APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO: (1)
APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, AND APPROPRIATE A GRANT IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($4,500,000) IN STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS (BSCC) PROPOSITION 64 PUBLIC
HEALTH AND SAFETY (PROP 64) GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS; AND (2) EXPEND AND ADMINISTER THE PROP 64 GRANT BY: (A) ASSISTING THE CITY OF OAKLAND’S CAPACITY TO CONDUCT PUBLIC
SAFETY OPERATIONS AND COORDINATED ENFORCEMENT OF
ILLICIT CANNABIS ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING UNLICENSED
CULTIVATION, MANUFACTURING, DISTRIBUTION, AND RETAIL;
AND (B) ENABLING EQUIPMENT PURCHASES, COVERING
OVERTIME STAFFING COSTS, AND PROVIDING FUNDING FOR
OTHER RELATED ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS OVER A FIVE (5) YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2031
WHEREAS, Proposition 64 legalized the recreational use of cannabis in California for people 21 and older; and
WHEREAS, the California Revenue and Taxation Code directs the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to provide state grants to local governments to assist with law enforcement, fire protection, or other local programs addressing public health and safety associated with the implementation of the Control, Regulate and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (City) desires to participate in the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program funded through the California State and Local Government Law Enforcement Account and administered by the BSCC; and
WHEREAS, in the fall of 2025 the BSCC released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program Cohort 4 for a maximum grant amount of four-million, five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) to be utilized over a five-year period; and WHEREAS, in March 2026 the City submitted a Proposition 64 Cohort 4 grant application to the BSCC for four-million, five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) over five years to fund public safety operations and coordinated enforcement on illicit cannabis operations in Oakland 2 and enable equipment purchases, fund overtime staffing costs and other related administrative costs; and
WHEREAS, the goal of the City of Oakland’s Proposition 64 Cohort 4 grant application is to establish a safe and equitable regulated marketplace where licensed operators will not just survive but thrive in the post-Proposition 64 landscape; and WHEREAS, on June 26, 2026, the BSCC approved funding for all the proposed uses and projects identified in the City of Oakland Proposition 64 grant application; and WHEREAS, Proposition 64 grant terms require that the City include the following standard grant provisions to this resolution and/or the grant agreement:
• That the City of Oakland desires to participate in Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program funded through the California State and Local Government Law Enforcement Account and administered by the BSCC;
• That the City Administrator be authorized on behalf of the City of Oakland to submit the grant proposal for this funding and sign the Grant Agreement with the BSCC, including any amendments thereof;
• That grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body; and
• That the City of Oakland agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC; now, therefore, be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to apply for and accept four-million, five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) in “Proposition 64” Public Health and Safety Grant Program Cohort 4 funds; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Oakland, by electronic signature or other method required by the BSCC, to sign the Proposition 64 Grant Agreement with the BSCC, including any amendments thereof; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That grant funds received hereunder shall not be used to supplant expenditures controlled by this body, the Oakland City Council; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City of Oakland agrees to abide by the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement as set forth by the BSCC; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the four-million, five hundred thousand dollars ($4,500,000) in “Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant” funding from the BSCC shall be accepted in the following funds: State of California Other Fund (2159), Cannabis Organization (85621), Project (TBD), Administration Program (IP03), State Grant Miscellaneous Revenue Account (46229); and be it
3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to appropriate said grant funds for spending; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That City Administrator is authorized to use BSCC grant funds in the amount not to exceed four million, two-hundred and eighty thousand eighthundred and eighty dollars ($4,280,880) for the purpose of covering staff costs of overtime and regular time for coordinated enforcement operations and administrative staff over a five-year period; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That City Administrator is authorized to use BSCC grant funds in an amount up to one-hundred and fifteen thousand dollars ($115,000) for purchases of equipment and supplies to support coordinated operations; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That City Administrator is authorized to use BSCC grant funds in an amount up to seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) over a five-year period to contract with a local firm to be determined through a competitive request for proposals process to evaluate the City of Oakland’s performance under the Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant and submit BSCC required reports; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to use up to twentynine thousand four-hundred and fifty-two dollars ($29,452) of Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant funds to support the City of Oakland’s administration of the Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant programs; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is authorized to take any other action necessary consistent with this Resolution and its basic purposes.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
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