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The Oakland City Council Special Rules And Legislation Committee Convened At 9:11 A.M. With Council President Jenkins Presiding As Chairperson
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New Scheduling Items
Subject: Tom O’Neill, Mabel Paige V. City Of Oakland, A Municipal Corporation, Nakiah M. Ward, Does 1 To 50
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Cases Of Tom O’Neill And Mabel Paige V. City Of Oakland, A Municipal Corporation, Nakiah M. Ward, Does 1 To 50, Alameda County Superior Court Case Nos. 23CV035142, 23CV035146, City Attorney File Nos. 35480, 35480-1, In The Sum Of One Hundred Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($100,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition Of Public Property)
Subject: Filmon Hagos V. The City Of Oakland, A Public Entity, The County Of Alameda, A Public Entity, First Presbyterian Church Of Oakland, A Nonprofit Religious Corporation; And Does 1 Through 50, Inclusive
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Filmon Hagos V. The City Of Oakland, A Public Entity, The County Of Alameda, A Public Entity, First Presbyterian Church Of Oakland, A Nonprofit Religious Corporation; And Does 1 Through 50, Inclusive, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 23CV046388, City Attorney File No. 36395, In The Sum Of Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($250,000.00), Payable To Filmon Hagos And His Attorneys At Harris Personal Injury Lawyers (Oakland Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition)
Subject: Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenue and Expenditures (R&E) Report
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Second Quarter (Q2) Revenues And Expenditures (R&E) Results And Year-End Estimates For The General Purpose Fund (GPF, 1010), And Select Funds
Subject: Resolution In Support Of California Senate Bill 1218 (Arreguín)
From: Councilmembers Unger, Wang, Brown And Mayor Barbara Lee
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill SB 1218 (Arreguín) To Amend The California Vehicle Code To Require Payment Or Resolution Of Illegal Dumping Fines Before Vehicle Registration Can Be Completed
Subject: Commemorative Street Renaming In Collaboration With Beebe Memorial Cathedral Church
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr., For His Distinguished Service As The 66th Bishop Of The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church His Transformational Leadership As A Senior Pastor Of Beebe Memorial Cathedral CME Church In Oakland, And His Lifelong Commitment To Faith, Community Services And Social Justice And (2) Commemoratively Renaming The Intersection Of 39th And Telegraph Ave As “Bishop Charley Hames Jr., Way” And Authorizing The Installation Of A Commemorative Plaque Or Sign Honoring Bishop Charley Hames, Jr. Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By The Oakland City Council Resolution No 77967 C.M.S
Subject: Ordinance To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Enforcement
From: Councilmember Unger And Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter
8.11 (Illegal Dumping) To: (1) Increase Penalties For Illegal Dumping; (2) Make Transporting Waste In A Vehicle Without A License Plate An Offense; And (3) Increase Enforcement Against Illegal Dumping
Subject: Resolution To Authorize Aerbits Inc. Pilot Program To Strengthen Illegal Dumping Remediation
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Approving The Surveillance Impact Report And Amended Surveillance Use Policy, Incorporating Recommendations Of The Privacy Advisory Commission, For The Aerbits System;
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into An Agreement With Aerbits Inc. For A Pilot Program To Detect And Report Illegal Dumping;
(3) Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program And Competitive Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements; And
(4) Directing The City Administrator To Return Within One Year Of The Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report
Subject: Purchase Of Real Property At 3105 San Pablo Ave For A Hoover Library
From: Oakland Public Library And Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute A Purchase And Sale Agreement With 3105 San Pablo, LLC To Acquire The Improved Real Property Located At 3105 San Pablo Avenue In Oakland, California, For $3,495,000 And Related Due Diligence And Closing Costs, For Redevelopment As A Hoover Branch Library; And
(2) Reallocating $242,000 Of Measure KK Funds For The Property Acquisition; And
(3) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: OPD GPS Tracker Policy
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department Vehicle GPS Tracker Surveillance Use Policy (Departmental General Order I-33) And Surveillance Impact Report
Subject: Informational Report On Charter Reform Recommendations
From: Councilmember Ramachandran And Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Mayor’s Charter Reform Working Group
Subject: Professional Services Agreement With Bayview Industrial Services, Inc.
