On Thursday, June 12, 2025, the Oakland City Council Rules & Legislation Committee convened at 10:33 AM in City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, and adjourned at 11:04 AM. All four committee members were present: Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Janani Ramachandran, and Council President Kevin Jenkins (Chair). The meeting focused on scheduling items for future City Council and committee meetings, including items from other committees that were approved in the prior week. No public testimony was received.
The committee reviewed and scheduled a series of new legislative items. Key actions included:
The committee ratified scheduling decisions made by the Finance & Management, Public Works & Transportation, Community & Economic Development, Life Enrichment (cancelled), and Public Safety committees held on June 10, 2025. Notable actions:
The committee reviewed and approved upcoming meeting calendars and pending lists as amended. Notable change:
No open forum comments were made, and the meeting adjourned at 11:04 AM.
Good morning, everyone. Good morning, and welcome to the Rules and Legislation Committee meeting of Thursday, June twelfth, twenty twenty five. The time is now ten thirty-three AM. And this meeting has come to order. Before taking roll, I will provide the speaker card instructions on how to submit a speaker's card for this meeting. Two comments in person members of the public must submit a separate speaker card for each item on the agenda. This meeting came to order at 10 33 a.m. Therefore, speaker cards will be accepted up until 1043 a.m. I will now proceed with taking role of council members present on roll. Council members Brown. Present. Five, present. Rama Chandran. Present. And Council President Jenkins. Present. Thank you. Showing four members present. Council President, do you have any announcements before we begin? Next Tuesday's meeting at 9 a.m. will be canceled. Okay. Thank you. Noting the 9 a.m. June 17th meeting is counseled. Moving to our first item, item number two, approval of the draft minutes from the committee meeting of May 29th, 2025. We have no speakers. Move approval. Second. Thank you. This was moved by Councilmember 5. Seconded by Councilmember Brown to accept the draft minutes of the meeting of May 29th, 2025. On roll, Council members Brown. Aye. Five. Aye. Rama Chandron. Aye. And Chair Jenkins. Thank you. The motion passes with four ayes. Moving to item 3.1. Adopt a resolution confirming the mayor's reappointment of Barbara Leslie and appointments of Alvin Alvina Wong and Derek Mohammed as members of the Board of Port Commissioners on the June 17th 2025 council agenda on consent. I do have a Gabby Alvarell Alvarez. I'm not sure if she's with staff or not through the chair. With her hand raised. No. Okay. Through the chair, I was expecting the mayor's staff to be here. Through the chair.