*Rules & Legislation Committee

Agenda

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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. The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson
4. Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Participated By Teleconference
5. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
6. Roll Call / Call To Order
7. 2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of July 10, 2025
   Report and Recommendation
   Action: Accepted Passed

   A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

8. New Scheduling Items
9. 3.0 Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks; On The December 2, 2025 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
   City Resolution
   Action: Scheduled

   This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee

10. 3.1 Subject: Appropriations Limits For FY 2025-26 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Establishing The Appropriations Limit For Fiscal Year 2025-26 Pursuant To Article XIIIB Of The California Constitution
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 9/30/2025

11. Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Special Life Enrichment Committee
12. 3.2 Subject: Honoring ‘Co-Founders: The Musical’ From: Councilmembers Wang And Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring The Creators Of ‘Co-Founders: The Musical’ For Their Contributions To Oakland’s Cultural And Educational Landscape, And For Advancing The City’s Values Of Innovation, Racial Justice, And Community Empowerment Through The Performing Arts
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

13. 3.3 Subject: Shelter Crisis Ordinance From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt An Emergency Ordinance (1) Declaring A Shelter Crisis In The City Of Oakland Pursuant To California Government Code Section 8698 And Making Findings That A Significant Number Of Persons Are Without The Ability To Obtain Shelter, And That The Situation Has Resulted In A Threat To The Health And Safety Of Those Persons; (2) For The Duration Of The Shelter Crisis, Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) Suspend Provisions Of State Or Local Regulatory Statutes, Regulations, And Ordinances Prescribing Standards Or Procedures Relating To Housing, Health, Or Safety For Shelter Facilities; (B) Enter Into Below Market Leases Or Licenses With Homeless Service Providers On Land Owned Or Leased By The City For The Purpose Of Providing Emergency Shelter Or Transitional Housing; And (C) Renew Existing Professional Services And/Or Grant Agreements With Homeless Service Providers In Amounts Not To Exceed $250,000 Above Previous Year, If Providers Meet Performance Outcomes In Previous Year; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Scheduled

    This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

14. Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee
15. 3.4 Subject: Contract For Public-System High-Risk Youth Team From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A No-Cost Agreement With The County Of Alameda, The Oakland Unified School District, And The National Institute For Criminal Justice Reform Regarding A Public-System Referral And Service Coordination Team That Serves Youth At High Risk For Group Violence, Intimate Partner Violence, Or Commercial Sexual Exploitation In Oakland For Up To A Five-Year Term
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

16. 3.5 Subject: Apricot Amended Use Policy And Annual Report From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Department Of Violence Prevention’s 2025 Apricot Annual Report And Approving The Amended Apricot Use Policy As Approved By The Privacy Advisory Commission On June 5, 2025
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

17. 3.6 Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2024 Biannual Staffing Levels As Of December 31, 2024
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    This Informational Report be Received and Filed.

18. 3.7 Subject: Oakland Police Department’s Data Sharing Policy For Automated License Plate Readers From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police Department’s Data Sharing Policy For Automated License Plate Readers Including All Policies Related To Sharing Information With Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE)
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    This Informational Report be Received and Filed.

19. 3.8 Subject: Department Of Transportation’s Planning For Sideshow Abatement From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On The Department Of Transportation’s Planning For Use Of The $1.4 Million Allocated For Sideshow Abatement In The Budget Adopted By Council In June 2025
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    This Informational Report be Received and Filed.

