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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Special Public Safety Committee
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 4:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor The Oakland City Council Special Public Safety Committee Convened At 4:10 P.M., With Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Present 4 - Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , Rowena Brown, and Charlene Wang 1 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 27-0092
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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 4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang
NO VOTE 0
3 Subject: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From Community Police Review Agency (CPRA)
From: Councilmember Wang
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Community Police Review Agency (CPRA) Regarding The Functions And Duties As Required By OMC 2.46.030.
26-0705
Attachments: NO WRITTEN MATERIALS SUBMITTED
The Committee Approved To Continued This Item To The October 27, 2026 Public Safety Committee
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Continued to go before the *Public Safety Committee, to be heard 10/27/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang
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*Special Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT October 13, 2026 NO VOTE 0
Item 4 Regarding The OPD Paul Coverdell 2026 Grant Has Been Withdrawn From This Agenda By The October 8, 2026 Rules And Legislation Committee And Rescheduled To The October 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent 5 Subject: OPD Firearm Relinquishment Grant
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Ratifying The Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) Signed By Former Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell With The Alameda County Superior Court Of California, Effective December 1, 2024 (Attachment A), To Fund Equipment And Staffing To Support A Firearm Relinquishment Program Addressing Gun Violence Through The Removal Of Illegally Possessed Firearms, Firearms Possessed By Prohibited Persons, Or Subject To Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVROs), ; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Up To One Million Five Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-One Dollars ($1,563,571) In Reimbursement Funding Pursuant To The MOU For Equipment And Staffing In Support Of The Firearm Relinquishment Program
27-0145
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The October 20, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 10/20/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
4 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Special Public Safety Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 4:57 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.
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