*Special Rules and Legislation Committee

Thursday, October 31, 2019 · 10:15 AM AM · City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

TL;DR

The Oakland City Council's Special Rules and Legislation Committee met to schedule and review various city ordinances and resolutions, with a focus on employee wages, city code updates, and administrative procedures. Key items included salary amendments for city employees, fire code changes, and potential modifications to housing and tenant regulations.

Key Decisions

  • Salary Increases for City Employees (SEIU Local 1021) Passed
  • Amendments to Oakland Fire Code Passed
  • Condominium Conversion Ordinance Modifications Scheduled for Future Review
  • Vacant Property Tax Rates Scheduled for Public Hearing
  • Exotic Animal Performances Ban Scheduled for Future Review
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. DEFINITION OF TERMS: Consent Item: any action item that a subject matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval and is not controversial, and does not have a high level of public interest as determined by the Rules Committee. Non-Consent Item: any action that a subject-matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is controversial as determined by the Rules Committee. Action Item: any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion, or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. Informational Item: an item of the agenda consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
  2. Roll Call / Call To Order
  3. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
  4. 1 Determinations Of Closed Session
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Accepted Passed

    A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

  5. 2 There Are No Draft Minutes Approval
    Report and Recommendation
  6. 3 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Accepted Passed

    A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

  7. 4 Scheduling Of Agenda Items And Revisions To Previously Distributed 10-Day Agendas (SUPPLEMENTAL)
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Accepted as Amended Passed

    A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

  8. 4.1 Subject: Equal Access Ordinance Annual Report From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The Annual Equal Access To Services Ordinance Compliance Report For Fiscal Year 2018-19
    Informational Report
    Action: Scheduled

    This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/5/2019

  9. 4.2 Subject: Salary Amendments For Certain Unrepresented Employees From: Human Resources Management Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Ordinance No. 13543 C.M.S., Which Amended The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”), To Correct The Salary Information For Certain Unrepresented Employees In Representational Units Ur1 (Fire Chief) And Uu1 (Deputy Chief And Assistant Chief Of Fire)
    Ordinance
    Action: Scheduled

    This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/5/2019

  10. 4.3 Subject: Vacant Property Tax Rates Setting From: Finance Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution Establishing Tax Rates For Properties Subject To The Vacant Property Tax For Calendar Year 2019
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/5/2019

  11. 4.4 Subject : 2019 Arbor Day Resolution From: Oakland Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Proclaiming Thursday, November 21, 2019, To Be The City Of Oakland’s Arbor Day 2019 And Authorizing An Official Tree Planting Ceremony At Defremery Park
    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 11/19/2019

  12. 4.5 Subject: Francisco & Associates, Inc. Contract Amendment- District Engineer From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving 1) Amendment Of A Professional Services Agreement Regarding Engineering Services For Various Local Measures With Francisco & Associates, Inc. To Increase The Not-To-Exceed Contract Amount To Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($550,000.00); 2) Extension Of The Term Of The Agreement To Calendar Year 2023 And, If Appropriate, For Two Additional Years; And 3) Waiver Of Advertising, Competitive Bidding, And Request For Proposals/Qualifications Selection Requirements
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 11/12/2019

  13. 4.6 Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Budget Process Recommendations From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive A Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) On Recommendations For Continual Improvement Of The Budget Process, And Staff Response To Those Recommendations
    Informational Report
    Action: Scheduled

    This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 11/12/2019

  14. 4.7 Subject: Leimart Boulevard Bridge Retrofit Project From: Transportation Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving Further Competitive Request For Proposal (RFP) Requirements And Increasing The Contract With Biggs Cardosa Associates By Two Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Nine Dollars And Twenty Cents ($249,409.20) For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thirty Thousand Two Hundred Seventy-Nine Dollars And Twenty Cents ($1,530,279.20) For The Leimert Boulevard Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Public Works Committee to be heard 11/12/2019

  15. 18-2128 Subject: Salary Ranges For The Mayor, City Attorney, And City Auditor From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Range Of Salaries For The Mayor, City Attorney, And City Auditor In Conformity With The Oakland City Charter
    Informational Report
    Action: Scheduled

    This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Finance & Management Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

