APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
INTRODUCED BY MAYOR SHENG THAO
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
AWARD A GRANT AGREEMENT TO THE EAST BAY COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION, A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
($100,000) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 TO RUN A HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE
WHEREAS, for forty-three years, the Oakland Mayor’s Office has held an annual Toy Drive to raise funds, collect toys, and distribute them to the community; and WHEREAS, The East Bay Community Foundation is a well-established philanthropic organization that has been working within the East Bay community to advance social justice, racial equity, and economic opportunity; and
WHEREAS, a partnership between the Mayor’s Office and The East Bay Community Foundation would allow the planning and execution of the Mayor’s annual Toy Drive to be simplified and streamlined; and
WHEREAS, there is currently $77,781.30 in the Mayor’s Toy Drive account and the intent is to exhaust the fund; and
WHEREAS, future funds raised for the Mayor’s Toy Drive will be redirected to East Bay Community Foundation for facilitation and execution of the Mayor’s Annual Toy Drive; now therefore be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to negotiate, draft, execute, award and extend a grant agreement in a total amount of the balance of the Mayor’s Toy Drive account, not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) for fiscal year 2023-2024 to The East Bay Community Foundation for the operation of a holiday toy drive; and be it
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with The East Bay Community Foundation, if needed by The East Bay Community Foundation, to further clarify the respective roles of the City and The East Bay Community Foundation related to the operation of a holiday toy drive and the use of funds for that purpose.
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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