal; And (C) Make Various Changes To The Remedies Section Including Increasing The Damages Remedy In Civil Actions Against Residential Rental Property Owners; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0474
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The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List No Date Specific
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 2) A Resolution Ratifying Amendments To The Rent Adjustment Program Regulations To Permit Any Category Of Member Of The Housing, Residential Rent, And Relocation Board To Serve As A Board Officer
26-0475
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The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List No Date Specific
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
Recommendations From The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee
3.33 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
26-0393
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This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.34 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) 26-0492
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.35 Subject: Purchase Of Real Property At 3105 San Pablo Ave For A Hoover Library From: Oakland Public Library And Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Purchase And Sale Agreement With 3105 San Pablo, LLC To Acquire The Improved Real Property Located At 3105 San Pablo Avenue In Oakland, California, For $3,495,000 And Related Due Diligence And Closing Costs, For Redevelopment As A Hoover Branch Library; And
(2) Reallocating $242,000 Of Measure KK Funds For The Property Acquisition; And (3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0523
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026 Recommendations From The March 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.36 Subject: LETS Throw Phone Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: 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
26-0482
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
3.37 Subject: OPD Staffing Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Police Department On Recruiting And Police Staffing Levels
26-0503
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Attachments:
This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL
3.38 Subject: OPD GPS Tracker Policy
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department Vehicle GPS Tracker Surveillance Use Policy (Departmental General Order I-33) And Surveillance Impact Report
26-0519
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At 3:30 P.M. On Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 26-0515
April 2, 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
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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, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
At The Call Of The Finance And Management Committee Chair, The April 21, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Meeting Is Cancelled. A Special Finance And Management Committee Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Tuesday, April 21, 2026 At 9:00 A.M. In Its Place
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Changes Made To The Finance And Management Committee Pending List Under April 21, 2026
Subject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report From: Councilmembers Unger And Ramachandran
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator In Response To The City Auditor’s Recommendations In The Substantiated Whistleblower Investigation Regarding “City Of Oakland Uses Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines”
25-0855
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This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 5/12/2026
Changes Made To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List Under April 21, 2026 Subject: OFCY 2024-2025 Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation Report From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2024-2025; On The March 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda 26-0469
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 5/12/2026
Changes Made To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List, No Date Specific
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 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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At 9:30 A.M. On Non-Consent
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 4/14/2026
Changes Made To The Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List No Date Specific
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 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 5/5/2026
5 Subject: Informational Report On Charter Reform Recommendations From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Mayor’s Charter Reform Working Group
26-0520
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26 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins3 -
Excused: Fife1 -
NO VOTE: 0
Open Forum
7 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Rules And Legisaltion Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 12:33 P.M.
March 26, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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