  16. Untitled item
  17. CHANGES TO THE NOVEMBER 12, 2019 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2019 DRAFT AGENDAS
  18. 18-2380 Subject: Amendments To The Oakland Fire Code, Chapter 15.12 From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Repealing Current Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.12, Oakland Fire Code, (2) Making Findings To Substantiate Modifications To California Building Standards Code Due To Local Climatic, Geological Or Topographical Conditions, (3) Adopting And Making Local Amendments To The 2019 Edition Of The California Fire Code, California Code Of Regulations Title 24, Part 9, And (4) Recodifying Said Code At Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.12 As The Oakland Fire Code And Adopting CEQA Exemption Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Accepted

    This Ordinance be Accepted.

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  20. 18-2106 Subject: Modifications To Condominium Conversion Ordinance From: President Pro Tempore Kalb Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 16.36, Condominium Conversions, To: (1) Extend The Conversion Rights Requirement To Two- To Four-Unit Residential Buildings; (2) Require That A Conversion Rights Agreement Be Recorded At Latest 60 Days After The Building Permit For The Generating Residential Building Is Issued; (3) Enhance Tenant Rights And Notice Requirements To Tenants; And (4) Make Other Modifications; And To Direct City Administrator Or Designee To Study Alternative Methods Of (A) Ensuring One-For-One Replacement Of Rental Units In The City As A Result Of Condominium Conversions And (B) Increasing Affordable Home Ownership And Reducing Displacement Of Renters Subject To Conversion; And Adopt CEQA Exemption Findings [NEW TITLE]
    Ordinance
    Action: Scheduled

    This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

  21. 4 Scheduling Of Agenda Items And Revisions To Previously Distributed 10-Day Agendas (SUPPLEMENTAL)
    Report and Recommendation
    Action: Accepted as Amended Passed

    A motion was made by Rebecca Kaplan, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

  22. 18-2392 Subject: SEIU Local 1021 MOU From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. ("Salary Ordinance") To Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In SB1, SC1, SD1, And SI1 Effective The First Full Pay Period After July 1, 2019; 2) Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In SB1, SC1, SD1, And SI1 Effective The First Full Pay Period After November 1, 2019; 3) Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented And Unrepresented Units In SB1, SC1, SD1, SI1, IE1, TV1, U31, CON Tl1, U51, US1, UG1, UP1, UK1, And UK2 Effective The First Full Pay Period After January 1, 2020; 4) Provide A 2% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In SB1, SC1, SD1, And SI1 Effective The First Full Pay Period After July 1, 2020; 5) Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented And Unrepresented Units In SB1, SC1, SD1, SI1, IE1, TV1, U31, CON, TL1, U51, US1, UG1, UP1, UK1, And UK2 Effective The First Full Pay Period After January 1, 2021
    Ordinance
    Action: Accepted

    This Ordinance be Accepted.

  23. CHANGES MADE TO THE FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
  24. 18-2390 Subject: IFPTE Local 21 MOU From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. ("Salary Ordinance") To Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In TA1, TF1, TM2, TW1, UH1, UM1, UM2, TM1, And U41 Effective The First Full Pay Period After July 1, 2019; 2) Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In TA1, TF1, TM2, TW1, UH1, UM1, UM2, TM1, AND U41 Effective The First Full Pay Period After November 1, 2019; 3) Provide A 2% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In TA1, TF1, TM2, TW1, UH1, UM1, UM2, TM1, AND U41 Effective The First Full Pay Period After July 1, 2020; 5) Provide A 1% Wage Increase To The Salary Schedule Of Represented Units In TA1, TF1, TM2, TW1, UH1, UM1, UM2, TM1, AND U41 Effective The First Full Pay Period After January 1, 2021
    Ordinance
    Action: Accepted

    This Ordinance be Accepted.

