Tuesday, March 10, 2026
6:00 PM
City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall,
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201
Oakland, California 94612
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
*Public Safety Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
Agenda - FINAL
March 10, 2026*Public Safety Committee Agenda - FINAL
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March 10, 2026*Public Safety Committee Agenda - FINAL
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• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. • Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
• Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
March 10, 2026*Public Safety Committee Agenda - FINAL
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Rowena Brown, At-Large; Councilmember Carrol File, District 3; Councilmember Ken Houston, District 7; Chairperson: Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2
Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 24, 20261 26-0460
View ReportAttachments:
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items2 26-0461
View Report
View Supplemental Report - 3/5/2026
Attachments:
Subject: OPD Cadet Program Funding
From: Oakland Police Department And Office Of The Mayor Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds From Oakland Police Foundation In An Amount Not To Exceed Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($900,000), For Fiscal Years 2026-2027 And 2027-2028, For The Implementation Of The Oakland Police Department’s Cadet Program
3 26-0481
Sponsors: Oakland Police Department and Office Of The Mayor View Report
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
2/26/26 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Public Safety Committee
The Office Of The Mayor Was Added As A Co-Sponsor
Open Forum
Adjournment
* 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.
March 10, 2026*Public Safety Committee Agenda - FINAL
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