City Council Votes to Delay OPD Recruitment Funding

According to the San Diego Tribune, and San Mateo Times, our City Council voted Tuesday night (2/19) to defer this program:

Subject: Measure Y: Police Recruitment Program
From: Oakland Police Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing A Transfer Of Existing Appropriations Of Measure Y Funds In An Amount Not To Exceed Seven Million Seven Hundred Twenty-Two Three Hundred And Thirty Nine ($7,722,339) To Implement The 2008 Augmented Measure Y Police Recruitment Program, Waiving Advertising And Bidding For The Purchase Of Ammunition, Firearms, Advertising Services And Travel Services, And Waiving The Requests For Proposal/Qualifications Process For The Purchase Of Recruitment Services And Other Professional Services Needed To Expedite The Hiring And Training Of Police Recruits, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Purchase: Firearms In An Estimated Amount Of One Hundred And Fifty Six Thousand ($156,000), Advertising Services For Recruitment In An Estimated Amount Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000), Travel Services In An Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Four Dollars ($138,464), Recruitment Services In An Estimated Amount Of Sixty Two Thousand Three Hundred Thirteen ($62,313), And Other Professional Services Needed To Expedite The Hiring And Training Of Police Recruits In An Estimated Amount Of Five Million Six Hundred Forty Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Two Dollars ($5,642,562), Without Return To Council
(07-1009)

Minutes are not posted yet, only the Agenda is available (PDF) from city's website.

Why would council block this immediate, focused use of funds to recruit more qualified police and buy equipment? Are they crazy? Or is something really wrong with the proposal?

Comments, please.