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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Life Enrichment Committee
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
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4:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, May 13, 2025 The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:00 P.M. With Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Carroll Fife, and Ken HoustonPresent 2 -
1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of April 22, 2025 25-0679
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A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 25-0680
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A motion was made by Rowena Brown, seconded by Zac Unger, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
May 13, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3 Subject: Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Public Art Projects Plan And 2023-2024 Activities Report
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Adopting The Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Public Art Projects Plan And The 2023-2024 Public Art Activities Report 25-0645
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The May 20, 2025 1 P.M. Special City Council Agenda On Consent 0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 5/20/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
May 13, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Subject: FY 24-25 CHS HHAP Reallocations
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Amending Resolution No. 90288, Which Awarded Various Grant Agreements To Homeless Service Providers, To Change The Funding Source From The General Purpose Fund (GPF) To State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds For The Grant Awards To Cornerstone Community Development Corporation DBA Building Futures With Women And Children (BFWC)’S Permanent Access To Housing (PATH) Program And To East Oakland Community Project’s Matilda Cleveland - Families In Transition (MCFIT) Program; And (2) Amending Resolution No. 90604 To Provide An Additional $2,000,000 To A Grant To Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $5,000,000 In HHAP Funding, For Operating And Supportive Services For A Transitional Housing Program Serving Transition Age Youth
25-0673
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The May 20, 2025 1 P.M. City Council Agenda On Consent 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 5/20/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
5 Subject: Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities Annual Report From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Chair Of Oakland Mayor’s Commission On Persons With Disabilities (MCPD) Regarding Their Status And Recent Activities
25-0646
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A motion was made by Zac Unger, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
May 13, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 6 Subject: Report On Extended Stay America Acquisition
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator Regarding The Acquisition Of The Extended Stay America (ESA) Hotel And The Planned Relocation Of Unhoused Persons From The Mosswood Park, East 12th Street, And Martin Luther King Jr. Way Encampments, Including Details On The Number Of Residents From Each Encampment Who Have Or Will Be Offered Shelter At ESA, Information On Closure Plans And Processes, Timeline For All Activities Related To Relocation, And All Outreach Efforts To Both Unhoused And Housed Community Members 25-0671
The Committee Continued This Item To The June 10, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda With Request To Staff To Provide In A Written Report The Following Details:
1) The Process Between The Three Encampments Mentioned And How Many Residents Are There?
2) How Many People Agreed To The Services
3) Update On The Current Status Of Getting People Document Ready 4) How Many Black Residents From Oakland Were Placed
12 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Rowena Brown, that this matter be Continued to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee, to be heard 6/10/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Fife Houston Brown, Unger4 -
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
16 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 6:04 P.M.
* 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.
May 13, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Americans With Disabilities Act
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