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Oakland's Life Enrichment Committee approved up to $20,677,356 per year in Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) grants for fiscal years 2026-2028, forwarding the two-year package to the City Council's July 7 meeting on a 4-0 vote. The June 23 decision was one of several committee actions that will land on the council agenda this month.

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Youth & Community Funding

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The Life Enrichment Committee's OFCY grant package is contingent on funding and performance and covers year-round youth programs. The Community & Economic Development Committee separately forwarded a $14.7 million HUD annual action plan \u2014 $14,674,799 in federal CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA grants \u2014 to the council on a 4-0 vote. The same committee approved a sale amendment converting the city-owned parcel at 319 Chester Street from for-sale to affordable rental (3-0, Ramachandran excused).

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Public Works & Streets

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The Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a $2,490,000 contract with Gruendl Inc. for the 14th Street Safety Project (4-0). It also approved two $750,000 street sweeper brush contracts \u2014 one to United Rotary Brush Corp and one to Owen Equipment Sales (4-0 each). Asphalt and concrete disposal contracts for Argent Materials and Bee Green Recycling were approved at up to $2.8 million each over five years (4-0). The Broadway Streetscape Improvements contract award was tabled to the July 14 meeting (4-0).

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Economic Development & Land Use

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The Community & Economic Development Committee voted 4-0 to forward a 24-month exclusive negotiation agreement with Costco for a store on city property at 101 Admiral Robert Toney Way and 2308 Wake Avenue. The agreement includes a $300,000 payment and two six-month extensions at $25,000 each. The committee also approved Business Improvement District annual reports with assessment increases up to 5% (4-0).

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Public Safety

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The Public Safety Committee approved amendments to the Sanctuary City Ordinance that remove exceptions allowing police to detain individuals on civil immigration detainers and respond to notification requests (3-0). The committee also approved temporary street closures on 9th-11th Avenues to disrupt sex trafficking, forwarding the item to council (3-0). The Sideshow Penalty Ordinance was withdrawn and rescheduled to the pending list (3-0). A report on police chief recruitment was received and filed (3-0).

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Governance & Administration

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The Finance & Management Committee approved a $200,000 contract with InnoFin Solutions for Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service support over five years (4-0). It also forwarded civil service exemptions for four employee classifications and salary ordinance amendments covering council members, the city attorney, and the city auditor (4-0 each).

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The Rules & Legislation Committee approved the reappointment of Alvina Wong to the Board of Port Commissioners (4-0) and continued a real property transfer tax ballot measure to its next meeting with five amendments (3-1). No action was taken on the Mayor's appointment of Elizabeth Lake as Interim City Administrator. The scheduled July 2 Rules & Legislation meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum; items on that agenda \u2014 including the transfer tax foreclosure exception and an advisory measure on homelessness spending \u2014 were not acted on.

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Coming up

\n", "Oakland's Life Enrichment Committee approved up to $20,677,356 per year in Oakland Fund for Children and Youth (OFCY) grants for fiscal years 2026-2028, forwarding the two-year package to the City Council's July 7 meeting on a 4-0 vote. The June 23 decision was one of several committee actions that will land on the council agenda this month.\n\n## Youth & Community Funding\n\nThe Life Enrichment Committee's OFCY grant package is contingent on funding and performance and covers year-round youth programs. The Community & Economic Development Committee separately forwarded a $14.7 million HUD annual action plan \u2014 $14,674,799 in federal CDBG, HOME, ESG, and HOPWA grants \u2014 to the council on a 4-0 vote. The same committee approved a sale amendment converting the city-owned parcel at 319 Chester Street from for-sale to affordable rental (3-0, Ramachandran excused).\n\n## Public Works & Streets\n\nThe Public Works and Transportation Committee approved a $2,490,000 contract with Gruendl Inc. for the 14th Street Safety Project (4-0). It also approved two $750,000 street sweeper brush contracts \u2014 one to United Rotary Brush Corp and one to Owen Equipment Sales (4-0 each). Asphalt and concrete disposal contracts for Argent Materials and Bee Green Recycling were approved at up to $2.8 million each over five years (4-0). The Broadway Streetscape Improvements contract award was tabled to the July 14 meeting (4-0).\n\n## Economic Development & Land Use\n\nThe Community & Economic Development Committee voted 4-0 to forward a 24-month exclusive negotiation agreement with Costco for a store on city property at 101 Admiral Robert Toney Way and 2308 Wake Avenue. The agreement includes a $300,000 payment and two six-month extensions at $25,000 each. The committee also approved Business Improvement District annual reports with assessment increases up to 5% (4-0).\n\n## Public Safety\n\nThe Public Safety Committee approved amendments to the Sanctuary City Ordinance that remove exceptions allowing police to detain individuals on civil immigration detainers and respond to notification requests (3-0). The committee also approved temporary street closures on 9th-11th Avenues to disrupt sex trafficking, forwarding the item to council (3-0). The Sideshow Penalty Ordinance was withdrawn and rescheduled to the pending list (3-0). A report on police chief recruitment was received and filed (3-0).\n\n## Governance & Administration\n\nThe Finance & Management Committee approved a $200,000 contract with InnoFin Solutions for Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service support over five years (4-0). It also forwarded civil service exemptions for four employee classifications and salary ordinance amendments covering council members, the city attorney, and the city auditor (4-0 each).\n\nThe Rules & Legislation Committee approved the reappointment of Alvina Wong to the Board of Port Commissioners (4-0) and continued a real property transfer tax ballot measure to its next meeting with five amendments (3-1). No action was taken on the Mayor's appointment of Elizabeth Lake as Interim City Administrator. The scheduled July 2 Rules & Legislation meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum; items on that agenda \u2014 including the transfer tax foreclosure exception and an advisory measure on homelessness spending \u2014 were not acted on.\n\n## Coming up\n\n- **July 7, City Council:** Public hearings on up to $14,674,799 in federal housing grants, FY 2026-27 budgets for the Leona Quarry and Oakland Area Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts, and confirmation of delinquent business tax, property transfer tax, and trash fee liens.\n- **July 14, Finance & Management Committee:** A proposed extension of the Oakland Parking Partners contract up to $12,399,039, a $202,500 technology audit grant, and up to $490,000 in forensic audit services.\n- **July 14, Public Works & Transportation Committee:** A $20,881,650 Broadway streetscape contract with McGuire and Hester, a $750,000 grant for 30 EV charging ports at 7101 Edgewater Drive, and a $400,000 prepaid Clipper card pilot for West Oakland.\n- **July 14, Community & Economic Development Committee:** Authorization to remove up to $10 million in delinquent liens to support affordable housing, up to $3.5 million in debt and rent forgiveness for the Foothill Seminary Point project, and a $300,000 City Hall signage contract.\n- **July 14, Life Enrichment Committee:** $5,650,302 in HUD supportive housing grants, $3,202,298 in paratransit funding, and $1,319,745 in anti-poverty program funding.\n- **July 14, Public Safety Committee:** A $1.7 million helicopter maintenance contract, a $513,000 training services agreement, and annual reports on eight police surveillance technologies.\n- **July 9 and July 16, Rules & Legislation Committee:** Administrative items, minutes approval, and scheduling reviews.", "2026-07-06 12:05:34"]], "columns": ["rowid", "muni_id", "week_of", "headline", "article_html", "article_md", "created_at"], "primary_keys": ["rowid"], "primary_key_values": ["3"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 39.66876899357885, "source": "MyTown", "source_url": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com", "license": "CC BY 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"}