The Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and Successor Redevelopment Agency was held on the above date the meeting was convened at 3:34 P.M.
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Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Will Participate By Teleconference At: 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 220, Oakland, CA 94612
Pursuant To The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54953), The Agenda Must Be Posted At The Teleconference Location, The Teleconference Location Must Be Accessible To The Public And Members Of The Public Must Have The Ability To Observe The Meeting And To Comment On Agenda Items
Call To Order
ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
ACTIONS ON SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Ceremonial Items: Ceremonial Presentations, Including Proclamations, Individual Recognitions, etc.; and Reports Or Presentations From The Mayor, Other Public Officials, Or Special Guests)
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA AND PROCEDURAL ITEMS
(Requests To: Reschedule Items From Consent To Non-Consent To The Next Council Agenda, Speak On Consent Calendar, Register Votes, Change Order Of Items, Reconsiderations, Pull Items Held In Committee):
CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meetings Of October 21, 2025 And November 4, 2025
Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To AIDS Epidemic
From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of A Critical Public Health Crisis With Regard To The Human Immunodeficiency Virus ("HIV")/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ("AIDS") Epidemic
Subject: Declaration Of Medical Cannabis Health Emergency
From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Public Health Emergency With Respect To Safe, Affordable Access To Medical Cannabis In The City Of Oakland
Subject: Declaration Of A Local Emergency On Homelessness
From: Office Of The Council President
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Renewing And Continuing The City Council's Declaration Of A Local Emergency Due To The Existence Of The City’s Homelessness Crisis
Subject: Amendments To The City’s Conflict Of Interest Code
From: Office Of The City Clerk
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Reenacting The City Of Oakland’s Conflict Of Interest Code (Ordinance No. 11562 C.M.S. Adopted March 23, 1993, As Last Amended By Ordinance No. 13778 C.M.S. Adopted January 16, 2024, Codified As Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 3.16) To Update The Designation Of Positions Covered By The Code
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
Subject: Ernesto Sarmiento V. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, City Of
Oakland, County Of Alameda, And DOES 1 To 20
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Ernesto Sarmiento V. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, City Of Oakland, County Of Alameda, And DOES 1 Through 20, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 23CV045022, City Attorney File No. X05523, By Payment In The Amount Of Five Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($550,000.00) (Oakland Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
Subject: Accepting And Appropriating $279K From EBCF For Mayor’s Office Staff Positions
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting And Appropriating Funds From The East Bay Community Foundation In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Dollars ($279,000) To Support Two Staff Positions In The Mayor’s Office
Subject: Appointment For The Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Emily Habansky To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities
Subject: Appointment Of Denise Schmidt, Shayda Rager, And Tonya Love To The Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Denise Schmidt, Shayda Rager, Tonya Love And Jesse Olson To The Bicyclist Pedestrian Advisory Commission
Subject: Appointments To Budget Advisory Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Of The Appointment Of Vanessa Zamora And Rana Bader Matly To The Budget Advisory Commission
Subject: Vacant Property Tax Ordinance Amendments
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Title 4, Chapter 4.56, Vacant Property Tax To (1) Add An Exemption For Parcels That Change Ownership After Assessment,
(2) Require The Hearing Officer To Include Findings Of Fact In Their Decisions, And
(3) Establish A Twelve Month Time Period Within Which Owners Of Parcels Deemed Vacant And Assessed The Vacant Property Tax Must File A Petition To Reverse The Assessment, Claim An Exemption, Or To Seek Refund Of Taxes Paid
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: Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 (Speed Limits) Administrative Updates
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 (Speed Limits) And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings To Reflect Changes In Oakland’s Street Network And To Modify Speed Limits On Broadway And International Boulevard
Subject: Memorandum Of Agreement For 30 Blair Place
