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The Special Current Meeting of the ORSA/ City Council convened at 3:33 P.M., with Council President Jenkins presiding as Chairperson.
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ACTION ON OTHER NON-CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Meeting Of May 5, 2026
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: SB 1313 (McNerney)- Public Water Systems: Grants And Loans Related To PFAS
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of SB 1313 (McNerney), An Act To Enhance Oversight, Accountability, And State Support For Public Water Systems To Ensure Safe Drinking Water
Subject: AB 1821 (Pacheco) California Public Records Act: Agency Response Time
From: Council President Jenkins
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of AB 1821 (Pacheco) To Amend The California Public Records Act To Refine Response Timeframes
Subject: SB 1314 (Menjivar)- Smoke Shops: Locations, Hours Of Operation, And Sale Of Nitrous Oxide
From: Councilmembers Houston, Ramachandran, Fife, And Wang
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of SB 1314 (Menjivar) To Safeguard Public Health By Establishing Zoning, Operational, And Sales Regulations On Smoke Shops
Subject: AB 1738 (Carrillo)
From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Ramachandran
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of AB 1738 (Carrillo) To Modernize
Local Building Inspection Practices By Authorizing Remote Inspections
Subject: SB 1230 (Valladares) - Strengthening Illegal Dumping Enforcement
From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Senate Bill 1230 (Valladares), To Enhance Illegal Dumping Penalties Under Penal Code Section 374.3 And Provide Website Resources For Cities And Counties To Address Illegal Dumping
Subject: AB 2310 (Carrillo)- Strengthening Illegal Dumping Liability And Enforcement
From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 2310 (Carrillo) To Expand Illegal Dumping Penalties And Prohibitions Under Penal Code Section 374.3, Including Transportation For The Purpose Of Illegal Dumping Disposal
Subject: SB 417 (Cabaldon) - The Affordable Housing Bond Act Of 2026
From: Council President Jenkins And Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of SB 417 (Cabaldon) To Provide State Bond Funding For The Development, Rehabilitation, And Preservation Of Affordable Housing In California
Subject: AB 2351 (Bonta): The Shelter Bed Transparency Act
From: Council President Jenkins, Councilmembers Brown, Fife, And Houston
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of AB 2351 (Bonta) For The Shelter Bed Transparency Act
Subject: Recognizing Affordable Housing Month 2026
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Celebration Of May 2026 As Affordable Housing Month And Recognizing The Importance Of Deeply Affordable Housing For Creating Healthy, Safe, And Economically Vibrant Communities
Subject: Support Of Assembly Bill 1837 (González) Video Imaging Of Parking Of Violations On Public Transit Vehicles.
From: Councilmember Wang And Brown
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution In Support Of Assembly Bill 1837 (González) Allowing Public Transit Operators To Install Automated Forward-Facing Parking Control Devices On City-Owned Public Transit Vehicles
Subject: Former Councilmember Kalb Reimbursement
From: Councilmember Unger
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Retroactive Reimbursement Of Expenses Incurred By Former Councilmember Dan Kalb For Attending The Civicwell California Policymakers Conference In March 2024
Subject: Easement At 260 Oak Street
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement To Purchase An Easement For Public Right Of Way, Street And Utility Purposes Over A Portion Of The Real Property Located At 260 Oak Street, Oakland, California, From The Vukasin Family Limited Partnership In The Amount Of $255,000; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: Adoption Of A Federally Compliant Floodplain Management Ordinance And Flood Hazard Maps
From: Planning And Building Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Repealing Ordinance No. 12960 C.M.S. And Replacing It With The Addition Of Oakland Municipal Code (O.M.C.) Chapter 15.80 To Serve As The City’s New Floodplain Management Ordinance With The Inclusion Of References To Flood Hazard Maps; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Designate A Floodplain Administrator To Administer And Develop Regulations In Support Of The Chapter; And (3) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: Resolution Commemoratively Renaming The Plaza At The LGBTQ Community Center
From: Councilmembers Wang, Brown, And Mayor Barbara Lee
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Commemeoratively Renaming The Plaza (A Public Right Of Way) At The Oakland LGBTQ Community Center As "Moore Hope Plaza"
Subject: Gary Payton Commemorative Street Renaming
From: Councilmember Gallo
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To (1) Commemoratively Rename 40th Ave Between Mera Street And Carrington Street As “Gary Payton Way,” (2) Authorize The Installation Of A Plaque Honoring Gary Payton, Pursuant To The Policy And Procedures Established By Oakland City Council Resolution No. 77967 C.M.S.
