Good morning and welcome to the rules and legislation committee meeting on this Thursday, June eighteenth.

The time is now ten thirty-seven, and this meeting shall come to order.

Before I um give instructions, um, I would uh like to give instructions on how to submit a speaker card for items on this agenda.

If you would like to spend uh if you are here participating in person in chambers and would like to submit a speaker card, please pick up a card on the table and turn it into a clerk representative, either um before the item is read into record or ten minutes after this meeting began.

The meeting began at ten thirty-seven, so we will stop receiving in-person speaker cards um by ten forty-seven or before the item is called, whichever comes first.

With that, I will call roll on roll for this meeting, Councilmember Brown.

Present.

Councilmember Fife present.

Are we excuse?

We need to send her invite.

I don't think can we send her invite and excuse her for now?

Okay, thank you for that.

Council Member Ramachandran excuse and Chair Jenkins.

Good morning.

Good morning.

We have three present.

Um, and one excuse Ramachandron.

Is approval of the draft minutes for the committee meeting on June fourth, twenty twenty-six.

Move approval.

Second.

And that was a motion by Council Member Brown.

Seconded by Councilmember Fife to approve item one, which is the June fourth draft minutes on roll.

Council Member Brown.

Aye.

Council Member Five.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachandran is excused and Chair Jenkins.

And item number one is approve of three eyes, one excused.

That now takes up to item number two.

Item number two is determination of scheduling of outstanding committee items, which is your rules pending list.

Um, and I have two speakers for this item.

Anything from the administration.

No changes at this time.

Let's go to the public speaker.

Thank you for that.

Um, I will call those who um the names and when you approach the podium, please state your name for the record.

If you are participating remotely, please raise your hand so I can easily identify you.

And as usual, we'll take those who are in person first, followed by those who are online.

I have Rajni Mandal.

Good morning, and Blair Beekman and we will thank you.

Hi, Rajney Mandel District 4.

I understand the police commission selection panel is expected to submit its recommended slate to council soon.

As council reviews those appointments, I urge you to evaluate not only the qualifications of the candidates but also the commission's record over the past several years.

Because one of the recommended candidates is the current chair.

This is also a decision about whether the commission's current direction should continue.

As Oakland prepares to exit more than two decades of federal oversight, the city needs a commission focused on governance, accountability, and oversight.

Yet the commission has too often failed to provide meaningful oversight of CIPRA and OIG, overlooked governance and transparency issues, and devoted significant time to matters outside its statutory responsibilities.

A vote for the current chair is a vote to continue that approach.

I encourage council to evaluate candidates based not only on what they promised but on their actual record of leadership, judgment, and performance.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for your comments.

Our next speaker was Blair Beekman.

However, I do not see him here in the queue unless he's in person.

That completes short speakers for item number two.

We need a motion.

So moved.

Second.

And that was a motion by council member Fife, seconded by Councilmember Brown to approve item two as is.

On roll council member Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife.

Aye.

And Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Item number two is approved with three eyes, one excuse, Rama Chandren.

That now takes us to the item three, which is new scheduling items.

Starting with item 3.1.

Adopt a resolution one confirming the report and notice of liens for delinquent delinquent business taxes with penalties, interest in administrative and assessment charges, overruling any protests and objections related to the liens included in said report and authorizing recordation of liens and directing the notice of lien and assessment charges termed to be turned over to the county tax collector for collections.

And this item is being requested to be scheduled for the July 7th City Council agenda as a public hearing, and we will need a rule 24 statement read in the record for this.

Monica Davis, Deputy City Administrator.

Items 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3 routinely goes straight to council requesting the rule 24 for that reason.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Just noting that item 3.132 and 3 3 all have the same rule 24 read by city administration.

Thank you.

We will now move to item 3 2.

Item 3 2 is a resolution confirming the report and notice of liens for delinquent real property transfer tax with penalties, interests and administrative and assessment charges, overruling any protests and objections related to the liens included in said report and authorizing recordation of liens and directing the notice of lien and assessment charges be turned over to the county tax collector for collections.

This too is being requested to be scheduled for the July 7th City Council agenda as a public hearing and uh rule 24 was stated on the record for this item.

