APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1) AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO THE OAKLAND UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000)
IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL BUDGET APPROPRI ATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 88717 C.M.S; AND
2) AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO COMMUNITY KITCHENS, INC.
FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000) IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY COUNCIL BUDGET
APPROPRIATIONS AND ALLOCATIONS AS ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION NO. 89376 C.M.S.
WHEREAS, June 24, 2021, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 -23 biennial budget (Resolution No. 887 17 C.M.S.), which appropriated funds for the expenditures proposed by said budget; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 88717 C.M.S. did not contain the legal name for the grantee and does not provide the authority to execute a grant agreement with the entity; and
WHEREAS, in May and June 2022, the City Council reviewed the City’s revenues and expenditures as part of the midcycle budget review process and, on June 30, 2022, adopted the FY 2022-23 Midcycle Budget (Resolution No. 89283 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, on July 22, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 8937 6 C.M.S., which awarded grant agreements to community service providers; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 89376 C.M.S did not contain the legal names and/or fiscal sponsors for the Grantees and does not provide the authority to execute a grant agreement with the entities; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Unified School District is a California public entity and will provide a central kitchen and community farm t o integrate access to healthy food with environmental, gardening and nutrition education; and
WHEREAS, Community Kitchens, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, and will work in partnership with local restaurants to provide free and healthy meals to Oakland’s most vulnerable populations; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to expedite the issuance of these grants and contracts to improve the lives of Oakland community members; and
WHEREAS, the needs of Oakland residents impacted by COVID-19, and broader health, safety and economic issues are great, and the City must act quickly to address these needs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide grant funding to the following entities for various community-related services and activities in the specified amounts for Fiscal Year 2022 - 23:
GRANTEE & FISCAL SPONSOR FY 2022-23
Amount
Oakland Unified School District
Central Kitchen
$1,000,000
Community Kitchens, Inc.
Prepared Meal Support For The Most Vulnerable
Oaklanders
$200,000
TOTAL $1,200,000
; and
WHEREAS, these funds are available in Fund 1010 – General Fund: General Purpose; and
WHEREAS, $1,000,000 to the Oakland Unified School District is from th e Hunger Program (1004117 - GPF Hunger Program FY1819) in the City Administrator’s Office (78311) ; and
WHEREAS, $200,000 to Community Kitchens, Inc is from the Hunger Program (1005635 - GPF Hunger Program FY2023) in the City Administrator’s Office (78311) ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate , execute, amend and otherwise take any action in relation to the grant agreements or contracts , except increasing the monetary amount, in accordance with the City Council’s budget appropriations and allocations via Resolution No. 88717 C.M.S without returning to City Council; and
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate , execute, amend and otherwise take any action in relation to the grant agreements or contracts , except increasing the monetary amount, in accordance with the City Council’s budget appropriations and allocations via Resolution No. 89283 C.M.S without returning to City Council; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the recommended awards will be supported by $1,200,000 included in adopted FY2021 -2023 budget to address hunger and food security in Oakland; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That these agreements are not professional services contracts as defined by City ordinance as they do not provide go ods or services to the City but rather, they are grants to private non -profit entities that serve the public at large, therefore the competitive request for proposal/qualifications process is not required under Oakland Municipal Code section
2.04.015; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That prior to execution, all contracts and grant agreements shall be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, and executed copies shall be filed with the City Clerk; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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