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[3:13] Good afternoon and welcome to
[3:15] the life enrichment committee
[3:16] meeting today, JULY 14th. The
[3:19] time is now. 04:00:02pm. And
[3:22] this meeting has come to order
[3:24] before taking roll. I will
[3:25] provide instructions on how to
[3:26] submit its because Carver
[3:30] items on his agenda. If you
[3:30] are here which isn't you would
[3:33] like to submit your speaker
[3:33] card. Please fill one out and
[3:34] turn it into a clerk.
[3:35] Representative to my left ear
[3:37] right before the item is read
[3:39] into record online. Speaker
[3:40] request were do 24 hours prior
[3:43] to meeting, the meeting came
[3:45] to order at 04:00:02pm,
[3:47] speaker cards will no longer
[3:47] be accepted. 10 minutes after
[3:48] the meeting has began making
[3:52] that time work. 12 pm. With
[3:53] that we would not proceed to
[3:55] take roll.
[4:13] I apologize. Give me one 0nd.
[4:21] Councilmember Gallo. How some
[4:23] are Houston is excused.
[4:26] Councilmember law. Come summer
[4:29] long. You could just say
[4:32] PRESIDENT Into life. Fix this.
[4:37] Thank you. Chair by.
[4:40] PRESIDENT. Thank you. We have
[4:40] 3 members present what it
[4:44] skews Houston. And before we
[4:45] begin here are 5. Do you have
[4:49] any announcements? Yes, we
[4:51] will be changing the speaking
[4:53] time for public speakers on
[4:55] all items due to the impact of
[4:57] public safety calendar. And we
[4:57] want to make sure that we get
[5:00] out of here on time. I just
[5:02] want to make the announcement
[5:03] that we will be changing our
[5:08] commentary to one minute.
[5:10] Thank you, council. Thank you.
[5:11] Chair Fife, we're a large
[5:15] group. Moving to item one
[5:17] approval, a draft minutes. But
[5:18] the committee meeting on JUNE
[5:29] 23rd 2026. I move approval.
[5:30] Thank you. We have a motion
[5:33] made by chair by seconded by
[5:34] Councilmember Gallo to accept
[5:35] the draft minutes of the
[5:37] committee on JUNE 23rd 2026.
[5:40] As is unreal. Customer Gallo.
[5:41] Councilmember Houston is
[5:46] excused. Councilmember along.
[5:50] Thank Chair Fife. Aye. The
[5:51] motion passes with 4, 3, I
[5:53] excuse me and what it used to
[5:55] stand to upset the draft
[5:56] minutes of the committee
[5:58] meeting JUNE 23rd 2026. As is
[5:59] moving to item to
[5:59] determination of scatter out
[6:01] standing committee items. This
[6:05] is also known as you're with.
[6:09] Yes, the count, the office,
[6:09] the 3 office has no changes to
[6:11] the pending was at this time.
[6:12] Are there any changes from the
[6:17] administration? No changes.
[6:18] Thank you all. Know, these
[6:19] noting Councilmember for
[6:26] 05:00pm. Entertain motion. A
[6:31] second. We do have a motion
[6:32] made council member seconded
[6:34] by chair by to accept the
[6:34] terminations GOD, right.
[6:35] Standing committee items as is
[6:36] on the road. Councilmember
[6:39] Gallo. Councilmember Houston.
[6:42] I didn't understand. I don't
[6:44] know. It's just one where the
[6:44] pending list item Yeah, I
[6:45] thank you. Councilmember won.
[6:50] I thank you and chair by I
[6:51] this motion does pass with 4
[6:53] eyes to accept the
[6:53] terminations got around
[6:54] standing committee items as
[7:10] is. Moving to item 3.
[7:11] Adopt a
[7:13] resolution awarding a grant of
[7:13] construction resource center
[7:17] in an amount not to exceed
[7:18] $100,000 for fiscal year. 26
[7:21] to 27 to support the
[7:23] development and implementation
[7:25] of the city of Oakland's
[7:26] mentor protege program in
[7:27] partnership with the National
[7:28] Association of Minority
[7:29] Contractors, Northern
[7:31] California, Newark now. And
[7:33] you do have 3 speakers for
[7:38] this item. Thank you. MADAM
[7:40] City clerk, we will hear a
[7:41] presentation with 5 minutes on
[7:47] the clock from I'm Alina s p a
[7:48] good afternoon chair fine and
[7:50] committee members. I a lien us
[7:51] Pn. I'm the director of the
[7:53] Department of Workplace
[7:53] Employment Standards. Also
[7:56] known as dress. Thank you for
[7:57] the opportunity to present
[8:01] this item today. Rest is
[8:03] requesting approval of
[8:05] $100,000 Grant with
[8:06] Construction Resource Center.
[8:09] Also known as c r c in
[8:11] partnership with the Northern
[8:11] California chapter of the
[8:13] National Association of
[8:14] Minority Contractors, also
[8:17] known as ne Mac nor cow to
[8:19] support the city's first full
[8:19] implementation of the mentor,
[8:23] push a program on a public
[8:25] works project. He's typically
[8:25] the mlk junior way
[8:26] Streetscapes Improvement
[8:30] project. It's very exciting to
[8:32] be able to support innovative
[8:35] Department of Transportation
[8:35] project and this important
[8:36] mentor push a partnership with
[8:40] this grant. Then too. Pushy
[8:41] partnerships have been a
[8:43] component of the La pe local,
[8:45] small local business
[8:47] enterprise program for many
[8:48] years. But this the first time
[8:48] it's being deployed public
[8:52] works project. To ensure we
[8:54] get these partnerships set up
[8:56] for success. This grant will
[8:58] allow us to provide structure,
[9:00] technical assistance, trade,
[9:02] specific training business
[9:03] capacity development to small,
[9:06] local and minority
[9:06] contractors, meaningful
[9:08] mentorship, including regular
[9:09] coaching site visits and
[9:13] Project management guidance
[9:15] requires trade specific
[9:16] expertise that the city does
[9:19] not currently have in house.
[9:21] See cna Mac are capping
[9:23] decades of contractor
[9:27] development experience strong
[9:27] technical assistance,
[9:28] infrastructure deep access to
[9:31] minority contractor works.
[9:31] They fill a gap. The city
[9:34] cannot feel internally and
[9:35] their work will allow us to
[9:36] deliver a high quality
[9:40] countable program. The grant
[9:41] funds structured set
[9:43] activities including a program
[9:45] management plan that
[9:47] expectations for mentors and
[9:48] proteges onboarding for the
[9:51] mentor and protege tailored
[9:55] support plan be specific needs
[9:56] treats picnic technical
[9:57] assistance as well as back
[10:00] office support. We expect
[10:01] several programmatic outcomes,
[10:03] including a strong replicable
[10:07] mentor, protege model and
[10:08] strong mentor, put
[10:08] participation because
[10:09] expectations and oversight be
[10:13] clear. We also expect that
[10:16] over time meant to put a sheet
[10:17] partnerships will result
[10:18] measurable reductions in
[10:19] contracting disparities. It's
[10:21] pro to she's will have greater
[10:23] capacity to compete for city
[10:24] contracts. That's both times
[10:28] in steps. This work directly
[10:29] supports Oakland's equity
[10:31] goals by expanding access to
[10:33] contracting opportunities for
[10:34] small minority firms that have
[10:35] historically been
[10:36] underrepresented in the city's
[10:40] contracting. Plus, we'll track
[10:42] progress indicators and will
[10:43] also work find the net or
[10:44] pushy program as needed based
[10:47] on the work of this The fiscal
[10:50] impact is a onetime $100,000
[10:52] Grant fully funded in the
[10:55] fiscal year. 25 27 adopted
[10:56] budget funding comes from
[10:57] Measure b p local streets and
[10:58] France. And happy to answer
[11:04] any questions. Are there any
[11:04] questions, comments
[11:07] Councilmember Houston? Yes,
[11:11] through the chair. I just have
[11:15] a few comments that you saw me
[11:15] get up and start to be in
[11:16] late. Seem a parking space
[11:17] happens to me all the time. We
[11:17] got to do something about
[11:20] that. So show me get and spoke
[11:22] to the city attorneys office.
[11:23] And I just call Ryan
[11:25] Richardson. So I just wanted
[11:26] to be transparent because in
[11:29] this, well, you got to be
[11:29] transparent. And I asked him
[11:32] would be any kind conflict of
[11:34] interest because I know crc. I
[11:38] was raised by their father
[11:38] when my father died. A father
[11:42] help me fix up cars and to
[11:45] learn how carburetor and
[11:46] things like that. And I
[11:49] trained under. That comp and
[11:49] they taught me so much. I
[11:56] mean. My success was And the
[12:00] structure. Of that, right. So
[12:00] I just want to make sure that
[12:01] when the conflict of interest
[12:04] side just as this, they said,
[12:04] you have any financial or have
[12:06] none of that, I have learned
[12:10] an experience from being train
[12:11] and it is great, great
[12:12] organization with the
[12:15] structure with crc. So I just
[12:17] want to be transparent. So I
[12:18] know always ask everybody I'm
[12:19] just going to be me
[12:22] transparent. So everybody
[12:22] know. So it's a great
[12:27] organization. The people that
[12:28] actually work for me right
[12:29] now. That was an house and
[12:30] justice impacted in my prior
[12:32] life trained under that. Now
[12:36] they work for the city. So
[12:36] it's great opportunity to
[12:41] change lives. Structure
[12:41] everything you need for
[12:42] success. I just wanted to
[12:47] share that. I appreciate that.
[12:49] Level of transparency for the
[12:51] record. And so I gather that
[12:51] you are asking if you'll have
[12:53] to recuse yourself from this
[12:55] vote based on past previous
[12:55] relationships. Councilmember
[12:59] Houston is that it? Yes, and
[13:03] they said no, because is is is
[13:05] no problem there. Yes, no
[13:05] problem. And I just wanted to
[13:06] say, and I'm glad I was able
[13:07] to say because I have
[13:08] personally not shared is all
[13:11] the time. If I don't know
[13:13] something, a folly only
[13:15] councilmember Fife, the only
[13:17] councilmember. Why follow the
[13:19] lead of of the of the
[13:20] committee. But if I know on
[13:23] the speak on it, thank you for
[13:25] sharing that. If there are no
[13:26] comment, I apologize.
