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Page 6 of 7 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />exemplified the positive collective impacts of programs that span multiple City departments in <br />collaboration with committed community partners like Redwood City Together and the PAL Center. <br />The current contract extension would carry the original PACE program into the summer and allow for <br />development of the next iteration of PACE in the fall, seeking deeper positive impacts for youth in <br />Redwood City and North Fair Oaks through strategic alignment with City services, engagement of <br />community stakeholders, definition of roles and responsibilities, leveraging existing programs, and <br />utilizing data and technology. PAL Center’s full time Youth Empowerment Specialist will continue to <br />implement an innovative, youth-informed collaborative framework, transforming how the community <br />engages with and supports the highest-risk youth. PAL Center will continue its focus on building capacity <br />for strategic partnerships with local high schools, the RCPD Diversion Program, PRCS, the Redwood City <br />IDEAL team, and overseeing programs like the PACE Advisory Board and Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) <br />Voice Program aimed to create more leadership spaces for youth. The primary goal is to connect young <br />people with essential services and develop a framework to reach the transition-aged youth who are some <br />of the hardest-to-reach community members in Redwood City and North Fair Oaks, fostering leadership <br />and personal growth. <br />EQUITY IMPACT STATEMENT <br />Equity and/or inclusion was considered in development or implementation of item through the <br />following: <br />Assessment of benefits and burdens by race, income, age, gender, citizenship status, or other <br />identity <br />Engagement with relevant Redwood City communities through public meetings, surveys, or other <br />means, with a focus on communities traditionally least likely to be heard in civic processes <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no General Fund impact associated with this contract amendment. The total contract amount is <br />not proposed to increase. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW <br />This activity is not a project under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as defined in CEQA <br />Guidelines, section 15378, because it has no potential for resulting in either a direct or reasonably <br />foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. <br />PUBLIC NOTICE <br />Public notification was achieved by posting the agenda, with the agenda items being listed, at least 72 <br />hours prior to the meeting. <br />6.I. - Page 6 of 11 <br />345