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<br />REPORT <br /> <br />6.10 <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />To the Honorable Mayor and CIty Council <br />Fr -- th- - Of -M-a- -- - <br />ome.'na er <br /> <br />October 8, 2007 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Public Allies Silicon Valley Agreement for AmeriCorps Service Position at Fair Oaks <br />Community Center <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Public Allies Silicon Valley <br />Agreement for AmeriCorps Service Position at Fair Oaks Community Center. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Last year, as a way to better meet the demand for the services of the Fair Oaks <br />Community Center Infonnation and Referral program, staff developed a pilot project to <br />incorporate an AmeriCorps Intern as a part of our Information and Referral Program <br />staff - expanding our team from three to four Human Services Specialists. <br /> <br />Staff developed a partnership with Public Allies Silicon Valley for the placement of an <br />AmeriCorps Public Ally at the Fair Oaks Community Center and secured a two-year <br />grant to fund this pilot. This is the second year of what has proven to be a very <br />successful pilot. <br /> <br />The addition of the Public Ally has made it possible for the City to better meet the <br />demand for services at the Fair Oaks Community Center and for our information and <br />referral program to develop more comprehensive services for homeless individuals and <br />families in our community. This has been an important contribution to our own City's <br />efforts assist homeless individuals and families in the context of the county-wide effort <br />to end homelessness (HOPE Plan). <br /> <br />The agreement covers the period from September 2007 to June 2008. Redwood City <br />will pay to Public Allies Silicon Valley a total of $15.777 in three separate installments <br />toward the Ally's stipend. <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Council could make modifications to the contract or decide not to approve the contract. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br /> <br />No city general funds would be used to pay for this contract. Sufficient funds have been <br />raised through a grant to pay for the Public Ally placement. <br /> <br />d~ Q~C2rz: <br /> <br />Ten Chin - Corinne Centeno ~ <br />Human Services Manager Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />Director <br />