[13:28] Councilmember one of thank you
[13:29] and thank you so much for your
[13:32] work on this. I was just
[13:34] wondering since was doing a
[13:35] quick Google search, it looks
[13:36] like there's a number of
[13:37] federal programs like through
[13:39] the Small Business
[13:41] Administration, the Department
[13:42] of Transportation other
[13:46] federal programs are
[13:47] available. Are you planning to
[13:51] set us up to be able to either
[13:53] encourage some of those
[13:54] relationships are entrance
[13:56] into some of these federal
[13:57] programs. Yeah, the idea is to
[14:00] learn from the best programs
[14:01] that are out there. So it's
[14:03] certainly the federal level
[14:04] has to mentor programs. We
[14:05] also know that locally there's
[14:06] some other jurisdictions that
[14:09] have it. In so that this is a
[14:10] first time for us. We want to
[14:13] get it right. And also want to
[14:14] make sure that a program of
[14:18] all of us to incorporate. What
[14:19] we learn from this. But also
[14:20] what are some of the best
[14:22] practices from those other
[14:23] programs? We do want to have
[14:25] the best mentor appreciate
[14:26] program here in the city
[14:29] Oakland. And we also want to
[14:30] set up the rhymes at our
[14:30] mentors and proteges to be
[14:34] able to participate in these
[14:34] other ones. And hopefully that
[14:36] experience here helps open up
[14:38] more opportunities for them.
[14:40] Great. Thank you so much. I
[14:44] will move the item. I just
[14:46] want to say director sba, it
[14:48] has been a pleasure working
[14:50] with you on this project. I
[14:53] know your passion for ensuring
[14:54] that we are doing what we can
[14:56] in terms of moving the ball
[14:57] forward when it comes to
[14:57] programs like the mentor
[15:02] protege program in. You've
[15:03] been a very good partner and
[15:08] making sure that my desire to.
[15:09] Just moved the disparity.
[15:10] Study results forward in a way
[15:11] that can be done
[15:14] administratively, but done
[15:15] Cohesively can actually
[15:17] happen. So I just wanted to
[15:18] thank you because you've been
[15:21] a really good partner for with
[15:21] your expertise and your
[15:22] knowledge on these topics. I
[15:25] want appreciate you for that.
[15:27] Thank And I do want to state
[15:29] that I'm also very proud that
[15:30] first time that this will be
[15:32] realized is on the mlk
[15:34] streetscapes project in my
[15:36] district with an Oakland born
[15:38] in raised native Stanley
[15:42] Cooper, who will be protege in
[15:43] this and this project. And I
[15:47] hope to see that even with the
[15:49] bi monthly, I believe reviews
[15:50] that will come back from how
[15:52] this project goes that we can
[15:55] also bring back to this
[15:55] committee. Maybe a couple
[16:00] times a year how the
[16:01] confrontation of this program
[16:03] is working so that it can be
[16:04] applied to other businesses. I
[16:05] would like to see this mentor
[16:07] protege program. Where has
[16:08] this type of technical
[16:10] assistance for small
[16:11] businesses applied across the
[16:13] board in the city of Oakland
[16:14] for other small businesses who
[16:17] need support with back in
[16:19] office or support applying for
[16:21] they're different permits or
[16:23] whatever that I just feel like
[16:25] minority businesses would be
[16:26] so much better served if we
[16:29] had the type of U.S. Support
[16:32] that crc will be providing in
[16:33] this program to other
[16:34] businesses. So I appreciate
[16:35] you all for being here. We can
[16:35] go to our public speakers.
[16:39] MADAM City Clerk, thank you,
[16:40] chair by moving top of the
[16:40] speakers. Want to call your
[16:42] name, please approach the
[16:44] podium state. Your name for
[16:45] the record. If you're
[16:46] participating via zoom raise
[16:48] your hand Syriza get in a
[16:50] fight. Thank you, Jeremiah
[16:52] Jackson, Lynn Turner. Blair
[17:02] Beekman. And Mississauga.
[17:03] Thank you. Members of the
[17:04] Council. My name is Jeremiah
[17:05] Jackson. I serve as a
[17:06] consultant to the National
[17:06] Association, minority
[17:09] contractors here in Oakland.
[17:10] And we really deeply deeply
[17:14] want to express our deep
[17:15] appreciation for this
[17:16] opportunity, but also our
[17:18] support for this particular
[17:20] grant opportunity. One of the
[17:21] things that we know as folks,
[17:23] we've served the area for over
[17:25] 60 years is that this is
[17:26] critical for the development
[17:27] of small businesses for
[17:29] contractors and for helping
[17:30] people to really be able to
[17:31] address the needs of the
[17:32] region and particularly the
[17:35] city of Oakland. We have
[17:36] worked diligently working with
[17:36] tremendous experts and people
[17:39] with deep expertise as well as
[17:41] looking at best practice. Math
[17:43] is a methodology for ensuring
[17:44] success and being able to
[17:45] categorize a success in such a
[17:48] way that the city of Oakland
[17:49] will be able to not only
[17:49] repeat our success in the
[17:50] future, but also been to grow
[17:53] a sustainable way. And so we
[17:54] really do recognize that this
[17:55] does address a number of these
[17:57] that the region has. The
[17:59] contractors have and that
[18:01] organization has as well as
[18:01] making sure the city of
[18:02] Oakland's able to address some
[18:04] of the some of his own
[18:04] priorities, particularly with
[18:05] those coming out of the 2026
[18:16] disparity study. So Good
[18:16] afternoon. Thank you guys for
[18:18] allowing me to speak. I really
[18:20] appreciate this grant as well.
[18:21] And it's much needed. My name
[18:23] is Lynn Turner, co-founder of
[18:27] Construction Resource Center.
[18:28] And we teach the business side
[18:30] of construction. We get in the
[18:31] weeds most of these companies
[18:33] teach from the 50,000 foot
[18:34] level because we're
[18:34] contractors being contractors
[18:37] understand. The good, bad and
[18:41] ugly of con construction. We
[18:42] teach you how to build your
[18:44] foundation set up back office
[18:46] and build a sustainable
[18:46] company. And so this will help
[18:51] us move these things forward
[18:52] considering the disparity this
[18:53] is a small drop in the bucket
[18:56] of what we need. What headed
[19:00] in the right direction. And so
[19:00] we appreciated and ask that
[19:01] you guys move this forward.
[19:09] Thank you. It says in the
[19:12] report that this project was
[19:15] codified in FEBRUARY of 2021.
[19:17] And for the first time we
[19:19] moving the project forward in
[19:21] 2026. Any reason for that? Oh,
[19:24] no, it's black people that's
[19:26] going to be who lot. Maybe
[19:27] that's it. It says also in the
[19:30] report, the city lacks
[19:32] standardize financial
[19:36] monitoring, too, and technical
[19:38] assistance to ensure that the
[19:39] mentor prodigy prodigy
[19:42] relationship, deliverables can
[19:45] bill meaningful capacity. And
[19:48] benefit the project. I mean,
[19:50] what does that mean? We don't
[19:52] have the tools to assess the
[19:55] project. Come on, guys. We got
[19:57] to do a little bit data. A
[20:01] whole lot better. And $100,000
[20:05] will allow for what? What What
[20:09] is it limited? That the How
[20:15] did come up with 100,000?
[20:16] Thank you for your comments.
[20:17] Aside, a movement to speakers,
[20:21] blare Beekman. I do not see
[20:22] Blair that concludes public
[20:27] speakers for item 3. Thank you
[20:28] for the public speakers coming
[20:30] out to speak on this agenda
[20:31] item. We have motion on the
[20:34] make the second. Thank you.
[20:37] Have a motion be back.
[20:38] Councilmember along seconded
[20:39] by chair fire to approve the
[20:41] recommendation to staff. It's
[20:42] a 4th this item to the JULY
[20:45] 21st 2026 city Council legend
[20:46] on role Councilmember Gallo. I
[20:49] thank you. Councilmember
[20:50] Houston. I councilmember won.
[20:54] I didn't hear 5. The motion
[20:54] does pass with 4 eyes to
[20:56] approve the recommendations of
[20:57] staff and the board decided to
[21:01] the JULY 21st City Council
[21:02] agenda and through body with
[21:03] that consent from consent.
[21:04] Please. Thank you. Moving to
[21:13] item 4. Adopt a resolution,
[21:15] one accepting and
[21:16] appropriating and authorizing
[21:20] agreements. But the receipt of
[21:20] 10, supportive housing
[21:22] program, renewal, fines from
[21:23] the U.S. Department of Housing
[21:27] and Urban Development and the
[21:28] amount not to exceed
[21:30] 5 million, 650,302 dollars and
[21:33] 2 awarding and or Monday, the
[21:34] grand agreements, nonprofit
[21:37] agencies of the terms and the
[21:39] in the amount identified in
[21:40] table one using coc funds and
[21:43] other state and local Bynes
[21:44] and 3 out the resident city
[21:46] administrator to identified
[21:48] backup fund from state and
[21:50] local sources. They have been
[21:50] appropriated for homelessness
[21:52] programs in to allocate or
[21:53] reallocate such funds to the
[21:56] programs identified in table.
[21:58] One to continue operations
[21:58] through the grant terms in the
[22:00] event coc funding is delayed.
[22:04] And for accepting and
[22:05] appropriating additional coc
[22:05] funds that become available
[22:08] for the same purposes. Do both
[22:12] fiscal year. 26 to 27 at this
[22:13] school year. 27 through 28 and
[22:14] off the roads in the city
[22:18] administrator to amid the
[22:19] grant agreements to adjust
[22:20] that just the grant terms and
[22:21] the about within the limits of
[22:22] the awards. And you do have 2
[22:25] speakers with this item. Thank
[22:26] you. We will put 5 minutes on
[22:28] the clock for Shalon Kenner
[22:31] and you have the floor. Thank
[22:33] you. And good afternoon. Chair
[22:34] Fi Fund committee, members of
[22:36] the life enrichment Committee.
