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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Special Public Safety Committee  
Tuesday, April 21, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:15 P.M. With Councilmember  
Wang Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
3 - Ken Houston , Rowena Brown, and Charlene Wang  
1 - Carroll Fife  
Present  
Excused  
Modifications Made To The Agenda To Hear The Items In The Following Order:  
1, 2, 7, 6, 8, 3, 4, 5  
Councilmember Fife Noted As Present At 6:18 P.M.  
1 There Are No Minutes To Be Approved  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
2
Attachments: View Report  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
7
Subject: Ceasefire-Lifeline Contracts  
From: Department Of Violence Prevention  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending A Professional Services  
Agreement With The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania For The Term Of July 1,  
2025, To December 31, 2028, To Add Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000), For A  
Total Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Two  
Dollars ($639,952), To Evaluate The City Of Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy And  
Waiving The City Of Oakland’s Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program  
Requirements And Competitive Bidding Process; And  
(2) Awarding A Grant Agreement To Faith In Action East Bay For The Term Of July 1,  
2026, To June 30, 2027, For Services Related To Oaklands Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy,  
In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000)  
Attachments: View Report  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent; With A Request To Staff To  
Bring Forth A Bi-Annual Informational Report Regarding The Ceasefire-Lifeline  
Contract That Speaks To The Scope Of Work Of Faith In Action East Bay  
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 5/5/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
6
Subject: Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) Update  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From OPD On OPD’s Progress  
Toward Compliance With The Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) In The Case Of  
Delphine Allen, Et Al., V. City Of Oakland, Et Al.  
Attachments: View Report  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, that this  
matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
8
Subject: Audit Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police  
Commission, The Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector  
General  
From:  
Office Of The City Auditor  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Auditor On The Audit  
Of Oakland Police Oversight Agencies: The Oakland Police Commission, The  
Community Police Review Agency, And Office Of The Inspector General  
Attachments: View Report  
4 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: OPD Cellebrite Technology  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Professional Services Agreement With Cellebrite, Inc. For The Provision Of  
Universal Forensic Extraction Devices And Related Services For The Oakland Police  
Department, For A Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Forty Thousand  
Dollars ($140,000) For The Period July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027; (2) Waiving The  
Competitive Multistep Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business  
Enterprise Program Requirements; And (3) Accepting The 2024 Cellebrite Annual Report  
And Making A Determination Regarding Whether The City Should Continue To Use This  
Technology  
Attachments: View Report  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent Due To A 3-1 Vote  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, 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 5/5/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Houston Brown, Wang  
Aye  
No  
1 - Fife  
0
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: Peregrine Technologies Contract  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Three-Year Agreement With Peregrine Technologies For The Provision Of A Law  
Enforcement Records Search Platform And Related Services For The Oakland Police  
Department, At A Cost Not To Exceed One Million Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars  
($1,024,000) For The Time Period July 1, 2026 To June 30, 2029; And (2) Waiving The  
Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/Small Local Business  
Enterprise Requirements  
Attachments: View Report  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent Due To A 3-1 Vote  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, 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 5/5/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Houston Brown, Wang  
Aye  
No  
1 - Fife  
0
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: OPD Federal Taskforce 2025 Annual Reports  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Of Oakland Police Department’s  
Federal Law Enforcement Agency Task Force Annual Reports  
Attachments: View Report  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff To Receive And Forward  
This Item To The May 5, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, that this  
matter be Received and Forwarded to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the  
Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard  
5/5/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Fife Houston Brown, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Safety  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 8:32 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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