The Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland City Council and Successor Redevelopment Agency Convened At 3:34 P.M., With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson.
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• 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: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, 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 a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
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Call To Order
ROLL CALL / CITY COUNCIL
Modifications to the Agenda and Procedural Items, including but not limited to the following:
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS WITH STATUTORY PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS:
ACTION ON THE NON-CONSENT CALENDAR
Subject: PFRS Ballot Measure
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Calling And Giving Notice For The Holding Of A Special Municipal Election On June 2, 2026, For The Purpose Of; Submitting To The Voters A Measure That Would Amend City Charter Article XXVI Section 2601 To, Among Other Things (A) Expand The Eligibility For Members Of The Police And Fire Retirement System Board; And (B) Change The Board Meeting Frequency From Monthly To No Less Than Quarterly; (2) Requesting Consolidation Of The Special Municipal Election With The Statewide Direct Primary Election To Be Held In The City Of Oakland On June 2, 2026; (3) Directing The City Clerk To Take Any And All Actions Necessary Under Law To Submit This Measure To Voters At The June 2, 2026, Election; And (4) Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
CONSENT CALENDAR (CC) ITEMS:
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of December 16, 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: Amendment To Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (The Salary Ordinance) For Various Classifications, Exemptions, And Minimum Wage Increase
From: Human Resources Management Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Salary Schedule Of Ordinance No. 12187 C.M.S. (“Salary Ordinance”) To: (A) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Payroll Administrator; And (B) Add The Full-Time Classification Of Procurement And Contracts Administrator; And (C) Amend The Salary Of The Full-Time Classification Of Park Equipment Operator; And (D) Amend The Salary Of The Part-Time Classification Of Senior Aide, PT To Ensure Compliance With The City Of Oakland’s Minimum Wage Ordinance
Subject: Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending The Oakland Campaign Reform Act (Oakland Municipal Code Title 3, Municipal Elections, Article III, Chapter 3.12) To (1) Amend Section 3.12.045 To Increase The Contribution Limits To Officeholder Funds To Match The Temporarily Increased Limits To Candidates And Candidate-Controlled Committees And To Extend The Sunset Date; And (2) Amend Section 3.12.150 To Clarify That Officeholder Expenditures May Not Be Used For Mailing Within Three Months Of Any Election For Which The Elected Official Is Running For City Office
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
Subject: Arjuna Twombly V. City Of Oakland, And DOES 1 Through 50
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Arjuna Twombly V. City Of Oakland, And DOES 1 Through 50, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV060264, City Attorney File No. 36093, By Payment In The Amount Of Forty Thousand Dollars And No Cents ($40,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
Subject: Reappointment To Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Reappointment Of Fatimah Aure To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities
Subject: Appointment To Commission On Homelessness
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Appointment Of Genice Jacobs To The Commission On Homelessness
Subject: Appointments To The Civil Service Board
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointments Of Rudy Gonzales And Jennifer Benford Seibert To The Civil Service Board
Subject: Oakland-Alameda County JPA Appointment
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appointing Community Member David Newton To The Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum Authority Board Of Commissioners
Council Acknowledgments/Annoucements
OPEN FORUM
ADJOURNMENT
(Meeting Shall Conclude No Later Than 9:30 P.M., Unless Extended By Majority Vote Of The Council)
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Councilmember Gallo Participated Via Teleconference Pursuant To California Government Code section 54953.8.3(c)(4) - “Travel while on official business of the legislative body or another state or local agency”.
Approval of the Consent Agenda