APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING AN EXISTING GRANT AGREEMENT
WITH RUBY’S PLACE FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND
INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2023, TO JUNE 30, 2025, TO ADD ONE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($150,000) THAT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED TO
COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA FOR OCTOBER 1, 2024, TO JUNE
30, 2025, FOR A TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($587,500), WITH THE ABILITY TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR
AN ADDITIONAL THREE MONTHS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED TWELVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($112,500) 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 September 19, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S., which authorized the City to enter into grant agreements with 23 non-profit organizations and public agencies for the term 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) based on request for qualifications (RFQ) #267700,4 for violence prevention and intervention services outlined in the DVP’s 2022-2024 Strategic Spending Plan, with the ability to extend the agreements for three months in an amount not to exceed Four Million Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($4,012,500) contingent on available funds; and
2 WHEREAS, Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S. awarded Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000) to Covenant House California to provide emergency housing services for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation ages 13 to 24 for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, with the ability to extend the grant for three months in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) contingent on available funds; and
WHEREAS, Covenant House California has elected to cease operation of its housing facility for youth under 18 effective June 30, 2024, and instead lease the facility to Ruby’s Place to continue operations starting October 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, emergency housing services for youth survivors of commercial sexual exploitation are urgently needed in Oakland and the DVP desires to continue funding this critical service from October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, for a total cost of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000); and
WHEREAS, Ruby’s Place has an existing grant agreement with the DVP to deliver bedside advocacy and accompaniment services for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation from October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, with the ability to extend services for an additional three months pending available funds (Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, Covenant House California has agreed to reduce their DVP grant funding from October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, by One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) so this funding can be reallocated to Ruby’s Place for continued operation of the youth housing facility; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend an existing grant agreement with Ruby’s Place for violence prevention and intervention services for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, to add One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) for the period of October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, for a total amount not to exceed Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($587,500), with the ability to extend the agreement for an additional three months in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($112,500) contingent on available funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: Funds are available in the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Program (PS37), and Measure Z, Project (1007246); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That any unexpended balances shall be placed into the Measure Z – Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act Fund (2252), Oakland Unite Organization (70211), Measure Z Program (PS37), and Measure Z Service Prior Year Reserve Project (1004313); and be it
3 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 3367102v1 / FH - updated 8/15/2024