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Meeting Minutes - FINAL

*Life Enrichment Committee

City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,

Oakland, California 94612

City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

4:00 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:05 P.M. With

Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:

Roll Call / Call To Order

3 - Noel Gallo, Charlene Wang, and Carroll Fife

1 - Ken Houston

Present

Excused

The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Houston present 4:05 p.m.

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On January 27, 2026

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Attachments: View Report

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be

Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items

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Attachments: View Report

View Supplemental Report - 2/5/2026

Amendments Under The February 24, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee;

1. Withdrawing Item 2 Regarding "Repeal 2020 Encampment Management Policy

And Adopt 2025 Encampment Abatement Policy" And Scheduling To The Life

Enrichment Pending List No Dates Specific

2. Withdrawing Item 3 Regarding " Atthowe Fine Arts Services Contract Renewal"

And Scheduling to the March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee

3. Withdrawing Item 4 Regarding "Innovative Services Contract Renewal" And

Scheduling To The March 10, 2026 Life Enrichment Committee

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this matter

be Accepted as Amended. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax Community Grants FY 2025-

2027

From:

Human Services Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding Grant Agreements To Mercy Retirement

And Care Center In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, Service Opportunity For

Seniors In An Amount Not To Exceed $300,000, And The Alameda County Community

Food Bank Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed $266,666 To Provide Nutrition Services To

Oakland Older Adult Residents Using Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax

Funds

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Human Services Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Legislation

Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To

The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter

be Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the *

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the

City Council, to be heard 2/17/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: FY 2025-27 Biennial Grants

From: Finance Department

Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements To Camps In

Common, Centro Legal De La Raza, Inc., Conservation Society Of California, East Bay

Alliance For A Sustainable Economy (EBASE), Eden I & R, Inc., Family Bridges, Inc.,

Friends Of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park, Oakland Children's Fairyland, Inc., Spanish

Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc., And Vietnamese Community

Development Incorporated Of The East Bay In A Total Amount Not To Exceed

$1,610,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2025-26 And $1,570,831.00 For Fiscal Year 2026- 27;

And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Enter Into Grant

Agreements With Grantees For Fiscal Years 2025-2027 With Authority To Extend The

Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The Grant Awards

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Finance Department

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Legislation

Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To

The February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Noel Gallo, seconded by Ken Houston, that this matter be

Approved the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the *

Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the

City Council, to be heard 2/17/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: Report On The City’s Official Newspapers

From: Councilmember Fife

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The City Administrator On The

City Of Oakland’s Utilization Of Its Official Newspapers Of Record For Advertisements

And Other Noticing Purposes, Pursuant To Chapter 1.06 Of Oakland Municipal Code

And Resolution No. 89141, Including (1) Whether All Appropriate Advertisements And

Notices Have Been Placed With The Official Newspapers; (2) Rationale If/When Such

Placements Have Not Occurred; And (3) Improvements Needed For Full Compliance

With O.M.C Chapter 1.06

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Fife

Sponsors:

The Committee Moved This Item To The Life Enrichment Pending List No Date

Specific And Requested A Supplemental That Includes:

1. A Comprehensive Report Out On All Newspapers That The City Of Oakland

Spends Money On; In Addition To What Was Presented At The February 10, 2026

Life Enrichment Committee Which Include The East Bay Times And The Oakland

Post.

2. Where Is The City Spending Money In Categories Other Than Public Notices

3. Which Departments Are Spending Money And How Much Money; And The

Nature Of The Placements For The Ads That Were Discussed

0 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter be

Scheduled to go before the *Life Enrichment Committee. The motion carried by

the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Subject: 2024 City Of Oakland Disparity Study Final Report

From: Office Of The City Administrator

Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report On The 2024 City of Oakland

Disparity Study Prepared By Mason Tillman Associates (MTA) Pursuant To Resolution

No. 89058 C.M.S.

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Office Of The City Administrator

Sponsors:

Attachments: View Report

View Attachment A

View Supplemental Presentation - 2/13/2026

Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff To Receive And Forward This

Item To the February 17, 2026 City Council Agenda On Non Consent

6 Speakers Spoke On This Item

A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be

Received and Forwarded to go before the * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland

Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council, to be heard 2/17/2026.

The motion carried by the following vote:

4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife

Aye

NO VOTE

Open Forum

Adjournment

1 Speaker Spoke During Open Forum

There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment

Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 6:02 P.M.

* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the

meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City

Council action can be taken.

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