Jady Leung (Apr 1, 2026 15:25:38 PDT)
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. C.M.S.
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
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland previously received a twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000) Resilience Hub Grant from Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on September 29, 2023 to support community resilience planning efforts in East Oakland; and WHEREAS, the City has accepted and appropriated the grant funds on October 31, 2023, which are available in Fund 2999, Organization 02161, Project 1007317 – PGE SUSTAINABILITY GRANT for expenditure consistent with the grant’s purposes; and WHEREAS, the East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative (EONI) is a community led collaborative focused on focused on equity-based planning and community-led development to identify and advance resident priorities in Deep East Oakland, including climate resilience; and WHEREAS, EONI convened the East Oakland Resilience Design Summit to engage residents, community-based organizations, and local stakeholders in identifying trusted community serving sites for potential Resilience Hubs and defining community prioritized features, services, and programming; and
WHEREAS, the City’s 2030 Equitable Climate Action Plan (ECAP) establishes the development of community serving resilience hubs as a priority action area (Action A-1), and EONI’s completed engagement provides community informed guidance toward this goal; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland will use community input generated through the Design Summit to inform the identification, development, and programming of future municipal Resilience Hubs in East Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation (OPRF), as fiscal sponsor for EONI, is prepared to administer grant funds in support of these community driven resilience planning activities; and
WHEREAS, disbursing the grant funds to OPRF, as fiscal sponsor for EONI, will support continued planning, coordination, and development of community informed Resilience Hub strategies in East Oakland; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized 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 support community resilience hub planning, engagement, site identification, and design activities in East Oakland, using funds previously awarded to the City of Oakland by PG&E; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to negotiate and enter into a grant agreement with the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, for a term beginning upon execution and ending no later than July 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), and to conduct all negotiations, execute all documents, and take any other actions necessary and consistent with this Resolution to implement the grant agreement.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –