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Good morning. Hmm. It's the reverse good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee meeting on this Thursday
March 12th. It is now 9-01 and this meeting shall come to order and welcome
back into my old school original place of business. At any rate before I begin
with role I would like to give instructions on how to submit a speaker
card. If you are here participating with us in hearing room one in City Hall
first floor please fill out a speaker card and turn it into a clerk
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speaker card turning into a clerk representative by 9-11 with that I will now begin with bro
noting that I will not be able to control your on and off mic so you guys have full control of
that thank you very much um with that on roll for this meeting uh council member brown present
is excused councilmember Ramachandra Council president chair Jenkins present
good morning good morning we have three present one excuse councilmember five
and do you have any announcements before we begin this meeting okay and moving
on to item number two which is the year is no a minute to approve at this time
at this special meeting. So moving on to item 3 which is our new scheduling. Item
3.1 is a resolution authorizing and directing the city attorney to
compromise and settle a case of Tom O'Neill and Mabel Page versus the city
of Oakland and Municipal Corporation. Nakia M. Ward-Dose 1 through 50 Alameda
the County Superior Court case numbers,
23 C.V. 035142 and 23 C.V. 035146,
the city attorney file numbers,
3548035480-1 in the sum of $100,000 in 0 cents,
Department of Transportation dangerous conditions
of public property on the March 16th,
2026 special city council agenda on consent
and we need a rule 24 reasoning.
Good morning.
Both items 3.1 and 3.2 are resolutions authorizing
settlements and these routinely go straight to council.
Thank you for that rule 24.
So for both items 3.1 and 3.2,
I will now read in item 3.2.
3.2 is doctor resolution authorizing
and directing the city attorney to compromise
and settle a case of Billman Hagel's
versus the city of Oakland public entity.
The County of Alameda and the Public Entity First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, a non-properate
religious corporation and does one through 50 inclusive Alameda County Superior Court
case number two three CV zero four six three eight eight city attorney file number three
six three nine five in the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars payable to Philman
Hagel's and his attorney at Harrison personal injury lawyers Oakland Department of Transportation
Dangerous conditions to be heard on the March 16 2026 special city council agenda on consent and that the city attorney just stated
the rule 24 reasoning for that
moving on to item 3.3
Which is receiving informational report on the fiscal year 25 through 26 second quarter?
Q2 revenues and expenditures re rne results in year and estimate for the general purpose fund
and select funds on the March 24th, 2026 Finance and Management Committee agenda.
Item 3.4 is a resolution in support of Senate Bill SB1218 to amend the California Vehicle
Code to require payment of resolution of illegal dumping fines before vehicle registration
can be completed.
And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation
Committee.
I do see staff.
Good afternoon council W chief staff to Mayor Barbara Lee. The mayor is requesting to co-sponsor this item. She's working closely with Senator Eric Yeen on the state bill. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you so noted. We will be adding Mayor Lee onto item 3.4. Moving on to item 3.5 is a resolution one honoring Bishop Charles Hames Jr. for his distinguished services at the 66th Bishop of Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.
His transformational leadership as a senior pastor of BB Memorial Cathedral CME Church in Oakland and his long
lifelong commitment to the faith community service and social justice and
to commemoratively renaming the intersection of 939th and Telegraph Avenue as Bishop Charles Hames, Jr.
Way and authorizing installation of a commemorative plaque or sign honoring Bishop Charles Hames, Jr.
