Rules and Legislation Committee · Apr 16, 2026
Thursday35 min3 officials identified3 public speakers7 agenda itemsRoll call: 4 present (clerk)Video: KTOP
The longest item after routine business: Adding Rule 33 To The Council’s Rules Of Procedure, 5 min of this 35 min meeting.
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Agenda · 7 itemsShowHide
- 1:52Roll Call / Call To Order
- 2:571 26-0555 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of March 26, 2026 And April 2, 2026
- 3:342 26-0569 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
- 4:21New Scheduling Items
- 19:424 26-0556 Review Of Draft Agendas, Pending Lists, City Council And Committee Meetings
- 25:13Adding Rule 33 To The Council's Rules Of Procedure
- 30:29Open Forum
What happened
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- The committee took up approval of the draft minutes for its March 26th and April 2nd, 2026 meetings, and the item was announced as approved “with 4 ayes as is.”3:00
- Item 3, new scheduling items, was read, starting with a Planning and Building Department floodplain management ordinance requested for the April 21st Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda.5:31
- A representative of the Office of the Mayor requested a title change adding the word alternate to a Police Commission appointment item, and an urgency finding for the April 23rd Rules Committee meeting.8:05
- Item 3 was announced as approved “with 4 ayes as amended.”19:29
Who spoke
3 officials identified · talk time, most first.
- Kevin JenkinsDistrict 6 · 1.0 minFirst speaks at 18:59
- Rowena BrownAt-large city councilmember · At-Large · 0.8 minFirst speaks at 33:56
- Janani RamachandranCity councilmember · District 4 · 0.2 minFirst speaks at 9:51
Roll call: 4 present, 0 excused, 0 absent. From the clerkPublic comment: 3 speakers.
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Hamlet, “Rules and Legislation Committee, Apr 16, 2026: Oakland.” https://cities.myhamlet.com/oakland/rules/meetings/2026-04-16. Data as of Oct 9, 2026 (version d14b03c); meeting of Apr 16, 2026.