*Rules and Legislation Committee - CANCELLED
TL;DR
The Rules & Legislation Committee held a meeting on June 11, 2026, to review procedural matters and consider two substantive items: confirming a mayoral appointment to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and adopting a resolution to place two ballot measures before voters in November 2026. The key proposal would amend the real property transfer tax to include certain foreclosure transactions, with increased revenue designated for homelessness services.
Key Decisions
- Approval of May 28, 2026 Draft Meeting Minutes Approved
- Appointment of Feleciai Favroth to Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board Forwarded for adoption
- Real Property Transfer Tax Amendment and Homelessness Services Ballot Measure Forwarded for adoption - two measures to be submitted to voters November 3, 2026: (1) amending real property transfer tax to include certain foreclosure transactions, and (2) advisory measure directing increased revenue to interim shelter, transitional housing, encampment closure, addiction treatment, and job readiness programs
Agenda
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- COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- Roll Call / Call To Order
- 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of May 28, 2026 And June 18Report and Recommendation
- 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee ItemsReport and Recommendation
- New Scheduling Items
- 3.1 Subject: Construction Contract Award For Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10, 14th Street Safety Project Between Mandela Parkway And Brush Street From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Gruendl Inc. DBA Ray’s Electric, Inc., For The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10, 14th Street Safety Project Between Mandela Parkway And Brush Street, Project No. 1006187, The Lowest, Responsible, And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, And The Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Two Million, Four Hundred Ninety-Four Thousand, Six Hundred Eighty-Five Dollars, And Eighty-Six Cents ($2,494,685.86); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) FindingsCity Resolution
- 3.2 Subject: Broadway Streetscape Improvements Construction Contract Award From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Construction Contract To McGuire And Hester For The Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project Number 1006953, The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder In Accord With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And With Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Twenty Million Eight Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($20,881,650.00) And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsCity Resolution
- 3.3 Subject: Reappointment To The Board Of Port Commissioners From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Reappointment Of Alvina Wong As Member To The Board Of Port CommissionersCity Resolution
- Recommendations From The June 9, 2026 Finance And Management Committee
- 3.4 Subject: Implementation And Performance Of The City Of Oakland’s Prompt Payment Policy From: Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Implementation And Performance Of The City Of Oakland Prompt Payment PolicyInformational Report
- 3.5 Subject: OaklandConnect Fiber Network Partnership Legislation From: Information Technology Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Waive The Competitive Solicitation Process And Enter Into An Indefeasible Rights Of Use (IRU) Agreement With Sonic.Net, LLC, A Wireline Internet Service Provider, In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($720,000) For A Term Of Fifteen (15) Years To Lease Dark Fibers To Complete The City Owned Network, OaklandConnect; (2) Enter Into Memoranda Of Understanding To Connect To The City-Owned Network At No Charge For A Term Not To Exceed Ten (10) Years With The Following Housing Providers Or Affiliated Entities Of (A) Oakland Housing Authority (OHA), (B) Fruitvale Development Corporation, And (C) Bridge Housing Corporation; And (3) Waive The Competitive Solicitation Process And Enter Into A Fiber License Agreement With Another Corporate ISP, LLC DBA Monkeybrains, A Local Internet Service Provider, To Access And Integrate City Fibers Into Its Service Network To Enhance Broadband Availability For Oakland Residents At A Rate Of Zero Dollars ($0.00) For A Term Of Ten (10) YearsCity Resolution
- Recommendations From The June 9, 2026 Public Works And Transportaton Committee
- 3.6 Subject: Summarily Vacating Public Utility Easement At 747 52nd Street From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Summarily Vacating A Public Utility Easement Located At 747 52nd Street To The Property Owner, Children’s Hospital And Research Center At Oakland, And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsCity Resolution
- 3.7 Subject: Owen Equipment Sales Inc Purchase Contract From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Awarding A Purchase Order To Owen Equipment Sales, Inc. The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accord With The Request For Quote (RFQ) Number 410533, Custom Equipment Specifications And The Contractor’s Bid , In The Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Five Hundred Thousand ($2,500,000) Dollars For The Purchase Of Three (3) Vactor Truck Mounted Single Engine Combination Sewer Cleaners; And (2) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption FindingsCity Resolution
- 3.8 Subject: Bike Share Franchise Amendment From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Amending Ordinance No. 13355 C.M.S. Granting An Exclusive Franchise To Lyft Bikes And Scooters, LLC (Lyft), Formerly Bay Area Motivate, LLC, To Operate A Bike Share Program; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Amendment To The Bike Share Program Franchise Agreement With Lyft To Extend The Term To No Later Than December 31, 2032; (3) Authorizing Advertising Signs On The Bike Sharing Program Equipment, Pursuant To Section 17.104.060 Of The Oakland Planning Code; And (4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsOrdinance
- 3.9 Subject: MLK Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements Construction Contract Award From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To McGuire And Hester For The Martin Luther King Jr. Way Streetscape Improvements Project Number 1006954, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And With Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Twenty-Six Million Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-Nine Dollars And Fifty Cents ($26,499,339.50); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsCity Resolution
- Recommendations From The June 9, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee
- 3.10 Subject: Oakland Ice Center Lease And Capital Project From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute The Following (A) A Lease And Management Agreement Between The City As Landlord And Sharks Ice, LLC As Tenant To Operate The Oakland Ice Center For An Initial 5-Year Term With Four 5-Year Extension Options At A Rate Of Three Hundred Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($335,000) In Base Rent Per Year, Less An Annual Capital Contribution By The City Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), With An Annual Tenant Capital Contribution Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) And Percentage Rent Of Seven Percent (7%) Of Annual Gross Revenue Above $4.3 Million Dollars; (B) An Advertising Revenue Sharing Agreement With Tenant Retaining The First One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) And The City Receiving Fifty Percent (50%) Of The Remaining Net Advertising Revenue For A Term Of Five (5) Years With Four 5-Year Extension Options; (C) The Use Of One Million Three Hundred Forty-Four Thousand Nine Hundred And Ten Dollars ($1,344,910) In Capital Reserve Funds And Up To Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) In Anticipated Net Revenue In Fiscal Year 2025-2026 To Reimburse Sharks Ice, LLC For Losses Realized Under The Current Management Agreement; And (D) Disbursement Agreement With The Sharks Ice, LLC, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) Of Measure U Bond Funds For A New Refrigeration System And Related Capital Improvements (2) Making Findings That The Lease For Below Fair Market Rental Value Is In The Best Interest Of The City’s; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsOrdinance
- 3.11 Subject: 2026 Miscellaneous Planning Code Amendments From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance As Recommended By The Planning Commission, Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (Oakland Planning Code): (1) Updating The Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations For Consistency With State Law And Providing Written Findings Pursuant To Government Code 66326(b); (2) Revising Discontinuance Standards For Nonconforming Activities; (3) Removing Applicability Of S-10 Scenic Route Combining Zone Discretionary Standards To Ministerial Design Review; (4) Permitting Recreational Assembly Activities In The Wood Street D-WS-9 Zone; (5) Revising Minimum Front Setback In D-CO-2 Zone; (6) Removing A Review Deadline From Development Agreement Procedure In Section 17.138.030; (7) Revising Utility Screening Standards In Section 17.124.045; (8) Incorporating Conforming And Clerical Revisions; And (9) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsOrdinance
- 3.12 Subject: General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025 From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The City Of Oakland’s General Plan And Housing Element Annual Progress Reports For Calendar Year 2025Informational Report
- Recommendations From The June 9, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee
- 3.13 Subject: Camps In Common Rental Agreement From: Oakland Parks And Recreation Youth Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Rental Agreement With Camps In Common, Inc., A Nonprofit, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Four Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($197,432) For Art Meets Nature And OPRYD Town Experiences Summer Sessions For 300 Youth And 88 Adults From July 29 To August 7, 2026City Resolution
- 3.14 Subject: Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) Resolution 90362 C.M.S Addendum From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90362 C.M.S. For The Fiscal Years 2024-2025 Through 2028-2029 To (1) Add Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSPP) Vendors Shield-California Health Care Center And Transdev Services; And (2) Waive The Competitive Process And Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements For MSPP Vendors Bay Area Vital-Link, Lifeline Systems, Community Care Services, San Oaks Caring Hands II, Shield-California Health Care Center And Transdev ServicesCity Resolution
- Recommendations From The June 9, 2026 Public Safety Committee
- 3.15 Subject: Community Violence Intervention Grants 2026-2029 From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grants To Twenty-One Community-Based Organizations For Community Violence Intervention Services Set Forth In Tables 1 And 2 For The Period Of October 1, 2026, To September 30, 2029, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($38,100,000); And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant Agreements With The Named Grantees With Authority To Extend The Terms Of The Grant And Modify The Grant Amounts As Set Forth HereinCity Resolution
- 3.16 Subject: Annual Report On Measure MM Spending From The Oakland Wildfire Prevention Commission From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive And File Verbal And Written Annual Report On Measure MM Spending From The Oakland Wildfire Prevention CommissionInformational Report
- 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee MeetingsReport and Recommendation
- 5 Subject: Appointment To The Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Feleciai Favroth To The Landmarks Preservation Advisory BoardCity Resolution
- 6 Subject: Resolution Submitting To Voters Measures To (1) Amend The Real Property Transfer Tax Foreclosure Transactions Exception (2) Advise That Increased Revenue Be Spent On Interim Shelter, Among Other Related Homelessness Services From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Submitting To The Voters At The November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election (1) A Measure To Amend Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 4.20 (Real Property Transfer Tax) To Amend The Exception For Foreclosure Transactions; And (2) An Advisory Measure On Whether The Increased Revenue From Amending The City’s Real Property Transfer Tax To Include Certain Foreclosure Transactions Should Be Spent For The Purposes Of Providing Interim Shelter, Transitional Housing, Encampment Closure Operations, Addiction Treatment, Job Readiness, And Other Related Homelessness Services; And Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit These Measures To Voters At The General Municipal Election; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act FindingsCity Resolution
- Open Forum
- Adjournment
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