*Rules & Legislation Committee
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
Agenda — 47 items
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- 2 DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval, except: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee; 2) any action item that the Rules and Legislation Committee has placed on the Consent Calendar in accordance with Rule 26; or 3), any item that requires a public hearing or that is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item: shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Rules and Legislation Committee or: 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
- 3 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:36 A.M. With President Pro Tempore Gallo Presiding As Chairperson.
- 4 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
- 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of March 20, 2025
- 6 DIAS REQUEST
- 3 New Scheduling Items
- 7 Subject: Amending And Reenacting O.M.C. Chapter 3.08 From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Reenacting Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 3.08 Section 3.08.015 To Apply The Timing For Consolidated Elections As Set Forth In California Elections Code Sections 10262(B) & 10263(B) To All Special Municipal Elections
- 3.1 Subject: Appointing Interim President Pro Tempore From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Designating Councilmember _____________To Perform The Duties Of President Pro Tempore Of The City Council For The Time Period During Which The Council President Pro Tempore Is Performing The Duties Of Council President While The Council President Is Serving As Mayor Pursuant To The City Charter
- 3.2 Subject: Appointments To The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Billy Dixon, Eric Karsseboom, Robert Nichelini, Julia Owens, And Yoana Tchoukleva As Members Of The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission
- 3.3 Subject: Amendment To Ordinance No. 13801 C.M.S. From: Councilmembers Kaplan And Houston Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending Ordinance No. 13801 C.M.S. Authorizing The Sale Of The City Of Oakland’s Undivided 50 Percent Interest In Property Located At 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, California, To Remove The Restriction Requiring Payment Of A Portion Of The Purchase Price Prior To July 1, 2025 To Facilitate Simultaneous Closing With The County Of Alameda’s Sale Of Its Undivided 50 Percent Interest In The Property After The Bond Debt Related To The Property Is Paid In Full; (2) Declaring Real Property Located At 695 Hegenberger Road “Surplus Property” Pursuant To The Surplus Land Act (Government Code Section 54220-54233); And (3) And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 3.4 Subject: Audit Recommendation Follow-Up Report As Of December 31, 2024 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, 2024
- 11 DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 10:49 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
- 3.5 Subject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Substantiated Whistleblower Investigation Regarding The City Of Oaklands Use Of Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines
- 3.6 Subject: Fiscal Year 2025-26 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) - Intention From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Approving The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Preliminary Engineer’s Report; (2) Declaring The Intention To Levy And Collect The Annual Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District Assessment For Fiscal Year 2025-2026; And (3) Setting June 3, 2025 At 3:30 P.M. As The Date And Time For A Public Hearing
- 3.7 Subject: On-Call Small Sidewalks Construction Services From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute Agreements For On-Call Services For Small Sidewalk Construction Projects With (1) Cooper Construction And Engineering; (2) Depth Concrete, Inc; And (3) Lara’s Concrete, Inc; Each For A Period Of Three (3) Years And Each For An Amount Not-To-Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) Annually, For A Cumulative Annual Allocation Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000) Dollars, Or Four Million Five Hundred Thousand ($4,500,000) Dollars Over Three (3) Years, Without Return To Council; Waiving Further Advertisement And Competitive Bidding; And Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 3.8 Subject: Celebrating Public Works Week In Oakland From: Councilmember Unger Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Celebrating The Week Of May 18-24, 2025, As National Public Works Week In The City Of Oakland
- 3.9 Subject: 1707 Wood Street - Affordable Housing Second ENA Amendment From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 87795 C.M.S. To Authorize A Second Amendment To The Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) With MIDPEN Housing Corporation And Habitat For Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc., For The Development Of Affordable Housing At The City-Owned Real Property Located At 1707 Wood Street, To Extend The Term By Eighteen Months, With One Administrative Option To Extend The Term An Additional Six Months
- 3.10 Subject: AC-OCAP Annual Report And 2025 CSBG Resolution From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Anti-Poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) Awarded By The California Department Of Community Services (CSD) And Development For The January 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2025 Program Year (2025 CSBG Program Year); (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Grant Funds From CSD For The Same Purpose Within The 2025 CSBG Program Year; (3) Authorizing The Use Of General Purpose Funds To Pay The Human Services Department Central Services Overhead Charges For 2025 CSBG Programs In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand, Nine Hundred Fifty- Six Dollars ($151,956)
- 3.11 Subject: Resolution Urging Governor Newsom To Grant Pardons From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Respectfully Urging Governor Gavin Newsom For Clemency By Granting Pardons To Maria Legarda, Nghiep Ke Lam, Chanthon Bun, And Borey Ai, Rehabilitated, Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Who Serve The Community Through Their Work With The Asian Prisoner Support Committee
- 3.12 Subject: Recognizing Municipal Clerks Week From: President Pro Tempore Gallo Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Declaring May 5th Through May 11th, 2025, Municipal Clerks Week In The City Of Oakland And Honoring Oakland City Clerk Asha Reed And Her Staff
- 20 Recommendations From The April 8, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee
- 3.13 Subject: Summer Youth Employment Contracts From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) In Grants And Contributions And Accept And Appropriate Additional Funds That May Become Available For The City’s Summer Youth Employment Program And Services Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Without Returning To The City Council; And (2) Negotiate And Execute Grant Agreements For The 2025 Summer Youth Employment Program Between The City Of Oakland And The Following Nonprofit Organizations: (A) Youth Employment Partnership In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000); (B) Lao Family In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000); And (C) TRYBE, Inc. In The Estimated Amount Of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Two Dollars ($12,572)