[22:37] My name is King are and I'm
[22:39] the manager of community
[22:40] homelessness services. And I'm
[22:43] here today to present a
[22:45] resolution authorizing
[22:45] acceptance and appropriation
[22:46] of up to 5.65 million in
[22:49] federal continuum of care or
[22:50] coc funding from the U.S.
[22:51] Department of Housing and
[22:52] Urban Development to better
[22:55] known as hud. The continuum of
[22:56] care program has been a
[22:57] critical component comes.
[22:58] Homelessness response system
[23:02] for more than 3 decades. These
[23:03] federal funds support housing
[23:05] interventions that help
[23:07] individuals, families in
[23:07] transition, age youth moved
[23:08] from homelessness to stable
[23:11] housing. Today's action would
[23:12] allow the city to renew
[23:12] funding for for establish
[23:16] programs. The housing Fast
[23:17] Support Network operated by
[23:19] Bay Area, Community Services
[23:22] or backs the North County
[23:25] Homeless Families Rapid
[23:25] Rehousing collective operated
[23:27] by building futures with women
[23:29] and children. The North County
[23:30] Homeless Youth Rapid Rehousing
[23:31] Collaborative operated by
[23:33] Covenant House, California and
[23:37] Oakland Community Project. And
[23:39] then the additional one is the
[23:39] Oakland Homeless is the youth
[23:40] Housing collaborative operated
[23:44] by. Covid House, California in
[23:46] East Oakland Community project
[23:48] collectively these programs
[23:50] provide transitional housing,
[23:52] rapid rehousing ritual went to
[23:53] assistance case management and
[23:54] support of services that help
[23:55] some of our most vulnerable
[23:56] residents achieve long-term
[23:58] housing stability. This item
[24:00] is particularly time
[24:02] sensitive. One of the time one
[24:02] of the existing agreement
[24:05] expires JULY 31st. And while
[24:06] the city has received informal
[24:09] notification from hood that
[24:10] these grants have been renewed
[24:11] formal grant agreements have
[24:15] not yet been executed. This
[24:16] resolution ensures that we can
[24:17] accept the funds when they
[24:19] become available and maintain
[24:20] an intricate services for
[24:21] residents currently enrolled
[24:24] in these programs. The
[24:25] resolution also authorizes the
[24:27] city administrator to utilize
[24:28] previously appropriated, state
[24:29] and local homelessness,
[24:30] funding of a temporary bridge.
[24:32] Should there be any delay in
[24:34] the federal award process?
[24:35] This flexibility is essential
[24:38] because without it programs
[24:39] will be forced to suspend
[24:39] operations while awaiting
[24:43] federal contract execution.
[24:44] Homelessness continues to be
[24:45] one of the most significant
[24:46] challenges facing Oakland
[24:49] primarily. Excuse me,
[24:51] preliminary results from the
[24:51] 2026 point in time. Count
[24:52] indicated homelessness did
[24:54] decrease by approximately 20%
[24:57] since 2024. Well, that
[24:58] progress is encouraging. More
[25:01] than can residents continue to
[25:02] experience homelessness and
[25:03] the need for effective housing
[25:06] interventions remains urgent.
[25:07] These continuum of care
[25:09] programs are producing
[25:10] measurable results during the
[25:11] most recent reporting period
[25:14] of fiscal year. 24 25 the
[25:15] funded program served 484
[25:19] individuals. Across 334
[25:21] households including 129
[25:23] children. More than half of
[25:24] the individual served
[25:25] identified as black or
[25:28] African-American. Reflecting
[25:29] the disappointing it impact.
[25:30] Homelessness continues to have
[25:33] cause black community.
[25:34] Collectively the program's
[25:36] achieved 73% exits to
[25:38] permanent housing. Several
[25:39] program significantly exceeded
[25:40] that benchmark, including
[25:42] building features family rapid
[25:46] rehousing program. He's a 97%
[25:47] permanent housing placement
[25:47] rate and east open community
[25:49] projects. Youth Rapid
[25:51] rehousing program which
[25:51] achieved 100% permanent
[25:54] housing place memory. These
[25:55] outcomes are the result of
[25:56] intentional performance
[25:59] management and accountability.
[26:00] The city closely monitors all
[26:01] hud continuum of care funded
[26:02] programs, the monthly invoice
[26:05] and expenditure reviews,
[26:05] quarterly data and performance
[26:06] reviews and ongoing contract
[26:09] monitoring. Performance
[26:11] measures include Texas
[26:12] Department Housing Housing,
[26:13] retention income growth,
[26:16] utilization of support
[26:17] services link to stay and
[26:19] timely and accurate data entry
[26:20] into a gym. I asked or
[26:20] homeless management
[26:23] information system. The city
[26:25] reserves the option to make
[26:25] changes in hud continuum of
[26:28] care, separate separate
[26:30] agreements, including ending
[26:31] subcontracts with agencies
[26:32] whose programs do not meet
[26:33] contracted a performance
[26:37] outcomes. The oversight ensure
[26:38] that public funds are directed
[26:38] toward programs that
[26:39] demonstrate results in advance
[26:42] of city strategic goals. In
[26:45] total, these programs support
[26:46] 186 housing beds and units
[26:47] throughout the opens
[26:50] homelessness response system.
[26:51] If this resolution is not
[26:52] approved and funding is not
[26:52] renewed, those beds in
[26:55] searches could be lost,
[26:56] resulting in hundreds of local
[26:58] residents from returning to
[27:00] homelessness. The last of
[27:01] these programs would
[27:01] significantly impact our
[27:02] ability to maintain progress
[27:03] toward reducing unsheltered
[27:06] homelessness in Oakland. This
[27:08] recommendation is also
[27:08] directly lined recently
[27:12] adopted homes to action plan.
[27:13] The program support key
[27:14] components of that plan,
[27:16] including interim housing,
[27:16] permanent housing Prevention
[27:19] of returns to homelessness and
[27:20] increase access to coordinate
[27:23] a supportive services, the
[27:24] transitional housing and Rapid
[27:25] rehousing interventions
[27:26] participants receive
[27:28] assistance, securing permanent
[27:30] housing, increasing income,
[27:31] accessing benefits, improving
[27:32] health outcomes in achieving
[27:36] long-term stability. In
[27:36] addition, these programs
[27:37] advanced the city's commitment
[27:40] to racial equity. Homelessness
[27:40] continues to
[27:42] disproportionately affect
[27:42] black oaklanders due to
[27:43] longstanding structural
[27:45] inequities, including historic
[27:46] housing discrimination,
[27:48] redlining and barriers to
[27:49] economic opportunity
[27:50] sustaining proving housing
[27:52] veterans is one of the most
[27:53] effective ways we can address
[27:54] these disparities and improve
[27:55] outcomes residents restricting
[27:57] homelessness for those
[27:59] reasons. Staff respectfully
[28:00] recommends approving of
[28:01] resolution to accept an
[28:03] appropriate the continuum of
[28:06] care funding authorize the
[28:06] Associated Grants, agreements
[28:07] establish contingency funding
[28:08] authority and they've been a
[28:09] federal delays and all
[28:10] throughout is that any
[28:11] additional coc funding awards
[28:14] during the term grant the
[28:15] grant term. Thank you for your
[28:16] time consideration. And I'm
[28:17] course available to answer any
[28:20] questions. Thank you. Do we
[28:20] have any initial questions
[28:23] from the committee?
[28:26] Councilmember Houston? To
[28:34] change just a couple? See
[28:34] Covenant House. That's
[28:36] Covenant California Sea
[28:39] Western Ave Hollywood. Stanley
[28:42] and you will see Hollywood
[28:46] just just closed due to chair.
[28:48] There's no local companies
[28:50] that can do this work that
[28:53] like in Oakland because I see
[28:54] Covenant House this Covenant
[28:56] California. See Sally and Row.
[28:56] Know you did it research and
[29:00] things like that. The similar
[29:00] to what just happened in the
[29:02] meeting prior to this that we
[29:08] are going to Clinton out of
[29:09] the Bay Area hiring people
[29:11] they can do body work cars in
[29:15] Oakland and we go on and
[29:16] Stanley going to Hayward. So
[29:22] is it any for next time? Is it
[29:23] companies that can take the
[29:24] these companies is doing
[29:28] working because that $674,000
[29:31] the other one is 500 and so
[29:32] million dollars to the place
[29:37] in Hollywood. Yeah, if
[29:39] correct, Covenant House is in
[29:40] my district, they had grand
[29:42] reopening this year. They're
[29:44] near Jack London Square, I
[29:48] believe on Harrison. Regarding
[29:50] that particular location, I
[29:50] know that's based in Oakland,
[29:56] but show through the They do
[29:58] have places throughout the
[29:59] state of California, but this
[30:00] particular location is an
[30:01] Oakland warehouse in Oakland.
[30:04] Okay. Maybe this is out of
[30:05] Oakland, ok? So where might
[30:08] get in this at 13? 25
[30:09] northwest have. And we got one
[30:12] assembly at headquarters on
[30:13] Fairway. Us got the wrong
[30:14] addresses here has to do some
[30:19] more research. I believe we
[30:21] heard from so long was that
[30:23] they people throughout the
[30:24] state of California. But I
[30:25] know they they do really good
[30:26] work around young people in
[30:29] the city of Oakland for
[30:29] Covenant House. If there are
[30:30] no other questions, we'll go
[30:34] to public speakers. When a
[30:35] your name. I apologize. MADAM
[30:36] City clerk, we do have
[30:37] questions from Councilmember
[30:41] want. Thank the chair and
[30:42] thank you for your critical
[30:45] work on this. I'm just
[30:47] wondering, I think it's a
[30:48] double edged sword that are
[30:49] pit count. Demonstrated a 20%
[30:55] reduction. Are we seeing
[30:56] similar reduction in our grant
[30:58] amount from hide as a result?
[31:01] Are they maintaining? The
[31:04] chair? Councilmember want?
