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Good afternoon and welcome to
the life enrichment committee
meeting today, JULY 14th. The
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Councilmember Gallo. How some
are Houston is excused.
Councilmember law. Come summer
long. You could just say
PRESIDENT Into life. Fix this.
Thank you. Chair by.
PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have
3 members present what it
skews Houston. And before we
begin here are 5. Do you have
any announcements? Yes, we
will be changing the speaking
time for public speakers on
all items due to the impact of
public safety calendar. And we
want to make sure that we get
out of here on time. I just
want to make the announcement
that we will be changing our
commentary to one minute.
Thank you, council. Thank you.
Chair Fife, we're a large
group. Moving to item one
approval, a draft minutes. But
the committee meeting on JUNE
23rd 2026. I move approval.
Thank you. We have a motion
made by chair by seconded by
Councilmember Gallo to accept
the draft minutes of the
committee on JUNE 23rd 2026.
As is unreal. Customer Gallo.
Councilmember Houston is
excused. Councilmember along.
Thank Chair Fife. Aye. The
motion passes with 4, 3, I
excuse me and what it used to
stand to upset the draft
minutes of the committee
meeting JUNE 23rd 2026. As is
moving to item to
determination of scatter out
standing committee items. This
is also known as you're with.
Yes, the count, the office,
the 3 office has no changes to
the pending was at this time.
Are there any changes from the
administration? No changes.
Thank you all. Know, these
noting Councilmember for
05:00pm. Entertain motion. A
second. We do have a motion
made council member seconded
by chair by to accept the
terminations GOD, right.
Standing committee items as is
on the road. Councilmember
Gallo. Councilmember Houston.
I didn't understand. I don't
know. It's just one where the
pending list item Yeah, I
thank you. Councilmember won.
I thank you and chair by I
this motion does pass with 4
eyes to accept the
terminations got around
standing committee items as
is. Moving to item 3.
Adopt a
resolution awarding a grant of
construction resource center
in an amount not to exceed
$100,000 for fiscal year. 26
to 27 to support the
development and implementation
of the city of Oakland's
mentor protege program in
partnership with the National
Association of Minority
Contractors, Northern
California, Newark now. And
you do have 3 speakers for
this item. Thank you. MADAM
City clerk, we will hear a
presentation with 5 minutes on
the clock from I'm Alina s p a
good afternoon chair fine and
committee members. I a lien us
Pn. I'm the director of the
Department of Workplace
Employment Standards. Also
known as dress. Thank you for
the opportunity to present
this item today. Rest is
requesting approval of
$100,000 Grant with
Construction Resource Center.
Also known as c r c in
partnership with the Northern
California chapter of the
National Association of
Minority Contractors, also
known as ne Mac nor cow to
support the city's first full
implementation of the mentor,
push a program on a public
works project. He's typically
the mlk junior way
Streetscapes Improvement
project. It's very exciting to
be able to support innovative
Department of Transportation
project and this important
mentor push a partnership with
this grant. Then too. Pushy
partnerships have been a
component of the La pe local,
small local business
enterprise program for many
years. But this the first time
it's being deployed public
works project. To ensure we
get these partnerships set up
for success. This grant will
allow us to provide structure,
technical assistance, trade,
specific training business
capacity development to small,
local and minority
contractors, meaningful
mentorship, including regular
coaching site visits and
Project management guidance
requires trade specific
expertise that the city does
not currently have in house.
See cna Mac are capping
decades of contractor
development experience strong
technical assistance,
infrastructure deep access to
minority contractor works.
They fill a gap. The city
cannot feel internally and
their work will allow us to
deliver a high quality
countable program. The grant
funds structured set
activities including a program
management plan that
expectations for mentors and
proteges onboarding for the
mentor and protege tailored
support plan be specific needs
treats picnic technical
assistance as well as back
office support. We expect
several programmatic outcomes,
including a strong replicable
mentor, protege model and
strong mentor, put
participation because
expectations and oversight be
clear. We also expect that
over time meant to put a sheet
partnerships will result
measurable reductions in
contracting disparities. It's
pro to she's will have greater
capacity to compete for city
contracts. That's both times
in steps. This work directly
supports Oakland's equity
goals by expanding access to
contracting opportunities for
small minority firms that have
historically been
underrepresented in the city's
contracting. Plus, we'll track
progress indicators and will
also work find the net or
pushy program as needed based
on the work of this The fiscal
impact is a onetime $100,000
Grant fully funded in the
fiscal year. 25 27 adopted
budget funding comes from
Measure b p local streets and
France. And happy to answer
any questions. Are there any
questions, comments
Councilmember Houston? Yes,
through the chair. I just have
a few comments that you saw me
get up and start to be in
late. Seem a parking space
happens to me all the time. We
got to do something about
that. So show me get and spoke
to the city attorneys office.
And I just call Ryan
Richardson. So I just wanted
to be transparent because in
this, well, you got to be
transparent. And I asked him
would be any kind conflict of
interest because I know crc. I
was raised by their father
when my father died. A father
help me fix up cars and to
learn how carburetor and
things like that. And I
trained under. That comp and
they taught me so much. I
mean. My success was And the
structure. Of that, right. So
I just want to make sure that
when the conflict of interest
side just as this, they said,
you have any financial or have
none of that, I have learned
an experience from being train
and it is great, great
organization with the
structure with crc. So I just
want to be transparent. So I
know always ask everybody I'm
just going to be me
transparent. So everybody
know. So it's a great
organization. The people that
actually work for me right
now. That was an house and
justice impacted in my prior
life trained under that. Now
they work for the city. So
it's great opportunity to
change lives. Structure
everything you need for
success. I just wanted to
share that. I appreciate that.
Level of transparency for the
record. And so I gather that
you are asking if you'll have
to recuse yourself from this
vote based on past previous
relationships. Councilmember
Houston is that it? Yes, and
they said no, because is is is
no problem there. Yes, no
problem. And I just wanted to
say, and I'm glad I was able
to say because I have
personally not shared is all
the time. If I don't know
something, a folly only
councilmember Fife, the only
councilmember. Why follow the
lead of of the of the
committee. But if I know on
the speak on it, thank you for
sharing that. If there are no
comment, I apologize.