  25. 18-2376 Subject: Federal Opportunity Zone Designation Updates From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Opportunity Zone Designation Updates And Policy Recommendations
    Informational Report
    Action: * Withdrawn and Rescheduled

    This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

  26. 18-2391 Subject: SEIU Local 1021 MOU From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Approving Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City Of Oakland And The Service Employees International Union (“SEIU”) Local 1021, Representing Employees In Representation Units SB1, SC1, SD1, AND SI1, Covering The Period From Of July 1, 2019 Through June 30, 2021; And
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/5/2019

  27. 18-2016 Subject: OPD Custody Process And Information Form: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report And Discussion Around Process Of Taking People Into Custody Including Overview Of OPD’s Practices, Number Of People Taken In, And Policy Ideas And Goals To Reduce The Number Of Those Taken Into Custody With Measurable Benchmarks
    Informational Report
    Action: * Withdrawn and Rescheduled

    This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Public Safety Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

  28. 18-2212 Subject: Affordable Housing Impact Fees From: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Requesting The City Administrator Or Designee To Include 1) All Affordable Housing Impact Fees Deposited Into The Affordable Housing Trust Fund Up To And During This Fiscal Year Through December 31, 2019, To The Extent Not Previously Allocated, In The Next Allocation Request Submitted To The City Council For Approval Pursuant To Chapter 15.62.050, And 2) All Such Approved Allocations In The Next Notice Of Funds Availability (NOFA) Issued By The City Administrator [TITLE CHANGE]
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/12/2019

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  30. 18-2281 Subject: FY 2022-2023 Quarter 4 Update On Code Enforcement Activities From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding The FY 2022-23 Quarter 4 Update On The Planning And Building Department's Code Enforcement Activities
    Informational Report
    Action: * Withdrawn and Rescheduled

    This Informational Report be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

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  32. 18-2380 Subject: Amendments To The Oakland Fire Code, Chapter 15.12 From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Repealing Current Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.12, Oakland Fire Code, (2) Making Findings To Substantiate Modifications To California Building Standards Code Due To Local Climatic, Geological Or Topographical Conditions, (3) Adopting And Making Local Amendments To The 2019 Edition Of The California Fire Code, California Code Of Regulations Title 24, Part 9, And (4) Recodifying Said Code At Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 15.12 As The Oakland Fire Code And Adopting CEQA Exemption Findings
    Ordinance
    Action: Accepted

    This Ordinance be Accepted.

  33. 18-1927 Subject: Exotic Animal Performances Ban Ordinance From: Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Titles 1 And 6 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Add Provisions Prohibiting In The City Of Oakland Performances Of Animals For Public Entertainment
    Ordinance
    Action: Scheduled

    This Ordinance be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 12/3/2019

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  35. CHANGES MADE TO THE PREVIOUSLY Distributed 10 DAY
  36. CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
  37. 18-2061 Subject: Information On Impact Fees From: Council President Kaplan Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of: 1) The City Of Oakland’s Current Efforts To Complete An Assessment Of The Affordable Housing, Jobs/Housing, And Transportation And Capital Improvements Impact Fee Programs From July 2016 To June 2019, And 2) Affordable Housing Impact Fee (AHIF) Collections, Budgeting For 2019/21 And Deployment
    Informational Report
    Action: Scheduled

    This Informational Report be Scheduled.to go before the *Community & Economic Development Committee to be heard 11/12/2019

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  39. CHANGES MADE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA
  40. CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PENDING LIST
  41. The Oakland City Council Special Rules and Legislation Committee convened at 10:35 A.M. with Councilmember Thao presiding as Chairperson.
  42. CHANGES MADE TO THE SPECIAL OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
  43. 18-2196 Subject: FY 2019-20 OPD Traffic Safety Grant From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator, Or Designee, To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In The Amount Of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Dollars From The State Of California, Office Of Traffic Safety (OTS), For The Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) To Be Administered By The Oakland Police Department (OPD), And To Authorize The General Purpose Services Fund To Contribute Seventy One Thousand Two Hundred Twenty Two Dollars ($71,222) To Cover The Related Central Services Overhead Charges
    City Resolution
    Action: Withdrawn with No New Date

    This City Resolution be Withdrawn with No New Date.

  44. 18-2389 Subject: IFPTE Local 21 MOU From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Approving Memorandum Of Understanding Between The City Of Oakland And The International Federation Of Professional And Technical Engineers (“IFPTE”) Local 21, Representing Employees In Representation Units TA1, TF1, TM2, TW1, UH1, UM1, UM2, TM1, And U41, Covering The Period From Of July 1, 2019 Through June 30, 2021; And
    City Resolution
    Action: Scheduled

    This City Resolution be Scheduled.to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council to be heard 11/5/2019