Public Safety Committee
December 10, 2024
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Monica Elise Davis
City Administrator Deputy City Administrator
SUBJECT: Informational Report In Response To
Resolution No. 89906
DATE: 11/19/2024
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Receive An Informational Report In Response To Resolution No. 89906 C.M.S. To Prioritize Public Safety.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This informational report is to provide the City Council with information that was requested pursuant to Resolution No. 89906 CMS
.
BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
On September 19, 2023 the City Council passed Resolution No. 89906 CMS and requested that
the City Administrator return back to Council by December 2023 to address the various items in the Resolution to prioritize public safety in the City of Oakland (City). An update was provided to the City Council on January 16, 2024.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
Below are the responses to the Resolution clauses from the Oakland Police Department (OPD), Oakland Fire Department (OFD), Department of Violence Prevention (DVP), and the City Administrator’s Office (CAO) in response to the clauses in the City Council Resolution noted above:
Recruit and Retain 911 Dispatchers and Reduce Wait Times
As of November 2024, there are seven dispatcher vacancies.
OPD remains committed to prioritizing mental health and well-being as a core retention strategy.
Management is also actively collaborating with Employee Relations and SEIU to explore options to eliminate mandatory overtime.
Jestin Johnson (Nov 21, 2024 17:01 PST)
Nov 21, 2024
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
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OPD continues to recruit and hire new dispatchers. Seven dispatchers were hired in October 2024, and several more are in various stages of the background process.
Explore a Lateral Police Academy
In the past, OPD has faced challenges recruiting lateral police officers. Given the current budget constraints, the Department has prioritized hiring Police Officer Trainees. Allocating resources to lateral hires could detract from critical training and support for new recruits, potentially hindering OPD’s long-term recruitment and retention goals. Moreover, lateral hires may view OPD as a transitional step in their career path, which can contribute to higher turnover rates.
The investment in their recruitment and training may not yield long-term returns.
Ask Law Enforcement Partners to Expand Gun Confiscation Operations
OPD has conducted multiple operations with the California Department of Justice, Federal Agencies, and County Task Forces which has yielded the recovery of 368 firearms. On July 20, 2024, a Guns to Garden event was implemented where 50 firearms were turned in to be repurposed into garden tools.
Ask FBI to Increase the Number of FBI Agents Working with Oakland
The FBI has committed investigators to cold case homicides. The FBI continues to assist by providing resources for ongoing special operations.
Ask CHP to Increase the Number of CHP Officers Working on Traffic Enforcement in Oakland
CHP has committed to maintain its deployment of officers in Oakland. Safe Streets will continue with their deployment of three (3) units four (4) days a week. CHP Division crime suppression team will continue to deploy four (4) to five (5) units, five (5) days a week to include part of the weekends.
Ask County Government, Regional Law-Enforcement Agencies, and CBOs to Assist in Regional Prevention, Intervention
The DVP is currently working to deepen our regional violence intervention/prevention coordination efforts including working with the SF Office of Violence Prevention and Stockton’s Ecosystem of Violence Interrupters. In Fall 2023, the DVP partnered with Health Resources in Action (a national non-profit that works to reimagine public health) to host a regional violence intervention summit. It brought community violence intervention professionals from across the region to Oakland to connect and discuss best and emerging practices. Additionally, the cities of Berkeley and Antioch are working to implement community violence intervention approaches through street outreach and violence intervention approaches. The DVP direct service team is committed to relationship building, partnership and collaboration with these teams.
Through our reinvigoration of the Ceasefire partnership, we have deepened our coordination with Alameda County Probation and Faith Based Community Organizations on violence prevention and intervention efforts that seek to provide off ramps to the individuals most at risk of imminent gun violence.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
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We are working to build a collaboration with the Alameda County Office of Violence Prevention who just released violence intervention RFPs. Several of the violence intervention CBOs currently receiving funding from the DVP, applied for these county dollars.
Through our violence intervention relocation strategy, the DVP funds a local community-based organization to relocate clients at high risk of gun violence. This strategy involves collaborating across regions to identify safe and supportive spaces for Oakland based clients.
The DVP recently received a $1 million federal grant to enhance our School Violence Intervention Program. Through this grant we’ve enhanced our partnership with local CBOs and OUSD to provide a team of violence prevention professionals at 7 Oakland school sites-Dewey, Castlemont, Fremont, McClymonds, Ralph Bunche, And Rudsdale. Additionally, in December, the DVP will be seeking Council approval to accept funding from OUSD to expand the School VIP Program into 2 additional high schools-Oakland Tech and Skyline.
