*Rules & Legislation Committee

Thursday, October 2, 2025 · 10:30 AM AM · City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

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The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:35 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson
CHANGES MADE TO THE OCTOBER 7, 2025 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
26-0114 Subject: Travel Authorization League Of Minority Voters From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Councilmember Ken Houston To Travel To Washington, D.C., As The City’s Representative From October 23 - 26, 2025, To Attend The League Of Minority Voters Inaugural Awards & Fundraising Gala And Authorizing Reimbursement Of Costs Not To Exceed $2,500
City Resolution
Action: * Withdrawn and Rescheduled

This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/21/2025
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT OCTOBER 14, 2025 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
26-0075 Subject: Contract Amendment For The Rent Registry Portal From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing An Amendment To The Contract With 3Di, Inc. For The Rent Registry Portal, Extending The Contract Term By Two Additional Years From October 1, 2025, Through September 30, 2027, And Increasing The Contract Amount By $120,000 From The Current $225,000, For A New Total Contract Amount Of $345,000
City Resolution
Action: Withdrawn with No New Date

This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT OCTOBER 14, 2025 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA
26-0058 Subject: Contract Amendment For Tenant Representation At RAP Proceedings From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Professional Services Agreement With Centro Legal De La Raza For Provision Of Representation Services To Low- And Moderate-Income Tenants At Rent Adjustment Program Petition Proceedings For A One-Year Term From October 1, 2025 Through September 30, 2026, In The Amount Of $250,000, Renewable At The City Administrator’s Option For Up To Three Additional Years For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000; And (2) Waiving The Competitive RFP/Q And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
26-0074 Subject: Contract Amendment For Small Property Owner Representation At RAP Proceedings From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing: (1) The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With The East Bay Rental Housing Association For The Provision Of Representation Services At Rent Adjustment Program Petition Proceedings And Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board Appeal Proceedings And Provision Of Technical Assistance To Small Property Owners To Comply With The City’s Rent Adjustment And Eviction Laws For A One Year Term, From October 1, 2025 Through September 30, 2026, In The Amount Of $150,000, Renewable At The City Administrator’s Option For Up To Three Additional Years For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $600,000; And (2) Waiving The Competitive RFP/Q Program Requirements
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
26-0113 Subject: California Firesafe Council Grant From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) Enter Into An Agreement With The California Firesafe Council To Accept Grant Funds In The Amount Of One Hundred And Seven Thousand Two Hundred And Seventy Five Dollars ($107,275); (B) Appropriate And Administer Said Funds; And (C) Expend Grant Funds In Accordance With The City’s Purchasing Requirements For The Purpose Of Fuel Mitigation And Goat Grazing Services In 2025
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
25-0855 Subject: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Overtime Investigation Report From: Councilmembers Unger And Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator In Response To The City Auditor’s Recommendations In The Substantiated Whistleblower Investigation Regarding “City Of Oakland Uses Unauthorized Formulas For Calculating Overtime That Differ From FLSA Guidelines”
Informational Report
Action: * Withdrawn and Rescheduled

This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT OCTOBER 14, 2025 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE OCTOBER 14, 2025 FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 28, 2025 AT 9:30 A.M.
AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE OCTOBER 14, 2025 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 14, 2025 AT 9:30 A.M. IN ITS PLACE
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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.
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
No Minutes To Be Approved
3 New Scheduling Items

