*Rules & Legislation Committee
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
Agenda — 59 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 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
- 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of March 21, 2024 And March 28, 2024
- 3 New Scheduling Items
- 3.1 Subject: Directing The Oakland Police Commission To Propose Changes To OPD's Pursuit Policies From: Councilmember Jenkins And Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Directing The Oakland Police Commission To Propose Changes To The Following Oakland Police Department Policies: (1) Departmental General Order J04 On Pursuit Driving; (2) Special Orders 9192 And 9212 On Vehicle Pursuits; And (3) Training Bulletin III-B.9 On Pursuit Intervention Maneuver Techniques, For Submission To The City Council Pursuant To Section 604(B)(4) Of The Oakland City Charter
- 3.2 Subject: Fiscal Year 2024-25 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 2024-2025 Preliminary Engineer’s Report; (2) Declaring The Intention To Levy And Collect The Annual Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District Assessment For Fiscal Year 2024-2025; And (3) Setting June 4, 2024 At 3:30 P.M. As The Date And Time For A Public Hearing
- 3.3 Subject: Accepting A Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Grant Award From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (A) Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) From The United States Department Of Agriculture Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act Grant Program For Tree Planting, Public Tree Maintenance, And Public Engagement In Oakland’s Frontline Communities For A Period Of Five Years; (2) Award Two Sub-Grants In The Amount Of One Million, Eight Hundred And Thirty Thousand Dollars ($1,830,000) Each To Common Vision And Oakland Parks & Recreation Foundation To Manage Tree Planting Activities And Community Engagement For The Duration Of This Grant Award; (3) Add One Full-Time Limited Duration, Arboricultural Inspector Position In Oakland Public Works To Implement The Project For The Duration Of The Grant Award; And (B) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
- 3.4 Subject: Oakland Alameda Access Project: Freeway Agreement, Façade Improvements, And Other Agreements From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Superseding Freeway Agreement With The California Department Of Transportation For State Highway Route 880 (I-880) Consistent With The Improvements Delivered By The Alameda County Transportation Commission And California Department Of Transportation’s Oakland Alameda Access Project; And
- 11 2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Execute A Memorandum Of Understanding With The Alameda County Transportation Commission To Document A Donation Of Funds To The Oakland Façade Improvement Program; And Accept And Appropriate Donated Funds Documented In The Memorandum Of Understanding With The Alameda County Transportation Commission In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) To Fund Façade Improvements In The Oakland Waterfront Warehouse District; And
- 12 3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Take All Steps Necessary To Negotiate And Enter Into Agreements To Provide Adequate City Coordination And Oversight Of The Implementation Of The Oakland Alameda Access Project In The City Right Of Way, Coordinate Overlapping City Transportation Infrastructure Improvements With Alameda County Transportation Commission, And Accept And Appropriate Any Negotiated Funds Necessary To Facilitate The Successful Delivery Of The Oakland Alameda Access Project In City Right Of Way
- 3.5 Subject: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Road Maintenance And Rehabilitation Account Annual Project From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting A List Of Projects To Be Implemented With Road Maintenance And Rehabilitation Account Funds In Fiscal Years 2024-25 And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
- 3.6 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.