Pursue it to policy and procedure established by the Oakland City Council resolution number 77967 CMS
And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th
2026 public works and transportation committee agenda
Item 3.6 is an ordinance amending Oakland Municipal Code chapter 8.1
illegal dumping to one increase penalties illegal dumping to making transfer
supporting waste in vehicle without a license plate or
offenses and to
Increase enforcement against the illegal dumping to be scheduled for the March 24 2026 public works and transportation committee agenda
I see staff
Have you talked with author? I'm sorry. Have you talked with author? Um, I believe she has had some conversations with with the author
Yes, okay. We'll check in with councilmember hunger. Great. Thank you
so noted
Moving on to item
3.7 I 3.7 is a resolution approving the surveillance impact report in a min
surveillance use policy incorporating
recommendations of a privacy advisory commission for the
and
Arab it's system authorizing the city administrator to negotiate an enter into an agreement with Arab it's Inc for a pilot program
To detect and report illegal dumping three away being the local local small business enterprise
program and competitive multi-step technology
Acquisitions requirements and for directing the city administrator to return within one year of the adoption of this resolution to provide an
Information report to be scheduled for the March 24th Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda item
3.8 is in ordinance one authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and execute a purchase and sale agreement with
3105 San Pablo LLC to acquire the improved real property located at
3105 San Pablo Avenue in Oakland
California for three million four hundred ninety-five thousand dollars and related due diligence in closing costs
for redevelopment as Hoover Branch library and to reallocating two hundred
and forty two thousand dollars of measure KK funds for the property
acquisition and three adopting California Environmental Quality Act
findings and this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th 2026 life
enrichment committee agenda hello councilmember this is Jamie Turback
library director at Councilmember Feist request she wanted to be listed as a
co-sponsor. Thank you. So noted to add Councilmember Fife as a co-sponsor item
3.8. Moving on to item 3.9 is a resolution approving the Oakland Police
Department's vehicle GPS tracker surveillance use policy Department of
General Order 1 through 30 I-33 or 1 through 33 and surveillance impact
report this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 Public
safety committee agenda item 3.10 is receiving information report from the
mayor's charter reform working group and this is being requested to be scheduled
for March 26 20 March 26 2026 rules and legislation committee agenda item 3.11
is a resolution waiving the request for proposal qualification requirements and
awarding a professional services contract to Bayview Industrial Services
Inc also known as Bayview environmental service Inc to continue providing on-call emergency and non-emergency collection
removal and disposable hazardous materials for a one-year term in the amount not to exceed
$500,000 with an option to extend the agreement for an additional one-year term in an amount not to exceed
$500,000 and with and without returning to city council for a total contract amount not to exceed one million dollars
And this is being requested to be scheduled for the April 14th
2026 Special City Council agenda on non-consent and I will read in the rule 24
This is requesting for the item to bypass committee to ensure that there is no lapse in service
Moving on to item 312 item 312 is a resolution
Initiating the fiscal year 2026 to 27 assessment process for the city of Oakland landscaping and lighting assessment district and authorizing the city
Administrator to order a preliminary engineering report and this is being requested to be scheduled for March 21st
2026 finance and management committee agenda
Apologies on the previous item that says the April 14th special City Council
Meeting is April 14 currently listed at a different time
please note that the
Calendar shows that all items in are all committees or council meetings in April aren't special due to the
holiday of spring break the first week
So everything has been moved to accommodate the schedule. So yes all the meetings in April are special. Thank you
I see staff approaching the podium is it regards to item 312 or
We are requesting it for April 21st
2026
Apologize if that I misspeak and say it says April 21st 2020
I think I heard April 14th and I just wanted to clarify my apologies if I did say that yes
This is item 312 is being requested to be scheduled for April 21st finance. Thank you
All right, and we are now moving to item 313 item 313 is a resolution 1 approving ongoing cooperative purchases agreement exceeding
$250,000 for the Oakland Public Works Bureau of maintenance and internal services equipment services division
Commodity goods and services contracts as outlined in table one in an additional amount not to exceed
sixteen million eight hundred fifteen thousand dollars and to adopting appropriate California Environmental Quality Act findings
And this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st public works and transportation committee agenda
Item 314 is an informational report on the status of the city's compliance with municipal regional storm
water permit transfer reduction
requirements and this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st 2026 public works and transportation committee agenda
item 315 is a resolution one authorizing the city administrator to enter into an agreement with in six properties
DBA Alpine Awards Inc to provide
Customizable goods and clothing including athletic casual, you know casual uniform and well weather related apparel
for Department of Public Works recreation and youth development program for a amount not to exceed
$500,000 over a five-year term and
to waive the local small the local business small business enterprise program requirements
And this is also being requested to be scheduled for the April the special April 21st 2026 life enrichment committee agenda
Moving on to item 316, which is a resolution authorizing the city administrator to accept
Monetary grants gifts and donations from the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
OPRF in the amount not to exceed 10 million dollars through June 30th 2036 to appropriate
Say of funds for the city of Oakland Parks and Recreation youth development department three accept goods in and
in-kind services for
Rf valued any amount not to exceed 2 million dollars through June 30th
2036 and this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st 2026 life enrichment committee agenda
Now moving to the recommendations from committee on March 10th starting with March. Excuse me starting with
317 receive an information report on measure q1 why wait, excuse me