Now moving to item 3 3, a resolution confirming the reports of the special assessment for delinquent trash service fees for administrative charges for the monthly period of April through December 2025, January, February, and March of 26, and the quarterly periods of July through September 25, October through December 25, January through March of 26, and April through June 26th, overruling any protests and objections related to the special assessment included in said report and imposing the special assessment and directing the notice of special assessment charges to be turned over to the county tax collector for collections.

This too is being requested to be scheduled for the July 7th City Council as a public hearing.

And again, the rule 24 was stated on the record for this item.

Now moving to item 3 4, a resolution in support of Assembly bill 2720, human trafficking victim support coordination is to be mandated in local law enforcement agencies employing more than 25 piece officers.

And this item is also being requested to be scheduled for the July 7th City Council agenda on consent, and we will need a rule 24 to be stated on the record for this item as well.

Thank you.

WIMSAT District 2 Council Office requesting a rule 24 as resolutions in support of state bills typically move directly to the full council.

So noted.

Thank you for that.

And moving to item 3.5.

3.5 is a resolution authorizing the city administrator to execute an in-governmental corporation agreement cooperation agreement with the Alameda County Contrast Costa Transit District for the Fruitville Avenue Transit Single Property Project and adopting CEQA findings.

This item is being requested to be scheduled for the July 14th.

Item 3.6, a lengthy title, bear with me as I read it into record, which is a resolution authorizing the city administrator to award contracts to Ron, excuse me, Dupree Ford Inc.

in the amount not to exceed $1,400,000 to provide collision repair and body shop services for light vehicles for a three-year term, September 1st, 2026 to December September 1st, 2029, and two one year options to renew in response to the RFQ.

Two um quality body and fender in an amount not to exceed $1,050,000 to provide collision repair and body shop services for light vehicle for a three-year term, and two one-year options to renew in response to the RFQ.

Three, um Falcon Collision Repair Inc.

Any amount not to exceed 520 $525,000 to provide collision repair and body shop services for light vehicles for a three-year term, and two one-year options to renew in response to the RFQ.

For Mueller Brothers Body Shop, any amount not to exceed five hundred twenty-five thousand dollars to provide collision repair and body shop services for for light vehicles for a three-year term and two one-year options to renew.

And any amount not to exceed one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to provide collision repair and body shop services for heavy vehicles for a three-year term, and two one year options to renew and six Falcon collision repair and the ink in the amount not to exceed one million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to provide collision repair and body shop services for heavy vehicles for a three-year term and two one-year options to renew in response to the RFQ.

Seven, making findings under the Oakland Municipal Code section and sections 2.04.050 and 2.04.051 and waiving further formal advertising and bidding requirements to extent necessary and eight adopting CEQA findings.

This item is being requested to be scheduled for the July 14th public works and transportation committee agenda.

And this item is being requested to be scheduled for the July 14th public works and transportation committee agenda.

Item 3.8 consists of two pieces of legislation.

One, a resolution authorizing the removal of delinquent oak uh delinquent Oakland, City of Oakland Code Enforcement Liens or certain tax defaulted properties to facilitate facilitate the development of these properties in affordable into affordable housing via Alameda County's chapter 8 tax sales program and two a resolution authorizing the removal of delinquent Oakland vacant property tax liens on certain tax defaulted properties for to facilitate the development of these properties into affordable housing via Alameda County's Chapter 8 tax sales program and two um acknowledging the transmute uh transmutation of the of these vacant property tax liens into a um prorated chapter eight uh sale proceeds that will be paid to the city of Oakland and this is being requested to be scheduled for the July 14th community and economic development committee agenda item 3.9 is adopt an ordinance amending the Oakland Municipal Code 1.08 to raise maximum um civilian penalties for nuisance to up to 1,000 for a first violation up to 2,500 per day so for subsequent violations and up to 10,000 per day for unabated nuisances on real property.

This item is being requested to be scheduled for the July 14th community and economic development committee agenda and I do see staff approaching for this item.

Hi Matthew Malson with Council Member Unger's office.

Um this needs to be scheduled as a public hearing um by rules and would that go on 7.7 as a public hearing then or should it be in committee first through the chair to the city attorney I believe it can go to committee to July 14th and would then also be noticed as a public hearing on July 21st.

Perfect okay thank you so much that completes item 3.9 now moving to item 310 adopt a resolution awarding a grant um for construction resource center in the amount not to exceed 100 thousand dollars for fiscal year 2627 to support the development and implementation of the City of Oakland's Metro uh prestige program in partnership with the National Association of Minority Contractors Northern California to be scheduled for the July 14th life enrichment committee agenda and item three point eleven receiving by annual informational report from the Oakland Police Department on part two crime data in the city of Oakland and this is being requested to be scheduled for the October 27th public works and transportation committee agenda I have that completes your new scheduling items I have two speakers for this item.

