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Meeting Minutes - FINAL
*Life Enrichment Committee
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
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4:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd FloorTuesday, October 14, 2025 The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:25 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 July 8, 2025, July 22, 2025 And September 30, 2025.
25-0895
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0 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, 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 25-0896
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A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
October 14, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 3 Subject: Early Childhood And Family Services Division Amended Agreement With Childcare Careers, LLC FY 22-27
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise Program Requirement And Waiving The Competitive Bidding Process And Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Second Amendment To A Professional Services Agreement With Childcare Careers, LLC To Increase The Amount Of The Previous Contract By An Additional $500,000 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $1,250,000 For As-Needed Substitute Teacher Staffing Services For The Contract Period Fiscal Year 2022-2027
26-0126
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90922 C.M.S
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The October 21, 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 10/21/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
October 14, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL 4 Subject: Head Start Grant Continuation Application FY 25-26 From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Head Start Basic Training And Technical Assistance, Early Head Start Basic And Training And Technical Assistance Grants For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 From The Us Department Of Health And Human Services, Administration For Children And Families, Office Of Head Start (DHHS/ACF), In An Estimated Amount Of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Ninety-Seven Thousand Fifty-Seven Dollars ($13,797,057), And Committing The Necessary Local Match; And
(2) Authorizing An Estimated Offset Of Three Million Four Hundred Fourteen Thousand Nine Hundred Eight-One Dollars ($3,414,981) For FY 2025-2026 Central Services Overhead Charges; And
(3) Awarding Grant Agreements To Fund Comprehensive Early Care, Education And Family Services To Community Service Providers Identified In Table 3 For FY 2025-2026 For A Total Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Seven Hundred Sixty Thousand One Hundred Twenty Dollars ($2,760,120); And
(4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Additional Federal Head Start/Early Head Start Funds If They Become Available Within FY 2025-2026 And Amend The Grant Agreements Within The Limits Of The Federal Award 26-0131
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View Revised Report - 10/10/2025
90923 C.M.S
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The October 21, 2025 City Council Agenda On Consent
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Ken Houston, 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 10/21/2025. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum
October 14, 2025*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 5:19 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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