My apologies these are items that were heard in committee so I will just be
reading the short title and the recommendations from committee. So item
3.17 is information report on measure Q and the committee received and filed
this item in committee. Item 318 is the OPD overtime report. This item was was
received in file in committee and the committee requested an
information report to return when this item comes back in its next quarterly
report and the information they requesting that this has a number of
personnel that are exceeding the specified threshold due to
overtime in the next report. Moving on from moving to recommendations from the
March 10th Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda item
319 is information report from Bart addressing Bart's current physical
outlook and the committee received about this item. Item 3.20 this is the Oakland
alameda access project delegate delegate delegated maintenance agreement
amendment and this was withdrawn at committee and scheduled to the pending
note date specific. So is there somebody from the department here? I spoke with
both the chair of Public Works and I spoke with the department and we want to
put this on the next City Council meeting on consent, yeah, because of the
urgency in the project. So noted. So item 3.20, the Oakland Alameda Access
Project Delegated Maintenance Agreement. This item is being scheduled for March
16th city council special city council on consent moving on to item 3.21 this
was the affordable housing and sustainable committees communities
program cycle 8 and 9 the committee approved the recommendations of staff
and for this to afford this item to the March 16th special city council agenda
on consent and this consists of both pieces of legislation item 3 22 was
reorganizing the reorganizing of the parking division. The committee approved
the recommendations of staff and received and forward this item to the
March 16th Special City Council agenda on non-consent. I see administration? Yeah
the administration would request to move this to the pending list no date
specific and we'll return to schedule it once the supplemental report is ready.
Councilmember Brown. Thank you so much. I'm through the chair to the
administration my ask on this item is for it to go to the full council and now
back to committee we'll work that out for clarity we are pending pending date
no date specific and then I'll work with administration and councilmember Brown's
office on where it goes after that okay so the rules pending list no date
specific correct thank you for that so noted we are now moving to the
recommendations from the March 10th community and economic development
committee starting with item 3.23 this is the lead hazard reduction grant
program and the committee approved staff's recommendations to be forwarded
to the March 16th special city council agenda on consent item 3.24 which was the
HCD anti-displacement strategic action plan. This item was approved this
committee approved staff recommendations to be received and forwarded to the
March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent. Item 3.25 was the
Pro-Housing Incentive Pilot Program grant application round four and the
committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to the March
16th Special City Council agenda on consent. Now moving to recommendation
from the March 10th Life Enrichment Committee agenda. item 3.26 the
Professional Services Agreement amendment with American Building Services
Inc. the committee approved staff recommendations to be forwarded to the
March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent. item 3.27 it's the
Adwa Fine Arts Services contract. the committee approved the recommendations
of staff to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on
consent item 3.28 the innovative interfaces contract renewal the
committee approved staff recommendations to be forwarded to the March 16th
special city council agenda on consent item 3.29 the city of Oakland 2026
homelessness strategic action plan the committee approved to receive and forward
this item to the March 16th, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent
with the supplemental that includes Councilmember Fife's questions under
strategic strategy to the plan highlights rapid diversion intervention
interventions to expedite stabilization for those who are newly homeless and or
low acuity, recommending a potential pilot can staff explain these interventions and
if there is specific recommendations for what the city pilots.
Two, under strategy three, the plan points out that 90% of the city is already designated
as high sensitivity and suggested a new priority non-camping zone within the high sensitivity
areas to establish a data-informed framework for assessing and responding
to encampments. Can they expand on this goal of the no-camping zones and how it
would help with meeting the project projectives of the plan? Three, on Oak
Glitter, the co-manager encampment pilot, and what does this entail? Will this
reflect the model and city pilot at third and Peralta and at East Lake for
the plan highlights the need for better collaboration with the county and even
assign roles and responsibilities under each strategy. Has the county agreed to
the roles and responsibilities? Would there be a push to final a formalize an
agreement to facilitate these efforts? Five, how does the city plan to better
identify and coordinate with the county as it permits to service for
unhoused individuals with
addictions and mental health disorders and a supplemental report to include questions and concerns
from each council member and the end the twenty February twenty twenty five twenty fifth twenty twenty six Commission on homeless meetings
regarding the county feedback
Item sorry
The administration would like to request to move this item to the April 28th special City Council meeting
April 28th, correct
Don't know that that these item
That I just read it is the city of Oakland 2026 homelessness
Strategic action plan is being now requested to go to April
25th 28th, excuse me council on consent or I'm sorry
consent. Yes. Okay. Thank you for that. Item 3.3 is the H-HAP Winter Relief in
Oprah. The committee approved as amended the recommendations of staff and to forth this item
to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on non-consent amendments made to the legislation
and amending three adding three further resolve clauses. One further resolve that the City Council
directs the city administrator to provide written reports to life and
Richmond committee every six months regarding the program receiving funding
from the funding sources accepted or appropriated through this resolution
including current or future allocations of such funding sources including but
not limited to homelessness housing assistance and prevention have funds and
Oakland path rehousing initiative funds and county winner relief funds the first
reports shall be no later than six months after the execution of the associated agreement.
