Subject: Shelter Crisis Ordinance From: Human Services Department Recommendation: Adopt An Emergency Ordinance (1) Declaring A Shelter Crisis In The City Of Oakland Pursuant To California Government Code Section 8698 And Making Findings That A Significant Number Of Persons Are Without The Ability To Obtain Shelter, And That The Situation Has Resulted In A Threat To The Health And Safety Of Those Persons; (2) For The Duration Of The Shelter Crisis, Authorizing The City Administrator To: (A) Suspend Provisions Of State Or Local Regulatory Statutes, Regulations, And Ordinances Prescribing Standards Or Procedures Relating To Housing, Health, Or Safety For Shelter Facilities; (B) Enter Into Below Market Leases Or Licenses With Homeless Service Providers On Land Owned Or Leased By The City For The Purpose Of Providing Emergency Shelter Or Transitional Housing; And (C) Renew Existing Professional Services And/Or Grant Agreements With Homeless Service Providers In Amounts Not To Exceed $250,000 Above Previous Year, If Providers Meet Performance Outcomes In Previous Year; And (3) Making California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings

Ordinance Passed Introduced July 2, 2025

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Committee: * Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency and the City Council
Requested by: Human Services Department
Introduced: July 2, 2025
On agenda: September 16, 2025
Passed: September 15, 2025
Enactment no.: 13859 C.M.S