*Rules & Legislation Committee
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
Agenda — 41 items
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- 1 The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:44 A.M. With Council President Fortunato Bas Presiding As Chairperson
- 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 Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Will Participate By Teleconference At: 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Suite 226, Oakland CA 94612 Pursuant To The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54953), The Agenda Must Be Posted At The Teleconference Location, The Teleconference Location Must Be Accessible To The Public And Members Of The Public Must Have The Ability To Observe The Meeting And To Comment On Agenda Items
- 4 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
- 2 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved
- 3 New Scheduling Items
- 3.1 Subject: Western States Oil, Contract For Fuel Including Diesel And Gasoline From: Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Award Of A Contract To Western States Oil Company, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, A Non-Local Business Enterprise, For The Purchase Of Automotive Fuel, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) Per Year For A Three (3) Year Term, From October 1, 2024 Through September 30, 2027, In Response To RFQ 295516 Fuel Including Diesel And Gasoline 24-071-00, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement, Annually, For An Additional Two (2) Years, From October 1, 2027 Through September 30, 2029, For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) Over A Five (5) Year Term, Without Returning To City Council
- 3.2 Subject: Cooperative Agreement For Electrical Equipment And Accessories From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Cubic Its, Inc./Trafficware Group, Inc. For The Acquisition Of Electrical Equipment, Supplies, And Traffic Signal Equipment In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($500,000.00) For The Period Of January 26, 2024 To December 23, 2026 In Accord With Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) 2.04.080 And The General Conditions Therefor On File In The Purchasing Section
- 3.3 Subject: Confirming Mayor’s Appointees To The Police Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Sheng Thao’s Appointment Of Shawana Booker And Shane Thomas-Williams To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor’s Appointees
- 3.4 Subject: Updating The Time Of The September 2024 Education Partnership Committee Meeting From: Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Cancelling The 4:30 PM Education Partnership Committee Meeting Scheduled For September 30, 2024, And Rescheduling It To 4:00 PM On The Same Date; On The September 30, 2024 Special Education Partnership Committee Agenda
- 3.5 Subject: Resolution Designating The Mai Tai As The Cocktail Of Oakland From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Proclaiming And Honoring The Creation Of The Mai Tai In The City Of Oakland And Officially Designating The Mai Tai As The Official Cocktail Of Oakland
- 3.6 Subject: Resolution Ratifying The Mayor’s Actions During The 2024 Annual Recess From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming And Ratifying Action Taken By The Mayor During The Oakland City Council 2024 Annual Recess In Conformance With The Council’s Rules Of Procedure
- 3.7 Subject: Award Construction Contract For Project 1006302 West Oakland Pedestrian Accessibility Improvements From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To McGuire & Hester; The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications For Project No. 1006302, And With The Contractor’s Bid, In The Amount Of Four Million One Hundred Ninety Three Thousand And Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($4,193,950.00); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 3.8 Subject: Resolution In Support Of Proposition 6 From: Councilmember Fife And Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Proposition 6, Which If Approved By Voters At The November 5, 2024 General Election, Would Amend Article 1, Section 6 Of The California Constitution To Prohibit Slavery And Involuntary Servitude As Punishment For Crime
- 3.9 Subject: Grant To Visit Oakland For Film Program From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Grant To Oakland Convention And Visitors Bureau (Visit Oakland) In An Amount Not To Exceed One-Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) To Purchase A Film Attraction Database And Fund Implementation And Marketing Of The Film Attraction Initiative; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Grant Agreement With Visit Oakland For Up To A Two-Year Term With Authority To Extend The Term Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Award
- 3.10 Subject: Ingenious Tactical Solutions, Ersie M. Joyner III Contract Amendment From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into And Negotiate The Amendment Of A Professional Services Agreement With Ingenious Tactical Solutions, Ersie M. Joyner III For The Provision Of Special Advisory Services To Increase The Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount To Eighty-Nine Thousand Dollars ($89,000.00) And Extending The Term Of The Agreement To December 30, 2024; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications And Local/Small Business Enterprise Requirements
- 3.11 Subject: Amendment To Reso No. 90099 C.M.S. - Commemorative Renaming Of Rudsdale Street From: Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90099 C.M.S., Which Commemoratively Renamed Rudsdale Street, To Correct The Street Designation As Follows: Renaming Rudsdale Street From 82nd Avenue To 78th Avenue As ‘Gladys Green Way’ And Renaming Rudsdale Street From 77th Avenue To International Boulevard As ‘Teddie Radford Way’, Pursuant To The Policy And Criteria Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.
