APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
(1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ENTER INTO A
THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGIES
FOR THE PROVISION OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS SEARCH
PLATFORM AND RELATED SERVICES FOR THE OAKLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION
TWENTY-FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,024,000) FOR THE TIME
PERIOD JULY 1, 2026 TO JUNE 30, 2029; AND
(2) WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE MULTIPLE STEP SOLICITATION
PROCESS AND THE LOCAL/SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
REQUIREMENTS
WHEREAS, the Surveillance Technology Ordinance (codified in relevant part at Oakland Municipal Code Section 9.64.030.1.C) requires City Council approval for new and existing surveillance technology; additionally, OMC Section 9.64.020.1 requires that, “Prior to seeking City Council approval for existing city surveillance technology under Section 9.64.030, City staff shall submit a Surveillance Impact Report (SIR) and Surveillance Use Policy (SUP) to the Privacy Advisory Commission (PAC) for its review at a regularly noticed meeting. The SIR and SUP must address the specific subject matter specified for such reports as defined under 9.64.010; and WHEREAS, Oakland Police Department (OPD) is prohibited from acquiring any new Surveillance Technology, based on the requirements of OMC Chapter 9.64, until a SUP and SIR are reviewed by the PAC and approved by the City Council (the Chapter 9.64 OMC process); and WHEREAS, OPD’s acquisition and use of a law enforcement records search platform is a form of technology subject to the OMC Chapter 9.64 process; and WHEREAS, in December 2020, City Council approved the SUP for OPD’s law enforcement records search platform, DGO I-24, by adopting Resolution No. 88421 CMS; and WHEREAS, DGO I-24 previously referenced the specific vendor for OPD’s law enforcement records search platform, which were Forensic Logic CopLink / LEAP, and currently is CrimeTracer; and
WHEREAS, OPD’s 2025 annual report for DGO I-24 included information about a proposed transition from the current vendor, CrimeTracer, to Peregrine Technologies as OPD's records search platform vendor; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2026, the Privacy Advisory Commission approved the DGO I-
24 (i.e. CrimeTracer) annual report, including OPD’s information about the proposed new vendor Peregrine; and
WHEREAS, the Privacy Advisory Commission noted that the same use policy--DGO I-24--that governed CrimeTracer must also govern Peregrine because there will be a replacement of the law enforcement records search platform; and
WHEREAS, OPD's revised DGO I-24 is vendor-neutral and applies to any law enforcement records search platform vendor used by OPD; and
WHEREAS, CrimeTracer does not provide OPD with adequate data governance controls because OPD cannot control which outside agencies access to OPD data, and the system does not maintain comprehensive audit logs of who searched and viewed OPD data; and
WHEREAS, a growing number of local agencies no longer use CrimeTracer and their records are no longer available to OPD through that network and OPD will lose data that is critical to cross- jurisdictional investigations; and
WHEREAS, the CrimeTracer contract expires on June 30, 2026, and a competitive solicitation process would not be completed before that date, resulting in a gap in service that would significantly impact OPD operations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed replacement vendor of CrimeTracer—Peregrine—will provide OPD direct control over which agencies can access OPD data, no agency is granted access without OPD authorization, and OPD can revoke any agency's access at any time.
WHEREAS, by default, all data sharing outside of OPD is disabled, the platform is fully auditable, and every action is logged and traceable; and
WHEREAS, funding will be available through General Purpose Fund (1010), Police Information Tech Org (106410), Services: Miscellaneous Contract Account (54919), DP1000 Administrative Project (1000008), and Agency-Wide Administration Program (PS01); and WHEREAS, the City Administrator will ensure that any contracts awarded pursuant to this resolution are of a professional and temporary nature and shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive civil service; and
WHEREAS, OMC Section 2.04.042.B requires the City Administrator to conduct a multi-step proposal solicitation process before selecting a vendor or procuring Information Technology (“IT) systems, software or hardware and OMC Section 2.04.042.D allows the City Council to waive the proposal solicitation requirements upon a finding by the Council that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may waive the City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) requirements pursuant to Part I of Oakland’s L/SLBE Program guidelines (Ordinance No. 13647 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator recommends waiving the competitive multi-step solicitation process and the L/SLBE requirements because Peregrine is the only law enforcement records search platform that can provide OPD with direct control over third party data sharing, comprehensive audit logging, and access to the regional network of Bay Area law enforcement agencies that have transitioned or are transitioning to the platform; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby awards a Professional Services IT Agreement to Peregrine Technologies in an amount not to exceed one million twenty-four thousand dollars ($1,024,000) for the time period July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That for the reasons stated herein and in the report that accompanies this Resolution, the City Council finds it is in the best interest of the City to waive the competitive multi- step selection and L/SLBE requirements for this agreement and so waives such requirements; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council fines, based on the information provided by the City Administrator the services provided by the proposed contract are of a professional and temporary nature and shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive civil service; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to conduct all negotiations, applications, agreements, extensions and related actions consistent with the purposes of this Resolution, except for increasing the dollar amount, without returning to Council.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
3464595/AS