City Council
April 30, 2024
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Jennifer Cabán
City Administrator Accountability Officer,
Oakland Children’s Initiative
– City Administrator
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL – Measure AA –
Oakland Children’s Initiative 2-Year
Evaluation Partner
DATE: April 23, 2024
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution:
(1) Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To American Institutes For Research, In Partnership With RDA Consulting, In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,400,000 Through June 30, 2025 To Provide The Initial Two-Year Performance Appraisal And External E valuation Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative And Its Implementation Partners; And
(2) Authorizing The City A dministrator To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Year.
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
As per the request made during the Life Enrichment Committee meeting on April 23, 2024, please find attached supplementary documentation pertaining to the attendees of the Oakland Children’s Initiative 2-Year Evaluation Bidders Conference held on November 28, 2023, as well as the bidders who have formally submitted proposals (Attachment 4).
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt a Resolution:
(1) Awarding A Professional Services Agreement To American Institutes For Research, In Partnership With RDA Consulting, In An Amount Not To Exceed $1,400,000 Through June 30, 2025 To Provide The Initial Two- Year Performance Appraisal And External E valuation Of The Oakland Children’s Initiative And Its Implementation Partners; And
Jestin Johnson (Apr 25, 2024 18:09 PDT)
Apr 25, 2024
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: Measure AA – Oakland Children’s Initiative 2-Year Evaluation Partner Date: April 23, 2024 Page 2
City Council
April 30, 2024
(2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Extend The Agreement For An Additional Year.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Jennifer Cabán, Oakland Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer, at 510-238-6840.
Respectfully submitted,
Jennifer Cabán
Children’s Initiative Accountability Officer,
City Administrators Office
Timestamp First and Last Name Role Organization
2023/11/28 9:33:22 AM PST Jessica Francis Senior Research Associate Butler Institute for Families 2023/11/28 9:32:57 AM PST Samantha Holquist Senior Research Scientist II Child Trends 2023/11/28 9:33:25 AM PST Carlise King Executive Director, Early Childhood Data Collaborative Child Trends 2023/11/28 9:36:09 AM PST Sarah Daily Research Scientist Child Trends Laura Gonzalez-Woodward City of Oakland
Sophany Hang City of Oakland
Carmen Rotaru City of Oakland
Jennifer Cabán City of Oakland
2023/11/28 9:32:56 AM PST Jamie Klinger Evaluation Officer First 5 Alameda County 2023/11/28 9:33:23 AM PST Diana Garcia Senior Administrator, Policy First 5 Alameda County Jody Talkington Strategic Initiatives and Planning Officer First 5 Alameda County 2023/11/28 9:33:13 AM PST Karen Brace Communications Coordinator Hively 2023/11/28 10:09:21 AM PST Candida Duperroir VP, Community Services & Public Policy Hively 2023/11/28 9:35:10 AM PST Hollis Williams Manager QZ Consulting Services Inc. 2023/11/28 9:34:15 AM PST Qaseem Elmi Director QZ Consulting Services LLC 2023/11/28 9:33:18 AM PST Katharina Mack Grant Writer RDA Consulting, SPC 2023/11/28 9:32:45 AM PST Sarah Johns Senior Research Associate WestEd 2-Year Evaluation RFP - Bidders Conference Attendee List Attachment 4
2-Year Evaluation Main Bidder
(Alphabetical Order) Partner Agency Eligible to be Reviewed Yes (Y) / No (N) Comments American Institutes for Research (AIR) RDA Consulting (Oakland Based) Y Bellwether Y
Butler Institute for Families, Graduate School of
Social Work - University of Denver
- National Institute for Early Education
Research (NIEER) -
Informing Change (Berkeley Based)
Y
Health Management Associates Mathematica (Oakland Offices) Y Measurement Resources
Y