[31:06] There is a slight decrease in
[31:08] funding that came through for
[31:08] the hoods. You'll as it was
[31:09] not as significant as others,
[31:10] but it was a decrease of
[31:16] sorts. Okay. And I. Have been
[31:17] following the new somewhat,
[31:18] but I know that there is a
[31:19] preliminary injunction that
[31:23] was issued by a federal judge
[31:25] because this administration
[31:26] wants to move away from
[31:30] housing. First, are you now?
[31:32] I'm noted that you have
[31:35] already preplanned for any
[31:37] gaps for just a delay in this
[31:39] grand. Do we have any plans
[31:39] for what MAY happen if beyond
[31:46] this? Set of grants, if there
[31:47] MAY need to be planning in
[31:50] case this moose, the Trump
[31:51] administration is successful
[31:51] in moving away from housing.
[31:56] First. Threw the chair. This
[31:58] particular funding source has
[31:58] already ready receive the
[31:59] award for it. But for the next
[32:00] iteration, we're currently
[32:03] working on the application.
[32:05] There have been some changes,
[32:06] for example, prioritizing
[32:07] permanent housing in
[32:08] transitional housing and
[32:08] moving away from someone.
[32:11] Every have rapid rehousing
[32:12] with our consultant working
[32:15] closely with our providers to
[32:16] potentially transition or
[32:16] start new programs or figure
[32:17] out a way to maintain those
[32:19] beds. So to answer your
[32:20] question, we are working
[32:21] actively on ensuring that
[32:22] those beds do not go offline
[32:24] and or we can continue in
[32:25] other capacity. Okay. Great.
[32:27] Thank you for that. And then
[32:31] finally, I wanted to know I
[32:36] find the metric like exit like
[32:36] percent exits to permanent
[32:38] housing to be actually pretty
[32:40] opaque. Just because I think
[32:41] the term permanent housing
[32:44] covers such a broad spectrum
[32:48] of placements. And so. Can you
[32:51] just describe like qualitative
[32:52] qualitatively? What what that
[32:54] means? I think what's
[32:57] important for me to
[32:58] distinguish this MAY not be
[32:59] data that's available at a
[33:01] quantitative level. But
[33:02] whether we are actually
[33:03] placing are these providers
[33:06] are placing people in 2. Are
[33:10] they in a market? Rental house
[33:12] was a rental assistant. Is it
[33:14] short term or the psh, which
[33:15] requires packs, you know, just
[33:19] because I think it is
[33:20] important night distinguish
[33:21] and measure success of someone
[33:22] who's actually able to be in a
[33:24] market rate housing simply
[33:26] because then it opens up a
[33:28] spot for somebody who has like
[33:31] a disability to be into psh.
[33:33] And then finally, I think just
[33:33] a metric that's important to
[33:36] capture is also just the
[33:37] length of time that they're in
[33:41] these transitional unit since
[33:42] they MAY have been 100% exit
[33:43] to permanent housing, but
[33:44] maybe the length of time is 5
[33:46] years. You know, so just to
[33:47] exaggerate. But I think it
[33:47] just be important to get that
[33:54] data. Thank you where those
[33:55] questions that requesting a
[33:57] response to on the just
[33:57] something you would like to
[34:04] see an upcoming report. I
[34:06] think it would be good to hear
[34:07] response, but yes, would be
[34:08] good to see that future
[34:12] reporting. And I know that the
[34:13] metrics this is an ongoing
[34:14] conversation that we've can be
[34:17] difficult to capture, but to
[34:18] the extent that we can it be
[34:19] great to see that and would
[34:20] love to hear your thoughts on
[34:21] whether that those are
[34:25] metrics. It can captured.
[34:27] Threw the chair. Yes. So we
[34:28] leverage h m I s and so to
[34:29] your point relates to
[34:31] permanent housing, it does
[34:32] vary. There's different
[34:33] categories in which a provider
[34:33] can select, including the ones
[34:37] that you mentioned. And so it
[34:37] does allow us to go in today
[34:38] to my a#
[34:38] #
[34:41] and pull which ones
[34:42] place where so it is very
[34:45] broad to answer your question.
[34:46] And then as it relates your
[34:47] second question, I think was
[34:48] on numbers that have to get
[34:49] back to you on that. But I
[34:53] think for the most part, it is
[34:55] a little difficult to measure
[34:55] be able to give you like a
[34:56] full detail because there's so
[34:57] many categories. But
[34:59] ultimately, if someone is
[35:00] removed from homelessness as
[35:01] it relates to being in the
[35:03] housing queue and or no longer
[35:06] considered an house in that,
[35:07] particularly in which he
[35:07] became a part of the cube,
[35:09] they are now removed from it
[35:11] permanent submitted no longer
[35:18] unhoused help questions. And
[35:19] then in terms of the
[35:21] measurement of length of time,
[35:22] just because throughput is an
[35:23] ongoing conversation right of
[35:26] increasing that. Chair that
[35:28] actually is a metric that we
[35:29] can track and I can get that
[35:31] data to be a at great. Thank
[35:33] you so much. What we can do is
[35:34] we can work together with the
[35:35] city administrator's office in
[35:36] your office to figure out
[35:37] where these metrics should
[35:41] show up and reports so that
[35:41] their timely and responsive to
[35:42] what the council member
[35:44] saying, but also in alignment
[35:46] with the work that you're
[35:48] already producing to bring to
[35:50] committee. So thank you for
[35:51] all your work on and we can
[35:55] move to our public speakers.
[35:55] Want call your name, please
[35:56] approach podium if you are
[35:59] participating via zoom. Please
[36:00] raise your hands. You're using
[36:02] a dignified Blair Beekman and
[36:06] with the saga. Still waiting
[36:11] for the woman to fill up. So
[36:12] when I heard that the open
[36:15] House and authority hit list,
[36:17] the 5, a waiting list to 5,000
[36:18] was the waiting list for all
[36:22] of these different entities.
[36:24] So the Harry Robinson center
[36:25] only can accommodate 137
[36:28] people at a time. The Hollins
[36:33] 150, 180 covenant House 60 at
[36:36] a time East Oakland Community
[36:37] Project 60 use 18 to 24 at a
[36:43] time. East Oakland Community
[36:46] Project, 7 News and 23
[36:49] families. So and then the
[36:49] Oakland Homeless youth
[36:53] collaboration. 31 slots. We
[36:58] have very limited. Capacities.
[37:01] For service. So whats the
[37:06] waiting lists. What's the
[37:07] waiting this? How many people
[37:08] need get accommodations in a
[37:10] waiting to get it? And what's
[37:19] the solution? Thank you.
[37:20] Missus side up move into our
[37:21] Jim Speaker. And I don't see
[37:23] Bill Blair. And that includes
[37:29] a public speaker. Thank to the
[37:31] speaker and for staff or the
[37:32] presentation. I will entertain
[37:39] a motion on this item. Have a
[37:41] motion on the floor from
[37:41] Councilmember Guyana. Second
[37:44] from Councilmember Long. Okay.
[37:46] Yes. We have a motion made
[37:47] from Councilmember Gallo.
[37:48] Second from Councilmember Wang
[37:49] to approve the recommendations
[37:50] of staff in the Ford decided
[37:53] to do lie 20 for City Council
[37:56] agenda on row Councilmember
[37:57] Gallo. I thank you.
[37:58] Councilmember Houston, I thank
[37:59] you. Councilmember want I
[38:03] thank you. Chair Fife. Thank
[38:05] you. The motion passes with 4
[38:05] eyes to approve the
[38:06] recommendations. Is that
[38:08] important to the JULY 21st
[38:09] City Council agenda and
[38:09] through the body that would be
[38:14] on consent. That is on
[38:15] consent. Thank Moving to item
[38:24] 5. Adopt the resolution won't
[38:25] accept inappropriate e anti
[38:26] property Community Services
[38:28] block grant and the amount not
[38:31] to exceed the amount of
[38:35] 1 million, 319,745 awarded by
[38:36] the California Department of
[38:37] Community Services and
[38:39] Development of the JANUARY.
[38:41] 1st 2026 through DECEMBER
[38:43] 31st. 2026 program year tween
[38:46] 26 csb g Program and
[38:49] discretionary funds as it
[38:49] becomes available to authorize
[38:50] in a city administrator to
[38:52] accept an appropriate any
[38:54] additional grant funds from
[38:56] Csd for the same purpose
[38:59] within a 2026 csb g Program
[39:00] Year. 3 of the resin, the use
[39:04] of general vines to the pay to
[39:06] pay the human services
[39:07] department. Eternal services
[39:08] been changes in the estimated
[39:10] amount of 56,692 in central
[39:14] services overhead charges for
[39:15] 2026. Programs in the
[39:19] estimated amount of 178,968.
[39:22] You do have 2 speakers. Thank
[39:24] you. We will put 5 minutes on
[39:25] the clock from actually Jim
[39:27] Otte and you have the floor.
[39:32] Thank you so much. So good
[39:33] afternoon to seen council
[39:34] members. I've talked check
[39:36] number 5 as well as our other
[39:37] elected officials that it's
[39:40] good to see you all here. My
[39:42] name is actually tomorrow. And
[39:42] we're going do a brief
[39:45] overview so I can reintroduce
[39:46] myself. So everybody in my new
[39:56] position. I wanted to give you
[40:00] all overview of my division.
[40:01] Co cap is our Alameda
[40:04] Planning, Community Action
[40:05] Partnership. And within that
[40:10] division, you will find my.
[40:11] Which is our cs pg Grant,
[40:13] which will be talking about.
[40:13] You'll also find our Sugar
[40:15] Sweetened beverage program.
[40:18] You'll find our volunteer tax
[40:18] assistance program and also
[40:22] trying to recast program. Rick
[40:24] has program holds majority of
[40:25] our stem cell funding around
[40:26] our mental health programs,
[40:28] working with trauma resiliency
[40:29] are vital program. As we call
[40:31] it our Volunteer Tax
[40:32] assistance program is our
[40:34] program that we have to out
[40:35] the city which supports our
[40:37] resident in conducting their
[40:37] taxes annually.
