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Oakland Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Summary - June 26, 2025

City Council — Thursday, June 26, 2025
BodyOakland, California
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, June 26, 2025
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5:09

Good morning, everyone.

5:10

Please take your seats.

5:12

Good morning, everyone.

5:14

Welcome to today's rules and legislation committee meeting of Thursday.

5:19

June 26th, 2025.

5:23

The time is now 1034, and this meeting shall come to order.

5:28

Before taking roll, I will provide the instructions on how to submit a public speaker's card for this meeting.

5:33

Two comment in person members of the public must submit a separate speaker card for each item on the agenda.

5:38

Online speaker cards were due 24 hours prior to the start of this meeting, which was yesterday Wednesday by 10 30 a.m.

5:45

All speaker cards must be submitted within the first 10 minutes of this meeting.

5:50

This meeting came to order at 10 34 a.m.

5:53

Therefore, speaker cards will be accepted up until 1044 a.m.

5:58

I will now proceed with taking roll of members present on roll.

6:02

Council members Brown.

6:03

Present.

6:04

Five.

6:05

Present.

6:05

Rama Chandron.

6:07

Present.

6:07

And Chair Jenkins.

6:08

Present.

6:09

Thank you.

6:10

Showing all four members present.

6:11

Chair Jenkins, do you have any announcements before we begin?

6:14

No announcements.

6:15

Okay, going to item number two, approval of the draft minutes from the committee meetings of June 5th, 2025 and June 12th, 2025.

6:24

Noting we have no speakers for this item.

6:26

Move approval.

6:28

Second.

6:29

Thank you.

6:30

This was moved by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Rama Chandron to accept the draft minutes of the committee meetings of June 5th and June 12th.

6:37

On roll, Council Members Brown.

6:39

Aye.

6:40

Five.

6:40

Aye.

6:41

Ramachandran.

6:42

Aye.

6:42

And Chair Jenkins.

6:43

Aye.

6:44

Thank you.

6:44

With a vote of four ayes.

6:46

The motion passes to accept the draft minutes.

6:50

Moving to item three, starting with new scheduling 3.0.

6:54

This is requested to bypass committee.

6:56

So we will have staff be prepared at the podium to state the rule 24.

7:00

I will now read the item into record.

7:01

Adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and enter into an amended memorandum of understanding with the County of Alameda to clarify the roles and responsibilities for the application and use of state of California homeless housing assistance and prevention.

7:16

Round six funding to go on the July 15th, 2025 City Council agenda on consent.

7:25

Hello, Christy Love, Acting Program Planner, Community Homelessness Services.

7:30

And these are there's a huge time crunch on this.

7:33

Um the county is the lead agency.

7:35

We could we apply in collaboration with them, but we are awarded separately.

7:40

And part of the application requirements are that the agencies need to have a memorandum of understanding in place.

8:01

So the last council meeting prior to the deadline is July 15th.

8:05

So we'd very much like this on the agenda for the 15th.

8:11

Thank you for the rule 24.

8:13

Moving to our next item, which will also require rule 24 and urgency finding to go to next week's council meeting if staff can be prepared to do that.

8:21

Reading in the title, adopt a resolution waiving bidding requests for proposals, requirements, and small local small business enterprise requirements, and authorizing the city administrator to contract with sustainable urban neighborhoods, a nonprofit organization in an amount not to exceed 700,000 dollars through September 30th, 2025 to perform site preparation work necessary to return 2201-2601 Wood Street to the property owner according to the city's lease with Game Changer, San Francisco LLC to go on the July 1st, 2025 City Council agenda on consent.

8:58

Hi Christy Love, Acting Planner, Community Homelessness Services.

9:03

This has extreme urgency.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural███████████████15%
Public Works███████████████15%
Public Engagement███████████████15%
Port Commission██████████10%
Environmental Protection█████████9%
Economic Development████████8%
Budget and Finance███████7%
Public Safety█████5%
Homelessness████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Oakland City Council Rules and Legislation Committee Meeting Summary - June 26, 2025

The Rules and Legislation Committee met on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 10:34 AM in City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor. The meeting was chaired by Council President Kevin Jenkins. All four committee members were present: Councilmembers Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Jenkins. The meeting adjourned at 12:32 PM after addressing new scheduling items, reviewing draft agendas, and confirming appointments to the Board of Port Commissioners. Notably, the committee voted to adjourn the Rules meeting and convene as a special City Council meeting at 10:44 AM, noting a quorum of the full council was present.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 3 (New Scheduling): Kathy Adams (President/CEO, Oakland African-American Chamber of Commerce) and Sam Tedusa (CEO, Marina Security Services) opposed the award of a citywide security contract to Allied Universal, urging a carve-out for local, minority-owned businesses. Jean Hazard criticized the frequent use of Rule 24 to bypass committees, questioned the legality of bond sales referenced in the grand jury report, and raised concerns about transparency and the lack of a homeless director.
  • Item 4 (Review of Draft Agendas): Jean Hazard called for reports on various topics including police cars, the grand jury report, Head Start, and Lake Merritt incidents. Kevin Daly (Co-chair, Bicyclist and Pedestrian Advisory Commission) expressed support for three sidewalk repair items on the July 8 Public Works agenda.
  • Item 5 (Port Commission Appointments): Thirteen speakers addressed the appointments. Supporters included representatives from the ILWU (Aaron Wright, Keith Brown of Alameda Labor Council, Darius Mesha of SEIU USWW), who praised Derek Mohammed’s labor background and Alvina Wong’s environmental justice perspective. Isaac Cos Reed and Raymond Langford also supported the nominees. Asado Lik Bala criticized the lack of online posting of Port Commission meetings and the short sign-up window for public comment.

Discussion Items

  • New Scheduling Items (Item 3): Staff presented multiple items requiring Rule 24 (bypassing committee) due to time constraints, including HHAP-6 funding (3.0), Wood Street decommission (3.1), Caltrans trash capture (3.3), and several others. Councilmembers Ramachandran and Fife expressed concern about the high volume of Rule 24 requests, noting the importance of public debate and committee process. Councilmember Ramachandran requested that future items with predictable deadlines go to committee first. Staff provided briefings on tree maintenance contracts (3.15, 3.16) and agreed to schedule briefings with council offices. The committee also approved an urgency finding for item 3.1 to allow the decommissioning contract to proceed.
  • Review of Draft Agendas (Item 4): The committee approved several changes to the July 8 committee agendas. The July 8 Public Works and Transportation Committee meeting was cancelled and replaced with a special meeting at 11:00 AM. The Fruitvale Alive! Gap Closure Project item was moved to July 15 on consent. The PROW contract pre-authorization item received a title change. The CED Committee’s Economic Development Action Plan item was withdrawn to the pending list. The Life Enrichment Committee’s Cityspan Technologies item was also withdrawn.
  • Port Commission Appointments (Item 5): Mayor Barbara Lee’s office presented three nominees: Barbara Leslie (reappointment), Alvina Wong, and Derek Mohammed. Each nominee introduced themselves and answered questions from councilmembers. Councilmember Fife asked why each was the right person for the moment. Councilmember Houston asked about balancing economic development and environmental preservation, particularly for the Hegenberger Corridor and 98th Avenue. Councilmembers expressed support for the diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The committee voted to forward the appointments to the full City Council.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Minutes: The draft minutes from June 5 and June 12, 2025, were accepted unanimously (4-0).
  • New Scheduling Items (Item 3): Approved as amended, including the urgency finding for item 3.1. Key scheduling decisions:
    • 3.0 (HHAP-6 MOU): To July 15 Council on consent.
    • 3.1 (Wood Street Decommission): To July 1 Council on consent (with urgency finding).
    • 3.3 (Caltrans Trash Capture): To July 15 Council on consent.
    • 3.4 (Cooperative Purchase Agreements): To July 15 Council on consent.
    • 3.7 (OAB Air Quality Report): To July 8 CED Committee.
    • 3.11 (D’Wayne Wiggins Way): To July 15 Council on consent.
    • 3.12-3.20 (various items): To July 15 Council on consent or non-consent as specified.
    • 3.28 (Leimert Bridge Contract): To July 15 Council on consent with title change.
    • 3.30 (Parking Fines): To July 1 Council on consent.
    • 3.33 (Rent Adjustment Ordinance): To July 1 Council on non-consent.
  • Review of Draft Agendas (Item 4): Approved as amended. The July 8 PWTC meeting was replaced with a special meeting at 11:00 AM. Specific items were rescheduled, withdrawn, or had title changes.
  • Port Commission Appointments (Item 5): Approved to forward to the July 1, 2025 City Council meeting on consent (4-0).

Meeting Transcript

Good morning, everyone. Please take your seats. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today's rules and legislation committee meeting of Thursday. June 26th, 2025. The time is now 1034, and this meeting shall come to order. Before taking roll, I will provide the instructions on how to submit a public speaker's card for this meeting. Two comment in person members of the public must submit a separate speaker card for each item on the agenda. Online speaker cards were due 24 hours prior to the start of this meeting, which was yesterday Wednesday by 10 30 a.m. All speaker cards must be submitted within the first 10 minutes of this meeting. This meeting came to order at 10 34 a.m. Therefore, speaker cards will be accepted up until 1044 a.m. I will now proceed with taking roll of members present on roll. Council members Brown. Present. Five. Present. Rama Chandron. Present. And Chair Jenkins. Present. Thank you. Showing all four members present. Chair Jenkins, do you have any announcements before we begin? No announcements. Okay, going to item number two, approval of the draft minutes from the committee meetings of June 5th, 2025 and June 12th, 2025. Noting we have no speakers for this item. Move approval. Second. Thank you. This was moved by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Rama Chandron to accept the draft minutes of the committee meetings of June 5th and June 12th. On roll, Council Members Brown. Aye. Five. Aye. Ramachandran. Aye. And Chair Jenkins. Aye. Thank you. With a vote of four ayes. The motion passes to accept the draft minutes. Moving to item three, starting with new scheduling 3.0. This is requested to bypass committee. So we will have staff be prepared at the podium to state the rule 24. I will now read the item into record. Adopt a resolution authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and enter into an amended memorandum of understanding with the County of Alameda to clarify the roles and responsibilities for the application and use of state of California homeless housing assistance and prevention. Round six funding to go on the July 15th, 2025 City Council agenda on consent. Hello, Christy Love, Acting Program Planner, Community Homelessness Services. And these are there's a huge time crunch on this.

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