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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT
*Life Enrichment Committee
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Oakland, California 94612
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Tuesday, September 22, 2026 4:00 PM City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor The Oakland City Council Finance And Management Committee Convened At 4:04 P.M. With Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Present 4 - Noel Gallo, Ken Houston , Charlene Wang, and Carroll Fife 1 Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of July 14, 2026 27-0014
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A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife
NO VOTE 0
2 Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items 27-0015
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1 Speaker Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife
NO VOTE 0
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*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT September 22, 2026 3 Subject: Grant Agreement For Service Opportunity For Seniors For Meals On Wheels Food Delivery Program Fiscal Year 2025-2027
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Grant Agreement To Service Opportunity For Seniors (SOS) To Administer The Meals On Wheels Food Delivery Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $150,000 For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 And $150,000 For Fiscal Year 2026-2027; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Grantee For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 With Authority To Extend The Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Award
27-0043
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The October 6, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent.
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife
NO VOTE 0
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*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT September 22, 2026 4 Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appropriating The First 5 Alameda County Early Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures 27-0046
Sponsors: Human Services Department
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To The October 6, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent.
2 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife
NO VOTE 0
DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER BROWN, A QUORUM OF THE CITY
COUNCIL WAS NOTED, AND A MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER WANG AND
SECONDED COUNCILMEMBER HOUSTON TO ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE -PUBLIC
WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, AND TO CONVENE AS A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FULL COUNCIL AT 4:36 P.M.
The Roll Call Was Modified To Note Councilmember Gallo Excused at 5:03 P.M.
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*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT September 22, 2026 5 Subject: Moratorium On Data Centers
From: Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Interim Ordinance, Adopted As An Urgency Measure Pursuant To California Government Code Section 65858, Establishing A Temporary Moratorium On The Approval Of Any Land Use Entitlements And/Or Agreements To Allow The Development Or Operation Of Data Centers In The City Of Oakland, To Take Effect Immediately Upon Adoption
27-0050
Sponsors: Fife
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The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff, As Amended, And To Forward This Item To The October 6, 2026, City Council Agenda On Non-Consent With The Following Amendments:
City Charter Section 213, An Ordinance Declared By The Council To Be Necessary For Preserving The Public Peace, Health, Or Safety In An Emergency, And Containing A Statement Of The Reasons Constituting Such Necessity, May Be Introduced And Adopted At The Same Meeting If Passed By The Affirmative Vote Of At Least Six Members; And
Proposals, And Application Information
Adding To The 7th WHEREAS Clause After "65858": And City Charter Section 213, Sees Immediate Need, On An Emergency Basis, To
Findings' Add: In Accordance With Government Code Section 65858 And Section 213 Of The Oakland City Charter,
SECTION 5 Striking: Allocated, And Adding: Existing
Adding: SECTION 8. Required Written Report. Pursuant To California Government Code Section 65858, Subdivision (D), The City Administrator, Or Designee, Is Authorized And Directed To Prepare A Written Report Describing The Measures Taken To Alleviate The Conditions Which Led To The Adoption Of This Urgency Interim Ordinance, For Presentation To The City Council No Later Than Ten (10) Days Prior To The Expiration Of This Ordinance Or Any Extension Thereof
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*Life Enrichment Committee Meeting Minutes - DRAFT September 22, 2026 After "106" Adding: And 213
Starting With Section 8, Updating Each Section As Follows: SECTIONS 9, 10, 11, 12, And 13
45 Speakers Spoke On This Item
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be Approved as Amended the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 10/6/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye 3 - Houston Wang, Fife
Excused 1 - Gallo
NO VOTE 0
Open Forum
3 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum.
Adjournment
There being no further business, The Oakland City Council Public Works And Transportation Committee adjourned the meeting at 6:50 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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