2022 OCT 18 PM 12:51 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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* CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
89439 ^RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY VICE MAYOR KAPLAN
RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING AND ALLOCATING AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $20,000 FROM THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST
FUND, REDEVELOPMENT DISSOLUTION FUNDS, FOR FISCAL YEAR
2022-2023 TO RETAIN AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO APPRAISE CITY LAND AT 9418 EDES AVENUE AND 606 CLARA STREET
INTENDED FOR A POSSIBLE FUTURE PROJECT UNDER THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA HOMEKEY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, as of the most recent point-in-time count from February 2022, Oakland had 5,055 individuals experiencing homelessness, which represents approximately 52% of the total homeless population in Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, homelessness has long-term and serious consequences to the health and safety of those who experience it, and are at risk of health problems including life-long behavioral health challenges; and
WHEREAS, in response to the mounting challenges around homelessnes, in July of 2020, California launched its Homekey initiative, allocating funding to allow local public agencies to buy underused properties, and develop a broad range of housing types - including but not limited to hotels, motels, hostels, single-family homes and multifamily apartments, adult residential facilities, and manufactured housing - to convert commercial properties and other existing buildings and vacant land to permanent or interim affordable housing; and WHEREAS, Homekey has been lauded for allowing local jurisdictions to develop housing strategies that best fit the needs of their homeless populations, available resources, and market conditions; and
WHEREAS, Oakland is among the jurisdictions facing multiple extraordinary challenges when it comes to meeting its housing needs: the COVID-19 pandemic, gentrification and displacement, high rates of unemployment, and lack of sufficient affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the City’s top policy objective when surveying potential uses for city- owned land is utilizing land to address housing and shelter inequities, as outlined in the March 2016 report on the City’s Public Lands Policy Framework, and underscored in the August 2019 informational memorandum on the status of the Public Lands Policy Ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City desires to include the land value of City-owned parcels as a part of the local match in the City’s Homekey applications to enhance the viability and competitiveness of applications; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland City Council adopted Resolution No. 89087 C.M.S. to authorize including the value of City-owned public land for the purpose of the local match a part of Homekey applications, permit the City Administrator to obtain appraisals of City-owned property intended for Homekey projects, and dedicate multiple publicly-owned parcels to be used for deeply affordable housing; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the Oakland City Council appropriates and allocate an amount not to exceed $20,000 from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Redevelopment Dissolution Funds 2022-2023 (Fund 1870, Project 1000386, Org 89929) to retain an independent appraiser to appraise City land at 9418 Edes Avenue and 606 Clara Street intended for a possible future project under the State of California Homekey Program.
OCT 1; 8 2022IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, TAYLOR, THAO,
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
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NOES
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ABSENT - #5
ABSTENTION-e?
ATTEST:
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City Clerk and Clerkvof the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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