1 • 26-0512
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On March 10, 2026
Action: Accepted
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Oakland Public Safety Committee
Oakland • 2026-03-24 • 6:00 PM
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- Oakland Public Safety Committee met on 2026-03-24. This summary uses official minutes text and focuses on substantive outcomes rather than routine meeting procedure. The most resident-relevant actions centered on contracts and agreements and appointments, commissions, or committees.
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- The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang 4 - NO VOTE 0 Page 1 City of Oakland Printed on 5/12/2026 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...
- The motion carried by the following vote: Page 2 City of Oakland Printed on 5/12/2026 March 24, 2026 *Public Safety Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang 4 - 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...
- With Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: Roll Call / Call To Order Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , and Charlene Wang Present 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On March 10, 2026 26-0512 View Report Attachments: A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this...
- The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang 4 - NO VOTE 0 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 26-0513 View Report Attachments: 3 Speakers Spoke On This Item A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Accepted.
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Topics Discussed
- The motion carried by the following vote: Aye Brown Fife Houston, Wang 4 - 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...
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- Approved agreements or appointments move into implementation under the terms recorded in the official minutes.
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2 • 26-0513
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
Action: Accepted
3 • 26-0482
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
Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward
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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
Action: Received and Filed
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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
Action: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward
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