*Rules & Legislation Committee
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
Agenda — 46 items
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- 1 The Oakland City Council Rules & Legislation Committee convened at 10:42 A.M., with Councilmember President Bas presiding as Chairperson. The Roll Call Was Modified To Note President Pro Tempore Kalb Present At 10:45 A.M.
- 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: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, 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 a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
- 1 Roll Call / Call To Order
- 4 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 15, 2024
- 3 New Scheduling Items
- 3.1 Subject: Appointment For The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board From: Council President Fortunato Bas Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Community Member John Beam To The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board of Commissioners To Complete The Term Beginning October 8, 2023 And Ending October 7, 2025
- 3.2 Subject: EMC Research, Inc. Professional Services Agreement From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The City’s Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To EMC Research, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars For Polling Services
- 3.3 Subject: Award Construction Contract For Citywide Curb Ramps Project No. 1006308 From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications For Project No. 1006308 Citywide Curb Ramps 2024-2025, And With The Contractor’s Bid That Includes Base Bid And Partial Or All Optional Items, For An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million, Three Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($3,310,000.00); Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And Waiving Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
- 3.4 Subject: Vehicle Enforcement Unit Update From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland Department Of Transportations New Vehicle Enforcement Unit, Including An Analysis Of Results In Abandoned Vehicle Tows Over The First Nine Months Of Operations And Data-Informed Recommendations
- 3.5 Subject: C.R.I.S.E.S. Act Pilot Program Grant Agreement With Family Bridges, Inc. From: Office Of The Mayor And Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Community Response Initiative To Strengthen Emergency Services Act (CRISES Act) Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Five Hundred And Fifty-Eight Thousand Nine Hundred And Ninety-One Dollars ($3,558,991) Awarded By The California Department Of Social Services; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Grant Agreement With Family Bridges, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Five Hundred And Ninety-One Dollars ($3,558,991) To Provide Crisis Response And Community Mediator Services Through August 31, 2026, In Accordance With The Crises Act Grant Pilot Program
- 3.6 Subject: OPD Staffing Study Amendment From: Office Of The Inspector General Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending A Professional Services Contract With PFM Financial Advisors LLC (“PFM Financial”) To (1) Include In The Scope Of Services Conducting An Analysis Of Calls Of Service To Determine Alternative Call Responses And The Prioritization And Categorization Of Calls For Service, (2) To Add An Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) Utilizing Carry Forward Funding From 2021-2023, And (3) To Waive The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Process Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code Section 2.04.051.B And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements
- 3.7 Subject: Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of Denard Ingram As An Undesignated Representative And Merika Goolsby As An Alternate Tenant Representative And Appointments Of Chris Jackson As A Landlord Representative And Demitri Taylor As An Alternate Landlord Representative To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board
- 3.8 Subject: 2021 Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Acceptance Modification From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Modifying City Council Resolution No. 88668 To Correct The Do Not Exceed Limit For The City Of Oakland’s Grant From The State Of California’s 2020-2021 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The Lake Merritt Bart Senior Affordable Housing Project, Located At 51 9th Street
- 3.9 Subject: FY 2023-24 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue And Expenditures (R&E) Report From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue And Expenditure (R&E) Results And Year-End Projections For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds
- 3.10 Subject: Oakland PFRS Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2023 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of December 31, 2023
- 3.11 Subject: Mayor’s Hiring Blitz Results From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Mayor’s Hiring Blitz In The Oakland Public Works Department And Oakland Department Of Transportation
- 3.12 Subject: Affordable Housing Extension Authorization From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Terms Of Expiring Affordable Housing Loans And Regulatory Agreements By Up To Fifty-Five Years, And To Amend Loan Documents To Reflect Current City Policies And Practices
- 3.13 Subject: Ceasefire Audit Update From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Implementation Of Recommendations From The Ceasefire Audit
- 20 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
- 3.14 Subject: Accepting And Awarding State Grant Funds And Enter Into Agreements With Uncommon Law From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds In An Amount Up To $1,000,000 To Be Awarded To The City Of Oakland From The 2023-2024 California State Budget And Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements With Uncommon Law In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000
- 3.15 Subject: Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District - Kosmont Report Review From: Finance Department Recommendation: Approve A Report And Recommendation: (1) To Review The Sperry Capital, Inc. Analysis Of The Kosmont Proposal To Establish An Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) Exclusively For East Oakland, Exclusively For West Oakland, And For East And West Oakland Combined As Outlined In Resolution 89480 C.M.S.; And (2) To Develop An Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Policy
