APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ________________ C.M.S.
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026-2030 COMMUNITY VIOLENCE
REDUCTION PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE OAKLAND COMMUNITY
VIOLENCE REDUCTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT OF 2024
(MEASURE NN) AND APPROVED BY THE OAKLAND PUBLIC SAFETY
PLANNING AND OVERSIGHT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2024, Oakland voters approved Measure NN with 70.8 percent of the vote (112,971 votes) in favor of the measure; and
WHEREAS, Measure NN established City Char ter Section 2.47 which created the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversigh t Commission (OPSPOC) to, among other things, develop and approve a Four-Year Community Vi olence Reduction Plan (CVRP), recommend to the City Council the ad option of the CVRP, whic h the Council ma y approve or reject but not modify; if the Council re jects the Plan, it will return it to the Commission with recommended changes and the Commissi on will submit a new CVRP to th e Council which the Council may accept or reject but not modify; and
WHEREAS, the tax proceeds raised by Measur e NN may be used to achieve the following goals: 1) reduce homic ides, robberies, car jackings and break-ins, domestic violence, and other gun-related violence; 2) reduce response time for 911 emergency calls for service, and improve the quality of response ; and (3) reduce the incidence of human trafficking, including the sexual exploitati on of minors; and,
WHEREAS, Measure NN revenue may be used to pay for direct services, programs and strategies to achieve the goals; and,
WHEREAS, among other duties set forth in Measure NN, the OPSPOC shall monitor the allocation and use of all revenues generated by Measure NN; and
WHEREAS, to develop the CVRP, the OPSPOC f acilitated a comprehensive strategic planning process that included collaboration with the three implem enting departments—the Department of Violence Prev ention, the Oakland Po lice Department an d the Oakland Fire Department—and engagement with commun ity partners and stakeholders; and,
2 WHEREAS, the Department of Viol ence Prevention, the Oakl and Police Department and the Oakland Fire Department presented priori ty spending plans to the OPSPOC. The priority spending plans included propose d expenditures, strategic rationales for those expenditures and measurable outcomes a nd metrics expected fr om those expenditures , all of which were incorporated into the CVRP as required by Measure NN; and
WHERES, pursuant to Measure NN, the OPSPO C has developed and approved the CVRP, attached as Attachment A to the staff report accompanyi ng this Resolution, which the OPSPOC voted to approve and re commend to the Coun cil for approval on April 20, 2026; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Measure NN, following the City Council’s approval of the CVRP, the OPSPOC shall evaluate the impl ementation and impact of the CVRP; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of this Resolu tion is to allow the Council to approve or reject the CVRP as required by Meas ure NN. Any allocation s contained within the CVRP, even if Council approval is gr anted, are subject to th e limitations of Measure NN, applicable City processes and any requisite su bsequent Council ap provals, including, bu t not limited to appropriation, budget, purc hasing/procurement and/ or grant approvals. This Resolution does not appropriate funds. Council’s ap proval of the CVRP by passage of this Resolu tion does not supersede the authority of the Council to appropriate funds pu rsuant to the Council’s budget process. Following the Council’ s approval of the CV RP pursuant to this Resolution, or by subsequent resolution if approv al is not gran ted at this time, all applicable standard appropriation, budgetary, purchasing/procurement an d/or grant processes sh all be followed; and
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby approves the 2026-2030 Community Violence Reduction Plan as required by the Oakland Co mmunity Violence Reduction and Emergency Response Act of 2024 and approved by the Oakl and Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission.
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
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