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2026-10-22 - Rules & Legislation Committee

Summary

Built from the official committee minutes (draft) and the posted agenda; no video was found for this meeting. Minutes record motions and votes, not the discussion.

  • Convened 10:31 a.m. with President Jenkins presiding; Brown, Ramachandran and Jenkins present, Fife excused until 10:33 a.m. Adjourned 10:43 a.m.
  • Accepted the draft minutes of October 8 and the schedule of outstanding committee items, each 3 to 0.
  • Scheduled four Oakland Living Wage initiative items for December 1 and two data center moratorium items for November 10, all bypassing committee under Rule 24; scheduling motion carried 4 to 0 after two speakers.
  • Accepted as amended, 4 to 0, the review of draft agendas and pending lists. One change: the 2025 Safe Oakland Streets annual report (26-0861) was withdrawn from the October 27 Public Safety Committee agenda and rescheduled to the Special Public Safety Committee on November 17.
  • No speakers in open forum.

Minimum wage ballot measure

  • Resolution accepting the petition certification and three alternative Elections Code actions, all placed on the December 1 non-consent agenda. See Oakland Living Wage Initiative.

Data center moratorium

  • Written report resolution and ten-month, fifteen-day extension ordinance placed on the November 10 agenda as public hearings. See Data Center Moratorium.

Draft agendas reviewed

  • October 27 agendas for Public Works And Transportation, Community And Economic Development, Life Enrichment and Public Safety committees; the October 29 Rules And Legislation agenda; pending lists for eight committees; the draft November 5 Rules And Legislation agenda.

Agenda

Posted agenda: Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:30 AM, City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor, Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA.

  • Routine/procedural: Approve Oct 8, 2026 draft minutes (27-0089); determine schedule of outstanding committee items (27-0090); review draft agendas, pending lists, and committee meetings (27-0127).
  • Minimum Wage Ballot Measure (Office of City Clerk): adopt resolution accepting certification of initiative petition for “Oakland Living Wage For All Act of 2026” (27-0173); then adopt one of: ordinance adopting initiative without alteration, increasing minimum wage to $30 for Oakland employees by July 1, 2037 (27-0174); resolution submitting initiative to voters at Nov 7, 2028 general election or special election 88-103 days after call (27-0175); or resolution ordering report per Elections Code 9212 for Dec 1, 2026 Council agenda (27-0176).
  • Data Center Moratorium (Councilmember Fife and Planning & Building): adopt resolution issuing written report required by Gov. Code 65858(d) re interim emergency ordinance 13899 C.M.S. with CEQA findings (27-0177); adopt interim emergency ordinance extending moratorium on data center land use entitlements/agreements for 10 months 15 days (27-0178), to be heard Nov 10, 2026.

Official Minutes

Rules & Legislation Committee minutes (draft), October 22, 2026: https://oakland.legistar1.com/oakland/meetings/2026/10/9598_M__Rules___Legislation_Committee_26-10-22_Meeting_Minutes.pdf

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