APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
1) APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND APPROPRIATE $75,000 IN
GRANTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS AND TO ACCEPT AND
APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT MAY BECOME
AVAILABLE FOR THE CITY’S SUMMER YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM AND SERVICES OF THE
OAKLAND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD IN FY
2024-2025 WITHOUT RETURNING TO THE CITY COUNCIL;
AND
2) NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE GRANT AGREE MENTS FOR
THE 2024 SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
BETWEEN THE CITY OF OAKLAND AND THE FOLLOWING
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: (A) LAO FAMILY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $125,000; (B) YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
PARTNERSHIP, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$125,000; AND (C) TRYBE, INC. IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $12,572
WHEREAS, the Oakland Workforce Development Board (Board) is mandated to oversee the expenditure of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA) funding in partnership with the Mayor as local chief elected official in a designated workforce development area such as the City of Oakland, and the Mayor has designated the City Administrator to act on the Mayor's behalf on all WIOA administrative matters; and
WHEREAS, the Board budget is made up of multiple funding streams that support workforce development efforts, including Federal, State, City of Oakland, and miscellaneous grants from private businesses and philanthropic support; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland's Summer Youth Employment Program prioritizes services for youth from historically disadvantaged communities, including Black, Latinx, 2646873v9 / Attorney Initials - updated 1/9/2022
1 Native American, and Pacific Islander opportunity youth not connected to the traditional school system. Services focus on youth who are not working, have little to no work experience, are aged 16- 21, and reside in East Oakland, Fruitvale, and West Oakland. The Summer Youth Employment Program provides Oakland youth with opportunities to earn money, gain meaningful work experience and improve their job- readiness skills; and
WHEREAS, the City partnered with Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) on the 2022-2025 Request for Proposals (RFP) through the Career Access and Employment for Youth In-School: Summer Jobs - Transition to Adulthood funding strategy; and
WHEREAS, for the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program effort, a total of three (3) organizations submitted qualified applications to operate subsidized summer jobs; and
WHEREAS, as part of the City's biennial budget, a total of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) was granted to the City annually from Measure HH, the sugar -sweetened beverage tax, with the goal of helping connect young people gain summer work experience. A total of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) of such Measure HH funding is allocated to staff to administer and monitor the program; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby approves and authorizes program grant agreements in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy- Two Dollars ($262,572) for th e City's 2024 Summer Youth Employment program with the following providers:
1. Lao Family Community Development, Inc. in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000);
2. Youth Employment Partnership, Inc. in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twenty- Five Thousand Dollars ($125,000);
3. Trybe, Inc. in an amount not to exceed Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Seventy- Two Dollars ($12,572); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the re -allocation of Two Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Seventy -Two Dollars ($262,572) in Measure HH (SSBDT) Fund (1030), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Various Accounts, Measure HH Healthy Kids Program Project (1003817), Workforce Development Program (SC03) for the service providers listed above; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the allocation of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in Measure HH funding to support City staff positions using funding in Measure HH (SSBDT) Fund ( 1030), Workforce Development Organization (85311), Various Accounts, Measure HH Healthy Kids Program Project (1003817), Workforce Development Program (SC03); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City to apply for, accept, and appropriate $75,000 in grants and contributions and to accept and appropriate additional funds that may become available for the City’s 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program and services of the Oakland Workforce Development Board in FY 2024 -2025 to be distributed to these organizations in a manner consistent with the Summer Youth Employment Program goals and service providers' organizational capacity without returning to the City Council for approval; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grants a nd contributions for the Summer Youth Employment Program will be deposited and appropriated into the Miscellaneous Trust Fund (7999), Workforce Development Org (85311), Various Accounts (TBD), Mayor Summer Youth Project (1000500), Workforce Development Program (SC03); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That each contract for workforce development activities shall have specific performance benchmarks consistent with program regulations, and that the City shall terminate the contract of a service pro vider that materially fails to meet contract performance, with funds reallocated to existing service providers; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City is hereby authorized to spend such funds in FY 24-25 and take other action with respect to the authorized contracts consistent with this Resolution and its basic purposes, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney’s Office.
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