- 15 Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Directing The Department Of Transportation To Work With Council Offices To Refocus Council Discretionary Projects To Respond To Community-Identified Traffic Safety Concerns On The High Injury Network, In High Equity Priority Neighborhoods, Or That Improve Conditions For Vulnerable Populations (Including Children, Seniors, And People With Disabilities); Or
- 16 2) A Resolution Directing The Department Of Transportation To Reallocate Department Funding And Staffing Resources In Order To, By March 1, 2025, Publish Standard Plans, Including Recommended Dimensions, Materials, And Traffic Control Plans And Begin Accepting Applications For A 3-Year Pilot For A Community-Led Traffic Safety Program, Allowing Businesses, Schools, And Community Groups To Apply For Permits To Install Temporary Traffic Safety Projects On City Streets; And Issue Up To 4 Permits Per Year For Traffic Circle Projects And Up To 4 Permits Per Year For Curb Extension Projects On Local Streets; And Issue Up To 2 Permits Per Year For 2-Day Lane Reduction Special Events On Roads Classified As Collectors, Minor Arterials, Or Major Arterials Adjacent to Locations Serving Vulnerable Populations; And Requiring Pilot Projects To Meet Defined Equity Criteria; On The April 23, 2024 Public And Transportation Committee Agenda
- 3.7 Subject: George P. Scotlan Convention Center Operations From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Second Amendment To An Amended And Restated Management Agreement With Integrative Services Corporation For The Management And Operation Of The George P. Scotlan Memorial Convention Center, Authorizing The Use Of Capital Reserves, In An Amount Not To Exceed $350,000, For The Payment Of Operating Expenses
- 3.8 Subject: Measure AA - Oakland Children’s Initiative 2-Year Evaluation Partner From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To American Institutes For Research, In Partnership With RDA Consulting, In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,400,000 Through June 30, 2025 To Provide The Initial Two-Year Performance Appraisal And External Evaluation Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative And Its Implementation Partners; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Year
- 3.9 Subject: City Data Services PSA From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To City Data Services, LLC In An Amount Not To Exceed $52,830 To Provide Data Management Services From July 1, 2022 Through June 30, 2027; And Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,140 Each Year For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $83,250
- 3.10 Subject: Certification Of The Election Results From The March 5, 2024 Election From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Declaring The Results Of The City Of Oakland Special Municipal Election Held On Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- 3.11 Subject: Upgrade Default Electricity Service Plan In Oakland To Ava Community Energy’s (AVA) Renewable 100 Plan From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Upgrade The Default Electricity Service Plan For Electricity Rate Payers In Oakland From AVA Community Energy’s Bright Choice 49.4% Renewable Energy Plan (Bright Choice) To Ava Community Energy’s Renewable 100% Plan (Renewable 100) To Provide 100% Renewable Energy From Wind And Solar For Municipal Accounts In March 2025
- 3.12 Subject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 2583 (Berman) From: President Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Assembly Bill 2583 (Berman), The Safer School Zone Act, That Would Increase Safety In School Zones By Reducing Speed Limits And Using Clearer Time Frames For When Such Lower Speed Limits Are In Effect
- 3.13 Subject: Scheduling A May 2024 Education Partnership Committee From: Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Scheduling An Education Partnership Committee For May 6, 2024 At 4:30 P.M.
- 3.14 Subject: Alameda County OPD Narcotics Taskforce MOU From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) With Alameda County, The City Of Alameda, The City Of Hayward, East Bay Regional Parks, Oakland Housing Authority, Bay Area Rapid Transit, And California Highway Patrol To Participate In The Alameda County Narcotics Taskforce (ACNTF), From July 1, 2024 Through June 30, 2029
- 3.15 Subject: Oakland Safety Facilities Plan From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting The Oakland Safety Facilities Plan, Identifying Sites For Acquisition, Development And/Or Improvements, Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into Negotiations For Specified Improvements To Existing Safety Facilities And Acquisition And Development Of New Safety Facilities, And Adopting Findings Under The California Environmental Quality Act
- 3.16 Subject: Memorandum Of Agreement For 183 Somerset Rd From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement (MOA) With The City Of Piedmont Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning And Building Entitlements For A Floor Area Addition, Pool, Landscaping, Walkways, Site Walls, Gate, Trellis, And Fencing At 183 Somerset Rd, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings; On The May 28, 2024 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
- 27 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE APRIL 9, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- 3.17 Subject: FY 2024-25 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) - Initiation From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Initiating The Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Assessment Process For The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment Distrcit (LLAD) And Authorizing The City Administrator To Order A Preliminary Engineer’s Report
- 3.18 Subject: Consolidated Fiscal Policy Revision 2024 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Proposed Substantive Changes To The Consolidated Fiscal Policy
- 30 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE APRIL 9, 2024 PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
- 3.19 Subject: Allow Microtrenching For The Installation Of Telecommunications Fiber From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 12.12 To Allow Microtrenching For The Installation Of Telecommunications Fiber And Directing The Department Of Transportation, Within 90 Days Of Passage Of This Ordinance, To Amend Department Rules And Orders To Conform With The Ordinance.
