Subject: Community Policing Advisory Board Annual Report 2024-2025 From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Receive The 2024-2025 Annual Informational Report From The Community Policing Advisory Board

This item is a recommendation for the City Council to receive the Community Policing Advisory Board (CPAB) Annual Report for 2024-2025. The report details the CPAB's activities and efforts to strengthen community policing and engagement in Oakland, as mandated by City Council Resolutions.

The report highlights the historical context of community policing in Oakland, established by Resolution 72727 in 1995 and updated by Resolution 79235 in 2005. It notes significant challenges faced due to staff reductions in the Neighborhood Services Division (NSD) and the Oakland Police Department (OPD), impacting the coordination and support for Neighborhood Councils (NCs) and Neighborhood Watch (NW) groups.

Key accomplishments of the CPAB in 2024-2025 include a strategic planning retreat, development of an engagement plan, reestablishment of committees, revision of bylaws, and the beginning of NC recertification. However, notable setbacks include the elimination of the NSD, loss of communication channels, elimination of NC funds, reduced support for NC/NW leadership, a reduction in Community Resource Officers (CROs), and board vacancies.

The CPAB makes several recommendations, including strengthening community policing principles, partnering with the Oakland Public Safety Planning and Oversight Commission (OPSPOC), assigning staff to support NCs and NWs, restoring NC funding, assigning CROs to every NC, re-establishing the Citywide Community Policing Summit, and expediting appointments to fill vacant board positions. The report also outlines fiscal impacts related to these recommendations, requesting funds for staff, NC operations, and the safety summit.

Residents can learn about the city's community policing efforts and the challenges faced by local neighborhood groups. The report and its recommendations may influence future funding and staffing decisions for community engagement programs and police-community relations.

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