City Council
July 7, 2026
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Elizabeth Lake FROM: James P. Beere
Acting City Administrator OPD, Interim Chief
SUBJECT: OPD BAHC FIFA World Cup Grant DATE: June 18, 2026
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Up To Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) From The Bay Area Host Committee And To Execute A Grant Agreement For Such Funds To Pay For Oakland Police Department Security Support Operations For The 2026 FIFA World Cup.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Oakland has been selected as a subrecipient under the Bay Area Host Committee (“BAHC”) State and Local Public Safety Grant Program. The program is federally funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) under the FIFA World Cup Grant Program (Assistance Listing 97.160; Federal Award Identification Number EMW -2026-WC-05008) and is passed through the California Office of Emergency Services (“Cal OES”) and the BAHC.
The grant supports Oakland Police Department (“OPD”) personnel costs associated with providing dedicated security for an assigned international team and related sites during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The award is one hundred percent (100%) federally funded, reimbursement - based, and limited to the Pers onnel budget category. No General -Purpose Fund match is required. The accompanying Resolution affirms the proof -of-authority findings required by the grant agreement and expressly provides that grant-funded deployments shall not reduce on-duty patrol or specialized-unit staffing below OPD’s established operational baseline.
REASON FOR URGENCY
OPD received the award letter for this grant at the end of May (see attachment). To obtain reimbursement, the City needs to sign the agreement with the Bay Area Host Committee. OPD needs to submit all necessary documents, including the signed agreement, by July 17th to receive full reimbursement.
Betsy Lake (Jun 25, 2026 16:35:01 PDT)
Jun 25, 2026
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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BACKGROUND / LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
The Bay Area is a host region for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with matches scheduled in the region between June and July 2026. The BAHC serves as the regional host -city planning entity and administers the State and Local Public Safety Grant Program, which channels federal FIFA World Cup Grant Program funds through Cal OES to eligible local public safety agencies to support safety and security operations associated with hosting the event.
On January 20, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 91033 C.M.S., authorizing the City Administrator to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and the City of Santa Clara for OPD to provide tactical support and security for Super Bowl 60 and FIFA World Cup events at the Santa Clar a stadium site. The present grant complements that authorization by funding OPD’s separate assignment to provide security support for an international team based in the Bay Area region.
By award letter dated May 20, 2026, the BAHC notified the City that it had been conditionally selected for funding, pending execution of a formal subrecipient grant agreement. Acceptance of the award requires Council authorization to appropriate the funds and to execute Subrecipient Grant Agreement No. 2026-BAHC-003.
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
OPD’s primary assignment under this grant is to provide security support for an assigned international team (Team Australia) at its designated hotel and base camp at the Claremont Hotel, together with related sites throughout the Bay Area region. The scope of operations includes:
● Security at the team hotel and designated base-camp and training locations; ● Team movement and escort routes, including airport arrival and departure points; ● Stadium-related escort routes; and
● Other approved World Cup-related support locations throughout the region.
These activities fall under Tier 2 of the program (Team Hotels, Base Camps, and Venue-Specific Training Sites).
Operational Need
The assignment of an international team to the region creates a sustained, elevated public safety responsibility that extends beyond routine operations across a multi -week period. Funded activities include fixed -post security, roving security, route and movement coverage, escort details, operational supervisi on, and command oversight. Grant funds may be used only for personnel costs — including law enforcement overtime, supervisory overtime, surge staffing, and associated employee-related expenses — and may not be used for travel, supplies, firearms, ammunition, weapons accessories, or other unallowable expenditures.
Grant Compliance
As a condition of the award, the City must comply with the FY 2025 DHS Standard Terms and Conditions, the FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual, and the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200).
These obligations include monthly financial and programmatic reporting, maintenance of an active Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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SAM.gov registration, and record retention for at least 5 years. The City possesses the institutional, managerial, and financial capability to administer the award and currently manages numerous state and federal grant programs.
Policy Alternative
The principal policy alternative is to decline the award. This is not recommended, as it would either require OPD to absorb World Cup-related security costs within its existing budget or reduce planned coverage. To protect core services, the Resolution provides that grant -funded deployments shall not reduce on -duty staffing for patrol or specialized units below OPD’s established operational baseline; surge requirements will be met through overtime and backfill consistent with the approved budget.
RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS
This agenda item is a routine item and does not relate to any Oakland strategic planning efforts.
FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the proposed resolution will authorize the City Administrator to accept and appropriate $750,000.00 in FY 2026-27 for allowable personnel costs incurred, for the grant period of July 4, 2025, through July 31, 2026.
The grant award requires City Council appropriation of $750,000 in federal grant revenue into the appropriate OPD grant project accounts. The funding will be accepted and appropriated from the Federal Grant Fund. The award is one hundred percent (100%) federally funded and requires no local cash or in-kind match.
Table 1: FIFA Funding Source
Fund Source Organization Account Project Program Amount 2124 - Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA)
107710 Special
Operations
TBD TBD TBD $ 750,000
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No outreach was deemed necessary for the proposed policy action beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures.
COORDINATION
This report and legislation have been reviewed by the Office of the City Attorney and the Budget Bureau.
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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RACE AND EQUITY
As a condition of the federal award, the City will comply with all applicable nondiscrimination requirements, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and associated obligations to provide meaningful access to persons with limited English proficiency.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Grant Funds In An Amount Up To Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000.00) From The Bay Area Host Committee And To Execute A Grant Agreement For Such Funds To Pay For Oakland Police Department Security Support Operations For The 2026 FIFA World Cup.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Eriberto Perez-Angeles, Acting Captain, OPD Special Operations Division, at (510) 238-3455.
Reviewed by:
LaRaija Marshall, Fiscal Manager
OPD, Bureau of Services
Dr. Tracey Jones, Legislative Services Manager
OPD, BRM, Research and Planning
Prepared by:
Eriberto Perez-Angeles, Acting Captain
OPD, Special Operations Division
Elizabeth Lake, Acting City Administrator
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Attachments (3):
A: Subrecipient Grant Agreement No. 2026-BAHC-003
B: BAHC Award Letter dated May 20, 2026
C: Bay Area Host Committee Grant Agreement Supplemental Statement