The Rules and Legislation Committee of the Oakland City Council met on November 13, 2025, at 10:30 AM. All four members (Councilmembers Brown, Fife, Ramachandran, and Chair Jenkins) were present. The meeting covered approval of past minutes, new scheduling items, review of draft committee agendas, and public comments on a range of topics including public safety, historical parks, and surveillance technology.
Staff presented nine new scheduling items (3.1 through 3.9) requesting placement on upcoming committee agendas. A summary of key items:
The committee approved all new scheduling items by a vote of 4 ayes, noting the title change on 3.5.
The committee considered the upcoming agenda schedule for the next two weeks, including canceled meetings for Thanksgiving week.
The committee approved the draft agenda list by a vote of 4 ayes.
Good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee of November, excuse me, November 13th, 2025. Before I call roll, I will give speaker card instructions. If you're looking to speak on any agenda item on this, uh, any item on this agenda, you'll need to fill out a speaker's card before the item is called for discussion or 10 minutes after the start of this meeting. This meeting was called to order at 10 30 a.m. So that time would be 10 40. If you're looking to submit a speaker's card online, that time has passed as those cards were due 24 hours before the start of this meeting. On roll, our council member Brown. Councilmember Fife, present. Councilmember Ramachandran. And Chair Jenkins. Present. Showing four members present. Yeah, welcome to Oakland High. Welcome, Oakland High School to uh City of Oakland. We appreciate you guys being here and uh seeing how democracy takes place. Hopefully, we have future council members in here and council staff, the next leaders of Oakland. Councilmember. Sure. Excellent. Well, welcome. Thank you so much for joining us and look forward to um chatting maybe after, and then um I believe that I will be there at your school next Friday for a special showcase. I think some students are doing a bridge to AI event and showcase, so look forward to seeing a lot of you there. Um thank you so much for joining us. Thank you, Councilmember Brown. Going to item two, which is approval of the draft minutes from the meeting of October 30th, 2025. We just need a motion. I'll move the item. Second. On the motion by councilmember Brown, seconded by council member Ramachandran to approve the draft minutes, starting with Councilmember Brown. Aye. Councilmember Fife. Aye. Councilmember Ramachandran. I don't know why it's not up here now. Hi. Chair Jenkins. Abstain. Motion passes with a vote of three ayes, one abstain. Jenkins. Going to your new scheduling items. Starting with item 3.1. Adopt an ordinance amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 10.20 and adopting appropriate SQL findings to reflect changes in Oakland Street Network and to modify speed limits on Broadway and International Boulevard. This is requested to go to the November 18th public works and transportation committee agenda. Item 3.2 includes the following pieces of legislation. A resolution amending, a resolution recommending to the Civil Service Board, the exemption of the classification of payroll administrator from the operation of civil service, and a resolution recommending to the Civil Service Board, the exemption of the classification of procurement and contracts administration from the operation of civil service, and an ordinance amending the salary schedule of ordinance number 12187 to add the full-time classification of payroll administrator and add the full-time classification of procurement and contracts administrator and amend the salary of the full-time classification of park equipment operator. Amend the salary of the part-time classification of senior aid to ensure compliance with the Oakland with the City of Oakland's minimum wage ordinance. This is asked to go to the December 9th Finance and Management Committee Agenda. Item 3.3, a resolution authorizing the city administrator to award a contract to Safeway Sign, a non-local business, enterprise, and the lowest responsive and responsible bidder to furnish traffic sign making supplies and pavement marking materials and the amount not to exceed $2,500,000 for the period from November 20th, 2025 to November 20th, 2030, in accordance with the request for quotation, number 238465. Specification number 25 801 00, and the general conditions on file in the purchasing section and the contractor's bid. This is requested to go before the December 9th Public Works and Transportation committee agenda.