Good morning.

And welcome to the rules and legislation committee on this Thursday, February 26th.

The time is now 1033.

And this meeting shall come to order.

Before I begin, um, with role, I would like to give instructions on how to participate and submit a speaker card to items on this agenda.

If you are here in person, um, in chambers, and would like to submit a speaker card, please fill out a speaker card and turn it into a clerk representative.

Um, ten minutes after the uh no other than ten minutes after the meeting has started, um, or before the item is called, whichever comes first.

Um, registering to speak via Zoom is due twenty four hours before the meeting began.

So again, if you are participating here with us in chambers in person, please fill out a speaker card and turn it into the clerk representative.

Um, within the first 10 minutes after the meeting started.

Again, the meeting started at ten thirty-three, and the queue to submit a speaker card will close at ten forty-three.

With that, I have Councilmember Brown.

Present.

Council Member Fife.

Present.

Council Member Ramachandron.

Present.

And Chair Jenkins.

Present.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Thank you for that.

We have present.

For member present.

Before I go on to the first item, Council President Jenkins, would you like to make any speech?

Yes.

So we'll be counseling the March 17th City Council meeting.

And we will be scheduling a special meeting on March 16th.

Thank you for that.

So noted the special March 16th meeting for council and the 17th will be canceled.

And moving on to our first item, item number two is the approval of the draft minutes for the committee meeting on February 12th, 2026.

I'll make that motion.

Thank you for that.

I have a motion by Council Councilmember Brown.

Seconded by Councilmember Fife to approve the uh draft minutes as is on roll for this call.

Is Councilmember Brown?

Aye.

Council Member Fife.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandra.

Aye.

And Chair Jenkins.

Abstain.

I have three ayes and one abstention.

And the item is approved as is item number three, our new scheduling.

Starting with item 3.0.

This is a resolution accepting the certification of the results of the exemption of the initiative petition proposing an ordinance entitled Oakland Public Safety Cleanliness and Community Accountability Act of 2026 proposed ordinance.

Two, calling and giving notice for holding a special municipal election on June 2nd, 2026 for the purposes of submitting the proposed ordinance to the voters.

Three, requesting consolidation of the special municipal election with statewide director primary elections to be held in the city of Oakland on June 2nd of 2026, and four directing the city clerk to take any and all actions necessary under the laws to submit this measure to voters to at the June 2nd, 2026 election.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 3rd, City Council agenda on consent.

And this needs an urgency finding.

And this is being requested to be heard on March 10th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee.

Moving on to item 3.2.

This is an informational report from the BART addressing BART's current physical outlook, addressing revenue and ridership decline.

It's plans for addressing its physical challenges and the part um parameters, BART set for accepting a loan from the state of California to be scheduled for the March 10th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda.

Moving to item 3.3.

This is a resolution authorizing the city administrator to um submit a head start non-competitive baseline grant application for fiscal year 26 through 2031, and two authorizing the city administrator to accept an appropriate head start basic training and technical assistance, early head start, basic and training and technical assistant grants for fiscal year 2026 through 2027.

From the U.S.

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Head Start DHHS, a CF in an estimated amount of $13,797,057 and committing the necessary local match funds and central service over set over set and three awarding a grant agreement to fund comprehensive early care education and family services to community service providers, bananas incorporated and brighter beginnings for fiscal year 2026 through 2027 for an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 and for authorizing the city administrator to accept an appropriate additional federal head start early head start funds in the if they become available within the physical year 25 2026 through 2027 and amend the grant agreement within the limits of the federal award and this is requesting to be scheduled on the March 10th life enrichment committee agenda.

Item 3.4 is excuse me for apologies, yes.

Waiting move from the city administrators' office um to the committee.

Staff would like to withdraw this item and put it on the pending list on the rules pending list with no dates specific.

So noted.

Thank you for that.

Item 3.3 will be placed on the rules pending list, no date specific.

Moving on to item 3.4, receive an information report from the Office of Homeless Solutions on the City of Oakland 2026 Homeless Strategic Action Plan to be scheduled for March 10th life enrichment committee agenda.

