Workforce Development

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Agenda item: Community Development Agency - Approve the following recommendations: A.. Board of Supervisors recently discussed this issue.

S6.41: Subject: Acceptance And Appropriation Of Workforce Development Funds For FY 2026-27 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions In Fiscal Year 2026-2027: (1) Accept And Appropriate Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, And Youth, And Rapid Response Services In An Amount Up To Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($4,827,587); (2) Accept And Appropriate California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed One Millon Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($1,993,914) From California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Program For The Oakland Forward Initiative Through December 31, 2027; (3) Authorize The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements, Amendments, And Related Documents Necessary To Implement The Programs; And (4) Authorize The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grants And Contributions For Workforce Development Services Beyond The WIOA Title I Formula Funding And Other Budgeted Funding Sources Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Instance With The Approval Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board

S6.39: Subject: Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation:Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The Forgiveness Of (A) A City Loan To Athena MT, LLC, Of Up To Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) In Outstanding Principal, Plus All Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees, And (B) A City Revolving Line Of Credit To Siavash Afshar With A Final Outstanding Balance Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000), Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees For The Foothill Seminary Point Retail Project, Each Contingent Upon The Sale Or Transfer Of The Project To A Qualified Purchaser; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And

6.22: Subject: Amendment Of The Cultural Affairs Commission Enabling Ordinance From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance Amending And Reenacting Ordinance No. 13561 C.M.S. For The Cultural Affairs Commission To Enable Quorum With A Majority Of Appointed Members, Establish Its Authority To Create Standing Committees, Allow The Commission To Appoint The Chairperson, And Make Other Clarifying Edits

S6.25: Subject: Second Amendment To Coliseum Complex Sale Agreement From: Economic And Workforce Development Department And Finance Department Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance (1) Authorizing The City Administrator To Amend The Purchase And Sale Agreement Of The City Of Oakland’s Undivided 50% Interest In The Coliseum Complex Located At 7000 Coliseum Way, Oakland, California, To Allow The Simultaneous Sale Of The Arena Parcel For The Lump Sum Payment Of $50 Million And The Stadium Parcel For $60 Million With Seller Financing From The City, Crediting The $5 Million Deposit Held By The City Prior To The Sale; (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To Negotiate And Execute An Agreement Pursuant Which The Buyers Agree To Pay To The City 6% Of The Annual Gross Ticket Sales For Any Event At The Arena Parcel And The Stadium Parcel Less Applicable Taxes; (3) Amending Ordinance No. 13801 C.M.S. Conditioning The Sale To Require Development Of On-Site, Affordable Housing And Other Benefits To Solely The Sale Of The City’s Interest In The Stadium Parcel; (4) Authorizing The City Administrator To Facilitate Closing Prior To December 31, 2026 By Redirecting To The Buyer Of The Stadium Parcel A Portion Of The Pro Rata Share Of The City’s Annual Subsidy Of The Stadium Parcel Based On A Per Day Amount Of $16,438.36 Limited To The Period Between The Stadium Parcel Closing And December 31, 2026; And (5) Adopting California Environmental Quality Act Findings

3.26: Subject: Acceptance And Appropriation Of Workforce Development Funds For FY 2026-27 From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The Following Actions In Fiscal Year 2026-2027: (1) Accept And Appropriate Workforce Innovation And Opportunity (WIOA) Title I Formula Funds For Adult, Dislocated Worker, And Youth, And Rapid Response Services In An Amount Up To Four Million Eight Hundred Twenty-Seven Thousand Five Hundred Eighty-Seven Dollars ($4,827,587); (2) Accept And Appropriate California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Funding In An Amount Not To Exceed One Millon Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Nine Hundred Fourteen Dollars ($1,993,914) From California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Program For The Oakland Forward Initiative Through December 31, 2027; (3) Authorize The City Administrator To Execute Grant Agreements, Amendments, And Related Documents Necessary To Implement The Programs; And (4) Authorize The City Administrator To Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate Grants And Contributions For Workforce Development Services Beyond The WIOA Title I Formula Funding And Other Budgeted Funding Sources Up To Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) Per Instance With The Approval Of The Oakland Workforce Development Board

3.23: Subject: Seminary Point - Debt And Rent Forgiveness From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation:Adopt The Following Pieces Of Legislation: 1) A Resolution Authorizing The Forgiveness Of (A) A City Loan To Athena MT, LLC, Of Up To Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) In Outstanding Principal, Plus All Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees, And (B) A City Revolving Line Of Credit To Siavash Afshar With A Final Outstanding Balance Of One Million Five Hundred Thousand ($1,500,000), Plus Accrued And Unpaid Interest And Fees For The Foothill Seminary Point Retail Project, Each Contingent Upon The Sale Or Transfer Of The Project To A Qualified Purchaser; And Making Appropriate California Environmental Quality Act Findings; And