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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 AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH NON- PROFITS AND PUBLIC
AGENCIES TO PROVIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2014
OAKLAND PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICES VIOLENCE
PREVENTION ACT F OR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023
IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED NINETEEN MILLION THREE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($19 ,350,000), WITH A
ONE-YEAR AND SIX- MONTH OPTION TO RENEW THROUGH
DECEMBER 31, 2024, PENDING COUNCIL APPROVAL AND
AVAILABLE FUNDS.
WHEREAS, in July 2014 the City Council adopted Resolution No. 85149 C.M.S., approving the Measure Z Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act of 2014 (“Measure Z Safety and Services Act”) to be placed on the November 4, 2014 General Municipal Election ballot for voter approval; and
WHEREAS, Oakland voters passed the Measure Z Safety and Services Act in November 2014, which approved the collection of taxes for 10 years to fund violence reduction and intervention objectives, programs that prevent recidivism; and services that support at -risk youth and young adults as guided by data analysis; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) administers Measure Z Safety and Services Act funds for violence intervention programs and services and every two-to-three years prepares a spending plan to outline the strategies and services recommended for the next funding cycle; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, City Council adopted the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2021-23 (Resolution No. 88717 C.M.S.), which allocated general purpose funds to the Department of Violence Prevention in the amount of $7,000,000 in Fis cal Year 2021 -22 and $10,000,000 in Fiscal Year 2022 -23 to address the dramatic uptick in community and gender - based violence during the pandemic as part of the City's efforts to Reimagine Public Safety; and
2 WHEREAS, DVP developed spending plan recommendations concerning strategies to prioritize and the process for allocating funds in collaboration with community and public partners that included community listening sessions, review of local and national best practices, and interviews with public and community partners; and
WHEREAS, the proposed spending plan dedicates the bulk of funds to gun violence interventions, with additional funds allocated to gender -based violence response services, and efforts to support community healing and restoration; and
WHEREAS, the Measure Z Safety and Services Act establishes a Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Co mmission (SSOC), whose members approved the priority spending plan for Safety and Services Act violence prevention and intervent ion funds on May 24, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the violence prevention program strategies and the process for allocating funds for a two- year and six -month grant cycle were approved by City Council in July 2021 (Resolution No. 88795 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to OMC 2.04.051 and relevant administrative instructions, staff conducted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process and advertised in the East Bay Times (Oakland Tribune), on iSupplier, and sent out via various listservs in the City, and;
WHEREAS, DVP staff released the RFQ for violence prevention and intervention services on December 10, 2021 for applications due on February 3, 2022 and undertook a process in which trained reviewers read and scored the applications to determine if the appl icants met minimum qualifications to perform the requested services; and
WHEREAS, the City received eighty-two (82) responsive applications from over seventy agencies to provide services in the over twenty violence prevention and intervention sub-strategies and activities and only one agency received preference points under the City’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) contracting program; and
WHEREAS, of the more than seventy agencies that applied , only one agency had local business license certification in place for a period of one year, and subsequently all but one agency of 40 agencies recommended do not meet the minimum 50% L/SLBE requirement to receive contract preference points. The recommended agencies are deemed the most qualified to provide violence intervention and prevention services for Oakland; and
WHEREAS, DVP recommends, based on the RFQ process, that the City enter into grant agreements with the agencies named below to implement the violence intervention programs and services outlined in the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Strategic Spending Plan; and
WHEREAS, the recommended awards will be supported in part by $7,000,000 included in adopted FY2021- 2023 budget using restricted funds collected for group and gun violence prevention programs as authorized by the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety and Services Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211) and Measure Z Projects 1005646- 1005661; and
3 WHEREAS, one grant award to Oakland Kids First will be supported by an Oakland Forward state grant in partnership with Workforce Development Board at| approximately $200,000 annually not to exceed $400,000; and WHEREAS, Reimagining Public Safety funds in the amount of $10,865,000 will support Gun and Group Violence Intervention, Community Healing , Gender-Based Violence Response, School-site Violence Intervention and Prevention Teams; available in FY 2021- 2023 General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Reimagining Public Safety Project (1006367); and
WHEREAS, General Purpose Funds in the amount of $1,285,000 subsidize Community Healing, Gender -Based Violence Response, and Youth Employment services; available in the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), General Purpose Projects (1005653, 1005657, and 1005661); and
WHEREAS, If available funds change during the mid-cycle budget, including if additional Measure Z revenues become available, DVP will use these additional Fiscal Year 2022 -2023 Measure Z revenues prior to use of Measure Z Reserve funds– Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313 to cover the difference; and
WHEREAS, DVP will use Measure Z R eserve funds if additional funds are needed to satisfy the recommended contract amounts – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to execute grant agreements with the non-profits and public agencies listed below in the amounts specified for a total amount not to exceed Nineteen Million Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars $19,350,000 to provide violence prevention and intervention services for the period July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, with a one -year and six- month option to renew through December 31, 2024, pending Council approval and available funds, for the purpose of funding services as described in the accompanying report;
Department of Violence Prevention- Grant Awards FY 2022-2023 Gun/Group/Gang Violence Response
Violent Incident Crisis Response (VICR)
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Violence Interrupters
Youth ALIVE! 600,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice 300,000 Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency 600,000
TRYBE, Inc. 300,000
Community and Youth Outreach 400,000
Hospital-Based Intervention Youth ALIVE! 375,000
Family Support Youth ALIVE! 275,000
4 Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Emergency, Temporary
