*Rules & Legislation Committee

Thursday, January 22, 2026 · 10:30 AM AM · City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

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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.
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:30 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
2 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 8, 2026
Report and Recommendation
Action: Accepted Passed

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

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:
3.1 Subject: Appointment To Commission On Homelessness From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Jenn Oakley To The Commission On Homelessness
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 2/3/2026
3.2 Subject: Appointments To The Cultural Affairs Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Joti Singh And Salim Shariff For The Cultural Affairs Commission
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 2/3/2026
3.3 Subject: Appointments To Commission On Aging From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Kevin Beachem, Sharawn Tipton, Gwendolyn Thomas Knight, Car-Lette Garrett, Leslie Smith, And Rhonda Ramirez As Members Of The Commission On Aging
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 2/3/2026
3.4 Subject: PSA With Stryker Sales LLC, Emergency Medical Equipment From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Appropriate Funds Levied From The Paramedic Services Act Of 1997 Measure N (Paramedic Services Act Of 1997) And Measure NN (Public Safety Act Of 2025 ) In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Three Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand One Hundred Fourteen Dollars And Twenty Six Cents ($3,398,114.26); (2) Enter Into A Cooperative Agreement With Stryker Sales LLC For The Purchase, Maintenance, Lease, And Repair Of Advanced Life Support Equipment (ALS) For A Total Not To Exceed Amount Of Six Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Two Dollars And Eighty-Five Cents ($679,662.85); And (3) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process Requirements, And Local And Small Business (L/SB) Enterprise Program Provisions For The Proposed Cooperative Agreement; On The February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
City Resolution
Action: Withdrawn with No New Date

This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.
3.5 Subject: Tiffany Nault V. City Of Oakland Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Tiffany Nault V. Malcolm And Ann Plant, And DOES 1 Through 50, Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV069134, City Attorney File No. 36396, By Payment In The Amount Of Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($75,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
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 2/3/2026
3.6 Subject: State Farm General Insurance Company V. City Of Oakland, Et Al. From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of State Farm General Insurance Company V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 20 Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV071246, City Attorney File No. 36146, By Payment In The Amount Of Thirty Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($30,000.00) (Department Of Public Works - Dangerous Condition)
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 2/3/2026
3.7 Subject: Gosvami Marquez, Miriam Hernandez V. City Of Oakland, Officer Tommy Nguyen And DOES 1-25 From: Office Of The City Attorney Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Gosvami Marquez And Miriam Hernandez Vs City Of Oakland, Tommy Nguyen And DOES 1-25, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV024146, City Attorney File No. 35273 In The Amount Of One Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($125,000.00) (Oakland Police Department - Negligence)
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 2/3/2026
3.8 Subject: Resolution In Support Of AB 1537 (Bryan) From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of California Assembly Bill 1537 (Bryan) Which Would (1) Prohibit California Peace Officers From Working Or Volunteering For Any Entity That Engages In Immigration Enforcement, (2) Establish Failure To Comply With That Restriction As Grounds For Decertification As A Peace Officer, (3) Require Peace Officers To Report Any Secondary Employment Related To Immigration Enforcement, And (4) Require That Records Related To Secondary Employment Of Peace Officers Be Public Records
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 2/3/2026
3.9 Subject: IT PSA With ImageTrend LLC From: Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into A Professional Service Agreement With Image Trend LLC. To Replace The Oakland Fire Department’s Records Management System (RMS) With A National Emergency Response Information System (NEIRS) Compliant Artificial Intelligence (AI) Powered Fire And Ems Rms Software For A Total Amount Of One Million Six Thousand Six Hundred And Fifty Nine Dollars ($1,006,659), For The Term Beginning January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028; And (2) Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Four Dollars ($362,584), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred And Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Forty Three Dollars ($1,369,243); On The February 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda
City Resolution
Action: Scheduled

This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 2/10/2026
4 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
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:
Open Forum
Adjournment
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