Meeting Minutes
City of Oakland
Oakland, California 94612 |
*Life Enrichment Committee
Oakland City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California 94612 |
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandnet.com |
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
6:00 PM
Hearing Room One - 1st Floor
The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee convened at 6:08 p.m., |
with Vice Mayor Chang presiding as Chairperson. |
Roll Call / Call to Order
Councilmember Present: 4 - Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan |
and Chair Chang |
The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Wan present at 6:22 p.m.
1
Approval of the Draft Minutes from the Committee Meeting held on May 25, 2004
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brunner, to * |
Approve the Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Wan |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan and Chair Chang |
2
Determination of Schedule of Outstanding Committee Items
A motion was made by Member Brunner, seconded by Member Quan, to * |
Approve with the following amendments. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Wan |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan and Chair Chang |
From July 13, 2004:
Subject: City of Oakland Hunger Program |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to accept donations |
on behalf of the City of Oakland Hunger Program (04-0441-1) |
Staff advised that the title for this item would be changed to delete "Oakland |
Hunger Program" and insert "Oakland Youth Commission." |
From for Tracking Purposes:
Subject: Community Action Agency Administering Board |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Receive the annual Informational Report regarding the Community Action |
Partnership Administering Board (04-0565) |
Scheduled to *Life Enrichment Committee on 9/14/2004
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Subject: Evaluation of Paratransit Services in the City of Oakland |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: A continued discussion regarding an Informational Report on the evaluation |
and customer feedback mechanisms for Oakland Paratransit for the Elderly and Disabled |
Program (OPED) contracts (04-0254) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brunner, that |
this matter be *Received and Filed. The motion carried by the following |
vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Wan |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan and Chair Chang |
4
Subject: Paratransit Services |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to execute contracts |
with Bay Area Community Services; V. I. P. Transportation dba At Your Service (AYS) V. I. P |
.; Friendly Transportation dba Friendly Cab Company; Greyline Cab Company; Metro Yellow |
Cab Company; Yellow Cab Company; and Veterans Transportation, Inc. dba Veterans Cab |
Company, to provide paratransit services for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 in an amount not to exceed |
$950,000 and to execute any amendments to the contracts for any additional amounts received |
under the grant without returning to the City Council (04-0368) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brunner, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 15, 2004 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Absent: Member Wan |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan and Chair Chang |
The following individual spoke on Item 4 and did not indicate a position: |
5
Subject: Homeless Services and Emergency Shelter |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to enter into |
agreements with homeless services and emergency shelter providers for the 2004-2005 and |
2005-2006 Emergency Shelter Grant ($369,672), Emergency Housing ($115,000), and Winter |
Relief ($225,000) programs and authorizing match fund allocations from the Community |
Promotions Program for services organizations for the 2004-2005 Matilda Cleveland |
Transitional Housing Program ($50,000), the Oakland Continuum of Care Plan ($2,750) and |
matching funds from the Emergency Housing Program allocation for the 2005-2006 Families in |
Transition Program ($133,000) (04-0269) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brunner, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 15, 2004 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The Committee requested a Supplemental report with a map identifying |
locations and number of beds. |
6
Subject: Children and Youth Services |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution appropriating $204,140 in interest income earned to the |
Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, and authorizing the City Administrator to negotiate and |
execute professional service contracts between the City of Oakland and various non-profit and |
public agencies to provide direct services for children and youth for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 in |
an amount not to exceed $9,003,846 (04-0346) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on July 6, 2004 as a Non-Consent item. The motion carried by the |
following vote: |
Councilmember Abstained: Member Brunner |
Councilmember Aye: Member Quan, Member Wan and Chair Chang |
The following individual spoke against Item 6: |
The following individuals spoke on Item 6 and indicated a neutral position: |
The following individuals spoke on Item 6 and did not indicate a position: |
The Committee directed staff to provide a Supplemental report identifying |
exactly the types of programs, activities, and services being provided within the |
21st Century set-aside, and the dollar figures and percentages for each 21st |
Century program that is allocated for directors and managers versus those |
working directly with children and youth. |
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Subject: Senior Services "Set-Aside" Funding |
From: Department of Human Services |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator to execute contracts |
between the City and eleven Oakland non-profit agencies (1st Presbyterian Church of Oakland, |
Adult Day Services Network of Alameda County, Alameda County Community Food Bank, |
Bay Area Community Services, Family Bridges, Legal Assistance for Seniors, Lifelong |
Medical Care, Mercy Retirement and Care Center, Seton Senior Center, St. Mary's Center, and |
United Seniors of Oakland and Alameda County) to provide services to senior citizens under |
the Senior Services "Set-Aside" for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 in an amount not to exceed $425, |
724 (04-0294) |
A motion was made by Member Quan, seconded by Member Brunner, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 15, 2004 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
The following individual spoke on Item 7 and did not indicate a position: |
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Subject: Library's Summer Reading Program |
From: Oakland Public Library |
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Administrator, on behalf of the City |
of Oakland, to apply for, accept, and appropriate a grant in the amount of |
$59,050 from the Stocker Foundation for the Library's Summer Reading Program for Fiscal |
Year 2004-2005 (04-0400) |
A motion was made by Member Wan, seconded by Member Quan, that |
this matter be *Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to the |
Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Agency/City Council, |
due back on June 15, 2004 as a Consent Calendar item. The motion carried |
by the following vote: |
Councilmember Aye: Member Brunner, Member Quan, Member Wan and |
Chair Chang |
Open Forum (TOTAL TIME AVAILABLE: 15 MINUTES)
The following individual spoke under Open Forum: |
Adjournment
There being no further business, and upon the motion duly made, the Oakland |
City Council Life Enrichment Committee adjourned the meeting at 7:32 p.m. |
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In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the meeting is |
noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City Council action can |
be taken. |
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