1 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
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 SERVI NG
TRANSITION AGE YOUTH
WHEREAS, homelessness is a complex problem requiring many different programmatic interventions and financial resources to address the full scope of the issue; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2023, the City Council passed Ordinance No. 13759 C.M.S. (Shelter Crisis Ordinance), which appropriated up to $65,000,000 of State of California Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funding through fiscal year (FY) 2025/26; and
WHEREAS, City Council adopted Resolution No. 90288 C.M.S. to award a grant to Building Futures with Women and Children (BFWC) using City of Oakland General Purpose Funds (GPF) for a program to provide permanent housing outcomes for families in North Alameda County who are literally homeless; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 90288 C.M.S. also awarded a grant to East Oakland Community Project (EOCP) using GPF for the Matilda Cleveland Families in Transition program which serves families with children in 23 units of transitional housing and 13 units of rapid rehousing located throughout Oakland; and
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Jordan Flanders
2 WHEREAS, City Council adopted Resolution No. 90604 C.M.S. to award a grant of $3,000,000 to Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program using State HHAP Funds for a program to provide transitional housing and services to transition age youth; and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland is currently experiencing a fiscal emergency related to its General Purpose Funds; and
WHEREAS, all departments have been mandated to drastically reduce or completely eliminate their use of GPF; and
WHEREAS, the Human Services Department’s Community Homelessness Services Division (CHS) has identified other funding sources to replace some of its use of GPF; and
WHEREAS, staff now seeks authorization to amend Resolution No. 90288 C.M.S. to reallocate funding from GPF to HHAP funds for the BFWC PATH program and EOCP MCFIT program; and
WHEREAS, staff now seeks authorization to amend Resolution No. 90604 C.M.S. to provide an additional $2,000,000 in HHAP funding to a grant to King dom Builders Transitional Housing Program. This additional $2M in funding is critical to ensuring the long -term sustainability of Kingdom Builders' operations. Increasing the grant from $3M to $5M will extend operational viability from approximately four years to eight years, providing greater financial stability and reducing the risk of funding shortfalls that could jeopardize services; and be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the City to amend Resolution 90288 to replace General Purpose Funds in grants to Cornerstone Community Development Corporation DBA Building Futures With Women And Children and East Oakland Community Project with State Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Funds as identified in Table 1; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council amends Resolution No. 90604 to add funding to a grant to Kingdom Builders Transitional Housing Program as identified below:
Table 1
HHAP-2 funds are appropriated through the State of California Fund (2159), Community Housing Services Organization (78411), HHAP Round 2 Project (1006126), and Homeless Services & Support Program (NB41).
Provider Program Amount Original Funding
Source
Proposed Funding
Source
BFWC PATH $352,000 1010.1000017 GPF 2159.1006126 HHAP-2 EOCP MCFIT $399,187 1010.1006324 GPF 2159.1006126 HHAP-2 EOCP MCFIT $200,217 1010.1005635 GPF 2159.1006126 HHAP-2 EOCP MCFIT $186,000 1010.1000017 GPF 2159.1006961 HHAP-4 EOCP MCFIT $115,000 1010.1006681 GPF 2159.1006961 HHAP-4 Kingdom
Builders
Transitional
Housing for TAY $2,000,000 N/A 2159.1006326 HHAP-3
3 HHAP-3 funds are appropriated through the State of California Fund (2159), Community Housing Services Organization (78411), HHAP Round 3 Project (1006326), and Homeless Services & Support Program (NB41).
HHAP-4 funds are appropriated through the State of California Fund (2159), Community Housing Services Organization (78411), HHAP Round 4 Project (1006961), and Homeless Services & Support Program (NB41).
and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to make such amendments to the approved grants as may be necessary to achieve the purposes of this Resolution or to ensure the timely spend down of time -limited funds, subject to any applicable funding regulations and requirements; 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
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