[40:38] Sugar-sweetened beverage
[40:41] program and our summer food
[40:42] program. Our Summer Food
[40:45] program we have over 55 tight
[40:47] throughout the city of Oakland
[40:48] that feet. Are you thinking
[40:48] about snack and lunch every
[40:51] single day? And so we're
[40:52] excited about that. And a
[40:53] press release was done about
[40:56] that before the beginning of
[40:57] the summer and our Sugar
[40:58] Sweetened beverage program,
[40:58] which also subsidizing
[41:01] supports that program. And
[41:04] that also has advisory board.
[41:07] You'll see a co cap which has
[41:09] 18 board members. We have 4
[41:11] committees are executive
[41:11] committee advocacy committee
[41:12] are fun Development in our
[41:14] program Planning Committee
[41:18] which then drops down to
[41:19] overseeing rcs bt find which
[41:21] we have 17 grand to use
[41:22] throughout the city of Oakland
[41:29] in which we apartment. So just
[41:31] a little bit of overview of
[41:38] what what our cs pg Co kept
[41:40] does. Co kept directly
[41:41] supports the city of Oakland,
[41:43] Economic Development, Action
[41:47] plan. We also. Support the
[41:50] strategic work that we are
[41:52] doing throughout the city of
[41:54] Oakland by making sure that we
[41:56] work with our training and
[41:57] employment. We work with
[41:59] organizations that support
[42:01] low-income housing. We also do
[42:03] a lot of work around community
[42:05] development, civic engagement,
[42:08] advocacy community building.
[42:11] So we reduce poverty and
[42:12] promote economic opportunity
[42:13] by supporting programs
[42:13] services that help our
[42:14] low-income residents and the
[42:17] city of Oakland. We have too
[42:18] many ways organizations,
[42:21] public agencies, educational
[42:22] institutions and resident and
[42:23] we help them identify and
[42:24] develop community-driven
[42:25] solutions to the root cause of
[42:30] the property. So what is the
[42:31] community service block grants
[42:33] to the community service
[42:35] Block? Grant is a federally
[42:35] funded antipoverty program
[42:36] administered by United States
[42:38] Department of Health and Human
[42:39] Services as well as California
[42:42] Department of Community
[42:44] Services. Rcs Beaty provides
[42:46] flexible funding enables
[42:47] community action agencies to
[42:47] respond local needs to
[42:50] services such as like I said,
[42:51] workforce development,
[42:53] housing, stability, emergency
[42:55] assistance, financial
[42:56] Empowerment Program, civic
[42:58] engagement, opportunities and
[42:59] community development. All of
[43:01] this, of course, is guided by
[43:04] our comprehensive community
[43:04] needs assessment as well as
[43:09] our strategic plan. So here's
[43:12] our strategic plan for 2022.
[43:14] 2025, as we all know, it is
[43:17] 2026 we are working on
[43:19] creating new five-year
[43:22] strategic plan from 2026 to
[43:23] 2031 that again will be
[43:24] informed by our community
[43:25] needs assessment and our
[43:32] strategic plan. So as well as
[43:36] in your packet, you will find
[43:37] our community action plan for
[43:41] 2026 to 2027. That was also. A
[43:43] fire or a attachment with in
[43:46] the within agenda. So I did
[43:48] want to put it up there with
[43:49] one of our clickable link. So
[43:53] you all can have it. This man
[43:53] does not go scroll through it.
[43:55] It is 112 pages. So please at
[43:57] your leisure take the time to
[43:58] look at some of our data and
[44:01] some of our graphs and charts
[44:02] around property where it is
[44:02] localized within the city. And
[44:03] what are some things that
[44:09] we're doing to combat back?
[44:10] Also, you can find more
[44:12] information on our website and
[44:13] I happy for any questions.
[44:19] Thank you. Thank you for your
[44:20] presentation and your service.
[44:20] Your continued service in city
[44:24] of Oakland. And if there are
[44:24] no questions from the
[44:25] committee, I will go to public
[44:28] speakers. Thank you so much.
[44:31] Chair fine. Thank you. Ashley
[44:34] was a great report. Thank
[44:45] Blair Beekman in Mississauga.
[44:47] So this is a resolution from
[44:49] Grand JANUARY. The first 2026
[44:52] through DECEMBER, the 31st.
[44:55] 2026. Is that what we seeking
[44:55] approval, something that was
[44:59] started in JANUARY. Okay. So
[45:01] the board is supposed to be
[45:06] one 3rd elected officials,
[45:06] one-third representatives from
[45:07] the low-income community,
[45:08] one-third of the private
[45:08] sector leaders who selects
[45:13] this board. They selected.
[45:15] Okay. Going on to the next
[45:19] concern. The next concern is I
[45:20] noticed when I've been a
[45:21] couple young meeting, just
[45:22] been a lot of time traveling
[45:24] and going to conferences. How
[45:31] much money is spent on that?
[45:32] All right. No answers to that
[45:36] one. Know that, you know,
[45:37] suppose. And to me, I just
[45:37] like this like this moment
[45:41] where everybody says nothing.
[45:43] Is funny to me. Ok. And then
[45:45] the last thing what? What is
[45:56] the breakdown? Thank you for
[45:57] your comment. Mississauga move
[46:01] resume speakers. Harmon built
[46:02] Did you fill out a speaker's
[46:22] card? Bill o Trent?
[46:25] Excuse me.
[46:26] Did you fill out a speaker's
[46:34] card? And I'm sorry.
[46:35] Unfortunately, unfortunately
[46:36] will be up to discretion for
[46:40] the chair. I will speak to
[46:42] after this meeting. Been here
[46:43] several times to because you
[46:45] need translation. We will have
[46:47] our city administrator come
[46:48] work with you on answering any
[46:50] questions that you have and
[46:51] also be available after the
[46:53] meeting at. She will translate
[46:58] for me. Thank you. Thank you.
[47:00] Blair, Big men and I do not
[47:01] see a nicu. So that concludes
[47:01] our public because right 3
[47:08] item, 5. Thank u MR. Ma, if
[47:10] you could respond to a couple
[47:11] of the questions and I will
[47:13] lay them out just in terms of
[47:14] how the board has selected.
[47:17] And I do want to say for the
[47:18] public, there are people who
[47:21] come to these meetings
[47:23] frequently understand what the
[47:23] rules of procedure are. But
[47:24] there's some people who don't
[47:27] know that unless an item is
[47:29] agenda aisd the committee nor
[47:32] staff can respond to questions
[47:33] and less. It is the purview of
[47:35] the chair. So I'm asking as
[47:38] the chair for you to respond
[47:39] to how boards how the board is
[47:43] selected with the Tri Party
[47:44] makeup of the individuals that
[47:45] sit on the board. If you can
[47:48] answer that question. So from
[47:53] my knowledge, there is an
[47:54] application process and which
[47:55] the prospective board members
[47:58] aren't allowed to apply. And
[48:00] some of our board members have
[48:00] been on a board for many
[48:03] years. And that data is
[48:09] reviewed. Were I would assume
[48:10] or cs pg team as well as
[48:13] potential at the state level.
[48:15] And then we are given the
[48:17] opportunity to review and
[48:18] weigh in on Those selections
[48:20] based off of the
[48:21] recommendations from the state
[48:26] in from the city. I believe I
[48:28] chose my representative. I
[48:29] have a representative that
[48:31] serves on the board time to
[48:33] who consults with me on the
[48:35] meetings gives me updates and
[48:37] tells me what I need to do as
[48:40] a representative and so I know
[48:41] as a council member, I was
[48:44] able to make that selection.
[48:45] So I hope that answered
[48:49] answers. The question. And at
[48:50] this time, I want to thank you
[48:50] for your presentation and
[48:51] entertain a motion on this
[49:01] item. We have a motion made
[49:02] Councilmember Houston seconded
[49:03] by councilor along to approve
[49:04] the recommendations. The staff
[49:07] of the Fort this item to JULY
[49:08] 21st City Council agenda on
[49:09] consent on row Councilmember I
[49:12] thank you. Councilmember
[49:13] Houston, thank Essentially. I
[49:15] think you councilmember along.
[49:17] Yes, thank you. I and tariff
[49:21] act. This motion does pass
[49:22] with more right to approve the
[49:24] recommendations of staff. And
[49:26] the board is item to the JULY
[49:26] 20 for City Council agenda
[49:27] through the body, but that the
[49:30] aunt and cent Thank you.
[49:42] Moving to item 6. Thank you.
[49:44] Adopt a resolution one except
[49:45] appropriating direct local
[49:46] program. Distribution Measure
[49:49] b b funds in the amount of
[49:50] 3 million, 202,298 for fiscal
[49:54] year. 26 27 from the Alameda
[49:56] County Transit Commission.
[49:58] Oakland pair of transit for
[50:00] the elderly and disabled
[50:01] program to provide access to
[50:04] specialized transportation
[50:06] services to award the
[50:07] reimbursement agreements for
[50:08] peer paratransit services for
[50:10] fiscal year. 26 to 27 and the
[50:15] amounts of $900,000. 5 Rivers,
[50:18] Transit Solutions, $600,000 in
[50:20] quality transit for $250,000.
[50:23] Bay Area Charters for $25,000.
[50:27] One access medical Trent
[50:28] Transportation and $75,000.
[50:33] For ago, though, technologies.
[50:34] 3 awarding grant agreements in
[50:36] the amount of $50,000 to city
[50:38] of d'iberville for per pair
[50:39] Transit Prote services and
[50:39] $300,000 but services
[50:42] opportunity for seniors for
[50:43] meal delivery services to
[50:44] isolated and dependent,
[50:47] elderly and disabled persons
[50:47] and for authorizing the city
[50:49] administrator to accept
[50:50] inappropriate any additional
[50:52] direct local distribution of
[50:54] funds that MAY become
[50:56] available for fiscal year. 26
[51:00] to 27 in the aforementioned.
