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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Public Safety Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
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6:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, March 24, 2026 The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:04 P.M. With Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , and Charlene WangPresent 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On March 10, 2026 26-0512
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A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 26-0513
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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
March 24, 2026*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3 Subject: LETS Throw Phone Contract
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Two (2) Year Contract With Law Enforcement Technology Solutions (LETS), For The Period Commencing Upon Contract Signing, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($11,124.76), And To Extend The Agreement For Up To Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars And Fifty Cents ($11,458.50), Without Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars And Twenty-Six Cents ($22,583.26); And (2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/ Small Local Business Enterprise Requirements
26-0482
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, 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 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
4 Subject: OPD Staffing Report
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Police Department On Recruiting And Police Staffing Levels
26-0503
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3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
March 24, 2026*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
NO VOTE 0
5 Subject: OPD GPS Tracker Policy
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department Vehicle GPS Tracker Surveillance Use Policy (Departmental General Order I-33) And Surveillance Impact Report
26-0519
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91115 C.M.S
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Ken Houston, 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 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang4 -
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 7:20 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.
March 24, 2026*Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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