Councilmember one of thank you
and thank you so much for your
work on this. I was just
wondering since was doing a
quick Google search, it looks
like there's a number of
federal programs like through
the Small Business
Administration, the Department
of Transportation other
federal programs are
available. Are you planning to
set us up to be able to either
encourage some of those
relationships are entrance
into some of these federal
programs. Yeah, the idea is to
learn from the best programs
that are out there. So it's
certainly the federal level
has to mentor programs. We
also know that locally there's
some other jurisdictions that
have it. In so that this is a
first time for us. We want to
get it right. And also want to
make sure that a program of
all of us to incorporate. What
we learn from this. But also
what are some of the best
practices from those other
programs? We do want to have
the best mentor appreciate
program here in the city
Oakland. And we also want to
set up the rhymes at our
mentors and proteges to be
able to participate in these
other ones. And hopefully that
experience here helps open up
more opportunities for them.
Great. Thank you so much. I
will move the item. I just
want to say director sba, it
has been a pleasure working
with you on this project. I
know your passion for ensuring
that we are doing what we can
in terms of moving the ball
forward when it comes to
programs like the mentor
protege program in. You've
been a very good partner and
making sure that my desire to.
Just moved the disparity.
Study results forward in a way
that can be done
administratively, but done
Cohesively can actually
happen. So I just wanted to
thank you because you've been
a really good partner for with
your expertise and your
knowledge on these topics. I
want appreciate you for that.
Thank And I do want to state
that I'm also very proud that
first time that this will be
realized is on the mlk
streetscapes project in my
district with an Oakland born
in raised native Stanley
Cooper, who will be protege in
this and this project. And I
hope to see that even with the
bi monthly, I believe reviews
that will come back from how
this project goes that we can
also bring back to this
committee. Maybe a couple
times a year how the
confrontation of this program
is working so that it can be
applied to other businesses. I
would like to see this mentor
protege program. Where has
this type of technical
assistance for small
businesses applied across the
board in the city of Oakland
for other small businesses who
need support with back in
office or support applying for
they're different permits or
whatever that I just feel like
minority businesses would be
so much better served if we
had the type of U.S. Support
that crc will be providing in
this program to other
businesses. So I appreciate
you all for being here. We can
go to our public speakers.
MADAM City Clerk, thank you,
chair by moving top of the
speakers. Want to call your
name, please approach the
podium state. Your name for
the record. If you're
participating via zoom raise
your hand Syriza get in a
fight. Thank you, Jeremiah
Jackson, Lynn Turner. Blair
Beekman. And Mississauga.
Thank you. Members of the
Council. My name is Jeremiah
Jackson. I serve as a
consultant to the National
Association, minority
contractors here in Oakland.
And we really deeply deeply
want to express our deep
appreciation for this
opportunity, but also our
support for this particular
grant opportunity. One of the
things that we know as folks,
we've served the area for over
60 years is that this is
critical for the development
of small businesses for
contractors and for helping
people to really be able to
address the needs of the
region and particularly the
city of Oakland. We have
worked diligently working with
tremendous experts and people
with deep expertise as well as
looking at best practice. Math
is a methodology for ensuring
success and being able to
categorize a success in such a
way that the city of Oakland
will be able to not only
repeat our success in the
future, but also been to grow
a sustainable way. And so we
really do recognize that this
does address a number of these
that the region has. The
contractors have and that
organization has as well as
making sure the city of
Oakland's able to address some
of the some of his own
priorities, particularly with
those coming out of the 2026
disparity study. So Good
afternoon. Thank you guys for
allowing me to speak. I really
appreciate this grant as well.
And it's much needed. My name
is Lynn Turner, co-founder of
Construction Resource Center.
And we teach the business side
of construction. We get in the
weeds most of these companies
teach from the 50,000 foot
level because we're
contractors being contractors
understand. The good, bad and
ugly of con construction. We
teach you how to build your
foundation set up back office
and build a sustainable
company. And so this will help
us move these things forward
considering the disparity this
is a small drop in the bucket
of what we need. What headed
in the right direction. And so
we appreciated and ask that
you guys move this forward.
Thank you. It says in the
report that this project was
codified in FEBRUARY of 2021.
And for the first time we
moving the project forward in
2026. Any reason for that? Oh,
no, it's black people that's
going to be who lot. Maybe
that's it. It says also in the
report, the city lacks
standardize financial
monitoring, too, and technical
assistance to ensure that the
mentor prodigy prodigy
relationship, deliverables can
bill meaningful capacity. And
benefit the project. I mean,
what does that mean? We don't
have the tools to assess the
project. Come on, guys. We got
to do a little bit data. A
whole lot better. And $100,000
will allow for what? What What
is it limited? That the How
did come up with 100,000?
Thank you for your comments.
Aside, a movement to speakers,
blare Beekman. I do not see
Blair that concludes public
speakers for item 3. Thank you
for the public speakers coming
out to speak on this agenda
item. We have motion on the
make the second. Thank you.
Have a motion be back.
Councilmember along seconded
by chair fire to approve the
recommendation to staff. It's
a 4th this item to the JULY
21st 2026 city Council legend
on role Councilmember Gallo. I
thank you. Councilmember
Houston. I councilmember won.
I didn't hear 5. The motion
does pass with 4 eyes to
approve the recommendations of
staff and the board decided to
the JULY 21st City Council
agenda and through body with
that consent from consent.
Please. Thank you. Moving to
item 4. Adopt a resolution,
one accepting and
appropriating and authorizing
agreements. But the receipt of
10, supportive housing
program, renewal, fines from
the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the
amount not to exceed
5 million, 650,302 dollars and
2 awarding and or Monday, the
grand agreements, nonprofit
agencies of the terms and the
in the amount identified in
table one using coc funds and
other state and local Bynes
and 3 out the resident city
administrator to identified
backup fund from state and
local sources. They have been
appropriated for homelessness
programs in to allocate or
reallocate such funds to the
programs identified in table.
One to continue operations
through the grant terms in the
event coc funding is delayed.
And for accepting and
appropriating additional coc
funds that become available
for the same purposes. Do both
fiscal year. 26 to 27 at this
school year. 27 through 28 and
off the roads in the city
administrator to amid the
grant agreements to adjust
that just the grant terms and
the about within the limits of
the awards. And you do have 2
speakers with this item. Thank
you. We will put 5 minutes on
the clock for Shalon Kenner
and you have the floor. Thank
you. And good afternoon. Chair
Fi Fund committee, members of
the life enrichment Committee.
My name is King are and I'm
the manager of community
homelessness services. And I'm
here today to present a
resolution authorizing
acceptance and appropriation
of up to 5.65 million in
federal continuum of care or
coc funding from the U.S.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development to better
known as hud. The continuum of
care program has been a
critical component comes.
Homelessness response system
for more than 3 decades. These
federal funds support housing
interventions that help
individuals, families in
transition, age youth moved
from homelessness to stable
housing. Today's action would
allow the city to renew
funding for for establish
programs. The housing Fast
Support Network operated by
Bay Area, Community Services
or backs the North County
Homeless Families Rapid
Rehousing collective operated
by building futures with women
and children. The North County
Homeless Youth Rapid Rehousing
Collaborative operated by
Covenant House, California and
Oakland Community Project. And
then the additional one is the
Oakland Homeless is the youth
Housing collaborative operated
by. Covid House, California in
East Oakland Community project
collectively these programs
provide transitional housing,
rapid rehousing ritual went to
assistance case management and
support of services that help
some of our most vulnerable
residents achieve long-term
housing stability. This item
is particularly time
sensitive. One of the time one
of the existing agreement
expires JULY 31st. And while
the city has received informal
notification from hood that
these grants have been renewed
formal grant agreements have
not yet been executed. This
resolution ensures that we can
accept the funds when they
become available and maintain
an intricate services for
residents currently enrolled
in these programs. The
resolution also authorizes the
city administrator to utilize
previously appropriated, state
and local homelessness,
funding of a temporary bridge.
Should there be any delay in
the federal award process?
This flexibility is essential
because without it programs
will be forced to suspend
operations while awaiting
federal contract execution.
Homelessness continues to be
one of the most significant
challenges facing Oakland
primarily. Excuse me,
preliminary results from the
2026 point in time. Count
indicated homelessness did
decrease by approximately 20%
since 2024. Well, that
progress is encouraging. More
than can residents continue to
experience homelessness and
the need for effective housing
interventions remains urgent.
These continuum of care
programs are producing
measurable results during the
most recent reporting period
of fiscal year. 24 25 the
funded program served 484
individuals. Across 334
households including 129
children. More than half of
the individual served
identified as black or
African-American. Reflecting
the disappointing it impact.
Homelessness continues to have
cause black community.
Collectively the program's
achieved 73% exits to
permanent housing. Several
program significantly exceeded
that benchmark, including
building features family rapid
rehousing program. He's a 97%
permanent housing placement
rate and east open community
projects. Youth Rapid
rehousing program which
achieved 100% permanent
housing place memory. These
outcomes are the result of
intentional performance
management and accountability.
The city closely monitors all
hud continuum of care funded
programs, the monthly invoice
and expenditure reviews,
quarterly data and performance
reviews and ongoing contract
monitoring. Performance
measures include Texas
Department Housing Housing,
retention income growth,
utilization of support
services link to stay and
timely and accurate data entry
into a gym. I asked or
homeless management
information system. The city
reserves the option to make
changes in hud continuum of
care, separate separate
agreements, including ending
subcontracts with agencies
whose programs do not meet
contracted a performance
outcomes. The oversight ensure
that public funds are directed
toward programs that
demonstrate results in advance
of city strategic goals. In
total, these programs support
186 housing beds and units
throughout the opens
homelessness response system.
If this resolution is not
approved and funding is not
renewed, those beds in
searches could be lost,
resulting in hundreds of local
residents from returning to
homelessness. The last of
these programs would
significantly impact our
ability to maintain progress
toward reducing unsheltered
homelessness in Oakland. This
recommendation is also
directly lined recently
adopted homes to action plan.
The program support key
components of that plan,
including interim housing,
permanent housing Prevention
of returns to homelessness and
increase access to coordinate
a supportive services, the
transitional housing and Rapid
rehousing interventions
participants receive
assistance, securing permanent
housing, increasing income,
accessing benefits, improving
health outcomes in achieving
long-term stability. In
addition, these programs
advanced the city's commitment
to racial equity. Homelessness
continues to
disproportionately affect
black oaklanders due to
longstanding structural
inequities, including historic
housing discrimination,
redlining and barriers to
economic opportunity
sustaining proving housing
veterans is one of the most
effective ways we can address
these disparities and improve
outcomes residents restricting
homelessness for those
reasons. Staff respectfully
recommends approving of
resolution to accept an
appropriate the continuum of
care funding authorize the
Associated Grants, agreements
establish contingency funding
authority and they've been a
federal delays and all
throughout is that any
additional coc funding awards
during the term grant the
grant term. Thank you for your
time consideration. And I'm
course available to answer any
questions. Thank you. Do we
have any initial questions
from the committee?
Councilmember Houston? To
change just a couple? See
Covenant House. That's
Covenant California Sea
Western Ave Hollywood. Stanley
and you will see Hollywood
just just closed due to chair.
There's no local companies
that can do this work that
like in Oakland because I see
Covenant House this Covenant
California. See Sally and Row.
Know you did it research and
things like that. The similar
to what just happened in the
meeting prior to this that we
are going to Clinton out of
the Bay Area hiring people
they can do body work cars in
Oakland and we go on and
Stanley going to Hayward. So
is it any for next time? Is it
companies that can take the
these companies is doing
working because that $674,000
the other one is 500 and so
million dollars to the place
in Hollywood. Yeah, if
correct, Covenant House is in
my district, they had grand
reopening this year. They're
near Jack London Square, I
believe on Harrison. Regarding
that particular location, I
know that's based in Oakland,
but show through the They do
have places throughout the
state of California, but this
particular location is an
Oakland warehouse in Oakland.
Okay. Maybe this is out of
Oakland, ok? So where might
get in this at 13? 25
northwest have. And we got one
assembly at headquarters on
Fairway. Us got the wrong
addresses here has to do some
more research. I believe we
heard from so long was that
they people throughout the
state of California. But I
know they they do really good
work around young people in
the city of Oakland for
Covenant House. If there are
no other questions, we'll go
to public speakers. When a
your name. I apologize. MADAM
City clerk, we do have
questions from Councilmember
want. Thank the chair and
thank you for your critical
work on this. I'm just
wondering, I think it's a
double edged sword that are
pit count. Demonstrated a 20%
reduction. Are we seeing
similar reduction in our grant
amount from hide as a result?
