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Meeting Minutes - DRAFT  
*Life Enrichment Committee  
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,  
Oakland, California 94612  
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov  
Tuesday, July 14, 2026  
4:00 PM  
City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor  
The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:02 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  
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of June 23, 2026  
26-0839  
1
Attachments: View Report  
0 Speakers Spoke On This Item  
A motion was made by Carroll Fife, seconded by Noel Gallo, that this matter be  
Accepted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
3 - Gallo Wang, Fife  
Aye  
Excused  
NO VOTE  
1 - Houston  
0
The Roll Call Was Modified To Note Councilmember Houston Present At 4:05 P.M.  
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items  
26-0840  
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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  
0
NO VOTE  
3
Subject: Construction Resource Center Grant Agreement For Mentor-Protégé Program  
Support Services  
From:  
Department Of Workplace And Employment Standards  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Awarding A Grant To Construction Resource  
Center (CRC) In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)  
For Fiscal Year 2026-2027 To Support The Development And Implementation Of The  
City Of Oakland’s Mentor - Protégé Program, In Partnership With The National  
Association Of Minority Contractors - Northern California (NAMC - NorCal)  
26-0817  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The July 21, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
3 Speakers Spoke In This Item  
A motion was made by Charlene Wang, seconded by Carroll Fife, 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 7/21/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
4
Subject: HUD Continuum Of Care Programs  
From: Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing  
Agreements For The Receipt Of Continuum Of Care (COC) Supportive Housing Program  
Renewal Funds From The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD)  
In An Amount Not To Exceed $5,650,302; And  
(2) Awarding And/Or Amending The Grant Agreements To The Non-Profit Agencies, For  
The Terms, And In The Amounts Identified In Table 1 Using COC Funds And Other State  
And Local Funds; And  
(3) Authorizing The City AdministratorꢀTo Identify Backup Funding FromꢀState And Local  
Sources That Have Been Appropriated For Homelessness Programs, And To Allocate  
Or Re-Allocate Such Funds To The Programs Identified In Table 1 To Continue Operation  
Through The Grant Terms In The Event COC FundingꢀIs Delayed; And  
(4) Accepting And Appropriating Additional COC Funds That Become Available For The  
Same Purposes Within Both FY 2026-2027 And FY 2027-2028 And Authorizing The City  
Administrator To Amend The Grant Agreements To Adjust The Grant Terms And  
Amounts Within The Limits Of The Awards  
26-0850  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The July 21, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke In This Item  
A motion was made by Noel Gallo, 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 7/21/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
5
Subject: AC-OCAP 2026 CSBG Resolution  
From: Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Anti-Poverty  
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) In The Amount Of One Million Three Hundred  
Nineteen Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Five Dollars ($1,319,745) Awarded By The  
California Department Of Community Services (CSD) And Development For The January  
1, 2026 Through December 31, 2026 Program Year (2026 CSBG Program Year) And  
Discretionary Funds As It Becomes Available; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To  
Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Grant Funds From CSD For The Same Purpose  
Within The 2026 CSBG Program Year; (3) Authorizing The Use Of General Purpose  
Funds To Pay The Human Services Department Internal Service Fund Charges In The  
Estimated Amount Of Fifty Six Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Two Dollars ($56,692) And  
Central Services Overhead Charges For 2026 CSBG Programs In The Estimated  
Amount Of One Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars  
($178,968)  
26-0872  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The July 21, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke In 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 7/21/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
6
Subject: Oakland Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program (OPED) Measure  
BB Funds For FY 26-27  
From:  
Human Services Department  
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution (1) Accepting And Appropriating Direct Local  
Program Distribution Measure BB Funds In The Amount Of $3,202,298 For Fiscal Year  
(FY) 2026-2027 From The Alameda County Transportation Commission For Oakland  
Paratransit For The Elderly And Disabled Program To Provide Access To Specialized  
Transportation Services;  
(2) Awarding Reimbursement Agreements For Paratransit Services For FY 2026-2027 In  
The Amounts Of $900,000 (Five Rivers Transit Solutions, Inc.), $600,000 (Quality Transit,  
LLC.), $350,000 (Bay Area Charters, Inc.), $25,000 (One Access Medical  
Transportation), And $75,000 (GoGo Technologies, Inc.);  
(3) Awarding Grant Agreements In The Amount Of $50,000 (City Of Emeryville) For  
Paratransit Services And $300,000 (Service Opportunity For Seniors) For Meal Delivery  
Services To Isolated And Dependent Elderly And Disabled Persons; And  
(4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Accept And Appropriate Any Additional Direct  
Local Distribution Funds That May Become Available For Fy 2026-2027 And Amend The  
Aforementioned Agreements To Increase The Amounts Within The Limits Of The Funding  
26-0884  
Human Services Department  
Sponsors:  
Attachments: View Report  
View Attachment A  
View Attachment B  
View Legislation  
The Committee Approved The Recommendation Of Staff And To Forward This Item  
To The July 21, 2026 City Council Agenda On Consent  
1 Speaker Spoke In 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 7/21/2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 - Gallo Houston Wang, Fife  
0
Aye  
NO VOTE  
Open Forum  
1 Speaker Spoke On Open Forum  
Adjournment  
There Being No Further Business, The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment  
Committee Adjourned The Meeting At 5:17 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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