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Agreement With The City Of Piedmont Establishing That The City Of Piedmont Will Process Planning Entitlements And Building Permits For A 551 SquareFoot Addition And Remodel Of An Existing Single-Family Dwelling At 30 Blair Place, A Property Located Within Both Jurisdictions; And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation Property Sale/Loan Forgiveness
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Forgive $3,000,000 In Outstanding Principal And All Accrued And Unpaid Interest Owed By East Bay Highland Palms II, LP For The Highland Palms Property, And $5,000,000 In Outstanding Principal And All Accrued And Unpaid Interest Owed By East Bay Capital Fund II, LP For The Eastlake Property, To Preserve Long-Term Affordability Until 2073 And Facilitate The Property Sale To A New Owner
Subject: Economic Activation Zones
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution (1) Establishing Economic Activation Zones Under The Town Alive Program To Support Entertainment Zones And Responsible Artificial Intelligence (Ai) Activation Zones In The City Of Oakland, Bringing Innovative Programming To Public And Community Spaces; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Award, Negotiate And Execute A Grant Agreement With Oakland Fund For Public Innovation In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) To Implement The Town Alive Program For A Two-Year Term From November 1, 2025, Through October 31, 2027; And
Subject: Economic Activation Zones
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Adding Chapter 9.54 Of Title 9 Of The Oakland Municipal Code To Establish And Regulate Entertainment Zones Pursuant To SB 969 (2024) To Promote Economic Activation; (2) Making Other Conforming Changes To Sections 9.08.180 And 9.08.190 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; (3) Classifying An Entertainment Zone Event As A Tier Two Or Tier Three Special Event Pursuant To Chapter 9.52 Of The Oakland Municipal Code; And (4) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: FY2025-27 Budget Amendment Cultural Affairs Manager
From: Councilmember Fife And Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 90827 C.M.S, Which Adopted The City Of Oakland Biennial Budget For Fiscal Years 2025-27, To Reallocate Funding From The General Purpose Fund, Non-Departmental To Add One (1.0) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Cultural Affairs Manager Position In The Economic & Workforce Development Department As Set Forth In Exhibit 1
Subject: Senior Companion Program/Foster Grandparent Program (SCP/FGP) Renewal Grant Applications FY 25-26
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing Agreements For Receipt Of Grant Funds From The Corporation For National And Community Services (CNCS-Americorps Seniors) For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 In Amounts Not To Exceed $340,537 For The Senior Companion Program (SCP) And $38,823 For The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP); And
(2) Authorizing Contributions From The General-Purpose Fund In The Estimated Amount Of $37,110 For SCP And $24,973 For FGP For Central Services Overhead Charges And In The Estimated Amount Of $62,083 (Added Grantee Share From SCP And FGP) To Meet The Required Minimum Of 10% Local Match Funds For FY 2025-26; And
(3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional Grant Funds From CNCS Americorps Seniors That Become Available For The Same Purposes Within FY 2025-26
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
Subject: Early Childhood Multi-State Contracts FY 26-27
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The California Department Of Social Services (CDSS), Child Care And Development Division (CCDD), Contract To Receive State Reimbursement Funding In An Amount Of Three Million Three Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred And Twelve Dollars (3,345,812) To Provide California General Child Care Program (CCTR) Services To Eligible Participants, Ages Birth To Three Years Old, Effective July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional California General Child Care Program (CCTR) Reimbursement Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The California State Preschool Program (CSPP) Contract In An Amount Of Three Million Three Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty- Five Dollars ($3,364,765), And To Accept The California Pre Kindergarten Supplemental Grant (CPKS) In The Amount Of Thirty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($32,500) From The California Department Of Education (CDE), To Provide California State Preschool (CSPP) Services To Eligible Participants, Ages Three To Five-Years-Old, From July 1, 2026 Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional CSPP And CPKS Reimbursement Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term; And
3) A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator (1) To Apply For And Accept The U.S. Department Of Agriculture Child And Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Contract From The California Department Of Social Services (CDSS) In An Estimated Amount Of Two Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($260,000) To Provide Funding For Nutritious Meals From July 1, 2026, Through June 30, 2027; And (2) To Accept And Appropriate Additional CACFP Contract Funding That Becomes Available For The Same Purposes During The Same Contract Term
