5.16 25-0040 Subject: Acceptance Of Funds, Partnership Agreement, And Contracting Authority In Support Of Thermal Microgrid And Building Electrification Innovation From: Office Of The City Administrator Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To (1) Enter Into A Statutory Partnership Agreement With People Power Solar Cooperative To Apply To The Environmental Protection Agency Community Change Grant For Nineteen Million, Nine Hundred And Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred And Twenty Five Dollars ($19,999,925) To Implement The Oakland Thermal Renewable Energy And Electrification (Oaktree) Project In Oakland Frontline Communities; (2) Accept And Appropriate Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) From The Federal Department Of Energy's Energy Future Grants Program (EFG Grant), Including One Hundred And Fifty Six Thousand, One Hundred And Forty Seven Dollars ($156,147) To Hire A Program Analyst 1; (3) Waive The Competitive Bidding Requirement And Authorize The City Administrator To Enter Into A Professional Services Contract With MMCI Solar, A Local Clean Energy Innovation Firm, For Three Hundred And Forty Three Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Three Dollars ($343,853) From The EFG Grant To Serve As Project Technical Lead For Oaktree; (4) Authorize The City Administrator To Enter Into A Three Thousand Dollar ($3,000) Professional Services Contract With Oakland-Based Revalue.Io To Provide Technical Assistance, Document Review, Staff Training, And Related Services To Support Ongoing Advancement Of The City Of Oakland's Equitable Electrification Policies And Programs, Pursuant To The City's Equitable Climate Action Plan; (5) Waive The Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (L/SLBE) Certification Requirement For Both MMCI Solar And Revalue.Io; And (6) Make Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings