City Council
September 15, 2026
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Elizabeth Lake FROM: James P. Beere
Interim City Administrator Chief, OPD
SUBJECT: OPD DEA Task Force MOU DATE: September 10, 2026 City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Through September 30, 2031 With The United States Department Of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) To Form The Oakland Police Department (OPD) DEA Task Force Group (Task Force) To Collaborate On Information Sharing And Focused Operations To Disrupt Illegal Drug Activity Occurring In The City Of Oakland.
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
OPD was to present this MOU to PAC on September 3, 2026. Due to technical issues with the Zoom link for public comment, the meeting could not continue and was cancelled. A subsequent meeting was scheduled for September 10, 2026 to present the MOU.
The agenda report previously stated:
The current proposed DEA MOU was presented to PAC on September 3rd, 2026. OPD will continue to provide Federal Task Force annual reports to the PAC and City Council annually.
It is updated to:
The current proposed DEA MOU was presented to PAC on September 10th , 2026. OPD will
continue to provide Federal Task Force annual reports to the PAC and City Council annually.
Elizabeth Lake (Sep 10, 2026 09:31:12 PDT) Sep 10, 2026 Elizabeth Lake, Interim City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – OPD DEA Task Force MOU
Date: September 10, 2026 Page 2
City Council
September 15, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Through September 30, 2031 With The United States Department Of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) To Form The Oakland Police Department (OPD) DEA Task Force Group (Task Force) To Collaborate On Information Sharing And Focused Operations To Disrupt Illegal Drug Activity Occurring In The City Of Oakland.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Lt. Gabriel Urquiza at gurquiza[email protected].
Reviewed by:
Jeffrey Smoak, Captain
OPD, Ceasefire Section
Dr. Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager I
OPD, BRM, Research and Planning
Prepared by:
Gabriel Urquiza, Lieutenant
OPD, RTOC – Ceasefire Section