April 21, 2026
CED Committee
CITY OF OAKLAND
O NE F R AN K H. OGA W A PL AZ A • 3R D F L OOR • O AKL A N D, C A L IF O R N IA 94612 Office of the City Administrator
Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
FAX:
TTY/TDD:
(510) 238-3301
(510) 238-2223
(510) 238-2007
April 21, 2026
(Revised 04/16/26)
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Oakland, California
Chair and Members of the Committee:
Subject: Scheduling of Committee Meetings
In an effort to keep Committees informed of outstanding items to be reviewed, staff will provide the Committee with a list at each meeting. Staff seeks direction in scheduling these items, and any others Committee Members may know of, for City Council/Committee review.
Community and Economic Development –2nd and 4th Tuesday at 1:30pm Chair: Rowena Brown
Committee Members: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Zac Unger Staff: Chuck Baker, Assistant City Administrator.
Anticipated Date For Scheduling
May 12, 2026
Special CED at 01:30pm
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled
& File ID
1 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) Grant Agreements With Service Providers Competitively Selected For Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program Services For Fiscal Years 2026- 2029 In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Six Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,650,000) For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 To Provide Comprehensive Adult And Dislocated Worker, One-Stop Operator, Business Engagement, And Youth Services; And (2) Amendments Existing WIOA Agreements To Extend Contract
Terms Through June 30, 2027, And Increase Funding In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand One Hundred Nine Dollars ($584,109)
EWDD Rules 04/16/26
[26-0582]
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Semi-annual Reports
No. Title Dept. First
Scheduled
Last Report Next Report
1 Semi-annual Tracking
Report For Code
Enforcement
PBD Rules 06/04/15
CED 12/01/15
[14-1053];
9/10/24
changed to
biannual
02/10/26
CED
TBD
Annual Reports
No. Title Dept. First
Scheduled
Last Report Next
Report
1 Consolidated Annual Performance
and Evaluation Report (CAPER).
(HCD) CED
11/16/99
[16-0185]
City Council
02/20/24
[23-0963]
02/2025
2 Rent Adjustment Program (RAP)
Annual Report.
(HCD) CED
03/19/19
[18-1488]
01/14/25 10/2025
3 Adopt A Resolution Accepting And
Authorizing Two-Year Memorandum
Of Understanding For The Receipt Of
In-Kind Services From The San
Francisco Foundation And Coro
Northern California To Support The
Development Of An Equitable Lead
Hazard Abatement Program And
Proactive Rental Inspection Program,
Valued In A Total Amount Not To
Exceed Four Hundred Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($460,000)
(HCD) CED
1/28/25
[25-0419]
1/2026
Pending No Date Specific
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled & File ID
1 Adopt An Ordinance Amending Chapters 2.41 And
2.42 Of The Oakland Municipal Code Governing The
City’s Acquisition And Disposition Of Real Property
(“Real Estate Ordinance”) To Codify The City’s Policy
To Lease City Property Instead Of Selling Or
Otherwise Disposing Of City Property.
