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Am I in the wrong meeting?

Huh?

Am I I'm there, right?

Hi.

No.

So you already gave us your rule twenty four.

Do you want to you have results?

You don't have to say anything.

As long as you give it to I say give it to us, and we won't have to do all that.

Are we going to ready?

I'm good.

Yeah, you can see me.

We're good.

Are we can I begin?

Are we waiting for council member five?

Good morning.

Hmm.

It's the reverse.

Good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee meeting on this Thursday, March 12th.

It is now 901, and this meeting shall come to order.

Um and welcome back into my old school original place of business.

Um, at any rate, uh, before I begin with role, I would like to give instructions on how to submit a speaker card.

If you are here participating with us in hearing room one in city hall, first floor, please fill out a speaker card and turn it into a clerk representative or myself before the item is read into record, or no later than 10 minutes after this meeting began, which was um 901.

So that would be 911.

Um if you uh would like to if you uh wanted to register to speak via Zoom, those speaker cards were due 24 hours before this meeting begins, so those will no longer be accepted.

But again, if you're here with us in hearing room one, please fill out a speaker card turn into a clerk representative by 911.

With that, I will now begin with Roll, noting that I will not be able to control your on and off mic, so you guys have full control of that.

Thank you very much.

Um, with that on roll for this meeting, uh council member Brown.

Present Fife is excused.

Council member Ramachandra.

Aye, and present and uh council president uh chair jenkins present good morning.

Good morning.

We have three present, one excuse, council member Fife.

And um, do you have any announcements before we begin this meeting?

All right, items okay, and moving on to item number two, which is the year is no minutes to approve at this time at this special meeting.

So moving on to item three, which is our new scheduling.

Item 3.1 is a resolution authorizing and directing the city uh attorney to compromise and settle a case of Tom O'Neill and Mabel Page versus the City of Oakland and Municipal Corporation, Nikia M Ward Dose 1 through 50, Alameda County Superior Court case numbers 23 C V 035142 and 23 C V 035146, the city attorney file numbers 35480, 35480-1 in the sum of a hundred thousand dollars in zero cents, department of transportation dangerous conditions of public property on the March 16, 2026 special city council agenda on consent and uh we need a rule 24 reasoning.

Good morning.

Um both items 3.1 and 3.2 are resolutions authorizing um settlements and these routinely go straight to council.

Thank you for that.

Rule 24 is before both items 3.1 and 3.2.

I will now e-read in item 3.2.

3.2 is adopted resolution authorizing and directing the city attorney to compromise and settle a case of filming uh Hagels versus the City of Oakland public entity, the county value meeting the public entity first Presbyterian Church of Oakland, a nonprofit religious corporation in those one through 50, inclusive Alameda County Superior Court case number 23 C V 046388, city attorney file number 36395 in the sum of 250,000 dollars payable to film and hagels and his attorney at Harrison Personal Injury Lawyers, Oakland Department of Transportation Dangerous Conditions to be heard on the March 16, 2026 special city council agenda on consent and uh the city attorney just stated the rule 24 reasoning for that.

City Attorney file number 36395 in the sum of 250,000 payable to Filman Hagels and his attorney at Harrison Personal Injury Lawyers.

Oakland Department of Transportation Dangerous Conditions to be heard on the March 16, 2026 Special City Council agenda on consent and the city attorney just stated the Rule 24 reasoning for that.

Moving on to item 3.3, which is receive an information report on the fiscal year 25 through 26, second quarter Q2 revenues and expenditures are earny results in year-in estimate for the general purpose fund and select funds on the March 24th, 2026 Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Item 3.4 is a resolution in support of Senate Bill SB 1218 to amend the California Vehicle Code to require payment of resolution of illegal dumping fines before vehicle registration can be completed.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee.

I do see staff.

Good afternoon, Council Deputy Chief Staff Mayor Barber Lee.

The mayor is requesting to co-sponsor this item.

She's working closely with Senator Erican on the state bill.

Thank you all.

Thank you.

Appreciate.

Thank you.

So noted.

We will be adding Mayor Lee on to item 3.4.

Moving on to item 3.5 is a resolution one honoring Bishop Charles Hames Jr.

for his distinguished services at the 66th Bishop of Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

His transformational leadership as a senior pastor of BB Memorial Cathedral CME Church in Oakland and his long lifelong commitment to the faith, community service, and social justice, and two commemoratively renaming the intersection of night 39th and Telegraph Avenue as Bishop Charles Hames Jr.

Way and authorizing installation of a commute commemorative plaque or sign honoring Bishop Charles Hames Jr.

Pursuant to policy and procedure established by the Oakland City Council Resolution number 77967 CMS.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee Agenda.

Item 3.6 is an ordinance amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 8.1 illegal dumping to one increase penalties illegal dumping to making transport transporting waste in vehicle without a license plate or offenses and to increase enforcement against the leak illegal dumping to be scheduled for the March 24th, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee Agenda.

I see staff.

Good morning.

Um behalf of Councilmember Charlene Wong.

Uh she is requesting to be uh named as a co-sponsor on this item.

Have you talked with author?

I'm sorry.

Have you talked with the author?

Um, I believe she has had some conversations with with the author, yes.

Okay, we'll check in with council member uh hunger.

Great, thank you.

So noted.

Moving on to item 3.7.

Item 3.7 is a resolution approving the surveillance impact report and amended surveillance use policy incorporating recommendations of a privacy advisory commission for the um uh airbit's system authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and enter into an agreement with Airbitz Inc.

for a pilot program to detect and report illegal dumping three a waiving the local local small business enterprise program and competitive multi-step technology acquisitions requirements and four directing the city administrator to return within one year of the adoption of this resolution to provide an information report to be scheduled for the March 24th Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda.

Item 3.8 is an ordinance one authorizing the city administrator to negotiate and execute a purchase and sale agreement with 3105 San Pablo LLC to acquire the improved real property located at 3105 San Pablo Avenue in Oakland, California for 3,495,000 and related due diligence and closing costs for redevelopment as Hoover Branch Library and two reallocating 242,000 dollars of measure KK funds for the property acquisition and three adopting California Environmental Quality Act findings, and this is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 life enrichment committee agenda.

Hello, uh Councilmember.

This is Jamie Treback, Library Director at Council Member Feist request.

She wanted to be listed as a co-sponsor.

Thank you.

So noted uh to add council member Fife as a co-sponsor item 3.8.

Moving on to item 3.9 is a resolution approving the Oakland Police Department's vehicle GPS tracker surveillance use policy, department of general order 1 through 35-33 or 1 through 33 and surveillance impact report.

This is being requested to be scheduled for March 24th, 2026 Public Safety Committee Agenda.

Item 3.10 is receiving information report from the mayor's charter reform working group.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 26th, 20, March 26, 2026 rules and legislation committee agenda.

Item 3.11 is a resolution waiving the request for proposal qualification requirements and awarding a professional services contract to Bayview Industrial Services Inc., also known as Bayview Environmental Service Inc.

to continue providing on-call emergency and non-emergency collection removal and disposable hazardous materials for a one-year term and the amount not to exceed $500,000, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional one year term and an amount not to exceed $500,000 and with and without returning to city council for a total contract amount not to exceed $1 million.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for the April 14th, 2026 special city council agenda on non-consent.

And I will read in the rule 24.

This is requesting for the item to bypass committee to ensure that there is no lapse in service.

Moving on to item 312.

Item 312 is a resolution initi initiating the fiscal year 2026 through 27 assessment process for the City of Oakland Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District and authorizing the city administrator to order a preliminary engineering report.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for March 21st, 2026 Finance and Management Committee Agenda.

Um apologies on the previous item.

It says the April 14th special city council meeting.

Is the ACE April 14th currently listed at a different time?

Please note that the um calendar shows that all items in are all committees or council meetings in April are special due to the um holiday of um spring break, the first week.