Item 3.5 is a resolution reaffirming Oakland's commitment to the right of the its uh transgender gender non-confirming intersex and two-spirit TGN CL2S residents and employees to obtain gender affirming care without discrimination and demanding health care providers and insurance carriers operating within the city to adhere and to state and local laws um mandating access to um medically necessary health care including gender affirming care and this is being requested to be scheduled for the March 10th life enrichment committee agenda council member excellent so for item 3.5 um I wanted to make a note that I would like to be added as a co-author on this legislation in addition um we would like to change the date to the spec the special city council meeting on March the uh 16th I believe that is and I can read in the urgency finding finding if you would like it would be necessary excellent so the Department of Health and Human Services proposed two rules regarding gender affirming care that will likely go into council member you uh sorry my apologies for interrupting yes you do not do need an urgency findings just a rule twenty four why you're bypassing committee okay the rule twenty four okay so the department of health and human services proposed two rules regarding gender affirming care that will likely go into effect shortly so it is important to urge our health care organizations to not give in to these rules thank you for that and my apologies just to confirm you said March 16th and we're going on consent or non-consent I missed that I don't know if I missed that preference consent consent thank you so much for that thank you for that moving on to item 3.6 adopt a resolution to accept an appropriate grant funds from the Oakland police foundation any amount not to exceed $900,000 for fiscal year 2026 through 2027 and 2027 through 2028 for the implementation of the Oakland police department cadet program and this is being requested to be scheduled for the March 10th 2026 public safety committee agenda.

Good morning, Council process of the mayor barber Lee.

The mayor would like to be added as a co-sponsor.

Thank you.

So noted.

Thank you.

Now moving on to item 3.7.

My apologies.

Are you speaking to 3.7 or 3.6?

3.7.

Okay, let me read the item into record.

Thank you so much uh adopt a resolution one authorizing the city administrators to enter into a two-year contract with the law enforcement technology solutions let's for the period commencing upon contract signing in the amount of eleven thousand one hundred twenty-four dollars and seventy-six cents and to extend the agreement for up to two additional years, any amount not to exceed eleven thousand four hundred and fifty-eight dollars and fifty cents without returning to council for the total contract amount not to exceed two hundred twenty-two thousand five hundred eighty three dollars and twenty-six cents and two waiving the competitor request for proposal qualifications and the local small local business enterprise program requirements, and this is being requested to be scheduled to the March 10th public work public safety committee agenda.

Good morning, Tracy Jones, Oakland Police Department, police services manager.

This item is currently scheduled for March 10th, but I would like to schedule actually to March 24th.

We need some time to um revise the resolution.

So noting, March 24th.

Thank you.

If that is okay.

Moving on to as item 3.7 will be now be going to March 24th public safety committee agenda.

Item 3.8 is a resolution recognizing March 20th, 2026 as the International Day of Happiness, and this is being requested to be scheduled for March 16th special city council agenda on consent.

And I believe the uh there needs to be a rule 24.

Thank you.

Yes, these are items that typically go straight to council, and as March 20th is the UN United Nations declared international day of happiness.

We would like this to be heard at the council meeting as close to that day as possible.

Thank you.

Thank you for that.

So noted.

Item 3.9 is receiving information report on the citywide staffing from the city administrators regarding citywide vacancy rates and status for as of February 1st, 2026, budgeted vacancy rates for fiscal year 25 through 26, the vacancy rates for regional local public entities, recruitment outreach, and community engagement, and the analysis of the city workforce and recruitment conditions on the March 24th, 2026 Finance and Management Committee agenda and on the April 14th City Council agenda as a public hearing.

Moving to item 310, which is four pieces of legislation.

Adopt the following pieces of legislation.

It's a resolution recommending to the civil service board the exemption of the classification of parking administrator from the operations of civil service.

And two, a resolute a resolution recommending to the civil service board the exemption of classification of constitutional policing administrator for the operations of civil service.

And three, a resolution recommending to the civil service board the exemption of the classification of assistance director, human services from the operations of the civil service.

