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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Rules & Legislation Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California, 94612
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10:30 AM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorThursday, May 7, 2026 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:32 A.M. With Councilmember Ramachandran Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani RamachandranPresent 3 - Kevin JenkinsExcused 1 -
1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of April 23, 2026 26-0592
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
Excused: Jenkins1 -
NO VOTE: 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 26-0593
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
Excused: Jenkins1 -
NO VOTE: 0
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 3 New Scheduling Items
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
Excused: Jenkins1 -
NO VOTE: 0
3.1 Subject: Caltrans Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) From The California Department Of Transportation Community Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant Program (CCEP) And To Execute Related Grant Agreements;
(2) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Advertising And Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements For The CCEP-Funded Services; (3) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89762 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. By Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $2,125,000; (4) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89761 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Lake Merritt Institute By Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,212,500); And
(5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings 26-0675
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An Urgency Finding Was Read Into Record And Accepted
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/12/2026
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3.2 Subject: Resolution Submitting To Voters The Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment Response (“SAFER”) Act
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election The Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment Response (“SAFER”) Act To, Among Other Things: Amend Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 4.56 (Vacant Property Tax) To Allocate Special Tax Revenues To The Oakland Shelter Access For Encampment Response Fund (“FUND”) For The Purposes Of Providing Interim Shelter, Transitional Housing, Encampment Closure Operations, And Other Related Homelessness Services; And Amend Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 4.20 (Real Property Transfer Tax) To Impose An 8-Year Special Commercial Real Estate Transfer Tax Surcharge Of 0.25% On Transfers Of Real Property More Than $2 Million To $5 Million 0.5% On Transfers Of Real Property More Than $5 Million To $10 Million And Of 1% On Transfers Of Real Property Above $10 Million With Revenues Allocated To The Fund; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters At The General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 14, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda 26-0691
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
3.3 Subject: Gary Payton Commemorative Street Renaming
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Rename 40th Ave Between Mera Street And Carrington Street As “Gary Payton Way,” (2) Authorize The Installation Of A Plaque Honoring Gary Payton, Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S. 26-0683
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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 5/19/2026
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.4 Subject: Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 100 From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV071032, City Attorney File No. 36603, In The Amount Of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($55,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition Of Public Property)
26-0658
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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 5/19/2026
3.5 Subject: In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney To Release The City’s Potential Claims As Necessary To Join A National Settlement Agreement With Six Remnant Opioid Defendants, Pursuant To In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Office Of The City Attorney - Public Nuisance, False Advertising, Unfair Competition)
26-0659
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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 5/19/2026
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3.6 Subject: Appointments To Commission On Persons With Disabilities From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Brian Hollander And Keana Giles To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities 26-0674
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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 5/19/2026
3.7 Subject: District 1 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Danforth Dougherty To The Budget Advisory Commission
26-0688
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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 5/19/2026
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3.8 Subject: Resolution Commemoratively Renaming The Plaza At The LGBTQ Community Center
From: Councilmembers Wang, Brown, And Mayor Barbara Lee Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemeoratively Renaming The Plaza (A Public Right Of Way) At The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center As "Moore Hope Plaza"
26-0618
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A Title Change Was Accepted
On Non-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 5/19/2026
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3.9 Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Reform Oakland’s City Charter From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend The Oakland City Charter To, Among Other Things (1) Make The Mayor The City’s Chief Executive Officer Responsible For Managing City Affairs;
(2) Empower The Council To Confirm The Appointments Of The Directors Of Finance, Human Resources, Public Works, And Transportation;
(3) Empower The Council To Create An Independent Budget And Legislative Analyst’s Office To Provide The Council Fiscal And Policy Analysis That Is Objective And Nonpartisan;
(4) Affirm Councilmembers’ Right To Request Information And Relay Constituent Concerns, And City Officials’ Duty To Respond Promptly; (5) Empower The Council To Hold Legislative Hearings And Issue Subpoenas; (6) Create A Mayoral Veto With A Line-Item Budget Veto And A Council Power To Override Any Veto;
(7) Require Councilmembers To Work Full Time And Not Engage In Outside Employment;
(8) Empower The Public Ethics Commission To Align The Mayor’s And Councilmembers’ Salaries With Those Of Comparable Full-Time Public Officials; And (9) Require The Publication Of Ordinances Within Fifteen Days Of Passage; And Directing The City Clerk To Take All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To The Voters At The Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
26-0692
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This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 5/21/2026
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
3.10 Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Council Member, City Attorney, And City Auditor
From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For Council Member, City Attorney, And City Auditor In Accordance With The Oakland Public Ethics Commission’s Charter-Mandated Salary Adjustments; On The May 26, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
26-0680
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.11 Subject: Salary Ordinance Amendment For Mayor
From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To Amend The Salary For The Mayor; On The May 26, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
26-0681
This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.12 Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third Quarter (Q3) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Report
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Third Quarter (Q3) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds; On The May 26, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
26-0686
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.13 Subject: Compliance Status Of The Sewer Consent Decree Program From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of Compliance With The Sewer Consent Decree, Wastewater Discharge Requirements For Wastewater Sewer Systems, And National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, During The 24-Month Period From January 1, 2024, Through December 31, 2025; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda 26-0693
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
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3.14 Subject: Collaborative And Clean Creeks Agreement
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Enter Into An Agreement With The Alameda County Flood Control And Water Conservation District (District) To Accept Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) To Implement The Collaborative Creek Improvement And Clean Creeks Programs (Programs) Over A Five Fiscal Year Term From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2031 (Term); (2) Appropriate Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) From The District To Implement The Programs For The Term Of The Agreement; And (3) Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0690
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.15 Subject: Construction Contract Award To S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., LLC, And Professional Services Agreement (PSA) Amendment To Shah Kawasaki Architects For The Lincoln Recreation Center Project
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Construction Contract For Project 1004857 Lincoln Recreation Center Expansion/Renovation Project To S.J.
