July 14, 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
Betsy Lake
Acting City Administrator
FAX:
TTY/TDD:
(510) 238-3301
(510) 238-2223
(510) 238-2007
July 14, 2026
(Revised 07/02/26)
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
July 14, 2026
CED at 01:30pm
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled
& File ID
1 Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Fiscal Year 2025- 26 Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 Update On The Planning and Building Department's Code Enforcement Activities
PBD 6/4/26 Rules;
moved to NDS
due to
cancellation of
6/11/26 Rules
Committee;
6/18/26 Rules
[26-0788]
2 Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
(1) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Remove Delinquent City Of Oakland Code Enforcement Liens And Unliened Fees, Costs, Assessments And Civil Penalties On HCD 6/18/26 Rules
[26-0814; 26-
0815] ; Title
Change via
Rule 28 7/2/26
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Certain Tax Defaulted Properties, For A Period Of Four Years, To Facilitate The Development Of These Properties Into Affordable Housing Via Alameda County’s Chapter 8 Tax Sale Program, And (2) Limiting The Aggregate Amount Of Liens Removed Pursuant To This Authorization To A Nominal Value Not To Exceed Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars, And (3) Acknowledging The Transmutation Of These Code Enforcement Liens, Et. Al. Into Prorated Chapter 8 Sales Proceeds That Will Be Paid To The City Of Oakland; And (2) A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Remove Delinquent City Of Oakland Vacant Property Tax Liens On Certain Tax Defaulted Properties, For A Period Of Four Years, To Facilitate The Development Of These Properties Into Affordable Housing Via Alameda County’s Chapter 8 Tax Sale Program, (2) Acknowledging The Transmutation Of These Code Enforcement Liens Et Al. Into Prorated Chapter 8 Sales Proceeds That Will Be Paid To The City Of Oakland, And (3) Limiting The Aggregate Amount Of Liens Removed Pursuant To This Authorization To A Nominal Value Not To Exceed Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars
3 Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The Forgiveness Of (A) A City Loan To Athena MT, LLC, Of Up To Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) In Outstanding Principal, Plus All Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees, And (B) A City Revolving Line Of Credit To Siavash Afshar With A Final Outstanding Balance Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000), Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees For The Foothill Seminary Point Retail Project, Each Contingent Upon The Sale Or Transfer Of The Project To A Qualified Purchaser; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings And 2) An Ordinance Authorizing The Forgiveness Of Outstanding And Future Rent Balances In An Amount Of Up To $40,000 For Seminary Point, LLC, Pursuant To A Ground Lease With The City, Contingent On The Sale Or Transfer Of The Property To A Qualified Purchaser; And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings
EWD 6/25/26 Rules
[26-0826; 26-
0827]
4 A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions In Fiscal Year 2026-2027: (1) Accept And Appropriate Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, Youth, And Rapid Response Services In An Amount Up To Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($4,827,587); (2) Accept And Appropriate California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed One Millon Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($1,993,914) From California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Program For The
Oakland Forward
Initiative Through December 31, 2027; (3) Authorize The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements, Amendments, And Related Documents Necessary To Implement The Programs; And (4) Authorize The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grants And Contributions For Workforce Development Services Beyond The WIOA Title I Formula Funding And Other Budgeted Funding Sources Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Instance With The Approval Of The Oakland EWD Via Rule 28
7/2/26
[26-0870]
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Workforce Development Board
5 Resolution 1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Barretto-Co. LLC, An Oakland Certified Small Local Business Enterprise, For Signage And Wayfinding Graphic Design Services At 250 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, For A One-Year Term With The Option To Extend For An Additional One Year, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $300,000; And 2) Waiving The Competitive Request For
Proposals/Qualifications Requirements
CAO Via Rule 28
7/2/26
[26-0882]
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
7/14/26
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
09/15/25
[23-0963]
09/2026
2 Rent Adjustment Program (RAP)
Annual Report.
(HCD) CED
03/19/19
[18-1488]
10/21/2025 TBD
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
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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 An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal
Code 1.08 To Raise Maximum Civil Penalties For
Nuisance To Up To $1,000 For A First Violation, Up To
$2,500 Per Day For Subsequent Violations, And Up To
$10,000 Per Day For Unabated Nuisances On Real
Property
CM Unger 6/18/26 Rules
[26-0818]; Withdrawn via
Rule 28 7/2/26
Respectfully submitted,
W. Woo
For: Elizabeth Lake
Acting City Administrator