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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 AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT TO OPERATION DIGNITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) FOR
OPERATION OF THE BEACH STREET SAFE RV PARKING SITE FOR
A GRANT TERM OF JULY 1, 2021 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022
WHEREAS, on October 3, 2017, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 13456 C.M.S. declaring a shelter crisis in the City; making findings that a significant number of persons are without the ability to obtain shelter, and that the situation has resulted in a threat to the health and safety of those persons; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the Alameda County EveryOne Counts Homeless Point-In-T ime (PIT) count showed that there were approximately 4,071 individuals ex periencing homelessness in the City of Oakland (City), 861 of whom were sheltered, and the remaining 3,210 ind ividuals were unsheltered; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 PIT count found that 22% of unsheltered individuals in Oakland were living in RVs and that number is expected to be significantly higher in 2022; and
WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the City to regulate the park ing of recreational vehicles to protect the public health and safety of the RV occu pants, neighboring residents and businesses from nuisances and hazards associated with RV dwelli ng in the public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, California State Assembly Bill 3139 requires Caltrans to lease certain available parcels to the City of Oakland for a nominal fee of $ 1 per month if the parcels will be used for emergency shelter programs; and
WHEREAS, in 2018, the City and Caltrans identified an available parcel at 3499 Be ach Street and Caltrans received approval from the California Trans portation Commission on December 7, 2018 to enter into lease agreements with the City of Oakland for the use of that parcel; and
WHEREAS, Beach Street RV Safe Parking has been in operation since 2019 providing 17 RV households with site management, security, and basic amenities in West Oakland; and
2 WHEREAS, continuing the Beach Street RV Safe Parking Program will allow the City to continue responding to the homelessness crisis by maintaining a n intervention for Oakland residents with no other shelter except their RVs; and
WHEREAS, Measure Q funds are available for this purpose in Fund (1010), Community Housing Services Organization (78411) project (1005349); now, therefore be it
RESOLVED: That City Council hereby awards a professional service agreemen t in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to Operation Dignity for the continued operation of the Beach Street RV Safe Parking program located at 3499 Beach Street from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022; 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
FURTHER RESOLVED: That prior to execution, all agreements shall be reviewed as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney and execut ed 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