Relocation Youth ALIVE! 265,000
Youth Diversion and Youth and Adult Life Coaching
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Youth Diversion
Community Works West 200,000
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform 200,000
Oakland Unified School District- JJC Strategy 85,000
Youth Life Coaching
East Bay Asian Youth Center 490,000
Safe Passages 275,000
The Mentoring Center 275,000
Adult Life Coaching
The Mentoring Center 470,000
Roots Community Health Center 270,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice 300,000 Community and Youth Outreach 470,000
Abode Services 150,000
Employment and Education Support Services (EESS)
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Youth Career Exploration
and Education Support
Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. 400,000
Lao Family Community Development 200,000
Oakland Kids First 200,000
Safe Passages 50,000
Adult Employment and
Education Support
Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. 300,000
Oakland Private Industry Council 300,000
Center for Employment Opportunities 350,000
School-Site Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Teams Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Violence Interruption and
Life Coaching
Family Violence Law Center (with Youth ALIVE!) 600,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice 300,000 Violence Interruption Community and Youth Outreach 200,000 Life Coaching East Bay Asian Youth Center 300,000
Student Program for Academic and Athletic Transitioning 200,000 Restorative Justice Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth 350,000 GBV Specialist Family Violence Law Center 450,000
Gender-based Violence (GBV) Response
Crisis Response
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
24-Hour Hotlines
The Family Violence Law Center (with Bay Area Women
Against Rape (BAWAR)) 400,000
5 Activity Agency
Award
Amount
24- Hour Bedside Advocacy
and Accompaniment
Ruby's Place (with Survivors Healing, Advising, and Dedicated to Empowerment (S.H.A.D.E.) Movement, LLC) 250,000
The Family Violence Law Center (with Progressive
Transition(s), Inc.) 250,000
Housing
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Emergency Shelter
Covenant House 400,000
The Family Violence Law Center (with BAWAR) 200,000
Sister-To-Sister 2, Incorporated 200,000
Transitional Housing Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (Fiscal Sponsor for Love Never Fails) 300,000
Wrap Around Services
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Life Coaching East Bay Asian Youth Center 250,000
Legal Advocacy
The Family Violence Law Center (with Bay Area Legal Aid, Justice at Last, Inc.) 650,000
Therapeutic Support
The Family Violence Law Center (with Mujeres Unidas y
Activas, Bay Area Women Against Rape) 300,000
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (Fiscal Sponsor for A Safe Place, Adamika Village, S.H.A.D.E., Love Never Fails, Men Creating Peace) 300,000
Oakland Unified School District-Office of Equity 200,000 GBV Employment
Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (with S.H.A.D.E., Love Never Fails, Realized Potential) 350,000
Safe Space Alternatives
Young Women’s Freedom Center 200,000
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, Inc. 150,000
Community Healing and Restoration
Neighborhood and Community Teams with Town Nights
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
TRYBE, Inc. 360,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice 360,000 Roots Community Health Center 360,000
Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency 360,000
Community and Youth Outreach 360,000
Town Nights
TRYBE, Inc. 150,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice 150,000 Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (Fiscal Sponsor for Adamika Village and Hoover Foster Resident Action Council) 225,000 Destiny Arts Center 75,000
6 Healing/Restorative Activities
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Catholic Charities of the East Bay 200,000
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth 200,000
Movement Strategy Center (Fiscal Sponsor for Urban Peace Movement) 350,000
Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (Fiscal Sponsor for Khadafy Washington Foundation and Adamika Village) 250,000 Therapeutic Supports
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Catholic Charities of the East Bay 200,000
Community Capacity Building and Mini-Grants
Activity Agency
Award
Amount
Community Capacity
Building Urban Strategies Council 250,000
Mini-Grants Youth Leadership Institute 600,000
TOTAL $19,350,000
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the r ecommended awards will be supported in part by $7,000,000 included in adopted FY2021-2023 budget using restricted funds collected for gun and group violence prevention programs as authorized by the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety and Services Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211) and Measure Z Projects (1005646-1005661); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That one grant award to Oakland Kids First will be supported by an Oakland Forward state grant in partnership with Workforce Development Board at| approximately $200,000 annually for an amount not to exceed $400,000; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grants to expand the reach of the Gun and Group Violence Intervention, Community Healing, Gender-Based Violence Response, and School-site Violence Intervention and Prevention Team as authorized by FY 2021-2023 Biennial Budget - Reimagining Public Safety Recommendations - in the amount of $10,865,000 from the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Reimagining Public Safety Project (1006367); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grants to expand the reach of the Community Healing, Gender-Based Violence Response, and Youth Employment as authorized by FY 2021- 2023 Biennial Budget in the amount of $1,285,000 from the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), General Purpose Project (1005653, 1005657, and 1005661); and be it
7 FURTHER RESOLVED: If available funds change during the mid- cycle budget, including if additional Measure Z revenues become available, DVP will use these additional Fiscal Year 2022- 2023 Measure Z revenues prior to use of Measure Z R eserve funds– Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313 to cover the difference; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: DVP will use Measure Z Reserve funds if additional funds are needed to satisfy the recommended contract amounts– Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That if revised Measure Z Safety and Services Act revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2022-23 change, either positively or negatively, DVP may amend the grant agreements to adjust the grant amounts by the same percentage during the grant -award process; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That any unexpended balances due to grantees not meeting their deliverables shall be placed into the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety and Services Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), and Measure Z Reserve Project (1004313) or and/ or General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Reimaging Public Safety Project (1006367); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend, and/or amend the above-referenced grants for services without increasing the amount of the grants except as specified above.
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