Each report shall include program level performance and metrics for each provider and program
receiving funds from the sources, including total contract funding amount, number and
individual served, percentage of clients served who identify as black or African American,
in percentage of participants existing to permanent housing housing and retention outcomes
at six and 12 months average length of stay program capacity and average occupancy of
utilization rates program level exit to permanent housing outcome for black and African-Americans
in American clients any new enhanced performance metrics and or a benchmark estimated by the
city administrator who shall be informed by historical performance and data from
her jurisdiction performance compression to table summarizing program
level matrix and or benchmarks to further resolve that it is that if a
program funded through these sources fails to meet benchmarks established by
the administrator the city administrator show implement appropriate
remedies, which may include default notices, corrective action measures,
performance improvement plans, technical assistance, non-renewal or termination,
and over-shell and over-shell include discussion of such measures and next
required six months report to life enrichment and three further resolved
that the city administrator should incorporate the program level
performance matrix and benchmarks reported pressure to this resolution into future funding
recommendations for the homelessness program supported by these funding sources, including
contract renewal extensions or new funding allocations and shall provide to the council
a summary of how program performance informs such funding recommendations.
And that concludes the amendments for this item.
Can we hold on that item yes, I'm madam clerk while we're waiting
Can you share for item three point nine when what was the date that it was scheduled? It's the OPD GPS tracker
Item three point nine. Yes. Yeah, they're requesting that this be scheduled to the March 24th
2026 public safety committee agenda excellent. Thank you. You're welcome
Thank you for your patience. So on three point
3-0 talked with the chair of the committee. This is going to go on consent as opposed to non-consent
and just restating chair Jenkins's
Request that item 3.3. Oh the h-hab went to relief and
Opr. I is being requested to now be scheduled for March 16th city special City Council agenda on consent, correct?
Thank you for that
We are now moving to recommendations from the March 10th Public Safety Committee agenda and this coming from the
OPD
Cadet and this excuse me. My apologies. It's item 3.31
It's only the one the one item that's on that agenda was OPD cadet program funding and this item
was approved
From staff to before the recommendations were approved from staff to be forwarded to the March 16th special city council agenda on consent
And that is your last item three. We do have two speakers on this item
Let's hear the speakers and then yeah speakers first. Thank you for that
We have Larry Beekman if you are here in chambers
Please approach the podium in any order and then if you are participating online
Please raise your hand so we can recognize you and then we have Raji Mendal Raji Mendal Raji Mendal district 4
I'm speaking of support of item 3.9
The OPD vehicle GPS tracker policy the city auditor's report on 911 response times
Specifically recommended enabling GPS location capability and patrol vehicles so dispatchers can identify and send the closest available unit
It's a practical operational improvement that can help reduce response times without additional staffing and it hasn't been publicly
Discussed since a pack meeting in 24. I would also appreciate a clarification from staff on one related point
Oakland Fire Department appears to have already implemented a pilot using GPS
Enable dispatch capability without council approval could staff explain how that program moved forward operationally while opd policy is still pending approval. Thank you
Thank you for your comments. I do apologize to the public our stopwatch on the
Zoom app is not working appropriately. So I will be using the timer on my phone
So we will now go to the next public commenter who is participating via zoom
I have Blair or I'm not sure if he's in person Blair Beekman
If you are here participating via zoom, please raise your hand in the queue. I do not see Blair big men
So those are all your speakers for item 3
Thank you to the district 1 and 2 offices. You guys work out item 3.6
Yes, we did we can
Withdraw the request for co-sponsorship from council member Wong's office. Okay. Thank you. So that being withdrawn
bear with me
3.8 councilmember five is going to be added as a co sponsor 3.11 we're gonna note the world 24
3.2 Oh, we'll go to City Council on consent
