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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, January 27, 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 - Ken Houston , Charlene Wang, and Carroll Fife  
1 - Noel Gallo  
Present  
Excused  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On January 13, 2026  
26-0348  
1
Attachments: View Report  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Carroll Fife, that this matter  
be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Houston Wang, Fife  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Gallo  
0
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0349  
2
Attachments: View Report  
1 Speaker Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, that this  
matter be Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Houston Wang, Fife  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Gallo  
0
3
Subject: SAMHSA Oakland ReCAST Program FY 25-26  
From: Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding Grant Agreements Using Substance  
Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Funds To Three Agencies  
In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $437,000 To Provide Trauma Informed Behavioral  
Health Services To High-Risk Youth And Their Families From October 1, 2025 Through  
December 31, 2026; And  
(2) Waiving The Local And Small Local Business Enterprise Program (L/SLBE) And  
Request For Proposal/Qualifications (RFP/Q) Requirements And Awarding Professional  
Services Agreements To Three Entities In A Total Amount Not To Exceed $200,000 In  
SAMHSA Funding From October 1, 2025 Through December 31, 2026; And  
(3) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Above Grant Agreements And  
Professional Service Agreements To Increase The Amount Of Said Agreements Using  
Carryover Or Reallocated Grant Funding In Accordance With SAMHSA Authority  
26-0333  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
91049 C.M.S.  
Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item To  
The February 3, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
3 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Ken Houston, seconded by Charlene Wang, 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 2/3/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Houston Wang, Fife  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Gallo  
0
Open Forum  
Adjournment  
2 Speakers Spoke During Open Forum  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 4:41 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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