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Approved As To Form And Legality
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. AWARDING A GRANT TO BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES,
INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE
HENRY ROBINSON MULTI-SERVICES CENTER; AND
2. AWARDING A GRANT TO COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-THREE
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($433,500) FOR AN
EXPANSION PROJECT AT THEIR EMERGENCY SHELTER.
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2020, the City Council approved Resolution No. 88109 C.M.S. which, among other actions, accepted and appropriated $19,697,5 48 in Round One Homeless Housing and Assistance Program (HHAP) grant funds awarded by the State; and
WHEREAS, recipients of HHAP grant funds are required to use at least 8 percent (8%) of the total grant award for services that meet the specific needs of the homeless youth population, also referred to as a mandatory “youth set aside”; and
WHEREAS, Council previously authorized the award of a grant to Covenant H o u s e California for a project to expand beds in their youth shelter (Resolution 88109 C.M.S.) but due to contracting challenges the grant agreement could not be execute d prior to expiration of the grant authority provided by Council; and
WHEREAS, the expansion of youth beds remains a high priority for Oaklan d and staff seeks to obtain new authority to use HHAP funds for the Covenan t House shelter expansion project; and
WHEREAS, the City owns the building known as the Touraine Hotel, located at 559 16 th
St in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the Touraine Hotel houses the Henry Robinson Multi Services C enter, managed by Bay Area Community Services, Inc. (BACS), which provides 137 beds for transitional
2 housing homeless individuals and approximately 30 medical respite beds for homeless individuals; and
WHEREAS, in 2021 there were two occasions where the building elevator wa s out of service due to power outages; and
WHEREAS, these power outages required that between 20-40 vulnerable an d mobility impaired clients be evacuated down the stairs of the building and temporarily moved to hotels for the duration of the power outage; and
WHEREAS, an on-site generator would allow the elevator to continue to function during a power outage and eliminate the need for emergency evacuations and hotel rooms; and
WHEREAS, BACS, as the building operator, has determined that additiona l security cameras are needed within the building and at key areas of egress to ensure adequate oversight and safety for residents; and
WHEREAS, staff seeks authority to award a grant to BACS for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator and additional security cameras; and
WHEREAS, the above-mentioned expansion and improvements projects are el igible for HHAP funding and HHAP funds are available for these projects in State of California Fund (2159), Community Housing Services Organization (78411) project (1005248); now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council awards a grant to the following service providers in the specified not to exceed amounts for the above-mentioned she lter expansion and facility improvement projects:
Provider Construction
Grant
Agreement
Not to
Exceed
Amount
Funding
Covenant House
California
Shelter
Expansion
$433,500 1.2159.78411.1005248.54912.SC22
Bay Area
Community
Services
Facility
Improvements
$200,000 1.2159.78411.1005248.54912.SC22
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to conduct all negotiations; execute and submit all documents, including but n ot limited to applications, agreements, and payment requests, and to take any other action consistent with this Resolution and its basic purpose; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That prior to execution, all agreements shall be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney and execu ted copies shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California