Let's go to the public speakers thank you and I have Kevin Daly and Belair Beekman if you're here in person please approach the podium and state your name for the record if you are participating in Zoom please raise your hand and once we dispense with those who are in person we will take those who are online Kevin Daly I do not see him here uh Kevin Dally I see him in the queue but I don't see his hand raised I'm not sure if he is available Kevin Daly.

Yes Kevin Dally is not on the cash.

Thanks thank you with that I'll understand a motion.

Brown then five all right thank you for that very efficient um for item three uh new scheduling we're calling the role no no no so just noting 3.9 being a public hearing with that I'll entertain a motion oh bro second oh five once again um so efficient so with uh as amended we are approving item uh three as amended noting the public hearing stated on the record and the rule 24 is also stated.

Um moved by council member brown, seconded by council member five on roll.

Council member brown.

Aye.

Council member five.

Aye.

Council member rama chandron is excused and chair Jenkins aye item number three is approved as amended with three ayes and one excuse.

Thank you so much.

Now that takes us to item four.

Bear with me when I flip back to that page.

Item four is the rule of the draft agendas pending lists and the city council and committee meetings.

This is your June 23rd committees and the committee pending list as well as your July 2nd rules and legislation committee agenda.

Good morning.

Don Granado's with the Treasury Bureau of Finance Department.

On the Finance and Management Committee pending list under pending no date specific item number one resolution providing for the borrowing of funds for fiscal year 2627 and the sale of the City of Oakland 2627 tax and revenue anticipation notes and the amount not to exceed 200 million, approving an official statement, approving the execution of one or more note purchase agreements related to this to such notes and authorizing other actions in connection therewith.

We request this item to be scheduled to the July 7th City Council meeting on the non-consent uh calendar by rule 24 because the resolution authorizes action related to the sale of the tax and revenue anticipation notes and approves the preliminary official statement of the notes.

The preliminary official statement is included in the agenda materials.

The official statement is the preliminary disclosure documents for investors in the notes, and the preliminary official statement will be circulated to potential investor prior to the pricing of the notes.

The distribution of the preliminary official statement by the city is subject to federal security laws.

These laws require the official statement to be included to include all current facts that would be material to investors by bypassing committee.

We will allow the financing team, including city staff, to incorporate the most current information in the preliminary official statement before the print deadline for the July 7th City Council meeting.

Also, this will allow the notes to close and meet Calper's deadline of July 31st for the prepayment of the unfunded actuarial liability.

Thank you.

What item is that?

It was item number one under the finance and management committee pending list.

Under pending no date specific.

And we want that to go to July 7th.

That's correct.

Council.

Okay, thank you.

Great, thank you.

Um, through the chair, Laura Kaminski, strategic planning manager for the planning and building department, um, requesting that uh from the rules pending list item number five, which is for the general plan update phase two draft land use framework uh to be placed on the July 7th City Council meeting.

Thank you.

As a public hearing, yes, uh yes, July 7th is going to be pretty impacted.

Putting out there, uh through the Chair Winnie move from the city administrator's office um draw your attention to the CD pending list, uh note date specific.

Um item number five, it's an wait sorry, it's uh no date specific item number one.

Oh, wait, sorry, the wrong item number eight, it's a receive and informational report regarding the fiscal year 25-26 quarter one and quarter two update on the planning and building departments code enforcement activities.

Staff is requesting that item to go to the July 14th C D.

July 14th C D.

Okay.

Good morning, everyone.

Misha McLaughlin, Deputy Chief of Staff, Council President Kevin Jenkins.

Um, I wanted to schedule an item for July 7th council meeting.

This will be AC Transit Informational Report regarding their budget projected deficits and potential impacts on services.

Um, so July 7th, City Council meeting, AC transit reporting, yes.

Thank you.

On consent, please.

Okay.

Well, there's the presentation.

They'll be doing a PowerPoint.

Okay.

So I we gotta do that on item three, but we'll put through a request.

All right.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Let's go to the public speakers.

Thank you.

As I call your name, please approach the podium if you're here in person.

So please state your name for the record.