3.22 is going to rules no date specific with me to work with councilmember Brown and the administration on
Where this is placed next 3.29
Going to 3.29 is going April 28th
3.3.0 will go to consent and with that I'll entertain a motion as amended second
thank you for that and just want to be clear and we also included the rule
24 for item 3.1 and 3.2 yeah yeah thank you so much and so that was a motion by
councilmember Brahmachandran seconded by councilmember Brown to approve
Item three as amended on roll councilmember Brown. Hi council member five
Oh, did I go on yes is not is excuse
Councilmember Ramachandran I and chair Jenkins. I item number three was approved as amended with three eyes one excused
That now takes us to item number four one moment while I switch back to that page my apologies
Item 4 is the review of the draft agendas pending lists and the City Council and committee agendas noting you have
the March 16th special City Council agenda in this packet as well as March 19th rules all the pending lists in the
Draft agendas for March 24th in the rules agenda draft agenda for March 26
Councilmember Brown excellent. Thank you so much
Just wanted to make the clerk's team aware and my colleagues that we have shifted the date of the Education
Partnerships Committee to Monday April the 13th at 3 30
3 30
Perfect. Good time
to the administration
When you move from the city administrators office under the draft
LEC agenda from March 24th item number four the report on the impact of ordinance
number 13825 and recommendations
Staff is requesting that that item go to the April 21st LEC
Thank you
d2 office
Yes, on behalf of councilmember Wong we
Look are looking at the draft a March 24th drafted agenda for CED
We're looking to reschedule item number five regarding the relocation agreement without Front Foster
Interstate Ella LLC to the April 21st
CED agenda
Anything else?
Right any public comment
Thank you for that. Yes. We do have two speakers. We have a run
Rodney Mundahl, excuse me and Blair Beekman
Rajni Mundahl district 4 I'm asking that to oversight reports be scheduled for council review first back in November
The Police Commission recently transmitted its recommendation regarding OPD's annual militarized equipment use report
under Oakland's militarized equipment ordinance OMC
9.65 implementing a before 8 1 the governing body must review and determine whether to continue authorization for the equipment and its use policy
Since the Commission has completed review, which should be agendized for public safety and then City Council
Second the recent audit by the city auditor notes the importance of regular reporting from the community police review agency OMC
0.45 requires periodic reporting by the CIPRA director to the Commission as well as City Council
Regarding investigations and operations so I ask that that CIPRA biannual report
Reference in the audit also be scheduled for council review so that the information can be seen publicly. Thank you
Thank you
Public speakers. I have Blair beekman if you are participating in zoom, which I do not see him in the queue
So that concludes your public commenters for item 4, okay
Okay so noting the at partnerships Monday April 13th at 3 30 p.m.
Noting March 24th CD item number five is rescheduled to April 21st and noting item number four
on life enrichment March 24th moved to April 21st I'll entertain a motion approval second
thank you so much for that and we have a motion by Councilmember Brown seconded by councilmember
I'm a challenge and to approve item four as amended on role
Council member Brown. I
Buy fizz excuse councilman. I'm a chondron. I chair Jenkins. I and that concludes item four with three eyes one excuse
We now move to open forum. I have two speakers. I have Raji Mandal and Blair big men
Raji Mandal district for the auditor's recent report on Oakland's police oversight agencies identify staffing challenges across the police commission
SIPRA and OIG. Those staffing challenges are not unique to these agencies. Most
departments across City Hall are operating under similar fiscal
constraints. But the report also points to broader questions about how these
oversight bodies operate within the city's governance framework. The audit
references issues such as reporting responsibilities, committee structures,
and how these agencies carry out their work within the city's administrative
system. So as Council and Administration review the report, I hope the discussion
considers not only resources but also governance, including how authority, accountability, and
reporting responsibilities are organized across these oversight bodies.
Those policy questions ultimately fall within the council's role as the city considers the
audit's recommendations.
Thank you.
And again, I do not see Blair Beekman in the QR in the room, so that concludes your open
forum speakers.
Thank you.
This meeting is adjourned.