Are they maintaining? The
chair? Councilmember want?
There is a slight decrease in
funding that came through for
the hoods. You'll as it was
not as significant as others,
but it was a decrease of
sorts. Okay. And I. Have been
following the new somewhat,
but I know that there is a
preliminary injunction that
was issued by a federal judge
because this administration
wants to move away from
housing. First, are you now?
I'm noted that you have
already preplanned for any
gaps for just a delay in this
grand. Do we have any plans
for what MAY happen if beyond
this? Set of grants, if there
MAY need to be planning in
case this moose, the Trump
administration is successful
in moving away from housing.
First. Threw the chair. This
particular funding source has
already ready receive the
award for it. But for the next
iteration, we're currently
working on the application.
There have been some changes,
for example, prioritizing
permanent housing in
transitional housing and
moving away from someone.
Every have rapid rehousing
with our consultant working
closely with our providers to
potentially transition or
start new programs or figure
out a way to maintain those
beds. So to answer your
question, we are working
actively on ensuring that
those beds do not go offline
and or we can continue in
other capacity. Okay. Great.
Thank you for that. And then
finally, I wanted to know I
find the metric like exit like
percent exits to permanent
housing to be actually pretty
opaque. Just because I think
the term permanent housing
covers such a broad spectrum
of placements. And so. Can you
just describe like qualitative
qualitatively? What what that
means? I think what's
important for me to
distinguish this MAY not be
data that's available at a
quantitative level. But
whether we are actually
placing are these providers
are placing people in 2. Are
they in a market? Rental house
was a rental assistant. Is it
short term or the psh, which
requires packs, you know, just
because I think it is
important night distinguish
and measure success of someone
who's actually able to be in a
market rate housing simply
because then it opens up a
spot for somebody who has like
a disability to be into psh.
And then finally, I think just
a metric that's important to
capture is also just the
length of time that they're in
these transitional unit since
they MAY have been 100% exit
to permanent housing, but
maybe the length of time is 5
years. You know, so just to
exaggerate. But I think it
just be important to get that
data. Thank you where those
questions that requesting a
response to on the just
something you would like to
see an upcoming report. I
think it would be good to hear
response, but yes, would be
good to see that future
reporting. And I know that the
metrics this is an ongoing
conversation that we've can be
difficult to capture, but to
the extent that we can it be
great to see that and would
love to hear your thoughts on
whether that those are
metrics. It can captured.
Threw the chair. Yes. So we
leverage h m I s and so to
your point relates to
permanent housing, it does
vary. There's different
categories in which a provider
can select, including the ones
that you mentioned. And so it
does allow us to go in today
to my a#
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and pull which ones
place where so it is very
broad to answer your question.
And then as it relates your
second question, I think was
on numbers that have to get
back to you on that. But I
think for the most part, it is
a little difficult to measure
be able to give you like a
full detail because there's so
many categories. But
ultimately, if someone is
removed from homelessness as
it relates to being in the
housing queue and or no longer
considered an house in that,
particularly in which he
became a part of the cube,
they are now removed from it
permanent submitted no longer
unhoused help questions. And
then in terms of the
measurement of length of time,
just because throughput is an
ongoing conversation right of
increasing that. Chair that
actually is a metric that we
can track and I can get that
data to be a at great. Thank
you so much. What we can do is
we can work together with the
city administrator's office in
your office to figure out
where these metrics should
show up and reports so that
their timely and responsive to
what the council member
saying, but also in alignment
with the work that you're
already producing to bring to
committee. So thank you for
all your work on and we can
move to our public speakers.
Want call your name, please
approach podium if you are
participating via zoom. Please
raise your hands. You're using
a dignified Blair Beekman and
with the saga. Still waiting
for the woman to fill up. So
when I heard that the open
House and authority hit list,
the 5, a waiting list to 5,000
was the waiting list for all
of these different entities.
So the Harry Robinson center
only can accommodate 137
people at a time. The Hollins
150, 180 covenant House 60 at
a time East Oakland Community
Project 60 use 18 to 24 at a
time. East Oakland Community
Project, 7 News and 23
families. So and then the
Oakland Homeless youth
collaboration. 31 slots. We
have very limited. Capacities.
For service. So whats the
waiting lists. What's the
waiting this? How many people
need get accommodations in a
waiting to get it? And what's
the solution? Thank you.
Missus side up move into our
Jim Speaker. And I don't see
Bill Blair. And that includes
a public speaker. Thank to the
speaker and for staff or the
presentation. I will entertain
a motion on this item. Have a
motion on the floor from
Councilmember Guyana. Second
from Councilmember Long. Okay.
Yes. We have a motion made
from Councilmember Gallo.
Second from Councilmember Wang
to approve the recommendations
of staff in the Ford decided
to do lie 20 for City Council
agenda on row Councilmember
Gallo. I thank you.
Councilmember Houston, I thank
you. Councilmember want I
thank you. Chair Fife. Thank
you. The motion passes with 4
eyes to approve the
recommendations. Is that
important to the JULY 21st
City Council agenda and
through the body that would be
on consent. That is on
consent. Thank Moving to item
5. Adopt the resolution won't
accept inappropriate e anti
property Community Services
block grant and the amount not
to exceed the amount of
1 million, 319,745 awarded by
the California Department of
Community Services and
Development of the JANUARY.
1st 2026 through DECEMBER
31st. 2026 program year tween
26 csb g Program and
discretionary funds as it
becomes available to authorize
in a city administrator to
accept an appropriate any
additional grant funds from
Csd for the same purpose
within a 2026 csb g Program
Year. 3 of the resin, the use
of general vines to the pay to
pay the human services
department. Eternal services
been changes in the estimated
amount of 56,692 in central
services overhead charges for
2026. Programs in the
estimated amount of 178,968.
You do have 2 speakers. Thank
you. We will put 5 minutes on
the clock from actually Jim
Otte and you have the floor.
Thank you so much. So good
afternoon to seen council
members. I've talked check
number 5 as well as our other
elected officials that it's
good to see you all here. My
name is actually tomorrow. And
we're going do a brief
overview so I can reintroduce
myself. So everybody in my new
position. I wanted to give you
all overview of my division.
Co cap is our Alameda
Planning, Community Action
Partnership. And within that
division, you will find my.
Which is our cs pg Grant,
which will be talking about.
