Community and Economic Development Committee · Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday1 h 38 min4 officials identified5 public speakers7 agenda itemsRoll call: 4 present (clerk)Video: KTOP
The longest item after routine business: Senate Bill 79 Planning Code Implementation Ordinance, 1 h 15 min of this 1 h 38 min meeting.
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- 5:09DEFINITION OF TERMS: • Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action. • Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item. • Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
- 5:11Roll Call / Call To Order
- 6:151 26-0428 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 10, 2026
- 6:312 26-0429 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
- 10:27Amendments To Planning Code Chapter 17.96 S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone Regulations
- 22:06Senate Bill 79 Planning Code Implementation Ordinance
- 1:37:53Adjournment
What happened
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- Item 1, the draft minutes of the February 10th, 2026 committee meeting, was read in; the result was announced as “Item number 1 passes with 4 ayes.”5:46
- Item 3 was read in: an ordinance amending Title 17 of the Oakland Municipal Code on the S-14 Housing Sites Combining Zone and work/live and live/work units.9:19
Quotes
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If we adopt my amendment, we would be able to take full advantage of the SB 79 development opportunities if we accept my amendment.Zac Unger · Councilmember1:10:13
…if there’s a street with single-family residences within half a mile of a BART station, how can those be required to be upzoned if it’s all built out and they’re single-family homes?Janani Ramachandran · Councilmember · District 41:16:18
Who spoke
4 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Rowena BrownChairperson · At-Large · 8.8 minFirst speaks at 5:26
- Carroll FifeDistrict 3 · 4.8 minFirst speaks at 16:39
- Zac UngerCouncilmember · 4.5 minFirst speaks at 46:24
- Janani RamachandranCouncilmember · District 4 · 1.4 minFirst speaks at 1:16:14
Roll call: 4 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 5 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Community and Economic Development Committee, Feb 24, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/ced/meetings/2026-02-24. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Feb 24, 2026.