Revised per request of the Public Safety Committee of 2/14/2006 and for clarification

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City Attorney

OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION No.

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF OAKLAND AND BERKELEY POLICY ASSOCIATES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $425,000 TO EVALUATE MEASURE Y - THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY ACT OF 2004 DURING THE PERIOD OF MARCH 1, 2006 THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2007 WHEREAS, City of Oakland voters passed Measure Y - the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 - to provide tax revenue each year for ten years to support violence prevention and public safety programs and services in Oakland's neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 stipulates that not less than 1% or more than 3% of funds appropriated to any police service or social service program shall be set aside for the purpose of independent evaluation of the program, including the number of people served and the rate of crime or violence reduction achieved; and WHEREAS, funds in the amount of $425,000 for evaluation services for FY 2005-06 and FY 2006-07 are available in Public Safety Act/2004 Measure Y Fund 2251, Bureau of Field Operations Organization 105110 and Office of Health and Human Services Administration Unit Organization 78111, Miscellaneous Contract Services Account 54919, Measure Y Evaluation Project G261240 for FY 2005-07; and WHEREAS, the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 legislation stipulates that the Oversight Committee is responsible to ensure the completion of a comprehensive outcome and process evaluation for Measure Y services annually; and WHEREAS, City staff developed and disseminated a Request for Proposals in September 2005 and conducted a proposal review and selection process to identify the contractor to provide evaluation services; and WHEREAS, City staff and the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Oversight Committee has recommended me firm Berkeley Policy Associates (BPA) as me evaluation contractor for Measure Y services conducted in FY 2005-07, based on the determination that BPA's proposal was the most
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responsive and responsible and BPA is the most qualified firm to successfully complete the evaluation; and WHEREAS, BPA and subcontractor RAND Corporation have extensive experience in evaluating community based organizations, social service programs and policing programs; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to enter into an agreement for professional services with Berkeley Policy Associates to evaluate Measure Y - the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 in an amount not to exceed $425,000; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the service is of a professional, scientific or technical nature and is temporary in nature; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the contract shall not result in the loss of emplo;yment or salary by any person having permanent status in the competitive service; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED: That the funds will be made available for evaluation of Measure Y - the Violence Prevention and Public Safety Act of 2004 - community policing and violence prevention programs and services; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or her designee is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute a contract in an amount not to exceed $425,000, with Berkeley Policy Associates to conduct the Measure Y evaluation for FY 2005-07; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That 40% of the evaluation funds will come from Measure Y proceeds dedicated to violence prevention programs and 60% of the evaluation funds will cortie from Measure Y proceeds dedicated to community policing to ensure that funds are spent on evaluation in the same ratio as how they are spent on policing and violence prevention programs, as dictated by the Measure Y legislation; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the development of indicators of Measure Y's impact on crime and violence in Oakland will involve community input and will be approved by the City Council prior to implementation; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments, modifications, payment requests and related actions which may be necessary in accordance with its basic purpose, at not additional contract costs; and be it

FURTHER RESOLVED: That said agreements shall be approved as to form and legality by the Office of the City Attorney and placed on file in the Office of the City Clerk.

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IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: AYES - BROOKS, BRUNNER, CHANG, KERNIGHAN, NADEL, QUAN, REID, and PRESIDENT DIE LA FUENTE NOESABSENTABSTENTION ATT

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LaTonda Simmons City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the City of Oakland, California