Tuesday, April 22, 2025
4:00 PM
City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall,
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201
Oakland, California 94612
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor
*Life Enrichment Committee
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov
Agenda - FINAL
April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL The Public May Observe And/Or Participate In This Meeting Many Ways.
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April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL Before The Submission Deadline.
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April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Rowena Brown, At-Large; Councilmember Ken Houston, District 7; Councilmember Zac Unger, District ; Chairperson: Councilmember Carrol File, District 3; Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of April 8, 20251 25-0611
View ReportAttachments:
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items2 25-0612
View Report
View Supplemental Report - 4/17/2025
Attachments:
Subject: 2024 Library Commission Annual Report
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Public Library Commission (LC) For Fiscal Year 2023-2024
3 25-0065
Sponsors: Oakland Public Library
View Report
View Supplemental Report - 4/18/2025
View Supplemental Attachment A - 4/18/2025
Attachments:
Legislative History
9/12/24 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment
Committee
April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL 9/24/24 *Life Enrichment Committee Continued to the *Life Enrichment Committee
The Committee Approved To Continue This Informational Report To The October 22, 2024 Life Enrichment Committee Meeting
With Requests For A Supplemental Report Be Included With The Following:
1. Information from the Finance Department document reporting to include the reduction in the appropriation to the library fund and the steps to return the funds that decreased as a result of the past budget.
2. How to best include the library commission on budgetary decisions before they are made versus after
3. Timetable For How and When, And If, the funds can be replaced, and how we can be in compliance with the ballot measure requirements.
4. 311 request in the immediate areas regarding public safety, homelessness, and homelessness encampments specifically for the library
5. Definition of extreme fiscal emergency that lead to the funds being able to be utilize, and addressing the budget deficit
6. Explanation of how this was used and the severe financial impact on these libraries.
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
9/26/24 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment
Committee
10/17/24 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
* Withdrawn and Rescheduled to the *Life
Enrichment Committee
11/14/24 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Withdrawn with No New Date
2/13/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment
Committee
April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL Subject: AC-OCAP Annual Report And 2025 CSBG Resolution From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Anti-Poverty Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) Awarded By The California Department Of Community Services (CSD) And Development For The January 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2025 Program Year (2025 CSBG Program Year); (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Grant Funds From CSD For The Same Purpose Within The 2025 CSBG Program Year; (3) Authorizing The Use Of General Purpose Funds To Pay The Human Services Department Central Services Overhead Charges For 2025 CSBG Programs In The Estimated Amount Of One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand, Nine Hundred Fifty- Six Dollars ($151,956) 4 25-0622
Sponsors: Human Services Department
View Report
View Legislation
Attachments:
Legislative History
4/10/25 *Rules & Legislation
Committee
Scheduled to the *Life Enrichment
Committee
Open Forum
Adjournment
* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can be taken.
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April 22, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Agenda - FINAL
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