1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Jordan Flanders
Jordan Flanders (Dec 23, 2024 14:43 PST)
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION:
1. AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90420 TO:
(A) WAIVE THE LOCAL/SMALL LOCAL BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE (L/SLBE) REQUIREMENT FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AWARDED TO PAVE
PREVENTION, INC. FOR SAFETY TRAINING; AND
(B) INCREASE THE GRANT AWARD TO EAST OAKLAND
COMMUNITY PROJECT BY $205,000, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $380,737 FROM AUGUST 1, 2024 THROUGH
JULY 31, 2025, FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR TRANSITION AGE YOUTH; AND
2. AMENDING RESOLUTION 90288 TO CHANGE A RECIPIENT OF A
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FAMILY HOMELESSNESS CHALLENGE
GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $369,815 FROM
“COURAGEOUS WOMEN ASSOCIATION” TO “CHANGE TO COME”,
SUBJECT TO STATE APPROVAL; AND
3. AWARDING A GRANT TO KINGDOM BUILDERS TRAN SITIONAL
HOUSING PROGRAM IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000
FROM JANUARY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, FOR OPERATING
AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
PROGRAM SERVING TRANSITION AGE YOUTH; AND
4. MAKING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT AL
QUALITY ACT FINDINGS.
WHEREAS, homelessness is a complex problem requiring many different programmatic interventions and financial resources to address the full scope of the issue; and 2 WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 13759 C.M.S. (Shelter Crisis Ordinance), which appropriated up to $65,000,000 of Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funding through fiscal year (FY) 2025/26; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has notified the City of their HHAP Round 5 (HHAP- 5) allocation in the amount of $28,446,565.83 and is awaiting final contract execution by the State; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has awarded the City $1,844,860 for the Family Homelessness Challenge Round 2 (FHC-2) Project; and
WHEREAS, HHAP and FHC -2 funds are integral to the City of Oakland’s homeless intervention system to maintain existing emergency homeless interventions; and
WHEREAS, City Council adopted Resolution No. 90420 C.M.S. to award a grant agreement to East Oakland Community Project (EOCP) using United States Department of Housing and Community Development (HUD) of Continuum of Care (CoC) funding for a program to provide transitional housing and services for transition age youth at 3824 West Street as part of the CoC Oakland Homeless Youth Housing Collaborative (OHYHC) program; and
WHEREAS, EOCP operates other transitional housing for families and/or transitional aged youth through grant agreements awarded by the City, including the Matilda Cleveland Families in Transition program, the North County Homeless Youth Rapid Re -Housing program funded by HUD CoC, the Family Matters shelter, and the Crossroads program; and
WHEREAS, the amount awarded to EOCP by HUD for the OHYHC program is not sufficient to provide the services of providing transitional housing with supportive services to transition age youth. The CoC funding has not provided nearly enough funding to operate a robust program. Staff seek authorization to increase the grant award using $155,000 in HHAP funding and $50,000 in Measure Q funding, to add a line item for counseling services, cover the salary of the Case Manager, increase the number of life skills counselors, and provide operational funds for house supplies, furnishings, and maintenance; and
WHEREAS, PAVE Prevention is a leader in the field of providing customized training focused on enhancing individual resilience and driving systemic change to cultivate a culture of safety and harmony; and
WHEREAS, PAVE’s human safety and de-escalation training has been used by Alameda County, the Oakland Fire Department (MACRO), and Oakland Parks, Recreation, and Youth Development Department; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized a professional services contract with PAVE through Resolution No. 90420 C.M.S.; and
WHEREAS, staff now seeks authorization to waive the S/SLBE requirement for PAVE Prevention because this agency is located in Chicago has exemplary credentials; and 3 WHEREAS, Courageous Women Association was initially chosen to receive a FHC -2 grant and join the City’s efforts in addressing family homelessness but realized late in the process that they were unable to make the commitment; and
WHEREAS, Change to Come is another worthy organization which has four units of transitional housing with supportive services for unsheltered families, and the award to Change to Come is pending approval by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (State HCD”); and
WHEREAS, the grant to Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program will enable them to serve 52 transition age youth with transitional housing and supportive services in a building formerly owned by St. Mary’s Center; and
WHEREAS, staff has determined that the grants and contracts awarded by this Resolution are exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., title 14, section 15000 et seq.) under CEQA Guidel ines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15302 (Minor Reconstruction), Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), Section 15194 (Affordable Housing Streamlining), Section 15332 (Infill Development Projects), and/or Government Code section 8698.4(a)(4); and be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to waive the L/SLBE requirements to PAVE Prevention, Inc. for the professional services agreement awarded by Resolution 90420; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That based on information provided by the City Administrator, the City Council finds that the professional services agreement is of a professional and temporary nature and shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive civil service; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council awards and authorizes the grant agreements and/or grant amendments with the services providers identified in Table 1 below for the amounts specified therein to provide critical homeless services, including transitional and rapid rehousing programs, for the terms iden tified below and using the funding sources and amounts identified below:
Table 1
Grantee Funding Source Not to Exceed
Amount
Grant Term
ADD: State of California
Fund (2159), Community
Housing Services
East Oakland Organization (78411), $155,000 $380,737 August 1, 2024 – Community Project HHAP Round 5 Project July 31, 2025
(EOCP) (1007402), Homeless
Services & Support Program
(NB41)
4 ADD: Measure Q Parks &
Recreation Preservation,
Litter Reduction, and
Homelessness Support Act
(2244), Community Housing
Services Organization
(78411), Measure Q
(1005349), Homeless
Services & Support Program
(NB41)
$50,000
EXISTING: HUD-
ESG/SHP/HOPWA Fund
(2103), Community Housing
Services Organization
(78411), CoC OHYHC
Project (1006697), Homeless
Services & Support Program
(NB41)
$175,737
Change to Come (in
place of Courageous
Women
Association)
*Or another grantee
selected by the City
Administrator and
approved by State
HCD
State of California Fund
(2159), Community Housing
Services Organization
(78411), FHC-2 Project
(1007551), Homeless
Services & Support Program
(NB41)
$369,815 January 1, 2025
– June 30, 2026
Kingdom Builders
Transitional
Housing Program
State of California Fund
(2159), Community Housing
Services Organization
(78411), HHAP Round 4
Project (1006961), Homeless
Services & Support Program
(NB41)
$3,000,000 January 1, 2025
– June 30, 2027
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to shift funding awarded to EOCP in this Resolution to another grant agreement with EOCP for a different transitional housing program for maintenance and repairs of City -owned buildings, in the event funds from this award are available for that purpose; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That if State HCD does not approve the entity change for FHC- 2 funds to Change to Come, then the City Administrator is authorized to select a new provider and 5 to grant funds in the amount not to exceed $369,815 to the selected provider approved by State HCD; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council finds and determines, after independent review and consideration, that this action complies with CEQA because these agreements are categorically exempt and statutorily exempt from CEQA; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to make such amendments to the approved grants and/or professional services agreements as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this Resolution or to ensure the timely spend down of time -limited funds, subject to any applicable funding regulations and requirements; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That prior to execution, all agreements and amendments shall be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney and executed copies shall be filed with the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, JENKINS, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER,
AND XXXXX
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California