DEPARTMENT
External Affairs
AGENDA NO.
9d
MEETING DATE
May 10, 2022
APPROVAL:
COMMISSION
SECRETARY
Donna Hood
AGENDA ITEM
Public Utilities Commission
City and County of San Francisco
Authorize Grant Program: Consent Calendar
Project Managers: Ronnie Versher and Carmen Iton
Approve the San Francisco Unified School District Work Based Learning Program and award grant agreement
Summary of Proposed
Commission Action:
Approve the San Fr ancisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Work- Based Learning P rogram rules; award a grant agreement to SF USD to fund career awareness and expo sure opportunity for San Francisco youth through paid work- based learning opportunities at the San Francisco Public U tilities Commission ; and authorize the General Manager to execute a grant ag reement with a not -to-exceed grant amount $6,000 and with a duration of one year.
Background: Through the SFUSD Work Based Learning Program, the San Francisco Public Utilitie s Commission (SFPUC) proposes to award a grant to SFUSD to fund work -based learning and internship programming at the SFPUC.
The grant program seeks to increas e career exposur e and readiness opportunities in the utility sector for San Fr ancisco’s youth . The program aims to engage two young people during the Program.
These effo rts con tribute to multiple components of the SFPUC’s Strategic Plan by supporting leadership development and utility career awareness for youth and young a dults from underserved com munities in San Francisco, thereby enhancing the pipeline of skilled and diverse workers to jobs at the SFPUC and exposing the communi ties in our service areas to the scope and bread th of our services and their impact.
Furthermore, these efforts contribute to SFPUC goals identified in Resolution No. 20- 0149, which expresses the agency’s commitment to diversity. Towards that end, the agency is committed to (1) building awareness of wate r, power, and s ewer services and careers for disadvantaged youth and (2) c onducting outreach to disadvantaged youth regarding SFPUC internships and jobs. Looking toward building the workf orce of the fu ture, SFPUC recognizes the Approve the San Francisco Unified School District Work Based Learning Program Commission Meeting Date: May 10, 2022
importance of investment in increasing awareness of and interest in SFPUC careers from potential applicants and populations that are underrepresented in the utility industry.
This grant will increa se the number and diversity of San Francisco youth and young adults meaningf ully engaged in SFPUC -based learning opportunities, while enhancing the participant s’ awareness and understanding of water, power, and sewer services, environmental stewardship, and civic-community engagement. Furthermore, through this grant, youth and young adults will serve as partners of the SFPUC and ambassadors to the broader community.
Further, this program is in alignment with the May or’s Opportunities for All (OFA) i nitiative whi ch provides access to career exploration and workforce development for San Franci sco’s youth and young adults.
Description of Scope of
Services:
Grantee will:
• Provide work-readiness training to support skill building and professionalism.
• Identify, assess and place ideal students ready for interview, work-based learning experiences.
• Respond to student and Industry Partner suggestions to improve the work-based learning experiences.
• Serve as program coordinator to orchestrate program
development, delivery and evaluation.
Result of Inaction: A delay in approving this program will prevent San Francisco youth from the opportunity to engage in work based l earning programming at the SFPUC.
Budget & Costs: Funds will be available at the time of award of grant agreement from and FY21 -22 Water, Wastewater, Hetch Hetchy Power, an d CleanPowerSF Youth Employment Add-backs
Grant Not-to-Exceed Amount: $6,000
Schedule: Grant Duration: One (1) year
Recommendation: SFPUC staff recommends that the Commission adopt the attached resolution.
Attachment: SFUSD Work Based Learning Program Rules
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
RESOLUTION NO.:
WHEREAS, The San Francisco Pu blic Utilities Commission (SFPUC ) has id entified workforce development and educational prior ities and has developed strategies to expand the number of youth connecting to work and learning opportunities related to the SFPUC; and
WHEREAS, Among SFPUC strategies for workforce de velopment is to wor k with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) through a Work-Based Learning Program grant to leverage an existing youth development and education program that provides youth and young adults from San Fran cisco wi th learning, career awareness , and work based learning opportunities; and
WHEREAS, SFUSD Work Based L earning Program rules are on file with the Commmission Secretary; and
WHEREAS, SFPUC staff recommend award of a grant under Contract No. CS-1242 to SFUSD to fund student stipends for youth participating in the program, with the SFUSD required to serve a minimum of two students; and
WHEREAS, This grant will be for an amount not-to-exceed $6,000 and a duration of one year; and
WHEREAS, This grant may be awarded to SFUSD without a competitive process under San Francisco Administrative Code Section 21G.3(a)(1), as SFUSD is a government entity and this an education- based progra m that can practically b e performed only by SFUS D; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That t his Com mission hereby ap proves the
San Fr ancisco Unified Schoo l
District Work-Based Learning Program rules for expenditure of the grant funds; and be it
FURTHER RESOL VED, That this Commissi on awards and authorizes the General Manager to execute this grant agreement with SFUSD to provide utility educational and career awareness opportunities to Sa n Francisco y outh and young adults during the 2022-2023 fiscal year, in accordance with the approved Word-Based Learning Program Rules, for a not-to-exceed amount of $6,000 and a duration of one year; and be it
FURTHER RE SOLVED, That the Gen eral Manag er is requested to provi de the Commission with periodic written reports on this program, at least an nually, including the indicators of grantee performance.
I hereby certify that the foregoing was adopted by the Public Utilities Commission at its meeting of May 10, 2022.
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Secretary, Public Utilities Commission