*Rules & Legislation Committee on 2026-10-22 10:30 AM - Oct 22, 2026

Agenda

1. Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 8, 2026

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2. Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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3.1. Subject: Minimum Wage Ballot Measure

From: Office Of The City Clerk Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Accepting The Certification Of The Results Of The Examination Of The Initiative Petition Proposing An Ordinance Entitled “Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026”; And 27-0173 Sponsors: Office Of The City Clerk Rule 24: All Election Matters Go Straight To Council 2) Pursuant To California Elections Code Section 9215, The City Council Shall Adopt One Of The Following Items Of Legislation: A) An Ordinance Adopting The Citizen Sponsored Initiative Entitled “Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026,” Without Alteration, To Amend Oakland’s Minimum Wage Ordinances To Increase The Minimum Wage To $30 For Oakland Employees By July 1, 2037, Among Other Things; Or 27-0174 Sponsors: Office Of The City Clerk City of Oakland Page 4 Printed on 10/21/2026 4:10:15PM *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL October 22, 2026 B) A Resolution Submitting The Citizen Sponsored Initiative Entitled “Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026” To The Voters At The Next General Municipal Election (November 7, 2028); Or At A Special Election To Be Held 88-103 Days After The Call Of The Election, And Calling And Giving Notice For Such Special Election; Or 27-0175 Sponsors: Office Of The City Clerk C) A Resolution Ordering The Preparation Of A Report Pursuant To California Elections Code Section 9212 On The Effects Of The Citizen Sponsored Initiative Entitled “Oakland Living Wage For All Act Of 2026,” To Be Presented To Council Within 30 Days; On The December 1, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent 27-0176 Sponsors: Office Of The City Clerk Rule 24: All Election Matters Go Straight To Council

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3.2. Subject: Data Center Moratorium Report And Extension

From: Councilmember Fife And Planning And Building Department Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Adopting And Issuing The Written Report Required By Government Code Section 65858, Subdivision (D), Within Thirty-Five (35) Days Of The Passage Of The Forty-Five (45) Day Interim Emergency Moratorium, Describing The Measures Taken To Alleviate The Conditions That Led To The Adoption Of Interim Emergency Ordinance No. 13899 C.M.S.; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And 27-0177 Sponsors: Fife and Planning & Building Department Rule 24: These Pieces Of Legislation Are Related To The Data Center Moratorium Approved By Council On October 6, 2026. State Law Requires That A Written Report Be Heard By Council 35 Days After The Adoption Of The Initial Moratorium. Moreover, Based On The Report And Findings, Council Will Be Able To Consider An Emergency Ordinance To Extend The Moratorium. To Meet Required Deadlines By State Law, This Needs To Be Placed On The November 10th Council Agenda As A Public Hearing. 2) An Interim Emergency Ordinance, Pursuant To Oakland City Charter Section 213 And California Government Code Section 65858, Extending Interim Emergency Ordinance No. 13899 C.M.S., The Temporary Moratorium On The Approval Of Any Land Use Entitlements And/Or Agreements On The Development Or Operation Of Data Centers In The City Of Oakland, For Ten (10) Months And Fifteen (15) Days; On The November 10, 2026 Special City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing 27-0178 Sponsors: Fife and Planning & Building Department City of Oakland Page 5 Printed on 10/21/2026 4:10:15PM *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL October 22, 2026

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

27-0127 Attachments: October 27, 2026 Special Finance And Management Committee Agenda October 27, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee Agenda October 27, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee Agenda October 27, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda October 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda October 29, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Finance And Management Committee Pending List Public Works And Transportation Committee Pending List Community And Economic Development Committee Pending List Life Enrichment Committee Pending List Education Partnership Committee Pending List Public Safety Committee Pending List Rules And Legislation Committee Pending List Port Liason Committee Pending List Draft November 5, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee Agenda Open Forum Adjournment Americans With Disabilities Act If you need special assistance, including translation services to participate in Oakland City Council and Committee meetings please contact the Office of the City Clerk. When possible, please notify the City Clerk 5 days prior to the meeting so we can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. Also, in compliance with Oakland's policy for people with environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivities, please refrain from wearing strongly scented products to meetings. Office of the City Clerk - Agenda Management Unit Phone: (510) 238-6406 Fax: (510) 238-6699 Recorded Agenda: (510) 238-2386 Telecommunications Relay Service:711 MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30AM TO 5:00PM City of Oakland Page 6 Printed on 10/21/2026 4:10:15PM *Rules & Legislation Committee Agenda - SUPPLEMENTAL October 22, 2026 * 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. City of Oakland Page 7 Printed on 10/21/2026 4:10:15PM

