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 TWO-YEAR
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE RECEIPT OF IN -
KIND SERVICES FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION AND
CORO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF AN EQUITABLE LEAD HAZARD ABATEMENT PROGRAM AND
PROACTIVE RENTAL INSPECTION PROGRAM, VALUED IN A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($460,000)
WHEREAS, homelessness and housing affordability are top priorities for Oakland residents, and to address these challenges, the City of Oakland (“City”) is carrying out a multi - pronged approach, and the City’s Department of Housing and Community Development is addressing housing affordability through its “3P” framework: Protect Oaklanders from displacement, Preserve the existing affordable housing stock, and Produce new, deeply affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Partnership for the Bay’s Future is a collaborative effort to produce and preserve affordable homes, and protect tenants so the Bay Area remains a diverse place where everyone thrives, and its Policy Fund Grants for Housing Production, Preservation, and Protection Program (“PBF Policy Fund Grant”), managed by the San Francisco Foundation and Coro Northern California, is dedicated to creating equitable housing solutions to address the region ’s housing crisis by fostering partnerships between local governments and community organizations; and
WHEREAS, the Ci ty and a coalition of community-based leaders and organizations, including Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP), La Clínica de la Raza, East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation ( EBALDC), and Black Cultural Zone (“Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative”) , submitted a PBF Policy Fund Grant application to support the development of lead hazard abatement and proactive inspection initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City has won a grant award, the PBF Policy Fund Grant, that will provide a two-year fellow (“Fellow”) who will be embedded in HCD and who will be dedicated full-time for the next two years to facilitate collaboration among HCD, the Planning and Building Department, and the Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative; and
WHEREAS, the Healthy Havenscourt Collaborative has won a PBF Policy Fund Grant in a total amount of $220,000 to cover costs associated with contributing their essential community
2 expertise to the effort and ensuring the City’s initiatives align with the needs of residents most impacted by housing instability by engaging these residents directly to shape City decision-making and to center their voices in the design, implementation, and evaluation of the initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the City’s grant award will become effective upon entering into a memorandum of understanding with the San Francisco Foundation and Coro Northern California; and
WHEREAS, the City’s grant award will assist in Oakland’s work to reduce lead hazards in older rental housing, especially in communities most impacted by housing instability; and
WHEREAS, by exploring the integration of lead hazard abatement with proactive rental inspection, the Fellow’s work will aim to improve housing quality for families at risk of exposure and create healthier homes for Oakland’s residents; and WHEREAS, the Fellow will not be a City employee, but will be employed by Coro Northern California; and
WHEREAS, the total in-kind value of the Fellow and technical assistance provided to the fellow is $460,000; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to accept and enter into a two-year memorandum of understanding for the receipt of in-kind services from the San Francisco Foundation and Coro Northern California to support the development of the Equitable Lead Hazard Abatement Program and Proactive Rental Inspectio n Program, valued in a total amount not to exceed four hundred sixty thousand dollars ($460,000); and
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to take all actions necessary to fulfill the obligations under the memorandum of understanding , including amendments in furtherance of this Resolution and extensions for additional time.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, AND
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE GALLO
NOES –
ABSENT – COUNCIL PRESIDENT JENKINS (serving as Mayor pursuant to Charter Section 303) ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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