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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Public Safety Committee
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Oakland, California 94612
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6:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, February 27, 2024 The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:10 p.m. With Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan Presiding As Chairperson.
Roll Call / Call To Order
Carroll Fife, Treva Reid, and Rebecca KaplanPresent 3 - Janani RamachandranAbsent 1 -
The Roll Call Was Modified To Show Councilmember Janani Ramachandran Present at 6:12 p.m.
1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of February 13, 2024 24-0102
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Excused Reid1 -
Aye Fife Ramachandran, Kaplan3 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 24-0103
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A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Treva Reid, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Reid, Kaplan4 -
NO VOTE 0
February 27, 2024*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 3 Subject: Goat Grazing Service For Vegetation Management From: Oakland Fire Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Waiving The Fixed, Sealed Bid, Price-Based Bid Process; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Ecosystems Concepts, Inc. (ECI) For Goat Grazing Services For A Two Year Term From April 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) With An Option To Extend The Agreement For Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000.00) And Without Return To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Three Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,200,000.00) For The Entire Four Year Period
24-0074
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On Consent
There Were 3 Speakers On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Treva Reid, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 3/6/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Reid, Kaplan4 -
NO VOTE 0
February 27, 2024*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Subject: Adopting Verified Response
From: Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter
8.02 (Burglar Alarm Systems) To (1) Require All New Alarm Installations To Be Verified Response Alarm Systems; (2) Prohibit Alarm Businesses From Making Dispatch Requests Based On Non-Verified Alarms; And (3) Impose Civil Penalties For Violations; And Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Exemptions 24-0091
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff As Amended And To Forward This Item To The March 6, 2024 Special City Council Agenda On Consent With The Following Amendments;
Of The Legislation, On Page 8 Section 7. Addition Of Section 8.02.072 (Verified Response Alarm Systems). To Read As Follows;
8.02.072 Verified Response Alarm Systems
Beginning July 1, 2024, It Shall Be Unlawful For An Alarm Business To Make An Alarm Dispatch Request Based On The Breach Of A Single Major Point Of Entry Without A Secondary Indication That A Burglary Is In Progress. Secondary Indication May Be Audio Or Video Evidence Of An Intrusion, The Tripping Of A Motion Detector, Or Verbal Confirmation From The Alarm User Or Designee, In Addition To The Breach Of A Major Point Of Entry. An Alarm Business Who Violates This Section Shall Be Subject To A $1,000 Penalty For Each Violation.
This Section Shall Not Apply To Alarm Systems Installed Prior To July 1, 2024, Which Lack Secondary Verification Capacity, For Which The Users Have Continually Maintained An Active Permit Unless The Alarm Business Has, Made Two Alarm Dispatch Requests For The Property Based On A False Alarms, At Any Time After July 1, 2024.
The Committee Requested The Following To Be Included In The Supplemental Report,
- How Verified Response Has Impacted Other Cities That Have Adopted It. - How Are Alarms Categorize By OPD Priority 1, 2, or 3. - Does OPD Have An Internal Policy Categorizing False Alarms After A Prior False Alarm.
There Were 6 Speakers On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rebecca Kaplan, that this matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 3/6/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Ramachandran Reid, Kaplan4 -
NO VOTE 0
February 27, 2024*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Open Forum
7 speakers spoke during Open Forum.
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Public Safety Committee adjourned the meeting at 7:41 p.m.
* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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