You'll also find our Sugar
Sweetened beverage program.
You'll find our volunteer tax
assistance program and also
trying to recast program. Rick
has program holds majority of
our stem cell funding around
our mental health programs,
working with trauma resiliency
are vital program. As we call
it our Volunteer Tax
assistance program is our
program that we have to out
the city which supports our
resident in conducting their
taxes annually.
Sugar-sweetened beverage
program and our summer food
program. Our Summer Food
program we have over 55 tight
throughout the city of Oakland
that feet. Are you thinking
about snack and lunch every
single day? And so we're
excited about that. And a
press release was done about
that before the beginning of
the summer and our Sugar
Sweetened beverage program,
which also subsidizing
supports that program. And
that also has advisory board.
You'll see a co cap which has
18 board members. We have 4
committees are executive
committee advocacy committee
are fun Development in our
program Planning Committee
which then drops down to
overseeing rcs bt find which
we have 17 grand to use
throughout the city of Oakland
in which we apartment. So just
a little bit of overview of
what what our cs pg Co kept
does. Co kept directly
supports the city of Oakland,
Economic Development, Action
plan. We also. Support the
strategic work that we are
doing throughout the city of
Oakland by making sure that we
work with our training and
employment. We work with
organizations that support
low-income housing. We also do
a lot of work around community
development, civic engagement,
advocacy community building.
So we reduce poverty and
promote economic opportunity
by supporting programs
services that help our
low-income residents and the
city of Oakland. We have too
many ways organizations,
public agencies, educational
institutions and resident and
we help them identify and
develop community-driven
solutions to the root cause of
the property. So what is the
community service block grants
to the community service
Block? Grant is a federally
funded antipoverty program
administered by United States
Department of Health and Human
Services as well as California
Department of Community
Services. Rcs Beaty provides
flexible funding enables
community action agencies to
respond local needs to
services such as like I said,
workforce development,
housing, stability, emergency
assistance, financial
Empowerment Program, civic
engagement, opportunities and
community development. All of
this, of course, is guided by
our comprehensive community
needs assessment as well as
our strategic plan. So here's
our strategic plan for 2022.
2025, as we all know, it is
2026 we are working on
creating new five-year
strategic plan from 2026 to
2031 that again will be
informed by our community
needs assessment and our
strategic plan. So as well as
in your packet, you will find
our community action plan for
2026 to 2027. That was also. A
fire or a attachment with in
the within agenda. So I did
want to put it up there with
one of our clickable link. So
you all can have it. This man
does not go scroll through it.
It is 112 pages. So please at
your leisure take the time to
look at some of our data and
some of our graphs and charts
around property where it is
localized within the city. And
what are some things that
we're doing to combat back?
Also, you can find more
information on our website and
I happy for any questions.
Thank you. Thank you for your
presentation and your service.
Your continued service in city
of Oakland. And if there are
no questions from the
committee, I will go to public
speakers. Thank you so much.
Chair fine. Thank you. Ashley
was a great report. Thank
Blair Beekman in Mississauga.
So this is a resolution from
Grand JANUARY. The first 2026
through DECEMBER, the 31st.
2026. Is that what we seeking
approval, something that was
started in JANUARY. Okay. So
the board is supposed to be
one 3rd elected officials,
one-third representatives from
the low-income community,
one-third of the private
sector leaders who selects
this board. They selected.
Okay. Going on to the next
concern. The next concern is I
noticed when I've been a
couple young meeting, just
been a lot of time traveling
and going to conferences. How
much money is spent on that?
All right. No answers to that
one. Know that, you know,
suppose. And to me, I just
like this like this moment
where everybody says nothing.
Is funny to me. Ok. And then
the last thing what? What is
the breakdown? Thank you for
your comment. Mississauga move
resume speakers. Harmon built
Did you fill out a speaker's
card? Bill o Trent?
Excuse me.
Did you fill out a speaker's
card? And I'm sorry.
Unfortunately, unfortunately
will be up to discretion for
the chair. I will speak to
after this meeting. Been here
several times to because you
need translation. We will have
our city administrator come
work with you on answering any
questions that you have and
also be available after the
meeting at. She will translate
for me. Thank you. Thank you.
Blair, Big men and I do not
see a nicu. So that concludes
our public because right 3
item, 5. Thank u MR. Ma, if
you could respond to a couple
of the questions and I will
lay them out just in terms of
how the board has selected.
And I do want to say for the
public, there are people who
come to these meetings
frequently understand what the
rules of procedure are. But
there's some people who don't
know that unless an item is
agenda aisd the committee nor
staff can respond to questions
and less. It is the purview of
the chair. So I'm asking as
the chair for you to respond
to how boards how the board is
selected with the Tri Party
makeup of the individuals that
sit on the board. If you can
answer that question. So from
my knowledge, there is an
application process and which
the prospective board members
aren't allowed to apply. And
some of our board members have
been on a board for many
years. And that data is
reviewed. Were I would assume
or cs pg team as well as
potential at the state level.
And then we are given the
opportunity to review and
weigh in on Those selections
based off of the
recommendations from the state
in from the city. I believe I
chose my representative. I
have a representative that
serves on the board time to
who consults with me on the
meetings gives me updates and
tells me what I need to do as
a representative and so I know
as a council member, I was
able to make that selection.
So I hope that answered
answers. The question. And at
this time, I want to thank you
for your presentation and
entertain a motion on this
item. We have a motion made
Councilmember Houston seconded
by councilor along to approve
the recommendations. The staff
of the Fort this item to JULY
21st City Council agenda on
consent on row Councilmember I
thank you. Councilmember
Houston, thank Essentially. I
think you councilmember along.
Yes, thank you. I and tariff
act. This motion does pass
with more right to approve the
recommendations of staff. And
the board is item to the JULY
20 for City Council agenda
through the body, but that the
aunt and cent Thank you.
Moving to item 6. Thank you.
Adopt a resolution one except
appropriating direct local
program. Distribution Measure
b b funds in the amount of
3 million, 202,298 for fiscal
year. 26 27 from the Alameda
County Transit Commission.
Oakland pair of transit for
the elderly and disabled
program to provide access to
specialized transportation
services to award the
reimbursement agreements for
peer paratransit services for
fiscal year. 26 to 27 and the
amounts of $900,000. 5 Rivers,
Transit Solutions, $600,000 in
quality transit for $250,000.
