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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager September 22, 2014 SUBJECT Memorandum of Understanding for FY 2014-15 between the Sequoia Healthcare District and the City of Redwood City for the PE Plus Program RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the FY 2014-15 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Sequoia Healthcare District (SHCD) and the City of Redwood City to provide comprehensive physical education curriculum for children in Kindergarten through 5th grade at four Redwood City School District schools. BACKGROUND The Sequoia Healthcare District (SHCD) and Redwood City Parks, Recreation, and Community Services (PRCS) both recognize the critical need that exists for consistent physical education and physical activity opportunities for students during the school day. Both parties have a common objective to assure that children in the Redwood City School District (RCSD) have access to such opportunities. With grant funds provided by SHCD, both PRCS and the Peninsula Community Center (PCC) have agreed to provide a comprehensive, sequential K-5 PE curriculum called “PE Plus” that serves nearly 5,000 children in kindergarten through 5th grade in the Redwood City School District. The FY 14-15 MOU between SHCD and the City of Redwood City constitutes the third year (of a three year agreement) that the Sequoia Healthcare District Board approved funding for the PE Plus Program. The MOU memorializes each entity’s willingness to dedicate professional staff to this effort among PRCS, PCC, RCSD and SHCD. The City will receive $317,994 in grant fundi ng from SHCD to implement the following year 3 goals and objectives: Goal I: Target Schools: City will conduct programming at the four schools listed below during the 2014-15 academic year. If opportunity presents itself to expand to other schools during this grants cycle, an amendment to this agreement will be made. The budget is based on 150 days of PE Plus “full progra m” implementation that includes PE curriculum instruction two days per weeks for each class grades K-5 by up to four total coaches (two coaches per class) and recess/lu nch support five days per week with a minimum of two coaches. The “full program” curriculum instruction ends 5/22/15. An additional 28 days of Recess/Lunch support will be provided during the first two weeks of school, two weeks during the school year, and 1-2 weeks following the end of the “full program” implementation. 7.1.A. - Page 1