And four, an ordinance amending the salary schedule of ordinance number one two one eight seven CMS salary ordinance to A at the full-time classification of parking administrator, and B at the full-time classification of constitutional policing administrator, and C at the full-time classification of assistant director, human services, and D, amend the salary of the full-time classification of neighborhood law attorney.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for the March 24th Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 3.11 is receiving informational report on the Oakland Police and Fire Retirement System P First Investments Portfolio on the December of December 31st, 2025, and actual area violations report as of July 1st, 2025.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th.

Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 312 is two pieces of legislation.

One, an ordinance amending the rent adjustment ordinance, Oakland Municipal Code, Chapter 8.22, Article 1, to A, eliminate the tenant petition deadlines, and B require that the owner provide evidence uh possessions of the uh current business tax certifications, payment of or exemption from the rent adjustment program services fee, service of written notice of the rent adjustment program to affected tenants and registration with the rent adjustment program in order to file an appeal or response to a tenant A and C, make various changes to the remedies section, including increasing the damages remedy and civil actions against residential rent rental property owners and making appropriate California environmental uh policy act findings and two a resolution ratifying amendments to the rent adjustment program regulations to permit any category of member of the housing and residential rent and relocation board to serve as a board officer, and this is being requested to be scheduled for the March 24th, 2026 Community and Economic Development Committee agenda.

Item 313, the resolution accepting the Oakland Fund for Children and Children and Youth OFCY, final year in independent annual evaluation report for fiscal year 24 through 25 to be scheduled for the March 24th, 2026 life enrichment committee agenda.

I do see staff approaching the podium.

Yes, hi.

Um we just wanted to uh indicate that the 3.2 is a we would is an oral report from uh BART.

Um we're speaking to item 3.2, the informational report from the BART addressing BART's current physical outlook.

You would like uh that to be oral.

It can be presented as an oral report.

Okay, so note it.

Thank you.

Thank you for that.

Um, and I just read into record item 3.13.

I do see administration.

Oh, we need to move from the city administrator's office, um, because March 24th LEC will be impacted, we would like this item to go to the April 21st LEC instead.

Okay, and just to confirm item 3.13, the OFCY 2024-25 fiscal year in independent annual evaluation report will now be scheduled to the April 21st uh life enrichment committee.

And that's okay with the chair.

Head nod from council member Fife.

Yeah.

Thank you for that.

Now moving on to the recommendations from the February 24th committees, starting with Finance and Management Committee.

Item 3.14 was the citywide cooperative agreement for physical year 26 through 27.

And the recommendations from committee was that this item be approved to be forwarded to the March 3rd uh city council agenda on non-consent with the request to staff for staff to provide additional information in the supplemental report with the following.

Who are some of the city departments that are actually taking advantage of these particular services?

What other cities utilize these companies as part of the cooperative, who are some of the vendors that are listed, and what are the city departments that are utilizing these services, a sample of some of the products that are mo most used.

Question.

So the finance director, are you available to answer these questions before the meetings?

I will uh I was gonna request that the item be moved to the 316 special council agenda meeting so that staff can complete the full set of questions in the supplemental report prior to its publication and that it be placed on that meeting on consent.

Question.

Are you available to answer these questions before the meeting?

Yes, to the council members.

These seems like questions that can be answered before the meetings.

I it takes a lot for staff time for you guys to have to do this.

And uh ask the administration to make themselves available to council members for questions before the meeting.

It takes up a tremendous amount of staff time to answer these things, uh, and so if possible, can you make yourself readily available?

Councilmember Brown.

Um thank you so much, Chair.

Um, I guess my reflection is is that during the finance and management committee meeting.

The questions that we posed, these are some items that we believe the reports could have benefited from.

And so I um so on that note, I I would like to see it as a supplemental.

Councilmember Marmanchandra.

Thank you.

Out of respect for all of the committee members, I I agree we would like these questions answered in writing.

However, I would prefer that it um I know we have an impacted agenda on the 16th, so if it can go on the consent calendar with the supplemental, um that would be my preference.

