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<br />...5. /F" / <br /> <br />REPORT <br /> <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />December 5, 2005 <br /> <br />Subject <br />Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Agreements for San Mateo County <br />Board of Eduætion - Regional Occupational Program & Casa de Redwood Senior <br />Housing <br /> <br />Recommendation <br />Approve funding agreements with San Mateo County Board of Education for Regional <br />Occupational Program (ROP) Internship and Job Training, and Casa de Redwood <br />Solar Panel Replacement Project. <br /> <br />Background <br />Each year the City receives an entitlement of Community Development Block Grant <br />(CDBG) funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. CDBG <br />funds are targeted exclusively to low and moderate income residents to meet certain <br />housing, supportive services and non-housing community development needs. CDBG <br />program activities provide a range of intervention and supportive services to Redwood City <br />citizens, ranging from homeless activities to senior and youth programs, from job training <br />and economic development assistance to minor home repair and energy programs. The <br />Council approved a number of programs and activities in the Consolidated Plan for 2005- <br />2006 and in August, 13 such funding agreements for FY 2005-2006 were approved. Two <br />additional activities approved in the Consolidated Plan are now ready to proceed. <br /> <br />The proposed agreement with the San Mateo County Board of Eduætion will provide job <br />training and experience for students of the Regional Occupational Program's (ROP) <br />courses in business office, mediæl administrative assisting, and technical æreers. This <br />agreement will establish clerical internship opportunities within various departments of the <br />City of Redwood City for selected ROP students. <br /> <br />The agreement with Casa de Redwood will assist in the replacement of solar panels for <br />this 30 year old affordable housing development for low income seniors. The purpose of <br />this activity is to reduce energy costs and leverage the development's maintenance <br />reserve fund. Casa has received bids for the proposed work and is ready to execute a <br />construction contract pending approval of this funding agreement. <br /> <br />REDEVSHARED_2005 STAFF REPORTS_CDBG/ROP Intern, Casa de Redwood Funding Agreements <br />