APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
________________________CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCILRESOLUTION NO. _______________C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
ResolutionAcceptingAndAppropriatingADonationOfFundsInAnAmountNotToExceed$150,000FromAlamedaCountyTo SupportTransitioningResidentsOfTheE12thStreetMedianEncampmentTo StableHousing; AndAuthorizingTheCityAdministratorTo EnterIntoAnAgreementWithAlamedaCountyTo ReceiveSaidFunds WHEREAS, homelessnesshaslong-termandseriousconsequencestothehealthandsafetyof thosewhoexperienceit, andareat riskofhealthproblemsincludinglife-longbehavioral health challenges; and WHEREAS, the US Departmentof HousingandUrbanDevelopmentdeemedhomelessnessanationalcrisis,citingintheir2018AnnualHomelessnessAssessmentReportthat 553,000 Americans were experiencing homelessness on any single day; and 2646873v7 -updated 03/2/2021
WHEREAS, accordingtothis2018Report,California’s homelesspopulationaccountedfor 24% of the nation's total homeless population; and WHEREAS, in themostrecentHomelessPersonsPoint-In-TimeCountconductedin2019bytheCountyofAlameda,therewere4,071unshelteredindividualsinOakland,a 47%increase from the 2017 Point- in-Time Count; and WHEREAS, ofthose4,071unshelteredindividuals,78%livedwithinAlamedaCountyprior to becoming homeless; and WHEREAS,54%ofthosewholivedinAlamedaCountypriortobecominghomelesswere residents in the County for over 10 years; and WHEREAS,theCityCouncilsinceFebruary26,2019,pursuantto ResolutionNo.87538C.M.S.hasfound,proclaimedandrenewedhomelessnessas a local,publichealthemergencyduetothewelfareandsafetyconcernsofthosewhoexperiencehomelessnessorwhoare at risk of becoming homeless; and WHEREAS,theCityrecognizestheneedforvariedinterventionstoaddresstheneedsofhomelessresidents,includingbutnotlimitedto emergencybeds,co-governedsites,RVsafeparking, hotel rooms, and modular housing; and WHEREAS,theEast12thSt.MedianEncampment(situatedacrossseveralblocksalongthe880corridor)intheSanAntonioNeighborhoodishometoapproximately40to70peoplewhoarestrivingformoredignifiedlivingconditions,includingwater, sanitation,power, andotherbasicneedsto preservethehumanrights,health,safetyanddignityofresidents; and WHEREAS, theEast12thSt. MedianEncampmenthasexperiencedsignificantpublicsafetyissues,emergencies,andothernotableimpacts,includingahistoryofmultiplefires,homicides,illegaldumpingandsanitationconcerns,illegalparking,abandonedvehicles,andelectricalwiretapping,reportsof illegalgamblingshacks,prostitutionandhumantrafficking; and WHEREAS,theCityofOaklandisenactingaplantotransitionresidentsoftheE.12thencampmentto stablehousingthroughintensiveengagementandtheprovisionofshelterandservices,whichwillbefollowedbyclosureofsaidencampmentandsecuringthesiteintheinterest of public safety; and WHEREAS,onJanuary18th,2022,theOaklandCityCouncilapprovedResolutionNo.88983C.M.S.whichawardedagrantof$1,000,000forFiscalYear2021- 2022toLaoFamilyCommunityDevelopmentInc.fortheprovisionoftemporaryhousingandsupportservicestoassisthomelessresidentsattheE12thMedianEncampmentinfindingpermanentaffordable housing and to achieve long-term financial securityand; WHEREAS,LaoFamilyCommunityDevelopmentInc.willserveapproximately43-50homelessindividualsat the E 12thMedianEncampmentin the SanAntonioNeighborhoodandsurroundingareawith6 monthsofhousingandcasemanagementatthe1 Care Campus at 8480 Edes to support health, job placement and permanent housing,and; WHEREAS,aspartoftheprocessoftransitioninghomelessresidentsat theE 12thMedianintotemporarysupportivehousing,theCityof Oaklandis workingwithAlamedaCountytoidentifyadditionalresourcestosupportthecommunityandensureasmoothoperationtohouseresidents,andtoclosetheE 12thMedianencampmentduetothehistoryofongoingpublic health and safety concerns; and WHEREAS,theDistrict2CouncilOfficehassoughtsupportfromAlamedaCountyonhomelessnesssolutions,andis partneringwithSupervisorialDistrict3 to bring$150,000ofFiscalManagementReward(FMR)fundsto supporttheCityof Oaklandin transitioningresidents of the homeless encampment located on E. 12th Street to stable housing; and WHEREAS,District3FMRfundswillbeusedbytheCityofOaklandtoprovidestablehousingsolutionsforchronicallyhomelessindividualsresidingatanencampmentonE.12thStreet in the section of Oakland located in Supervisorial District 3.
WHEREAS,theAlamedaCountyBoardofSupervisorsidentifiedtheE 12thMedianencampmentasoneofthemostunderservedencampmentsinallofAlamedaCounty,withmanyresidents having been chronically homeless and unable to access vital City or County services.
WHEREAS,theAlamedaCountyBoardofSupervisorshasalsoacknowledgedthattheE 12thMedianencampmentposesa persistentdangertobothencampmentresidentsandthesurroundingcommunityasa resultofnumerousfiresoverthepastfiveyearsaswellastheproximity of the encampment’s substantial shelter infrastructure to several active roadways; and WHEREAS,inalignmentwithAlamedaCounty’s “VISION2026GOAL”thisprojectprovidesfundsto assistencampmentresidents,meetsthe10xgoalpathwayto EliminateHomelessnessinsupportofthesharedvisionofThrivingandResilientPopulationsandSafeandLivable Communities; and WHEREAS,thisexpenditureof$150,000ofFiscalManagementReward(FMR)fundsis necessaryto supportthoseeffortsandensurethe provisionof stablehousingto allencampment residents; and WHEREAS,onApril26,2022,theAlamedaCountyBoardofSupervisorsapprovedtheuseof$150,000ofSupervisorialDistrict3FiscalManagementReward(FMR)fundstosupporttheCityofOaklandin transitioningresidentsofa homelessencampmentlocatedonE.12thStreet to stable housing. Now, therefore, be it RESOLVED:thattheCityCouncilherebyacceptsfundinginanamountnottoexceed$150,000fromAlamedaCountytosupporttheCityofOaklandencampmentclosureoperationintransitioning residents of a homeless encampment (E12th) to stable housing; and be it FURTHERRESOLVED:thattheCityCouncilherebyappropriatessaidfundingtoFund:2160 - County of Alameda: Grants Account: To Be Determined;and be it 2 FURTHERRESOLVED:thattheCityAdministratorisherebyauthorizedtoenterintoanagreement with Alameda County for receipt of said funds.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE,GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAOANDPRESIDENTFORTUNATOBASNOES –ABSENT –ABSTENTION – ATTEST: ASHA REEDCity Clerk and Clerk of the Council of theCity of Oakland, California 3