Rules & Legislation Committee meeting minutes — February 5, 2026

The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:35 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 Meeting Of January 22, 2026

New Scheduling Items

Subject: Travel Reimbursement For Councilmember’s Jenkins And Ramachandran From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing Reimbursement From The City Council Contingency Fund For Travel Costs In An Amount Not To Exceed $2,500 Each For Councilmembers Kevin Jenkins And Janani Ramachandran To Travel To Washington, D.C. For Federal Advocacy

Subject: Reappointment To Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission (Measure NN) From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Rownee Winn As A Member Of The Oakland Public Safety Planning And Oversight Commission

Subject: Appointments To The HeadStart Advisory Board From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Gabriela Aranda And Reverend To Niya Scott-Smith And Reappointments Of Christina Michaud, Julia Forte Frudden, And Kevin Bremond As Members Of The Head Start Advisory Board

Subject: Reappointments To The Housing, Residential Rent, And Relocation Board From: Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Kara Brodfuehrer As A Landlord Representative And Cinthya Munoz Ramos As A Tenant Representative And Deseanna Williams As An Alternative Tenant Representative To The Housing, Residential Rent And Relocation Board

Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks

Subject: Citywide Cooperative Agreements FY 2026-27 From: Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Citywide Commodity Goods And Services Contracts As Outlined In Table 1 In An Additional Amount Not To Exceed Eight Million Forty-Thousand Dollars ($8,040,000)

Subject: Issuance Of An Unconditional Certificate Of Completion For The 4430, 4440, and 4448 Howe Street Public Improvements From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting Public Infrastructure Improvements, Directing The Filing Of An Unconditional Certificate Of Completion (“UCC”) For The 4430, 4440, And 4448 Howe Street Public Improvements Per The Subdivision Improvement Agreement (“SIA”) For Deferred Construction Of Public Infrastructure Improvements, And Making California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Findings

Subject: Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project Construction Phase From: Department Of Transportation Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Award A Construction Contract To Bay Line Cutting & Coring Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Three Hundred Thirty-One Thousand One Hundred Forty Four Dollars ($3,331,144); Waiving The Five Percent (5%) Maximum Mobilization Requirement Per Section 9-3.4 Of The Project Specifications; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And

2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. For Design For Adeline Street Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) By Increasing The Contract Amount By Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not-To-Exceed Nine Hundred Eighteen Thousand Dollars ($918,000); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And

3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. To Provide Special Inspection And Material Testing Services For The Adeline Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project (Project No. 1000967) For An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

Subject: 2025 Library Commission Annual Report From: Oakland Public Library Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Public Library Commission (LC) For The 2025 Calendar Year

Subject: Atthowe Fine Arts Services Contract From: Oakland Public Library Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements, And Awarding A Contract To Atthowe Transportation Cooperative Corp. DBA Atthowe Fine Art Services For The Storage Of Select African American Museum Library Materials For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)

Subject: Innovation Interfaces Contract Renewal From: Oakland Public Library Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process, And Awarding A Contract To Innovative Interfaces, Inc. For The Oakland Public Library Integrated Library System, Including Computer Hardware And Software And Maintenance Services, For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)

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: OPD Surveillance Tech 2024 Annual Reports From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting The Annual Reports For The Following City Of Oakland Police Department Surveillance Technologies: (A) Automated License Plate Readers; (B) Crime Lab Biometrics DNA Analysis Technology; (C) Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR); (D) Live Stream Transmitter; (E) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS Or Drone) ; (F) Forensic Logic Coplink/Crimetracer System; (G) Pen Register; And (2) Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use Each Of These Technologies

Subject: Informational Report Regarding The Oakland Police Department Overtime From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From City Administrator Regarding The Oakland Police Dept. Overtime; The Current System Used For Tracking And Approving Overtime; The Process In Place To Improve The Approval And Tracking Process; On The February 24, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda

Subject: Port Liaison Committee Vice Chairman Appointment From: Councilmember Houston Recommendation: A Motion To Designate Councilmember Houston As Vice Chair Of The City/Port Liaison Committee ; On The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

Subject: Oakland’s 2025 Business Closures From: Councilmember Wang Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From City Administrator Regarding Oakland’s 2025 Business Closures: Including Sector-Specific, Business Size And Geographic Mapping Data, Closure Causation, Economic Business Analysis To Include Projected Reductions In Sales Tax And General Fund Revenue; On The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda

Subject: Professional Services Agreement Amendment With American Building Service, Inc. From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute An Amendment To An Existing Professional Services Agreement With American Building Service, Inc., Increasing The Current Agreement Of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) By An Additional Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For A New Total Agreement Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) And Extending The Term End Date From December 31, 2026 To June 30, 2029 For Regular Janitorial And Cleaning Services At Early Childhood Facilities

Subject: Appeal Of The 1205 Franklin Street Major Variance Self-Storage Conversion Project From: Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A Resolution Denying The Appeal By John Kevlin, Representing TC I 1205 Franklin, LLC, The Property Owner At 1205 Franklin Street (The “Property”), , And Thus Upholding The Planning Commission’s Denial Of A Major Variance For The Conversion Of The Second And Third Floor Offices Into A Self- Or Mini-Storage Industrial Activity In An Existing Building At The Property; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings

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

Open Forum

Adjournment

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Changes Made To The Finance And Management Committee Pending List - Under Quarterly Reports

Subject: OPD Overtime Report From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime