APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION 1) AWARDING A GRANT TO BAY AREA COMMUNITY
SERVICES, INC. TO ADMINISTER THE HOMELESSNESS
PREVENTION PILOT PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) PER YEAR CONTINGENT
UPON FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS ($4,000,000.00); AND 2)
AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND
ENTER INTO A GRANT AGREEMENT FOR A TWO-YEAR TERM
FROM JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 WITH
AUTHORIZATION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE GRANT
WHEREAS, Bay Area Community Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (ID # 587204) dedicated to working with vulnerable populations in Oakland who are at extreme risk of losing their housing by providing wraparound services and financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, the funds are available in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund 1870) local funding provided from the City of Oakland using twenty-five percent of tax revenues to provide assistance in developing and maintaining affordable housing in Oakland by providing grants to build and preserve affordable housing for low-income households; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 midcycle budget (Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S), that appropriated funds for the expenditures proposed by said budget; and
WHEREAS, the Adopted Midcycle Budget for FY 2024-2025 appropriated two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in FY 2024-2025 from Affordable Housing Trust Fund (1870), Homelessness Prevention Pilot Project (1007395) to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program; and
WHEREAS, Bay Area Community Services, Inc. was selected through a Request for Proposal process to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program since February 2, 2023; and
2 WHEREAS, Bay Area Community Services, Inc.’s existing agreement ends December 31, 2024, and the total amount of $2,305,293.31 has been fully expended; and
WHEREAS, the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program is effectively administered by Bay Area Community Services, Inc. and they have established they are successfully able to prevent homelessness by offering emergency financial assistance and support services, preventing 307 households from losing their housing in FY 2023-2024;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to expedite the issuance of this grant to improve the lives of Oakland community members; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide funding to the following entity for Housing Stabilization Services through the administering of the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026:
Table 1
GRANTEE Year 1/FY 2024-25 Amount Year 2/FY 2025-26 Amount Bay Area Community
Services, Inc.
$2,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00
WHEREAS, funding for Year 2 of the grant is contingent upon funding availability and approval of the next biennial budget FY 2025-2027;
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, the City Council passed the Shelter Crisis Ordinance (Ordinance 13759 C.M.S.) which, among other things, allows the City Administrator to renew existing grant agreements with homeless service providers that meet the performance outcomes specified in such agreements, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 above the previous fiscal year amount using funding sources appropriated for emergency shelter or transitional housing programs, and staff will rely on the Shelter Crisis Ordinance, if still in effect at the end of the term of the grant, for future extensions, if all requirements are met; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council awards a grant to Bay Area Community Services, Inc. to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program in an amount not to exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000) per year contingent upon funding availability for a total not to exceed amount of four million dollars ($4,000,000); and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and enter into a grant agreement with Bay Area Community Services, Inc. for a two-year term from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026 and is authorized to extend the term of the grant without increasing the amount of the grant, except that if the Shelter Crisis Ordinance (Ordinance 13759 C.M.S.) or similar ordinance is in effect at the end of the term of the grant, the City Administrator may renew the grant pursuant to such ordinance if it is otherwise applicable and all requirements are met.
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 3376076v1/SW