Rules & Legislation Committee
December 11, 2025

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY ________________________ OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S. RESOLUTION: 1. AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90732 C.M.S. TO CORRECT THE BUSINESS NAME FROM CRIME AND JUSTICE POLICY LAB TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA; AND 2. AMENDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR A TERM STARTING JULY 1, 2025, TO ADD THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($362,087) FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO DOLLARS ($439,952) AND TO EXTEND THE END DATE TO DECEMBER 31, 2028, TO EVALUATE THE -LIFELINE STRATEGY; AND 3. BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS WHEREAS, mandated to reduce gun violence, domestic violence, and commercial sexual exploitation in Oakland; and WHEREAS, between individuals who are affiliated with street groups and networks; and WHEREAS, -Lifeline strategy, which is a focused deterrence approach to reducing group violence that involves providing intensive life coaching and violence interruption services to individuals at imminent risk for group violence; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution 90732 C.M.S., the DVP entered a professional services agreement with The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for the term of July 1, 2025, to December 31, 2027, in the amount of $77,865, for researchers from the University of as part of the Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy; and 2 WHEREAS, the DVP desires to significantly expand the scope and term of the original evaluation to allow researchers to better assess the impact of life coaching services on participant outcomes and the impact of the Ceasefire-Lifeline strategy overall on shootings and homicides in Oakland; and WHEREAS, adopted by Ordinance No. 13467 C.M.S.; and WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code (OMC) section 2.04.051.A requires the City Administrator to conduct a request for proposals/qualifications (RFP/Q) process for professional services contracts greater than $50,000, and OMC section 2.04.051.B allows Council to waive the RFP/Q requirements upon a finding by the Council that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City to waive the L/SLBE and RFP/Q requirements for this agreement with The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania because researchers from the are national experts in the evaluation of focused deterrence strategies such as Ceasefire-Lifeline and have previously conducted an outcome evaluation of Ceasefire-Lifeline and multiple problem analyses of gun violence in Oakland; and WHEREAS, up to One Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Seven Dollars ($127,957) of the total funds required for this amendment is available in Project (1007638), Award (24645), Fund (2994), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), and Organization (70211) Violence Prevention: External Services through a DVP grant from Kaiser Permanente, which funds life coaching services within the DVP and requires the DVP to produce an evaluation plan and final evaluation report as a condition of grant funding; and WHEREAS, up to Two Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand One Hundred Thirty Dollars ($234,130) of the total funds required for this amendment is available in Project (1007639), Award (24643), Fund (2112), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), and Organization (70211) Violence Prevention: External through a grant from the Bureau of Justice , which funds life coaching services within the DVP and requires the DVP to produce a final evaluation report as a condition of grant funding; and WHEREAS, any remaining funding required for this amendment is available in Project (1006367), Fund (1010), Fostering Safe and Healthy Communities Program (SC22), and Organization (70211) Violence Prevention: External through DVP general purpose funds; and WHEREAS, the City Administrator has determined that this agreement is professional, scientific, or technical and temporary in nature and the performance of the agreement shall not result in the loss of employment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service; and WHEREAS, notwithstanding the authority granted hereby, this Resolution is not intended 3 WHEREAS, prior to execution, all agreements shall be reviewed and approved as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney and placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to amend a professional services agreement with The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania for a term starting July 1, 2025, to add Three Hundred Sixty-Two Thousand Eighty-Seven Dollars ($362,087) and extend the end date to December 31, 2028, to significantly enhance an outcome evaluation of the City of -Lifeline strategy, for a total amount not to exceed Four Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Two Dollars ($439,952); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby finds that it is in the best interests to waive and hereby Program (L/SLBE) and competitive bidding process requirements for this agreement; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to extend, modify or amend authority, without returning to Council consistent with the purposes of this Resolution. 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 3445530v1/JL