*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. Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated By Teleconference At: 676 Brooklyn Ave, Oakland, CA 94606, United States
- 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: 676 Brooklyn Ave, Oakland, CA 94606, United States
- 4 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
- 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 9, 2024
- 3 New Scheduling Items
- 3.1 Subject: Reports Regarding The City Of Oakland's FY 2024-2025 Mid Cycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report (A) On Mayor’s Proposed FY 2024-25 Midcycle Budget From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Mayor’s Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Midcycle Budget (B) Council President’s Proposed Budget Amendments From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Approve A Report And Recommendation Of The Council President’s Proposed Budget Amendments To The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Proposed Budget For The City Of Oakland [TITLE CHANGE]
- 3.2 Subject: 2023 Direct Community Grant - Council Update From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On A Status Update Of The 2023 Direct Community Grant Program
- 3.3 Subject: FY 2023-24 GPF Operating Deficit Plan Of Action To Balance From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Plan Of Action To Close The FY 2023-2024 GPF Operating Deficit
- 3.4 Subject: State And Federal Advocacy Update From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Townsend On State And Federal Advocacy Efforts
- 3.5 Subject: Amendment To Reso No. 90183-OPD Schaefer’s Cold Storage Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90183 C.M.S., Which Awarded A Contract To Schaefer’s Cold Storage For Frozen Storage Facility Use For The Preservation Of Evidence For Five Years Plus Two One-Year Extensions, To Correct The Contract Amount To An Amount Not To Exceed $4,028,738
- 3.6 Subject: Amendments To Oakland Municipal Code Sections 3.08.040 And 3.08.080 From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Sections: (1) 3.08.040 (Nomination Petitions) To Authorize The City Clerk To Extend Normal Office Hours On The Final Day Of The Nomination Period For An Election, To Explicitly Adopt The State Law Extension Of Time To File Nomination Petitions, And To Update The Language To Require Candidates To Return Nomination Materials In Person Consistent With Existing Practice; And (2) 3.08.080 (Qualifications Statement) To Add Requirement That Sponsors Are Registered Voters Consistent With Requirement For Nomination Petition Signatures
- 3.7 Subject: Link21 Program Update From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding An Update On Link21, A Program Led By San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) And Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA)
- 3.8 Subject: Caltrans Clean California Maintenance Agreement Extension And Grant From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Accept And Appropriate Clean California Grant Funds To Oakland Public Works (OPW) For Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) For A Total Of One Million Seven Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($1,730,000) From The California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans); And (2) Execute An Amendment For A Oneyear Extension To The Clean California Maintenance Agreement (CCMA) Between Caltrans And The City Of Oakland (City) To Provide Litter, Bulky Waste, And Homeless Encampment Debris Removal Services To Caltrans’ Rights Of Way In The City; And
- 16 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Extend The Term Of The Contract With The Beautification Council By One-Year From June 30, 2024, To June 30, 2025; (2) Increase The Contract Amount By Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000) For A Total Not To Exceed Contract Amount Of Three Million Nine Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($3,930,000); And (3) Waive Further Advertising And Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualification Selection Requirements
- 3.9 Subject: Potential Labor Standards Expansion For New Construction Measure U Affordable Housing Funding From: Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards Recommendation: Receive A Report And Recommendation On Potential Labor Standards Expansion For New Construction Measure U Affordable Housing Funding As Follows: (A) Receive A Presentation On The Stakeholder Engagement Related To A Potential Expanded Labor Standards Policy; (B) Provide Recommendation To Staff On Specific Components Of A Potential Expanded Labor Standards Policy By Conducting A Study Session
- 3.10 Subject: Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities Annual Report From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Chair Of Oakland Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities (MCPD) Regarding Their Status And Recent Activities
- 3.11 Subject: DVP Community Grants From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending An Existing Grant With Youth Alive For Violence Prevention And Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2023, To June 30, 2025, To Add Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) That Was Originally Awarded To Catholic Charities Of The Diocese Of Oakland For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Eight Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($3,813,750), With The Ability To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Three Months In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Sixty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($566,250) Contingent On Available Funds; And (2) Awarding A Grant To Urban Peace Movement- Oakland For Community Healing Services For The Period Of July 1, 2024, To June 30, 2025, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) Using Funds Originally Awarded To Movement Strategy Center As Urban Peace Movement’s Fiscal Sponsor, With The Ability To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Three Months In An Amount Not To Exceed Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($87,500) Contingent On Available Funds; And (3) Amending An Existing Grant With Communities United For Restorative Youth Justice For Violence Prevention And Intervention Services For The Period Of October 1, 2023, To June 30, 2025, To Add One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) That Was Originally Awarded To Community & Youth Outreach, Inc., For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Three Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,355,000), With 2 The Ability To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Three Months In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($352,500) Contingent On Available Funds
- 3.12 Subject: Aircraft Mounted Camera (AMC) Use Policy From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department’s (OPD) Recently Updated Surveillance Use Policy (SUP) And Surveillance Impact Report (SIR) In Order For OPD To Acquire And Continue Use Of An Aircraft Mounted Camera