Amoroso Construction Co., LLC, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Contractor’s Bid, Project Plans And Specifications, For An Amount Of Twenty-Eight Million Four Hundred Thirty-Seven Thousand Dollars ($28,437,000.00); Amending Resolution 89491 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement With Shah Kawasaki Architects By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety- Seven Dollars ($848,797.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From Three Million Twenty-Eight Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($3,028,849.00) To Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand Seventy-Seven Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Six Dollars ($3,877,646.00); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirement; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0687
A Title Change Was Read Into Record
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
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3.16 Subject: Accept And Appropriate Fiscal Year 26-27 External Funds From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To Seven Hundred And Fifty-Six Thousand Three Hundred And Sixty-Four Dollars ($756,364) In Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Transportation Development Act Article 3 (TDA) Funds To Fund The Comstock Way Stair Path Rehabilitation, East 23rd Street Stair Path Rehabilitation, Longridge Road To Rosemount Road Stair Path Rehabilitation, Bicycle Signage Program, And CityRacks Bicycle Parking Program Phase 18; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And
26-0678
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
2) A Resolution Adopting A List Of Projects For Fiscal Year 2026-27 Funded By SB1:
The Road Repair And Accountability Act Of 2017 (Road Maintenance And Rehabilitation Account Funds); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0679
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.17 Subject: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025; On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
26-0672
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.18 Subject: Annual Housing Programs Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2025-26 From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Housing Development Programs By The Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year 2025-2026; On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
26-0684
This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
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3.19 Subject: Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Grant And Cooperative Agreement
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The California Ocean Protection Council In An Amount Of One Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred Dollars ($144,900) To Fund Staff Time To Work On The Existing Conditions And Vulnerability Assessment Analysis For The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Additional Senate Bill 1 Grant Funds From The Ocean Protection Council In An Amount Up To One Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($ 1,355,100), For Completion Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Represent The City In Intergovernmental Relations With Neighboring Jurisdictions Within Shared Shoreline Operational Landscape Units; And 26-0677
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Agreement To Purchase Services From Conger Moss Guillard (CMG) Landscape Architecture For The Development Of The Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan By Relying On An Existing Professional Services Agreement Between The City Of Alameda And CMG Landscape Architecture For An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand And One Hundred Dollars ($1,355,100); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The May 26, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda 26-0682
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
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3.20 Subject: OFCY Cityspan Technologies, Inc. Contract Extension From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90819 To Extend The Agreement With Cityspan Technologies, Inc. For Twelve (12) Months For The Client Services And Contract Database, Ongoing Grants Management Licensing, User Support, Project Management, And Custom Programming For Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Funded Programs In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), For July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process For The Acquisition Of Computerized Or Information Technology Systems; And (3) Waiving The Local/Local Small Business Enterprise (L/LSBE) Requirement; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0673
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.21 Subject: Amortization To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The City Administrator To (1) Develop An Amortization Program To Relocate Industrial Recycling Facilities Operated By California Waste Solutions, Inc. (“CWS”) And CASS, Inc. (“CASS”) From Areas In West Oakland To Address Negative Environmental Impacts On Local Residents; And (2) Proceed To Planning Commission With Amortization Legislation No Later Than December 31, 2026; On The May 26, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
26-0694
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.22 Subject: Approving The 2026-2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The 2026-2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan As Required By The Oakland Community Violence Reduction And Emergency Response Act Of 2024 (Measure NN) And Approved By The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission; On The May 26, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
26-0685
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
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3.23 Subject: PSA With Elite Corporate Solutions, LLC
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Elite Corporate Solutions LLC (Previously Known As Elite Public Safety Investigations LLC) To Provide Pre-Employment Background Investigations For The Period Of June 1, 2026 To May 31, 2029 In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Years Until May 31, 2031, At A Cost Of Up To Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), And Without Returning To Council, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); On The May 26, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda 26-0689
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 5/26/2026
3.24 Subject: Summarily Vacating Public Utility Easement At 747 52nd Street From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Summarily Vacating A Public Utility Easement Located At 747 52nd Street To The Property Owner, Children’s Hospital And Research Center At Oakland, And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; On The June 9, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda
26-0676
This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Public Works And Transportation Committee to be heard 6/9/2026
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings 26-0594
May 12, 2026 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
May 12, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda May 12, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
May 12, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda
May 12, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
May 14, 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 May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda
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2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
Excused: Jenkins1 -
NO VOTE: 0
Changes Made To The Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List, Under No Date Specific
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion 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 $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 26-0293
This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
May 7, 2026*Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 5 Subject: Proposed Ballot Measure To Amend The City Charter To Improve Civilian Oversight Of OPD
From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Section 604 To, Among Other Things (1) Simplify The Process For Appointing Police Commissioners By Only Having Regular Police Commissioners That Are Appointed One Each By The Councilmembers And One By The Mayor; (2) Strengthen The Independence Of The Office Of Inspector General By Having The City Auditor, Rather Than The Police Commission, Appoint The Inspector General; (3) Streamline The Process For Appointing Police Chiefs By Using The Same Processes Used To Appoint Other Department Heads; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under The Law To Submit This Measure To The Voters At The November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
26-0624
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The Committee Scheduled This Item To The Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List - No Date Specific
10 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Rescheduled to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee Pending List - No Date Specific. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Brown, Fife, and Ramachandran3 -
Excused: Jenkins1 -
NO VOTE: 0
Open Forum
6 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Council Rules And Legislation Committee Adjourned The Meeting In Memory Of Wilson Riles At 12:14 P.M.
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