[51:02] Agreements that increase
[51:04] amounts within the limits of
[51:05] finding and you do have 2
[51:08] speakers for this item. Thank
[51:09] you. MADAM City clerk. We will
[51:13] put 5 minutes on the clock for
[51:13] back to us respect that you
[51:18] have the floor. Thank you so
[51:19] much. Good afternoon. Chair
[51:20] fire from members of the life
[51:24] enrichment committee Bantis
[51:25] Human Services manager in the
[51:26] Human Services Department
[51:28] overseeing aging and adult
[51:29] services division. Today staff
[51:32] is presenting the 26 27 fiscal
[51:34] year. Oakland pair transit for
[51:34] the elderly and disabled
[51:38] program. Also known opened. I
[51:38] planned for the coming are in
[51:43] the fiscal year. Now and the
[51:44] accompanying resolution staff
[51:45] respectfully request that the
[51:46] life enrichment committee
[51:49] approved this item and forward
[51:49] it to the full City Council
[51:52] for approval on the consent
[51:54] calendar on APRIL 27th, the
[51:56] Alameda County Transportation
[51:57] Commission's paired Transit
[51:58] advisory in Planning committee
[52:00] approved this plan. The
[52:00] proposed resolution will
[52:04] accept an appropriate the
[52:05] city's fiscal year, 26, 27
[52:06] Measure b, b, direct local
[52:09] distribution allocation of
[52:10] approximately 3 point a little
[52:13] bit over 3 point 0 2 million
[52:15] dollars authorized to
[52:16] agreements necessary to
[52:18] deliver Oakland's paratransit
[52:19] services continue.
[52:20] Transportation related Neil
[52:22] delivery and regional
[52:24] partnerships and authorize
[52:25] acceptance of any additional
[52:26] measure b funds that MAY
[52:27] become available during the
[52:30] fiscal year. This year's
[52:33] program plan reflects
[52:33] extensive community engagement
[52:34] and is grounded in what
[52:36] Oakland residents told us they
[52:37] need and they need most in
[52:39] terms of transportation to
[52:44] inform this plan. We completed
[52:46] 923. 24 community surveys. 13
[52:50] community listening. Sessions,
[52:51] ped customer satisfaction
[52:54] surveys last year across every
[52:57] engagement effort. One message
[52:58] was very clear. Transportation
[52:59] is the number one priority for
[53:02] Oakland, older adults and
[53:03] persons with disabilities over
[53:07] the next 5 years. Residents
[53:09] consistently told us that
[53:10] transportation is essential
[53:11] for accessing healthcare,
[53:13] food, housing, stability,
[53:14] social connection and
[53:16] remaining independent in their
[53:18] communities. What the fiscal
[53:20] year, 26 27 plan delivers
[53:24] based what community from the
[53:25] community input. This plan
[53:26] continues to comprehensive
[53:27] suite of transportation
[53:30] services, including same day
[53:31] transportation, specialized
[53:32] wheelchair, accessible Van
[53:34] Services group, trips door
[53:37] through door, volunteer
[53:38] Transportation, Transportation
[53:39] related Neil Delivery,
[53:41] customer service and community
[53:44] outreach during fiscal year.
[53:45] 26. 27 open anticipates
[53:47] providing approximately 19,000
[53:52] taxi script rides. 7500 gogo.
[53:53] Grandparents rides nearly
[53:55] 12,000 wheelchair. Accessible
[53:59] trips, 16,500 will trips and
[53:59] approximately 260,000
[54:03] home-delivered meals. These
[54:04] services help older adults and
[54:06] people with disabilities
[54:10] medical appointments, grocery
[54:11] stores, senior centers,
[54:12] pharmacies and other
[54:12] destinations that support
[54:16] healthy, independent living.
[54:18] Customer satisfaction is to
[54:20] remain high, MR. Participants
[54:21] consent Lee tell us that
[54:22] opened helps them maintain
[54:24] independence and age safely in
[54:26] the community. At the same
[54:28] time, the identify
[54:29] opportunities for improvement,
[54:30] including better on time
[54:32] performance expended,
[54:33] accessible transportation,
[54:35] improved communication, easier
[54:37] access to services. This in
[54:39] public be part of our ongoing
[54:41] quality improvement
[54:41] conversations staff will have
[54:44] with our service providers.
[54:45] Looking ahead, one of our
[54:47] priorities this year is
[54:48] improving. Knew how residents
[54:52] access open services last year
[54:54] we piloted relocation of our
[54:55] customer service desk from
[54:56] down here downtown Oakland
[54:59] senior center downtown
[55:00] Oakland, one 50 our office
[55:02] here at one, 50 Frank Ogawa
[55:03] Plaza and move it to the
[55:04] downtown Oakland senior
[55:06] Center. We have seen an uptick
[55:09] in the number of new enrollees
[55:13] and people who are. Seeing the
[55:14] downtown Oakland Co for the
[55:14] first time become members
[55:17] because they've never been
[55:18] there before. This suspension
[55:21] brings enrollment eligibility
[55:22] determination, transportation
[55:22] information and other
[55:23] individuals, customer
[55:26] assistance closer to where
[55:27] residents lives. And we are
[55:28] going. We replicating this
[55:30] model for east Oakland. This
[55:34] fiscal year. We're also
[55:34] working with the Mayor's
[55:37] Commission on Aging on
[55:40] developing a 5 year plan. And
[55:43] transportation is one of the
[55:45] highest need that was
[55:46] identified in a needs
[55:47] assessment has had mention and
[55:49] the Mayor's Commission on
[55:52] Aging developed and had stood
[55:53] up a transportation
[55:54] subcommittee that started
[55:57] meeting 2 months ago. This
[55:58] subcommittee will inform
[55:58] what's going on in the
[56:00] community and will help us
[56:01] identify strategies to fill
[56:04] the gaps in services specially
[56:06] based on what we have heard
[56:07] from the community members in
[56:08] east Oakland, Deep East
[56:11] Oakland, we MAY have
[56:11] transportation services
[56:12] available, but these services
[56:13] are not reaching East. Oakland
[56:17] residents. In closing the
[56:20] fiscal year 26 27 program plan
[56:23] reflects the voices of Oakland
[56:24] residents response directly to
[56:25] transportation priorities
[56:26] identified through the cities
[56:28] age from the 2 planning
[56:30] process and positions open to
[56:33] continue delivering equitable,
[56:34] accessible and responsive
[56:35] transportation services to
[56:37] older adults and persons with
[56:39] disabilities. Therefore, staff
[56:41] respectfully request that the
[56:42] life enrichment committee
[56:43] approved the proposed
[56:45] resolution. And for with this
[56:46] item to the full City Council
[56:47] for consideration and approval
[56:48] of the consent calendar. Thank
[56:52] you. And happy to answer any
[56:54] questions. Thank you for your
[56:54] presentation. Are there
[56:55] comments or questions from the
[57:02] Councilmember Houston? Do She
[57:03] something a little troubling
[57:07] to me. He said not reach an
[57:08] east Oakland residents. Can
[57:10] you explain that a little
[57:13] deeper? And I have a couple
[57:16] questions on might have this
[57:17] wrong to about these addresses
[57:18] because that's the first thing
[57:19] I look at is addresses of our
[57:20] providers. So when you see
[57:26] kid. That region. My east
[57:27] Oakland residents. Can you
[57:29] explain at 11 raid on that
[57:33] threw the chair into
[57:35] councilmember Houston when we
[57:37] did our listening sessions and
[57:39] also when we did the surveys,
[57:40] what we found from our
[57:45] residents is that. We have
[57:45] transportation such as
[57:46] example, taxi and go go
[57:50] grandparents, which is. Being
[57:52] able to Britain lift without
[57:53] having them out. So you just
[57:53] call a phone number. So it's
[57:54] very easy for older adults to
[57:57] be able to schedule these
[58:00] rides. Left what we have found
[58:06] is that. When they call for
[58:06] service suddenly their order
[58:10] gets canceled. Without any
[58:13] reason. Repeatedly that
[58:14] happens. So we know that gap,
[58:16] even though these services are
[58:18] available, some of our
[58:19] providers members, perception
[58:20] of the unsafe neighborhoods
[58:22] that, you know, people think
[58:27] Oakland is they don't go and
[58:29] we need to think outside the
[58:30] box. You know, these
[58:33] transportation, Uber, Lyft and
[58:34] other services we have
[58:36] available. We need to think
[58:37] outside of the box and figure
[58:38] out a different way of filling
[58:41] that gap. We actually have
[58:42] testimony, one of our
[58:43] commissioners got off the
[58:47] airport in east Oakland. She
[58:48] was trying to get bring lift
[58:53] and she had her. Her ride
[58:54] canceled several times and was
[58:58] not able to get a ride. So.
[58:59] You know, anecdotally, that's
[59:00] what we are hearing. So I
[59:01] think what we need to do is
[59:04] really figure out other input
[59:05] from the community. What MAY
[59:08] be others. Strategies that we
[59:10] can implement and working with
[59:11] the subcommittee of the
[59:12] Transportation of the Mayor's
[59:14] Commission on Aging will hope
[59:15] to be able to identify some of
[59:16] the strategies to fill those
[59:24] gaps. That's that's pretty.
[59:24] Heart-wrenching. Immediate,
[59:27] not. Seniors in my folks
[59:30] scene. Benefiting from this in
[59:33] Deep East Oakland. So wish us
[59:34] suggested can I help? How can
[59:35] the council help? How can the
[59:42] public what can we do? Because
[59:43] must-see news, one of the most
[59:44] important things to me. What
[59:46] can we do? Yeah. Threw the
[59:48] chair. One of the things that
[59:50] we're thinking about working
[59:52] with the subcommittee on
[59:53] Transportation is issue a
[59:55] request for qualifications or
[59:59] some kind of an rfp this year
[1:00:01] before the closing of the
[1:00:04] calendar year and entertain
[1:00:05] any ideas that could be from a
[1:00:06] nonprofit who want to run band
[1:00:09] program friends. And just for
[1:00:10] East Oakland, anything happy
[1:00:12] to hear any ideas from the
[1:00:14] community. And we're hoping
[1:00:14] that through this rfq process
[1:00:18] that we will find. Other ways
[1:00:21] of filling that gap, any could
[1:00:26] be community based. That sends
[1:00:26] positive. Yes. One more
[1:00:28] question in a move on. I'm not
[1:00:30] sure if I've got this right.
