APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TH E CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO AN AMENDED MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING WITH THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA TO CLARIFY
THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE APPLICATION AND
USE OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA HOMELESS HOUSING, ASSISTANCE, AND PREVENTION (HHAP) ROUND 6 FUNDING
WHEREAS, State of California Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention (HHAP) funds are integral to the City of Oakland’s homeless interventi on system to maintain existing emergency homeless interventions; and
WHEREAS, since Round 5 of HHAP funds, the State of California has requir ed the City of Oakland (City) and County of Alameda (County) to collaborate on more aggressive goals toward ending homelessness requir ing repurposing of funds towar d additional exit resources, including entering into a Memorandum of Understanding that will address the jurisdictions’ joint response to homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 89777 C.M.S., authoriz ing a Memorandum of Understanding to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the City and County in the application for and use of HHAP Round 5 funds; and
WHEREAS, effective as of February 1, 2024, the City and County executed a Memorandum of Understanding for the application and use of HHAP Round 5 funds, which was then amended by a First Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Administrator now desires to amend the existing Memor andum of Understanding to clarify the roles and responsibilities under HHAP Round 6; and therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to negotiate and enter into one or more amendments to the existing Memorandum of Understand ing between the City and County, dated as of February 1, 2024, in order to satisfy application requirements for HHAP Round 6 or any future rounds of HHAP funding or other regionally-allo cated funding to address the shelter crisis; and be it
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FURTHER RESOLVED: That all agreements and further amendments authorized by this Resolution shall be reviewed and approved by the Office of the City Attorney for form and legality.
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