Rules & Legislation Committee meeting minutes — January 8, 2026

The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:39 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson

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.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Roll Call / Call To Order

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of December 4, 2025 And December 11, 2025

New Scheduling Items

Subject: Caltrans Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment For Litter Removal From: Office Of The Mayor And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Delegated Maintenance Agreement With The California Department Of Transportation (Caltrans) To Include Maintenance Activities Such As Weed Abatement, Litter, And Debris Removal On Specified Caltrans Highway On-Ramps And Off-Ramps; (2) Accepting And Appropriating Up To Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($375,000) From Caltrans In Connection With The Agreement; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings

Subject: 2025 Delinquent Business Taxes Assessment of Liens From: Finance Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution (1) Confirming The Report And Notice Of Liens For Delinquent Business Taxes With Penalties, Interest And Administrative And Assessment Charges, And (2) Overruling Any Protests And Objections Related To The Liens Included In Said Report And Authorizing The Recordation Of Liens, And (3) Directing The Notice Of Lien And Assessment Charges Be Turned Over To The County Tax Collector For Collection

Subject: Selection Panel Nominations For Police Commissioner Appointments From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt One Of The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Accepting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission; Or

2) A Resolution Rejecting The Police Commission Selection Panel’s Slate Of Ricardo Garcia-Acosta And Omar Farmer To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission

Subject: Reappointments To Library Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointments Of Karen Zukor, Chiye Azuma, And Alex Weinberg To The Library Commission

Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures Effective July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026; And (2) To Accept Additional Early Care And Education Emergency Grant Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And (3) To Enter Into An Agreement With California School Age Consortium (CalSAC) To Serve As The Fiscal Sponsor For The City Of Oakland Award From First 5 Alameda County’s Early Care And Education Emergency Grant, To Manage And Disburse Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Staff And Other Grant Related Expenditures

Subject: FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six-Month Update From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The FY 2025-2028 Citywide Strategic Plan Six-Month Update

Subject: Oakland PFRS’s Investment Portfolio As Of September 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 September 30, 2025

Subject: Department Of Race And Equity Update From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Activities Of The Department Of Race And Equity, Including Recent Major Accomplishments, Interdepartmental Collaborations, And Current And Upcoming Initiatives

Subject: Consultant Contract Amendment For The Fire Station 4 Project From: Public Works Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 88240 C.M.S. To Increase The Professional Services Agreement With Loving Campos Associates (LCA) Architects For Architectural And Engineering Design Services For The Fire Station 4 Project By An Amount Not-To-Exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,700,000.00), Bringing The Total Contract Amount From One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) To Four Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,200,000.00); (2) Waiving The Competitiverequest For Proposal/Qualifications Requirements; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings

Subject: SAMHSA Oakland ReCAST Program FY 25-26 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements Using Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funds To Three Agencies In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $437,000 To Provide Trauma Informed Behavioral Health Services To High-Risk Youth And Their Families From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And (2) Waiving The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) And Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding Professional Services Agreements To Three Entities In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 In SAMHSA Funding From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And (3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Above Grant Agreements And Professional Service Agreements To Increase The Amount Of Said Agreements Using Carryover Or Reallocated Grant Funding In Accordance With SAMHSA Authority

Subject: Community Policing Advisory Board Annual Report 2024-2025 From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive The 2024-2025 Annual Informational Report From The Community Policing Advisory Board

Subject: OPD Skelly Hearing Process Improvements From: Councilmember Brown Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On The Role Of Skelly Hearings In OPD’s Discipline Process, Current Challenges In Managing Skelly Hearings, And Options To Address The Backlog Of Discipline Cases Awaiting Skelly Hearings

Subject: Report On The City’s Official Newspapers From: Councilmember Fife Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City Of Oakland’s Utilization Of Its Official Newspapers Of Record For Advertisements And Other Noticing Purposes, Pursuant To Chapter 1.06 Of Oakland Municipal Code And Resolution No. 89141, Including (1) Whether All Appropriate Advertisements And Notices Have Been Placed With The Official Newspapers; (2) Rationale If/When Such Placements Have Not Occurred; And (3) Improvements Needed For Full Compliance With O.M.C Chapter 1.06

Subject: PSA With Evergreen Counseling From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Evergreen Counseling A Marriage And Family Therapy Corporation, To Provide Behavioral Science Consultation, Training, And Confidential Mental Health Services For The Oakland Fire Department From February 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028, In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($450,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000)

Subject: Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) Recommendations On The Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax Measure From: Finance Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Budget Advisory Commission (BAC) On The Proposed June 2026 $40 Million Parcel Tax Measure To Support Essential City Services And Fiscal Stability

Subject: Salary Survey Results From: Councilmembers Brown And Ramachandran Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Results Of The Salary Survey For City Job Classifications Earning Less Than Twenty-Five Dollars Per Hour

Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings

Subject: 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive An Information Report Regarding The Proposed 2026 State And Federal Legislative Agenda

Subject: Appointments For The Police Commission From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Appointment Of Evelio Grillo And Doug Wong To Serve On The Oakland Police Commission As The Mayor's Appointees

Open Forum

Adjournment

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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.

AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JANUARY 13, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE NEXT COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2026 AT 1:30 P.M.

CHANGES MADE TO THE JANUARY 13, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA

Subject: HCD Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Housing And Community Development Department’s Anti-Displacement Strategic Action Plan

CHANGES MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PENDING LIST UNDER JANUARY 27, 2026

Subject: Impact Fees Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2024-25 From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Annual Report On The Affordable Housing, Transportation, Capital Improvement, And Jobs/Housing Impact Fees For Fiscal Year 2024-2025

AT THE CALL OF THE RULES AND LEGISLATION COMMITTEE, THE JANUARY 13, 2026 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SPECIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING WAS CALLED TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY JANUARY 13, 2026 AT 1:30 P.M.