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving Request For Proposal/Qualification Requirements And Awarding A Professional Services Contract To Bayview Industrial Services, Inc. (Also Known As Bayview Environmental Services, Inc.) To Continue Providing On-Call Emergency And Non-Emergency Collection, Removal And Disposal Of Hazardous Materials For A One-Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), With An Option To Renew The Agreement For An Additional One-Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
Subject: FY 2026-27 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) - Initiation
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Initiating The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Assessment Process For The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) And Authorizing The City Administrator To Order A Preliminary Engineer’s Report
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 Sixteen Million Eight Hundred Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($16,815,000); And (2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Subject: Stormwater Trash Load Reduction Compliance Informational Report
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Status Of The City’s Compliance With The Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit Trash Reduction Requirements
Subject: Contract For Customized Goods And Apparel
From: Parks, Recreation And Youth Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With N6 Properties DBA Alpine Awards Inc. To Provide Customizable Goods And Clothing, Including Athletic, Casual, Uniform, And Weather-Related Apparel For Department Of Parks, Recreation And Youth Development Programs, For An Amount Not To Exceed $500,000 Over A Five-Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Local Business/Small Business Enterprise Program Requirements
Subject: Acceptance Of Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation Grants
From: Parks, Recreation, And Youth Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Accept Monetary Grants, Gifts, And Donations From The Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation (OPRF) In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000,000 Through June 30, 2036; (2) Appropriate Said Funds For The City Of Oakland Parks, Recreation And Youth Development Department; And (3) Accept Goods And In-Kind Services From OPRF Valued In An Amount Not To Exceed $10,000,000 Through June 30, 2036
Recommendations From The March 10, 2026 Finance And Management Committee
Subject: Informational Report On Measure Q
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On Measure Q (1) Why Was Extreme Fiscal Necessity Declared Without Open Discussion And What The Timeline Is For Making Changes To This Practice (2) Following The Grand Jury Report, When Can The Biennial Audit Report Be Expected (3) What Will The Process Be Defining “Extreme Fiscal Necessity” With Measure Q And Other Stakeholders
Subject: OPD Overtime Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Regarding OPD Overtime
Recommendations From The March 10, 2026 Public Works And Transportation Committee
Subject: Information Report From BART Addressing BART’s Current Fiscal Outlook
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive An Information Report From BART Addressing BART’s Current Fiscal Outlook Addressing Revenue And Ridership Decline, Its Plans For Addressing Its Fiscal Challenges, And The Parameters BART Set For Accepting A Loan From The State Of California
Subject: Oakland Alameda Access Project - Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Amendment To The 1991 Delegated Maintenance Agreement Between The City And California Department Of Transportation To Include Maintenance Activities Related To The Oakland Alameda Access Project; And Making California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings
Subject: Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program Cycles 8 And 9
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation:
1) A Resolution Authorizing The City To Accept And Appropriate Loan And Grant Funds Under The State Of California’s Round 8 2024-2025 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The Residences At Liberation Park Project, In An Amount Not To Exceed $44,661,404; And
2) A Resolution Authorizing The City To Accept And Appropriate Loan And Grant Funds Under The State Of California’s Round 9 2025-2026 Affordable Housing And Sustainable Communities Program For The 285 12th Street Housing Project, In An Amount Not To Exceed $35,873,066
Subject: Reorganizing Of The Parking Division
From: Councilmembers Unger And Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The Proposed Reorganization Of The Department Of Transportation’s Parking Division, Including (1) The Rationale For The Proposal; (2) A Fiscal Impact Statement Including Any New Or Unfrozen Staff Costs And An Analysis Of Operational Cost Savings; (3) A Summary Of Outreach That Occurred To Department Of Transportation Staff, The Public, And The Business Community; And (4) Information On How The Change Would Impact The Parking Division’s Collaboration With Other Departments
Recommendations From The March 10, 2026 Community And Economic Development Committee
Subject: Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Accept And Appropriate Up To $4.4 Million In Grant Funds From The Federal Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program;
(2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Habitat For Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $4,021,094.30, To Provide Grant Administration And Management Construction Services For The Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Programs, And To Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements, Local Employment And Oakland Apprenticeship Requirements, And Request For Proposal/ Qualifications Competitive Process Requirements;
(3) Upon Completion Of A Competitive Procurement Process, Enter Into One Or More Agreements In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $334,878.13 With One Or More Workforce Development Services Providers To Expand The Supply Of Workers And Firms Available To Conduct Lead-Based Paint Mitigation And Healthy Homes Work; And
(4) Make Grants To Eligible Property Owners For The Remediation Of Lead-Based Paint Hazards And Healthy Home Improvements
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: Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Grant Application Round 4
From: Housing And Community Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Up To $1,600,000 In Funds From The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development’s Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program For Capitalized Service Reserves For Affordable Housing And (2) Make Grants Or Development Loans Under The New Construction Of Multifamily Rental Affordable Housing Program Or The Rapid Response Homeless Housing Program, Contingent On Funding Availability
Recommendations From The March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee
Subject: Professional Services Agreement Amendment With American Building Service, Inc.
