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PublicSafetyCommittee,2016-09-13,"City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, California 94612
Meeting Minutes - FINAL
LaTonda Simmons, City
Clerk
CITY OF OAKLAND
*Public Safety Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
6:00 PM
Sgt. Mark Dunakin Room - 1st Floor
Roll Call / Call To Order
The Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee convened at 6:04 p.m, with
Councilmember Brooks presiding as Chairperson.
Present 4 - Noel Gallo, Abel J. Guillén, Dan Kalb, and Desley Brooks
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
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Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On July 12, 2016
16-0069
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted.
Aye: 3 - - Guillén, Kalb, and Brooks
Absent: 1 - - Gallo
2
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
16-0070
A motion was made by Abel J. Guillén, seconded by Dan Kalb, that this matter be
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 3 - Guillén, Kalb, and Brooks
Absent: 1 - Gallo
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Subject:
Ad Hoc Working Group Final Report
From:
Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Presenting The Full And Final
Report Of The Ad hoc Working Group On Police Recruitment
16-0081
The committee requested that an update to this report come to the October 25,
2016 meeting that includes the timeline and budget to implement each item.
This Report and Recommendation be Accepted as Amended.
City of Oakland
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Subject:
2nd Quarter Report On Crime
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive The Quarterly Informational Report From The Oakland
Police Department (OPD) On Crime, Crime Trends, And Crime Reduction Activities In
The City Of Oakland.
16-48
The committee requested more information on correlation between crime
reduction and ceasefire and explanation of UCR numbers and year to date
numbers.
A motion was made that this matter be . The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Gallo, Guillén, Kalb, and Brooks
4
Subject:
30 Day Monthly Police Staffing Report
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive The Oakland Police Department's (OPD) Monthly
Informational Report On Recruiting And Sworn Staffing Levels As Of July 31, 2016
16-49
The committee would like more information about resignations (FTO and Non
FTO) to be included in the next report
A
motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be
Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Gallo, Guillén, Kalb, and Brooks
City of Oakland
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Subject:
Police Recruitment And Hiring Policy Supplemental Report
From:
Councilmember Kaplan
Recommendation: Adopt New Police Recruitment And Hiring Policies To: (1) Prohibit
The Use Of Past Marijuana Use As Grounds For Rejection; (2) Prohibit The Use Of
Having Student Loans As Grounds For Rejection; (3) Restrict The Use Of Debt As
Grounds For Rejection To Those Situations Where Lack Of Income Would Be
Solved By Obtaining A Job As A Police Officer; (4) To Seek A Goal Of Not Less Than
50% Of New Hires Will Be Among Those Who Do Have Some Connection Or History
With Oakland Or Live Or Have Lived In Oakland; (5) Evaluate The Use Of And Impact
Of Rejecting Applicants With An ""Association"" To People With Criminal Records,
And Determine How This Is Being Used And Decide Whether It Genuinely Measures
The Potential Of The Applicants, And Whether It Is Disproportionately Excluding
Oakland Residents And/Or People Of Color; (6) Weigh Out-Of-School Suspensions,
Dismissal From School Or Poor Academic Performance Within Reasonable Contexts;
(7) Request A Review Of Recent Applicants Who Were Rejected At The Background
Check Stage To Determine If Any Of Them, Especially Oakland Residents, Were
Rejected For Reasons That Might Warrant Reconsideration; (8) Expand Outreach
And Explore Additional Strategies To Mitigate The Under Representation Of Women,
LGBT People, And People Of Color In The Department; (9) Explore And Report Back
To Council On Additional Strategies To Improve Recruitment Screening For Attitude
Issues, Including Attitudes About Appropriate Conduct Toward Women And
Understanding Of Respecting The Community [TITLE CHANGE]
15-1214
The committee requested detailed information per Kaplan's report, Item #6: 1)
What is OPD's total budget for recruitment, advertising and outreach 2) How is
this money being spent currently 3) Who decides what expenditures to make for
recruitment and outreach purposes. 4) What outreach was made to the LGBT
community, women and people of color. 5) Please provide a comprehensive list
of where OPD recruits and advertisements and of what this looks like and also
with more analysis of education levels of officers broken down by race,
outcomes and retention rates for officers with different education levels These
Items to be received in conjunction with the AD Hoc report on October 25. And
the education and recruit success rate to be included in October 25th meeting.
There was 1 speaker on this item
This Report and Recommendation be Continued.to go before the *Public Safety
Committee to be heard 10/25/2016
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Subject:
Independence Day 2016
From:
Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report Concerning Illegal Independence
Day 2016 Activity In The City Of Oakland And The Oakland Police Department (OPD)
Deployment
16-52
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Abel J. Guillén, that this matter
be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Gallo, Guillén, Kalb, and Brooks
City of Oakland
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Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
Adjournment
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