Bay Area Charters for $25,000.
One access medical Trent
Transportation and $75,000.
For ago, though, technologies.
3 awarding grant agreements in
the amount of $50,000 to city
of d'iberville for per pair
Transit Prote services and
$300,000 but services
opportunity for seniors for
meal delivery services to
isolated and dependent,
elderly and disabled persons
and for authorizing the city
administrator to accept
inappropriate any additional
direct local distribution of
funds that MAY become
available for fiscal year. 26
to 27 in the aforementioned.
Agreements that increase
amounts within the limits of
finding and you do have 2
speakers for this item. Thank
you. MADAM City clerk. We will
put 5 minutes on the clock for
back to us respect that you
have the floor. Thank you so
much. Good afternoon. Chair
fire from members of the life
enrichment committee Bantis
Human Services manager in the
Human Services Department
overseeing aging and adult
services division. Today staff
is presenting the 26 27 fiscal
year. Oakland pair transit for
the elderly and disabled
program. Also known opened. I
planned for the coming are in
the fiscal year. Now and the
accompanying resolution staff
respectfully request that the
life enrichment committee
approved this item and forward
it to the full City Council
for approval on the consent
calendar on APRIL 27th, the
Alameda County Transportation
Commission's paired Transit
advisory in Planning committee
approved this plan. The
proposed resolution will
accept an appropriate the
city's fiscal year, 26, 27
Measure b, b, direct local
distribution allocation of
approximately 3 point a little
bit over 3 point 0 2 million
dollars authorized to
agreements necessary to
deliver Oakland's paratransit
services continue.
Transportation related Neil
delivery and regional
partnerships and authorize
acceptance of any additional
measure b funds that MAY
become available during the
fiscal year. This year's
program plan reflects
extensive community engagement
and is grounded in what
Oakland residents told us they
need and they need most in
terms of transportation to
inform this plan. We completed
923. 24 community surveys. 13
community listening. Sessions,
ped customer satisfaction
surveys last year across every
engagement effort. One message
was very clear. Transportation
is the number one priority for
Oakland, older adults and
persons with disabilities over
the next 5 years. Residents
consistently told us that
transportation is essential
for accessing healthcare,
food, housing, stability,
social connection and
remaining independent in their
communities. What the fiscal
year, 26 27 plan delivers
based what community from the
community input. This plan
continues to comprehensive
suite of transportation
services, including same day
transportation, specialized
wheelchair, accessible Van
Services group, trips door
through door, volunteer
Transportation, Transportation
related Neil Delivery,
customer service and community
outreach during fiscal year.
26. 27 open anticipates
providing approximately 19,000
taxi script rides. 7500 gogo.
Grandparents rides nearly
12,000 wheelchair. Accessible
trips, 16,500 will trips and
approximately 260,000
home-delivered meals. These
services help older adults and
people with disabilities
medical appointments, grocery
stores, senior centers,
pharmacies and other
destinations that support
healthy, independent living.
Customer satisfaction is to
remain high, MR. Participants
consent Lee tell us that
opened helps them maintain
independence and age safely in
the community. At the same
time, the identify
opportunities for improvement,
including better on time
performance expended,
accessible transportation,
improved communication, easier
access to services. This in
public be part of our ongoing
quality improvement
conversations staff will have
with our service providers.
Looking ahead, one of our
priorities this year is
improving. Knew how residents
access open services last year
we piloted relocation of our
customer service desk from
down here downtown Oakland
senior center downtown
Oakland, one 50 our office
here at one, 50 Frank Ogawa
Plaza and move it to the
downtown Oakland senior
Center. We have seen an uptick
in the number of new enrollees
and people who are. Seeing the
downtown Oakland Co for the
first time become members
because they've never been
there before. This suspension
brings enrollment eligibility
determination, transportation
information and other
individuals, customer
assistance closer to where
residents lives. And we are
going. We replicating this
model for east Oakland. This
fiscal year. We're also
working with the Mayor's
Commission on Aging on
developing a 5 year plan. And
transportation is one of the
highest need that was
identified in a needs
assessment has had mention and
the Mayor's Commission on
Aging developed and had stood
up a transportation
subcommittee that started
meeting 2 months ago. This
subcommittee will inform
what's going on in the
community and will help us
identify strategies to fill
the gaps in services specially
based on what we have heard
from the community members in
east Oakland, Deep East
Oakland, we MAY have
transportation services
available, but these services
are not reaching East. Oakland
residents. In closing the
fiscal year 26 27 program plan
reflects the voices of Oakland
residents response directly to
transportation priorities
identified through the cities
age from the 2 planning
process and positions open to
continue delivering equitable,
accessible and responsive
transportation services to
older adults and persons with
disabilities. Therefore, staff
respectfully request that the
life enrichment committee
approved the proposed
resolution. And for with this
item to the full City Council
for consideration and approval
of the consent calendar. Thank
you. And happy to answer any
questions. Thank you for your
presentation. Are there
comments or questions from the
Councilmember Houston? Do She
something a little troubling
to me. He said not reach an
east Oakland residents. Can
you explain that a little
deeper? And I have a couple
questions on might have this
wrong to about these addresses
because that's the first thing
I look at is addresses of our
providers. So when you see
kid. That region. My east
Oakland residents. Can you
explain at 11 raid on that
threw the chair into
councilmember Houston when we
did our listening sessions and
also when we did the surveys,
what we found from our
residents is that. We have
transportation such as
example, taxi and go go
grandparents, which is. Being
able to Britain lift without
having them out. So you just
call a phone number. So it's
very easy for older adults to
be able to schedule these
rides. Left what we have found
is that. When they call for
service suddenly their order
gets canceled. Without any
reason. Repeatedly that
happens. So we know that gap,
even though these services are
available, some of our
providers members, perception
of the unsafe neighborhoods
that, you know, people think
Oakland is they don't go and
we need to think outside the
box. You know, these
transportation, Uber, Lyft and
other services we have
available. We need to think
outside of the box and figure
out a different way of filling
that gap. We actually have
testimony, one of our
commissioners got off the
airport in east Oakland. She
was trying to get bring lift
and she had her. Her ride
canceled several times and was
not able to get a ride. So.