Action: Accepted as Amended Passed

A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Janani Ramachandran, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
3.1 Subject: Selection Panel Nominations For Police Commissioner Appointments From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Two Commissioners, Ricardo Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer, To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 10/16/2025
3.2 Subject: BSCC Grant For $31,000 From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Grant Funds From The California Board Of State And Community Corrections In The Amount Of Thirty-One Thousand Dollars ($31,000) To Support The Mayor’s Regional Gun Violence Roundtable On October 17, 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 10/7/2025
3.3 Subject: Retroactive Reimbursement For Councilmember Janani Ramchandran From: Councilmember Ramachandran Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Retroactive Reimbursement For Councilmember Janani Ramchandran From The City Council Contingency Fund For Travel To Washington, D.C. For Federal Advocacy From September 15-19, 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 10/21/2025
3.4 Subject: Centro Legal De La Raza Oakland Housing Secure Grant Agreement From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Term Of The Grant Agreement With Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc. For Eviction Prevention Services By Two Years To June 30, 2027; (2) Accepting And Appropriating Any Additional County, State, Federal And/Or Private Funding That Becomes Available For Eviction Prevention Services During The Extended Term Of The Grant Agreement; (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Grant Agreement To Increase The Grant By The Amount Of Such Additional Funds Or By Any Additional City Funds That City Council Appropriates Specifically For This Purpose; And (4) Directing The City Administrator To Present An Annual Informational Report On Eviction Prevention Services No Later Than March 31 Of Each Calendar Year, Beginning In 2026
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
3.5 Subject: Head Start Grant Continuation Application FY 25-26 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Head Start Basic Training And Technical Assistance, Early Head Start Basic And Training And Technical Assistance Grants For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 From The Us Department Of Health And Human Services, Administration For Children And Families, Office Of Head Start (DHHS/ACF), In An Estimated Amount Of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Fifty-Seven Dollars ($13,797,057), And Committing The Necessary Local Match; And (2) Authorizing An Estimated Offset Of Three Million Four Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eight-One Dollars ($3,414,981) For FY 2025-2026 Central Services Overhead Charges; And (3) Awarding Grant Agreements To Fund Comprehensive Early Care, Education And Family Services To Community Service Providers Identified In Table 3 For FY 2025-2026 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($2,760,120); And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional Federal Head Start/Early Head Start Funds If They Become Available Within FY 2025-2026 And Amend The Grant Agreements Within The Limits Of The Federal Award
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
3.6 Subject: Early Childhood And Family Services Division Amended Agreement With Childcare Careers, LLC FY 22-27 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirement And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Process And Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Second Amendment To A Professional Services Agreement With Childcare Careers, LLC To Increase The Amount Of The Previous Contract By An Additional $500,000 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,250,000 For As-Needed Substitute Teacher Staffing Services For The Contract Period Fiscal Year 2022-2027
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee to be heard 10/14/2025
3.7 Subject: Legal Defense Of City Officers And Employees In Criminal Proceedings From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Delegating Authority To The City Attorney Or Their Designee To Facilitate And Authorize The Legal Defense Of City Officers And Employees In Criminal Proceedings For Acts Or Omissions Within The Scope Of Their Official Duties Upon Making The Findings Required By Government Code Section 995.8 And Subject To Ratification By The City Council As Soon As Practicable
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Rules & Legislation Committee to be heard 10/16/2025
3.8 Subject: Approve OFD Fire Staff Premium Side Letter Agreement To The IAFF, Local 55 MOU From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Side Letter To Amend And Clarify Article 2.8.7.1. Of The November 1, 2020 - June 30, 2026 Memorandum Of Understanding (“MOU”) Between The City Of Oakland And The International Association Of Firefighters (“IAFF”), Local 55, To Be Effective November 1, 2020
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
3.9 Subject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2025 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Oakland Police And Fire Retirement System’s (“PFRS”, Or “System”) Investment Portfolio As Of June 30, 2025
Informational Report
Action: Scheduled

