City Council (or Committee)
Meeting Date
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson FROM: Elizabeth Lake
City Administrator Assistant City Administrator
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL – Authorization to
Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds
to Oakland Parks and Recreation
Foundation for Community Outreach
Activities
DATE: April 22, 2026
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Grant Agreement With The Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation, As Fiscal Sponsor For The East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative, In An Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), To Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds Previously Awarded To The City Of Oakland By Pacific Gas And Electric Company
REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL
City Council requested that a Scope of Work be added to the Agenda Report. The Scope of Work is provided in Attachment A.
Staff has determined that EONI has successfully completed all deliverables sufficiently and satisfied all requirements for the grant.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute A Grant Agreement With The Oakland Parks And Recreation Foundation, As Fiscal Sponsor For The East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative, In An Amount Not To Exceed Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000), To Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds Previously Awarded To The City Of Oakland By Pacific Gas And Electric Company
Jestin Johnson (Apr 24, 2026 05:59:01 PDT)
Apr 24, 2026
Jestin D. Johsnon, City Administrator
Subject: SUPPLEMENTAL – Authorization to Disburse Resilience Hub Grant Funds to Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation for Community Outreach Activities Date: April 22, 2026 Page 2
City Council
May 5, 2026
For questions regarding this report, please contact Nick Kordesch, Energy Programs Manager, at (510) 238-6266.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH LAKE
Assistant City Administrator
City Administrator’s Office
Reviewed by:
Daniel Hamilton,
Chief Resilience Officer
City Administrator’s Office
Prepared by:
Nick Kordesch, Energy Programs Manager
Sustainability & Resilience Division,
City Administrator’s Office
Attachments (1)
A. Scope of Work
Attachment A: Scope of Work for East Oakland Resilience Hub Summit
Project: East Oakland Resilience Hub Summit
Funding: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Resilience Hub Grant Grantee: City of Oakland
Implementor: East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative
Fiscal Sponsor: Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation
Project Summary
East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative (EONI), with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation (OPRF) serving as fiscal sponsor, will lead the planning, facilitation, implementation, and documentation of an East Oakland Resilience Hub Summit. The purpose of the Summit is to gather community-driven recommendations that will guide the development of future resilience hubs in Columbia Gardens, Sobrante Park, and Brookfield. EONI will conduct all community engagement activities, coordinate working sessions, manage Summit planning, and produce the required deliverables for both the City of Oakland and PG&E under the PG&E Resilience Hub Grant. The Summit will provide participants with interpretation, food, and childcare to enable broad participation.
Deliverables to the City of Oakland
EONI, supported financially by OPRF as fiscal sponsor, will complete and submit the following deliverables:
1. Community Recommendations: Physical Building and Site Features A summary of community-identified features for buildings and outdoor sites that would support resilience in East Oakland.
2. Community Recommendations: Programming and Services
A summary of programs, services, and other operational or cultural elements that community members identify as important to resilience.
3. Preferred Resilience Hub Location Data
Data identifying which sites in Columbia Gardens, Sobrante Park, and Brookfield are preferred by participants as potential resilience hub locations. This list should include City-owned sites as well as community sites. If appropriate, data will include documentation of community preferences related to City-owned versus community- managed resilience hub spaces.
4. CBO and Participant Engagement Summary
A list (without personal names) of community-based organizations, neighborhood leaders, and participants engaged in the Summit. Available demographic information, such as ZIP code, will be included.
5. Summit Activities and Planning Report
Materials describing Summit activities, including:
a. Planning sessions
b. Working sessions
c. Engagement activities and participant testimonials
d. Facilitation methods and partners
e. Photos of Summit
6. Outreach and Recruitment Documentation
Materials and a narrative summary of strategies used to recruit and engage community members.
7. Voluntary Contact List for Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates EONI will distribute a voluntary email sign‑up sheet and provide collected emails to the City for future Local Hazard Mitigation Plan engagement.
8. Support the City of Oakland in fulfilling PG&E’s required project‑close documentation
EONI will help prepare a slide deck summarizing:
a. Summit activities
b. Community input
c. Key findings
d. Lessons learned