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute An Amendment To An Existing Professional Services Agreement With American Building Service, Inc., Increasing The Current Agreement Of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) By An Additional Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For A New Total Agreement Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) And Extending The Term End Date From December 31, 2026 To June 30, 2029 For Regular Janitorial And Cleaning Services At Early Childhood Facilities
Subject: Atthowe Fine Arts Services Contract
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements, And Awarding A Contract To Atthowe Transportation Cooperative Corp. DBA Atthowe Fine Art Services For The Storage Of Select African American Museum Library Materials For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
Subject: Innovation Interfaces Contract Renewal
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process, And Awarding A Contract To Innovative Interfaces, Inc. For The Oakland Public Library Integrated Library System, Including Computer Hardware And Software And Maintenance Services, For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
Subject: City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Office Of Homelessness Solutions On The City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan
Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing Agreements For: A. Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; B. Up To $441,350 From The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; C. Up To $4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) For The Oakland Path Rehousing Initiative (OPRI) Program; And
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And Amounts Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or Measure Q Funding; And
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And Table 2 Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements
Recommendations From The March 10, 2026 Public Safety Committee
Subject: OPD Cadet Program Funding
From: Oakland Police Department And Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds From Oakland Police Foundation In An Amount Not To Exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000), For Fiscal Years 2026-2027 And 2027-2028, For The Implementation Of The Oakland Police Department’s Cadet Program
Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
Open Forum
Adjournment
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CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT MARCH 24, 2026 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENDA
CHANGES MADE TO THE DRAFT MARCH 24, 2026 LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE AGENDA
Subject: L/SLBE Certification And Road Map Update
From: Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On (1) The Impact Of Ordinance 13825 C.M.S That Amended The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Program Certification Requirements And (2) Draft Road Map For Maximizing Contracting Opportunities For Local And Small Local Business Enterprises
Subject: Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC
From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo
Recommendation: Conduct A Public Hearing And Upon Conclusion Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate Terms And Enter Into An Advertising Signs Relocation Agreement With Outfront Foster Interstate LLC, A Delaware Limited Liability Company (“OFI”), With Such Agreement Including The Following: (A) Allowing OFI To Erect Up To Five New Digital Advertising Signs At Certain Locations In The City Of Oakland In Exchange For OFI Causing The Removal Of Up To Eleven (11) Of Its Existing Advertising Faces At Various Locations In The City By Dates Certain, With OFI And Outfront Waiving Its Rights To Just Compensation For The Removed Signs;
(B) Requiring OFI To Make Payments In Advance Of Up To Two Million Three Hundred And Five Thousand Dollars ($2,305,000) For The Fiscal Year 2025 To 2027 Biennial Budget, And Annual Payments Of Up To $750,000 For Each New Digital Advertising Sign For A Thirty-One Year Term With Escalations And A Ten (10) Year Renewal Option, In Addition To Providing Other Financial Incentives To The City Including Negotiated Carbon Offset Fees And Free Advertising Space; And
(2) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
At The Call Of The Education Partnership Chair Councilmember Brown The March 30, 2026 Education Partnership Was Cancelled. A Special Education Partnership Committee Meeting Is Scheduled To Be Held On Monday, April 13, 2026 At 3:30 P.M. In Its Place