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
3.10 Subject: Rockridge BID Annual Report And Intention To Levy Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 Assessment From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Annual Report Of The Rockridge Business Improvement District Advisory Board; (2) Declaring The Intention To Levy And Collect An Annual Assessment For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 For The Rockridge Business Improvement District, Including A Three (3) Percent Increase In The Annual Assessment; And (3) Scheduling A Public Hearing For December 2, 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 11/4/2025
3.11 Subject: Montclair BID Annual Report And Intention To Levy Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 Assessment From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Annual Report Of The Montclair Business Improvement District Advisory Board; (2) Declaring The Intention To Levy And Collect An Annual Assessment For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 For The Montclair Business Improvement District, Including A Five (5) Percent Increase In The Annual Assessment; And (3) Scheduling A Public Hearing For December 2, 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 11/4/2025
3.12 Subject: Bonterra Tech LLC Contract Amendment From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 89787 To Correct The Business Name From Bonterra, Inc. To Bonterra Tech LLC
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
3.13 Subject: Amendment To PSA With The Urban Institute For Grant Evaluation Services From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The End Date Of A Professional Services Agreement With The Urban Institute For Evaluation Services, In The Amount Of Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($325,000), From December 31, 2025, To June 30, 2026, At No Additional Cost
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
3.14 Subject: Memorandum Of Agreement For 30 Blair Place From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With The City Of Piedmont Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning Entitlements And Building Permits For A 551 SquareFoot Addition And Remodel Of An Existing Single-Family Dwelling At 30 Blair Place, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
3.15 Subject: Citywide Permit Reform: Fall 2025 Update From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding Citywide Permit Reform: Fall 2025 Update
Informational Report
Action: Scheduled

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/18/2025
Recommendations From The September 30, 2025 Special Finance And Management Committee
3.16 Subject: OPD Overtime Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime
Informational Report
Action: Received and Filed

This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.17 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 * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/21/2025
3.18 Subject: City Of Oakland Investment Policy For FY 2025-26 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Adopting The City Of Oakland Investment Policy For Fiscal Year 2025-2026; And
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 10/7/2025
26-0065 2) A Resolution Pursuant To Government Code Section 53607 Delegating Investment Authority Of The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency To The Agency Treasurer For Fiscal Year 2025-2026
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 10/7/2025
3.19 Subject: Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Two-Year Agreement With Fusion BI, Inc. To Provide Oracle Business Intelligence And Analytics Consulting Services In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($210,000) With The Option To Extend For Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred And Five Thousand Dollars ($105,000) Per Year; And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process And The City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise 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 10/7/2025
3.20 Subject: Cash Management Report For FY 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter Ended June 30, 2025 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Fourth Quarter Ended June 30, 2025
Informational Report
Action: Received and Filed

This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.21 Subject: Options To Raise Additional Ongoing $40 Million In General Purpose Fund Revenues From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report With A List Of Options To Raise An Additional Ongoing $40 Million In General Purpose Fund Revenues Via An Ordinance To Adopt Or Increase A Tax Effective July 1, 2026, To Provide Ongoing Resources For Public Safety Services And To Maintain Key Equipment, IT Systems, And 911 Investments
Informational Report
Action: Scheduled

