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The City Council has a big decision to make tomorrow that is very similar to the decision last week to place a parcel tax on the November ballot. At the behest of Jean Quan, Nancy Nadel and Pat Kernighan, the Council will have a special session to discuss a ballot measure sponsored by Ms. Quan that will permanently allocate up to $23m General Fund dollars to the Oakland Fund for Children and Youth. According to the OakBook, this fund last year spent $10m in 138 grants to outside nonprofit groups, with extremely poor accounting for outcomes.