So everything has been moved to accommodate the schedule.

So yes, all the meetings in April are special.

Thank you.

I see staff approaching the podium.

Is it regards to item 312 or 312?

Um we are requesting it for April 21st, 2026.

Apologize if did I misspeak and say it says April 21st, 2026.

I think I heard April 14th, and I just wanted to clarify.

My apologies if I did say that.

Yes, this is uh item 312 is being requested to be scheduled for April 21st finance.

Thank you.

All right, and we are now moving to item 313.

Item 313 is a resolution one approving ongoing cooperative purchases agreement exceeding 250,000 for the Oakland Public Works Bureau of Maintenance and Internal Services, Equipment Services Division, Commodity Goods and Services Contracts as outlined in table one and an additional amount not to exceed 16,815,000 and to adopting appropriate California Environmental Quality Act findings, and this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st public works and transportation committee agenda.

Item 314 is an informational report on the status of the city's compliance with municipal regional storm water permit transfer reduction requirements, and this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee Agenda.

Item 315 is a resolution one authorizing the city administrator to enter into an agreement within six properties, DBA Alpine Awards Inc.

to provide custom customizable goods and clothing, including athletic casual unified uniform and well weather related apparel for Department of Public Works Recreation and Youth Development Program for an amount not to exceed $500,000 over a five-year term, and to waive the local small, the local business, small business enterprise program requirements.

And this is also being requested to be scheduled for the April, the special April 21st, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda.

Moving on to item 316, which is a resolution authorizing the city administrator to accept monetary grants, gifts, and donations from the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, OPRF, in the amount not to exceed 10 million dollars through June 30, 2036, to appropriate said funds for the City of Oakland Parks and Recreation Youth Development Department.

Three accept goods in and in kind services for OPRF, valued any amount not to exceed 10 million dollars through June 30th, 2036.

And this is being requested to be scheduled for the special April 21st, 2026 life enrichment committee agenda.

Now moving to the recommendations from committee on March 10th, starting with March, excuse me, starting with um 317.

Receive an information report on measure Q1 Y way.

Oh, excuse me, my apologies.

These are items that were heard in committee.

So I will just be reading the short title and the uh recommendations from committee.

So item 3.17 is an informational report from measure Q, and the committee received and filed this item in committee.

Item 318 is the OPD overtime report.

This item was was received and filed with committee in committee.

Um the committee uh requested an informational report to return um when this uh item comes back in its next quarterly report and the information they requesting that this has a number of personal personnel that are exceeding the specified threshold due to overtime in the next report.

Moving on from recommend moving to recommendations from the uh March 10th public works and transportation committee agenda.

Item 319 is informational report from BART addressing BART's current physical outlook, and the committee received and filed this item.

Item 3.20.

This is the Oakland Alameda Access Project Diligent Maintenance Delegate Delegated Maintenance Agreement Amendment, and this was withdrawn at committee and scheduled to the pending list no date specific.

So is there somebody from the department here?

I spoke with spoke the chair um public works and I spoke with the department, and we want to put this on the next city council meeting on consent.

Yep.

Because of the urgency in the project.

So noted.

So item 3.20, um, the Oakland Alameda Access Project Delegated Maintenance Agreement.

This item is being scheduled for March 16th, City Count Special City Council on Consent.

Moving on to item 3.21.

This was the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Committees Communities Program Cycle 8 and 9.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and forward this to forward this item to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent.

And this consists of both pieces of legislation.

Item 322 was reorganizing or the reorganizing of the parking division.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff and received and forward this item to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on non-consent.

Yeah, the administration would request to move this to the pending list no date specific, and we'll return to schedule it once a supplemental report is ready.

Council Member Brown.

Um thank you so much.

Um through the chair to the administration.

Um my ask on this item is for um it to go to the full council and now back to committee.

We'll work that out.

For clarity, uh, we are pending pending date no date specific, and then I'll work with administration and council member brown's office on uh where it goes after that.

Okay, so the rules pending list no date specific.