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 10/28/2025
Recommendations From The September 30, 2025 Special Public Works And Transportation Committee
3.22 Subject: Recognizing Ecosystems Concepts, Inc From: Councilmembers Wang And Unger Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Recognizing The Extraordinary Vegetation Management Performance Of Ecosystems Concepts, Inc., Its Herders And Caprine (Goats) Staff, As The Organization Executes Its Contractual Agreements With The City Of Oakland, Designed To Mitigate The Risk Of Wildfires By Deploying Hundreds Of Grazing Goats Into High-Risk Fire Zones, To Reduce The Amount Of Hazardous Vegetation
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 10/7/2025
3.23 Subject: Three-Year Professional Services Agreement With Daupler Inc. From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Waiving The City’s Request For Proposal Requirements Under Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C) Section 2.04.051(B), And The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Requirements, (2) Awarding A Three-Year Professional Services Agreement To Daupler Inc. In An Amount Of Eight Hundred And Ten Thousand Dollars ($810,000) For The Period Of October 16, 2025, Through October 15, 2028, For Emergency Call Management Services With Two OneYear Options To Extend The Contract For The Amount Of Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Dollars ($270,000) Annually, For A Grand Total Contract Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000), Without Returning To Council; And (3) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.24 Subject: Three-Year Maintenance Services Agreement With YES Construction Group, Inc. From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Waiving The Formal Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements Of OMC § 2.04.050(I) And The RFP/RFQ Requirements Of OMC § 2.04.051(B), (2) Approving And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award And Execute A Three Year Agreement With YES Construction Group, Inc. For Backflow Prevention Device Testing, Certification, And Minor Incidental Repairs At City Facilities In An Amount Not To Exceed $270,000 For The Period November 1, 2025 Through October 30, 2028, With Two (2) One Year Options To Extend In An Amount Not To Exceed $90,000 Per Year, For A Total Not To Exceed $450,000, Subject To The Availability Of Funds; And (3) Adopting Appropriate CEQA Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.25 Subject: CFD 2015-1 Gateway Industrial Landscape Maintenance Contract 2025 From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Award The Community Facilities District (CFD) 2015-1 Gateway Industrial Landscape Maintenance Contract 2025 (Project No. 1004284), Based On All Contract Documents And Specification, To Los Loza, Inc. For A Three-Year Period In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($560,000.00); And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.26 Subject: Amending And Expanding The Civicorps Contract Agreement From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution Number 89736 C.M.S., Which Among Other Things Expanded The Scope Of Work For The City Of Oakland’s Contract With Civicorps (Formerly Civicorps Schools) To Include Trail Maintenance And Brush Clearance Services In Open Space Parks, By: (1) Waiving The City’s Advertising And Solicitation Of Proposals/Qualifications Requirements; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Contract Amount From Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000) To An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million, Seven Hundred And Thirty-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,735,000)
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 10/7/2025
3.27 Subject: Maintenance Agreements Between The City And Caltrans From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute Maintenance Agreements And Related Amendments Between The City And California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans); And Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.28 Subject: Purchase Of Asphalt Paving Materials For In-House Paving And Sidewalk Operations From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under OMC Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(J), Issuing A Limited Restricted Waiver Under OMC Section 2.22.050 And A Waiver Under OMC Section 2.23.030 (B), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated July 8, 2025, Without Return To Council, Adopt Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings, Authorizing A One-Time Payment In The Amount Of $250,000 To Pay Outstanding Invoices; And
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 10/7/2025
26-0088 2) A Resolution Waiving Further Advertising And Competitive Bidding Under Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) Section 2.04.050(I)(2), Authorizing Open-Market Award Under OMC Section 2.04.050(J), And Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Purchasing Contract To Reed & Graham, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year For Two (2) Years, With One (1) Additional Two-Year Option In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,000,000 Per Year, For A Total Not-To-Exceed $4,000,000 Over Four (4) Years, In Accordance With Specification No. 25-745-00/RFQ 339527 And The Contractor’s Price Quotation Dated August 6, 2025, Without Return To Council And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.29 Subject: Ensure Compliance With Sewer Consent Decree From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution To Ensure Compliance With The Sewer Consent Decree By Waiving All Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (Ordinance 13101, Ordinance 13640 As Amended), Except To Continue To Provide Bid Discounts To Local/Small Local Businesses; And
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 10/7/2025
26-0091 2) A Resolution To Ensure Compliance With The Sewer Consent Decree By Awarding Sanitary Sewer Construction Contracts To The Lowest Responsive And Responsible Bidder, In Accordance With Project Plans And Specifications And All City Contracting Program Requirements, Each Up To An Individual Contract Award Of Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000); And For Each Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings, Without Return To City Council
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 10/7/2025
Recommendations From The September 30, 2025 Special Community And Economic Development Committee
3.30 Subject: Permit Ready Express Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Establish The Permit Ready Express Program (B) Allocate Up To $5,199,517 From The Pathways To Reducing Obstacles To Housing Grant For Permit Ready Express Program, (C) Allocate Associated Predevelopment Loan Repayments To The Permit Ready Express Program, And (D) Make Affordable Housing Predevelopment Loans To Qualified Developers Under The Permit Ready Express 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 10/7/2025
3.31 Subject: Middle Income JPA Bond Financing Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing A Middle Income Joint Powers Authority Bond Financing Program For The Purpose Of Financing The Acquisition, Construction And Improvement Of Oakland Middle Income Housing Projects; Authorizing The City Administrator To Join Joint Powers Authorities, Enter Into Joint Exercise Of Powers Agreements And Other Agreements With Municipal Finance Agencies Under The Program, And Approve The Issuance Of Revenue Bonds By Said Agencies For Oakland Projects Identified By The City Administrator, Without Returning To City Council; And Making Related CEQA 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 10/7/2025
3.32 Subject: Affordable Housing Funding - Program Income And FY2025-26 HCD Capital Funds From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The Appropriation Of Accumulated Net Revenue Of Affordable Housing Program Funding Revenue From The Low And Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund And The HUD-Home Investment Partnership Fund To Fund The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program, Rapid Response Homeless Housing, Acquisition And/Or Conversion To Affordable Housing And Rehabilitation Of Existing Affordable Housing (Collectively, Affordable Housing Programs); (2) Authorizing The Annual Appropriation Of Net Revenue Of Affordable Housing Program Funding Revenue From The Low And Moderate Income Housing Asset Fund And The HUD-Home Investment Partnership Fund For Affordable Housing Programs For A Period Of Five Years, (3) Allocating Funds From Measure U Housing Bond And Other Non-Bond Funds In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $66 Million For Affordable Housing Programs, (4) Reallocating Impact Fees And Other Affordable Housing Capital Sources Funds Approved Through The FY2025-26 Revenue To Affordable Housing Programs, And (5) Authorizing The City Administrator To Make Development Loans And Grants Under The Affordable Housing Programs, Contingent On Funding Availability
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 10/7/2025
3.33 Subject: Sale Of 1226 73rd Avenue From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Declaring The City-Owned Residential Real Property Located At 1226 73rd Ave (Property) Exempt Surplus Land And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) List The Property On The Open Market, (B) Negotiate With Any Or All Interested Purchasers, And (C) Enter Into An Agreement To Dispose Of The Property To The Selected Purchaser For Its Fair Market Value As Determined By The City Administrator
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 10/7/2025
3.34 Subject: 2025-2029 Economic Development Action Plan From: Economic Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2025-2029 Economic Development Action Plan
Informational Report
Action: Scheduled

