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DEFINITION OF TERMS: Consent Item: any action item that a subject matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval and is not controversial, and does not have a high level of public interest as determined by the Rules Committee. Non-Consent Item: any action that a subject-matter Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval, or having a high level of public interest, or is controversial as determined by the Rules Committee. Action Item: any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion, or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective. Informational Item: an item of the agenda consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

1 15-1154 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of June 28, 2016

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2 15-1160 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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3 15-1236 Subject: Abode Services Grant Agreement 2016-2017 From: Department Of Human Services Recommendation: Adopt Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Grant Agreement With Abode Services In An Amount Not To Exceed $116,000 For Housing Case Management Services From August 1, 2016 To June 30, 2017 With A One Year Option To Renew

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4 15-1237 Subject: Employer Engagement and Training and Technical Assistance Consultant Contracts for Oakland Unite Violence Prevention and Intervention Provider Network 2016-2017 From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With: (1) Urban Strategies Council, In An Amount Not To Exceed $100,000, To Provide Employer And Training Partner Engagement Services To Support The Hiring Of Oakland Unite Participants From July 1, 2016 To June 30, 2017 With A One-Year Option To Renew For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $200,000; (2) Pathways Consultants, In An Amount Not To Exceed $30,000, To Provide Employer Engagement Services To Support The Hiring Of Oakland Unite Participants From July 1, 2016 To June 30, 2017 With A One-Year Option To Renew For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $50,000; And (3) Bright Research Group, In An Amount Not To Exceed $250,000, To Plan And Deliver Training And Technical Assistance To Oakland Unite Grantees, From July 1, 2016 To June 30, 2017 With A One-Year Option To Renew For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $500,000

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5 15-1240 Subject: Vegetation Management Plan Consulting Contract From: Oakland Fire Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Horizon Water And Environment, LLC, For Three Years In An Amount Not To Exceed Six Hundred And Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000.00) For Services Relating To The Development Of A Vegetation Management Plan And Accompanying California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Documentation For The Oakland High Fire-Severity Zone/Wild Land Urban Interface ("WUI") Areas, With The Option To Increase The Contract Amount For Additional Services, Without Return To Council, Based On Availability Of Project Funds

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6 15-1252 Subject: OPD Ongoing Recruitment And Hiring Policies From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive an Informational Report on the formation of the Ad-Hoc committee on Police Recruitment, as approved in April 2015.

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7 15-0777 Subject: Quarterly Reports Regarding Police Training, Policy & Accountability From: Office Of The City Attorney & Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Receive The Quarterly Informational Reports To The City Council From The Office Of The City Attorney And Police Department, Regarding Police Training, Policy And Accountability To Provide: (1) Information From The Office Of The City Attorney Regarding Its Efforts To Support The Police Discipline Process And Recent Developments In Police Discipline; (2) The Following Information From The Office Of The City Attorney Regarding Arbitration Decisions Issued During The Preceding Quarter: The Primary Rule Violation(s) At Issue, The Date Of The Arbitration Decision, The Discipline The City Imposed, And The Arbitrator's Finding Regarding The Level Of Discipline; And (3) Information From The Police Department Regarding IAD Investigations, Police Personnel Trainings, Updates To Police Policy, And Recent Developments In Police Discipline [TITLE CHANGE]

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8 15-1257 Subject: 2016 Ceasefire Evaluation Contract From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To: 1) Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With Northeastern University, And Its Sub-consultant Yale University, For The Period Of August 1,2016 Through July 31, 2018 In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), For A Process And Impact Evaluation Of The Oakland Police Department's (OPD) Ceasefire Strategy; And 2) Waive The Local And Small Business Enterprise Programs (L/SLB) Provisions For The Purchase Of Professional Services

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9 15-1258 Subject: Citizens Options for Safety Grant FY 2015-16 From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Accept And Appropriate The FY 2015-16 State Of California Citizens Options For Public Safety Grant (State Cops Grant XVIII) In The Amount Of Six Hundred Forty-One Thousand Eight Hundred Twelve Dollars ($641,812) To Fund Equipment, Human Trafficking Operations And Ceasefire Operations For The Oakland Police Department (OPD) In Accordance With The State Cops XVIII Spending Plan

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10 15-1256 Subject: OPD Oak Knoll Access Agreement From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Enter Into A Revocable Right Of Entry Agreement With Suncal Oak Knoll, LLC And Oak Knoll Acquisitions Venture, LLC, For Oakland Police Department (OPD) Personnel Training Purposes

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11 15-1271 Subject: Glenview Elementary Reconstruction Crossing Guard Funding Grant From: Oakland Police Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator Or Designee To Accept And Appropriate A Grant From The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Hundred Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Nine Dollars ($201,532), To Fund Four Oakland Police Department (OPD) Crossing Guards, To Support Pedestrian Safety At Glenview Elementary School And Edna Brewer Middle School From August 1, 2016 To August 30, 2018 During The Reconstruction Project

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12 15-1214 Subject: Adopt Recommended Police Recruitment and Hiring Policy Proposals 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

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