FY 2026-27 Proposed Midcycle Budget

. CITY OF OAKLAND CITY HA-LL • 1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA • OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 KEN HOUSTON Council member - District 7 . e-mail: KHouston@oaklandca.gov (510) 238-7007 . .. FAX (510) 238-6129 TDD (510) 238-2251 requests, pr6ximity to schools, parks, sen1or centers, commercial corridors; and . other demonstrated transportation safety needs. • Priority 2: Homelessness & Housing • . Implementing th_e Encampment Abatement Policy - Poiicy Directive #3: The c;ity . • • Administrator shall impl~ment City of Oakland's E~cainpment Abatement Policy in • alignment with.state_ and.federal policy directives. 0 Iri coordination with relevant City Departments; the City Administrator shall take the necessary steps to implement the Encampment Abatement Policy by way of investing in Safe RV Parking locations, bed space in.our shelters and transitional housing, and establish a partnership with the· State of California and Co1,1nty of Alameda to deliver care and treatment for homeless individuals who have mental iHne:Sses/disabilities and substance addictions. Combati~g homelessness isn't just •• getting individuals off the street, it is treating mental health conditions and substance addictions, getting individualsjob-ready, identifying shelter spaces; and • THEN housing while delivering treatments ~ith care and humanity • Policy Directive #3: Prioritize senior support through keeping senior ·centers FULLY open and ac.cessible _ . . . _ _ o Open 5 DAYS a week, 10 AM - 4 PM instead of 4 DAYS a week, 9 AM ~.5 PM Priority 3: Beautification of Oakland . •' -. . ·_ . . . . . . • Reclaiming publk spaces - Policy Directive #4: Enforce Oakland's recently passed Encampment Abatement Policy. • Illegal Dumping Prosecution_:_ Policy Directive #5: Follow the. City Aud1tor's ·_. _ • • Reco1!11llendation # 7 from the recent Illegal Dumping report speaks to this matter: • • "Recommendation 7. bi coordination wzih the Public Works Departm~nt and the Police .. Department; the City Administrator :S: Office and the City Attorney's Office should assess • opportunities; budget, :and staffing for collaborcziion with Cou11ty departments; such ·as regular region~! illegal dumping strategy meetings and .coordinati~n .:Vuh the Alameda ·. County Sheriffs Office and Distri~tAttorney's-Office, to bolster enforcement of illegal • dumping i~ Oakland and increase consistency in enfo;cement regionally. " .• . ~ Page 3 of6 •