This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council to be heard 10/7/2025
Recommendations From The September 30, 2025 Special Life Enrichment Committee
3.35 Subject: Honoring Creative Growth Art Center From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Creative Growth Art Center Upon Their 50th Anniversary For Outstanding Service To The City Of Oakland And Contemporary Artists With Developmental Disabilities
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 10/7/2025
3.36 Subject: Honoring Diamano Coura West African Dance Company From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Honoring Diamano Coura West African Dance Company Upon Their 50th Anniversary For Outstanding Service To The City Of Oakland Through The Presentation Of Traditional West African Music, Dance, Theater, And Culture
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 10/7/2025
3.37 Subject: Amend Resolution 90767 C.M.S. - OFCY FY 2025-2026 Grant Renewals And Programmatic Changes From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90767 C.M.S., Which Awarded Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Grants To Seventy-Four (74) Nonprofit And Public Agencies For One Hundred And Forty-Four (144) Distinct Grant Programs Providing Direct Services For Fiscal Year 2025-2026, To: (1) Correct The Total Awarded Amount From Eighteen Million Two Hundred Fifty-Two Thousand Two Hundred And Eighty-Two Dollars ($18,252,282), To Eighteen Million Five Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred And Eighty-Two Dollars ($18,527,382); And (2) Change The Lead Agency Without Changes To The Grant Amounts For The Following: (1) Replace Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) With The Center For Empowered Politics Education Fund (CEPEF) As The Fiscal Sponsor For AYPAL Building API Community Power Youth Leadership And Development Program (2) Replace The Oakland Leaf Foundation With Girls Inc Of Alameda County As The Grantee Agency For Learning Without Limits Expanded Learning 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 10/7/2025
3.38 Subject: CHS FY 25-26 Contracts From: Human Service Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding And/Or Amending Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers And For The Terms And Amounts Identified In Table 2 And Table 3, Using Previously Appropriated State And Local Funding; (2) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Requirement For The Providers Identified In Table 4 For The Provision Of Hygiene Services At Encampments And Homeless Systems Support; (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements And Move Funding Identified In Table 2 And Table 3 Using Funding That City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Term Of Such Agreements; (4) Appropriating Funds From The Housing Fast Support Network (HFSN) Lease Revenues Received In Fiscal Year 2025/26 And Amending Resolution 90420 C.M.S., Which Awarded A Grant Agreement To Bay Area Community Services For The HFSN Program, To Change The Funding From County Of Alameda Social Services Agency To State Permanent Local Housing Allocation; (5) And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings
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 10/7/2025
3.39 Subject: Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Memorandum Of Understanding From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Three Hundred Forty-One Thousand Seventy One Dollars ($341,071) For Medi-Cal Related Activities Through The Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) Program And Accepting And Appropriating Any Additional Funds That May Come Available And Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A MAA Memorandum Of Understanding With Alameda County Health To Allow For Administrative Reimbursement To The City Of Oakland For Performing Medi-Cal Administrative Activity, For Fiscal Year 2025- 2026 And Every Fiscal Year Thereafter
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 10/7/2025
3.40 Subject: Oakland Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program (OPED) Measure BB Funds For FY 25-26 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Direct Local Program Distribution Measure BB Funds In The Amount Of $3,197,068 For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 From The Alameda County Transportation Commission For Oakland Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program To Provide Access To Specialized Transportation Services; (2) Awarding Reimbursement Agreements For Paratransit Services For FY 2025-2026 In The Amounts Of $850,000 (Five Rivers Transit Solutions, Inc.), $600,000 (Quality Transit, LLC), $350,000 (Bay Area Charters, Inc.), $25,000 (One Access, Medical Transportation) And $75,000 (GoGo Technologies, Inc.); (3) Awarding Grant Agreements In The Amount Of $50,000 (City Of Emeryville) For Paratransit Services And $300,000 (Service Opportunity For Seniors) For Meal Delivery Services To Isolated And Dependent Elderly And Disabled Persons; And (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Direct Local Distribution Funds That May Become Available For FY 2025-2026 And Amend The Aforementioned Agreements To Increase The Amounts Within The Limits Of The Funding
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 10/7/2025
Recommendations From The September 30, 2025 Special Public Safety Committee
3.41 Subject: OPD NSA Status Update From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From OPD On OPD’s Progress Toward Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) In The Case Of Delphine Allen, Et Al., V. City Of Oakland, Et Al.
Informational Report
Action: Received and Filed

