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:7:1-/ F?EZfJ()F?-'- To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 23, 2006 Subject Agreement between the County of San Mateo and the City of Redwood City, as fiscal agent for Redwood City 2020, for Differential Response Recommendation Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Agreement between the City of Redwood City as fiscal agent for Redwood City 2020 (RC 2020), and the County of San Mateo - Human Services Agency to support the full implementation of Differential Response (Differential Response) in Redwood City for a total amount of $907,537. Background City of Redwood City acts as the fiscal agent and administrator for Redwood City 2020. Redwood City 2020 is a community partnership that brings together the City of Redwood City, the County of San Mateo (Human Services Agency and Health Department), Redwood City Elementary School District, Sequoia Union High School District, John W. Gardner Center - Stanford University, Kaiser Hospital, Wells Fargo Bank, Peninsula Partnership, and non-profit organizations to improve the lives of children, youth, and their families. The City Redwood City is fortunate to have such a collaborative as Redwood City 2020 where we have a say in what happens in the larger Redwood City community, aside from the City services we already provide. In order to make this collaborative work each partner has taken on some responsibility. The City of Redwood City provides fiscal and administration services, the Redwood City School District provides offices, phone, and supplies and the County of San Mateo provides staffing. The City of Redwood City has been an active member, since its inception in 1995. A detailed presentation on Redwood City 2020 will be delivered at the February 13, 2006 City Council meeting. Since its inception, Redwood City 2020 has spearheaded several major collaborative initiatives, including: Family Resource Centers/Community Schools - In 1995, Taft Family Resource Center opened and brought crucial social services to Redwood City children and families. Since that time, three more family centers were created, at Fair Oaks, Hoover, and Kennedy schools. In 2000, Redwood City 2020 partnered with the John W. Gardner Center to begin the evolution of these Family Resources Centers into Community Schools. Community Schools unite the most important influences in children's lives - school, families, and communities - to create a web of support that nurtures their development