Approved as to Form and Legality
City Attorney’s Office
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90475 C.M.S., WHICH
AUTHORIZED FUNDING FOR THE HOMELESS PREVENTION PILOT
PROGRAM GRANT TO BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. FOR
A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION DOLLARS
($4,000,000.00) AND GRANT TERM THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 TO:
(1) EXTEND THE GRANT TERM TO JUNE 30, 2027;
(2) INCREASE THE AUTHORIZED GRANT AMOUNT TO A TOTAL
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
($5,000,000.00) AND ALLOCATING PREVIOUSLY BUDGETED
FUNDS TO BACS’ HOMELESS PREVENTION PILOT
PROGRAM; AND
(3) AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMI NSTRATOR TO ACCEPT,
APPROPRIATE, AND INCREASE THE GRANT AGREEMENT
USING ANY STATE, FEDERAL, LOCAL, AND/OR PRIVATE
FUNDING THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE FOR BACS’
HOMELESS PREVENTION PILOT PROGRAM DURING THE
TERM OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT, WITHOUT RETURN TO
COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Bay Area Community Services, Inc. (BACS) is a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization (ID # 587204) dedicated to working with vulnerable populations in Oakland who are at extreme risk of losing their housing by providing wraparound services and financial assistance; and
WHEREAS, on July 2, 2024, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 midcycle budget (Resolution No. 90326 C.M.S), that appropriated funds for the expenditures proposed by said budget; and
WHEREAS, the Adopted Midcycle Budget for FY 2024- 2025 appropriated two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) in FY 2024- 2025 from Affordable Housing Trust Fund (1870), Homelessness Prevention Pilot Project (1007395) to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program; and
2 WHEREAS, BACS was selected through a Request for Proposal process to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program since February 2, 2023; and WHEREAS, BACS’ initial agreement ended December 31, 2024, and the total amount of $2,305,293.31 was fully expended; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 90475 to grant an additional $2 million to Bay Area Community Services, Inc. to fund the Homelessness Intervention Pilot Program in FY 2024- 2025, with authorization to ext end the grant to FY 2025 - 2026 contingent on the future availability of funding; and
WHEREAS, the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program is administered effectively by BACS and they have established they are successfully able to prevent homelessness by off ering emergency financial assistance and support services, preventing 374 households from losing their housing since the beginning of the program; and
WHEREAS, extending operation of the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program to FY 25-26 and 26-27 will require additional funds beyond those previously appropriated by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, $1,000,000 in funds are presently available in Affordable Housing T rust Fund (Fund 1870), local funding provided from the City of Oakland using twenty-five percent of tax revenues to provide assistance in developing and maintaining affordable housing in Oakland by providing grants to build and preserve affordable housing for low-income households; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to extend the operation of this highly effective program through FY 26-27 using funds available in Fund 1870; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland may in the future receive new state and federal grants and/or private donations for homelessness prevention that can contribute towards the ongoi ng operation of this program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to expedite the issuance of this grant to improve the lives of Oakland community members; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, the City Council passed the Shelter Crisis Ordinance (Ordinance 13759 C.M.S.) which, among other things, allows the City Administrator to renew existing grant agreements with homeless service providers that meet the performance outcomes specified in such agreements, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 above the previous fiscal year amount using funding sources appropriated for emergency shelter or transitional housing programs, and staff will rely on the Shelter Crisis Ordinance, if still in effect at the end of the term of the grant, for future extensions, if all requirements are met; now, therefore, be it 3 RESOLVED: That the City Council amends Resolution No. 90475 to extend the term of the grant to BACS to administer the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program to June 30, 2027; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to increase the grant to BACS for the Homelessness Pilot Program to a total not to exceed amount of five million dollars ($5,000,000) using $1,000,000 available for this purpose in Fund 1870; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby appropriates, and authorizes the City Administrator to enter into agreements to accept federal, and/or private funding, to a Grant Fund To Be Determined (TBD), Project To Be Determined (TBD), that becomes available during the term of the BAS Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program for the specific purpose of preventing homelessness; however, this action shall not appropriate funding sources that are currently used for ongoing homelessness programming by Community Homelessness Division (CHS) of the Oakland Department of Human Services, such as State Homeless, H ousing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funding or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care funding; and
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council authorizes the City Administrator to amend the grant agreement with BACS for the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program to increase the not to exceed amount of the grant by an amount corresponding to any additional local, state, federal, or private funding that becomes available for the Homelessness Prevention Pilot Program for the same purposes as the original grant agreement, during the term of the grant agreement, without return to Council; 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, 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