This Informational Report be Received and Filed.
3.42 Subject: OPD Eberhardt Consulting Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Jennifer Eberhardt DBA Eberhardt Consulting, Inc., To Provide Technical Assistance Services For The Negotiated Settlement Agreement (Delphine Allen V. City Of Oakland) To The Oakland Police Department From September 1, 2025, To August 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q), And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
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 10/7/2025
3.43 Subject: Agreement With Greenlight Fund And Urban Peace Institute For Community Violence Intervention Academy From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept An In-Kind Technical Assistance Award Valued At One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) For The Period Of October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2029, And To Enter Into A No-Cost Agreement With Greenlight Fund And Urban Peace Institute In Support Of The Development Of A Community Violence Intervention Academy In Oakland For A Four 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 10/7/2025
3.44 Subject: Adjustments To DVP Grants With Community-Based Organizations For Grant Year 2025-2026 From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending A Grant With Oakland Private Industry Council For Employment Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Dollars ($390,000); And (2) Amending A Grant With The National Institute For Criminal Justice Reform For Community Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add One Hundred Three Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($103,112) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thirty-Eight Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($538,112); And (3) Amending A Grant With Communities United For Restorative Youth Justice For Community And School-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To September 30, 2026, To Add One Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars ($130,000) For School-Based Violence Intervention Services From October 1, 2025, To June 30, 2026, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Ninety-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,095,000)
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 10/7/2025
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 Janani Ramachandran, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
5 Subject: Reappointments To City Planning Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Reappointment Of Alex Randolph And Josie Ahrens To The City Planning Commission
City Resolution
Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed

A motion was made by Kevin Jenkins, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 10/7/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Open Forum
Adjournment
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