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IREPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City CouncilI --~ ,, From the City ManagerI August 26, 2002 Subject Agreement for Redwood City Family Centers Recommendation Execute the Agreement between the County of San Mateo, the City of Redwood City, and_ the Redwood City Elementary School District for support of the Redwood City Family Centers for fiscal year 2002/2003. Background The City of Redwood City in partnership with the Redwood City School District and the County of San Mateo agreed to assist the Redwood City Family Centers with sustainability of the program at Fair Oaks, Hoover, Kennedy and Taft schools. The Redwood City Family Centers were established to actively involve Redwood City residents, educators and human service providers in supporting neighborhood children to become successful learners. The Redwood City Family Centers provide one-stop services including health services, family support services, parent-community partnerships, and adult education and after-school programs. This program is supported and overseen by Redwood City 2020 leadership. The Redwood City Family Centers reach students and their families at four "family centers" housed at the elementary and middle schools (mentioned above); in a way that few programs are able to do because they are strategically linked to the schools they serve. The City of Redwood City also recently received a Program Excellence Award from the international City Managers Association for this highly successful program. Redwood City and San Mateo County are funding the core operations of the Redwood City Family Centers with $100,000 each, and the Redwood City Elementary School District is funding core program operations with $50,000 for fiscal year 2002/2003. The total Redwood City Family Centers budget for 2002/2003 is approximately $2.5 million. Over 50% of the budget includes redirected and in-kind resources. Additional funds include $300,000 from the State Healthy Start grant for the Kennedy Middle School Family Center, $50,000 for the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, $185,000 in local Proposition 10 funding, $289,000 in State Proposition 10 funding, $50,000 from the Zellerbach Family Fund and others. The agreement between the County, the School District and the City is a challenge grant. In theory, should any of the partners not contribute what has been agreed to, the others would .withdraw their contributions as well. The attached agreement ensures continued sustainability for the Redwood City Family Centers for fiscal year 2002/2003. Alternative Council can elect not to enter into the agreement.