AGENDA REPORT Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 To: Honorable City Council and Members of the Rules & Legislation Committee From: Office of Mayor Barbara Lee Contact: Esther Morales, Director of Innovation, [email protected] RE: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FROM THE EAST BAY
COMMUNITY
FOUNDATION
IN
AN
AMOUNT
NOT
TO
EXCEED
TWO
HUNDRED
SEVENTY-NINE
THOUSAND
DOLLARS
($279,000)
TO
SUPPORT
TWO
STAFF
POSITIONS
IN
THE
MAYOR’S
OFFICE.
Recommendation Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the accompanying resolution (#3447375v2) authorizing
the
City
Administrator
to
accept
and
appropriate
funds
from
the
East
Bay
Community
Foundation,
in
an
amount
not
to
exceed
$279,000
into
Fund
2190
–
Private
Grants,
Org
01111
–
Mayor:
Administration,
Program
IP01
–
Mayor’s
Support,
consistent
with
the
grant
terms
and
the
City’s
financial
management
policies.
The
funding
will
fully
support
personnel
expenditures
for
the
two
positions.
These
positions
will
help
build
the
City’s
capacity
for
public-private
partnership
development,
data
integration,
and
technology-enabled
service
delivery.
Staff
further
recommends
authorizing
the
City
Administrator,
or
designee,
to
execute
all
grant
agreements
and
related
documents
necessary
to
receive
and
administer
the
funds
and
to
take
any
actions
required
to
implement
the
intent
of
the
resolutions.
Executive Summary The East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF) has awarded a total of $279,000 in philanthropic grant
funding
to
the
City
of
Oakland
to
support
two
critical
positions
within
the
Office
of
the
Mayor:
the
Director
of
Innovation
and
the
Director
of
Data
and
Technology
Transformation.
These funds will enhance the City’s capacity to advance public-private partnerships and integrate data-driven
solutions
across
municipal
departments.
The
Director
of
Innovation
leads
the
development
of
a
citywide
innovation
strategy
rooted
in
cross-sector
collaboration,
civic
problem
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solving, and equity-first approaches, while the Director of Data and Technology Transformation strengthens
the
City’s
ability
to
leverage
data,
analytics,
and
modern
technology
tools
to
improve
service
delivery,
transparency,
and
performance.
By
accepting
and
appropriating
these
funds,
the
City
ensures
continued
progress
on
high-impact
initiatives
that
directly
and
positively
impact
the
lives
of
Oakland
residents
while
minimizing
reliance
on
the
General
Fund.
For questions about this report, contact Esther Morales, Director of Innovation, Office of Mayor Barbara
Lee,
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