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*Rules & Legislation Committee on the public works and transportation committee

OaklandJun 18, 20262 min read

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The committee advanced several items, including delinquent tax lien actions, a $200 million tax and revenue anticipation note borrowing, and a voter measure proposal on the real property transfer tax and homelessness services. It also sent multiple contract, grant, appointment, and reporting items on to later committees or the July 7 Council agenda.

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The committee moved forward a wide range of items that affect city finances, housing policy, transportation, public works, and public safety. Among the biggest actions were proposals to collect delinquent business taxes, real property transfer taxes, and trash fees; borrow up to $200 million in tax and revenue anticipation notes for fiscal year 2026-27; and place a transfer tax measure before voters. The committee also forwarded items for vehicle repair contracts, an energy assessment consulting contract, housing-related lien removals tied to affordable housing, and a crime data report.

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Accepted the draft minutes from the June 4, 2026 committee meeting.
Accepted the schedule of outstanding committee items.
Added new scheduling items and forwarded delinquent business taxes, delinquent real property transfer taxes, and mandatory delinquent trash fees to the July 7, 2026 Council meeting as public hearings.
Forwarded a $200 million tax and revenue anticipation notes borrowing resolution to the July 7, 2026 Council meeting.
Scheduled the AC Transit Fruitvale Avenue cooperation agreement for the Public Works and Transportation Committee.
Scheduled collision repair contracts and a municipal facility energy assessment services agreement for the Public Works and Transportation Committee.
Scheduled Chapter 8 tax sale authorization items for the Community and Economic Development Committee.
Scheduled an ordinance to raise civil penalties for unabated nuisances for the Community and Economic Development Committee and the July 21, 2026 Council agenda as a public hearing.
Scheduled a $100,000 grant for the Construction Resource Center mentor-protégé program support services for the Life Enrichment Committee.
Scheduled the OPD Part II crime data report for the Public Safety Committee on October 27, 2026.
Approved the urgency finding for the mayoral appointment of Feleciai Favroth to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and forwarded it to the July 7, 2026 Council agenda.
Continued the proposed voter measure on the real property transfer tax and related homelessness services to the June 25, 2026 Rules & Legislation Committee meeting.

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