APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUT
ION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
EXECUTE GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH TWENTY-FOUR NON-
PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO PROVIDE
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE
PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2023, TO JUNE 30, 2025, IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-EIGHT MILLION EIGHTY-
SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($28,087,500), WITH
THE ABILITY TO EXTEND AGREEMENTS FOR AN ADDITIONAL
THREE MONTHS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION
TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($4,012,500)
CONTINGENT ON AVAILABLE FUNDS
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 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
2 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 26, 2023, City Council adopted the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2023-25 (Resolution No.89803 C.M.S. and File No. 23-0364), which allocated general purpose funds to the DVP for that time period; and
WHEREAS, the DVP recommends executing new grant agreements with 24 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 June 30, 2025, in the total amount of Twenty-Eight Million Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($28,087,500) to implement violence intervention programs and services outlined in the DVP’s Fiscal Year 2022-2024 Strategic Spending Plan; and
WHEREAS, grant agreements will be supported by Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight Dollars ($18,330,908) appropriated 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
WHEREAS, grant agreements will be supported by Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,800,000) available in the Measure Z Reserve Fund 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); and
WHEREAS, grant agreements will be supported by an anticipated One Million Five Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($1,557,842) in Measure Z carryforward funds 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); and
WHEREAS, grant amendments will be supported by Four Million Eight Hundred Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars ($4,816,480) appropriated 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 is seeking approval to carryforward unspent funds from the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Reimaging Public Safety, Project (1006367); and
WHEREAS, grant agreements will be supported by restricted carryforward funds appropriated in Fiscal Year 2021-2023 to address the dramatic uptick in community and gender-
3 based violence during the pandemic as part of the City's efforts, available in the Reimagine Public Safety General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Reimaging Public Safety, Project (1006367); and
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 2022-2023 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
WHEREAS, if additional funds are appropriated following the term of these contracts, the City Administrator has the authority to extend contracts at the same funding rate through September 30, 2025, without returning to council; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to award grant agreements to the non-profit organizations and public agencies listed in Tables 1-4 for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, in a total amount not to exceed Twenty-Eight Million Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($28,087,500)
Table 1. Grant Agreement Recommendations for the Group Violence Strategy.
Service category Agency Grant amount
Violence
interruption
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $1,050,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $525,000 Community & Youth Outreach $700,000
Trybe $525,000
Youth ALIVE! $1,050,000
Hospital response Youth ALIVE! $656,250
Family support Youth ALIVE! $481,250
Emergency
relocation
Youth ALIVE!
$463,750
Youth diversion Communit y Works West $350,000
National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform $350,000 Oakland Unified School District $148,750
Youth life
coaching
East Bay Asian Youth Center $857,500
Safe Passages $481,250
The Mentoring Center $481,250
Adult life
coaching
Abode Services $262,500
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $525,000 Community & Youth Outreach $822,500
Roots Community Health Center $472,500
The Mentoring Center $822,500
Total $11,025,000
Table 2. Grant Agreement Recommendations for the Gender-Based Violence Strategy.
Service category Agency Grant amount
24-hour hotline Famil y Violence Law Center $700,000
Family Violence Law Center $437,500
4 Service category Agency Grant amount
24-hour bedside
advocacy
Ruby’s Place
$437,500
Emergency
shelter
Covenant House $700,000
Family Violence Law Center $350,000
Sister to Sister 2 $350,000
Transitional
housing
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
$525,000
Life coaching East Bay Asian Youth Center $437,500
Legal advocacy Family Violence Law Center $1,137,500
Therapeutic
support
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $525,000
Family Violence Law Center $525,000
Oakland Unified School District $350,000
Safe space
alternative
Oakland LGBTQ Community Center $262,500
Youth Women’s Freedom Center $350,000
Total $7,087,500
Table 3. Grant Agreement Recommendations for the Community Healing Strategy.
Service category Agency Grant amount
Healing and
restorative
activities
Buildin
g Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $437,500
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland $350,000
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth $350,000
Movement Strategy Center $612,500
Neighborhood
and community
teams
Buildin
g Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency $630,000
Community & Youth Outreach $630,000
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $630,000 Roots Community Health Center $630,000
Trybe $630,000
Therapeutic
support
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland
$350,000
Total $5,250,000
Table 4. Grant Agreement Recommendations for the School Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Strategy.
Service category Agency Grant amount
Violence
interruption
Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $262,500 Community & Youth Outreach $350,000
Youth ALIVE! $481,250
Life coaching Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice $262,500 East Bay Asian Youth Center $525,000
Student Program for Academic and Athletic
Transitioning $350,000
Youth ALIVE! $481,250
Gender-based
violence services
Family Violence Law Center
$1,400,000
Community
healing
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
$612,500
5 Service category Agency Grant amount
Total $4,725,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant agreements will be supported by Eighteen Million Three Hundred Thirty Thousand Nine Hundred and Eight Dollars ($18,330,908) appropriated 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 grant agreements will be supported by Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,800,000) available in the Measure Z Reserve Fund 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); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant agreements will be supported by an anticipated One Million Five Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Forty-Two Dollars ($1,557,842) in Measure Z carryforward funds 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); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant amendments will be supported by Four Million Eight Hundred Sixteen Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Dollars ($4,816,480) appropriated 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 DVP is seeking approval to carryforward unspent funds from the General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Reimaging Public Safety, Project (1006367); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant agreements will be supported by restricted carryforward funds appropriated in Fiscal Year 2021-2023 to address the dramatic uptick in community and gender-based violence during the pandemic as part of the City's efforts, available in the Reimagine Public Safety General Purpose Fund (1010), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Reimaging Public Safety, Project (1006367); 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
6 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 if additional funds are appropriated by the City Council following the passage or renewal of a local measure supporting relevant programing, the City Administrator has the authority to extend contracts at the same rate and for the same purposes through September 30, 2025, in an amount not to exceed $4,012,500, without returning to council; 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
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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