Subject: Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 100
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing And Directing The City Attorney To Compromise And Settle The Case Of Madisyn Clark V. City Of Oakland And DOES 1 Through 100, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 24CV071032, City Attorney File No. 36603, In The Amount Of Fifty-Five Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($55,000.00) (Department Of Transportation - Dangerous Condition Of Public Property)
Subject: In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation
From: Office Of The City Attorney
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Attorney To Release The City’s Potential Claims As Necessary To Join A National Settlement Agreement With Six Remnant Opioid Defendants, Pursuant To In Re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation (Office Of The City Attorney - Public Nuisance, False Advertising, Unfair Competition)
Subject: Appointments To Commission On Persons With Disabilities
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Confirming The Mayor’s Appointment Of Brian Hollander And Keana Giles To The Commission On Persons With Disabilities
Subject: District 1 Appointment To The Budget Advisory Commission
From: Office Of The Mayor
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Confirming The Mayor's Appointment Of Danforth Dougherty To The Budget Advisory Commission
Councilmember Unger Will Participate By Teleconference At: 1717 BroadwayNew York, NY 10019
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
Subject: Fiscal Year 2026-27 Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District (LLAD) - Intention
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Approving The City Of Oakland Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Preliminary Engineer’s Report; (2) Declaring The Intention To Levy And Collect The Annual Landscaping And Lighting Assessment District Assessment For Fiscal Year 2026-2027; And (3) Setting June 2, 2026 At 3:30 P.M. As The Date And Time For A Public Hearing
Subject: Exception To 180-Day Waiting Period For Retired Annuitant
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Appointment Of An Annuitant Without A 180-Day Break In Service Where The Appointment Is Necessary To Fill A Critically Needed Position Before 180 Days Have Passed Since The Employee’s Retirement In Accordance With Government Code Sections 21224 And 7522.56
Subject: FY 2026-27 Tax And Revenue Anticipation Notes
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Authorizing The Borrowing Of Funds And The Issuance And Sale Of 2026-27 Tax And Revenue Anticipation Notes In A Principal Amount Not To Exceed $200,000,000 Payable From Revenues Received For Or Accrued To The General Fund Of The City During The Fiscal Year 2026-27, And Approving Certain Related Matters
Subject: HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project Construction Contract Award
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Construction Contract To Bay Area Lightworks, Inc., For HSIP 9 - Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon Project, Project No. 1005461, The Lowest Responsible And Responsive Bidder In Accordance With Project Plans, Specifications, State Requirements, And The Contractor’s Bid In The Amount Of Three Hundred And Four Thousand, Nine Hundred Dollars ($304,900.00)
Subject: Cooperative Agreement For Purchasing Electrical Equipment And Accessories With Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
From: Department Of Transportation
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Cooperative Purchase Agreement With Graybar Electric Company, Inc., For The Acquisition Of Electrical, Lighting, Data Communications, Security Products, And Related Supplies In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars And Zero Cents ($1,500,000.00) For Up To A Five-Year Period Expiring No Later Than June 30, 2031 Pursuant To Oakland Municipal Code 2.04.080
Subject: Illegal Dumping Expenditure Plan
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Acknowledging The Urgency And Expediting Actions To Remedy Illegal Dumping Through An Illegal Dumping Expenditures Action (IDEA) Plan
(1) Authorizing The City Administrator To (A) Implement The IDEA Plan By Negotiating And Entering Into Contracts, Grant Agreements, And Expenditures As Set Forth In Table 1 In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000; And (B) Pursue Partnerships With County, Regional And/Or State Agencies To Enhance These Efforts;
(2) Waiving, To The Extent Necessary, The City’s Advertising, Competitive Bidding And Multi-Step Technology Acquisition Requirements For The Contracts; And Waiving The Local /Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirement For The Big Truck Rental (Lightning Loader) Contract;
(3) Appropriating And Allocating An Amount Not To Exceed $1,100,000 From Budgeted Funds In Fund 1720, Comprehensive Cleanup Fund, For These Purposes;