Ask County Board of Supervisors to Allocate More Resources and Funding to County Probation Department, Oakland, and Oakland CBOs for Reentry Services and Programs
CAO is coordinating with Council President to ensure that a letter was sent from the City Council.
Ask Federal and State Elected Officials for Additional Resources and Funding for Reentry Services and Programs
CAO is coordinating with Council President to ensure that a letter was sent from the City Council.
The DVP recently applied for and received a federal grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to support the expansion of our Ceasefire Community Violence Intervention Strategy.
Place High-Quality Cameras on Freeway On/Off-Ramps and Create a Camera Grant Program for Oakland Businesses
The City of Oakland has 290 Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) systems.
Furthermore, the CHP has installed an additional 190 cameras on the freeways, which includes installation on all entrances / off ramps of freeways into the City of Oakland.
Explore Creation of a Real Time Crime Center
The RTOC is currently working to develop or acquire a Technology Integration Platform (TIP), which aims to integrate existing investigative technologies, including, Automated License Plate Readers, Gunshot Detection Technology (Shotspotter), Records Management System (RMS) data, and Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) 911 call data, into a single interactive real-time mapping interface. The purpose of this technology is to create a comprehensive picture of the overall operational area, while identifying leads, recognize patterns, and providing real-time insight that may be used by units in the field or Commanders attempting to respond to critical incidents.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
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Public Safety Committee
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The reason that the term “Operations Center” is used instead of a Real-Time Crime Center (commonly used for other centers), is due to the hope that the Operations Center will be able to assist with other non-crime related incidents involving non-law enforcement resources, such as natural disasters.
The RTOC is in the process of producing Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) related to Flock/ALPR based on the initial assessment period following the full mobilization of Flock/APLR technology, while also assessing and codifying existing SOP’s related to responses to ShotSpotter activations.
Expand Ceasefire
For OPD, due to fiscal constraints this will not be feasible. However, the DVP recently received two new multi-year grants to support the community violence intervention arm of Ceasefire. The grants will bring in $5.5 million to the DVP over three years.
Evaluate MACRO
The program outpaces similarly-sized cities in terms of dispatches. The search started for a third party vendor to conduct an assessment. Staffing has increased from 11 to 27, expanding the hours of operation.
Create a Walking Officer Beat Deployment Plan and Community Ambassador Plan
BFO 1 hours are Tuesday-Friday 1200-2200. These hours also allow us to provide coverage for City Council Meetings every other Tuesday and various committee meetings.
BFO 1
Sgt. Frank Negrete – Supervisor
Ofc. Dan Kemmitt - JLS
Ofc. Michael Cooper – College Ave, Piedmont Ave, Grand Ave, Lakeshore Ofc. Tony Chang – Chinatown, Old Oakland Ofc. Rodney Kirkland – Telegraph Corridor (1600 blk – 2700), Broadway, Valdez St.
Ofc. Daniel Salcido – Uptown, Franklin St corridor, Lake Merritt Staffed on overtime or shifting officers from the slated coverage area– City Hall
BFO 2 hours are Monday-Thursday 0700-1700.
BFO 2
Sgt. Keith Clement – Supervisor
Officer D. Cornejo - Valdivia- Fruitvale Upper- Diamond District Officer B. Ocampo- Laurel District
Officer Volynets - High Street - Foothill- International Corridor Officer C. Patterson- Fairfax - Bancroft- Seminary Corridor Officer J. Alvarez - 106th & Foothill- Mac Arthur Corridor Officer C. Leyva Hegenberger-Edgewater Corridor
OPD has deployed two (2) foot patrol squads, one squad in downtown / surrounding areas and one squad in East Oakland.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
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Public Safety Committee
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FISCAL IMPACT
This report is for informational purposes only and does not have a direct fiscal impact or cost.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No public outreach was necessary outside the standard City Council noticing and publishing requirements.
COORDINATION
This report was written in coordination with OPD, OFD, and DVP.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: There are no economic opportunities associated with this report.
Environmental: There are no environmental opportunities associated with this report.
Race & Equity: As we continue to conduct further analysis, we will work together with the Department of Race and Equity to address any potential opportunities.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Receive An Informational Report In Response To Resolution No. 89906 C.M.S. To Prioritize Public Safety.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Monica Elise Davis, [email protected]
, Deputy City Administrator at 510-495-4810.
Respectfully submitted,
MONICA ELISE DAVIS
Deputy City Administrator,
City Administrator’s Office
Monica Davis (Nov 21, 2024 16:59 PST)