Thank you.

So noted, so item 3.14 will now be scheduled to the March 16th.

Um City Council, special city council agenda, and that's on consent consent.

Thank you for that.

And if I may, through the chair, I believe staff has a change to item 3.12.

Can we go back to that?

Is it title change?

Can we go back to item 312?

Um, I believe staff is on Zoom to there we go.

I believe you are unmuted.

Victor, please unmute yourself and begin.

Victor Ramirez.

Victor Ramirez.

Your hand is raised.

You have been unmuted.

You may begin.

Victor Ramirez.

Is there staff administration to the administration?

Is there staff present that can read in the title?

Victor Maria is online and unmuted, but we are not hearing them.

Or shall we come back to that?

We can we'll come back to the okay.

Thank you so much.

Excuse me.

Moving on to item 315.

Item 315 from the February 24th Finance and Management Committee is the BAC recommendations on proposed June 2026 40 million parcel tax measure.

The recommendations from committee was that this item be forwarded to the finance and management committee pending list, no date specific.

Item 316 from the Finance and Management Committee.

Council Member.

This was uh thank you.

This was pulled on the request of the administration.

Um, does the administration have an update on when this could be heard next rather than having it on no date specific?

Staff is coordinating with the BAC members on their availability.

So as soon as we have it, we'll come back and return with the scheduled date.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you for that.

Um moving again to item 3.16 on the uh recommendations from the February 24th Finance and Management Committee meeting item 316 is the cash management report for fiscal year 25 through 26 second quarter ended December 31st, 2025, and the committee received and filed this item.

Moving out to recommendations from the public works and transportation committee on February 24th.

Item 317 was the Oakland Alameda Access Project delegated maintenance agreement amendment, and recommendations for committee was this item to be scheduled uh continued, excuse me, to the March 10th public works and transportation committee agenda with a supplemental report to be included that clearly demonstrates the numbers, timelines, and Caltrans commitment, Caltrans responsibilities versus the city's responsibilities and what Caltrans is willing to do on the homelessness encampment policy.

Item 318 is the issuance of an unconditional certificate of completion from the for the 4430, 4440 and the 4448 uh Howe Street Public uh improvements and the recommendations from committee was this item to be scheduled for the uh March 3rd uh council agenda on consent.

Moving on to item 319 from committees, the Adeline Street Bridge seismic retro uh retrofit project construction phase and recommendations was the committee approve these that the item be moved to the March 3rd council agenda on consent um all three pieces of the legislation and then item 3.20.

This is an amended resolution number 89703 CMS to acquire property rights from home Home Depot USA Inc.

for 42nd Avenue and High Street access improvement, and the committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to the March 3rd City uh council agenda on consent.

Moving on to recommendations from CED from February 24th, item 321 is amendments for the planning code chapter 17.96 s-14 housing site um combining zone regulations.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to March 3rd council agenda as a public hearing.

Item 3.22, Senate Bill 79 planning code implementation ordinance.

The committee um made a motion by Councilmember Uncle, seconded by council member Ramachandron as amended.

The motion failed with two no two ayes and two no's.

There was a second uh motion made by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember uh Fife to approve the recommendations as is of staff to enter forward the item um to the March 3rd city council agenda as a public hearing moving to recommendations from the life enrichment committee on February 24th item 3.23 was the HAP-6 winter relief and OPRI.

The committee approved to withdraw this item and reschedule it to the life enrichment committee pending list, no date specific.

Moving to item 3.24 from the Department of Race and uh it was regarding the Department of Race and Equity update and the committee approved to receive and forward this item to the March 3rd City Council agenda on non-consent.

Question to the committee chair is there a reason that this was forwarded to non-consent as opposed to consent.

And and I ask because we have an impacted agenda.

I brought that up in the committee, and there were uh one or two committee members that wanted the presentation to be made to the entire council.

I made the suggestion to review the video.

Um, but you know, I I entertain the will of the committee at that time.

Understandable.

Councilmember Brown.

Yes, um, so that is correct.

Um, two of the committee members um were interested in ensuring that the entire body received the information that was presented.

Um, is it possible to move the item to a council meeting that is not as impacted?

I mean if council members want to see what's presented, they can go to the meetings, as you did, as you're not a member of the body.

Right.

So if they want to see it, they can watch the video.

I agree with Dean Fife on this one.

Um, I mean, I agree with Dean Fife on this one.

If people want to see the presentation, they can go or they can watch it online.

Um, so what we can do is entertain moving this to another council meeting.

So we'll put it can we put it on the pending list?

Can we put it on the um and then just for clarity is currently scheduled to Tuesday?

Is that correct?

Uh this coming Tuesday.

Yes, the recommendations from committees was scheduled to this Tuesday's uh March 3rd council meeting.

Okay.

Um so could we add it to the special meeting?

Um March the 16th.

Council member Fife, do you have a uh preference?

Whatever is the will of the majority, it is it's my perspective that um if there's action to be taken, then it makes more sense to hear a uh a report.

If there's no action to be taken, uh it's my recommendation for council members to either attend the meetings or to watch the video.

Councilmember Roman, do you have one way?

Just in the it seems like we do have a number of non-consent items on the 16th.

Is it possible to move it to another meeting or hear it on consent?

We're at the option of council members asking questions.

That sounds good.

Yeah, the consent sounds like the best option.

Consent for next Tuesday.

Thank you for that.

And just to confirm item 3.24, the Department of Race and Equity update will now be scheduled to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

On consent.

Thank you.

So noted.

Moving on to item 3.25, which is the Black New Deal.

This committee approved the to receive and forward this item to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

And now moving to the recommendations from public safety on February 24th.

Item 3.26, the PSA with uh striker sales LLC emergency medical equipment.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

Item 3.27, the PSA with image trained emergency management software.

The committee approved uh staff recommendation to be forwarded to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

Item 3.28, the OPD surveillance tech 2024 annual report.

The committee approved staff's recommendations to be forwarded to the March 3rd uh City Council agenda on consent.

Item 3.29, the OPD scaley hearing process improvement.

The committee received and filed this item in committee, and that concludes your item three new um new scheduling and recommendations from committee.

You do have two speakers.

My apologies, I forgot we did have staff.

I apologize.

We have a title change for item uh 3.12, I believe.

New title is uh recommendation adopt the following pieces of legislation.

One, an ordinance amending the rent adjustment ordinance, Oakland Municipal Code, Chapter 8.22, Article 1, to a eliminate tenant petition deadlines.

B, require that an owner provide evidence of possession of a current business tax certificate, payment of or exemption from the rent adjustment program service fee, service of written notice of the rent adjustment program to affected tenants and registration with the rent adjustment program in order to file an appeal or a response to a tenant appeal, and C make various changes to the remedies section, including increasing the damages remedy and civil actions against residential rental property owners and making appropriate California Environmental Policy Act findings.

Thank you.

Thank you for that, and just noting that this item once again is now being scheduled to April 21st life and I apologize.

Did I say something wrong?

March 24th.

March 24th, okay.

Thank you for that correction.

So the oh sorry, that's the wrong one I was looking at.

So this is still going.

I was looking at the wrong item, so I apologize.

So yes, March 24th, Community and Economic Development Committee for the title change on March, I mean item 312, and that completes your new scheduling.

We do have two speakers.

Sweet.

Um I have a card from Michael Ford and Rajni Maudal.

Um if you're here in pressing, please approach the podium.

Good morning, everyone.

Through the council, uh, to council president.

Um, Councilmember Ken Houston is on the call right now.

Um, he's very much frustrated and fed up with some of the process that we have currently.

Um, he felt like he could not wait until city council or committee to approach this issue.

One of the issues he wanted to bring forward is that um last night during the homeless.

Um, let me just open it up real quick.

During the homeless commission on homelessness, there was a presentation from the mayor's office um from Sasha, an amazing presentation done around homeless strategic action plan.