[1:00:32] Got it wrong just a minute ago
[1:00:35] when it came to. The locations
[1:00:42] of these companies. New Jersey
[1:00:46] Davenport Timberline. New work
[1:00:53] San Francisco. 5 Rivers.
[1:00:57] Transit is in New Jersey.
[1:00:59] Quality transit is in Florida.
[1:01:03] Getting this wrong. Yes, some
[1:01:04] of these are locals. Some of
[1:01:08] these are not so 5 rivers is a
[1:01:09] local Oakland. This is our
[1:01:10] taxi service company that been
[1:01:15] around. For 30, 40 years here
[1:01:18] in Oakland. And so that's
[1:01:20] local. This is also corporate
[1:01:21] headquarters is in New Jersey.
[1:01:25] Okay. Okay. Talk to my
[1:01:26] colleagues to see how we can
[1:01:30] do to help, you know, help me
[1:01:31] out. I need some help. Talk to
[1:01:32] Want to see how we get
[1:01:32] must-see news to get to Carol
[1:01:37] k. Respects. I want to I want
[1:01:39] to get an understanding. So is
[1:01:40] it just East Oakland where
[1:01:41] these challenges are happening
[1:01:44] for seniors with their
[1:01:46] transportation and to be
[1:01:48] clear, the senior that was not
[1:01:50] able to get a ride from the
[1:01:52] airport was using a private
[1:01:53] rideshare service. Not not one
[1:01:54] of our contractors, correct,
[1:01:58] correct? That's correct. And
[1:01:59] do our contractors work after
[1:02:03] hours. Then finally East
[1:02:03] Oakland. The only place it
[1:02:09] have any challenges not
[1:02:11] necessarily. So when we went
[1:02:12] to the Fruitvale area, we
[1:02:15] talked to the folks over
[1:02:16] Spanish speaking Unity Council
[1:02:18] one of our 13 listening
[1:02:20] sessions. What we found from
[1:02:21] that community is that they
[1:02:23] have a high utilization of
[1:02:23] public transit. However, it's
[1:02:26] that last mile where they get
[1:02:29] off the bar or no ac transit
[1:02:31] and then they're carrying
[1:02:32] groceries that they are not
[1:02:35] able to carry all the way home
[1:02:36] because these routes, the
[1:02:38] these public transit systems
[1:02:39] are in the fix map system.
[1:02:42] Doesn't go go door-to-door.
[1:02:45] And what we were told was that
[1:02:47] during covid they had a van
[1:02:48] and it was stolen and they
[1:02:49] have never been able to
[1:02:50] replace that ban. And that van
[1:02:52] was helping seniors for that
[1:02:57] last mile ride. So that was an
[1:02:58] identified need. Again, we're
[1:03:00] hoping to be able to work with
[1:03:02] the community and figure out
[1:03:03] how to address that. Kind of
[1:03:09] need. Still Oakland, correct?
[1:03:12] So are these it are these
[1:03:15] organizations funded through
[1:03:17] these funds? So we have funds
[1:03:18] available. We just don't have
[1:03:21] the organizations don't have
[1:03:21] the resources. 2, maybe
[1:03:25] reacquire vehicles or maybe
[1:03:26] higher. What it what is the
[1:03:29] exact issue here? We have had
[1:03:30] some conversation with the
[1:03:34] vendors about this issue and
[1:03:35] one of the strategies they
[1:03:37] actually presented to us was
[1:03:41] perhaps we can give a premium.
[1:03:42] Rate for those who will go to
[1:03:43] East Oakland for the drivers.
[1:03:47] So taxi drivers who are going
[1:03:50] to be going on rides that East
[1:03:50] local police. Oakland address
[1:03:54] can get a higher reimbursement
[1:03:55] rate. Then what's you know?
[1:03:58] What's base rate? So that's
[1:03:59] one strategy that we have
[1:04:02] tossed around the challenge we
[1:04:02] have currently is that they're
[1:04:04] also increasing the fears this
[1:04:07] year. So we have we need to
[1:04:09] have enough data to be able to
[1:04:11] understand how the fair just
[1:04:11] in general this new fare
[1:04:13] increase that they want to
[1:04:14] impose on us is going to
[1:04:15] impact the program. And then
[1:04:19] if we're gonna provide an
[1:04:21] additional sort of incentive
[1:04:22] for drivers to go to East
[1:04:23] Oakland again, how much money
[1:04:28] will that cost? Is there any
[1:04:29] information or data to back up
[1:04:31] their fear or is it just a
[1:04:33] perception? It's a perception.
[1:04:35] Unfortunately. And are these
[1:04:36] hours that they're concerned
[1:04:38] about going to east Oakland
[1:04:40] after hours after 5 around
[1:04:42] midnight the other services
[1:04:43] that serve other parts of the
[1:04:49] city operate. 24 7. I'm not
[1:04:51] sure that it It has to do with
[1:04:52] the hours. I believe it's
[1:04:53] really just the general going
[1:04:56] to East Oakland is unsafe. We
[1:05:00] did hear here from one of our
[1:05:01] when we were doing that, the
[1:05:03] sitting sessions that one of
[1:05:05] the things that they heard
[1:05:08] from the Uber Lyft drivers any
[1:05:09] MAY not be related to a
[1:05:11] contractor, but just to bring
[1:05:12] drivers was there was an
[1:05:13] incident where they were in
[1:05:16] Deep East Oakland in one of
[1:05:21] the cars got. What is that
[1:05:22] called card Karnow carjack
[1:05:25] Jack. Yeah. Yeah. Well, there
[1:05:26] trying to pick up a passenger
[1:05:27] in East Oakland. So, you know,
[1:05:29] these kinds of stories they
[1:05:31] spread, the other drivers and
[1:05:37] it becomes sort of this. New
[1:05:39] way of unfounded. But but then
[1:05:41] got spreads out. Do you know
[1:05:45] this is my last question. Do
[1:05:46] you know if the vehicles that
[1:05:47] are used to pick up seniors
[1:05:48] have to be outfitted for
[1:05:52] seniors with lifts and other
[1:05:54] equipment to service MAY be
[1:05:55] assisted walking vehicles,
[1:05:58] scooters, things like that.
[1:06:01] Not necessarily. So a lot of
[1:06:03] the vehicles that are sent to
[1:06:07] to seniors homes are sedans.
[1:06:08] They've had drivers like taxi
[1:06:11] drivers using their own
[1:06:12] vehicles because the the
[1:06:14] old-fashioned yellow cabs are
[1:06:14] no longer in existence in
[1:06:17] Oakland. So they're using SUVs
[1:06:22] and sedans and we are also
[1:06:23] educating our seniors that if
[1:06:28] they need. If they cannot get
[1:06:30] on a e's, a suv, for during
[1:06:31] this patch when they're
[1:06:32] calling the order to make sure
[1:06:35] to let them know that. They do
[1:06:37] have limited numbers of we'll
[1:06:41] check sensible vans. They're
[1:06:42] available but very limited.
[1:06:45] But we do have a specialized
[1:06:46] Van Service for people who
[1:06:49] need wheelchair. Accessibility
[1:06:50] with another contract. Another
[1:06:52] taxi driver program. Okay.
[1:06:53] Thank you for that. And I will
[1:06:55] speak with you offline about
[1:06:56] some potential solutions to
[1:06:59] address this gap. Think I have
[1:07:01] some ideas. Councilmember
[1:07:02] Houston and then councilmember
[1:07:05] Wall and entertain a motion.
[1:07:06] Yeah, move it. But I want to
[1:07:09] move forward consent. Speak a
[1:07:10] little bit more because I have
[1:07:12] some good ideas also. So we've
[1:07:13] got to keep the money in the
[1:07:15] community right? And if you
[1:07:15] keep the money in the
[1:07:17] community and you build
[1:07:20] community nonprofits that that
[1:07:22] noted to the neighborhoods are
[1:07:26] scared. They know how to move.
[1:07:27] Then you can move safely. So I
[1:07:28] got some good ideas. So what I
[1:07:29] want to do is I want to sit
[1:07:30] down with 2 to and
[1:07:33] Councilmember 5. We could do
[1:07:34] it together because I have
[1:07:37] some ideas we built.
[1:07:37] Individuals in our own
[1:07:38] community to take care of
[1:07:41] ourselves right. Keep the
[1:07:42] money in our community. We can
[1:07:45] make it safe. Know good fix on
[1:07:56] that. So I move this.
[1:07:57] Government all good. Thank
[1:08:01] you. Sorry about that. So I
[1:08:03] have to say that and it that
[1:08:06] is really I have also heard
[1:08:07] some just complaints about the
[1:08:11] pair transit system. And lot
[1:08:13] of it has to do with delays.
[1:08:14] Are the wait time really is a
[1:08:18] key thing that comes out and I
[1:08:22] am deeply concerned around
[1:08:22] this idea that is a provider
[1:08:26] that is getting money,
[1:08:26] including public money that
[1:08:27] you don't have to actually
[1:08:33] pick up somebody. So. We just
[1:08:34] encourage whatever ways that
[1:08:36] we can hold these vendors
[1:08:36] accountable is really
[1:08:42] important. I also was looking
[1:08:45] at one of the attachments it
[1:08:46] in my reading this correctly.
[1:08:49] This is the paired transit
[1:08:50] program plans. Staff summary.
