APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUT
ION:
1. ACCEPTING ANTI-POVERTY COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK
GRANT (CSBG) IN THE AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED,
NINETY-FOUR THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR
DOLLARS ($1,294,234) AWARDED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES (CSD) AND
DEVELOPMENT FOR TH E JANUARY 1, 2023 THROUGH DECEMBER
31, 2023 PROGRAM YEAR (2023 CSBG PROGRAM YEAR);
2. AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE ANY ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FROM CSD FOR
THE SAME PURPOSE WITHIN THE 2023 CSBG PROGRAM YEAR,
WITHOUT RETURNING TO COUNCIL;
3. AUTHORIZING THE USE OF GENERAL PURPOSE FUNDS TO PAY
THE HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT CENTRAL SERVICES
OVERHEAD CHARGES FOR 2023 CSBG PROGRAMS IN THE AMOUNT
OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-
SIX DOLLARS ($151,956)
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has received An ti-Poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) funding since 1971; and;
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2021, the Oakland City Council approved Resolution Number 88717 C.M.S. authorizing the City Administrator to accept and allocate an anticipated amount of $1,391,569 in anti-poverty CSBG funds for AC-O CAP’s 2023 programming from the State of California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD); and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 budget appropriates said funds in the amount of One Million Three Hundred Ninety One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Nine Dollars ($1,391,569) to the Department of Health and Human Services Fund (2128), SC22, CSBG-Admin Organization (78361), CSBG-Pr ogram Organization (7 8362) and CSBG-OCAP
2 Programs Organization ( 78363), CAP/CSBG 2023 Admin & Program Projects (1005642/1005643); and
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) has awarded CSBG funding in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Four Dollars ($1,294,234) to the Alameda County-Oakland Community Action Partnership (AC-OCAP) for an ti-poverty programming for the January 1, 2023—December 31, 2023 CSBG program year (2023 CSBG Program Year); and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland, on behalf of AC-OCAP, wishes to accept the CSBG funding in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Four Dollars ($1,294,234) for the 2023 CSBG Pr ogram Year, under provisions of the CSBG program; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that should additional funds be received from the grantor (CSD), within the existing grant term, that the City Administrator or their designee be authorized to accept and appropriate the grant funds for the same purpose without returning to Council within the 2023 CSBG Program Year; and be it
WHEREAS, due to the State imposed 12% admi nistrative cap, Human Services Department (HSD) is requestin g a contribution from the Genera l Purpose Fund in an amount equivalent to the Department’s Central Services Overhead and Internal Fee charges, which is currently estimated at $151,956; and
WHEREAS, these grant funds will be used to provide program administrative support and direct services to Oakland’s and Alameda County’s (excluding Berkeley) low-income citizens to help them become self-sufficient as outlin ed in the State approved 2022-2023 AC-OCAP Plan; and
WHEREAS, services provided will be in accordance with Federal and State subcontractor provisions, regulations, and guidelines for e ligible activities under the CSBG program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate a Community Services Block Grant renewal in the amount of One Million Two Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Four Dolla rs ($1,294,234) from the Ca lifornia Department of Community Services and Development; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the FY 2022-2023 adopt ed appropriation for the 2023 Community Services Block Grant be amended to One Million Two Hundred Ninety Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Four Dollars ($1,294,234) in the Department of Health and Human Services Fund (2128), SC22, CSBG-Admin Orga nization (78361), CSBG-Program Organization (78362) and CSBG-OCAP Programs Organization (78363), CAP/CSBG 2023 Admin & Program Projects (1005642/1005643); and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: that should additional funds be received from the grantor (CSD), within the existing grant term, the City Administrator, or her designee, is hereby authorized to accept and appropriate the grant funds for the same purpose without returning to Council within the duration of the 2023 CSBG Program Year (January 1, 2023- December 31, 2023); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Administrator, or their designee, is hereby authorized to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all CSD c ontracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, amendments, and ot her documents, including all exhibits and assurances contained therein, and any amendments thereto, and to sign subsequent required fiscal and programmatic reports, and to perform any and all responsibilities in relationship to AC-OCAP programs which may be necessary to accept and appropriate the CSBG grant; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that all HSD Central Servic es Overhead and Internal Fee charges associated with this grant in an estimated amount of $151,956 will be offset through a contribution of the General Purpose Fund as approved in the City’s FY 2022-2023 Midcycle Amended Budget.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES – FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
Acting City Clerk and Clerk of the
Council of the City of Oakland,
California
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