- 3.12 Subject: CIP Budget Amendment From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S., Which Adopted The Midcycle Budget And The Fiscal Year 2023- 2025 Capital Improvement Program, To Amend Funding Allocations In Order To Advance A New 911 Communications Dispatch Center And Other Projects
- 3.13 Subject: Performance Audit Of The Development Services Fund From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Performance Audit Of The Development Services Fund
- 3.14 Subject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2024 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2024
- 3.15 Subject: Audit Of Library Parcel Taxes For Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 Through FY 2022-23 From: Office Of The City Auditor Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit Of Library Parcel Taxes For Fiscal Year 2019-20 Through 2022-23
- 22 Subject: OPD ShotSpotter Annual Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report For The City’s Gunshot Location Detection System And Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use This Technology
- 3.16 Subject: OPD ShotSpotter Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Renew The Agreement Which Expired June 30, 2024 With Soundthinking Inc. For Gunshot Location Detection Subscription Service Coverage For Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($841,670) For Each Year For A Total Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Ten Dollars ($2,525,010) For The Period Beginning July 1, 2024 And Ending June 30, 2027; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Process Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements For Information Technology Agreements
- 3.17 Subject: Federal FY 2023-24 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) Grant From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Enter Into An Agreement With The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security For Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Port Security Grant Program (PSPG) Funds In An Amount Up To Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000) For The Period Starting September 1, 2023 Through August 31, 2026; (B) Accept, Appropriate, And Administer Said Funds; (C) Approve The Preliminary Spending Plan; And (D) Expend Funds In Accordance With The Preliminary Spending Plan Including Purchases Of Equipment And Services In Excess Of The City Administrator's Purchasing Authority In Accordance With The City’s Purchasing Requirements And Programs/Policies; (2) Authorizing The Use Of Existing (Budgeted) Funding In The Amount Of One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) From Fire Department And Police Department Funds, To Satisfy The In-Kind Matching Fund Requirement; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
- 3.18 Subject: Violence Reduction Efforts Through Measure Z - Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Act Of 2014 From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department, Department Of Violence Prevention, And The Oakland Fire Department On Efforts To Reduce Violence In Oakland Through The Measure Z - Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Act Of 2014 Presented To The City Council, Safety And Services Oversight Commission, Community Policing Advisory Board And The Police Commission
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
- 26 CHANGES MADE TO THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
- 5 Subject: State And Federal Advocacy Update From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Townsend Public Affairs On State And Federal Advocacy Efforts
- 27 Subject: Real Property Transfer Tax Noticing Process From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Noticing Process To Collect Real Property Transfer Taxes
- S6 Subject: Campaign Reform Act: Temporary Increase In Contribution Limits From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Councilmember Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act, Oakland Municipal Code Sections 3.12.050 Limitations On Contributions From Persons And, 3.12.060, Limitations On Contributions From Broad-Based Political Committees To Temporarily Raise Limitations On Contributions To Candidates
- 28 Subject: Vacant Property Tax Statistics From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Trends In The Number Of Properties Deemed Vacant And Subject To The Vacant Property Tax And The Statistics Of Assessed Properties By City Council District
- 29 Open Forum
- 29 CHANGES MADE TO THE SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA
- 30 Adjournment
- 30 Subject: OPD ShotSpotter Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Renew The Agreement Which Expired June 30, 2024 With Soundthinking Inc. For Gunshot Location Detection Subscription Service Coverage For Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight Hundred Forty-One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy Dollars ($841,670) For Each Year For A Total Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Ten Dollars ($2,525,010) For The Period Beginning July 1, 2024 And Ending June 30, 2027; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Process Requirements, And Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements For Information Technology Agreements
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- 31 DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER JENKINS, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER KALB AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 11:24 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
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- * 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.