If you are participating online, please raise your hand so I can easily identify you.

We will take those in person first and followed by those who are participating online.

I have Rajni Mandal, Kevin Daly, Blair Beekman, and um I'm not sure.

Uh I'm not sure what the name is.

They've police commission is what I can.

Looks like Twan.

Oh, Twan, thank you.

Yes, in any order.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Um Rajni Mandel District 4.

I have concerns about placing quarterly reports on the IAB to CIPRA transfer on future council agendas because the reports focus on implementation rather than readiness.

The city administrator can report on timelines, meetings, and planning, but cannot direct CIPRA, evaluate the CIPRA director, establish operating procedures, or require the police commission to fulfill its oversight responsibilities.

In fact, the city administrator previously paused the transfer because CIPRA was not ready.

Under Oakland's charter, responsibility for overseeing, directing, and evaluating CIPRA rests with the police commission.

Nearly 10 years after CIPRA was created, audits and independent reviews continue to identify many of the same deficiencies and lack of policies, training, and reporting systems.

If those governance issues remain unresolved, quarterly implementation reports will not solve them.

I encourage council to ensure this agenda item clearly reflects the commission's responsibility for CIPRA readiness rather than creating the impression that the city city administrator can resolve issues that the charter assigns to the police commission.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker, Tuan.

I attended the last uh police commission selection panel advisory uh meeting and they had put forth yet again for the third time uh Ricardo uh Garcia Acosta to the full council for approval and once again I just like to raise the community's concern around the need for both oversight of police and balancing with public safety under Acosta, who is if he's reappointed by you guys, he's going to be the president of the chairman of the police commission.

And under his tenure, we had five police chiefs in six six police chiefs in five years.

We need stability at top.

He also needs to work with all stakeholders, and I didn't see that at the federal uh court hearing with the federal monitor.

He wanted the same oversight power as the federal monitor, and that was in direct contrast to what the mayor who was there wanted, what the city attorney wanted, what several members of the city council did not voice that.

Michelle Phillips didn't want that.

The judge ignored him.

He's not able to work with stakeholders to move the interest of the city forward to get out from federal oversight.

Moreover, depending on who talks to him, he gives different stories.

We need somebody that's transparent, that's trustworthy, that has true leadership.

And there's a retired judge, Judge Grillo that seems to be fair, balanced, and can follow policy.

He wanted to move in internal affairs from OPD to CIPRA, but CIPRA has ongoing concerns about reporting, transparency, policy procedures, and guidelines, being able to fill investigative positions, all these horrible investigative, major severe concerns.

We need strong leadership for change in Oakland and public safety to by to be prioritized.

Thanks.

Thank you for your comments.

Our last two speakers were Kevin Dally and Blair Beakman.

I don't see their name in the queue.

That conclates our speakers for this item.

Thank you.

Noting item one from Finance and Management going to July 7th.

Council noting item number eight from C D.

Yeah, C D.

That's it.

Going to the July 14, going to July 14th, rules pending list item number five going to July 7th.

And we'll come back next week with the scheduling request for AC transit.

With that, I'll entertain a motion.

Move approval.

Second.

And that was a motion by Councilmember Brown.

Seconded by Council Member Fife to approve item four as amended on roll.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Council Member Fife.

Aye.

Council Member Ramachandron Excused and Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Item number four is approved as amended with three eyes, one excused.

That now takes to our first discussion item S5.

S five is a resolution confirming the mayor's appointment of Felicia Favorith to the landmark preservation advisory board.

And this item will need an urgency finding stated before we hear the item.

Good morning, uh Council President, Rules Committee, President Gilbert, Deputy Chief Staff to Mayor Barbara Lee.

I'm here to request an urgency finding under rule 28 for item S5 as uh stated a resolution confirming the mayor's appointment of Miss Favroth to the landmarks preservation advisory board given the current vacancies.

We are requesting the urgency finding to ensure the commission can continue continue to have quorum and serve the key functions.

Thank you.

In the future these can just go in item number three.

You got it, Council.

Thank you.

Um we need a motion for the urgency.

So moved.

Second.

And that was a motion by Councilmember 5, seconded by Council Member Brown to approve the urgency finding on roll council member Brown.

Aye.

Fife.

Rama Chandren is excused and Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Item of the urgency findings approved with three eyes, one excuse.

Um any speakers on this?

There is two speakers for this item.

