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May 7, 2026

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Briefing

May 5, 2026

Oakland City Council/ORSA concurrent meeting adopts procurement, public-safety contracts, land & homelessness actions; tree-violation finding approved after contested hearing

The Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and City Council met May 5, 2026. Major actions included adopting a resolution finding a property in violation of the Protected Tree Ordinance after a contested public hearing; adding Rule 33 to Council rules for hybrid meetings; approving cooperative purchase agreements for Public Works; authorizing construction contract for Feather River Camp septic and water replacements; approving Oakland Police Department contracts for Cellebrite and a records-search platform; advancing multiple housing, library, parks, and youth program items; and receiving the 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan.

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Briefing

Apr 23, 2026

Rules & Legislation Committee — Draft Minutes, April 23, 2026

Meeting convened at 10:34 AM with Chair Kevin Jenkins and Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani Ramachandran present. The committee accepted the schedule of outstanding items, forwarded multiple resolutions and administrative items to City Council or to standing committees (many for the May 5 and May 19 agendas), approved an urgency finding and forwarded the mayoral Police Commission appointment (Doug Wong) to the May 5 Council on non-consent, and handled a number of scheduling and pending-list changes. The meeting adjourned at 12:10 PM. Minutes are draft.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Special Life Enrichment Committee — April 21, 2026: library agreements, grants, youth employment awards, L/SLBE update

The Special Life Enrichment Committee convened at 4:02 PM with Chair Carroll Fife presiding; Councilmembers Noel Gallo, Charlene Wang, and Ken Houston (noted present at 4:07 PM) participated. The committee withdrew Item 5 (contract for customizable goods and apparel) to the pending list with no date. The committee approved library service agreements with the City of Piedmont ($1,082,955) and City of Emeryville ($459,827) and forwarded both to the May 5, 2026 City Council agenda on consent. The committee approved acceptance of Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation grants (up to $10,000,000 through June 30, 2036) and approved Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment and OFCY summer program grant awards (nine grants totaling $1,480,253.60 and twelve grants totaling $1,712,558.00) — all forwarded to the May 5, 2026 City Council agenda on consent. The L/SLBE certification and road map informational report was received and filed. The minutes report the adjournment time as 5:57 PM on page 1 and 6:11 PM on page 6.

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Briefing

Mar 26, 2026

Rules & Legislation Committee — March 26, 2026 (Meeting Minutes)

Committee convened at 10:31 AM with Council President Jenkins presiding; Members Brown, Ramachandran, and Jenkins present (Councilmember Fife excused). The committee approved prior meeting minutes, considered new scheduling items, and forwarded multiple informational reports, ordinances, resolutions, and referrals to standing committees and Special City Council meetings (notably items on illegal dumping enforcement and remediation, police policies and technology, staffing and budget reports, housing rent adjustment matters, floodplain regulations, and property/lease transactions). The Mayor’s Charter Reform Working Group report was received and filed. The meeting adjourned at 12:33 PM.

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