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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, March 24, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:04 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 March 10, 2026  
26-0512  
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:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0513  
2
Attachments: View Report  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
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  
Aye  
0
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: LETS Throw Phone Contract  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter  
Into A Two (2) Year Contract With Law Enforcement Technology Solutions (LETS), For  
The Period Commencing Upon Contract Signing, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand  
One Hundred Twenty-Four Dollars And Seventy-Six Cents ($11,124.76), And To Extend  
The Agreement For Up To Two Additional Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Eleven  
Thousand Four Hundred Fifty-Eight Dollars And Fifty Cents ($11,458.50), Without  
Returning To City Council, For A Total Contract Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Two  
Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Three Dollars And Twenty-Six Cents ($22,583.26); And  
(2) Waiving The Competitive Multiple Step Solicitation Process And The Local/ Small  
Local Business Enterprise Requirements  
26-0482  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
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  
Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor  
Agency/City Council, to be heard 4/14/2026. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
4 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: OPD Staffing Report  
From:  
Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Police  
Department On Recruiting And Police Staffing Levels  
26-0503  
Attachments: View Report  
View Supplemental Report - 3/19/2026  
3 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 - Brown Fife Houston, Wang  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: OPD GPS Tracker Policy  
From: Oakland Police Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Approving The Oakland Police Department  
Vehicle GPS Tracker Surveillance Use Policy (Departmental General Order I-33) And  
Surveillance Impact Report  
26-0519  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The April 14, 2026 Special City Council Agenda At 3:30 P.M. On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Ken Houston, 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 4/14/2026. 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 Oakland City Council Public Safety  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 7:20 P.M.  
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Council action can be taken.  
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