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Meeting Minutes - FINAL  
*Public Safety Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, March 10, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:16 P.M. With  
Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , and Charlene Wang  
Present  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 24,  
1
2026  
26-0460  
Attachments:  
View Report  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0461  
2
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 3/5/2026  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Subject: OPD Cadet Program Funding  
3
From:  
Oakland Police Department And Office Of The Mayor  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds From  
Oakland Police Foundation In An Amount Not To Exceed Nine Hundred Thousand  
Dollars ($900,000), For Fiscal Years 2026-2027 And 2027-2028, For The  
Implementation Of The Oakland Police Department’s Cadet Program  
26-0481  
Attachments:  
View Report  
View Legislation  
91099 C.M.S.  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This  
Item To The March 16, 2026 Special City Council Agenda On Consent  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this  
matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the  
Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 3/16/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Committee Adjourned The Meeting In  
Memory Of Letitia Bobo And Markise Martin At 6:50 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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