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 APPROPRIAT ING A GRANT FROM THE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE AS SISTANCE’S COMMUNITY -BASED
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION INITIATIVE IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000)
FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1, 2024, TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2027; AND
2) ADDING THREE (3) FULL -TIME EQUIVALE NT (FTE) CASE
MANAGER I POSITION S IN THE DEPARTMENT O F VIOLENCE
PREVENTION THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2027 , IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-NINE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVEN DOLLARS ($1,279,207); AND
3) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO OV ERSEE THE
DISTRIBUTION OF UP T O FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($4 65,000) IN GRANT FUNDS AS STIPENDS
AND INCENTIVES TO SU PPORT RESIDENTS IN M EETING BASIC
NEEDS AND REDUCING RISK FOR VIOLENCE; AND
4) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ADJUST THE
ALLOCATED FUNDING FOR THE SAME PURPOSES WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF THE GRANT AWARD.
WHEREAS, there were 120 homicides and 1,537 assaults with a firearm in Oakland in 2023; and
WHEREAS, a significant amount of Oakland’s gun violence is driven by conflicts between individuals who are affiliated with street groups and networks; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland’s Department of Violence Prevention (DVP) is charged with funding and delivering violence prevention and intervention services that reduce group violence in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the DVP participates in Oakland’s Ceasefire -Lifeline strategy for reducing group violence by providing intensive life coaching and violence interruption services to individuals at imminent risk for gun violence; and
WHEREAS, the DVP submitted a grant application to the Bureau of Justice Assistance in May 2024 to expand the DVP’s capacity to deliver intensi ve life coaching services over three years; and
WHEREAS, DVP intends to use a portion of the grant funding to add three 1.0 FTE Case Manager I positions, with the positions having staggered start dates ranging from appropriately January 1, 2025, through July 1, 2025 , and continuing in these positions through September 30, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Justice Assistance notified the DVP on September 26, 2024, that the DVP’s grant application was selected for funding; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative in an amount not to exceed Two Million Dollars ($ 2,000,000) for the term of October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby appropriates said funds to Project (To-be-determined), Award (To -be-determined), Fund (To-be-determined), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), and Oakland Unite Organization (70211); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to add three (3) 1.0 FTE Case Manager I positions in the DVP through September 30, 2027, for a total amount not to exceed One Million Two Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand Two Hundred Seven Dollars ($1,279,207); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to oversee the distribution of up to Four Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ( $465,000) in grant funds as stipends and grant incentives for clients engaged in the life coaching services, to support these residents in meeting basic needs and reducing their risk of violence; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, agreements, and documentation required to modify or extend grant award with the Bureau of Justice , and is further authorized to adjust the amounts allocated for stipends or incentives and the amount spent on FTE positions so long as the total amount does not exceed the amount of funds accepted and appropriated from the Bureau of Justice Assistance and is within the requirements of the approved grant award; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That prior to execution, all agreements shall be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney and placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
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ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California