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<br />REPORT <br /> <br />6.1F <br />age 1 <br /> <br /> <br />September 14, 2009 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Public Allies San Francisco/Silicon Valley Agreement for AmeriCorps Service Positions at Fair <br />Oaks Community Center. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign the Public Allies San Francisco/Silicon Valley <br />Agreement 2009-2010 for AmeriCorps Service Positions at Fair Oaks Community Center and <br />the Public Allies San Francisco/Silicon Valley Memorandum of Understanding 2009-2010. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Over the last three years, the City has partnered with Public Allies San Francisco/Silicon Valley <br />(formerly known as Public Allies Silicon Valley) for the placement of an AmeriCorps Public Ally <br />as a part of the Information and Referral Program staff - expanding from three to four Human <br />Services Specialists. <br /> <br />The addition of the Public Ally has made it possible for the City to better meet the demand for <br />services at the Fair Oaks Community Center and for our information and referral program to <br />develop more comprehensive services for homeless individuals and families in our community. <br />This has been an important contribution to our own City's efforts to assist homeless individuals <br />and families in the context of the countywide effort to end homelessness (HOPE Plan). <br /> <br />For Fiscal Year 2009-10 the Fair Oaks Community Center Information and Referral program <br />has an additional opportunity to prevent homelessness for families and individuals in our <br />community by accessing federal stimulus dollars to provide rental and deposit assistance for <br />households at risk of becoming homeless. The City will place a second AmeriCorps Public Ally <br />at Fair Oaks Community Center to provide homeless prevention case management services <br />required by the federal stimulus programs. <br /> <br />Grants from the County of San Mateo and a private foundation will fund the two AmeriCorps <br />positions for the Information and Referral Program for FV 09-10. <br /> <br />The agreement covers the period from September 2009 to June 2010. Redwood City will pay <br />Public Allies San Francisco/Silicon Valley a total of $27,754 toward the two Allies' stipends. <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />Council could make modifications to the contract or decide not to approve the contract. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />Grant funds have been secured and already appropriated in the Fiscal Vear 2009-2010 budget <br />to pay for the Public Ally placement. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />Human Services Manager <br /> <br />0- Q!;?-f <br /> <br />Corinne Centeno <br />Parks, Recreation, and Community Services <br />Director <br />