Um his frustration comes from the lack of engagement with the council prior to bringing this uh information forward to the public.

Um we've had several calls and inquiries from our constituent, which we cannot properly explain because we haven't had proper briefing.

To the council staff, um, can you relate this to scheduling?

Is this related to scheduling?

Well, uh the council member wanted to just share this as he felt like he could not wait until council to express his frustration.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Council President.

If I called your name, please approach the podium.

Thank you.

Uh good morning.

Uh rules committee and the public uh Michael Ford.

I'm actually a city of Oakland employee, but this morning I'm here as a local 21 member and Oakland resident.

Um I had three quick comments about item uh 310, uh 3101 and 4A that adds a classification of parking administrator and exempting that from civil service, making it an at-will position.

Uh my three comments are first, unlike the broader parking takeover that the city administration has been attempting to carry out without any public process.

I'm very grateful uh that this particular action is subject to city council review and authorization.

Second, I'm deeply concerned that the city is using uh its limited resources and precious staff time uh to fix something that is not broken.

On the contrary, your current parking organization and its personnel have a proven track record, have been entrusted by the city council repeatedly with more and more responsibilities, and have recently been honored with a national award for its innovative effort.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Yes, your time has ended.

Thank you so much.

Rajni Mandel District 4.

I'm also speaking on 3.10.

I want to speak in support of maintaining and strengthening the role of the constitutional policing administrator.

This position is a linchpin in Oakland's effort to exit the NSA and finally bring this 20 plus process year to a close.

Since November, ACA uh Michelle Phillips has stepped into the role in a very short time.

Has he made a strong and professional presence before the federal court in the last CMC in January?

I've seen her actively referenced in NSA task force meeting and across multiple agenda items tied to OPD policy work, including tonight's memo regard regarding the qualitative discipline study that's going to be presented to the police commission.

This role provides coordination, accountability, and continuity across multiple departments, including OPD, the federal monitor, the court, city attorney, and more.

Without that central alignment, compliance becomes fragmented.

So the NSA costs Oakland millions of dollars each year.

And so a focused, empowered constitutional policing administrator is essential to getting us into sustained compliance and exiting federal oversight.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That concludes your public commenters.

Thank you.

Any comments from the council members?

Urgency finding 3.2 will be an oral report.

3.3 will be withdrawn.

Move to the pending list.

3.5 will add CM Brown as a co-author with the rule 24 3.6.

We're adding Mayor Lee as a co-sponsor, 3.7 scheduling to March 24th public safety 3.8.

We're gonna put this on consent, and there's a rule 24 3.12.

There's a title change, move to March 24th CED committee 3.13 scheduled to April 14th, like from Richmond, 3.14.

Move to March 16th council meeting on consent 3.24 moves to consent.

I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

Second.

Thank you for that.

And that was a motion by Councilmember Fife, seconded by Council Member Machandrin to approve item three as amended.

Uh on roll for this uh motion.

Council member Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandran.

And Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Thank you.

And the motion passes with four eyes to approve as amended item three.

Moving on to item number four.

Item number four is review of the draft agenda's pending lists and the council and committee meetings as of March 3rd, the council meetings and uh the rules meeting that week, the pending list, and the March 10th draft agendas.

Anything from the administration.

Yes.

When anyone from the city administrator's office, we do have some changes.

Um first change would be to the draft agenda for March 10th, 2026 for CED.

Um item number three has a title change.

Hello.

Uh title change is as follows.

Uh resolution authorizing the city administrator to accept and appropriate up to 4.4 million dollars in grant funds from the federal lead hazard reduction grant program.

Two enter into a professional services agreement with Habitat for Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley Inc.

in an amount not to exceed 4 million 21,094.30 cents to provide grant administration and management construction services for the lead-based paint mitigation and healthy homes programs and to waive the city of Oakland's local and small local business enterprise program requirements, local employment and oak and apprenticeship requirements, and request for proposal qualifications, competitive process requirements.

Three, upon completion of a competitive procurement process, enter into one or more agreements in a total amount not to exceed $321,397 with one or more workforce development services providers to expand the supply of workers and firms available to conduct lead-based paint mitigation and healthy homes work.