- 3.16 Subject: Cash Management Informational Report For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Ended December 31st, 2023 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Second Quarter Ended December 31, 2023
- 3.17 Subject: Semi-Annual Staffing Report December 2023 From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Receive A Semi-Annual Informational Report On City-Wide Staffing From The City Administrator Regarding (1) The Vacancy Rates Of All City Departments Through October 1, 2023, (2) The Budgeted Vacancy Rate For The Fiscal Year 2023/24, (3) The Vacancy Rates Of Regional Local Public Entities, (4) The Status Of Human Resources And Workforce Development Partnerships With Non-Profits To Recruit Oakland Residents For City Of Oakland Jobs, (5) The Analysis Of The City Workforce And Recruitment Conditions, And (6) A Summary Of Executive Search Recruitments
- 3.18 Subject: Amendments To Ordinance No.12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Recommending To The Civil Service Board The Exemption Of The Classification Of Manager, Contracting And Purchasing From The Operation Of Civil Service; And
- 26 Subject: Amendments To Ordinance No.12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Manager, Contracting And Purchasing; Mobile Assistance Community Responders Of Oakland (MACRO) Supervisor; Violence Prevention Program Planner; Home Base Specialist; And Home Base Visitor; And (B) Amend The Title Of The Full-Time Classification Of Animal Control & Shelter Manager To Animal Shelter Operations Manager; And (C) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Director Of Transportation; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Part-Time Classifications Of Senior Aide, PT And Temporary Contract Services Employee, PT To Ensure Compliance With The City Of Oakland’s Minimum Wage Ordinance
- 27 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
- 3.19 Subject: Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Grant Application From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate $1,390,000 In Funds From The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing
- 3.20 Subject: 606 Clara/9418 Edes LDDA From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing A Lease Disposition And Development Agreement And A Ground Lease With Housing Consortium Of The East Bay, Or Its Affiliates, For The Development Of Affordable Housing On The Property Located At 606 Clara Street And 9418 Edes Avenue, And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings For This Action
- 30 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE
- 3.21 Subject: 2024 Summer Food Service Program From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating A Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Grant From The California Department Of Education (CDE) In The Amount Of $426,870 (Four Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Dollars); And (2) Awarding Professional Services Agreements (PSAS) To Uptons, Inc. (DBA School Foodies) In An Amount Not To Exceed $221,875 (Two Hundred Twenty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars); To Flo’s Friendly School Lunches In An Amount Not To Exceed $253,750 (Two Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars); And To Cook And Run, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $257,500 (Two Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars), To Provide Food Services From May 28, 2024 Through August 9, 2024; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional SFSP Funding That Becomes Available And Amend The Above PSAS To Increase Amounts Within The Term Of May 28, 2024 Through August 9, 2024
- 32 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEBRUARY 27, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
- 3.22 Subject: Goat Grazing Service For Vegetation Management From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Waiving The Fixed, Sealed Bid, Price-Based Bid Process; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Ecosystems Concepts, Inc. (ECI) For Goat Grazing Services For A Two Year Term From April 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) And Without Return To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000.00) For The Entire Four Year Period
- 3.23 Subject: Adopting Verified Response From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.02 (Burglar Alarm Systems) To (1) Require All New Alarm Installations To Be Verified Response Alarm Systems; (2) Prohibit Alarm Businesses From Making Dispatch Requests Based On Non-Verified Alarms; And (3) Impose Civil Penalties For Violations; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
- 35 Changes Made To The Draft March 12, 2024 Community Economic Development Agenda
- 36 Open Forum
- 36 Subject: Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Family And Relationship Structure From: Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Prohibiting Discrimination In Real Estate Transactions And In The Provision Of Goods, Facilities, And Services By Any Business, The City, Or City Funded Entity, On The Basis Of Nontraditional Family And Relationship Structure
- 37 Adjournment
- 37 Changes Made To The Draft March 12, 2024 Life Enrichment Agenda
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- 38 Subject: Efforts To Establish An Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program And A Proactive Rental Inspection Program From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Receive This Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Efforts To Establish An Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program (ELHAP) And A Proactive Rental Inspection Program (PRIP) As Described In The City’s Racial Equity Impact Analysis On Eliminating Lead Paint Hazards, Including Information On The Following: (1) The Expected Timeline For Development Of ELHAP Using The Lead Settlement Funds And The Extent The City Will Partner With The County’s Existing Lead Poisoning Prevention Program In The Development And Implementation Of The Program; (2) Potential Challenges In The Development And Implementation Of The ELHAP And Plans To Sustain The ELHAP After The Lead Settlement Funds Are Expended; (3) Proactive Rental Inspection Program (PRIP) For Rental Housing In Oakland And Its Impact In Identifying Lead Hazards In Units; (4) Community Engagement Process In The Development Of The ELHAP And PRIP; (5) Current Lead Enforcement By Planning And Building
- 39 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
- 39 Subject: Encampment Management Policy Update From: Life Enrichment Committee Recommendation: Receive A Report On The Implementation On The Update Of The 2020 Encampment Management Policy
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