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Transcript

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It started good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee meeting on this Thursday

October 22nd

The time is now 10 31 and this meeting shall come to order

Be for I call roll like to give instructions on how to submit a speakers card

For items on the agenda if you're here in person would like to submit a speaker card

please fill out a card and turn it into a clerk representative either before the item is read into record or

Ten minutes after this meeting began the meeting again began at 10 31

So we will stop receiving in-person piece speaker cards at 10 41

Online speaker cards were due 24 hours before this meeting began

So we will no longer be accepting speaker cards submitted online

But again if you're here in person you can turn in a card to a clerk representative either ten minutes after this meeting begin

Which is 1041 or before the item is read into record whichever comes first

With that Council President Jenkins chair of rules. Do you have any announcements? No announcements. Good morning. Good morning

Thank you so much. I will move to the first

Order of business which is roll call on roll for rules this morning is

Councilmember Brown present councilmember five is

Excused counts council member on the children

in chair Jenkins

Present we have three members present one excused council member five. I

will now move on to the first item on the agenda item number one is approval of the draft minutes for the committee meeting on

October 8th 2026 I

Have no speakers and the same emotion

That was a motion by councilmember Brown seconded by councilmember Ramachandran to approve item one your minutes on

Role council member Brown. I

Council member vice it fight is excused and councilmember mama Chondrin

Chair Jenkins, aye item number one is approved with three eyes one excused fight

That now takes us item number two item number two is determination of scheduling of outstanding committee items

Which is also known as your rules pending list

Anything from the administration?

No changes at this time anything from my colleagues

Any public speakers? No speakers for this item. Thank you. I understand emotion

And that was a motion by Councilmember Ramachandran seconded by Councilmember Brown

To approve item two as is on roll councilmember Brown

I counsel member of Fife is excused council member Rama Chandra and chair Jenkins

Item number two is approved with three eyes one excused

Noting council member five presence at

1033

now moving to our first item

Number three

New scheduling item three point one

adopt the following pieces of legislation one a resolution accepting the certificate certification of results of the

examination of the

Initiative petition proposing an ordinance entitled Oakland living wage for all act of 2026 and

To pursuant to California elections code section 9 2 1 5 the city council shall adopt one of the following

items of legislation a an ordinance adopting the citizen sponsored initiative entitled Oakland living wage for all act of

2026 without

Alteration to amend Oakland's minimum wage ordinance to increase the minimum wage to $30 for Oakland employees by July 1st

2037 among other things or be a resolution submitting to the citizen sponsored initiative entitled Oakland living wage

for All Act of 2026 to the to the voters at the next general municipal

election November 7, 2028 or at a special election to be held 88 to 103

days after the call of the election and calling and giving notice for such

special election or see a resolution ordering the preparation of the report

Pursuant to the California Elections Code section six nine two one two on on the efforts of the citizen sponsored initiative

Entitled Oakland living wage for all act of 2026 to be presented to the council

Within 30 days and this item is being requested to be scheduled on the December 1st

2026 City Council agenda on non consent

I'm just want to state the rule 24, which would be that

Under the elections code council is required to

Choose one of the three options listed above and this is why we are going straight to council on this item

that

now takes us to item three point to

Adopt the following pieces of legislation one a resolution adopting and issuing the written report required by governed

government code section six five eight five eight

Subdivision D within

35 days of the passage of the 45 day interim emergency

moratorium describing the measure taken to

alleviate the conditions that led to the adoption of the interim emergency ordinance number 13899 and

making appropriate CEQA findings and

to an interim emergency ordinance pursuant to the Oakland City Charter section 213 in California government code

