APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. AMENDING EXISTING GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH FOUR NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FUNDED TO CONDUCT SUMMER 2023
TOWN NIGHTS VIOLENCE PREVENTION EVENTS TO EXTEND
THE END DATE FROM JUNE 30, 2023, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, WITH NO CHANGE IN FUNDING AMOUNT; AND
2. AMENDING EXISTING GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH TWENTY-
NINE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES
TO PROVIDE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
SERVICES TO EXTEND THE END DATE FROM JUNE 30, 2023, TO
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, AND ADD A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FOUR MILLION SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($4,600,000); AND
3. AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO THE CENTER FOR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2023, TO JUNE 30, 2024, IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($200,000).
WHEREAS, Oakland voters passed the Measure Z Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Act (Measure Z) in November 2014, which approved the collection of taxes for 10 years to fund violence prevention and intervention objectives and established a Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention Oversight Commission (SSOC) to oversee Measure Z expenditures; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Police Department, Oakland Fire Department, and Oakland Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) administer Measure Z funds for violence prevention and intervention programs and services; 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 DVP in the amount of $7,000,000 in Fiscal 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 and as part of the City's efforts to reimagine public safety; and
2 WHEREAS, based on the results of a competitive request for qualifications process, DVP recommended that the City enter into grant agreements with 31 non-profit and public agencies for the term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, in the total amount of $19,350,000, to implement violence intervention programs and services outlined in the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022- 2024 Strategic Spending Plan; and
WHEREAS, the SSOC reviewed and conditionally approved the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 funding recommendations on May 23, 2022; and
WHEREAS, City Council reviewed and approved the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2023 funding recommendations on June 21, 2022, (Resolution No. 89273 C.M.S.) and approved an amendment to these recommendations on November 1, 2022, (Resolution No. 89462 C.M.S.) that reassigned funding sources for two contracts but preserved total funding amounts; and
WHEREAS, City Council waived the City of Oakland’s Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program requirements and competitive bidding process and awarded new grant agreements to Family Bridges, Inc. and East Oakland Boxing Association to conduct Summer 2023 Town Nights events for a six-month term beginning April 1, 2023, and ending September 30, 2023, each in a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) (Resolution No. 89648 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, City Council added $450,000 to three Fiscal Year 2022-2023 grant agreements approved through Resolutions No. 89273 and 89462 C.M.S. to fully fund Summer 2023 Town Nights events at seven sites with no change in the term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023 (Resolution No. 89648 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends that the City amend existing grant agreements with four non-profit agencies funded to conduct Summer 2023 Town Nights events to extend the end date from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, in order to fully cover the service implementation period, with no change in funding amount; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland’s Fiscal Year 2023-2025 biennial budget will not be adopted by the Oakland City Council until mid-June 2023 and FY22-23 grant agreements for violence prevention and intervention services expire on June 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends that the City amend existing grant agreements with twenty-nine non-profit and public agencies to extend the end date from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, and add a total amount not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000) in order to: (1) ensure that services continue uninterrupted beyond June 30, 2023; (2) award future grant agreements for services based on a finalized Fiscal Year 2023-2025 budget and in consultation with the SSOC; and (3) provide adequate notice to funded agencies regarding any future budget reductions that may significantly impact agency staffing and program operations; and
WHEREAS, the recommended grant amendments were reviewed and approved by the SSOC at its meeting on May 22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the recommended grant amendments will be supported by $2,707,500 proposed in the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2025 using restricted funds collected for 3 group and gun violence prevention programs as authorized by Measure Z, available in the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Program (PS37), and Measure Z, Projects TBD; and
WHEREAS, the recommended grant amendments will be supported by $1,892,500 proposed in the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2025 using general purpose funds, available in the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), General Purpose, Projects TBD; and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends that the City execute a new grant agreement with the Center for Employment Opportunities for employment services for the term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000); and
WHEREAS, the grant agreement with the Center for Employment Opportunities will be funded by a state grant received by the Oakland Workforce Development Board; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend existing grant agreements with the four non-profit agencies listed in Table 1 that are funded to conduct Summer 2023 Town Nights events to extend the end date from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, with no change in funding amount
Table 1. Summer 2023 Town Nights Grant Agreements That Require An End-Date Extension.
Agency Amount
Trybe (host organization and fiscal sponsor for Homies Empowerment) $300,000 Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $150,000 Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (fiscal sponsor for Khadafy Washington Foundation, Hoover-Foster Resident Action Council, and Adamika Village)
$450,000
Destiny Arts Center $150,000
Subtotal $1,050,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend existing grant agreements with the non-profit and public agencies listed in Tables 2-4 to extend the end date from June 30, 2023, to September 30, 2023, and add a total amount not to exceed Four Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,600,000)
Table 2. Grant Amendment Recommendations for the Group and Gun Violence Response Strategy for the Service Period of July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023.
