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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, May 12, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:03 P.M., With  
Councilmember Wang Presiding As Chairperson  
Councilmember Rowena Brown Participated By Teleconference At: 1230 J St, Sacramento,  
California, 95814, USA  
Pursuant To The Brown Act (Government Code Section 54953)  
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  
Roll Call / Call To Order  
4 - Rowena Brown, Carroll Fife, Ken Houston , and Charlene Wang  
Present  
1
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meetings Of March 24, 2026 And  
April 21, 2026  
26-0630  
Attachments: View Report - March 24, 2026  
View Report - April 21, 2026  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, 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  
26-0631  
2
Attachments: View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 5/7/2026  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: Ceasefire-Lifeline Contracts  
From: Department Of Violence Prevention  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant Agreement To Community  
Initiatives For The Term Of July 1, 2026, To June 30, 2027, For Community Activation  
Services Related To Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline Strategy, In An Amount Not To Exceed  
One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)  
26-0604  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
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 5/19/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: Purchasing Agreement With Bauer Compressors, Inc  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Purchase Agreement With Bauer Compressors Inc. For The Purchase, Service,  
And/Or Repair Of Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Units, And Complete  
Repairs To Turnout Gear Cleaning Extractors, For A Three Year Period In An Amount Not  
Exceed Six Hundred Thousand ($600,000), With Two One-Year Options To Extend The  
Agreement For Up To An Additional Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Two  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A  
Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) Over The  
Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And Competitive Bidding  
Requirements  
26-0603  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
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  
* Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the  
City Council, to be heard 5/19/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: Purchase Agreement With LN Curtis And Sons, Inc.  
From: Oakland Fire Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into An Agreement With LN Curtis & Sons, Inc. For The Purchase Of Firefighter  
Equipment For A Three Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed One Million Five  
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), With An Option To Extend The Agreement Up  
To Two Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000)  
Per Year, Without Returning To Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed  
($2,500,000) Over The Possible Five Year Term; And (2) Waiving The Advertising And  
Competitive Bidding Process Requirements  
26-0581  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The May 19, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, 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 5/19/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
6
Subject: MOU Between City Of Oakland And The University Of Southern California  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into  
An Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) With The University Of Southern California,  
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School Of Social Work To Create Internship Opportunities For  
Graduate-Level Social Work Students From August 2026 To May 2031  
26-0589  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Continued This Item To The May 26, 2026 Public Safety Committee  
Agenda, With A Request To Staff To Provide A Supplemental Report With The  
Following Information:  
Provide A Draft Curriculum And Answers To Specific Legal Questions That Will Be  
Provided To The City Attorneys Office.  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be  
Continued to go before the *Public Safety Committee, to be heard 5/26/2026. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Brown Fife, Houston  
Aye  
No  
1 - Wang  
0
NO VOTE  
7
Subject: OPD Crime Data Report  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive An Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Oakland Police  
Department (OPD) On Crime Data In The City Of Oakland  
26-0591  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
2 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:  
3 - Fife Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Brown  
0
Councilmember Brown Noted As Excused At 7:58 P.M.  
8
Subject: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From Community Police Review  
Agency (CPRA)  
From:  
Councilmember Wang  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Community  
Police Review Agency (CPRA) Regarding The Functions And Duties As Required By  
OMC 2.46.030.  
26-0588  
Attachments: View Memo - D2 Wang  
View Supplemental Report - CPRA - 5/7/2026  
5 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
The Committee Received And Filed This Informational Report In Committee, With  
A Request To CPRA To Provide Additional Information Regarding The  
Discrepancies Between IAD And CPRA, And The Year-Over-Year Trends At The  
Scheduled Report Date To The Public Safety Committee  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Ken Houston, that this  
matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Fife Houston, Wang  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Brown  
0
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
5 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Public Safety  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 8:47 P.M.  
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