Community & Economic Development Committee minutes — March 10, 2026
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Committee met March 10, 2026; approved draft minutes and schedule; approved staff recommendations to accept federal and state housing grants (Lead Hazard Reduction and Prohousing programs), authorize related agreements and procurements, and received the HCD Anti‑Displacement Strategic Action Plan. Items S3 and S5 were forwarded to the March 16, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent.
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- Approved draft minutes from the February 24, 2026 committee meeting.
- Accepted determination of the schedule of outstanding committee items.
- S3 — Approved staff recommendation to accept and appropriate up to $4.4 million from the Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program; authorized a professional services agreement with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. not to exceed $4,021,094.30 for grant administration and construction services; authorized up to $334,878.13 total for one or more workforce development service provider agreements following competitive procurement; authorized grants to eligible property owners for lead remediation and healthy home improvements; urgency finding approved; forwarded to March 16, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent.
- S5 — Approved staff recommendation to apply for, accept, and appropriate up to $1,600,000 from the State Department of Housing and Community Development Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program for capitalized service reserves and to make grants or loans under specified affordable housing programs; urgency finding approved; forwarded to March 16, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent.
- Received the Housing & Community Development Department’s Anti‑Displacement Strategic Action Plan (informational) and forwarded to the March 16, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent.
- Heard public comment (total: multiple speakers across items and open forum) and adjourned at 3:18 P.M.
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- The Oakland City Council Community And Economic Development Committee Convened At 1:33 P.M. With Councilmember Brown 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: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, 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 a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 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 Held On February 24, 2026
- Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
- Subject: Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Accept And Appropriate Up To $4.4 Million In Grant Funds From The Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program; (2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,021,094.30, To Provide Grant Administration And Management Construction Services For The Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Programs, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements, Local Employment And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements, And Request For Proposal/ Qualifications Competitive Process Requirements; (3) Upon Completion Of A Competitive Procurement Process, Enter Into One Or More Agreements In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $334,878.13 With One Or More Workforce Development Services Providers To Expand The Supply Of Workers And Firms Available To Conduct Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Work; And (4) Make Grants To Eligible Property Owners For The Remediation Of Lead-Based Paint Hazards And Healthy Home Improvements
- 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
- Subject: Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Grant Application Round 4 From: Housing And Community Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To $1,600,000 In Funds From The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing And (2) Make Grants Or Development Loans Under The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program Or The Rapid Response Homeless Housing Program, Contingent On Funding Availability
- Open Forum
- Adjournment
- In the event of 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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- Changes Made To The Order Of The Agenda To Hear Item S5 After S3
- Councilmember Fife Noted As Present At 1:34 P.M.
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