Correct.

Thank you for that.

So noted.

We are now moving to the recommendations from the March 10th Community and Economic Development Committee, starting with item 3.23.

This is the lead hazard reduction grant program, and the committee um approved staff recommendations uh to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent.

Item 3.24, which was the HCD anti-displacement strategic action plan.

This item was approved.

This uh committee approved staff recommendations to be received and forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent.

Item 3.25 was the pro housing incentive pilot program grant application round four, and the committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent.

Now moving to recommendation from the March 10th Life Enrichment Committee Agenda.

Item 3.26, the professional services agreement amendment with American Building Services Inc.

The committee approved staff recommendations to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council Agenda on Cent.

Item 3.27, it's the Adwa Fine Arts Services Contract.

The committee approved the recommendations of staff to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 3.28, the innovative interfaces contract renewal.

The committee approved staff recommendations to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council Agenda on Consent.

Item 3.29, the City of Oakland 2026 homelessness strategic action plan.

The committee approved to receive and forward this item to the March 16th 2026 Special City Council Agenda on Consent with the supplemental that includes Council Member Fife's questions under strategic uh strategy two.

The plan highlights rapid diversion intervention um interventions to expedite stabilization for those who are newly homeless and or low um acuity recommending a pilot a potential pilot.

Can staff explain these interventions and if there is specific recommendations for what the city pilots to under strategy three, the plan points out that 90% of the city is already designated as high sensitivity and suggested a new priority non-camping zone within the high sensitivity areas to establish a data informed framework for assessing and responding to encampments.

Can they expand on this goal of the no camping zones and how it would help with meeting the project um projectives of the plan?

Three on Oak Glitter, the co-manager encampment pilot, and what does this entire entail?

Will this reflect the model and city pilot at third and peralta and at East Lake?

For the plan highlights the need for better collaboration with the county and even assigned roles and responsibilities under each strategy.

Has the county agreed to the roles and responsibilities?

Will there be a push to final or formalize an agreement to facilitate these efforts?

Five, how does the city plan to better identify and coordinate with the county as it permits to service for how unhoused individuals with um addictions and mental health disorders?

And a supplemental report to include questions and concerns from each council member in the 20 February 2025, 25th, 2026 Commission on homeless meetings regarding the county feedback item sorry.

Um the administration would like to request to move this item to the April 28th Special City Council meeting.

April 28th.

Correct.

Okay.

So noted that this item that I just read, it is the city of Oakland 2026 homelessness strategic action plan is being now requested to go to April 25th, 28th, excuse me, council on consent or I'm sorry.

Consent.

Yes.

Okay.

Thank you for that.

Item 3.3 the HAP Winter Relief and Oprah.

The committee approved as amended the recommendations of staff and to forward this item to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on non-consent.

Amendments made to the legislation and amending three adding three further resolved clauses.

One further resolved that the city council directs the city administrator to provide written reports to life enrichment committee every six months regarding the program, receiving funding from the funding sources accepted or appropriated through this resolution, including current or future allocations of such funding sources, including but not limited to homelessness housing assistance and uh prevention happen funds and Oakland Path rehousing initiative funds and county winter relief funds.

The first report shall be due not no later than six months after the execution of the uh associated agreement.

Each report shall include program level performance and metrics for each provider and program receiving funds from the sources, including total contract funding amount, number and individual served, percentage of clients served who identify as black or African African American, number and percentage of participants existing to uh permanent housing, housing and retention outcomes at six and twelve months, average length of stay, program capacity and average uh occupancy of utilization rates, program level exit to permanent housing outcome for black and African Americans and American clients, any new enhanced performance metrics and or uh benchmark estimated by the city administrator who shall be informed by historical performance and data from per jurisdiction, performance comprise compression to table, summarizing program level matrix and or

