On the agenda: Oakland Life Enrichment Committee — Data Center (Sep 22)

City of Oakland
Office of the City Clerk
Oakland City Hall,
1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Room 201
Oakland, California 94612

Agenda - FINAL
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
4:00 PM

City Council Chamber, 3rd Floor

*Life Enrichment Committee
City Hall, 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza,
Oakland, California 94612
City of Oakland Website: http://www.oaklandca.gov

*Life Enrichment Committee

Agenda - FINAL

September 22, 2026

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September 22, 2026

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:
Councilmember Noel Gallo, District 5; Councilmember Ken Houston, District 7;
Councilmember Charlene Wang, District 2; Chairperson: Councilmember Carroll Fife,
District 3

Roll Call / Call To Order
1

Approval Of The Draft Minutes From The Committee Meeting Of July 14, 2026
27-0014

2

Determination Of Schedule Of Outstanding Committee Items
27-0015
Attachments:

3

View Report

Subject: Grant Agreement For Service Opportunity For Seniors For Meals On Wheels
Food Delivery Program Fiscal Year 2025-2027
From:
Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) Awarding A Grant Agreement To Service
Opportunity For Seniors (SOS) To Administer The Meals On Wheels Food Delivery
Program In An Amount Not To Exceed $150,000 For Fiscal Year 2025-2026 And
$150,000 For Fiscal Year 2026-2027; And (2) Authorizing The City Administrator To
Negotiate And Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Grantee For Fiscal Years
2025-2027 With Authority To Extend The Terms Without Increasing The Amount Of The
Grant Award
27-0043
Sponsors:

Human Services Department

Attachments:

View Report
View Legislation
Pursuant To Rule 28 Of The Council’s Rules Of Procedure, This Item Was Added To
This Agenda

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Subject: Early Care And Education Emergency Grant - Measure C
From:
Human Services Department
Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution Appropriating The First 5 Alameda County Early
Care And Education Emergency Grant In An Amount Not To Exceed Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) To Provide Stipends To Eligible Early Childhood And
Family Services Division Staff And Other Allowable Early Childhood Expenditures
27-0046
Sponsors:

Human Services Department

Attachments:

View Report
View Attachment A
View Legislation
Pursuant To Rule 28 Of The Council’s Rules Of Procedure, This Item Was Added To
This Agenda

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Subject: Moratorium On Data Centers
From:
Councilmember Fife
Recommendation: Adopt An Interim Ordinance, Adopted As An Urgency Measure
Pursuant To California Government Code Section 65858, Establishing A Temporary
Moratorium On The Approval Of Any Land Use Entitlements And/Or Agreements To Allow
The Development Or Operation Of Data Centers In The City Of Oakland, To Take Effect
Immediately Upon Adoption
27-0050
Sponsors:

Fife

Attachments:

View Report
View Legislation
Pursuant To Rule 28 Of The Council’s Rules Of Procedure, This Item Was Added To
This Agenda

Open Forum
Adjournment
* In the event of a quorum of the City Council participates on this Committee, the
meeting is noticed as a Special Meeting of the City Council; however no final City
Council action can be taken.

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