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6.1.B. - Page 1 <br /> RE PO RT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the Cit Mana er <br /> October 10, 2011 <br /> SUBJECT <br /> Agreement between the City of Redwood City and the County of San Mateo for Alcohol <br /> and Drug Abuse Prevention Services for fiscal year 2011-12 <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> Approve agreement between the City of Redwood City, as fiscal agent for Redwood <br /> City 2020, and the County of San Mateo for a County grant in the amount of $150,000 <br /> for fiscal year 2011-12 for Alcohol and Drug Prevention Services and authorize City <br /> Manager to execute agreement. <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Since 2008, Redwood City 2020 has led a collaborative effort in Redwood City to <br /> address environmental factors that contribute to alcohol and other drug (AOD) abuse <br /> behaviors. Redwood City 2020 is currently in the third year of implementing a program <br /> around this issue, intended to: decrease youth access to and abuse of AOD; reduce <br /> community tolerance of youth AOD use/abuse; diminish youth AOD related problems; <br /> increase youth participation in meaningful opportunities connected to their schools, <br /> families and communities; create and enforce healthy policies aimed at making AOD <br /> use unappealing, and; raise community support and recognition of AOD issues and <br /> efforts. <br /> San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services offers this grant as part of <br /> its Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Strategy, focusing on the environmental factors <br /> that impact the issue. This is a continuing grant by San Mateo County provided to <br /> Redwood City 2020 in support of the goals noted above. Redwood City 2020 facilitates <br /> the Redwood City/North Fair Oaks Prevention Partnership and distributes resources <br /> from this grant to support activities such as parent and youth educational programs, <br /> assessments relating to youth access to drugs and alcohol, and corner store <br /> makeovers. <br /> A number of partner agencies and organizations have direct roles in supporting <br /> Redwood City 2020 and the collaborative prevention strategies in this plan, illustrating <br /> the widespread need and attention that this critical issue holds throughout the <br /> community. These partner agencies include Center for Youth, EI Centro de Libertad, <br />