APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING THREE MILLION ONE
HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FORTY-NINE
DOLLARS ($3,164,649.00) IN GRANT FUNDS FROM THE NATIONAL
OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) FOR THE
OAKLAND ESTUARY MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL AND REGIONAL
STEWARDSHIP PROJECT;
2) AWARDING GRANTS TO OA KLAND PARKS AND RECREATION
FOUNDATION (OPRF), AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR I HEART OAKLAND
ALAMEDA ESTUARY (IHOAE) OR, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE
CITY ADMINISTRATOR, TO IHOAE DIRECTLY UPON
CONFIRMATION OF RECEIPT OF IHOAE’S 501(C)(3) STATUS IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ON E MILLION THIRTY-THREE
THOUSAND AND NINE DOLLARS ($1,033,009.00) AND TO EAST BAY
REGIONAL PARKS DISTRICT (EBRPD) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
DOLLARS ($26,570.00); AND
3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
ENTER INTO GRANT AGREEMENTS AS SET FORTH ABOVE FOR A
TERM CONSISTENT WITH THE NOAA GRANT WITH
AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK TO EX TEND THE TERM OF THE NOAA
GRANT AND TO EXTEND THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENTS
WITHOUT INCREASING THE AMOUNTS OF THE GRANTS
WHEREAS, the Oakland Estuary is a critical ecological and recreational resource that has been significantly impacted by marine debris , including abandoned ve ssels that threaten navigational safety and environmental health; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland has been awar ded a three-year National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant in th e amount of Three Mill ion One Hundred Sixty- Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($3,164,649.00) for the Oakland Estuary Marine
2 Debris Removal and Regional Stewardship Project, which aims to remove approximately 520,000 pounds of debris and 16 sunken vessels from the estuary; and
WHEREAS, the term of the NOAA grant is from October 1, 2024 to April 30, 2027;
WHEREAS, this project will be a collaborat ive effort between the Oakland Police Department (OPD), the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD), and community organizations like I Heart Oakland Alameda Estuary (IHOAE) to not only remove debris but also engage in public education and stewardship programs to prevent future debr is and encourage sustainable practices; and
WHEREAS, the project will also implement a Vessel Buy Back Program to prevent the abandonment of aging vessels in the estuary, thus reducing future debris and associated removal costs; and
WHEREAS, the City will enter into a grant ag reement with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, which will act as the fiscal sponsor for I Heart Oakland Alameda Estuary (IHOAE) to support their community outreach, educa tional and debris removal efforts for a total not to exceed amount of One Million Thirty -Three Thousand and Nine Dollars ($1,033,009.00), while also engaging the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) to pr ovide debris removal services under a separate grant agreement in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Six Thousand Five Hundred And Seventy Dollars ($26,570.00), and furt her authorizing the City Administrator to enter into a direct grant agreement with IHOAE once they receive 501(c)(3) status; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City herby accepts and appropriates the NOAA grant in the amount of Three Million One Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Forty-Nine Dollars ($3,164,649.00) to be deposited into Fund 2104 – De partment of Commer ce for the Oakland Estuary Marine Debris Removal and Regional Stewardship Project; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Council awards grants to Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation (OPRF), as fiscal sponsor for I Heart Oakland Alameda Estuary (IHOAE) or, at the discretion of the City Administrator, to IHOAE directly upon confirmation of receipt of IHOAE’s 501(c)(3) status in an amount not to exceed One Million Thirty-Three Thousand and Nine Dollars ($1,033,009.00) and to East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) in an amount not to exceed Twenty-Six Thousand Five Hundred And Seventy Dollars ($26,570.00); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and enter into grant agreements as set forth above for a term consistent with the NOAA grant and is authorized to seek to extend th e term of the NOAA grant and to extend the terms of the grant agreements without increasing the amounts of the grants; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to take any additional actions necessary to complete the acceptance and administration of the NOAA grant and implementation of the Oakland Estuary Marine Debris Removal and Regional Stewardship Project, including entering into additional contr acts as needed to accept the NOAA grant, in accordance with the terms of the NOAA grant.
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