APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE OAKLAND FUND FOR CHILDREN
AND YOUTH FINAL EVALUATION REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023- 2024
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, the Kids First! Legislation (Oakland City Charter Article XIII, Section 1305.4) requires the Planning and Oversight Committee (POC) of the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth annually to present the independent evaluation reports to the Oakland City Council for adoption; and
WHEREAS, the City contracted with the firm The Bridging Group to conduct the independent annual evaluation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 and report their findings; and
WHEREAS, for FY 2023-2024 OFCY awarded $18,837,382 in grant funds and monitored 148 grant agreements with qualified organizations for direct services to children and youth; and
WHEREAS, the firm The Bridging Group has pr esented its findings to the OFCY Planning and Oversight Committee from the evaluation report titled Oakland Fund for Children and Youth Final Evaluation Report FY 2023-2024, a nd the POC submits the report to the City Council for adoption; now, therefore, be it
2 RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby accepts and adopts the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth final evaluation report as completed by the i ndependent evaluation firm The Bridging Group and submitted by the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth Planning and Oversight Committee, pursuant to Charter Section 1305.4
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, KAPLAN, 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