APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1) AWARDING NEW GRANT AGREEMENTS TO NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT SUMMER 2024 TOWN NIGHTS
VIOLENCE PREVENTION EVENTS FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1,
2024, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
($1,350,000); AND
2) WAIVING THE CITY OF OAKLAND’S COMPETITIVE BIDDING
PROCESS FOR TOWN NIGHTS GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH FAMILY
BRIDGES, INC. AND EAST OAKLAND BOXING ASSOCIATION; AND
3) AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 89899 C.M.S. TO REALLOCATE
THREE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($350,000)
ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY & YOUTH OUTREACH FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY TEAM SERVICES TO
VIOLENCE INTERRUPTION SERVICES; AND
4) AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 89899 C.M.S. TO REALLOCATE
TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($280,000)
ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITY & YOUTH OUTREACH FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY TEAM SERVICES TO
PARTIALLY FUND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT SALARIES WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION.
WHEREAS, Town Nights is a multi-generational approach to violence prevention that involves hosting community events that provide free food, activities, and jobs for local residents on Friday evenings during the summer months in neighborhoods with high rates of violent crime; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of Town Nights events is to engage families in a prosocial and safe activity during high-crime hours, build community cohesion as a protective factor against future violence, and engage individuals who are involved in violence in mediation discussions that reduce future violence; and
2 WHEREAS, 40% fewer assaults with a firearm took place during Summer 2022 weekends with Town Nights events compared to the same weekends during Summer 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Violence Prevention desires to implement the Town Nights strategy for at six consecutive Friday nights at nine sites during Summer 2024 in order to reduce violence, increase community cohesion, and provide employment opportunities for residents of neighborhoods with high levels of poverty; and
WHEREAS, the cost of implementing six weeks of Town Nights events at nine sites is One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000); and
WHEREAS, the DVP released a competitive request for qualifications (RFQ) on December 10, 2021, for violence prevention and intervention services and received eighty-two (82) responsive applications from over seventy (70) agencies; and
WHEREAS, based on results from the RFQ process, the City entered into grant agreements with five non-profit organizations to host Summer 2023 Town Nights events at seven sites for the term of July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, using funding from Measure Z and the General Purpose Fund, 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); and
WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) section 2.04.051.A requires the City Administrator to conduct a request for proposals/qualifications (RFP/Q) process for professional services contracts greater than $50,000 and OMC section 2.04.051.B allows Council to waive the RFP/Q requirements upon a finding by the Council that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determined that it was in the best interest of the City to waive the advertising and competitive bidding requirements of the OMC and award grant agreements to two additional non-profit organizations, Family Bridges, Inc. and East Oakland Boxing Association, in a total amount of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) for the term of April 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023, to host Summer 2023 Town Nights events at two additional sites (Resolution 89648 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2023, City Council adopted the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Years 2023-2025 (Resolution No.89803 C.M.S.), which allocated general purpose funds to the DVP for that time period; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to award grant agreements to the same agencies that hosted Summer 2023 Town Nights events for Summer 2024 due to their strong performance during Summer 2023 and relationships in the communities where the events are hosted; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, City Council approved new grant agreements with non-profit organizations and public agencies selected through the original RFQ for violence prevention and intervention services for the term of October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2025, including Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) for Community & Youth Outreach (CYO) to perform violence interruption services and Six Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars
3 ($630,000) for CYO to perform neighborhood and community team (NACT) services (Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, additional citywide violence interruption services are required to ensure that violence interrupters are available to respond to shooting and homicide scenes 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; and
WHEREAS, CYO has the capacity to perform additional violence interruption services for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, but no longer has the capacity to perform NACT services during that time period; and
WHEREAS, the DVP and CYO mutually desire to reallocate $350,000 that was earmarked through Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S. to CYO for NACT services to violence interruption services for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, to expand CYO’s capacity to provide citywide shooting and homicide response; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to reallocate the remaining $280,000 from CYO’s NACT grant to fund 0.60 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of a Program Analyst II, 0.04 FTE of a Health and Human Services Program Planner, 0.17 FTE of an Accountant II, and 0.03 FTE of an Administrative Services Manager I, all of which are currently funded by a state grant that is being transferred from the DVP to the Employment and Workforce Development Department; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council awards new grant agreements to the non-profit organizations identified below in the amounts specified for the term of January 1, 2024, to September 30, 2024, in a total amount not to exceed One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000) in order to operate Summer 2024 Town Nights events:
Agency Number of sites Total
Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (BOSS) 1 $150,000 Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice
(CURYJ)
1 $150,000
Destiny Arts Center 1 $150,000
East Oakland Boxing Association 1 $150,000
Family Bridges, Inc. 1 $150,000
TRYBE, Inc. 4 $600,000
Total 9 $1,350,000
; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant agreements will be supported by One Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,350,000) appropriated in the Biennial Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2025 using general purpose funds allocated to the DVP for that time period in Project (1006367 Reimaging Public Safety), Account (54011), General Purpose Fund (1010), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Oakland Unite Org (70211); and be it
4 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to reallocate Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) in grant funding to CYO from NACT services to violence interruption services; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to reallocate $280,000 from Project (1006367 Reimaging Public Safety), Account (54011), General Purpose Fund (1010), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Oakland Unite Org (70211) to Project (1006367 Reimaging Public Safety), Account (511XX), General Purpose Fund (1010), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), Oakland Unite Org (70211) to fund 0.60 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) of a Program Analyst II, 0.04 FTE of a Health and Human Services Program Planner, 0.17 FTE of an Accountant II, and 0.03 FTE of an Administrative Services Manager I within the DVP; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to conduct all negotiations, execute, and submit all documents, and perform any related actions that may be necessary for the above-referenced grant agreements; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That each agreement shall be approved as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney and a fully executed copy of each agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
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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