You know, anecdotally, that's
what we are hearing. So I
think what we need to do is
really figure out other input
from the community. What MAY
be others. Strategies that we
can implement and working with
the subcommittee of the
Transportation of the Mayor's
Commission on Aging will hope
to be able to identify some of
the strategies to fill those
gaps. That's that's pretty.
Heart-wrenching. Immediate,
not. Seniors in my folks
scene. Benefiting from this in
Deep East Oakland. So wish us
suggested can I help? How can
the council help? How can the
public what can we do? Because
must-see news, one of the most
important things to me. What
can we do? Yeah. Threw the
chair. One of the things that
we're thinking about working
with the subcommittee on
Transportation is issue a
request for qualifications or
some kind of an rfp this year
before the closing of the
calendar year and entertain
any ideas that could be from a
nonprofit who want to run band
program friends. And just for
East Oakland, anything happy
to hear any ideas from the
community. And we're hoping
that through this rfq process
that we will find. Other ways
of filling that gap, any could
be community based. That sends
positive. Yes. One more
question in a move on. I'm not
sure if I've got this right.
Got it wrong just a minute ago
when it came to. The locations
of these companies. New Jersey
Davenport Timberline. New work
San Francisco. 5 Rivers.
Transit is in New Jersey.
Quality transit is in Florida.
Getting this wrong. Yes, some
of these are locals. Some of
these are not so 5 rivers is a
local Oakland. This is our
taxi service company that been
around. For 30, 40 years here
in Oakland. And so that's
local. This is also corporate
headquarters is in New Jersey.
Okay. Okay. Talk to my
colleagues to see how we can
do to help, you know, help me
out. I need some help. Talk to
Want to see how we get
must-see news to get to Carol
k. Respects. I want to I want
to get an understanding. So is
it just East Oakland where
these challenges are happening
for seniors with their
transportation and to be
clear, the senior that was not
able to get a ride from the
airport was using a private
rideshare service. Not not one
of our contractors, correct,
correct? That's correct. And
do our contractors work after
hours. Then finally East
Oakland. The only place it
have any challenges not
necessarily. So when we went
to the Fruitvale area, we
talked to the folks over
Spanish speaking Unity Council
one of our 13 listening
sessions. What we found from
that community is that they
have a high utilization of
public transit. However, it's
that last mile where they get
off the bar or no ac transit
and then they're carrying
groceries that they are not
able to carry all the way home
because these routes, the
these public transit systems
are in the fix map system.
Doesn't go go door-to-door.
And what we were told was that
during covid they had a van
and it was stolen and they
have never been able to
replace that ban. And that van
was helping seniors for that
last mile ride. So that was an
identified need. Again, we're
hoping to be able to work with
the community and figure out
how to address that. Kind of
need. Still Oakland, correct?
So are these it are these
organizations funded through
these funds? So we have funds
available. We just don't have
the organizations don't have
the resources. 2, maybe
reacquire vehicles or maybe
higher. What it what is the
exact issue here? We have had
some conversation with the
vendors about this issue and
one of the strategies they
actually presented to us was
perhaps we can give a premium.
Rate for those who will go to
East Oakland for the drivers.
So taxi drivers who are going
to be going on rides that East
local police. Oakland address
can get a higher reimbursement
rate. Then what's you know?
What's base rate? So that's
one strategy that we have
tossed around the challenge we
have currently is that they're
also increasing the fears this
year. So we have we need to
have enough data to be able to
understand how the fair just
in general this new fare
increase that they want to
impose on us is going to
impact the program. And then
if we're gonna provide an
additional sort of incentive
for drivers to go to East
Oakland again, how much money
will that cost? Is there any
information or data to back up
their fear or is it just a
perception? It's a perception.
Unfortunately. And are these
hours that they're concerned
about going to east Oakland
after hours after 5 around
midnight the other services
that serve other parts of the
city operate. 24 7. I'm not
sure that it It has to do with
the hours. I believe it's
really just the general going
to East Oakland is unsafe. We
did hear here from one of our
when we were doing that, the
sitting sessions that one of
the things that they heard
from the Uber Lyft drivers any
MAY not be related to a
contractor, but just to bring
drivers was there was an
incident where they were in
Deep East Oakland in one of
the cars got. What is that
called card Karnow carjack
Jack. Yeah. Yeah. Well, there
trying to pick up a passenger
in East Oakland. So, you know,
these kinds of stories they
spread, the other drivers and
it becomes sort of this. New
way of unfounded. But but then
got spreads out. Do you know
this is my last question. Do
you know if the vehicles that
are used to pick up seniors
have to be outfitted for
seniors with lifts and other
equipment to service MAY be
assisted walking vehicles,
scooters, things like that.
Not necessarily. So a lot of
the vehicles that are sent to
to seniors homes are sedans.
They've had drivers like taxi
drivers using their own
vehicles because the the
old-fashioned yellow cabs are
no longer in existence in
Oakland. So they're using SUVs
and sedans and we are also
educating our seniors that if
they need. If they cannot get
on a e's, a suv, for during
this patch when they're
calling the order to make sure
to let them know that. They do
have limited numbers of we'll
check sensible vans. They're
available but very limited.
But we do have a specialized
Van Service for people who
need wheelchair. Accessibility
with another contract. Another
taxi driver program. Okay.
Thank you for that. And I will
speak with you offline about
some potential solutions to
address this gap. Think I have
some ideas. Councilmember
Houston and then councilmember
Wall and entertain a motion.
Yeah, move it. But I want to
move forward consent. Speak a
little bit more because I have
some good ideas also. So we've
got to keep the money in the
community right? And if you
keep the money in the
community and you build
community nonprofits that that
noted to the neighborhoods are
scared. They know how to move.
Then you can move safely. So I
got some good ideas. So what I
want to do is I want to sit
down with 2 to and
Councilmember 5. We could do
it together because I have
some ideas we built.
Individuals in our own
community to take care of
ourselves right. Keep the
money in our community. We can
make it safe. Know good fix on
that. So I move this.
Government all good. Thank
you. Sorry about that. So I
have to say that and it that
is really I have also heard
some just complaints about the
pair transit system. And lot
of it has to do with delays.
Are the wait time really is a
key thing that comes out and I
am deeply concerned around
this idea that is a provider
that is getting money,
including public money that
you don't have to actually
pick up somebody. So. We just
encourage whatever ways that
we can hold these vendors
accountable is really
important. I also was looking
at one of the attachments it
in my reading this correctly.
