Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
LaTonda Simmons, City Clerk |
*Public Safety Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California, 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
7:30 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Excused: 1 - Chair Reid |
Councilmember Present: 3 - Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member |
Quan |
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee convened at 7:36 p.m., with |
Councilmember Quan presiding as Chairperson. |
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Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on December 12, 2006
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, to |
*Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, to |
*Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
FROM THE FEBRUARY 13, 2007 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AGENDA PENDING |
LIST |
#2
Subject: Fire Fighting Capacity |
From: Councilmember Nancy J. Nadel |
Recommendation: Action On A Report And Recommendations From The City Of Oakland Fire |
Department Regarding Fire-Fighting Capacity For High-Rise Buildings, City-Wide, And An |
Assessment Of Capacity Required For Oak Knoll, Oakland Army Base, And The Oak To 9th |
Developments (TITLE CHANGE) |
*Rescheduled to *Public Safety Committee on 2/27/2007
Staff requested that all non-controversial grant items scheduled for the |
February 13, 2007 committee meeting be placed at the front of the agenda. |
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Subject: Special Traffic Offender Program (STOP) |
From: Oakland Police Department |
Recommendation: Action On A Status Report And Recommendation From The Chief Of |
Police On The Special Traffic Offender Program (STOP) |
A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Member Nadel, |
that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to provide the following information in future |
reports: 1) Accurate number of cars being towed; 2) list of “hot spots” to traffic |
enforcement; and 3) detailed data on accident location and collision statistics. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Deemed Approved Program |
From: Chief, Oakland Police Department |
Recommendation: Receive A Semi-Annual Status Report On The Activities Of the Alcoholic |
Beverage Action Team (ABAT) Deemed Approved Program |
A motion was made by Member Kernighan, seconded by Member Nadel, |
that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to provide a comparison of the liquor outlet ratio |
in Oakland to the state average in future reports. The Committee also directed |
staff to consider increased funding for minor decoy operations and that |
Oakland Police Department staff attend Youth Commission meetings. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Monthly Informational Report On Measure Y |
From: Office Of The City Administrator |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Measure Y Accelerated Police |
Recruiting, Hiring, Training And Deployment Strategy |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to provide the following information in the next |
monthly report: 1) Resident requirement policy for police recruitment and |
training; and 2) number and percentage of police officers residing outside of |
Oakland. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Project Choice Model Case Management Service Agreement |
From: Department Of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute An |
Agreement Between The City Of Oakland And Volunteers of America, Bay Area, Inc. For An |
Amount Not To Exceed $81,869 To Provide Project Choice Model Case Management In |
Accordance With The Violence Prevention And Public Safety Act Of 2004 For The Period Of |
January 1, 2007 To June 30, 2007 With Two One-Year Options To Renew For Amounts Not |
To Exceed $163,738 Per Year |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward |
to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City |
Council, due back on February 6, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: A Community Response and Support Network - Contract |
From: Department Of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute |
Agreements Between The City Of Oakland And Catholic Charities Of The East Bay For An |
Amount Not To Exceed $300,000 To Provide A Community Response And Support Network |
(CRSN) To Respond To Oakland Homicides, $100,000 To The Alameda County Health Care |
Services Agency To Provide Coordination And Mental Health Services To CRSN Participants |
And $65,000 To Youth Alive! To Provide The Caught In The Crossfire Program At Highland |
Hospital In Accordance With The Violence Prevention And Public Safety Act Of 2004 For The |
Period Of February 1, 2007 To January 31, 2008 With A One-Year Option To Renew |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward |
to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City |
Council, due back on February 6, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to specify the amount of leveraged dollars and |
matching dollars in future reports. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Urban Area Security Initiative Grant - MOU |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Her Designee |
To Enter Into A Memorandum Of Understanding With Alameda County, City And County Of |
San Francisco, City Of San Jose And Santa Clara County To Establish An Approval Authority |
Responsible For The Distribution Of The Fiscal Year 2006 Urban Area Security Initiative |
Grant Funds |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward |
to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City |
Council, due back on February 6, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to report back to committee in March/April 2007 |
with information on how the money is being spent on the twelve initiatives and |
the hiring of planners. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
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Subject: Various Emergency Services Grants |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: Accept And |
Appropriate A Grant For Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000.00) For The Period January 1, |
2006 To October 31, 2007 Federal Fiscal Year 2005 And Fiscal Year 2006, From The State Of |
California's Homeland Security Grant Program For Community Emergency Response Team |
(CERT) Enhancement And Citizen Corps Council Projects, Awarded And Administered By |
The Alameda County Operational Area To The City Of Oakland Office Of Emergency Services |
(OES) For The Citizens Of Oakland Respond To Emergencies (CORE) Program, And, If CERT |
Grant Funding Is Increased, Accept And Appropriate Additional CERT Grant Funds As |
Described Above Without Return To Council |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward |
to the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City |
Council, due back on February 6, 2007 as a Consent Calendar item. The |
motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
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Subject: Emergency Management Board |
From: Oakland Fire Department |
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Emergency Management Board |
Proceedings For The Period, July 2006 - December 2006 |
A motion was made by Member Nadel, seconded by Member Kernighan, |
that this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Excused: Chair Reid |
Councilmember Aye: Member Nadel, Member Kernighan and Member Quan |
The Committee directed staff to creatively think of methods to increase citizen |
participation in the CORE program and to consider subcontracting some |
language services to increase participation among minority groups. |
The following individual(s) spoke and did not indicate a position on this item: |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual(s) spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Public Safety Committee adjourned the meeting at 9:12 p.m. |
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be taken. |
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