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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, December 9, 2025 The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:01 P.M. With Councilmember Wang As Chairperson
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Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , and Charlene WangPresent 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Held On July 8, 2025, July 22, 2025, September 10, 2025, September 30, 2025, October 14, 2025, And The Special Meeting On November 18, 2025
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A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
December 9, 2025*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 26-0275
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Amendments Made Under The December 9, 2025 Public Safety Committee Agenda Item 6
Regarding "OPD Surveillance Technology 2024 Annual Reports" Was Withdrawn With No New date
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
3 Subject: OPD Citizens Options For Public Safety (COPS) Grant From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate The Fiscal Years 2024 And 2025 State Of California “Citizens Options For Public Safety” For: (1) (State COPS Grant XXVI) Allocation In The Amount Of Eight Hundred Fifty-One Thousand Seventy-Two Dollars ($851,072) To Fund Helicopter Maintenance, Computer/Technology Upgrades, Marketing Supplies, Workforce Supplies, Asset Management, And Technology/Refurbished Workstations; And (2) (State COPS Grant XXVII) Allocation In The Amount Of Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty-Seven Dollars ($529,937) To Fund Helicopter Maintenance, Crime Lab Equipment Upgrades, Training, And Computer/Technology Upgrades 26-0237
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
December 9, 2025*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Subject: Contract With Bright Research Group Inc And Roca, Inc. For Training Services From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Bright Research Group Inc For Training And Capacity Building Services From January 1, 2026, To December 31, 2026, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($75,000) And Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications Requirement; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Roca, Inc. For Cognitive Behavioral Theory Training Services For The Term Of January 1, 2026, To September 30, 2026, In An Amount Not To Exceed Thirty-Six Thousand Dollars ($36,000) And Waiving The Competitive Request For Proposal/Qualifications And Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements
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Sponsors: Department of Violence Prevention
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent 2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
December 9, 2025*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 5 Subject: Contract Amendment With The University Of Pennsylvania For Ceasefire-Lifeline Evaluation
From: Department Of Violence Prevention
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To: (1) Amending Resolution No. 90732 C.M.S.
To Correct The Business Name From University Of Pennsylvania’s Crime And Justice Policy Lab To The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania; And (2) Amending A Professional Services Agreement With The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania For The Term Starting July 1, 2025, To Add Three Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Eighty-Seven Dollars ($362,087) For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($439,952) And To Extend The End Date To December 31, 2028, To Evaluate The City Of Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy; And
(3) Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process
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Sponsors: Department of Violence Prevention
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent 2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
December 9, 2025*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 6 Subject: OPD Surveillance Technology 2024 Annual Reports From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s Surveillance Technology 2024 Annual Reports
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Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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This Item Was Withdrawn With No New Date From This Agenda 2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
This Informational Report be Withdrawn with No New Date.
Councilmember Brown made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Fife to approve the urgency finding for the following reasons: That there is a need to take immediate action which came to the attention of the local body after the agenda was posted, and that the need to take immediate action is required to avoid a substantial adverse impact that would occur if the action were deferred to a subsequent special or regular meeting; The Motion Passed With 4 Ayes
S7 Subject: Lind Marine Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Waive The City Of Oakland’s Local/Small/Local Business Enterprise Program Requirements (L/SLBE) And Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Competitive Process; And (2) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Lind Marine From January 1, 2026 To December 31, 2027, To Provide For The Removal Of Abandoned, Derelict, And Sunken Vessels In The Oakland Estuary, For A Total Amount Not To Exceed One Million Four Hundred And Fifty-Six Thousand, Two Hundred And Fifty-Eight Dollars ($1,456,258) 26-0291
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendations Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The December 16, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 12/16/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
December 9, 2025*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 7:12 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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