Oakland Rules & Legislation Committee meeting summary — January 22, 2026
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Committee convened at 10:30 AM in the City Council Chamber, chaired by Council President Kevin Jenkins. Members Brown and Ramachandran present; Fife excused. Committee approved minutes from January 8, 2026 and accepted new scheduling items. Multiple appointment resolutions (Commission on Homelessness, Cultural Affairs Commission, Commission on Aging) were placed on the February 3, 2026 council agenda on consent. A proposed cooperative purchasing agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC was withdrawn. Several settlement resolutions (totaling $230,000 across three matters) were scheduled for the February 3, 2026 council agenda on consent. A resolution supporting AB 1537 (Bryan) was scheduled for the February 3, 2026 council agenda on consent. A professional services agreement with ImageTrend LLC to replace the Fire Department RMS was scheduled to the Public Safety Committee for February 10, 2026. Committee reviewed draft agendas and pending lists; meeting adjourned at 10:59 AM.
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- Approved draft minutes from the Rules & Legislation Committee meeting of January 8, 2026.
- Accepted new scheduling items (motion accepted as amended).
- Scheduled resolution confirming appointment of Jenn Oakley to the Commission on Homelessness for the February 3, 2026 City Council agenda (sponsor changed to Office of the Mayor).
- Scheduled resolutions confirming mayoral appointments to the Cultural Affairs Commission (Joti Singh and Salim Shariff) and to the Commission on Aging (Kevin Beachem, Sharawn Tipton, Gwendolyn Thomas Knight, Car-Lette Garrett, Leslie Smith, Rhonda Ramirez) for the February 3, 2026 City Council agenda on consent.
- Withdrew the City resolution regarding a cooperative purchasing agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC for advanced life support equipment (no new date set).
- Scheduled settlement resolutions to the February 3, 2026 City Council agenda on consent: Tiffany Nault v. City of Oakland — $75,000; State Farm General Insurance Co. v. City of Oakland — $30,000; Gosvami Marquez & Miriam Hernandez v. City of Oakland — $125,000.
- Scheduled a City resolution in support of AB 1537 (Bryan) for the February 3, 2026 City Council agenda on consent.
- Scheduled the Fire Department professional services agreement with ImageTrend LLC (replacement RMS; total not to exceed $1,369,243 including extensions) to the Public Safety Committee for February 10, 2026.
- Reviewed and accepted draft agendas and committee pending lists; noted cancelled and upcoming committee meetings.
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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
- Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of January 8, 2026
- New Scheduling Items
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Subject: PSA With Stryker Sales, LLC, Emergency Medical Equipment From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Enter Into A Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Stryker Sales LLC For The Purchase, Lease, Maintenance, And Repair Of Advanced Life Support Equipment (ALS) In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Eighty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($681,877.80) Per Year For Five (5) Years For A Total Not To Exceed Amount Of Three Million Four Hundred Nine Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Nine Dollars ($3,409,389.00); And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process Requirements, And Local Business Enterprise And Small Local Business Enterprise (LBE/SLBE) Program Requirements For The Proposed Cooperative Purchasing Agreement With Stryker Sales, LLC
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- Subject: PSA With ImageTrend Emergency Management Software From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With Image Trend LLC To Replace The Oakland Fire Department’s Records Management System (RMS) With National Emergency Response Information System Compliant Artificial Intelligence Powered Fire And EMS RMS Software At A Cost Of One Million Six Thousand Six Hundred And Fifty Nine Dollars ($1,006,659), For The Term Of January 1, 2026 Through December 31, 2028, With The Option To Extend The Agreement Up To Two Years, At An Additional Cost Of Three Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Five Hundred And Eighty Four Dollars ($362,584) And Without Return To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Three Hundred Sixty Nine Thousand Two Hundred And Forty Three Dollars ($1,369,243); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multi-Step Solicitation Process For It Contracts And The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements For The Agreement With Image Trend LLC
- Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
- 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.
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