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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Life Enrichment Committee
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Oakland, California 94612
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4:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, June 24, 2025 The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:10 P.M. With Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Noel Gallo, Ken Houston , Charlene Wang, and Carroll FifePresent 4 - 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On May 27, 2025 25-0770
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 25-0771
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
Agenda Modified To Hear Item 5 Before Item 3
June 24, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 5 Subject: FY 2024-25 Informational Report On The Operations Of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Division
From: Economic And Workforce Development Department
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Oakland Cultural Affairs Division On The Status Of Its Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operations 25-0733
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18 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
3 Subject: OFCY 2023-2024 Year End Evaluation Report
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Accepting The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth Final Evaluation Report For Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 25-0752
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The July 1, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 7/1/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
June 24, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Subject: FY 2025 Professional Services - The Bridging Group (TBG) From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Professional Services Agreement With The Bridging Group To Conduct The Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Evaluation Of The Oakland Fund For Children And Youth And Other Services That Support Continuous Quality Improvement Beginning July 1, 2025, Through June 30, 2026, In A Total Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000)
25-0784
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The July 1, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 7/1/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
6 Subject: Report On The City’s Head Start Program
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The City’s Head Start Program, Including (1) Recent Actions Concerning Leadership Staff And Potential Impact On The City’s Federal Head Start Funding; (2) Clarification On The Roles, Responsibilities, And Mandates Of The Head Start Advisory Board, The Head Start Program Director, City Administration, And The City Council; (3) Race And Other Demographic Data On Head Start Teachers And Students; (4) Details On The Proposed Process To Eventually Transfer Oakland’s Head Start Program From The City Of Oakland To An External Entity; And (5) Information Regarding The Formal Status Of The City’s Head Start 2021-2026 5-Year Grant Contract With The Federal Government And Plans For The 2026 Continuation Application
25-0778
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
June 24, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Chairperson Fife Called For A 5 Minute Recess At 5:57 P.M.
The Committee Reconvened At 6:03 P.M.
7 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
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The Committee Approved To Continue This Item To The July 8, 2025 Life Enrichment Committee Agenda With A Request For The Information That Was Stated On The Record Be Included In A Written Supplemental Report 2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Continued to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee, to be heard 7/8/2025.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 6:16 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.
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