Let's go to the public speakers.

All right, I will call the speakers.

I have Felicia online, and I have Kevin Daly.

Felicia, you are unmuted.

You may begin your comments.

Thank you so much.

Uh thank you, everyone.

Um, it would be an honor to be able to serve on the landmark preservation board.

It is an opportunity for me to bring my passion for preservation along with my experience being a real estate professional and housing provider.

So I'm hoping to be able to move forward and join this board and bring my my passion for the city of Oakland.

Thank you so much for your service.

That concludes our speakers for the Miss Item.

Excellent.

I just wanted to quickly comment.

I'm very excited to have Felicia on this board, and she's an amazing community advocate in this space.

Yes, she's a district six resident, and she's amazing, and I love all my BOAPA sisters.

Did you need a motion on this?

Yeah.

So moved.

Second.

That was a motion by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Council Member Fife to approve S5 to be forwarded to the, excuse me, to be forwarded to the July 7th, City Council agenda on consent.

Yes.

Thank you so much.

With that, on roll, Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Fife, aye.

Rama Chandran is excused and Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Item number S5 is approved with three ayes, one excuse to be forwarded to the July 7th City Council agenda on consent.

That now takes us to item S6.

Um, adopt a resolution submitting to the voters at the November 3rd, 2026 General Municipal election, a measure to amend Oakland Municipal Code Chapter 4.20 to amend the uh exemption for foreclosure transactions and an advisory measure on whether the increased revenue for amending the city's real property transfer tax to include certain foreclosures, transitions transactions should be spent for purposes of providing interim shelter, transitional housing, encampment closure options, and addiction treatment job readiness and other related homelessness services, and directing the city clerk to take any and all action necessary under the law to submit these measures to the voters at the general um excuse me at the general municipal election and making appropriate sequel findings.

This too, if being heard will need an urgency finding.

Do we have any timeline concerns or are we okay?

Um through the chair to Councilmember Brown.

Our office does not have timeline concerns if this is heard at next week's rules and if the committee decides to forward it to council, it could go on the July 7th meeting.

Um, and we could still um hear our election legislation at those two regular meetings in July.

Okay, excellent.

Thank you so much.

Through the chair, I would recommend that the council member uh for district two speak to the clerk's office on the impacts of the clerks on what they have to do as well, because even though this might not pose an issue in terms of the drop dead deadline, in terms of work product and capacity, it can have impact.

So I would just encourage the council member to speak with them.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Is there anybody here to speak on this?

No.

What now?

To hear the public speakers for this item.

All right, well, let's start there.

Let's uh the public speakers for this item.

Um Stacy, um Mandu, Kevin Daly, Derek Barnes, uh Charlie, Charlie Eddy, and Christino Lamas in any order.

If you're here in person, please approach the podium and state your name for the record if you are participating online.

Please raise your hand.

Thank you so much.

I don't stacey.

We should definitely raise revenue by closing the real estate transfer tax loophole that benefits financial institutions like BlackRock.

So, yes to taxing big real estate, and we should allocate some of that money to more dignified and accessible shelter options.

Um, but we should not tie service delivery to the use of cops and bulldozers to destroy communities.

So, while I think it's great to get that money to allocate it to interim housing and supporting homelessness services.

Money should not go to encampment closure operations as a stated in the language, encampment closure operations, aka forced indictions, aka sweeps, sweeps worsen health and housing outcomes.

We just had the EAP go into effect.

Um I know, I'm aware that sweeps are not able to run 40 hours a week Monday through Friday, and we don't need them to.

We don't need more money for more sweeps.

We don't need to do this 52 weeks out of the year.

People just continue to get displaced, people are um harmed.

This is literally truly this is harm sweeps harm people.

They are sweeps.

You're literally sweeping people from where they're living into the corners.

We just had the PIT, and everyone's patting themselves on the back for an approximately reduction of about a thousand less uh sited unhoused, but the reality of that is with sweeping, just like when you sweep in your house.

If you're not careful or don't have a backup vacuum or whatnot, like dust and debris goes into the small corners.

So people have been swept into the far corners and underneath the bed, so to speak, and so we can't get a good count of them, and then not hyperbole, fact, reality.

People die from sweeps.

We've had lots of people die from sweeps.

They have been effective, so we don't need more money for them.

Thank you for your comments.

Next speaker, if you signed up to speak for item S6, this is your opportunity.