- 3.13 Subject: OPD RSI Helicopter Maintenance Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Rotorcraft Support, Inc. (RSI) To Provide Helicopter Maintenance Services To The Oakland Police Department (OPD) For Helicopter Use In Assisting Various Departments With Responding To Emergencies Throughout The City, For The Period Of July 1, 2024 To June 30, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($850,000) Per Year For A Total Contract Not To Exceed One Million, Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars (1,700,000); And (2) Waiving The Local And Small Business (LBE/SLBE) Enterprise Program Requirements
- 3.14 Subject: Radio Interoperability Agreement From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Radio Interoperability Agreement With The California Highway Patrol, For The Oakland Police Department To Permit The California Highway Patrol To Operate On The City’s Radio Frequencies, Using The East Bay Regional Communications System Authority (“EBRCSA”) Radio System
- 3.15 Subject: 2024/25 Annual Action Plan From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating An Award Of United States Department Of Housing & Urban Development Grant Funds In The Amount Of $14,260,551 For Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investments Partnership (Home), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), And Housing Opportunities For Persons With Aids (HOPWA) Programs For Fiscal Year 2024-2025; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Prepare And To Submit To The United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development The Annual Action Plan For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 For The CDBG, Home, ESG And HOPWA Programs; (3) Appropriating Up To $850,000 In Revolving Loan Program Income To Support The City’s Residential Lending/Housing Rehabilitation Programs And Any Amounts Collected In Excess Thereof For Housing Rehabilitation Activities And Other CDBG-Eligible Activities And Projects, Without Returning To Council; And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute Grant Agreements Under The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 CDBG, Home, ESG, And HOPWA Programs
- 3.16 Subject: SB 684 And Miscellaneous Planning Code (Title 17) And Subdivision Code (Title 16) Amendments From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending The Oakland Planning Code (Title 17) Of The Oakland Municipal Code (OMC), As Recommended By The City Planning Commission, To: (A) Amend The Development Standard Requirements For Residential And Commercial Zones To Allow For No Side Yard Setback Between Lots Under The Same Ownership And For Applicable Exceptions To Lot Development Standards Required By State Law, Senate Bill (SB) 684; (B) Amend OMC Chapter 17.106 To Allow For Applicable Exceptions To The Standard Lot Development Standard Requirements For Subdivisions That Meet The Requirements Of State Law SB 684; And (C) Amend Miscellaneous Code Changes Including The Definition Of Essential Service Civic Activities In OMC Section 17.10.140 To Allow For More Temporary Activities Than The Current Seasonal Retail Sales On City Owned Land And Amend OMC Chapter 17.11 To Allow Fences And General Lighting In Certain Types Of Parks By Right; And (2) Amending The Oakland Subdivision Code (Title 16) Of The OMC To Allow For Ministerial Approval Of Subdivision Maps That Meet The Requirements Of State Law, SB 684; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 24 CHANGES MADE TO THE MAY 28, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
- 25 Subject: Consolidated Fiscal Policy Revision 2024 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Proposed Substantive Changes To The Consolidated Fiscal Policy
- S5 Subject: Charter Changes Police Commision From: Councilmember Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution On The City Council’s Own Motion Submitting To The Voters For The November 5, 2024 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 Having Nine Regular Police Commissioners That Are Appointed One Each By The Councilmembers And 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 Recruiting And Hiring Police Chiefs By Restoring The Authority That The City Administrator Previously Had For Police Chiefs And Still Has For Violence Prevention Chiefs, Fire Chiefs, And The Heads Of Other Important Departments; And (4) Clarify That The Community Police Review Agency Can Investigate Any Allegation Of Police Misconduct, No Matter The Source Of The Complaint; And Directing The City Clerk To Fix The Date For Submission Of Arguments And Provide For Notice And Publication, And To Take Any And All Other Actions Necessary Under Law To Prepare For And Conduct The November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election
- 26 CHANGES MADE TO THE MAY 28, 2024 PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE AGENDA
- 27 Open Forum
- 27 Subject: Community-Led Traffic Safety Pilot Program From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Responding To The Questions Raised In Resolution No. 90051 C.M.S.
- 28 Adjournment
- 28 CHANGES MADE TO THE MAY 30, 2024 SPECIAL RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE AGENDA Changes Made To The Order Of The Agenda To Be Heard In The Following Order: 1) Item #7 2) Item #8 3) Item #5 4) Item #6
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- 29 CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT JUNE 4, 2024 GHAD - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
- 30 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
- 30 Subject: The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Bond Measure From: Council President Fortunato Bas, Councilmembers Fife And Reid Recommendation: Receive A Report And Recommendation Regarding The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority ( BAHFA) Bond Measure From The Association Of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
- * 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.
- 31 Subject: Confirm The Assessment Set Forth In The Engineer’s Report, Dated April 3, 2024, For Oak Knoll Development From: GHAD Manager Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt Resolution 2024/02 Accepting The Tabulation Of Votes For The Oak Knoll Development Within The Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement District, And If Approved, Adopt Resolution 2024/03 Resolution Confirming The Assessment And Authorizing The Levy And Collection Of The Assessment For The Oak Knoll Development Within The Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement District
- 32 Subject: Voter Approved Measures, FY 2024-25 Cost-Of-Living Tax Adjustment, Fixing Rate Of Tax, And Levying Tax From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing A Fiscal Year 2024-25 Increase In The Rate Of Property Tax Imposed By Voter-Approved Measures; And (2) Fixing The Rate Of The Property Tax And Levying A Tax On Real And Personal Property In The City Of Oakland For Fiscal Year 2024-25 For The Emergency Medical Services Retention Act Of 1997 (Measure M), The Paramedic Services Act Of 1997 (Measure N), The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act Of 1994 (Measure C), The 2014 Oakland Public Safety And Services Violence Prevention Act (Measure Z), The 2018 Oakland Public Library Preservation Act (Measure D), The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q), The Children’s Initiative Of 2018 (Measure AA), And The 2022 Oakland Zoo Animal Care, Education And Improvement Ordinance (Measure Y)