*Public Safety Committee
TL;DR
The Oakland Public Safety Committee met to review several law enforcement and violence prevention grants. The committee approved multiple grants for the Oakland Police Department related to crime investigation technologies and forensic capabilities. All recommended items were forwarded to the City Council for final approval.
Key Decisions
- DNA Backlog Reduction Grant Passed
- Crime Gun Intelligence Center Equipment Purchase Passed
- California Highway Patrol Toxicology Laboratory Grant Passed
- Apricot 360 Violence Prevention Annual Report Passed
- ShotSpotter Contract Withdrawn and Rescheduled
Agenda
- The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee Convened At 6:04 P.M. With Councilmember Kaplan Presiding As Chairperson.
- Councilmember Ramachandran Participated Via Teleconference Pursuant To AB 2449
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- COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
- Roll Call / Call To Order
- 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of July 23, 2024Report and RecommendationAction: Accepted Passed
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Treva Reid, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee ItemsReport and RecommendationAction: Accepted Passed
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Treva Reid, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 3 Subject: Apricot 360 Amended Use Policy And Annual Report From: Department Of Violence Prevention Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Department Of Violence Prevention’s 2024 Apricot 360 Annual Report And Approving The Amended Apricot 360 Use Policy As Approved By The Privacy Advisory Commission On June 6, 2024City ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Treva Reid, 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 10/1/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- This Item Regarding The OPD Shotspotter Contract Was Withdrawn By The September 19, 2024 Rules And Legislation Committee And Rescheduled To The October 8, 2024 Public Safety Committee Agenda
- 5 Subject: OPD 2024 DNA Backlog Reduction Program From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept The Formal Award And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars ($419,829) From The U.S. Department Of Justice (DOJ), Office Of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau Of Justice Assistance (BIJ) For Implementation Of The Fiscal Year 2024 DNA Capacity Enhancement For Backlog Reduction (CEBR) Grant Program For The Oakland Police Department; 2) Waive The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchase Of DNA Typing Supplies And Instruments From (1) Qiagen For Seventy-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars ($73,700), (2) Promega For One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Fifty-Seven Dollars ($165,057), (3) Thermo Fisher Scientific/Life Technologies For Forty_Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Nine Dollars ($49,529), (4) Nichevision For Thirty-Seven Thousand Two Hundred Dollars ($37,200), And (5) Hamilton Or Promega For Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000)City ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
A motion was made by Treva Reid, 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 10/1/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 6 Subject: OPD 2024 CGIC Grant Purchase Authorization From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The Crime Laboratory To Procure Equipment Supporting The National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) Funded With Grant Funds From The Office Of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau Of Justice Assistance (BJA) For Local Law Enforcement Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) Integration Initiative To Meet The Grant Requirements; (2) Waive The Advertising And Competitive Bidding Requirements For The Purchase Of NIBIN System Elements To Include (1) A Used Brasstrax From Fairfield Police Department For Ninety Three Thousand Dollars ($93,000) (2) A New Brasstrax From Ultraforensics For One Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars ($155,000), (3) A New Matchpoint System From Ultraforensics For Eighty Five Thousand Dollars ($85,000), (4) Installation Of All Systems By Ultraforensics For Twenty Eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000) And (5) Licenses And Service By Ultraforensics For One Hundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000)City ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
A motion was made by Treva Reid, 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 10/1/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- 7 Subject: CHP Toxicology Crime Laboratories Grant Funds For DUID From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate A Grant Award In The Amount Of One Hundred Seventy Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($170,500) From The State Of California Highway Patrol (CHP) Impaired Driving Section For The Fiscal Year 2024- 2026, To Be Administered By The Oakland Police Department (OPD) Crime LaboratoryCity ResolutionAction: Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward Passed
A motion was made by Treva Reid, 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 10/1/2024. The motion carried by the following vote:
- Open Forum
- Adjournment
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