This legislation authorizes the City Administrator to apply for, accept, and appropriate up to $4.5 million in grant funds from the California BSCC Proposition 64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program. The funds will be used over a five-year period to support public safety operations and enforcement related to illicit cannabis activities in Oakland, including equipment purchases, overtime staffing, and administrative costs.

Subject: BSCC Proposition 64 Cohort 4 Grant From: Economic And Workforce Development Department Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Authorizing The City Administrator To: (1) Apply For, Accept, And Appropriate A Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000) In State Of California, Board Of State And Community Corrections (BSCC) Proposition 64 Public Health And Safety (Prop 64) Grant Program Funds; And (2) Expend And Administer The Prop 64 Grant By: (A) Assisting The City Of Oakland’s Capacity To Conduct Public Safety Operations And Coordinated Enforcement Of Illicit Cannabis Activities, Including Unlicensed Cultivation, Manufacturing, Distribution, And Retail; And (B) Enabling Equipment Purchases, Covering Overtime Staffing Costs, And Providing Funding For Other Related Administrative Costs Over A Five (5) Year Period Beginning July 1, 2026 And Ending June 30, 2031