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• Action Item: shall mean any resolution, ordinance, public hearing, motion or recommendation requiring official vote and approval of the City Council to be effective.
• Informational Item: shall mean an agenda item consisting only of an informational report that does not require or permit Council action.
• Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of the City Council agenda: 1) approval of Council minutes, and 2) any action or informational item placed on a Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting (i) as a Consent Item by the Rules and Legislation Committee, (ii) pursuant to Rule 28, or (iii) that a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council with unanimous recommendation for approval by the members who are present: Consent Item shall not include: 1) any item having a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by the Standing Committee Chair, or the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; 2) any item that requires a public hearing or that otherwise is ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
• Non-Consent Item shall mean, for the purposes of a City Council agenda for a Regular Meeting or Special Meeting, any action or informational item that: 1) a Standing Committee has forwarded to the full Council without unanimous recommendation for approval; 2) has a high level of public interest or controversy as determined by a Standing Committee Chair, the Rules and Legislation Committee, or pursuant to Rule 28; or 3) requires a public hearing or is otherwise ineligible by law as a Consent Item.
The Oakland City Council Life Enrichment Committee Convened At 4:00 P.M. With Councilmember Fife Presiding As Chairperson
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Roll Call / Call To Order
Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Held On February 24, 2026
Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
Subject: Professional Services Agreement Amendment With American Building Service, Inc.
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To Execute An Amendment To An Existing Professional Services Agreement With American Building Service, Inc., Increasing The Current Agreement Of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) By An Additional Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) For A New Total Agreement Amount Not To Exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) And Extending The Term End Date From December 31, 2026 To June 30, 2029 For Regular Janitorial And Cleaning Services At Early Childhood Facilities
Subject: Atthowe Fine Arts Services Contract
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Request For Proposals/Qualifications Requirements, And Awarding A Contract To Atthowe Transportation Cooperative Corp. DBA Atthowe Fine Art Services For The Storage Of Select African American Museum Library Materials For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
Subject: Innovation Interfaces Contract Renewal
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Waiving The Competitive Multiple-Step Solicitation Process, And Awarding A Contract To Innovative Interfaces, Inc. For The Oakland Public Library Integrated Library System, Including Computer Hardware And Software And Maintenance Services, For A Five Year Term In An Amount Not To Exceed Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000)
Subject: City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan
From: Office Of The City Administrator
Recommendation: Receive An Informational Report From The Office Of Homelessness Solutions On The City Of Oakland 2026 Homelessness Strategic Action Plan
Subject: HHAP-6, Winter Relief, And OPRI
From: Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Accepting, Appropriating, And Authorizing Agreements For: A. Up To $23,029,455.86 From The State Of California In Homeless, Housing, Assistance, And Prevention (HHAP) Round 6 Funds; B. Up To $441,350 From The County Of Alameda In Winter Relief Funds Through May 31, 2028; C. Up To $4,209,693 From Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) For The Oakland Path Rehousing Initiative (OPRI) Program; And
(2) Awarding Grant Agreements And Professional Services Agreements To The Homeless Service Providers Identified In Tables 1 And 2, For The Terms And Amounts Identified, Using HHAP, County, And Local General Purpose And/Or Measure Q Funding; And
(3) Accepting And Appropriating Additional Grant Funds From The Above Funding Sources Through Fiscal Year 2026-2027, And Authorizing The City Administrator To Increase The Agreements Identified And Move Funding Identified In Table 1 And Table 2 Using Such Funding And/Or Additional Funding That The City Council Has Appropriated For The Programs During The Terms Of Such Agreements
Open Forum
Adjournment
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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MATERIALS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKETS MAY BE VIEWED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK, 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR, OAKLAND, CA 94612 FROM 8:30 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M.
The Roll Call was modified to note Councilmember Wang present at 4:03 p.m.
Subject: Library Agreement With City Of Piedmont
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With City Of Piedmont To Receive One Million Eighty-Two Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Five Dollars And No Cents ($1,082,955) To Provide Oakland Public Library Services To Piedmont Residents For Fiscal Years 2025-2026, 2026-2027, And 2027-2028; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds
Subject: Library Agreement With City of Emeryville
From: Oakland Public Library
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Enter Into An Agreement With City Of Emeryville To Receive Four Hundred And Fifty-Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Dollars And No Cents ($459,827) To Provide Oakland Public Library Services To Emeryville Residents For Fiscal Years 2026-2027, 2027-2028, And 2028-2029; And (2) Accepting And Appropriating Said Funds