Extending interim emergency ordinance the temporary moratorium on the approval of any land use

entitlements and or agreements on the development or portion operations of

data centers in the city of Oakland for

10 months and 15 days and this item is being requested to be scheduled on the November 10th

2026 special City Council agenda as a public hearing and the rule 24

to buy a past committee is these pieces of legislation legislation are related to the data center moratorium approved by

Council on October 6th state law requires that a written report be heard by council 35 days after the adoption of the

initial moratorium moreover based on the report and findings council will be able to

Consider an emergency ordinance to extend the moratorium to meet required deadlines by state law

This needs to be placed on the November 10th council agenda as a public hearing and this concludes your item 3 on this

Agenda I have two speakers

Let's go to speakers

Thank you so much. I have Orin

Amani and

Tonisha Scott in any order

If you are participating online, please raise your hand if you're present

Please approach the podium any order and state your name before you begin. Thank you so much

Tony Sha Scott, one for wage member. Good morning Chair Jenkins and

committee members. My name is Tony Sha Scott, a member and leader of one for

wage. Last week some of my colleagues and I came up here to employ all you all to

take the living wage for all measures and follow the law. You guys did that so

thank you. My colleague Miss Edwards who spoke through a public comment last week

could not be here because she does not make $30 an hour and has to work as many

hours as possible offered by her employer to attempt to meet her basic

needs for her family. She's a resident Ms. Fife of District 3, a matter of fact,

Acorn Project to be exact. I currently live in District 7 and my job pays me

over $30 an hour. I'm here on my day off to advocate for the people and for the

community. I share this just to remind you guys that the decisions you make have

real-life consequences. Workers in the city of Oakland deserve a living wage.

today I am here to simply act and to inform yourself on living wage for all

measures meet with our coalition especially me and includes both

represented in represented okay thank you so much for your comments miss Tony

show I look forward to meeting you guys in person all of you good morning good

morning chair Jenkins and committee members my name is or I am only with one

fair wage and it's a pleasure to be here with you all you guys haven't quite a

of decision to make that's upcoming.

We're going to meet with you all.

We want to share as much information

as we have with our stakeholders.

As Scott mentioned, we have a coalition of small businesses,

unrepresented workers here in the city of Oakland.

And we want you all to take the time,

study this, so that you can make an informed decision.

Not a decision based on feelings and narratives,

I don't think we're going to

make a decision based on

empirical data.

And so we ask you all to meet

with all stakeholders even folks

that disagree with us.

I think it's important for you

all to meet with everyone.

But at the end we will be

calling on you all to make a

decision about this ordinance.

So that we can avoid the ballot

box and we can avoid a crunch

that could be upcoming.

Thank you so much for your

comments that concludes our

public speakers for this item.

And that was a motion by councilmember Ramachandran seconded by councilmember Brown to approve item three as is

On roll councilmember Brown. Hi councilmember five. I

Ramachandran I share Jenkins. I item number three was approved as is with four eyes

That now takes us to item four

Item four is the review of the draft agendas pending list and the council and committee meetings

We have listed here the October 27th committee meetings and the October 29th rules and legislation committee meeting

We have our pending lists and the draft November 5th rules as the third of November is canceled for election

Thank you so much

Anything for the administration

At least that's gonna make a change. All right

Good morning

Michael Ford with the Department of Transportation

respectfully asking that the item number three on the October 27th Public

Safety Committee be withdrawn and

rescheduled for the Public Safety Committee on November 17th and

the department has conferred with chair Wong and

via email she supports this

Mr. thank you for your request.

Thank you.

And through the chair, the

administration has no more

changes under that item.

Any public speakers?

We have no public speakers for

this item.

Notating item 10-27, public

safety item 3, move to November

17th, 11-10, a motion.

So moved.

Second.

And that was a motion by

Councilmember Brown, seconded by

Councilmember Ramachandran to

approve item 4 as amended on

chondra and chair Jenkins I item number four is approved as amended with four

eyes and now moving to open forum and we do not have any speakers for this item

thank you this meeting is adjourned