This is the paired transit
program plans. Staff summary.
I see there's a listing of the
cost per trip that some of our
vendors is this how much
they're getting reimbursed by
the city or is this how much
they're charging sometimes
seen rates is high up $74 per
trip. And is that being
charged to the residence? To
the chair? Councilmember? So
the way it works is that we
highly subsidized these rides
through the Measure b b
dollars. So and example, one
booklet of taxi scripts get
you $20 worth of rides. We
paid $25 a measure b b, the
consumers only pay $3 and they
can buy up to 12 booklets per
quarter. So that's an
equivalent. And about, you
know, 3, $400 that we highly
subsidized taxing scripts. So
what you saw on the report are
averages per ride because
specially for taxi depends on
the mileage, right? Know where
you go. But average, it's
about $75 per per ride. Ok,
that's good to know and why is
it that Gogo? Grandparent is
down. The they seem to be
asking for much less subsidy
compared to the other
providers. Why not expand
service with them? Or is it
because the quality or they've
limits with their capacity
just so that we can provide
more rides with the same
amount of money. The This is a
good question. When we started
with Gogo grandparents who was
the pilot because we're not
sure how readily adaptable our
seniors are when it comes to
these kinds of new services
technology. So we. Piloted
with a very small amount of
grand with a very limited
number of subsidies that we
can provide. And what we've
seen is a huge uptick. They're
considered, you know, go going
considered hailing services,
not like taxi. And we have
seen a huge uptick in
services. So one of the things
that we're going to do during
the the request for
qualifications when the issue
that is too make the service
is comparable to each other.
So consumers would have
choices right now the way our
program is modeled, it's
driven towards taxi because
that's our bread and butter
for many, many years now. And
then as it is new approaches
to transportation are coming
online. We want to take a look
at the sand pilot, new ones
and also grow. The ones that
we know are really successful.
Like go go grandparents and
possibly increase the number
of number of rides that you
can get would go go as well as
the amount of subsidy that we
provide. Okay, great. That
makes a lot of sense to me all
second, the item. Moving to
our public speakers blare big
men in Mississauga. So the
report says this is saw. Fort
Fragile seniors. So what who
qualifies as a scene? You just
being a seniors, not enough.
Use a fragile seniors. Who
does that include? Does that
include, for instance, an
individual who's just had
surgery on their knee
temporarily will need this
transportation for a period of
time, but not long-term. Does
this include an individual who
failed the al? The Indian
cannot drive. And now they
have to depend on some of the
form of transportation. Do you
have and space? Area that is
limited for travel. So we have
seniors that have to go to
Stanford Hospital. Can that
can they be transported to to
that distance? Is there a
distance like 20 miles, 30
miles? That's the limit. Thank
you. Missus side. And I do not
see Blair nicu. So that
concludes public speakers
cited 6. Thank you. MISS
Practice. If you could speak
to the length of travel,
travel trip that is covered
under the services at
appreciate that. Sure. Thank
you. Chair Fife. That's a very
good question. And we know
that especially for medical
appointments that are
specialized, they go outside
of Oakland and the taxi
service can go anywhere
outside of Oakland. The
problem, though, is, you know,
because that can only purchase
12 scripts per quarter. A lot
of folks who are going to the
specialty medical appointments
outside of Oakland tend to use
up their allocation rather
quickly. We do listen to folks
these 4 requests on a
case-by-case basis. And that's
another area that I think we
need to address because people
become more and more frail, we
should We should see. Again,
an increase in these kinds of
medical specialty rides for
transportation. The other
thing that been doing is we
are looking into whether or
not their insurance actually
pays for transportation,
especially if they are under
Medicare. If they're under
medical and medical covers,
they're transportation. They
should be paying for those and
not our program. So so another
education and getting more
information from our seniors
as we get more and more
requests, you know, repeated
requests for more and more
scripts, then then the normal
application in terms of
qualification, if you're on
over 70, 70 or over, you
automatically qualify, don't
have to have a disability or,
you know, I need it's not
means tested if you're under
70, anywhere from 18 to 69,
you have to have this up
Bility and registered with the
Alameda with the East Bay
paratransit because a lot of
folks think that this is sort
of the first resort for
transportation is actually the
sec indoor supplemental to the
ada, transportation to East
Bay paratransit. So it's a
gap. A stopgap for a lot of
folks who are not able to get
on the East Bay pair Transit
van door. They just got off
you emergency room writing in
a in a in a van that goes all
over the city MAY not be
something that they want to
do. So this is really filling
the gap. So that's another.
Education that we have to tell
consumers when they keep
asking for more scripts
because they want to by the
taxi weather than then East
Bay pair Transit van
sometimes. I know this is.
Easier said than done. But I
think if there's any way to
withhold to some city when one
of our providers does not
deliver on a tripped, you
know, we should do that
because looking at some of
these subsidy costs, they
could be getting subsidized.
And if he's caught the cost of
a trip to $74 and then they
don't even go to that
household in east Oakland. You
know, they should begin in the
$74 from So. I know that. So
thanks. Thank you so much.
Just one brief, you're good.
Councilmember. He okay, I
believe we have a motion a
second on the do have a motion
made Councilmember Houston,
seconded by Councilmember Long
to approve the recommendations
of staff and support this item
to the JULY 20 for City
Council agenda on. On Row
Councilmember Gallo. Thank
you. Kuzma reason I. Now some
are won. I. And Chair Fife. I
this motion does pass with 4
eyes to approve. The
recommendations report is item
to the JULY 21st 2026 city
Council agenda and through the
body that would be consent.
Moving to open the bar.
Missus. Saddam Blair begun.
Sanctuary city, like I said
before. It's not a legal term.
So. How do we apply in any
documentation? Related to city
attorney? If there's no legal
term fighting, you have an
ointment using the term.
Sanctuary city when there's no
legal term with that
definition. So I don't know
how do that. The idea of
understanding. You have an
opportunity to weigh in on the
impact of your sanctuary city
status as it relates to jobs.
Who's getting jobs? Who's not
getting jobs? Housing, who's
getting house and who's not
getting housing. And my
position is is a strong
possibility. People who are
here and don't have legal
status getting jobs over the
people who actually citizens
of Thank you, Mr Site. And I
do not see Blair. So that
perform. Thank you. It is
5.17, in this meeting is
adjourned.