APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION WAIVING THE CITY OF OAKLAND’S LOCAL AND SMALL
LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND
COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS A ND AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT IN AN AM OUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVENTY- SEVEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SI XTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($77,865) FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1, 2025, TO DE CEMBER 31, 2027, TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA’S CRIME AND JU STICE POLICY LAB TO EVALUATE THE DEPARTMENT OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION’S CEASEFIRE-LIFELINE STRATEGY AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT’S COMMUNITY-
BASED VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION GRANT FROM THE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE
WHEREAS, there were 81 homicides and 1,046 assa ults with a firear m in Oakland in 2024; 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 intervention services that reduce group violence in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the DVP participates in Oakland’s Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy, which is a focused deterrence approach to reducing group vi olence that involves providing intensive life coaching and violence interruption services to individuals at imminent risk for group violence; and
WHEREAS, on November 12, 2024, the City C ouncil approved Resolution No. 90508 C.M.S., which accepted a $2 million grant from th e Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Community- Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) to augment the DVP’s Ceasefire- Lifeline work from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2027, through the hiring of three additional life coaches to deliver intensive life coaching serv ices to individuals at imminent risk of group violence; and
WHEREAS, the CVIPI grant strongly encourages th e DVP to contract with an external evaluation partner to complete an outcome evaluation of the grant-funded work; and
2 WHEREAS, Drs. Anthony Braga and Lisa Barao fro m the University of Pennsylvania’s Crime and Justice Lab previously conducted an outcome evaluati on of the Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy in Oakland from 2012 to 2017, and they are national experts in the evaluation of focused deterrence strategies such as Ceasefire-Lifeline; and
WHEREAS, the DVP desires to contract with the University of Pennsylvania’s Crime and Justice Lab to complete th e required evaluation given their expertise in focused deterrence evaluations and their prior experience conducting a similar evaluation in Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may waive the City’s Loca l/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) requirements pursuant to Pa rt 1 of Oakland’s L/SLBE program guidelines adopted by Ordinance No. 13467 C.M.S.; and
WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) section 2.04.051.A requires the City Administrator to conduct a request for proposals/ qualifications (RFP/Q) process for professional services contracts greater than $50,000, and OMC section 2.04.051.B allows Council to waive the RFP/Q requirements upon a finding by the Council that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, funding for this evaluation is availa ble through the DVP’s CVIPI grant in Project (1007639), Award (24643), Fund (2112), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), and Oakland Unite Organization (70211); and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator has determined that the agreements are professional, scientific, or technical and tem porary in nature and the performa nce of the agreement shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the authority granted hereby, this Resolution is not intended to supersede the City Administrator’s purchase authority set forth in OMC section 2.04.020; and
WHEREAS, 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; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to enter into a professional services agreement with the Univer sity of Pennsylvania and/ or the University of Pennsylvania’s Crime and Justice Policy Lab to evaluate the DVP’s Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy for the term July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed Seventy-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Dollars ($77,865); and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests to waive and hereby waives the City of Oakl and’s Local and Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) and competitive bidding process requirements for this agreement; and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to extend, modify or amend the agreement, including increases within the City Administrator’s purchase authority, without returning to Council consistent with the purposes of this Resolution.
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