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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Public Safety Committee  
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, June 23, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:05 P.M., With  
Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
3 - Rowena Brown, Ken Houston , and Charlene Wang  
1 - Carroll Fife  
Present  
Excused  
Chair Wang Made Modifications To The Order Of The Agenda, To Hear Item 6 Before Item 3  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of June 9, 2026  
26-0799  
1
Attachments: View Report  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Fife  
0
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0800  
2
Attachments: View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 6/18/2026  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Withdrew And Scheduled Item 4, Regarding The "Sideshow Penalty  
Ordinance" To The Public Safety Committee Pending List - Under No Date Specific  
A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Ken Houston, that this  
matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
1 - Fife  
0
Excused  
NO VOTE  
6
Subject: Report On The Recruitment Process For Chief Of Police  
From: Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive An Oral Informational Report On The Recruitment Process  
For Chief Of Police  
26-0780  
Attachments: View Presentation  
3 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:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Fife  
0
3
Subject: Temporarily Restricted Street Closure From International Blvd.  
From: Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Temporarily  
Close To Through Traffic 9th Avenue, 10th Avenue, And 11th Avenue Between  
International Boulevard And 15th Street, For A Period Of Six Months, Pursuant To  
California Vehicle Code Section 21101.4, To Disrupt Persistent Activity Associated With  
Sex Trafficking  
26-0742  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
11 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The July 7, 2026 City Council Agenda As A Public Hearing  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this  
matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the  
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City  
Council/Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard 7/7/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Fife  
0
4
Subject: Sideshow Penalty Ordinance  
From: Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending Oakland Municipal Code Chapter  
10.74 (Sideshows) To: (1) Increase Penalties For Sideshow Participants And  
Spectators; (2) Broaden The Definition Of Motor Vehicles; (3) Strengthen Impoundment  
Authority; And (4) Create Enforcement Exemptions For Certain Members Of The Public,  
Law Enforcement And Media Personnel  
26-0781  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved to Withdraw and Schedule This Item To The Public  
Safety Committee Pending List - Under No Date Specific  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this  
matter be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled to go before the *Public Safety  
Committee Pending List - Under No Date Specific. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Fife  
0
5
Subject: Reaffirming The City Of Oakland’s Sanctuary City Policy  
From: Councilmembers Wang And Gallo  
Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance: (1) Reafffirming The City Of Oakland’s  
Sanctuary City Policy (Collectively Found In Resolution Numbers 63950, 80584, 86498,  
87036 C.M.S., And Ordinance Number 13515 C.M.S.); (2) Prohibiting The Use Of City  
Property For Non-City Purposes; (3) Setting Parameters For Responding To Civil  
Immigration Detainer And Notification Requests; And (4) Consolidating And Codifying  
These Provisions As Chapters Of The Oakland Municipal Code And Designating This  
Ordinance As The “City Of Refuge” Ordinance  
26-0391  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
32 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved As Amended The Recommendation Of Staff And To  
Forward This Item To The July 7, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent; With The  
Amendments As Follows:  
On Page 6 And 7 Of The Legislation:  
Under B. Civil Immigration Detainers And Notification Request,  
Striking From Section 1  
"1.Except As Provided In Subsection 2";  
Striking All Of Section 2  
"2. An OPD Employee May Continue To Detain An Individual In Response To A  
Civil Immigration Detainer For Up To 48 Hours After That Individual Becomes  
Eligible For Release If The Continued Detention Is Consistent With State And  
Federal Law, And The Individual Meets Both Of The Following Criteria:"  
Striking From Section 3  
“3. Except As Provided In Subsection 4.”  
Striking All Of Section 4  
"4. An OPD Employee May Respond To A Federal Immigration Officer's Notification  
Request If Such Response Is Consistent With State And Federal Law And If The  
Individual Meets Both Of The Following Criteria:,  
A. The Individual Either:  
I. Has Been Convicted Of A Violent Felony In The Seven Years Immediately Prior To  
The Date Of The Notification Request; Or  
II. Has Been Convicted Of A Serious Felony In The Five Years Immediately Prior To  
The Date Of The Notification Request; Or  
III. Has Been Convicted Of Three Felonies Identified In Penal Code Sections  
1192.7(C) Or 667.5(C), Or Government Code Sections 7282.5(A)(2) Or 7282.5(A)(3),  
Other Than Domestic Violence, Arising Out Of Three Separate Incidents In The Five  
Years Immediately Prior To The Date Of The Notification Request; And  
B. A Magistrate Has Determined That There Is Probable Cause To Believe The  
Individual Is Guilty Of A Felony Identified In Penal Code Sections 1192.7(C) Or  
667.5(C), Or Government Code Sections 7282.5(A)(2) Or 7282.5(A)(3), Other Than  
Domestic Violence, And Has Ordered The Individual To Answer To The Same  
Pursuant To Penal Code Section 872.  
In Determining Whether To Respond To A Notification Request As Permitted By  
This Subsection D., An OPD Employee Shall Consider Evidence Of The Individual's  
Rehabilitation And Evaluate Whether The Individual Poses A Public Safety Risk.  
Evidence Of Rehabilitation Or Other Mitigating Factors To Consider Includes, But Is  
Not Limited To, The Individual's Ties To The Community, Whether The Individual  
Has Been A Victim Of Any Crime, The Individual's Contribution To The  
Community, And The Individual's Participation In Social Service Or Rehabilitation  
Programs."  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this  
matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to  
go before the Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council/Geologic Hazard Abatement District Board, to be heard  
7/7/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Fife  
0
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
6 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Safety  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 8:36 P.M.  
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