Program level performance and metrics for each provider and program receiving funds from the sources, including total contract funding amount, number and individual served, percentage of clients served who identify as black or African African American, number and percentage of participants existing to uh permanent housing, housing and retention outcomes at six and twelve months, average length of stay, program capacity and average uh occupancy of utilization rates, program level exit to permanent housing outcome for black and African Americans and American clients, any new enhanced performance metrics and or uh benchmark estimated by the city administrator who shall be informed by historical performance and data from per jurisdiction, performance comprise compression to table, summarizing program level matrix and or benchmarks to further resolve that it is that if a program funded through these sources fails to meet benchmarks established by the administrator, the city administrator shall implement appropriate uh remedies, which may include default notices, corrective action measures, performance improvement plans, technical assistance, non-renewal or termination and over shell and over shell include discussion of such measures in next required six months report to life enrichment, and three further resolve that the city administrator should incorporate the program level performance matrix and benchmarks reported pressure to this resolution into future funding recommendations for the homelessness program supported by these funding sources, including contract renewal extensions or new funding allocations and shall provide to the council some a summary of how how program performance information informs such funding recommendations and that concludes the amendments for this item and moving.

Can we hold on that item?

Yes.

Item 3.9.

Yes.

Yeah, they're requesting that this be scheduled to the March 24th uh 2026 Public Safety Committee agenda.

Excellent.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Thank you for your patience.

So on 3.30, uh talked with the chair of the committee.

This is going to go on consent as opposed to non-consent.

And just restating uh Chair Jenkins' uh request that item 3.30, the HCAP winter relief and OPRI is being requested to now be scheduled for March 16th City Special City Council agenda on consent.

Correct.

Correct.

Thank you for that.

We are now moving to recommendations from the March 10th public safety committee agenda.

And this coming from the OPD cadet, and this excuse me, my apologies.

It's item 3.31.

It's only the one the one item that's on that agenda was OPD cadet program funding.

And this item was approved from staff to be for the recommendations were approved from staff to be forwarded to the March 16th Special City Council agenda on consent.

And that is your last item three.

We do have two speakers on this item.

Let's hear the speakers and then uh yeah, speaker source.

Thank you for that.

We have Lair Beekman.

If you are here in uh chambers, please approach the podium in any order, and then um if you are participating online, please raise your hand so we can recognize you.

And then we have Raji Mandal.

Raj Mandal.

Uh Rajimandal District 4.

I'm speaking of support of item 3.9, uh, the OPD vehicle uh GPS tracker policy, the city auditors report on 911 response times, specifically recommended enabling GPS location capability and patrol vehicles, so dispatchers can identify and send the closest available unit.

It's a practical operational improvement that can help reduce response times without additional staffing.

And it hasn't been publicly dispeded since a PAC meeting in 24.

I would also appreciate a clarification from staff on one related point.

Uh, Oakland Fire Department appears to have already implemented a pilot using GPS enabled dispatch capability without council approval.

Could staff explain how that program moved forward operationally while OPD policy is still pending approval.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

I do apologize to the public.

Um our stopwatch on the Zoom app is not working appropriately, so I will be time using the timer on my phone.

So I'll be time using the timer on my phone.

So we will now go to the next public commenter who is participating via Zoom.

I have Blair B or I'm not sure if he's in person, Blair Beekman.

If you are here participating via Zoom, please raise your hand in the queue.

I do not see Blair Beekman.

So those are all your speakers for item three.

Thank you.

To the district one and two office, did you guys work out item 3.6?

Yeah.

Yes, we did.

We can uh withdraw the request for co-sponsorship from council member Wong's office.

Okay, thank you.

So that being withdrawn, uh bear with me.

Uh 3.8, Councilmember 5 is going to be added as a co-sponsor.

3.11.

We're gonna note the rule 24.

3.20 will go to city council on consent.

3.22 is going to rules, no date specific with me to work with council member Brown and the administration on where this is placed next.

3.29.

Um going to 3.29 is going April 28th.

Um 3.30 will go to consent.

And with that, I'll entertain a motion as amended.

So moved second.

Thank you.

Thank you for that.

And um just want to be clear, and we also included the rule 24 for item 3.1 and 3.2.

