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6.1.A. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er May 6, 2013 SUBJECT Amendment No. 2 for the Safe Routes to School Program, Nadine Levin RECOMMENDATION Approve Amendment No. 2 between the City of Redwood City, Acting as Fiscal Agent for Redwood City 2020, and Nadine Levin to provide support to the Safe Routes to School Program through Fiscal Year 2013-2014. BACKGROUND For several years, Redwood City 2020 (RWC 2020) has received grant funding to implement a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program in the Redwood City School District. RWC 2020 is a collaboration of eight public and nonprofit organizations (including the City of Redwood City) that serve children, youth and families that live in Redwood City and unincorporated North Fair Oaks. RWC 2020 began a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in late 2009 as an important strategy within the RWC 2020 Wellness Initiative. The Federal Non-Infrastructure Safe Routes to School Grant was awarded to the City of Redwood City in October 2011 in the amount of $204,000. The purpose of this grant is to increase the number of students who are safely walking and bicycling to school. Funds from this grant are also being used to create a Safe Routes to School task force, conduct walking/biking assessments for the six participating schools (Adelante Spanish Immersion School, Roy Cloud School, Fair Oaks School, Garfield School, John Gill School and Hawes School) and provide tools to establish, maintain, and evaluate behavioral changes to encourage walking and bicycling to school. On March 25, 2013 the Council approved an agreement with Alta Planning + Design that will cover the walking/biking assessment component. This initiative, now in its third year, continues to require the services of consultant Nadine Levin. On April 1, 2012, the City and RWC 2020 entered into an agreement with Ms. Levin in the amount of $9,999 to work with RWC 2020 to assist in creating a sustainable SRTS program within the Redwood City Schools. On September 1, 2012, Amendment No. 1 to the agreement increased the contract amount by $15,000, for a total of $24,999. That amendment was approved to include Ms. Levin's overall coordination of the program and her close work with the involved schools, in order to implement strategic planning, further promote implementation, and offer enhanced accountability. In Amendment No. 2, the total for the additional services to be performed will not exceed $46,000, for a total aggregate contract amount of $70,999.