October 27, 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
Interim City Administrator
FAX:
TTY/TDD:
(510) 238-3301
(510) 238-2223
(510) 238-2007
October 27, 2026
(Revised 10/15/26)
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
November 17, 2026
CED at 01:30pm
No. Title Dept. Date Scheduled
& File ID
1 Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s Cannabis Regulatory Program, Covering All Program Activities Since Its Inception. The Report Shall Include, But Not Be Limited To, Detailed Updates On Permitting Processes, Taxation Structures And Revenues, Equity Program Compliance, Workforce Development Outcomes, Departmental Staffing Levels And Certification Compliance, Fee Structures, Public-Safety Coordination, Enforcement Activities, Intergovernmental Reporting Requirements, And The Allocation And Expenditure Of Cannabis-Generated Revenues
CM Gallo 10/15/26
FILE ID: 27-
0165
2 Receive An Informational Report On Anti-Displacement Programs, Including The Annual Rent Adjustment Program Report, By The HCD 10/15/26
FILE ID: 27-
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Housing And Community Development Department For Fiscal Year 2025-2026
0162
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
07/14/26
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
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
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,
CM Fife and
CM Kaplan
01/16/24 Council
[24-0025]
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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
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
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6 Informational Report from City Administrator regarding Oakland’s 2025 Business Closures: Including SectorSpecific, 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
Respectfully submitted,
W. Woo
For: Elizabeth Lake
Interim City Administrator