Please approach the podium or raise your hand in the queue.

Okay.

I will now go to those who are participating in a line.

I see Kevin Daly.

You are on muted, you may begin.

Hi, this is Kevin Daly.

I definitely like the idea of the tax.

I have two concerns.

One is that the money would be going to the general fund.

So even though there's a description of where the money is desired to go to, there's no requirement for the money to go there.

I suggest that that language be removed.

The council has a history of granting exemptions to requirements for other resolutions, sugar-free beverage tax, a requirement to fund police, depending upon a certain number of police be hired.

I think that having a requ having a suggestion in the resolution is a bad idea because there's there's no longer trust that the council will insist that money be spent as suggested.

Second, there's already one really big tax, an important tax on the November ballot.

That's the transit tax.

Will there be a risk if we have multiple taxes on the ballot at the same time of risking that any of the taxes be passed?

Um I think that's a tough call, but I'd like the council members to think about that.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

I do see one hand raised um just to verify.

Good morning.

Um, did you sign up to speak for item S six?

And if so, what name did you sign up under?

Hi, Madam Clerk, it's uh Derek Barnes.

I'm sorry, Derek Barnes?

Yeah, yes, you may begin.

Thank you so much.

Great.

Thank you.

Good morning, council members.

Uh, Derek Barnes, Ebra.

Uh I want to first commend Councilmember Waggs for advancing this important conversation.

Uh, the proposal as a reasonable question when distressed properties change hands through foreclosure.

Should those transactions contribute to addressing the public challenges that often accompany neighborhood the disinvestment and housing instability.

I think the answer uh can be yes.

However, uh I would encourage the council to think beyond revenue generation and ask a second question.

You know, how would we turn foreclosure into neighborhood uh neighborhood recovery?

The staff uh report estimates the measure may generate roughly 400,000 to a million dollars annually.

Uh that level of revenue alone uh cannot solve homelessness homelessness as we know, nor will it fundamentally change neighborhood conditions.

We shouldn't tether these critical services to lumpy revenue streams.

It's just too inconsistent.

Um, but if we leverage it strategically, it could do something even more powerful, but we gotta make the juice work the squeeze.

Imagine using the funds to help Oakland residents, community cooperatives and small housing providers and neighborhoods with small investors acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed uh small units, uh unit properties, and imagine you know, coupling tax policy with rehabilitation incentives, revolving loan funds and community ownership opportunities that keep wealth and investment local.

Um, I think we can make that a requirement as part of this if you want to go down this route.

The goal should not simply be you know to tax distressed properties.

I think we can transform distressed properties into cooperative living housing and pathways to community ownership uh to stabilize neighborhoods, and I think that's the goal.

I encourage the council to preserve small owner occupants and hardship cases while exploring additional provisions that incentivize local investment rehabilitation and long term ownership.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

All names have been called for item S6.

That concludes.

I'll understand a motion to continue this item to next week's rules.

So moved.

Second.

And that was a motion by council member five, seconded by Councilmember Brown to continue item S6 to the June 25th rules and legislation committee agenda on roll.

Councilmember Brown.

Aye.

Councilmember Fife.

Aye.

Councilmember Ramachan is excuse and Chair Jenkins.

Aye.

Item number S6 will be continued to the June 25th rules and legislation committee agenda.

And our last item open forum.

I have Kevin Daly, Blair Beekman, and Rajani Mandal.

In any order.

Rajni Mandel District 4.

Uh, during the budget debate, we heard concerns that freezing vacant CIPRA positions would undermine civilian oversight.

But the discussion revealed a deeper issue.

Director Lawson has said CIPRA has struggled to fill investigator positions because the agency has historically relied on attorney investigators and can no longer recruit attorneys at the current salary range.

But the posted investigator roles do not have do not require a law degree, and CIPRA already employs non-attorney investigators.

Council President Jenkins suggested working with CIPRA to address these hiring challenges, but under Oakland's charter, CIPRA is not overseen by council.

It is overseen by the police commission.

So if CIPRA has existed for nearly a decade, still struggles to fill positions, it is already funded for and appears to be recruiting for qualifications beyond what the job requires, then this is not simply a budget issue.

It is a governance and accountability issue within the civilian oversight structure itself.

Thank you.

Thank you for your comments.

All names have been called.

That concludes our open form, speaker.

Thank you.

This meeting is adjourned.