(CM Bas, CM
Thao & CM
Taylor)
Rules 06/06/19; CED
09/10/19; NDS via Rule 28
on 10/17/19
[18-1981]
2 Adopt A Resolution To Support And Strengthen The
Black Arts Movement And Business District, Including
Directing The City Administrator To: (1) Implement A
Series Of Public Streetscape Improvements, Including
Public Banners, Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street
Corridor, To Honor, Uplift, Commemorate, And
Increase Public Awareness Of, Important Black
Cultural, Sports, Arts, And Historical People And
CM Fife and
CM Kaplan
01/16/24 Council
[24-0025]
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Institutions, And To Help Identify And Uplift The
Corridor Being Known And Recognized As The Black
Arts Movement And Business District; (2) Use
Available Funds Including Available Art Funds And To
Pursue Grants And Other Funding Sources To Support
Arts, Music, Comedy, And Cultural Institutions In The
District; Including The Preservation And Financial
Support To Ensure Ongoing Viability Of Its Historic,
Cornerstone African American Institutions, Including
Geoffrey's Inner Circle; And To Make Resources
Available To Businesses Such As Tenant Improvement,
Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation,
Accessibility, Etc. In The District; And (3) Work With
The Planning And Building Department And Economic
And Workforce Development Department To Adopt
Policies And Plans To Further Strengthen The District
And Ensure Long-Term Vitality, Support, And Prevent
Conflicts, For Arts And Cultural Institutions And
Activities In The District
3 Accept A Report And Recommendation On The
Following: (1) An Accounting Of Available City Funds
To (A) Implement A Series Of Public Streetscape
Upgrades Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street Corridor
To Uplift The Black Arts Movement And Business
District (BAMBD); (B) Support Arts And Cultural
Institutions In The BAMBD, Including Cornerstone
Legacy African American Institutions; And (C) Create
A BAMBD Business Improvement District (BID) For
Ongoing Revenue Generation For Tenant Support,
Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation,
Accessibility, And Safety Improvements Within The
BAMBD; And (2) A Map That Establishes The Exact
Boundaries Of The BAMBD And A List Of The
Institutions Within The BAMBD Boundaries; And (3)
A Proposal For Legislation, And A Proposed Timeline
For Adoption, To Create A Special (“S”) Zoning
District Or Similar Zoning Control That Contains
Measurable Standards For Development Projects To
Meet The Intent Of The BAMBD And Ensure The
Long-Term Vitality Of The BAMBD
CM Fife
CAO
3/7/24 Rules
3/19/24 Council
[24-0199]; [24-0391];
5/14/24 CED Cont.
4 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City
Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Transient
Occupancy Tax Sharing Agreement With Oakland Pro
Soccer LLC, DBA Oakland Roots & Soul, In An
Amount Not-To-Exceed Three Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($300,000) To Support The Attraction Of A
World Cup Team To The Oakland Roots & Soul Soccer
Club Training Facility During The 2026 FIFA World
Cup Tournament
EWD 12/2/25 Council
[26-0166] Info Report for Oct
13, 2026
April 21, 2026
CED Committee
5 An Ordinance (1) Adding Chapter 9.54 Of Title 9 Of
The Oakland Municipal Code To Establish And
Regulate Entertainment Zones Pursuant To SB 969
(2024) To Promote Economic Activation; (2) Making
Other Conforming Changes To Sections 9.08.180 And
9.08.190 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; (3)
Classifying An Entertainment Zone Event As A Tier
Two Or Tier Three Special Event Pursuant To Chapter
9.52 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; And (4)
Adopting Appropriate California Environmental
Quality Act Findings
CM Brown 12/2/25 Council
[26-0217] Info Report for Oct
2026
6 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
CM Wang 2/5/26 Rules
[26-0413]
7 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 Rent Adjustment Program 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
Policy Act Findings; And 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
HCD 02/26/26 Rules
File ID: 26-0474 and 26-0475;
Withdraw from 3/24/26 CED
8 Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate Terms And Enter Into An Advertising
Signs Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster
Interstate LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company
(“OFI”), With Such Agreement Including The
Following: (A) Allowing OFI To Erect Up To Five New
Digital Advertising Signs At Certain Locations In The
City Of Oakland In Exchange For OFI Causing The
Removal Of Up To Eleven (11) Of Its Existing
Advertising Faces At Various Locations In The City By
Dates Certain, With OFI And Outfront Waiving Its
Rights To Just Compensation For The Removed Signs;
(B) Requiring OFI To Make Payments In Advance Of
Up To Two Million Three Hundred And Five Thousand
Dollars ($2,305,000) For The Fiscal Year 2025 To 2027
Biennial Budget, And Annual Payments Of Up To
CM Wang and CM
Gallo
12/4/25 Rules
File ID: 26-0293;
Rescheduled on 1/29/26
Rules
4/2 Rules moved to
pending list no date specific
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$750,000 For Each New Digital Advertising Sign For A
Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations And A Ten (10)
Year Renewal Option, In Addition To Providing Other
Financial Incentives To The City Including Negotiated
Carbon Offset Fees And Free Advertising Space; And (2)
Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality
Act Findings
Respectfully submitted,
W. Woo
For: Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator