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Oakland Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting - July 3, 2025

City Council — Thursday, July 3, 2025
BodyOakland, California
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, July 3, 2025
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1:10

Oh, yeah.

2:38

Oh, they're not training.

2:47

I won't ask you.

3:14

I'll probably be here.

4:18

This meeting shall come to order.

4:21

Before taking roll, I will provide speaker card instructions.

4:26

If you are here in chamber and wish to speak on today's agenda, please fill out a speaker's card in the front and hand it to a clerk representative.

4:47

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

4:51

Council members.

4:52

Brown present.

4:53

Five.

4:54

Present.

4:54

Ramachandran is excused.

5:00

And Council President Jenkins.

5:02

Present.

5:03

Showing three members present.

5:05

One excused Rama Chandron.

5:07

Chair, do you have any announcements before we begin?

5:10

No announcements.

5:11

Okay.

5:11

Noting that there are no minutes to be approved today, starting with new scheduling.

5:14

Item 3.1.

5:16

There is a title change.

5:17

Noting the presence of Councilmember Ramatran at 10 34 a.m.

5:21

Reading in the new title for item 3.1 and does need an urgency finding.

5:25

So if staff can be prepared to do so.

5:27

Receive an informational report on the master operational air quality plan for for pro lodges warehouses and on the construction air quality plan for Oakland Maritime Support Services approved by the city administrator for the operations of pro lodges warehousing and trucking facilities located at 55 Admiral Robert Tony Way, 2000 Mary Times Street, 2001 Mary Time Street, and 189 Burma Road and for the construction of Oakland Maritime Support Services Facility.

5:55

Located at 10 Burma Road to go on the July 8th, 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee agenda.

6:05

Good morning, committee.

6:06

My name's Corey Alvin.

6:17

First prepared this report with the CWS recycling company as part of the informational report for their AQ construction plan.

6:30

Their agreement with the city.

6:38

So we took their air quality plan off of the agenda and off of your informational report.

6:51

And you said their agreement with the city was terminated.

6:54

That's right.

6:55

Okay.

6:56

That's right.

6:56

The DA.

6:58

The DA.

7:00

Okay.

7:01

Shall I read the new?

7:03

Actually, you read the new title into the report.

7:06

Shall I shall I read it into the record?

7:15

Okay.

7:17

And this is urgent because, like I like I mentioned, it was on the report earlier.

7:22

We had to take it off because of the termination.

7:24

The termination occurred when the report was uh drafted and submitted to the to the city administrator's office.

7:35

It's a kind of a timing issue.

7:38

Is there an issue why it can't be deferred?

7:42

Uh the actual infer.

7:44

I'm sorry.

7:44

Is there a reason that it can't be deferred?

7:48

The agreement with the city.

7:50

No, it is there a reason.

7:52

I guess I'm trying to understand the urgency.

7:55

The urgency is to change the report so it doesn't reflect uh the AQ air quality construction report for CWS because CWS is no longer a project with the city because their DA was terminated.

8:16

Through the chair, um the 10-day agenda for this committee has already printed um under the city's sunshine ordinance.

8:25

Um in order to bypass the 10-day print deadline.

8:30

There must be an urgency finding, and the body must find that it was not reasonably possible to meet the additional notice requirements under the sunshine ordinance, and that um the need to take immediate action on the item is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting under your council rules.

8:50

The rules committee is required to make that finding, and then the body that hears this item will be will also be required to make that finding again before hearing the item um the body is is that sufficient for urgency finding okay.

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Public Safety████████████████████20%
Homelessness████████████████16%
Immigrant Support██████████10%
Community Engagement██████6%
Economic Development██████6%
Summary of Proceedings

Oakland Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting - July 3, 2025

The Rules & Legislation Committee of the Oakland City Council convened at 10:33 a.m. on Thursday, July 3, 2025, in the City Council Chamber. Members present: Council President Kevin Jenkins (Chair), Councilmembers Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, and Janani Ramachandran (arrived at 10:34 a.m.). The committee considered 10 new scheduling items and reviewed draft agendas for upcoming meetings. Several items required urgency findings and Rule 24 bypass of committee per the city's Sunshine Ordinance.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Speaker (Ms. Asada/Olabala) on all scheduling items: Commented on item 3.2 (Black August), asserting that the city must challenge nonsensical answers from staff; on item 3.5 (Wildfire Prevention Commission), asked the mayor to make appointments to the A1 bond commission per a grand jury report; on item 3.7 (Shelter Crisis), requested a report on the merger of the Department of Housing and Community Development with Community Homeless Services and a dedicated department head; on item 3.8 (OPD overtime), stated overtime will persist as long as staffing remains below 800 officers; and on item 3.10 (OPD cadet recruitment), urged the council to read the George Floyd resolution with OUSD, which precludes district involvement with OPD.
  • Councilmember Carroll Fife (District 3) spoke on item 3.2 (Black August), noting the radical political origins of Black August in prisons, the ongoing persecution of incarcerated individuals honoring George Jackson, and concern that the legacy could be diluted by state recognition. She expressed discomfort with the sponsoring organization (BOSS) having previously left the city without support. Councilmember Brown acknowledged the history and welcomed collaboration.
  • Speaker (Ms. Asada/Olabala) on item 4 (draft agendas): Requested reports on: unemployment in Oakland (especially among African Americans), the non-citizen small business grant, the status of Art Shank Junior's pledge, Head Start discrimination issues, gentrification, sanctuary city status, organized crime, grand jury findings, the citizen participation process, department mergers, Neighborhood Works America, and Oakland Housing Authority Section 8/public housing.
  • Open Forum (same speaker): Urged the council to recognize political prisoners, noting parallels to current deportation actions and citing personal experience with a political prisoner husband.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 3.1 (OAB Air Quality Informational Report): The committee approved an urgency finding (4-0) to bypass the 10-day notice requirement, as California Waste Solutions’ agreement with the city was terminated after the agenda was posted. A title change removed the CWS construction air quality plan. The report is scheduled for the July 8, 2025 Community & Economic Development Committee.
  • Item 3.2 (Recognizing Black August): Accepted as a Rule 24 ceremonial item and placed on the July 15, 2025 City Council consent calendar.
  • Item 3.3 (Resolution Supporting SB 63): Accepted via Rule 24 (urgency due to legislative timeline) and placed on the July 15, 2025 Council consent calendar.
  • Item 3.4 (MWI Animal Health Contract): Accepted via Rule 24 (critical veterinary supplies needed before recess) and placed on the July 15, 2025 Council consent calendar.
  • Item 3.5 (Wildfire Prevention Commission Appointments): Accepted via Rule 24 (appointments traditionally bypass committee) and placed on the July 15, 2025 Council consent calendar.
  • Item 3.6 (Modaxo Traffic Management Inc. – Parking Citation System): Accepted with a title change via Rule 24 (contract expired in April; urgency to avoid service disruption). Placed on the July 15, 2025 Council non-consent calendar. The total contract value over one year is $2,509,697 (including $249,397 in outstanding invoices).
  • Item 3.7 (Shelter Crisis Ordinance): Accepted with a title change and scheduled for the July 22, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee.
  • Item 3.8 (OPD Overtime Report): Accepted and scheduled for the July 22, 2025 Public Safety Committee.
  • Item 3.9 (Apricot Amended Use Policy & Annual Report): Accepted and scheduled for the July 22, 2025 Public Safety Committee.
  • Item 3.10 (OPD Cadet Recruitment Status): Withdrawn with no new date.
  • Item 4 (Review of Draft Agendas & Pending Lists): Approved as presented (4-0), including July 8 and July 10 committee agendas and the draft July 15, 2025 City Council agenda.
  • The meeting adjourned at 11:00 a.m.

Meeting Transcript

Oh, yeah. Oh, they're not training. I won't ask you. I'll probably be here. This meeting shall come to order. Before taking roll, I will provide speaker card instructions. If you are here in chamber and wish to speak on today's agenda, please fill out a speaker's card in the front and hand it to a clerk representative. I will now proceed with taking role of council members present on roll. Council members. Brown present. Five. Present. Ramachandran is excused. And Council President Jenkins. Present. Showing three members present. One excused Rama Chandron. Chair, do you have any announcements before we begin? No announcements. Okay. Noting that there are no minutes to be approved today, starting with new scheduling. Item 3.1. There is a title change. Noting the presence of Councilmember Ramatran at 10 34 a.m. Reading in the new title for item 3.1 and does need an urgency finding. So if staff can be prepared to do so. Receive an informational report on the master operational air quality plan for for pro lodges warehouses and on the construction air quality plan for Oakland Maritime Support Services approved by the city administrator for the operations of pro lodges warehousing and trucking facilities located at 55 Admiral Robert Tony Way, 2000 Mary Times Street, 2001 Mary Time Street, and 189 Burma Road and for the construction of Oakland Maritime Support Services Facility. Located at 10 Burma Road to go on the July 8th, 2025 Community and Economic Development Committee agenda. Good morning, committee. My name's Corey Alvin. First prepared this report with the CWS recycling company as part of the informational report for their AQ construction plan. Their agreement with the city. So we took their air quality plan off of the agenda and off of your informational report. And you said their agreement with the city was terminated. That's right. Okay. That's right. The DA. The DA. Okay. Shall I read the new? Actually, you read the new title into the report. Shall I shall I read it into the record? Okay. And this is urgent because, like I like I mentioned, it was on the report earlier. We had to take it off because of the termination. The termination occurred when the report was uh drafted and submitted to the to the city administrator's office. It's a kind of a timing issue. Is there an issue why it can't be deferred? Uh the actual infer.

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