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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*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, February 24, 2026 The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:02 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 -
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER BROWN, A QUORUM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER GALLO
AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WANG TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE
LIFE ENRICHMENT COMMITTEE MEETING, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 4:12 P.M. THE MOTION PASSED WITH 4 AYES 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 10, 2026
26-0430
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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 26-0431
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Withdrawing Item 3 Regarding "HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI" And Scheduled To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List No Date Specific 1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:
February 24, 2026*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
3 Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing Agreements For: A. Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; B. Up To $441,350 From The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; C. Up To $4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (Oha) For The Oakland Path Rehousing Initiative (OPRI) Program; And
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And Amounts Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or Measure Q Funding; And
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And Table 2 Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements 26-0437
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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The Committee Approved To Withdraw This Item And Reschedule To The Life Enrichment Committee Pending List No Date Specific
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
This City Resolution be * Withdrawn and Rescheduled.to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee Pending List No Date Specific
February 24, 2026*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT 4 Subject: Department Of Race And Equity Update
From: Councilmember Brown
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Activities Of The Department Of Race And Equity, Including Recent Major Accomplishments, Interdepartmental Collaborations, And Current And Upcoming Initiatives 26-0340
Sponsors: Brown
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The Committee Approved To Receive And Forward This Item To The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non-Consent
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter be Received and Forwarded to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 3/3/2026.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
5 Subject: Black New Deal Report
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The Black New Deal Racial Impact Study Developed By Dr. Brandi Summers
26-0442
Sponsors: Fife
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The Committee Approved To Receive And Forward This Item To The March 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be Received and Forwarded to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 3/3/2026.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye Gallo Houston Wang, Fife4 -
NO VOTE 0
February 24, 2026*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT Open Forum
1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum
Adjournment
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 5:34 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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