[1:08:52] I see there's a listing of the
[1:08:56] cost per trip that some of our
[1:08:58] vendors is this how much
[1:08:59] they're getting reimbursed by
[1:09:00] the city or is this how much
[1:09:02] they're charging sometimes
[1:09:06] seen rates is high up $74 per
[1:09:07] trip. And is that being
[1:09:10] charged to the residence? To
[1:09:15] the chair? Councilmember? So
[1:09:17] the way it works is that we
[1:09:19] highly subsidized these rides
[1:09:22] through the Measure b b
[1:09:23] dollars. So and example, one
[1:09:26] booklet of taxi scripts get
[1:09:30] you $20 worth of rides. We
[1:09:31] paid $25 a measure b b, the
[1:09:33] consumers only pay $3 and they
[1:09:34] can buy up to 12 booklets per
[1:09:38] quarter. So that's an
[1:09:39] equivalent. And about, you
[1:09:41] know, 3, $400 that we highly
[1:09:46] subsidized taxing scripts. So
[1:09:47] what you saw on the report are
[1:09:51] averages per ride because
[1:09:54] specially for taxi depends on
[1:09:55] the mileage, right? Know where
[1:09:56] you go. But average, it's
[1:10:00] about $75 per per ride. Ok,
[1:10:00] that's good to know and why is
[1:10:03] it that Gogo? Grandparent is
[1:10:05] down. The they seem to be
[1:10:09] asking for much less subsidy
[1:10:10] compared to the other
[1:10:12] providers. Why not expand
[1:10:12] service with them? Or is it
[1:10:13] because the quality or they've
[1:10:17] limits with their capacity
[1:10:18] just so that we can provide
[1:10:19] more rides with the same
[1:10:24] amount of money. The This is a
[1:10:25] good question. When we started
[1:10:27] with Gogo grandparents who was
[1:10:30] the pilot because we're not
[1:10:31] sure how readily adaptable our
[1:10:33] seniors are when it comes to
[1:10:34] these kinds of new services
[1:10:37] technology. So we. Piloted
[1:10:40] with a very small amount of
[1:10:42] grand with a very limited
[1:10:44] number of subsidies that we
[1:10:46] can provide. And what we've
[1:10:49] seen is a huge uptick. They're
[1:10:51] considered, you know, go going
[1:10:51] considered hailing services,
[1:10:56] not like taxi. And we have
[1:10:58] seen a huge uptick in
[1:10:58] services. So one of the things
[1:11:01] that we're going to do during
[1:11:02] the the request for
[1:11:02] qualifications when the issue
[1:11:06] that is too make the service
[1:11:07] is comparable to each other.
[1:11:09] So consumers would have
[1:11:11] choices right now the way our
[1:11:15] program is modeled, it's
[1:11:16] driven towards taxi because
[1:11:16] that's our bread and butter
[1:11:17] for many, many years now. And
[1:11:21] then as it is new approaches
[1:11:22] to transportation are coming
[1:11:23] online. We want to take a look
[1:11:25] at the sand pilot, new ones
[1:11:27] and also grow. The ones that
[1:11:29] we know are really successful.
[1:11:29] Like go go grandparents and
[1:11:32] possibly increase the number
[1:11:34] of number of rides that you
[1:11:35] can get would go go as well as
[1:11:35] the amount of subsidy that we
[1:11:39] provide. Okay, great. That
[1:11:39] makes a lot of sense to me all
[1:11:48] second, the item. Moving to
[1:11:48] our public speakers blare big
[1:12:00] men in Mississauga. So the
[1:12:03] report says this is saw. Fort
[1:12:08] Fragile seniors. So what who
[1:12:09] qualifies as a scene? You just
[1:12:10] being a seniors, not enough.
[1:12:13] Use a fragile seniors. Who
[1:12:16] does that include? Does that
[1:12:17] include, for instance, an
[1:12:20] individual who's just had
[1:12:22] surgery on their knee
[1:12:23] temporarily will need this
[1:12:24] transportation for a period of
[1:12:28] time, but not long-term. Does
[1:12:30] this include an individual who
[1:12:32] failed the al? The Indian
[1:12:37] cannot drive. And now they
[1:12:37] have to depend on some of the
[1:12:43] form of transportation. Do you
[1:12:47] have and space? Area that is
[1:12:51] limited for travel. So we have
[1:12:51] seniors that have to go to
[1:12:55] Stanford Hospital. Can that
[1:12:57] can they be transported to to
[1:12:58] that distance? Is there a
[1:13:00] distance like 20 miles, 30
[1:13:12] miles? That's the limit. Thank
[1:13:13] you. Missus side. And I do not
[1:13:13] see Blair nicu. So that
[1:13:15] concludes public speakers
[1:13:16] cited 6. Thank you. MISS
[1:13:19] Practice. If you could speak
[1:13:22] to the length of travel,
[1:13:23] travel trip that is covered
[1:13:24] under the services at
[1:13:25] appreciate that. Sure. Thank
[1:13:28] you. Chair Fife. That's a very
[1:13:31] good question. And we know
[1:13:32] that especially for medical
[1:13:32] appointments that are
[1:13:35] specialized, they go outside
[1:13:36] of Oakland and the taxi
[1:13:37] service can go anywhere
[1:13:40] outside of Oakland. The
[1:13:41] problem, though, is, you know,
[1:13:42] because that can only purchase
[1:13:45] 12 scripts per quarter. A lot
[1:13:48] of folks who are going to the
[1:13:49] specialty medical appointments
[1:13:52] outside of Oakland tend to use
[1:13:54] up their allocation rather
[1:13:58] quickly. We do listen to folks
[1:14:01] these 4 requests on a
[1:14:03] case-by-case basis. And that's
[1:14:04] another area that I think we
[1:14:06] need to address because people
[1:14:08] become more and more frail, we
[1:14:10] should We should see. Again,
[1:14:13] an increase in these kinds of
[1:14:16] medical specialty rides for
[1:14:17] transportation. The other
[1:14:19] thing that been doing is we
[1:14:22] are looking into whether or
[1:14:23] not their insurance actually
[1:14:24] pays for transportation,
[1:14:26] especially if they are under
[1:14:27] Medicare. If they're under
[1:14:30] medical and medical covers,
[1:14:32] they're transportation. They
[1:14:33] should be paying for those and
[1:14:36] not our program. So so another
[1:14:37] education and getting more
[1:14:38] information from our seniors
[1:14:41] as we get more and more
[1:14:42] requests, you know, repeated
[1:14:44] requests for more and more
[1:14:46] scripts, then then the normal
[1:14:48] application in terms of
[1:14:51] qualification, if you're on
[1:14:52] over 70, 70 or over, you
[1:14:52] automatically qualify, don't
[1:14:55] have to have a disability or,
[1:14:56] you know, I need it's not
[1:15:01] means tested if you're under
[1:15:02] 70, anywhere from 18 to 69,
[1:15:03] you have to have this up
[1:15:07] Bility and registered with the
[1:15:08] Alameda with the East Bay
[1:15:12] paratransit because a lot of
[1:15:13] folks think that this is sort
[1:15:14] of the first resort for
[1:15:18] transportation is actually the
[1:15:20] sec indoor supplemental to the
[1:15:20] ada, transportation to East
[1:15:23] Bay paratransit. So it's a
[1:15:26] gap. A stopgap for a lot of
[1:15:28] folks who are not able to get
[1:15:29] on the East Bay pair Transit
[1:15:32] van door. They just got off
[1:15:34] you emergency room writing in
[1:15:37] a in a in a van that goes all
[1:15:38] over the city MAY not be
[1:15:40] something that they want to
[1:15:41] do. So this is really filling
[1:15:44] the gap. So that's another.
[1:15:47] Education that we have to tell
[1:15:47] consumers when they keep
[1:15:48] asking for more scripts
[1:15:49] because they want to by the
[1:15:52] taxi weather than then East
[1:15:53] Bay pair Transit van
[1:16:04] sometimes. I know this is.
[1:16:05] Easier said than done. But I
[1:16:07] think if there's any way to
[1:16:11] withhold to some city when one
[1:16:11] of our providers does not
[1:16:13] deliver on a tripped, you
[1:16:15] know, we should do that
[1:16:16] because looking at some of
[1:16:18] these subsidy costs, they
[1:16:19] could be getting subsidized.
[1:16:22] And if he's caught the cost of
[1:16:23] a trip to $74 and then they
[1:16:25] don't even go to that
[1:16:28] household in east Oakland. You
[1:16:29] know, they should begin in the
[1:16:32] $74 from So. I know that. So
[1:16:40] thanks. Thank you so much.
[1:16:42] Just one brief, you're good.
[1:16:43] Councilmember. He okay, I
[1:16:43] believe we have a motion a
[1:16:48] second on the do have a motion
[1:16:48] made Councilmember Houston,
[1:16:50] seconded by Councilmember Long
[1:16:52] to approve the recommendations
[1:16:53] of staff and support this item
[1:16:54] to the JULY 20 for City
[1:16:56] Council agenda on. On Row
[1:17:00] Councilmember Gallo. Thank
[1:17:02] you. Kuzma reason I. Now some
[1:17:07] are won. I. And Chair Fife. I
[1:17:08] this motion does pass with 4
[1:17:10] eyes to approve. The
[1:17:10] recommendations report is item
[1:17:14] to the JULY 21st 2026 city
[1:17:15] Council agenda and through the
[1:17:18] body that would be consent.
[1:17:22] Moving to open the bar.
[1:17:36] Missus. Saddam Blair begun.
[1:17:39] Sanctuary city, like I said
[1:17:42] before. It's not a legal term.
[1:17:46] So. How do we apply in any
[1:17:49] documentation? Related to city
[1:17:53] attorney? If there's no legal
[1:17:54] term fighting, you have an
[1:17:57] ointment using the term.
[1:17:58] Sanctuary city when there's no
[1:17:59] legal term with that
[1:18:01] definition. So I don't know
[1:18:06] how do that. The idea of
[1:18:12] understanding. You have an
[1:18:15] opportunity to weigh in on the
[1:18:17] impact of your sanctuary city
[1:18:21] status as it relates to jobs.
[1:18:21] Who's getting jobs? Who's not
[1:18:24] getting jobs? Housing, who's
[1:18:27] getting house and who's not
[1:18:28] getting housing. And my
[1:18:29] position is is a strong
[1:18:32] possibility. People who are
[1:18:33] here and don't have legal
[1:18:35] status getting jobs over the
[1:18:36] people who actually citizens
[1:18:43] of Thank you, Mr Site. And I
[1:18:43] do not see Blair. So that
[1:18:46] perform. Thank you. It is
[1:18:47] 5.17, in this meeting is
[1:19:02] adjourned.