(4) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Funds From Public And Private Sources And Authorizing The City Administrator To Actively Seek And Apply For Such Funds And To Amend Existing Contracts And/Or Enter Into New Contracts Consistent With The Purpose Of This Resolution And In Furtherance Of The Plan In A Total Amount Not To Exceed The Value Of Such Additionally Appropriated Funds; And
(5) Directing The City Administrator To Return To Council Within One Year Of The Adoption Of This Resolution To Provide An Informational Report On Actions Taken, Funds Received And Expended, And Contracts Awarded Pursuant To This Plan And The Authority Granted By This Resolution
Subject: Caltrans Community Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant
From: Oakland Public Works Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing (1) The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) From The California Department Of Transportation Community Cleanup And Employment Pathway Grant Program (CCEP) And To Execute Related Grant Agreements;
(2) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Advertising And Competitive Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements For The CCEP-Funded Services;
(3) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89762 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. By Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed $2,125,000;
(4) Amending City Council Resolution No. 89761 C.M.S. To Increase The Agreement With The Lake Merritt Institute By Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Two Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,212,500); And
(5) Adopting Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings
Subject: DigitalLIFT Digital Literacy Training For Older Adults
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing A One-Year Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) For The Receipt Of In-Kind Services With DigitalLIFT For Digital Literacy Training And Related Services At Oakland Senior Centers, Valued In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $67,500; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept Additional Services And Extend The Memorandum Of Understanding With DigitalLIFT For Up To Three (3) Additional Years
Subject: PATH CITED Program - Acceptance Of Intergovernmental Transfer Award And Authorization To Execute Agreement And Commit Local Match
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Sign And Execute An Agreement With The California Department Of Health Care Services (DHCS) And Its Third-Party Administrator Related To The California Providing Access And Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity And Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion And Development (CITED) Program Intergovernmental Transfer (IGT) Award To Implement The CalAIM-Ready Oakland Project And Deliver Enhanced Care Management And Community Supports For High-Need Medi-Cal Population In Oakland;
(2) Accepting And Appropriating The DHCS PATH CITED IGT Award In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,351,113.75, Which Requires Non-Federal Local Share Equal To Fifty Percent Of The Award; And
(3) Authorizing The City To Commit The Required Non Federal Local Share Equal To Fifty Percent Of The Total DHCS IGT Award In The Amount Of $675,556.75 In Order To Draw Down The Corresponding Federal Match From DHCS
Subject: OFCY 2024-2025 Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation
Report
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth (OFCY) Final Year End Independent Annual Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2024-2025
Subject: Ceasefire-Lifeline Contracts
From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Agreement To Community Initiatives For The Term Of July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027, For Community Activation Services Related To Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
Subject: Purchasing Agreement With Bauer Compressors, Inc
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Purchase Agreement With Bauer Compressors Inc. For The Purchase, Service, And/Or Repair Of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units, And Complete Repairs To Turnout Gear Cleaning Extractors, For A Three Year Period In An Amount Not Exceed Six Hundred Thousand ($600,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Over The Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements
Subject: Purchase Agreement With LN Curtis And Sons, Inc.
From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. For The Purchase Of Firefighter Equipment For A Three Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement Up To Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed ($2,500,000) Over The Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Process Requirements
The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Houston Present at 3:37 P.M.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS RELINQUISHED THE CHAIR AT 4:14 P.M. AND COUNCILMEMBER BROWN PRESIDED AS CHAIRPERSON.
COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS WAS NOTED PRESENT AT 4:25 P.M. AND RESUMED PRESIDING AS CHAIR.
Approval of the Consent Agenda