APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A FIVE-YEAR AFFILIATION
AGREEMENT WITH THE REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY NUTRITION SCIENCES AND
TOXICOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO CREATE INTERNSHIP ROTATION
OPPORTUNITIES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD FOOD AND NU TRITION
FOR CITY OF OAKLAND HEAD START.
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (“City”) operates an exemplary food and nutrition through the US Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and nutrition care and programming throughout its Head Start and Early Head Start programs; and
WHEREAS, the Regents of Universit y of California, Berkeley Nutrition Sciences & Toxicology Department provides coursework and dietetic internship coordination that prepares students to become Registered Dietitian Nutritionists in our community; and
WHEREAS, University of California, Berkeley Nutrition Sciences & Toxicology Department and the City hope to work together to provide opportunities for students interns to complete internship training hours at City Head Start school and food preparation sites with appropriate supervision and instruction; and
WHEREAS, student interns will not receive pay from the City and will not be City employees, and Head Start staff are coordinating with City Human Resources to ensure this program will fulfill City hiring requirements; and
WHEREAS, this partnership will provide future nutrition professionals with a deep understanding of Head Start, early childhood nutrition, and food service operations in the context of Federal, State, City and local regulations, in which their experience with City of Oakland Head Start will prepare to better our community’s future RDNs to serve Oakland; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate and execute a five-year Affiliation Agreement with Regents of University of California, Nutrition Sciences & Toxicology Department to create dietetic internship opportunities in early childhood food and nutrition for City of Oakland Head Start; and be it
2 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator or designee is authorized to take all steps necessary to achieve the basic purposes of this resolution, including but not limited to amending the MOU as needed and submitting documentation.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - FIFE, GALLO, JENKINS, KALB, KAPLAN, RAMACHANDRAN, REID, AND
PRESIDENT FORTUNATO BAS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
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ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California