And four make grants to eligible property owners for the remediation of lead-based paint hazards and healthy home improvements.

Thank you.

And then one more change to the March 3rd City Council agenda for 5.1 of the staff's here to address it.

Thanks.

Brad Johnson, Director of Finance.

Staff would like to request that item 5.1 be moved to the March 10th Public Works and Transportation Committee to allow for completion of the extensive supplemental information requested and to have a further discussion around the item.

We've discussed it with both of them, and they were amenable to this move.

Thank you.

Anything else?

Just noting that the March 17th meeting setting again for the public March 17th meeting will be counseled.

We will have a special March 16th meeting.

Thank you for that.

We do have one speaker, and just to confirm the time for the March 16th special meeting is at 3 30.

Yes, 3 30.

Thank you so much for that.

We have uh Rajani Madal for item four.

Uh Rajimandel District 4.

I'm asking that the mayor's appointment of Doug Wong to the police commission be scheduled as soon as possible.

We currently have a commissioner on medical leave, and I want to wish him a speedy recovery, but in the meantime, quorum is essential.

The police chief search has officially begun and the commission remains central to NSA compliance oversight.

Both require a fully seated and functioning commission and delays in appointments affect governance at a critical moment.

Separately, I'm asking rules to calendar, discussion of potential amendments to the city's surveillance ordinance.

The 2024 um 2024 OPD annual surveillance reports uh showed how onerous the paperwork and reporting mandates have become.

It's not about reducing oversight, but about aligning deadlines and requirements with realistic workloads and operational capacity.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That concludes our speakers for item number four.

So noting 5.1 to move back to committee for March 10th and item three, a title change.

I'll entertain a motion.

So moved.

Second.

Thank you for that.

And that was a motion by council member Fife, seconded by Councilmember Brown to approve item four as amended on roll.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandra.

Aye.

And Chair Jenkins.

Item number four is approved as amended.

We are now moving on to item S5.

I do have one speaker for that item.

Reading in the title is a resolution confirming the mayor's reappointment of Kira Rod for her.

My apologies if I mispronounce your name as a landlord representative and Cynthia Munez Ramos as a tenant representative and Deshauna Williams as an alternative tenant representative to the housing and residential rent relocation board.

And I believe they are available online.

Yeah, President and then Cynthia's online.

I want to hear from Cynthia.

Yes.

I want to hear what she has to say.

Thank you, Council President.

Good morning, Chair and Council members.

I'm here to speak on Mayor Barber Lee's reappointment.

Um of Kara Broadfjore, Cynthia Munos and Deshauna Williams to the Oakland Rent Board.

As you all know, the rent board plays a critical role in protecting tenants, regulating rent increases, adjudicating disputes, and ensuring compliance with Oakland's rent stabilization and just cause eviction ordinances.

These three appointees each bring deep expertise, steady leadership, and a demonstrated commitment to housing justice and fair process.

I'll briefly touch on their bios.

Her career is focused on fair housing enforcement, tenant protections and complex housing policy.

She brings years of immigrant rights organizing, coalition building, and public policy leadership.

Currently with Suiza Bass and Alameda County and representing Allegheny County.

I won't get too much because you all know her very well.

Lastly, we have Deshauna Williams, who currently serves as executive director of the City of Berkeley's rent stabilization board and brings more than two decades of affordable housing and resident service leadership.

We're excited to move all three of these appointments forward.

Thank you for your uh your potential support.

I want to offer my support to uh Cynthia.

She's a mentee of mine.

And if any of the um hear anything, yes, we did.

Oh, sorry, was I unmuted and smiling and laughing?

Hi, everyone.

Um I would like to thank the mayor and the council for advancing my appointment.

Um, it's been really both.

I'm sorry, I'm a little um scattered after that.

Really nice introduction.

Um, thank you all.

I am excited and happy to serve um on the board.

I have been learning a lot this past year, and I'm also grateful that we'll be having this moves forward, another alternative, alternate um board member.