- 3.20 Subject: Amendment Of Enovity’s Contract To Access California Energy Commission Funding For Repairs To Oakland Ice Center From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To 1) Amend The City Of Oakland’s Contract With Enovity Inc. To Include The California Energy Commission's Energy Conservation Assistance Act Low-Interest Loan Program; 2) Execute A 20-Year Loan Agreement For A Low-Interest Loan In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) To Address Critical Repairs At The Oakland Ice Center; And 3) Accept And Appropriate A Federal Investment Tax Credit Direct Payment In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Fifty Seven Thousand Six Hundred Eighty Dollars ($457,680); And Authorizing Biannual Payments In An Amount Not To Exceed Eighty-Three Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Three Dollars ($83,123) Over The Life Of The Loan
- 3.21 Subject: Informational Report On Upgrading Default Electricity Rate Plans To Renewable 100 From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Upgrading Default Electricity Rate Plans In Oakland To Ava Community Energy’s Renewable 100 Plan
- 34 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE APRIL 9, 2024 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 3.22 Subject: Grant Agreement With OakBRITE From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Grant Agreement With OakBRITE In An Amount Not To Exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) To Support Geoffrey's Inner Circle With Expenses For Lease Or Mortgage Support And For Facilitation Of Arts, Cultural, And Business Incubation Events And Activities
- 3.23 Subject: Oakland Tourism Business Improvement District 2024 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Of Intention To Establish The Oakland Tourism Business Improvement District 2024 (OTBID 2024); Granting Preliminary Approval Of The Proposed Oakland Tourism Business Improvement District 2024 Management Plan; Scheduling A Public Meeting For May 7, 2024; And Scheduling A Public Hearing For June 4, 2024
- 37 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE APRIL 9, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
- 3.24 Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2023 Biannual Staffing Levels As of September 30, 2023
- 3.25 Subject: Additional CalVIP Staff Positions From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Add Two 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent Case Manager I Positions And One 1.0 Full-Time Equivalent Program Analyst I Position To The Department Of Violence Prevention For The Period Of April 1, 2024, To June 30, 2025, Using Funding From A California Violence Intervention And Prevention Grant Accepted By The City In July 2022 Through Resolution No. 89367 C.M.S.
- 39 Changes Made To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
- 40 Subject: Paramount Theater Informational Report From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From Paramount Theatre For The Arts, Inc. Regarding The Paramount Theater
- 41 Open Forum
- 41 Changes Made To The Education Partnership Pending List
- 42 Adjournment
- 42 Subject: Public Safety And Violence Prevention Investments And Current Efforts In Oakland Unified School District Schools From: Council Member Reid Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Public Safety And Violence Prevention And Intervention Investments And Current Efforts In Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Schools From The City Of Oakland And OUSD Including But Not Limited To The $2,400,000 Into The Department Of Violence Prevention For School Safety In Partnership With OUSD Adopted In The City Of Oakland’s Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Biennial Budget, The Role Of OUSD Culture Keepers In Schools And Other Public Safety Initiatives
- 43 Americans With Disabilities Act If you need special assistance, including translation services to participate in Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings. Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit Phone: (510) 238-6406 Fax: (510) 238-6699 Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386 Telecommunications Relay Service:711
- 43 Subject: Informational Report On Safe Routes To School And Traffic Calming Programs From: Council Member Reid Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Of Oakland And The Oakland Unified School District On Their Respective Traffic Safety Efforts, Including But Not Limited To The City Of Oakland's Safe Routes To School Program, The Status Of And Plans For Measure KK/U Funds Allocated For The Safe Routes To School Program, The Status Of The Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2023 And 2023-2025 Safe Routes To School Capital Projects And The Plans For The $1,000,000 For Neighborhood Traffic Calming, As Well As The $3,500,000 For Safe Routes To Schools Adopted In The FY 2023- 2025 Biennial Budget [TITLE CHANGE]
- 44 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
- 44 Subject: Establish The Education Partnership Committee As A Standing Committee From: Councilmember Reid Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Formally Establishing The City Council Education Partnership Committee Pursuant To Rule 4 Of The Council Rules Of Procedure And Prescribing The Jurisdiction And Membership Of The Committee
- * 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.
- 45 Changes Made To The Public Safety Committee Pending List
- 46 Subject: 2024 Update On Prioritizing Public Safety From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2024 Update Regarding Prioritizing Public Safety In The City Of Oakland
- 47 Changes Made To The Draft April 23, 2024 Finance And Management Committee Agenda
- 48 Subject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving, In Accordance With City Council Budget Appropriations And Allocations As Adopted By The Fiscal Year 2023-25 Budget, Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Citywide Commodities And Services Contracts As Set Forth In Table 1 In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00).
- 49 Subject: Consolidated Fiscal Policy Revision 2024 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Proposed Substantive Changes To The Consolidated Fiscal Policy
- 50 Changes Made To The Draft April 23, 2024 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda
- 51 Subject: Informational Report On Progress To Date On The Black Arts Movement And Business District (BAMBD) From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report 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.