- 3.14 Subject: Homelessness Prevention Program Extension From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90475 C.M.S., Which Authorized Funding For The Homeless Prevention Pilot Program Grant To Bay Area Community Services, Inc. For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) And Grant Term Through June 30, 2026 To: (1) Extend The Grant Term To June 30, 2027; (2) Increase The Authorized Grant Amount To A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) And Allocating Previously Budgeted Funds To BACS’ Homeless Prevention Pilot Program; And (3) Authorize The City Adminstrator To Accept, Appropriate, And Increase The Grant Agreement Using Any State, Federal, Local, And/Or Private Funding That Becomes Available For BACS’Homeless Prevention Pilot Program During The Term Of The Grant Agreement, Without Return To Council
- 3.15 Subject: Amendments To Affordable Housing Combining Zone, Housing Sites Combining Zone, Broadway Valdez District Commercial Zones, And Lake Merritt Station Area District Zones From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The City Planning Commission: (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code), To (A) Expand The Pedestrian-Oriented Activities Permitted In Chapter 17.101C (D-BV Broadway Valdez District Commercial Zones); (B) Clarify The Affordability Thresholds In Chapter 17.95 (S-13 Affordable Housing Combining Zone); (C) Revise The Required Minimum Densities, Including To Align With Base Zoning Districts, And To Clarify The Definition Of Development Project, In Chapter 17.96 (S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone); And (D) Permit Artisan Production Commercial Activities And Institute The Central District Entertainment Venue Permit In Chapter 17.101G (D-LM Lake Merritt Station Area District Zones); And (2) Amending The Planning Code To Incorporate Related Miscellaneous Changes To Chapters 17.95, 17.96, 17.101C, And 17.101G; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 3.16 Subject: Amendment Of Oak Knoll Subdivision Improvement Agreement And Condition Of Approval 24(E) From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into The First Amendment Of The Phase I Subdivision Improvement Agreement (SIA) Between The City Of Oakland And Oak Knoll Venture Acquisition, LLC To Release “Parcel R” As Shown On The Final Map No. 8320 And Terminate The SIA With Respect To Parcel R; Amending Condition Of Approval #24(E) Of Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) Permit (PLN 15378) To Modify The Deadline For The Completion Of The Restoration Of Club Knoll; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
- 25 Recommendations From The April 8, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee
- 3.17 Subject: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Cultural Funding Grants From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grants To Twenty-Five (25) Oakland-Based Nonprofit Organizations Providing Arts And Cultural Services In Oakland Through December 31, 2025, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Sixty-two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($162,500)
- 27 Recommendations From The April 9, 2025 Special Finance And Management Committee
- 3.18 Subject: FY 2025-26 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) - Initiation From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Initiating The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Assessment Process For The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) And Authorizing The City Administrator To Order A Preliminary Engineer’s Report
- 3.19 Subject: Recruitment Services Agreement Extension Of Contract End Date From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Professional Services Agreement With Cooperative Personnel Services D.B.A. CPS HR Consulting To Continue Providing Assistance In All Aspect Of Recruiting Qualified, Experienced Candidates For Placement Into City Government, Classification Specifications, Classification And Compensation Studies, Training Workshops, Organizational Studies And Examination Administration And Studies For The Period Of September 1, 2023 To September 1, 2028
- 3.20 Subject: Recovery Handling Services Agreement Extension Of Contract End Date And Additional Funding From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Professional Services Agreement With George Hills Company, Inc. To Continue Provision Of Providing Recovery Handling Services Associated With Third Party Property Damage Claims For The Period Of July 31, 2025, To July 31, 2028, And Add $250,000 In Funding To The Contract For A Total Contract Amount Over The Seven-Year Period Of $500,000
- 3.21 Subject: Parking Enforcement Operations From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Department Of Transportation Parking Enforcement Operations And Parking Revenues
- 3.22 Subject: Informational Report On Special Revenue Collection Project From: Councilmember Kaplan And Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Or Their Designee On The Special Revenue Collection Project, Including Hiring And Activating The Work To Bring In Additional Revenue From Non-Filed Businesses
- 3.23 Subject: Report On 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
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
- 35 Open Forum
- 36 Adjournment
- 36 CHANGES MADE TO THE APRIL 14, 2024 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
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- 37 Subject: Amendment To Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 And 8.30 From: Councilmembers Kaplan And Fife Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 And 8.30, Respectively By: (A) Establishing Standards For The Approval Of Onsite Consumption Permits For Cannabis Smoking; And (B) Exempting Such Onsite Consumption Permits From The City’s Indoor Smoking Restrictions; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 38 MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30AM TO 5:00PM
- 38 Subject: Proposed Bond Issuance Schedule From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Proposed Bond Issuance Schedule
- * In the event a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however, no final City Council action can be taken.
- 39 CHANGES MADE TO THE NO DATE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PENDING LIST
- 40 Subject: Homelessness Prevention Program Extension From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90475 C.M.S., Which Authorized Funding For The Homeless Prevention Pilot Program Grant To Bay Area Community Services, Inc. For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000.00) And Grant Term Through June 30, 2026 To: (1) Extend The Grant Term To June 30, 2027; (2) Increase The Authorized Grant Amount To A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) And Allocating Previously Budgeted Funds To BACS’ Homeless Prevention Pilot Program; And (3) Authorize The City Adminstrator To Accept, Appropriate, And Increase The Grant Agreement Using Any State, Federal, Local, And/Or Private Funding That Becomes Available For BACS’Homeless Prevention Pilot Program During The Term Of The Grant Agreement, Without Return To Council