And um, yeah, here to serve.

Uh happy to answer any questions.

Thank you for that, Cynthia.

Congratulations.

I do see a civil uh civil rights department.

I believe that must be Ciara.

You are unmuted.

Me unmute yourself.

Oh, hi, thank you so much for having me.

Happy to answer any questions, and I'm excited to continue with the rent board.

I think I've learned a lot, and I think you know it's really important to me that Oakland have strong tenant protection.

So thank you for that.

Um, I do see Deshauna Williams.

I have unmuted you.

If you would like to speak, you may unmute yourself and begin.

Thank you again for the re-import reappointment.

Um I'm looking forward to continuing serving.

Um, bring a lot of uh social and resident justice and service to the to the board, and again, excited to be reappointed and served.

Thank you so much.

Okay.

Well, I'll entertain a motion.

I apologize for the chair.

I do see Cynthia's hand went back up.

I'm not sure if she needed to speak or if that was an accident.

Cynthia.

Maybe that was.

Um hi, council Members and um president of the board.

I'd like to for the record say that I am looking for mentors and applications are quite open.

Thank you.

It's an extensive application process.

Thank you.

So I'm gonna go out.

Alright, we have public speakers.

We do have one public speaker for item S5.

Um, I'm not sure if you are participating.

No, open forum.

Your staffer, you don't put in speaker cards.

Okay.

So I'm gonna do this out of order as the chair since my mentee is being appointed.

I'm gonna move the motion.

I'll thank all of the um individuals, mentees or not, for their service to Oakland.

Our volunteers are the lives blood of the city, and I will second the motion.

All right.

If.

That is it.

I will um there was a motion by Council President Jenkins, seconded by Councilmember Five to approve item S5 to be forwarded to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

On roll, council member Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife, aye.

Rama Chandrin.

Aye.

And Council President Jenkins.

Item number S5 was approved with four eyes to be forwarded to the March 3rd City Council agenda on consent.

And our last item open forum.

I do have Michael Ford and Rajni Mandal.

Um, you have no speaker.

So you yes.

To the district seven staff.

If you guys are speaking out of an abundance of caution, we will have to adjourn into a special meeting.

Will you be speaking?

Okay.

Thank you.

And again, we have Michael Ford and Rajani Rajani Mandal for open forum.

Please approach the podium in any order.

You have one minute.

Thank you.

Uh good morning again, Michael Ford here.

Uh, as a local 21 member and uh Oakland resident.

Uh just two quick things for open forum.

Uh, first, I wanted to say my third comment and on item uh 3.10.

Um I'm disappointed and perplexed uh by the city administration's efforts to replace an established lower cost protected position for parking manager with an at-will position in such a sensitive role where integrity is so important.

And then second, uh I do support uh the city's request uh to postpone the supplemental report.

I think it is a good idea to send it back to committee and to give the city more time to uh prepare for this important uh reorg with the aim of having a data-informed public process to make sure that any changes to your parking organization is carried out in the best interests of the city.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Ford.

Rajni Mandal District 4.

At public safety this week, there was an extensive discussion about discipline and scaly timelines, and during that discussion, figures were introduced that were not included in the published agenda materials.

Whether accurate or not, that moment highlighted a broader issue: the lack of standardized publicly accessible reporting.

As the city considers discipline processes and potential changes to oversight responsibilities, all departments should operate under consistent transparency standards.

Currently, CIPRA's reporting does not match the depth, frequency, or metric clarity we see from OPD and city administration.

There's been no recent publicly issued annual report, and key discipline metrics are not consistently published with standardized definitions.

Under the start city charter, the police commission is responsible for overseeing CIPRA, but the current reporting structure does not yet demonstrate the level of formal oversight contemplated by that mandate.

With the auditors' performance audit forthcoming, I urge this committee to establish uniform transparency and reporting expectations for CIPRA equal to every other department.

Oversight must itself be accountable.

Thank you.

Thank you, and that concludes your open forum speakers.

Thank you.

This meeting's adjourned.