20. Recommendations From The July 22, 2025 Community And Economic Development Committee
21. 3.9 Subject: Prohousing Designation Renewal Application From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Apply For And Enter Into, Execute, And Deliver All Documents Required Or Deemed Necessary For Participation In The State Of California’s Prohousing Designation Program
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

22. 3.10 Subject: Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Unity Council From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Exclusive Negotiation Agreement With The Unity Council Or Its Affiliate, For A Term Of Twenty-Four Months, With One Six-Month Administrative Extension, For The Potential Lease Disposition And Development Of An Affordable Housing Project On The Properties Located At 3550, 3566, 3600 And 3614 Foothill Boulevard, Subject To The Completion Of A California Environmental Quality Act Determination
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 9/16/2025

23. 3.11 Subject: FY 2024-25, Quarter 1 And Quarter 2 Update On Code Enforcement’s Activities From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Fiscal Year 2024-25 Quarter 1 And Quarter 2 Update On The Planning And Building Department's Code Enforcement Activities
    Informational Report
    Action: Received and Filed

    This Informational Report be Received and Filed.

24. 4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Accepted as Amended Passed

    A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

25. Open Forum
26. Adjournment
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29. 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.
30. 25-0541 Subject: Assistance Promised To GIC, OakBRITE, And The BAMBD District From: Geoffrey Pete Recommendation:  Adopt A Resolution To Support And Strengthen The Black Arts Movement And Business District, Including (1) Direction To Implement A Series Of Public Streetscape Improvements, Including Public Banners, Along Oakland's Fourteenth Street Corridor, To Honor, Uplift, Commemorate, And Increase Public Awareness Of, Important Black Cultural, Sports, Arts, And Historical People And Institutions, And To Help Identify And Uplift The Corridor Being Known And Recognized As The Black Arts Movement And Business District, (2) Directing The Administration To Use Available Funds Including Available Art Funds And To Pursue Grants And Other Funding Sources To Support Arts, Music, Comedy, And Cultural Institutions In The District; Including The Preservation And Financial Support To Ensure Ongoing Viability Of One Of Its Historic, Cornerstone African American Institutions, Geoffrey's Inner Circle, That Has Been Negatively Affected By Development; And To Make Resources Available To Businesses Such As Tenant Improvement, Facade Improvement, Place-Making, Space Activation, Accessibility, Etc. In The District. (3) Directing The Administration To Work With The Planning And Building Department And Economic And Workforce Development Department To Adopt Policies And Plans To Further Strengthen The District And Ensure Long-Term Vitality, Support, And Prevent Conflicts For Arts And Cultural Institutions And Activities In The District; On The Finance And Management Committee Agenda And Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda; Date TBD
    City Resolution
    Action: Withdrawn with No New Date

    This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.

31. DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON, A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER FIFE AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER BROWN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 10:38 A.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES
32. 24-0414 Resolution Regarding "Amending And Restating The Council's Rules Of Procedure" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
33. 25-0271 Subject: Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13801 C.M.S. From: Councilmembers Reid And Ramachandran Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No 13801 C.M.S. To Require City Council Approval Of Any Additional Amendments To The Real Property Sale Agreement For The Sale Of The City Of Oakland’s Undivided 50 Percent Interest In Property Located At 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, California; And Affirming Council’s California Environmental Quality Act Findings ; On The December 3, 2024 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
    Ordinance

    This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.

34. 22-0384 Resolution Regarding "Opposition To Proposed California Statewide Voter Initiative Constitutional Amendment" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
35. 25-0356 Resolution Regarding "Formally Establishing The City Council Education Partnership Committee" This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
36. 25-0176 Subject: Ordinance To Onsite Consumption From: Councilmember Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapters 5.80 And 8.30 By (A) Establishing Three Different Types Of Permits For Cannabis Consumption Lounges; And (B) Exempting Cannabis Consumption Lounges From The City’s Existing Smoking Restrictions; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
    Ordinance

    This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.

37. CHANGES MADE TO THE RULES AND LEGISLATION PENDING LIST NO DATE SPECIFIC
38. 25-0401 Subject: Appointments For The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board From: Office Of The Council President Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Community Member Reverend Doctor Jacqueline A. Thompson To The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners For The Term Beginning October 8, 2023 And Ending On October 7, 2025
    City Resolution
    Action: Withdrawn with No New Date

    This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.