Approved as to Form and Legality
________________________City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY PRESIDENT PRO TEM THAO and COUNCILMEMBER KALB RESOLUTIONSUPPORTINGCALIFORNIASTATEASSEMBLYBILL2517(BONTA),IT TAKES A VILLAGE ACT, WHICH WOULD CREATE A COORDINATEDNEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM TOIMPLEMENTANDSTRENGTHENNEIGHBORHOODANDREGIONALCRADLETOCAREER NETWORKS TO REDUCE INEQUITIES AND INCREASE ECONOMICMOBILITY THROUGH INTEGRATED PLACE-BASED SUPPORT SYSTEMS WHEREAS, California spends over $200 billion annually on services to children and their familiesincluding grants, food assistance and other necessary services; and WHEREAS, despite these critical dollars California has invested, persistent educational achievementgaps, health and racial disparities remain; and WHEREAS, for the last 10 years, Promise Neighborhoods and other neighborhood and regionalnetworks have provided services in disadvantaged communities; and WHEREAS, these networks coordinate services across both private and public sectors using aplace-based, cradle to career approach; and WHEREAS, neighborhood and regional networks have producedimprovements inhealthcare, literacy,college and career readiness and reductions in child welfare and involvement in the juvenile justicesystem; and WHEREAS, California State Assembly Bill 2517 will support children and families by fundingneighborhood networks that leverage cross-sector community partners, prioritize systems change topositively effect distressed communities and use data to identify needs and implement solutions; and WHEREAS, California State Assembly Bill 2517 will create a two-year California CoordinatedNeighborhoodandCommunityServices grantprogramtosupporttheworkofneighborhoodandregionalnetworks; now, therefore be it RESOLVED: that the City Council hereby endorses California State Assembly Bill 2517(Bonta) andurges the California State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom to support its enactment into law.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, Gallo, Kalb, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO AND PRESIDENTFORTUNATO BAS NOES –ABSENT –ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REEDCity Clerk and Clerk of the Council of theCity of Oakland, California