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: Performance Audit Of Oakland’s Police Emergency Response Times
From: Office Of The City Auditor
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Performance Audit Of Oakland’s Police Emergency Response Times
Subject: Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, LLC V. City Of Oakland
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Enter Into A Partial Settlement In The Case Of Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, LLC V. City Of Oakland, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG18930929, And City Of Oakland V. Oakland Bulk And Oversized Terminal, LLC, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG20062473, City Attorney File Nos. X04624 And X04624-1, By Waiving The City’s Potential Entitlement To Back Rent During The Period Of The Parties’ Litigation, Agreeing To Perform Certain Administrative Steps To Move The Project Forward, And Agreeing To Engage In Further Discussions Related To Potential Modifications Of The Ground Lease In Exchange For A Reduction In Post-Judgment Attorneys’ Fees And Costs Payable By The City (Department Of Economic & Workforce Development - Breach Of Contract)
Subject: 27th Street Complete Streets Construction Contract Award
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Redgwick Construction For The 27th Street Complete Streets Project, Project No. 1003978, The Lowest, Responsible, And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And With Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Ten Million, Four Hundred Eighteen Thousand, Five Hundred SeventyThree Dollars And Fifty Cents ($10,418,573.50); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
ACTION ON THE NON-CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THE AGENDA WILL COMMENCE AT 5:00 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS REASONABLY PRACTICABLE:
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS:
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: Transient Occupancy Tax Sharing Agreement With The Oakland Roots And Soul Soccer Club
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Transient Occupancy Tax Sharing Agreement With Oakland Pro Soccer LLC, DBA Oakland Roots & Soul, In An Amount Not-To-Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) To Support The Attraction Of A World Cup Team To The Oakland Roots & Soul Soccer Club Training Facility During The 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament
Subject: Montclair BID Annual Report and Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Levy Approval
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A Resolution (1) Confirming The Annual Report Of The Montclair Business Improvement District Advisory Board; And (2) Levying The Annual Assessment For The Montclair Business Improvement District For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, Including A Five (5) Percent Increase In The Annual Assessments
Subject: Rockridge BID Annual Report And Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Levy Approval
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion, Adopt A Resolution (1) Confirming The Annual Report Of The Rockridge Business Improvement District Advisory Board; And (2) Levying The Annual Assessment For The Rockridge Business Improvement District For Fiscal Year 2026-2027, Including A Three (3) Percent Increase In The Annual Assessments
ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
Subject: Lakeside Drive/Lake Merritt Boulevard Complete Streets Construction Contract Award
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Gallagher & Burke, Inc. For The Lakeside Drive/Lake Merritt Boulevard Complete Streets Project, Project No. 1005314, The Lowest, Responsible, And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And With Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Eight Million, Eight Hundred Ten Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifteen Dollars ($8,810,715.00); And Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Subject: Amend And Restating The Council’s Rules Of Procedure.
From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending And Restating The Council’s Rules Of Procedure In Their Entirety In Order To (1) Assure Council Meetings Run In And Orderly And Efficient Manner; (2) Allow For Non-Consent Items To Be Heard Earlier In The Meeting; (3) Create An Additional Presiding Officer Position To Serve As Presiding Officer In The Absence Of The Council President; And (4) Make NonSubstantive Technical Edits
Subject: Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy
From: Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 88341 To Repeal The 2020 Encampment Management Policy And Replace With A 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy That (A) Defines “Encampment” To Exclude Vehicles And Authorizes Citation And Towing Of Inhabited Vehicles By City Departments Pursuant To The California Vehicle Code And Oakland Vehicle Code; (B) Continues To Require Reasonable Efforts To Make Shelter Offers And 7-Day Notice Prior To Non-Urgent Encampment Closures; And (C) Clarifies Emergency And Urgent Health And Safety Conditions That Authorize Immediate, 24-Hour, Or 72-Hour Notice For Encampment Closures, Including Encampments Blocking Sidewalks
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