As Amended by the Life Enrichment Committee at its meeting of January 23, 2023
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING UP TO ONE HUNDRED FORTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($140,000) FROM ALAMEDA COUNTY FOR
THE NORTH COUNTY WINTER RELIEF EFFORTS , AND
AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT FOR RECEIPT OF SAID FUNDS , WITH
FUNDS SUBJECT TO FUTURE COUNCIL APPROPRIATION
WHEREAS, the February 2022 Point -In-Time (PIT) Homeless Count and Survey estimated that there were 5,055 people experiencing homelessness in Oakland on a given night , including 3,337 unsheltered persons; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional shelter beds and alternative shelter options, such as hotel vouchers, during the winter months, when the homeless population is at risk of death due to exposure to the elements; and
WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 88160 C.M.S., which among other things, authorized grants to entities for homeless services under the City’s Permanent Access to Housing (PATH) strategy for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020-2023; and
WHEREAS, on June 7, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 89247 C.M.S., which among other things, awarded grants for homeless services using Measure Q and Homeless, Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP Funds); and
WHEREAS, funding from Alameda County in the amount of $140,000 for Winter Shelter is expected to be approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 24, 2023; and
WHEREAS, up to $225,758 is available for winter relief efforts from the following sources:
Table 1 – Available Funding Sources
Source Fund Organization Account Project Amount
City of Oakland
1010
General
Fund
78411
Community
Housing
Services
54912
Third
Party
Contract
1005631
Winter Shelter
FY22-23
$85,758
2 323425v5/MJM
Alameda
County
2160
Alameda
County
78411
Community
Housing
Services
54912
Third
Party
Contract
1005625
County Winter
Shelter FY22-23
$140,000
TOTAL $225,758
; and
WHEREAS, city staff seeks authority to amend the grant agreement with East Oakland Community Project (EOCP), as authorized by Resolution s No. 88160 C.M.S. and No. 89247 C.M.S., to increase the grant amount of the Crossroads Shelter PATH agreement by $55,758 for a total grant amount not to exceed $249,405 to enable EOCP to provide winter shelter beds; and
WHEREAS, city staff seeks authority to amend the grant agreement with Operation Dignity, Inc. (OD), as authorized by Resolution No. 89247 C.M.S., to increase the grant amount by $30,000 for a total grant amount not to exceed $ 455,000 to provide winter supplies and hotel vouchers for vulnerable homeless people; and
WHEREAS, city staff seeks authority to amend the grant agreement with St. Mary’s Center (SMC), as authorized by Resolution No. 88160 C.M.S., to increase the grant amount by $100,000 for a total grant amount not to exceed $152,500 to enable St. Mary’s Center to provide street-based housing navigation and emergency hotel vouchers to homeless seniors in Oakland during the winter months; and
WHEREAS, city staff seeks authority to amend the grant agreement with The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Alameda County (SVdP), as authorized by Resolution No. 89247 C.M.S., to increase the grant amount by $40,000 for a total grant amount not to exceed $1,440,000 to enable SVdP to provide additional shelter beds during the winter months; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts funding in the amount of $140,000 from the County of Alameda for the North County Winter Relief efforts , and authorizes an agreement with the County of Alameda to accept said funds, with funds subject to future Council authorization of appropriation of the funds.
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
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California