APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Farrah Hussein
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING AN EXISTING GRANT AGREEMENT WITH
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM FOR
VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR THE
PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 202 3, TO JUNE 30, 2025, TO ADD ONE
HUNDRED NINETY -EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY
DOLLARS ($198,750) THAT WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED TO YOUTH ALIVE FOR OCTOBER 1, 2024, TO JUNE 30, 2025 , FOR A TOTAL
GRANT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT
THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($548,750), WITH THE
ABILITY TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL
THREE MONTHS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED
SIXTEEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS ($116,250)
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 of 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
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WHEREAS, Resolution No. 89899 C.M.S. awarded Four Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($463,750) to Youth Alive to deliver emergency relocation services for Oakland residents who are at immediate risk of lethal violence due to group affiliation from October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025 , with the ability to extend the grant for three months in an amount not to exceed Sixty-Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($66,250) contingent on available funds; and
WHEREAS, Youth Alive notified the DVP in June 2024 that they were unable to continue delivering emergency relocation services beyond September 30, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to continue funding these critical emergency relocation services from October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, for a total cost of One Hundred Ninety -Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($198,750); and
WHEREAS, issuing a new request for qualifications for emergency relocation services and reviewing proposals would take at least six months and would significantly delay access to emergency relocation services for Oakland residents who are at immediate risk of lethal violence due to group affiliation; and
WHEREAS, the DVP has an existing grant agreement with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) to deliver youth diversion services from October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, for a cost of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000), with the ability to extend services for an additional three months at a cost of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) pending available funds; and
WHEREAS, NICJR is a key partner in the City of Oakl and’s Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy and thus already has experience serving individuals at highest risk for gun violence ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend an existing grant agreement with NICJR for violence prevention and intervention services for the period of October 1, 2023, to June 30, 2025, to add One Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($198,750) that was originally awarded to Youth Alive for the period of October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, for a total grant amount not to exceed Five Hundred Forty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($548,750), with the ability to extend the agreement for an additional three months in an amount not to exceed One Hundred Sixteen Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($116,250) contingent on available funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That f unds 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 (1007432); 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
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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 grant for services without increasing the amount of the grant 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