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• To Submit An Electronic Speaker Card, Members Of The Public Must (1) Visit The City Of Oakland Meeting Calendar Website At: https://oakland.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx (2) Click the hyperlink labeled ‘eComment’ in the far right column of the meeting you wish to participate in, (You Will Be Redirected To The Specific Meeting Webpage); And (3) Register To ‘Sign In To Speak’ For Each Agenda Item(s) You Wish To Speak to. *To Be Recognized To Speak Via ZOOM, Electronic Speaker Cards Must Be Submitted and Received Before The City Clerk Reads the Item Into the Record.
• Once You Have Submitted Your Electronic Speaker Card - To Comment Via Zoom, Your Zoom Profile Name Will Be Acknowledged To Speak When Public Comment Is Being Taken On A Eligible Agenda Item At The Presiding Officers Discretion. You Will Be Permitted To Speak During Your Turn, Allowed To Comment, And After The Allotted Time, Re-Muted. Instructions On How To “Raise Your Hand” Is Available At:
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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.
The Oakland City Council Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 10:31 A.M. With Councilmember Ramachandran As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of October 23, 2025
New Scheduling Items
Subject: Cash Management Report For FY 2025-2026 First Quarter Ended September 30th, 2025
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive The Informational Cash Management Report For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 First Quarter Ended September 30, 2025
Subject: Public Works, Equipment Services Division, Cooperative Purchase Agreements
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Approving Ongoing Cooperative Purchase Agreements Exceeding $250,000 For Oakland Public Works, Bureau Of Maintenance And Internal Services (Equipment Services Division) Commodity Goods And Services Contracts As Outlined In Table 1 In An Additional Amount Not To Exceed Six Million Three Hundred Ten Thousand Dollars ($6,310,000) And Extend Contract Dates Listed; And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Subject: Planning Code Amendments To Streamline Conditional Use Permit Regulations
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance, As Recommended By The City Planning Commission (1) Amending Title 17 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (The Planning Code), To (A) Adjust Regulations For Permitted And Conditionally Permitted Activities And Facilities For Purposes Of Providing Greater Opportunities For Ground Floor Activities And Ease The Permitting Burden For Commercial, Civic, And Low Impact Industrial Activities; And (B) Make Related Miscellaneous And Administrative Changes; And (2) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: Flex Streets Program Public Street Closures
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Amending Section 8.62.100 Of The Oakland Municipal Code (“O.M.C.”) For The Purpose Of Removing The Limit On Public Street Closures For Restaurant, Retail, Café, Parklet, And Other Businesses To Close And Use Public Right-Of-Ways To Encourage Public Safety, Business Development, And Healthy Outdoor Use And Enjoyment Of Public Spaces Until December 31, 2026 Unless Further Extended By City Council And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: Report On City’s Domestic Violence Activities
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The City's Programs Responding To Domestic Violence
Subject: Early Childhood And Family Services Annual Informational Report
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Summarizing Services And General Information For The Early Childhood And Family Services Division, Including The Head Start Program
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings And Oral Report Out Of The Closed Session Agenda
Subject: Reappointment To The City Planning Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming Mayor Barbara Lee’s Reappointment Of Jennifer Renk To The City Planning Commission, Serving Her Second Three-Year Term
Open Forum
Adjournment
Americans With Disabilities Act
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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
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.
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT NOVEMBER 18, 2025 SPECIAL LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
Subject: City of Oakland’s Annual Contributions To The Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority (YVJPA)
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With The Youth Ventures Joint Powers Authority (YVJPA), Through Its Fiscal Sponsor Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, In The Amount Of $150,000 Per Year For Fiscal Years 2025-26 And 2026-27, For The City Of Oakland’s Annual Contributions To The YVJPA
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT NOVEMBER 18, 2025 SPECIAL COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
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: Informational Report On Special Revenue Collection Project
From: Councilmember Kaplan And Councilmember Ramachandran
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Or Their Designee On The Special Revenue Collection Project, Including Hiring And Activating The Work To Bring In Additional Revenue From Non-Filed Businesses
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT NOVEMBER 18, 2025 SPECIAL FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA