1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND AUTHORIZING THREE -YEAR
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE RECEIPT OF IN-
KIND SERVICES FROM JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THROUGH
ITS BLOOMBERG CENTER FOR PUBLIC INNOVATION, TO
IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SET A NEW
STANDARD FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS IN CLIMATE AND
EQUITY IN COMMUNITIES HISTORICALLY OVERBURDENED BY
POLLUTION, VALUED IN A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO
MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000)
WHEREAS, Bloomberg Philanthropies launched Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities (“BASC”) to turbocharge 25 U.S. cities to proactively build low -carbon, res ilient, and economically thriving communities; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (“City”) has been selected to participate in the BASC program and, like each participating city in Bloomberg American Sustainable Cities, will receive multi-year deep and tail ored support and technical assistance to design, develop, and implement solutions to address climate change and inequity, informed by robust collaboration between city halls and community partners; and
WHEREAS, the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation ( “BCPI”) at J ohns Hopkins University will provide technical assistance and support to the City to enhance its ability to pursue transformative solutions, including through collaboration with BASC Program partners :
PolicyLink, Natural Resources Defense Council, Delivery Associates, and Sustainable Cities Fund; and
WHEREAS, in addition to the multi -year tailored support and technical assistance, the BASC program will fund up to three dedicated innovation staff (“i -teams”) with specific skills, including data analysis, policy development, community engagement, human -centered design, systems thinking, and project management to act at the behest of the Mayor and City Administrator, and to support city hall and communit y partners to design, test, launch, and establish effective delivery routines around ambitious new interventions to drive climate mitigation progress and more equitable outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Oakland’s three -person i -team will enable it to advance transfo rmational solutions to address climate change and racial wealth equity; and
WHEREAS, the i-team individuals will not be City employees, but will be employed by Johns Hopkins University and receive supportive funding as needed externally; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland i -team will drive progress on priorities and recommendations laid out in the Equitable Climate Action Plan and Urban Forestry Plan, identify opportunities for improvement in procurement, permitting, and process reform in city hall, and collaborate with communities on the co-creation and delivery of BASC projects; and
WHEREAS, the in-kind value of the i -team members combined with the other in -kind assistance and support is $2,000,000; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator or designee to accept and enter into a three -year memorandum of understanding for the receipt of in -kind services from Johns Hopkins University, on behalf of its Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation, to implement policies and programs that set a new standard for innovative solutions in climate and equity in c ommunities historically overburdened by pollution, valued in a total amount not to exceed two million dollars ($2,000,000); and
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to take all actions necessary to fulfill the obligations under the agreement, including amendments in furtherance of this Resolution and extensions for additional time.
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