APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AWARDING A GRANT AGREEMENT TO CENTRO
LEGAL DE LA RAZA, INC. FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) TO PROVIDE TENANT
LEGAL SERVICES AND EVICTION PROTECTION
WHEREAS, On June 26, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 89804 C.M.S. which adopted the FY23-25 Budget; and
WHEREAS, the funding for the contract is available in Affordable Housing Trust Fund (1870), CDBG Coordination Organizations (89949), Third Party: Grants Contracts Earned Account (54912), Tenant Legal Services Project (1007111); and WHEREAS, Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc. (“Centro Legal”) provides critical tenant legal services; and
WHEREAS, Evictions are increasing and expected to continue to increase now that the Eviction Moratorium has ended; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council herby awards a grant agreement to Centro Legal De La Raza in an amount not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); and be it ///
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2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is herby authorized to negotiate, execute, amend, and extend or otherwise take any action in relation to the grant agreement except increasing the monetary amount, in accordance with the City Council’s budget appropriation and allocation via Resolution 89804 without returning to City Council.
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
3395604/LL