Approved as to Form and Legality
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City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. _______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 89591 C.M.S., WHICH
AUTHORIZED THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO REC EIVE FEDERAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) REIMB URSEMENT
AND SECURE EMERGENCY NON-CONGREGATE SHEL TER FOR
DISPLACED RESIDENTS OF THE COLISEUM CONN ECTIONS
PROJECT, TO (1) INCREASE THE EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FROM TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000) TO FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($4,000,000), (2) EXTEND TH E AUTHORITY TO CONTR ACT FOR LODGING THROUGH JULY 31 , 2023, OR THE COMPL ETION OF
REPAIRS, WHICHEVER O CCURS FIRST, AND (3) INCREASE THE
ALLOCATION FOR THE REQUIRED FEM A LOCAL MATCH FROM
ONE HUNDRE D TWENTY FIVE THOUSA ND ($125,000) TO TWO
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000)
WHEREAS, the Coliseum Connections project is a mixed -income housing development in Oakland, California that was rendered uninhabitable by flood related damage on December 31, 2022; and
WHEREAS, 108 households were displaced from their homes, of which 97 are currently residing in hotel and motel rooms; and
WHEREAS, work to repair the damaged housing is ongoing and is currently projected to last until June 2023; and
WHEREAS, the sudden loss of temporary lodging could cause the Coliseum Connections tenants to become literally homeless; and
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2023, the City Administrator declared a State of Local Emergency due to storm -related damage, which was ratified b y the City Council on January 17, 2023 through Resolution No. 89560 C.M.S.; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operates a Public Assistance program for jurisdictions subject to a Major Disaster declaration; and
2 WHEREAS, such a Major Disaster declaration (FEMA-DR-4683-CA) authorized Public Assistance for Alameda County due in part to the New Year’s storm that damaged Coliseum Connections; and
WHEREAS, the FEMA Non-Congregate Shelter program could pay for 100% of hotel and motel lodgings for Coliseum Connection tenants until February 25, 2023, and requires a 6.25% City match thereafter; and
WHEREAS, on February 13, 2023, City Council passed Resolution No. 89591 C.M.S., which authorized, among other things, the City Administrator to spend up to $2,000,000 on hotels through FEMA’s Non-Congregate Shelter program for displaced tenants through April 30, 2023, or the completion of repairs to the Coliseum Connections project, whichever occurs first , and authorized a local match of $125,000; and
WHEREAS, the repair work to Coliseum Connections is ongoing and is not expected to be complete before June 2023; and
WHEREAS, additional expenditure authority and local match will be necessary to continue to support hotel s tays for the displaced residents of Coliseum Connections ; now, therefore, be it:
RESOLVED: That Resolution No. 89591 C.M.S. is hereby amended to increase the expenditure authority from two million dollars ($2,000,000) to four million dollars ($4,000,000), and to extend the end date for provided lodging from April 30, 2023 to July 31, 2023, or the completion date of repairs to the Coliseum Connections project if earlier , such that the City Administrator is authorized to accept, appropriate, and enter into or amend agreements not to exceed four million dollars ($4,000,000) to provide continued non-congregate lodging to displaced tenants of the Coliseum Connections project for the time period of February 13, 2023 through July 31, 2023, or until the completion of repairs to the Coliseum Connections project, whichever comes first; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That Resolution No. 89591 C.M.S. is hereby amended to increase the allocation for the City’s match for FEMA funds from one hundred twenty five thousand ($125,000) to two hundred fifty thousand ($250,000 from CDBG (Fund 2108) to serve as the City match to FEMA funds for expenses accrued after February 25, 2023; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That all other provisions of Resolution No. 89591 C.M.S. remain unchanged and the City Administrator is authorized to take any other necessary action consistent with this Resolution and its basic purposes.
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
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