388 19th Street Oakland, California 94612

DOA Phone 510.238.1122 LMUDA Phone 510.452.4529 Fax 510.452.4530

info@downtownoakland.org www.downtownoakland.org
info@lakemerritt-uptown.org www.lakemerritt-uptown.org

388 19th Street Oakland, California 94612

DOA Phone 510.238.1122 LMUDA Phone 510.452.4529 Fax 510.452.4530
info@downtownoakland.org www.downtownoakland.org
info@lakemerritt-uptown.org www.lakemerritt-uptown.org

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Cash Basis

YTD SOBO Budget

June 2015
Jun 15

Budget

$ Over Budget

% of Budget

Jan - Jun 15

YTD Budget

$ Over Budget

% of Budget

Annual Budget

LMUDA SOBO
Landscaping Staff Person
Maintenance
Misc SOBO expenses
PROW Maintenance

1,174.83

2,349.67

-1,174.84

50.0%

12,923.13

14,097.98

-1,174.85

91.67%

28,196.00

32,118.37

22,887.58

9,230.79

140.33%

167,212.20

137,325.48

29,886.72

121.76%

274,651.00

344.09

3,216.81

-2,872.72

10.7%

1,518.73

19,300.86

-17,782.13

7.87%

38,601.72

640.90

5,457.50

-4,816.60

11.74%

4,145.72

32,745.07

-28,599.35

12.66%

65,490.07

25,211.96

42,527.98

-17,316.02

59.28%

204,316.19

255,167.84

-50,851.65

80.07%

510,335.72

0.00

1,916.67

-1,916.67

0.0%

1,072.00

11,499.98

-10,427.98

9.32%

23,000.00

59,490.15

78,356.21

-18,866.06

75.92%

391,187.97

470,137.21

-78,949.24

83.21%

940,274.51

816.41

1,632.83

-816.42

50.0%

8,980.51

9,797.02

-816.51

91.67%

19,594.00

25,235.57

18,540.00

6,695.57

136.11%

130,570.20

111,240.00

19,330.20

117.38%

222,480.00

Misc SOBO expenses

344.07

1,491.50

-1,147.43

23.07%

1,491.60

8,948.98

-7,457.38

16.67%

17,897.92

PROW Maintenance

546.48

5,000.00

-4,453.52

10.93%

4,648.49

30,000.00

-25,351.51

15.5%

60,000.00

19,833.62

32,645.27

-12,811.65

60.76%

158,626.43

195,871.63

-37,245.20

80.99%

391,743.25

0.00

1,471.75

-1,471.75

0.0%

870.00

8,830.50

-7,960.50

9.85%

17,661.00

46,776.15

60,781.35

-14,005.20

76.96%

305,187.23

364,688.13

-59,500.90

83.68%

729,376.17

Security
Watering

Total SOBO

DOA SOBO

Landscaping Staff Person

Maintenance

Security
Watering
Total SOBO

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DOA
Projects
Hanging Plants (Traditional)

Annual Budget
$9,100.00

YTD Actual
$13.39

Median Maintenance
Ground Planter Maintenance
Utility Box Wraps

$4,000.00
$8,100.00
$7,200.00

$837.90

Big Splash

$2,000.00

Latham Sqaure Beautification

$3,500.00

$177.00

Latham Square Programing

Bike Repair Stations
Local Security Network
CCTV System

$2,500.00
$2,300.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00

$684.00
$2,000.00
$936.20

Homeless Service Outreach

WIFI Network Development

$500.00
$15,000.00
$59,200.00

$4,648.49

Anticipated
Notes
Remaining Funds Underspend
$9,086.61
$9,100.00 Traditional planting through Country Garden
Trimacs replant, irrigaion maintenance, basic
managemant
$4,000.00
18 Planters: Includes 3) seasonal change outs
$7,262.10
3) large boxes throughout the districts
$7,200.00
Cost of Paint and supplies to repaint light poles,
$2,000.00
$1,000.00 utility boxes,
Replacing chairs and table as needed, replanting
the fountain as needed and special maintenace
projects as needed
$3,323.00
Purchase of chess boards, hiring musicians, art
supplies etc
$1,816.00
$2,300.00
$1,300.00 2) new units
Annual subscription for the districts CWP
$0.00
1 year of comcast service $3000.00
$2,063.80
Brochure/printed material-a joint partnership
with the TRUST Clinic
$500.00
$15,000.00 $15,000.00 Reasearch underway and analysis forthcoming.
$54,551.51 $26,400.00

LMUDA
Projects
Hanging Plants (Traditional)

Annual Budget
$19,240.00

YTD Actual
$13.39

Median Maintenance

$6,000.00

$132.00

Ground Planter Maintenance

$9,450.00

$932.33

Big Splash

$2,000.00

Franklin Sqaure Beautification

Franklin Sqaure Programing
Bike Repair Stations
Local Security Network

$3,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,300.00
$2,000.00

CCTV System

$3,000.00

Homeless Service Outreach

WIFI Network Development

$500.00
$15,000.00
$65,490.00

$1,068.00

$2,000.00

$4,145.72

Anticipated
Notes
Remaining Funds Underspend
$19,226.61 $19,240.00 Traditional planting through Country Garden
Trimacs replant, irrigaion maintenance, basic
management
$5,868.00
21 planters: Include 3) seasonal change outs, and
3) internal self watering systems
$8,517.67
Cost of Paint and supplies to repaint light poles,
$2,000.00
$1,000.00 utility boxes,
Replacing chairs and table as needed, replanting
the fountain,
$2,432.00
Purchase of chess boards, hiring musicians etc
$2,500.00
$2,300.00
$1,300.00 2) new units
Annual subscription for the districts CWP
$0.00
1) year comcast 3000-no building identified to
$3,000.00
$3,000.00 date
Brochure/printed material-a joint partnership
with the TRUST Clinic
$500.00
$15,000.00 $15,000.00 Reasearch underway and analysis forthcoming.
$61,344.28 $39,540.00

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The Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations body worn camera
five step outline for training on policy
Last Updated: 06/15/15

1. The Operations Manager or Operation Supervisor will review the district policies with
the safety ambassador.
2. The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will engage in a question and answer
session with the safety ambassador so that they are confident in understanding the
policies.
3. The safety ambassador will take a closed book exam to make sure they have a 100%
correct answer to the exam.
4. The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will conduct a four point training
scenario using staged scenarios so the safety ambassador knows how to respond to
each one.
5. The Safety Ambassador will sign an agreement that he or she understands their
responsibilities on the use of the body worn camera.

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The Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations Body Worn
Camera Policies
Last Updated: 06/15/15

Purpose and Scope:

The Lake Merritt-Uptown and the Downtown Oakland Associations have provided
select members of our staff with access to body worn cameras for use while on-duty.
These cameras are intended to assist Ambassador staff in the performance of their
duties by providing an unbiased audio and video record of contact with individuals
in the public rights of way.
Ambassador Responsibilities:
Prior to going into service, each approved Ambassador will be responsible for
making sure that he/she is equipped with an organization issued body worn camera
in good working order. Each Ambassador shall be responsible for maintaining
his/her device. If while on duty an Ambassador uses his/her body worn camera, it is
their responsibility to log the incident into the SMART system, and submit the video
recording to their Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor.
1. Authorized Personnel Policy:
The only Ambassador staff approved to wear a body worn camera are:
a. Operations Manager
b. Operations Supervisor
c. Team Leaders
d. Shift Leaders;
e. Any staff that has been trained by the Operations Manager for use of
cameras
2. Activation Policy:
The only time an Ambassador body worn camera may be activated is when the
following activities are witnessed:
a. Criminal behavior
b. Erratic and unsafe behavior
c. Threatening behavior
d. Other (e.g. hazardous incident that endangers life, limb or eyesight)
3. Retention Policy:
a. If an incident is captured that meets the activation threshold, the CBD
shall, as a general policy, delete footage after 30 days, but reserve the
right to make a decision on a case by case basis as to retain the
footage for a longer period of time
b. Every incident recorded must be logged into the CBD SMART system
c. Data will be stored in a safe location

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4. Review Policy:
a. Only the Operations Manager and CBD administrative staff may
review video. The Operations Manager may delegate review authority
to supervisory staff on an as needed basis
b. All Ambassador staff is prohibited from releasing or disseminating
any footage collected while using CBD owned body worn cameras.
Only the CBD board presidents may release footage to the general
public after receiving board approval
c. Only court personnel or otherwise authorized law enforcement agents
may review video footage as evidence for a related case
d. All requests for footage from any law enforcement agency must be in
the form of a written request
e. Law enforcement supervisory staff has the authority under life
threatening exigent circumstances to review or obtain footage from
CBD body worn cameras
f. The CBDs will remain custodians of the records

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Block by Block Body Camera Exam

Last Updated: 06/15/15

Review the Lake Merritt-Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations body worn camera
policies, and then answer with a full sentence:
1. Can I use the body camera to record myself at home doing skateboard jumps to show the team
at lineup how good I am?
2. I need to test the body camera right before I begin to record?
3. If I believe someone is disrespecting me, and talking about me can I use the body camera to
record them doing it without them knowing?
4. Can I post what I record on YouTube to show the public what I deal with every day?
5. If I see a police officer beating someone up and they ask for my body cam, it is OK to give it to
them since they are the police?
6. If I record an incident with the body camera, there is no need to put a duplicate in the SMART
system?
7. Can I give my body camera to a cleaning ambassador while I am on lunch?
8. If I witness the kidnapping of a child, and record it with my body camera, I have to wait until my
Operations Manager or Team Leader comes to the scene before I give it to the Chief of Police
who is on the scene?
9. Is it OK for me to show what I recorded that was really funny to the ambassador team at lineup?
10. I should record every contact I make with a member of the public every single time?

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The Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations body worn camera
training scenarios
Last Updated: 06/15/15

1. The safety ambassador will encounter two tourists looking for directions.

2. The safety ambassador will respond to a call of someone peering into different cars

3. The safety ambassador will respond to the call of a robbery suspect and encounter two
police officers physically restraining the struggling suspect.

4. The safety ambassador will encounter a cleaning ambassador in uniform on his cell
phone, smoking a cigarette and ignoring someone looking for directions.

The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will document the response to each incident
and review with the safety ambassador.

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Block By Block Ambassador Staff acknowledgement of review and training of all body worn
camera policies for the Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations.
Last Updated: 06/15/15

The undersigned safety ambassador has reviewed the policies and received training regarding the
proper use of body worn cameras.
At the beginning of the shift the safety ambassador will log out the equipment and test it prior to going
into the field.
The safety ambassador will make no attempt to personally review or delete any recorded events.
The safety ambassador will immediately notify the team lead or the lead ambassador on shift of a
recorded event.
The safety ambassador will log into the SMART system the incident and notation that the event was
recorded with a body worn camera.
At the end of shift, the safety ambassador will return the equipment to a supervisor responsible for
logging in equipment.

_____________________________

________________________________

Safety Ambassador

Operations Manager / Supervisor

_____________________________

________________________________

Date

Date

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4. Review Policy:
a. Only the Operations Manager and CBD administrative staff may
review video. The Operations Manager may delegate review authority
to supervisory staff on an as needed basis
b. All Ambassador staff is prohibited from releasing or disseminating
any footage collected while using CBD owned body worn cameras.
Only the CBD board presidents may release footage to the general
public after receiving board approval
c. Only court personnel or otherwise authorized law enforcement agents
may review video footage as evidence for a related case
d. All requests for footage from any law enforcement agency must be in
the form of a written request
e. Law enforcement supervisory staff has the authority under life
threatening exigent circumstances to review or obtain footage from
CBD body worn cameras
f. The CBDs will remain custodians of the records

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The Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations Body Worn Camera
Five Step Outline for Training on Policy
1. The Operations Manager or Operation Supervisor will review the district policies with
the safety ambassador.
2. The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will engage in a question and
answer session with the safety ambassador so that they are confident in
understanding the policies.
3. The safety ambassador will take a closed book exam to make sure they have a 100%
correct answer to the exam.
4. The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will conduct a four point training
scenario using staged scenarios so the safety ambassador knows how to respond to
each one.
5. The Safety Ambassador will sign an agreement that he or she understands their
responsibilities on the use of the body worn camera.

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Block by Block Policies on Body Worn Cameras

The undersigned safety ambassador has received training and policy review regarding the proper use of
body worn camera.
At the beginning of the shift the safety ambassador will log out the equipment and test it prior to going
into the field.
The safety ambassador will prior to responding to any call determine if their camera should be activated.
The safety ambassador will when appropriate make an announcement the activity he or she is observing
falls within the policy.
The safety ambassador will make no attempt to personally review or delete any recorded events.
The safety ambassador will immediately notify the team lead, lead ambassador on shift of a recorded
event.
The safety ambassador will log into the SMART system the incident and notation that the event was
recorded with a body worn camera.
At the end of shift, the safety ambassador will return the equipment to a supervisor responsible for
logging in equipment.

_____________________________

________________________________

Safety Ambassador

Operations Manager / Supervisor

_____________________________

________________________________

Date

Date

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The Lake Merritt Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations Body Worn Camera
Training Scenarios
1. The safety ambassador will encounter two tourists looking for directions.

2. The safety ambassador will respond to a call of someone peering into different cars

3. The safety ambassador will respond to the call of a robbery suspect and encounter
two police officers physically restraining the struggling suspect.

4. The safety ambassador will encounter a cleaning ambassador in uniform on his cell
phone, smoking a cigarette and ignoring someone looking for directions.

The Operations Manager or Operations Supervisor will document the response to each
incident and review with the safety ambassador.

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Block by Block Body Camera Exam

Review the Lake Merritt-Uptown and Downtown Oakland Associations Body Worn Camera
Policies and Then Answer With a Full Sentence:
I can use the body camera to record myself at home doing skateboard jumps to show the team at lineup
how good I am?

I need to test the body camera right before I begin to record?

If I believe someone is disrespecting me and talking about me can I use the body camera to record them
doing it without them knowing?
I can post what I record on YouTube to show the public what I deal with every day?

If I see a police officer beating someone up and they ask for my body cam, it is OK to give it to them
since they are the police?

If I record an incident with the body camera, there is no need to put a duplicate in the SMART system?

I can give my body camera to a cleaning ambassador while I am on lunch?

If I witness the kidnapping of a child and record it with my body camera, I have to wait until my
Operations Manager or Team Leader comes to the scene before I give it to the Chief of Police who is on
the scene?

It is OK for me to show what I recorded that was really funny to the ambassador team at lineup?

I should record every contact I make with a member of the public every single time?