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S5 23-0555 Subject: FY 2023-25 Execution Of Maintenance Of Effort Waivers And Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Biennial Budget
From: Finance Department
Recommendation: Adopted A Resolution: (1) Authorizing The Use Of One-Time Revenues To Balance The Fiscal Years 2023-25 Biennial Budget Pursuant To Section 1, Part D Of The City Of Oakland Consolidated Fiscal Policy (Ordinance No. 13487 C.M.S.)
(2) Creating Definitions For The Increasingly Severe States Of "Adverse Financial Condition," "Extreme Fiscal Necessity," And "Fiscal Crisis Or Fiscal Emergency"
(3) Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library's General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $12,992,267 Pursuant To The "The 2018 Oakland Public Library Preservation Act". (Measure D)
(4) Declaring The Existence Of A Severe And Unanticipated Financial Event That Has Adversely Impacted The General Purpose Fund Such That The City Is Unable To Budget For The Library's General Purpose Fund Appropriation At The Required Minimum Amount Of $14,500,000 Pursuant To The Library Services Retention And Enhancement Act Of 1994 As Reapproved In 2022 (Measure C)
(5) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity, To Provide For The Temporary Suspension Of The 'Park Maintenance' Maintenance Of Effort Requirements, Pursuant To Section 4 Of "The 2020 Oakland Parks And Recreation Preservation, Litter Reduction, And Homelessness Support Act (Measure Q)
(6) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The Minimum Budget Set-Aside For Public Campaign Financing To Be Suspended, Pursuant To The Oakland Fair Elections Act, Ballot Measure (Measure W)
(7) Declaring A State Of Extreme Fiscal Necessity For The Biennial Budget, Allowing For The City Auditor Minimum Staffing Budget Set-Aside To Be Suspended, For A Two-Year Budget Cycle, Pursuant To The Government Reform Charter Amendment Of 2022, (Measure X)
Do not support the general plan in their reduction in parks and recreation services, library and homeless services.
Lenore Gunst, Chair. Mayor's Commission on Aging
about 1 year ago
Do Not merge Adult and Aging Services with Families and Youth:
Seniors have complex needs of our own
Seniors are the most at-risk population for homelessness
Seniors are the most vulnerable for COVID, influenza, falls and behavior & mental health issues
We are over 25% of the population of Oakland and will be 30% by the end of this decade.
We saw during COVID the effects of not paying enough attention and resources on our older adult population; let's learn from that and continue to elevate and support seniors
Seniors need to be seen and our programs need to be whole to stay whole.
Fund the two frozen positions in Adult & Aging Services:
Administrator -
The MCOA is struggling to engage our hundred+ stakeholders contributing to our Livable Oakland initiative without administrative assistance.
Livable Oakland is helping identify and remove programmatic and physical barriers to participation for all people. It's important work and we need support. MCOA is the only Commission without an administrator to assist.
Plus there are scores of senior services providers and contractors for the senior centers that need coordinating.
Senior Services Program Analyst.
The program analyst position is secured with matching funds from an Americorps grant
This person currently runs Get Up and Go senior taxi script program, foster grandparents and Senior companion programs.
This person should definitely be funded or we risk eliminating these programs and the matching funds!
Do not support the general plan in their reduction in parks and recreation services, library and homeless services.
Do Not merge Adult and Aging Services with Families and Youth:
Seniors have complex needs of our own
Seniors are the most at-risk population for homelessness
Seniors are the most vulnerable for COVID, influenza, falls and behavior & mental health issues
We are over 25% of the population of Oakland and will be 30% by the end of this decade.
We saw during COVID the effects of not paying enough attention and resources on our older adult population; let's learn from that and continue to elevate and support seniors
Seniors need to be seen and our programs need to be whole to stay whole.
Fund the two frozen positions in Adult & Aging Services:
Administrator -
The MCOA is struggling to engage our hundred+ stakeholders contributing to our Livable Oakland initiative without administrative assistance.
Livable Oakland is helping identify and remove programmatic and physical barriers to participation for all people. It's important work and we need support. MCOA is the only Commission without an administrator to assist.
Plus there are scores of senior services providers and contractors for the senior centers that need coordinating.
Senior Services Program Analyst.
The program analyst position is secured with matching funds from an Americorps grant
This person currently runs Get Up and Go senior taxi script program, foster grandparents and Senior companion programs.
This person should definitely be funded or we risk eliminating these programs and the matching funds!