Public Safety and
Services Oversight
Commission (SSOC)
Paula Hawthorn, Chair
Yoana Tchoukleva, Vice Chair
Omar Farmer, Commissioner
November 28, 2023
1 Purpose of Measure Z
“Maintain police and fire services and violence
prevention and intervention strategies
to address violent crime
and to improve public safety in Oakland”2
SSOC Members
Michael Wallace (Mayoral)
Kelly Cure (District 1)
Omar Farmer (District 2)
Paula Hawthorn, (District 3)
Yoana Tchoukleva, Vice Chair (District 4)
Vacant, District 5
Carlotta Brown (District 6)**
Gloria Bailey-Ray (District 7)
Sonya Mehta, (At Large)
3 Duties of the SSOC
● Review and evaluate the implementation of MZ
● Receive draft performance reviews before evaluator finalizes the report ● Report issues identified in the annual fiscal audit to the Mayor & City Council ● Review annual fiscal and performance audits & evaluations ● Report in a public meeting to the Mayor & City Council on the implementation of MZ
● Recommend ordinances, laws, resolutions and regulations, to ensure compliance with the requirements of MZ
● Provide input on strategies
● Receive semi-annual progress reports from the departments updating the SSOC on progress toward desired outcomes.
● Make recommendations to City Administrator regarding scope of program evaluation
4 Agenda for Today’s Presentation
I. How is MZ money being spent?
II. Is MZ money being spent effectively?
III. How has the SSOC implemented its Strategic Plan?
IV. What recommendations does the SSOC have?
5 Section I: How is MZ Money Being Spent?
• Data from 2021/2022 Audit (latest available)
• Total revenue (parking tax, parcel tax): $27,726,173
• Total Expenditures:
Police: $11,003,480 Fire: $2,000,000 DVP: $8,287,187 Carryover: $6,345,506 6 Oakland Police Dep’t: 54 Officers (2021/2022 Data)
• Crime Reduction Team - $4M, 20 officers
• Community Resource Officers - $0.97M, 7 officers
• Intelligence Based Violence Suppression - $1.7M,
6 officers
• Ceasefire - $4M, 21 officers
7 Ceasefire (2021/2022 Data)
• Well researched gun violence prevention program
• MZ pays $4M out of total OPD Ceasefire funding of
$12.6M
• Ceasefire is 3 parts: Police, Community and Social
Services
8 Dep’t of Violence Prevention (2023/2024 Data)
FY 2023/2024
• MZ Funding: $11M
• General Fund: $10M
Three Strategic areas: 58 Programs, 30
Organizations
• Group & Gun Violence Response
• Gender-Based Violence Response
• Community Healing and Restoration
9 Section II: Is MZ Money Being Spent Effectively?
10 • No audit, report, or evaluation has ever shown malfeasance • Supported 54 OPD officers
• Helped Fire Department funding
Section II: Is MZ Money Being Spent Effectively?
11 MZ Specifies annual evals, but the last was done 2020 2017 - Adults who received life coaching or employment and education support services had fewer short-term arrests for a violent offense, relative to a comparison group of similar individuals.
2019 - Youth life coaching reduces school dropout and short-term arrests for violence. Youth employment reduces school dropout rates. 2020 - Individuals who participated in violence interruption programs largely avoided retaliatory violence and re-injury.
Section III. Strategic Plan - Overview
12 1.1 Receive a report on issues
identified in annual fiscal and
performance audits that affect
MZ resources
2.1 Receive an annual
Ceasefire MZ report
2.5 Receive an annual
update concerning diversity,
recruitment, and retention
for MZ funded positions
1.2 Receive an annual
report from DVP on GBV
expenditures
2.2 Receive an annual CRO
MZ report
2.6 Receive a report on
success markers for OFD +
analysis of 911 times
1.3 Receive a report from
OPD on their ability to
maintain sufficient
resources to accomplish
geo-policing goals
2.3 Receive an annual OPS
1-3 (aka CRTs) MZ report
3.1 Create a community
engagement plan
3.2 Create an annual SSOC
report for joint mtg
1.4 Receive an annual
report from the SVS on
geo-policing
2.4 Create a document that
tracks all recommendations
from evals
4.1 Consider recommending
ordinances, resolutions, and
regulations
Section III. Strategic Plan - Progress
13 1.1 - Report made by
interim City Administrator at
April SSOC Mtg, Item 7
2.1 - TBD by OPD at Oct or
Nov 2023 SSOC Mtg
2.5 - TBD by OPD at Oct or
Nov 2023 SSOC Mtg
1.2 - Report made by DVP
at April SSOC Mtg, Item 8
2.2 - TBD by OPD at Oct or
Nov 2023 SSOC Mtg
2.6 - TBD by OFD at
October 2023 SSOC Mtg
1.3 - TBD at Oct or Nov
2023 SSOC Mtg
2.3 - TBD by OPD at Oct or
Nov 2023 SSOC Mtg
3.1 - See CARE Slide 16
3.2 - See this presentation
1.4 - Report made by OFD
at April SSOC Mtg, Item 9
2.4 - In progress by
Commissioner Farmer
4.1 - Verified Response
from 2022. See slide 17 for
2023
Deeper Look into Strategic Plan Part 3:
Community Outreach & Engagement
● Objective 3.1: Consider creating a community
engagement committee to discuss the efficacy of MZ
with members of the public.
