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*Community & Economic Development Committee

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Jul 14, 2026

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Housing and workforce items advance

Published Jul 14, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 14, 2026

Housing and workforce items advance

The committee forwarded multiple housing, economic development, and workforce funding actions to the July 21 City Council agenda, including up to $10 million in Chapter 8 tax-sale lien removals, up to $2 million in loan forgiveness, up to $1.5 million in line-of-credit forgiveness, and up to $4,827,587 in workforce funds.

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Briefing

Jun 23, 2026

Housing and economic development advances

The committee forwarded four major actions to the July 7 City Council agenda, including a proposed Costco negotiation agreement, BID assessment renewals, HUD housing funds totaling up to $14,674,799.07, and a change to make 319 Chester Street an affordable rental project.

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Briefing

Jun 9, 2026

Community & Economic Development Committee summary

The committee met on June 9, 2026 and unanimously approved forwarding several items to the June 16, 2026 City Council agenda on consent, including the Oakland Ice Center lease and capital project, 2026 planning code amendments, and the General Plan and Housing Element annual progress reports. All votes recorded were 4–0.

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Briefing

May 26, 2026

Community & Economic Development Committee meeting summary

The committee approved several staff recommendations including new and amended WIOA workforce contracts, accepted housing reports, and authorized grant funding and a consultant agreement for a Sub-Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan; most items were forwarded to the June 2, 2026 City Council consent calendar.

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Briefing

May 12, 2026

Community & Economic Development Committee — Draft minutes (May 12, 2026)

Committee convened at 1:32 PM; four members present. Minutes from March 24 and April 21 were approved. The committee accepted the schedule of outstanding items. A proposal to authorize new and amended WIOA service contracts (26-0582) failed on split votes and was not forwarded. The General Plan Update Phase 2: Draft Land Use Framework (26-0602) was received and forwarded to the June 2, 2026 City Council agenda as a public hearing. Two speakers spoke during open forum. Meeting adjourned at 4:06 PM.

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Briefing

Mar 24, 2026

Committee approves park license agreement; rent-adjustment items withdrawn and rescheduled

The Community & Economic Development Committee met March 24, 2026 (convened 1:44 PM; adjourned 2:50 PM). Members present: Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, Zac Unger, Rowena Brown. The committee approved minutes (Mar 10), accepted the outstanding items schedule, approved a zero-dollar license agreement with the Oakland Parks & Recreation Foundation for Tyrone Carney Park (forwarded to the April 14 special City Council consent calendar), and withdrew/rescheduled proposed rent-adjustment ordinance and regulatory amendments to the committee pending list (motions passed 3-1; 22 speakers addressed the rent items).

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Briefing

Mar 10, 2026

Community & Economic Development Committee minutes — March 10, 2026

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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Briefing

Feb 24, 2026

Committee approves housing-related planning code amendments; forwards SB79 implementation ordinance to Council

On February 24, 2026 the Oakland City Council Community & Economic Development Committee approved the Feb. 10 draft minutes, accepted its schedule of outstanding items, approved amendments to Planning Code Chapter 17.96 (S‑14 Housing Sites), and approved forwarding the Senate Bill 79 (S‑8 Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit) implementation ordinance to the March 3, 2026 City Council public hearing. Reported votes on the listed approvals were unanimous (4–0).

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Briefing

Feb 10, 2026

Community & Economic Development Committee — Meeting Minutes (Feb 10, 2026)

Committee convened at 1:48 PM with Chair Rowena Brown presiding; members Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Zac Unger present. The Committee approved minutes (Dec 9, 2025), accepted the schedule of outstanding items, approved forwarding a Foreign Trade Zone #56 Alternative Site Framework application and the Impact Fees Annual Report (FY2024-25) to the Feb 17, 2026 City Council agenda on consent, and received and filed the FY2024-25 Q3–Q4 Code Enforcement update. The meeting was adjourned at 2:56 PM.

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Briefing

Dec 9, 2025

Community & Economic Development Committee — Meeting Minutes (Dec 9, 2025): MOU with San Leandro, Costco ENA, cannabis equity briefing, zero‑emission appliance support, and fire code amendments

Committee convened at 1:30 PM with Chair Rowena Brown presiding; Councilmember Janani Ramachandran participated via teleconference. The committee unanimously (4-0) approved draft minutes, accepted the outstanding items schedule, approved an MOU with the City of San Leandro for processing entitlements at 1 E. 14th St/10701 International Blvd, authorized negotiating terms for an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with Costco/Deca for development at the former Oakland Army Base, received an informational report on the Cannabis Equity Program, approved a resolution supporting Bay Area Air District Rules 9-4 and 9-6 (urgency finding approved), and approved as amended an emergency ordinance adopting the 2025 California Fire Code with local amendments (including added contractor supervision language in Section 909). Most action items were forwarded to the December 16, 2025 City Council agenda on consent. The committee adjourned at 3:50 PM.

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