Yeah.

Yep.

Thank you so much.

And so that was a motion by council member uh Ramachandran, seconded by council member Brown to approve item three as amended.

On roll, Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Council member five.

Oh, did I go on yes?

Is not is excused.

Um council member Ramachandran.

I and Chair Jenkins.

I item number three was approved um as amended with three eyes when excused.

That now takes us to item number four.

One moment while I switch back to that page.

My apologies.

Item four is the review of the draft agenda's pending lists and the city council and committee agendas.

Noting you have the March 16th special city council agenda in this packet as well as March 19th rules of the pending list and the draft agendas for March 24th in the rules draft agenda for March 26th.

Councilmember Brown.

Excellent.

Um, thank you so much.

Uh, just wanted to uh make the clerk's team aware and my colleagues that we have shifted the date of the education partnerships committee to Monday, April the 13th at 3 30.

3 30.

Perfect.

Good time to the administration.

Um we need to move from the city administrator's office under the draft um LAC agenda for March 24th.

Item number four, the report on the impact of ordinance.

Number one three eight two five and recommendations.

Um staff is requesting that that item go to the April 21st LEC.

Thank you.

D2 office.

Um yes, on behalf of Council Member Wang, we uh look are looking at the draft uh March 24th draft agenda for CED.

Um we're looking to reschedule item number five regarding the relocation agreement with outfront foster interstate LLC to the April 21st CED agenda.

Thank you.

Anything else all right.

Any public comments.

Thank you for that.

Yes, we do have two speakers.

We have uh Ram Rajni Mandal, excuse me, and Blair Beekman.

Rajny Mandel, District 4.

I'm asking that two oversight reports be scheduled for council review.

First, back in November, the police commission recently transmitted its recommendation regarding OPD's annual militarized equipment use report under Oakland's militarized equipment ordinance, OMC 9.65 implementing AB 481.

The governing body must review and determine whether to continue authorization for the equipment and its use policy.

Since the commission is completing its review, it should be agendized for public safety and then city council.

Um second, the recent audit by the city auditor notes the importance of regular reporting from the community police review agency.

OMC 2.45 requires periodic reporting by the CIPRA Director to the Commission as well as city council regarding investigations and operations.

So I ask that that CIPARA biannual report referenced in the audit also be scheduled for council review so that the information can be seen publicly.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Any more public speakers?

I have Blair Beekman.

Um, if you are participating in Zoom, which I do not see him in the queue, so that concludes your public commenters for item four.

Okay, so noting the ed partnerships Monday, April 13th at 3 30 p.m.

Noting uh March 24th, CD item number five is rescheduled to April 21st, and noting item number four um life enrichment, March 24th, move to April 21st.

I'll understand a motion.

Move approval.

Second.

Thank you so much for that.

And uh we have a motion by Councilmember Brown, second advice Councilmember Rama Chanjin to approve item four as amended on roll.

Council member Brown.

Aye life is excused, Councilmember Ramachandran.

Aye, Chair Jenkins.

I and that concludes item four with three eyes, one excuse.

We now move to uh open forum.

I have two speakers.

I have Raji Mandal and Blair Beekman.

Rajdi Mundal, District Four, the auditor's recent report on Oakland's police oversight agencies identifies staffing challenges across the police commission, CIPRA, and OIG.

Those staffing challenges are not unique to these agencies.

Most departments across City Hall are operating under similar fiscal constraints.

But the report also points to broader questions about how these oversight bodies operate within the city's governance framework.

The audit references issues such as reporting responsibilities, committee structures, and how these agencies carry out their work within the city's administrative system.

So as council and administration review the report, I hope the discussion considers not only resources but also governance, including how authority, accountability, and reporting responsibilities are organized across these oversight bodies.

Those policy questions ultimately fall within the council's role as the city considers the audit's recommendations.

Thank you.

And again, I do not see Blair Beekman in the QR in the room, so that concludes your open forum speakers.

Thank you.

This meeting is adjourned.