Activity Agency Additional
Amount
Violent Incident Crisis Response
Violence
interruption
Youth ALIVE! $150,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $75,000 Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $150,000
4 Activity Agency Additional
Amount
Trybe $75,000
Community & Youth Outreach, Inc. $100,000
Hospital-based
Intervention
Youth ALIVE! $93,750
Family support Youth ALIVE! $68,750
Emergency
relocation
Youth ALIVE! $66,250
Subtotal $778,750
Youth Diversion and Youth & Adult Life Coaching
Youth diversion Community Works West $50,000
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform $50,000
Oakland Unified School District $21,250
Youth life
coaching
East Bay Asian Youth Center $122,500
Safe Passages $68,750
The Mentoring Center $68,750
Adult life
coaching
The Mentoring Center $117,500
Roots Community Health Center $67,500
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $75,000 Community & Youth Outreach, Inc. $117,500
Abode Services $37,500
Subtotal $796,250
Youth Career Exploration and Adult Employment & Education Support Adult
Employment
Oakland Private Industry Council $75,000
Youth Employment Partnership $75,000
Youth
Employment
Lao Family Community Development $50,000
Oakland Kids First $50,000
Safe Passages $12,500
Youth Employment Partnership $100,000
Subtotal $362,500
School-Site Violence Intervention and Prevention Teams
Life coaching,
violence
interruption, and
gender-based
violence support
Family Violence Law Center (Direct provider & fiscal
sponsor for Youth ALIVE!)
$262,500
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $75,000 Community & Youth Outreach, Inc. $50,000
East Bay Asian Youth Center $75,000
Student Program for Academic and Athletic Transitioning $50,000 Restorative
justice
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth $87,500
Subtotal $600,000
Total $2,537,500
Table 3. Grant Amendment Recommendations for the Gender-Based Violence Strategy for the Service Period of July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023. 5 Activity Agency Additional
Amount
Crisis Response
24-hour hotline Family Violence Law Center (with BAWAR) $100,000 24-hour bedside
advocacy
Ruby’s Place (with S.H.A.D.E.) $62,500
Family Violence Law Center (with Progressive
Transitions)
$62,500
Subtotal $225,000
Housing
Emergency
shelter
Covenant House $100,000
Family Violence Law Center (with BAWAR) $50,000
Sister to Sister $50,000
Transitional
housing
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (fiscal sponsor for Love Never Fails)
$75,000
Subtotal $275,000
Wraparound supports
Life coaching East Bay Asian Youth Center $62,500
Legal advocacy Family Violence Law Center (with Bay Area Legal Aid and Justice At Last)
$162,500
Employment Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (with S.H.A.D.E., Love Never Fails, and Realized Potential)
$87,500
Therapeutic
support
Family Violence Law Center (with Mujeres Unidas y
Activas and BAWAR)
$75,000
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (Fiscal sponsor for A Safe Place, Adamika Village, Love Never Fails, and Men Creating Peace)
$75,000
Oakland Unified School District – Office of Equity $50,000 Safe space
alternative
Youth Women’s Freedom Center $50,000
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center $37,500
Subtotal $600,000
Total $1,100,000
Table 4. Grant Amendment Recommendations for the Community Healing and Restoration Strategy for the Service Period of July 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023.
Agency Additional
Amount
Healing and Restorative Activities
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland $50,000
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth $50,000
Urban Peace Movement (fiscal sponsor of Movement Strategy Center) $87,500 Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (fiscal sponsor of Khadafy Washington Foundation and Adamika Village)
$62,500
Subtotal $250,000
Neighborhood and Community Teams
Trybe $90,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $90,000 Roots Community Health Center $90,000
6 Agency Additional
Amount
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $90,000
Community & Youth Outreach, Inc. $90,000
Subtotal $450,000
Therapeutic Supports
Catholic Charities $50,000
Subtotal $50,000
Community Capacity Building
Urban Strategies Council $62,500
Subtotal $62,500
Mini Grants
Youth Leadership Institute $150,000
Subtotal $150,000
Total $962,500
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the recommended grant amendments will be supported by $2,707,500 proposed in the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2025 using restricted funds collected for group and gun violence prevention programs as authorized by Measure Z, available in the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Program (PS37), and Measure Z, Projects TBD; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the recommended grant amendments be supported by $1,892,500 proposed in the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2025 using general purpose funds, available in the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), General Purpose, Projects TBD; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to award a grant agreement to the Center for Employment Opportunities for employment services for the term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the grant agreement with the Center for Employment Opportunities will be funded by a state grant received by the Oakland Workforce Development Board; 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 Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), and Measure Z Service Prior Year Reserve Project (1004313) or and/or General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Reimaging Public Safety Project (1006367); and be it
7 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, 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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