AGENDA REPORT Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 To: Honorable City Council and Members of the Rules & Legislation Committee From: Office of Mayor Barbara Lee Contact: Esther Morales, Director of Innovation RE: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS IN THE AMOUNT OF THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($31,000) TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR’S REGIONAL GUN VIOLENCE ROUNDTABLE ON OCTOBER 17, 2025 Recommendation Staff recommends that the city council adopt a resolution accepting and appropriating grant funds
from
the
California
Board
of
State
and
Community
Corrections
(BSCC)
in
the
amount
of
thirty-one
thousand
dollars
($31,000)
maintained
in
Fund
2152
-
California
Board
of
Corrections,
to
support
the
Mayor’s
regional
gun
violence
roundtable
which
will
take
place
on
October
17,
2025.
Additionally, staff recommends that the City Administrator is authorized to enter into any agreement required by the California Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to facilitate
the
City’s
receipt
of
the
grant
funds
consistent
with
the
purpose
of
the
aforementioned
resolution,
and
to
take
all
actions
necessary
for
full
implementation
of
the
grant.
Executive Summary Gun violence is one of the most urgent public health and equity issues of our time—both nationally and right here in Oakland and across the Bay Area. While we’ve made progress in reducing shootings since the peak of 2023, the impact remains devastating—especially for Black, Latino, and other historically marginalized communities. The trauma is deep, the loss is ongoing, and the systems that allowed it to happen are still in place. This is not just a criminal justice problem—it’s a public health crisis.
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In collaboration with non-profit partners, including, but not limited to the Brady Center, a 501c3 national
organization
focused
on
gun
violence
prevention,
as
well
as
seven
cities
in
addition
to
the
City
of
Oakland,
Mayor
Barbara
Lee
will
convene
a
regional,
day-long
roundtable/conference,
and
set
of
working
meetings
on
October
17,
2025,
in
Oakland,,
for
100
participants
across
8 cities
in
the
Bay
Area
to
catalyze
a
new
level
of
collaboration
to
address
prevalent
gun
violence
and
prevention.
BSCC funds will support the following event costs by reimbursement of paid invoices: (a) event space
with
capability
to
gather
up
to
100
attendees
in
plenary
and
breakout
rooms,
and
tech
capability
for
online
participation;
(b)
mics
and
additional
tech
equipment
and
support
not
included
in
space
rental;
(c)
post-it
boards,
markers,
flip
charts,
printing
costs;
(d)
staff
time
related
to
conference
preparation,
data
collection,
and
reporting;
(d)
parking
for
attendees.
For questions about this report, contact Esther Morales, Director of Innovation, Office of Mayor Barbara
Lee,
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