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6.1.B. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er September 10, 2012 SUBJECT Agreement with the Redwood City Police Activities League for Youth Services RECOMMENDATION By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Police Activities League for the provision of Youth Services. BACKGROUND The Redwood City Police Activities League (PAL), has been actively providing youth sports and collaborative after school programs for at-risk and potentially at-risk youth in the City of Redwood City for the past 17 years. PAL maintains its home on the Taft School campus at 3399 Bay Road and serves over 3,000 youth through its sports and collaborative youth programs. These day and evening programs include year-round sports for 2nd through 8th grades, boxing, karate, lunch time PAL in schools, after- school programs, a tattoo removal program, dance, theater and digital arts programs and an annual holiday toy drive in collaboration with the Redwood City Police and Fire Departments, delivering over 12,000 toys and books to disadvantaged youth. This non- profit organization has been supported through public donations, volunteers and in-kind support from the Redwood City Police Department. ANALYSIS During the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 budget reductions, the police department eliminated the PAL Coordinator position (management analyst) and the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 adopted budget provided for the further restructuring of police staffing and support to PAL. Positions which had previously been dedicated to PAL and staffed by sworn officers were eliminated and the position of a civilian executive director was created as a direct report to the PAL board of directors. The reductions in police staffing for PAL resulted in an aggregate savings of approximately $450,000 annually. Additionally, an agreement with PAL to provide youth services was executed with the City and the Police Department through funding support of $80,000 in Fiscal Years 2010/2011 & 2011/2012.