APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025
OAKLAND FUND FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUNDED GRANTS
FOR TWELVE (12) MONTHS FOR SEVENTY-FOUR (74) NON-
PROFIT AND PUBLIC AGENCIES FOR ONE HUNDRED AND
FORTY-FOUR (144) DISTINCT GRANT PROGRAMS PROVIDING
DIRECT SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025-2026 WITH
ANNUAL AWARDS TOTALING AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
EIGHTEEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY TWO THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-TWO DOLLARS ($18,252,282) TO
PROVIDE SUMMER PROGRAMS FROM JUNE 1, 2025 - SEPTEMBER
30, 2025 AND FULL YEAR PROGRAMS FROM JULY 1, 2025 - JUNE 30, 2026
WHEREAS, the Kids First! Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) was established by voter-approved ballot Measure K in 1996 to set money aside for programs and services benefiting children and youth; and
WHEREAS, OFCY was extended for 12 years by voter approval in 2009 (Measure D); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the authority provided in Charter section 1307, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 13588 C.M.S. on March 3, 2020, which extended OFCY for an additional twelve (12) years, beginning July 1, 2021, and continuing through June 30, 2033; and;
WHEREAS, the Planning and Oversight Committee (POC) was established pursuant to Measure K to provide oversight and direction for the OFCY planning and funding review process; and
WHEREAS, Charter section 1305 requires, among other things, that the POC prepare Three-year Strategic Investment Plans (SIP) for Council approval, solicit funding applications from private non-profit and public agencies through an open and fair application process, and make funding recommendations; and
2 WHEREAS, in December 2021, the City Council approved the OFCY Strategic Investment Plan for FY 2022-2025 (Resolution No. 88929 C.M.S.) with priority areas: l. Social Emotional Well-Being in Early Childhood, 2. Family Resource Centers and Parent Engagement, 3. Comprehensive School-Based Afterschool at Elementary Schools, 4.
Comprehensive School-Based Afterschool at Middle Schools, 5. Middle School Engagement, Wellness, and Transitions, 6. High School and Post-Secondary Student Success, 7. Youth Leadership and Development, 8. Summer Academic and Enrichment Programs, 9. Violence Prevention Programming, 10. Career Access and Employment for Opportunity Youth, and 11.
Career Access and Employment for Youth in School; and
WHEREAS, on June 18th, 2024, the City Council accepted the POC’s funding recommendations and authorized 147 grant awards to various non-profit and public agencies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 in an amount not to exceed $18,837,382 to complete the second annual funding cycle under the 2022-2025 OFCY Strategic Investment Plan. (Resolution No. 90310, C.M.S.); and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2024, the City Council approved the OFCY Strategic Investment Plan for FY 2025-2028 (Resolution No. 90580 C.M.S.) which prioritizes funding that reaches older youth through condensing several strategies, adding two (2) new strategies (Independent Living and Placed Based Innovations for Youth Safety), and removing the Social-Emotional Well-Being in Early Childhood strategy; and
WHEREAS, agencies need adequate time to prepare for the changes between the 2022-2025 SIP and the 2025-2028 SIP, and extending the grant awards through FY 2025-2026 will provide agencies one year to adjust for future planning without compromising youth programming; and
WHEREAS, approval of the FY 2025-2026 grant extension will allow OFCY staff to continue working with The Bridging Group (TBG) to complete the annual evaluation for FY 2024-2025 to meet the charter mandate and close out those program years; and
WHEREAS, grantees will have the opportunity to collaborate with staff to pilot the new reporting approach across strategies for the FY 2025-2026 year in line with Results Based Accountability framework adopted by the city; and
WHEREAS, bridge year funding will allow OFCY staff to adequately prepare and finalize the Request for Proposals under the 2025-2028 SIP while ensuring critical services and programming continue; and
WHEREAS, the appropriation for FY 2025-2026 to the Kids First Oakland Fund for Children and Youth in the amount of 22,744,353 is included in the Mayor’s FY 2025-2026 Proposed Budget and available for OFCY contingent upon City Council adoption, and 90% of the appropriation in the amount of $ 20,469,918 will be available for grants and is located in Kids First Oakland Children’s Fund (1780), Youth Services Organization (78251), OFCY 2025-2026 Project (1006734), OFCY Program (YS04); and
WHEREAS, for awards to the Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development (OPRYD), funds will be appropriated to an OPRYD Account To Be Determined with receipt of the fund’s contingent on OPRYD’s compliance with OFCY reporting requirements and any
3 2 3 other funding requirements pursuant to the Kids First Charter provisions, which may be memorialized in a funding agreement and overseen by the City Administrator or designee; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Charter section 1300, any interest earned and amounts unspent or uncommitted by the fund at the end of any fiscal year are to be made available for future grants; and
WHEREAS, the interest income earned by the Kids First (OFCY) from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025, is available in the estimated amount of $421,911 for selected grant awards; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2025, the POC approved the renewal of the grant agreements with 145 private non-profit and public agencies programs in the specified amounts for a total amount not to exceed $18,612,382 for a fourth term beginning June l, 2025 and ending September 30, 2025, for summer programs, and beginning July l, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 for year-round programs:
Table 1: RFP Extension for FY 2025-2026 under the 2022-2025 Strategic Investment Plan
Goal Area Strategy Area
#
Programs
Funded
Funding
FY 2025-2026
Healthy Development of Young
Children
Social-Emotional Well-Being in Early
Childhood
4 $775,000
Healthy Development of Young
Children
Family Resource Centers and Parent
Engagement
10 $2,261,035
Children’s Success in School Comprehensive Afterschool Programs – Elementary Schools
38 $3,245,000
Children’s Success in School Comprehensive Afterschool Programs –Middle Schools
14 $1,500,000
Children’s Success in School Middle School Engagement, Wellness & Transitions
5 $710,000
Children’s Success in School High School and Postsecondary Student Success
11 $1,245,000
Youth Development and
Violence Prevention
Youth Leadership & Development 33 $4,645,347
Youth Development and
Violence Prevention
Summer Academic & Enrichment,
Summer Youth Employment
12 $1,161,000
Youth Development and
Violence Prevention
Violence Prevention 3 $655,000
Transition to Adulthood Career Access and Employment for Opportunity Youth
9 $1,660,000
Transition to Adulthood Career Access and Employment for Youth in School
5 $770,000
TOTAL FY 25-26 Grant Awards 144 $18,252,282
4 ; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council accepts the POC recommendation to renew the grant agreements with the aforementioned 144 private non-profit and public agencies programs in the specified amounts for a total amount not to exceed eighteen million two hundred and fifty two thousand two hundred eighty-two dollars ($18,252,282) for a fourth term beginning June 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2025, for summer programs, and beginning J July 1 2025 and ending June 30, 2026 for year-round programs; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized to take all steps necessary to achieve the basic purpose of this resolution, including but not limited to conducting negotiations, drafting, executing, and amending grant agreements, and submitting requests for payment.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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