● Created in January 2023, The CARE Committee
(Community Activation, Research and Elevation) is made
up of Commissioner Omar Farmer and Vice Chair Yoana
Tchoukleva.
● Held presentations at Beat 22 NCPC (2/15/23), League of Women Voters (5/9/23), Violence Prevention Coalition
(7/17/23), Grand Lake NCPC (8/16/23), Faith in Action EB (9/30/23).
● Answered questions, received feedback and ideas for
recommendations.
14 Section IV. SSOC Recommendations
(As authorized by MZ I.4(A)(6)(f))
● Recommendations to “improve 911 response times & other police services” (Goal 2 of MZ):
○ Verified Response (from 2022): 98% of burglary alarms are false = 4.5-6.8 annual FTE hours wasted by OPD. Verify all alarms and/or ones from repeat offenders. ○ ASAP to PSAP: a CAD to CAD interface that identifies whether there’s a burglary in progress and creates a call for service itself in milliseconds instead of minutes. ○ MACRO Expansion: improves OPD 911 response times by having non-sworn personnel respond to non-violent calls instead of OPD.
○ Self-triage 911 system: prevent hold times by allowing residents to press 1-OPD, 2- Fire/Medical, 3-MACRO.
○ Promote direct line to OFD dispatch: prevents 911 hold times and gets people the care they need immediately by calling (510) 444-1616 for Fire/Medical emergencies.
Time to Revive the Reimagine Public Safety
Taskforce Recommendations
● In 2021 over 150 community members and experts were
tasked with providing recommendations to City Council
on how to reimagine & improve public safety.
● RPST adopted 88 resolutions, Council adopted 39 and
prioritized 16 (see final report here
and Council reso here).
● Now in 2023 very few of these recommendations have
been implemented.
● The SSOC reviewed the recs and selected those that serve to fulfill the goals of MZ.
● We request you implement immediately those that don’t require funding & you invite us to the next Public Safety meeting so we can discuss the rest.
Section IV. SSOC Recommendations
(As authorized by MZ I.4(A)(6)(f))
● Recommendations to improve and “invest in violence
intervention and prevention strategies that support at-risk youth and young adults” (Goal 3 of MZ):
○ # 69/107 - Invest in Restorative Justice diversion programs for youth run by the Neighborhood Opportunity and
Accountability Board (NOAB) and by Community Works,
which have been shown to reduce recidivism.
○ # 122 - Facilitate partnership b/n Oakland Youth Advisory Commission (OYAC) and Oakland Police and Community
Youth Leadership Council (OPC-YCL)
17 Section IV. SSOC Recommendations
(As authorized by MZ I.4(A)(6)(f))
● Recommendations to to improve and “invest in violence intervention and prevention strategies that support at-risk youth and young adults” (Goal 3 of MZ):
○ # 67 - Begin moving toward the vision of Oakland as a restorative city by investing in RJ centers, like Restore Oakland, and by developing a phone app that makes it easier for community members to access existing services (such as job opportunities, housing, mental health resources, etc.) ○ # 68
- Build a Reentry Hub (one-stop location) where justice- involved folks can get access to services.
18 ● Recommendations to improve and “invest in violence intervention and prevention strategies that support at-risk youth and young adults” (Goal 3 of MZ):
○ # 149 - Provide additional funding to the Department of Violence Prevention by reallocating funding from the
General Fund and/or supporting the passage of a new
Measure Z.
○ # 36/97/43 – Create a Public Safety Officer position where PSOs are cross trained as police and, firefighters, to provide seamless emergency services to the community.
19 Section IV. SSOC Recommendations
(As authorized by MZ I.4(A)(6)(f))
Thank you so much! Questions & Comments?
20 Mural by Chris Granillo and Dragon School, a nonprofit that inspires and supports youth to create community murals