APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1) AWARDING GRANTS TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO
PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF
OCTOBER 1, 2023, TO DECEMBER 31, 2024, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,250,000); AND
2) AMENDING AN EXISTING GRANT WITH CENTER FOR
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
TO EXTEND THE END DATE FROM JUNE 30, 2024, TO
DECEMBER 31, 2024, AND INCREASE THE GRANT AMOUNT BY
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($125,000),
FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($325,000).
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 Department of Violence Prevention 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 as part of the City's efforts to Reimagine Public Safety; and
WHEREAS, DVP staff released a request for qualifications (RFQ) for violence prevention and intervention services on December 10, 2021, for applications due on February 3, 2022, and undertook a process in which trained reviewers read and scored the applications to determine if the applicants met minimum qualifications to perform the requested services; and
2 WHEREAS, the city received eighty-two (82) responsive applications from over seventy (70) agencies to provide violence prevention and intervention services and only one (1) agency received points for the city’s Local/Small Local Business Enterprise contracting program; and
WHEREAS, the City entered into grant agreements with thirty-five (35) non-profit organizations and public agencies that were deemed the most qualified to provide violence intervention and prevention services outlined in the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Strategic Spending Plan for the term of July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, following review and approval by the SSOC and City Council (Resolution No. 89273 C.M.S., Resolution No. 89462 C.M.S., Resolution No. 89648 C.M.S., Resolution No. 89796 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023, City Council awarded a grant to Center for Employment Opportunities to provide employment services to individuals at risk for violence or involved in violence in Oakland for the term of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) (Resolution No. 89796 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2023, City Council adopted the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2023-25 (Resolution No.89803 C.M.S.), which allocated general purpose funds to the DVP for that time period; and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends awarding new grants to six of the previously-funded non-profit organizations and public agencies, all of which were selected through the competitive request for qualifications process, for the term of October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024, in the total amount of Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000) to provide employment services to individuals at risk for violence or involved in violence in Oakland, as described in the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Strategic Spending Plan; and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends amending an existing grant agreement with Center for Employment Opportunities for employment services to extend the end date from June 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024, and add One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000), for a total amount not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($325,000); and
WHEREAS, an anticipated salary savings from Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of Seven Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($775,000) is available in the General-Purpose Fund (1010) and salary savings from Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of One Million One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000) is available in the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252); and
WHEREAS, an anticipated salary savings from Fiscal Year 2023-2024 in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($475,000) is available in the General Purpose Fund (1010); and
WHEREAS, the new grants and grant amendment will be supported by salary savings from the General-Purpose Fund (1010) and Measure Z carryforward funds using restricted funds collected for group and gun violence prevention programs as authorized by Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252); and
3 WHEREAS, if available funds change during the mid-cycle budget, including if additional Measure Z revenues become available, DVP will use these additional Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Measure Z revenues prior to use of Measure Z Reserve funds– Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313 to cover the difference; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to award grants to the non-profit organizations listed in Table 1 for the period of October 1, 2023, to December 31, 2024, in a total amount not to exceed Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000)
Table 1. Grant Recommendations for Employment Services.
Agency Grant amount
Oakland Private Industry Council $375,000
Youth Employment Partnership $875,000
Lao Family Community Development $250,000
Oakland Kids First $250,000
Safe Passages $62,500
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $437,500
Total $2,250,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend an existing grant agreement with Center for Employment Opportunities for employment services to extend the end date from June 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024, and to increase the grant amount by One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000), for a total amount not to exceed Three Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($325,000); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the new grants and grant amendment will be supported by Two Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($2,375,000) in salary savings from the General-Purpose Fund (1010) and Measure Z carryforward funds using restricted funds collected for group and gun violence prevention programs as authorized by Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That if available funds change during the mid-cycle budget, including if additional Measure Z revenues become available, DVP will use these additional Measure Z revenues prior to use of Measure Z Reserve funds– Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2014 Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Reserve Project 1004313 to cover the difference; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That if revised Measure Z Safety and Services Act revenue projections for Fiscal Year 2024-25 change, either positively or negatively, DVP may amend the grant agreements to adjust the grant amounts by the same percentage during the grant-award process; 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 4 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
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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