7 23-0669 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, (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; (3) Accepting And Appropriating Funds For Emergency Shelter Or Transitional Housing From: (A) United States Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD), Alameda County, And Oakland Housing Authority (OHA) Up To $20,000,000 And Appropriating Up To $5,000,000 In General Funds For Hud Matching Requirements For Fiscal Years 2024-2026; And (B) California Department Of Housing And Community Development (HCD) Homeless Housing, Assistance And Prevention (HHAP) And Encampment Resolution Funding (ERF) Up To $65,000,000 For Fiscal Years 2024-2026; (4) And Making California Environmental Quality Act Exemption Findings